Hidemaro Fujibayashi, director of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, lastly shed some gentle on what occurred to all of the Sheikah know-how that was virtually ubiquitous in Breath of the Wild however unusually absent in its sequel.
In Breath of the Wild, gamers uncover relics of the Sheikah tribe’s know-how littered throughout Hyrule within the type of towers, weapons, and mechanical enemies. Nevertheless, in Tears of the Kingdom, virtually each hint of Sheikah Know-how has disappeared. Even characters like Purah and Robbie, who led analysis efforts into the tech in BotW, don’t utter a phrase about its sudden disappearance in TotK. In an interview with The Telegraph, Fujibayashi revealed that the disappearance of Sheikah know-how in TotK mainly boils right down to the tech being a factor of the previous that evaporated as soon as its goal was full.
“They disappeared after the Calamity was defeated (sealed),” Fujibayashi informed The Telegraph. “All the individuals of Hyrule additionally witnessed this, however there isn’t any one who is aware of the mechanism or purpose why they disappeared, and it’s thought of a thriller. It’s believed that because the Calamity disappeared, additionally they disappeared as their function had been fulfilled.”
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Fujibayashi additionally went on to clarify that Sheikah know-how’s sudden disappearance wasn’t an out-of-the-ordinary phenomenon for Hyruleans however an unremarkable incidence with the numerous mystifying occasions that transpire in Hyrule.
“It’s, anyway, commonplace for mysterious occasions and unusual phenomena to happen in Hyrule. Thus, individuals have merely assumed the rationale behind the disappearance to doubtless be associated to historic Sheikah know-how and it appears there isn’t any one who has tried to discover the matter additional,” Fujibayashi stated.
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Fujibayashi’s clarification about Sheikah tech being largely forgotten is smart contemplating Hyruleans in Tears of the Kingdom have loads of new stuff on their minds, as they should cope with gamers developing bomber jets, Korok torture gadgets, and statues with flame-spewing dicks due to Hyperlink’s new Fuse capability. See, you’re in all probability eager about Hyperlink’s flamethrowing dick statue proper now.
