21 MORE Things You STILL Didn't Know In Zelda Breath Of The Wild

Four years after Zelda's release, players continue to find new things in the game. This time, we focus more on glitches and game development.
In the video above, we cover 21 tips and tricks that aren’t quite as well known, ranging from secrets to glitches, some that are pretty simple and others that are fairly complex. Breath of the Wild has been out for four years at this point, and players have found some amazing things, intended or not, that keep the game and its sense of discovery feeling fresh.
We point out some secrets about the weird properties of Link’s house lawn, as well as finally getting access years later to treasure chests which were previously thought to be impossible to get. With Breath of the Wild’s highly anticipated sequel still nowhere to be found, these tricks should help you continue to push what you're able to do in the original game.
0:00 Intro
0:22 Bullet Time From Trees
0:36 Use Critters For Shock Damage
1:01 Tree Top Secret
1:16 Light Arrow Ricochet
1:35 Arrow Ricochet
1:53 Stal Skull Kick Attack
2:15 Lost Woods Forgotten Tree
2:28 Shield Surf Grinding
2:44 Link's House Lawn Is Weird
2:58 Actual Mousetrap
3:21 Torchized Flameblade
3:45 Iced Food Slides
3:58 Nintendo's Foley Work Objects
4:22 Nintendo's Audio Demonstration
4:35 Keese Wing Designs
4:45 Master Cycle Pivoting
5:07 Rare Enemy Animations
5:22 Use Blizzard Rods To Farm
5:33 Double Guardian Parts
5:45 Misplaced Treasure Chests
6:24 Outro

[@RinHara5aki]

Thanks for watching! Let us know if you want us to continue this series! And keep in mind that even if you know most of these things already, others may not, so be kind to each other! :)

[@riahisama]

Your content is incredible, keep it up

[@cr00_24]

Please continue this series

[@Starcat5]

Can we get a playlist for this series?

[@youtubecat3809]

this series may not even end soon because of all of the hidden content in the game

[@vel1949]

Theres this one glitch if whenever you switch shields right before hitting the ground while shield surfing it won't take the durability and it wil be shiny clean. If you do this like every 3 seconds then you'll be able to ride shields without using any durability. Good for people with collectors anxiety! (joke) Founded by me. (All you have to do is jump on the shield, right before you hit switch, jump, right before you hit switch.)

[@yokenstein3dgaming545]

Fun fact: This game won a total of 25 major awards from 11 renowned gaming critic organizations, including 12 "Game of the Year", with 6 of them being the Grand Prize of the year.

[@ieatice]

They definitely deserve all of those rewards

[@reallyhimongod]

Again it’s JUST a Witcher reskin I truly don’t get the hype about this game and YES I’ve played it and was sooo bored in the first few hours really slow ass opening kinda killed it for me

[@user-hr8uj4qw4k]

100% well-deserved

[@xrhin0x895]

666th like

[@j.d.529]

Years later this is still our families go to game.

[@floquarius]

Bro its 2021, this game is a masterpiece

[@Blackbird-pu8ll]

STILL MASTERPIECE

[@lfdrumming7804]

I haven’t even finished the story in this game yet and I’m over 100 hours in 😂

[@tobiasweit]

@@lfdrumming7804 Im at 80 hours and im almost finished 🤔

[@lfdrumming7804]

@@tobiasweit Believe me when I say I waste a lot of time just walking around and not progressing in any way 😅 I’ve just only got 50 shrines done and I’ve been collecting a lot of korok seeds.

[@floquarius]

@@lfdrumming7804 I’ve given up on korok seeds as soon as i heard there was 900 of em

[@juicebox268]

Love how this game is still getting the attention it deserves

[@pokemonx-treme1378]

fr fr, this is one of my favorite games of all time

[@ZetsubouFallen]

Well, consider that every game dev keeps copying BOTW, for instance Ubisoft with Fenyx/Assasin Creed, China with Genshin Impact, Sony with Horizon Zero, etc.

[@pokemonx-treme1378]

@@ZetsubouFallen I am aware of this fact and it’s rather disappointing that they’re doing it, but they just aren’t the same as this one for me, idk why

[@ad_-yk9bz]

@@ZetsubouFallen How is horizon Zero Dawn a copy of Botw? Or is the sequel supposed to be like Botw?

[@littletomato6561]

@@ZetsubouFallen Well, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!

[@alephnole7009]

The ice rod farming is actually extremely useful

[@MrGregory777]

I did not know that one

[@ShartinScorsese]

@@MrGregory777 It’s sooo helpful. I love heading to satori mountain and swinging the ice rod in the grove of durians. They just fall at my feet. Easy breezy!

[@psuedonym9999]

What about the Korok leaf? Isn't it also useful for the same purpose?

[@GrnMatchaPowderNsprinkletea]

@@psuedonym9999 You are right it can too but gotta note where the apples go because they get flung/yeeted away in the direction of the gust

[@johnkackley3838]

@@GrnMatchaPowderNsprinkletea Or use stasis, because when you look around with it on, they glow as some of the only things you can stasis on.

[@eyokfla]

- What's your degree - I'm a phd BOTW

[@emperortgp2424]

You're hired

[@OreganoParsley]

What's a Bot w? Are you a coder?

[@Racc_Oon]

@@OreganoParsley Breath Of The Wild

[@OreganoParsley]

@@Racc_Oon oh

[@visitor5198]

@@OreganoParsley oh

[@Caden_C]

Fun fact: if you see a group of birds circling over a body of water, there is a great chance that there will be a school of fish over them

[@tresaidh3y90]

holy crap.

[@Molybed1]

WAIT.....WHAT????

[@_Stormfather]

You mean under them

[@theMagos]

@@_Stormfather Nah, flying fish ofc

[@gothxm]

Lmfao flying fish

[@chyuame]

I can’t believe it... “Ores are giant flints” *of course*. It’s one of those botw things that never occurred to me and yet it makes sense! wtf! And the elemental rods for farming? Thank you, Rin, you have made my life easier. Great video once again!

[@p3ngu1nc4t]

Magoo

[@theST1NG]

I discovered the ore thing by accident a couple years ago. I was fighting some Moblins near the Akkala Lab, and I missed a shot with my bow. The arrow hit an ore deposit right beside the Moblin, causing sparks to fly and set his wooden spear on fire. That's just one mindblowing detail in a continuous stream of discoveries hidden within this game. I'm at 900 hours across 3 playthroughs, and I still discover something new in BotW on a weekly, if not daily, basis. It's insane.

[@theartistinthebasement6647]

You should use revali's Gale for farming, no durability cost (I put a comment explaining how you can do this if you don't understand :) )

[@chyuame]

@@theartistinthebasement6647 I know that already, I just think using rods is more efficient :P

[@Pherioxus]

We are so used to game logic that we wouldn't think of it.

[@ManvinderSinghWalia]

This game is packed with mechanics that make perfect sense (like the ore is a giant flint and the ice wand for farming) but you'll never use them until somebody tells you or you accidentally find out

[@Scionmaster5213]

frfr

[@gutar5675]

Just when I started to forget why this is my favorite game of all time

[@penatio]

Something as simple as walking is fun in this game.

[@skyemoore428]

@@penatio ahha I know right! Like all the different sounds you make when wearing different armor and gear gives me goosebumps for some reason 😂 its so cool

[@doclouis4236]

If this game is so good, why isn't there a sequel? Oh, wait. It's not out yet and could improve on a lot of things from this game.

[@amuroray9115]

@@doclouis4236 that’s what sequels should do after all.

[@stretch90]

I think we're seeing more BOTW videos because they're expecting Nintendo to finally do a full reveal and release date at E3

[@riahisama]

5:23 Are you saying I played 1k hours and I just learned this today?

[@LupercalRising]

Brrooooo me too wtf

[@andross2058]

Same!, it will be SO much easier to get those Damn cliff items

[@wesley_makes]

Most useful tip! How did I not know?

[@patpat5557]

🤦‍♂️😭😭😭

[@mnadamishak9299]

Ikr

[@chessycopter9619]

5:25 where was this when I needed to do the rushroom rush side quest

[@_Stormfather]

My thoughts exactly

[@Melont06]

I love this game so much, even after four years we're still discovering new things.

[@coolharry001]

No wonder this game is a 10/10

[@CharmeIeon]

but rolling is one thing you can't do

[@icetea3595]

@@CharmeIeon But you can sprint

[@Saavokken]

@@icetea3595 and jump

[@elli_elli772]

@@Saavokken and backflip

[@alvinwijaya9040]

@@elli_elli772 and shield surf

[@Galespark234]

"Ok, this time for sure there's not going to be much here that I don't kno-" You know what I give up.

[@aylienate]

I have hundreds of hours in this game and these videos still surprise me. Best game ever made. :)

[@Omarized160]

Over 300 here. Aint played in a while though.

[@darth_hylian]

If this was any other game that was a few years old I wouldn't even bother watching but this game is timeless

[@SuperMattyjay]

Playing this for the first time right now and it constantly blows me away how incredible this game is.

[@ryanrdlps]

Jon: "I hid an apple, hehe" Other Jon: "I hid a whole damn tree"

[@ChefAndyLunique]

This game is something special. It also makes me so excited to think about future games built with systemic design at its core.

[@Master-Icarus]

2050: 100 MORE Things You STILL Didn't Know In Zelda Breath Of The Wild

[@quagsirefan8946]

It’s insane how 4 years later, we are still discovering new things about this game

[@casualwoomy]

22: there are enough random facts to make another video

[@jolan5047]

0:23 1. Backflip off of a tree 0:37 2. Conduct Shock arrows 1:02 3. Resting in a tall tree with a pointed top 1:16 4. Ricochet Twilight or Light arrows (amiibo needed) 1:35 5. Ricochet Elemental arrows - : - - 6. ??? 1:53 7. Stalskull kick attack while disguised 2:15 8. Inaccessible apple tree with a beehive 2:28 9. Shield surfing against small curbs 2:44 10. Weird flowers reaction on Link's lawn 2:58 11. Elemental ignition mouse trap 3:21 12. Torch with a Flameblade skin 3:45 13. Frozen food gets increased sliding properties 3:58 14. Items used for Foley sounds 4:22 15. Footstep and equipment audio 4:35 16. Small Keese Wing design detail 4:45 17. Using scope on the Master Cycle (DLC needed) 5:07 18. Small enemy animations 5:22 19. Blizzard Rod farming 5:33 20. Special Decayed Guardian 5:45 21. Inaccessible Treasure Chests I literally have this game since launch with over 300 hours playtime and didn't know a single one of these... best game ever and an amazing video! The ones I personally think to be actually useful: 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 17, 19, 20 But out of those 5, 11 and 19 should be known and used by everyone, ESPECIALLY 19!!!!!

[@eugenethomas1636]

For number 10 Flower Lady: And I took that personally

[@phenomalix0086]

As an extra, you can make the shock traps larger by adding metal weapons to them. The more weapons, the larger the trap. You can even make a shock-fire trap by adding a flameblade and a chuchu jelly!

[@GrnMatchaPowderNsprinkletea]

just wondering what does adding a chuchu jelly provide different in effect/function for if you could clarify, never thought to use one before with flame

[@remxloz]

The sound difference for the equipment makes me love this game even more. It's so detailed

[@SapphireSolstice67]

That blizzard rod one was crazy

[@TurtlesTM]

I didn't know most of this stuff and I've literally been playing the game for 4 years straight, the amount of detail and obscure things to learn in this game is astonishing

[@paulsmith9192]

@TurtlesTM really?you play it everyday 4 years straight?

[@TurtlesTM]

@@paulsmith9192 I’ve been playing it almost each day for the past four years, yup

[@chadtaylor6663]

Bruh I never knew the Keese wings had designs this shit blows my mind everytime

[@GAMMASTAR321]

4 years since its release and im glad channel like you still upload botw cause i just started playing it

[@Ultimabuster92]

It's been over 4! years and people still find new things... how incredibly well crafted can a game be?

[@Player-jh4ko]

Ehhh interesting facts are actually running out, it's just obvious stuff many people know nowadays.

[@Ultimabuster92]

@@Player-jh4ko I think it's subjective, what's interesting and what not, so yeah, i don't agree

[@ccheyenne]

4!=4x3x2x1=24, so no, it has not been that long 😂

[@superepic8242]

4 years oh no I feel like I got this yesterday

[@OreganoParsley]

@@ccheyenne ?

[@Goma328]

How does this game exist and not break apart with all the systems they've put in place?? That's one hell of a game engine they created.

[@dearthofdoohickeys4703]

Wow a list that _actually_ includes stuff I didn’t know. Some facts were more useful then others, but still.

[@Alexis-pl8dg]

We will never stop discovering about this game. When I play this game I feel something that I never felt before, it's truly beautiful.

[@tangymustang4041]

I have 1000+ hours in this game and feel like I’ve watched hundred of KZbin videos about the game and I still didn’t know some of these really shows how insanely detailed this game is

[@jaredovando5608]

You know this game is a masterpiece when people keep making these kind of videos 4 years since its release

[@OweeennnnLG]

This game is truly endless...

[@junkjingle5190]

my ding dongs length is truly endless

[@joelcomer]

5:00 where is that

[@XeStarstryder]

I love how in the test of strength shrine with water in it, if you use cryosis at just the right time under the guardian when it's spin charging you, you can launch it in the air like a spinning frisbee of doom.

[@IndyGibb]

The reason this game is so amazing is that the devs put so much work into making it that most people don’t think about, with stuff like the sounds and the keese wings.

[@depressedkhajiit6122]

2:28 And they said Link's Beyblade only appeared in Twilight Princess

[@willyhoo2946]

It's incredible that years after its release, the community still has such an active and loving fan base.

[@thislandismilan]

Approximately 30 mins ago, I watched one of the More Things You Still Didn’t Know series, and saw that you could glitch through Lost Woods. Exactly in 8 on THIS video, it was shown thatthere is a beehive in Lost Woods that will never be discovered or even collected. That is why I genuinely adore this series. Thanks GameSpot.

[@joelcomer]

I was actually wanting this earlier today. Thank you!

[@realkingofantarctica]

Just so you know, this video series has increased my respect in Gamespot considerably.

[@the_big_george]

I'm so happy you made a part 2 I freaking love this game

[@naddiflower]

2:02 “you can use it to bully enemies to death” oh... this took a sad turn here

[@therealawr8]

Bombchus in Botw... i love it! ❤️

[@shinyheracross4091]

the farming one is so helpful, the shied surfing one made my jaw drop imagining the speed you could potentially achieve, and the tree backflip is actually insanely useful, could save your life.

[@itsmariaa18]

omg I just got the game this week and I'm so overwhelmed by the amount of content this game has, I'm trying to not look at these videos too much cause it's making it worse but damn what a masterpiece

[@AppleCherry108]

Using an ice rod to quick farm apples is genius! I’d already learned I can use a shock arrow in the water to get the rushrooms from under that one bridge, but I didn’t even think to extend that to other elements let alone the rod. Thanks!

[@allanansume5524]

2:36 with those sounds you unlocked in my brain an old memory from a pirated DS game

[@emerl2002]

I can’t believe how it people STILL find new stuff in this game. We’ll get BotW2 in about a year (hopefully), and people still haven’t discovered every piece of code in this one

[@dieselexkore2063]

The bomb thing with the dead animals, and the mouse trap like contraption. I had no clue about those. I didn’t know a few other ones but those are the ones that stood out to me the most.

[@erwanwin-iv7tj]

This is actually useful, all the other videos I've seen don't have good information. Good job!

[@matthewnewberry3172]

Big props for throwing in the Tony Hawk trick combo sound when he was grinding. Very nice touch

[@s3eriousbl9ck26]

This game is ridiculously deep. I've got a video coming that will surprise the community if I'm not just late.

[@USMCbrantley]

Dude this game never stops to amaze me. I still can't believe this game came out March 3rd, 2017 (4 years, 2 months, 12 days ago) I still play it to this day too, in fact I was going to boot it up yesterday but Mario Kart 8D was begging for some attention.

[@kaiayasse71]

The more I learn about this game the more of a design masterpiece it is

[@eatyournugget2070]

3:15 literally used this to solve a Shrine puzzle just now. I love little tricks like these

[@samfcarvalho]

Was blown away by the first vid but this one really did it!

[@DanielVCOliveira]

Pannenkoek2012 called the misplaced beehive and chest thing "game archeology" because it is a glance into the development of the game

[@johnjekyllson28]

These details are still amazing!!

[@snowkracker]

Definitely some things I had no idea about. Good video series. Thx

[@cheyenne2328]

I absolutely love listening to the different footsteps. Actually, all the little sounds are awesome!

[@Joe007_96]

4 years later and were still discovering things in Breath of the Wild

[@CallaLily69]

Crazy how this game still has so many mysteries that haven't been discovered

[@charzy11]

Awesome! Now I want to see some more extravagant ‘bokoblin traps’ 👍

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

Thanks gamespot. This is the kind of content I dig!. Didn't know at least 5 of these!

[@saiviuel]

Keep this series coming!!!!! The only reason I watch this channel

[@weebsquit347]

I expected there to be like 2 or 3 things i didn't know about this game. But i didn't know a single thing here! This game keeps delivering.

[@gerardocuellar4901]

I have been trying to get a switch for so long now, and watching this videos calm me a lot idk why. So yeah thanks for the video

[@Will_9293]

0:39 That stasised jelly trick and mouse trap are really useful for something I'm doing in the game.

[@DesTr069]

Wooooow that elemental Keese wings one is my favourite! The attention to detail in this game is insane, gets me so excited for the sequel

[@696Productions]

These videos are awesome. Will completely change my replay experience

[@thumper5555]

2:36 I love the Tony Hawk sound effects!

[@pursuing222]

I still haven't stopped playing this game as I'm "patiently" waiting for information on the next one, so I'll have to try some of these things out when I get home later!

[@NightFlyStudio]

It's crazy how I've been playing this game for years now and still barely knew a quarter of this stuff. Insane.

[@stolenqueen_]

The farming with the ice wand is sooooo useful 🤩

[@aidenmoore4320]

I knew like 5 of these tips. I feel proud of my self

[@pip5188]

5:45 There is a chest near Hateno village that i have spent hours trying to find. Only to just now find out it's under the map

[@Punisher6791]

Jeez, I've been playing BOTW for 4 years and I'm still learning new things about it. The sheer amount of detail in the game is staggering.

[@cidschnubedubaubau6781]

Even more? Lol, this is so ridiculous. I love it!

[@ellenczhang]

this is amazing! i didn't know most of these. how do you glitch through the map for the last tip?

[@manaketespirit]

In the French version of the game, the people at the stables have sometimes names related to horses. For example, the children in the stable next to the Great Bridge of Tabanta are named Kah, Nah and Son. If you combine their names and change a little bit the spelling, you have the word "Canasson" which is a synonym of the French word for horse (cheval)

[@vyxibel]

there’s so much attention to detail it’s crazy

[@CraftZ08]

I believe that the beehive in the Korok forest can actually be reached during the shrine quest where you have to follow Oaki to the shrine. It’s the only way to get “out of bounds” in that part of the forest I believe

[@juliefriend1083]

We need more of these

[@cheyomi8-323]

2:20 that is for when you are following the korok in that trial for the shrine. I know im a bit late to the party, but when you are following oakri, there is that tree.

[@NickSchoenfeld]

1. I thought people knew this, but 4/5 of my friends didn’t know you can buy pictures for your compendium in Hateno instead of taking them. 2. Although the attack of the Master Sword is 2x when fully awakened, durability (hits before it needs to recharge) is increased 4.7x! 3. The loot you get from chopping off the legs of stalker guardians is not part of their main loot pool. Meaning, chopping all the legs before killing will always get you more parts than simply killing them. 3. Guardians still drop parts if killed with ancient arrows, unlike every other enemy that just vanish into oblivion. This is a very fast way to farm ancient cores in castle town from stalkers and efficient as long as you only use one arrow per kill which can be done with 3x bows if you have trouble getting eye shots. You can keep this going indefinitely since they drop the actual parts that are used to craft those ancient arrows. 4. And not a secret but a general tip. I actually did the math on this. Rare (not the other types) Stone Talus drop an average of 1,350 rupees worth of gems and take 30 seconds to kill. Add them to your map and do a rotation every blood moon, and that’s about 15,000 per blood moon if you kill them all. Moldugas drop about the same (in the form of guts and fins that you cook in the form of 4x molduga parts and 1x critter). That’s another 5,500 rupees per moon.

[@RazoE]

I just finished breath of the wild. I managed to avoid spoilers for 4 years. Been binging on all the botw videos out there lately. Loving this series!

[@thebulletkin8393]

That mouse trap blew me away, boy do I need to play this again

[@bichito7546]

Incredible, I never believed that there could be more secrets in BotW

[@richardwang2446]

The detail in this game is honestly mindblowing.

[@samprizeman4509]

I think no.10, the weird plant reaction at Link’s house might be a reference to the boss death from A Link To The Past, where small flame/explosion animations pop up all over the screen

[@henrytownsend6290]

As an Englishman, I thoroughly appreciated the way you said 'Cheeky Buggers!' at 2:14 haha

[@randomperson1weekago295]

I thought I would know most of these, but I was surprised at a lot of them!

[@joXtea-]

I don't know why, but as soon as i started playing it i could never get my eyes off it, i'm addicted to this game, its so interesting to find out new things, and its so mysterious, and fun i love this game thank you Nintendo.

[@Tempest193]

wow, still lots of cool stuff I didn't know.

[@andyn2854]

One I haven’t seen mentioned is you can often search for Amber on both ends of abandoned wagons. Just discovered it myself after a massive numbers of hours played.