Players have discovered a significant bug that allows the game to be completed in less than an hour. This bug allows you to teleport directly to the final boss of the game, which has been quickly exploited by the speedrunning community to drastically reduce completion times. Although the exploit is still present, it is unknown how long it will last before it is patched.
The failure, detailed by the user of Reddit xIceblue, allows players to warp from the first dungeon to the final, removing a soft lock and allowing you to finish the game with as few as four hearts. The exploit is based on manipulating the Echo ability, which causes a menu overlay after placing signs on top of trees, opening the world map and allowing Zelda to be positioned near the final area.
If you already finished it before, here is a clip of this achievement:
Echoes of Wisdom game breaking glitch discovered
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The images published on networks clearly show how this is not the behavior intended by the developers, but speedrunners have found in it a unique opportunity to break records. Onaku, a well-known Zelda speedrunner, has already managed to complete the game in 52 minutes and continues to look to reduce that time to under 50 minutes, showing the community’s enthusiasm for taking advantage of this opportunity.
While these types of bugs are usually fixed in later patches, for now, players have found a way to enjoy and challenge the limits of the game, thus The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom yesIt continues to be the subject of great interest in the speedrunning community.
Remember that it is available in Nintendo Switch.
Via: Eurogamer
Author’s note: I haven’t started the game yet and I’m afraid I won’t be able to play it soon. We will have to wait until November or December to be able to play it.