Summary
- Players use the Ultrahand ability in Tears of the Kingdom to create interesting builds.
- A player designed a detailed beaver in the game without using glitches.
- The creator has built various animals using Tears of the Kingdom's building mechanics and shared the results on Reddit.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has lots of opportunities to be creative, and one player has used this freedom to build a mechanical beaver in the game. Despite Tears of the Kingdom being nearly two years old, new creations like this beaver reveal why players continue to return to the game.
With the release of Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo gave fans a new way to interact with the world of Hyrule. Specifically, the game introduced the Ultrahand ability, giving Link the opportunity to build machines using Zonai devices and other objects from around the world. This new ability has impressive utility, letting players create contraptions to traverse Hyrule and attack enemies. In addition, some players have used the new building mechanics in Tears of the Kingdom in more unique ways, catching the attention of the game’s online community.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Player Builds Impressive Tank
A Tears of the Kingdom player builds an impressive tank using a mixture of metallic parts and shares their effort for others to see.
One of these more unusual builds was shared on Reddit recently by a user known as kmarkow. As seen in the video, the player created a mechanical beaver out of various objects found in Tears of the Kingdom's open world, and the resemblance to the real-world animal was impressive. The body of the beaver was made up primarily of what appeared to be a rail cart, while a sled functioned as a flat tail. Meanwhile, two Hinox teeth were cleverly attached to the front of the machine, helping to sell the recognizable look of a beaver. Adding to the incredible build, the creator revealed no glitches were used.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Player's Mechanical Beaver Build
The Hyrule Engineering subreddit has taken notice of this clever build, with many fans upvoting the design. When posting to Reddit, kmarkow provided a parts list for those interested in trying to build their own mechanical beaver. In the comments, one user asked how the machine moved. According to kmarkow, a couple of cooking pots attached to construct heads added some motion to the machine. However, they pointed out that the current design was not very mobile.
This mechanical beaver adds to the impressive collection of builds designed by kmarkow. Since the release of Tears of the Kingdom, the player has been inspired to use Ultrahand to build and share all sorts of creations. In particular, they have a knack for creating mechanical representations of real-world animals in the game. Besides this beaver, they have previously shared designs for things like a goose, cat, and bear, among others. They even created a mosquito in Tears of the Kingdom.
As Zelda fans wait for what could be coming next for the franchise on the Switch 2, it seems likely that more Tears of the Kingdom creations will be shared in the weeks ahead. With that in mind, it will be interesting to see what other animals kmarkow decides to design next in the game.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 95 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
- Released
- May 12, 2023
- ESRB
- Rated E for Everyone 10+ for Fantasy Violence and Mild Suggestive Themes
- Developer(s)
- Nintendo
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo
- Engine
- Havok
- Cross-Platform Play
- N/A
- Cross Save
- N/A
WHERE TO PLAY
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the sequel to the beloved open-world adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. This installment once again sees Link and Zelda battling to protect Hyrule from falling to Ganondorf. This new adventure takes place in the same land of Hyrule as Breath of the Wild but sees something called the Upheaval, which allows link to travel to Sky Islands, as well as deep into the Depths beneath Hyrule. Players can use special abilities to fuse together weapons, and build items to help them progress through the release.
- Franchise
- The Legend of Zelda
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- n/a
- Genre(s)
- Adventure, Action, Open-World
- Platform(s)
- Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2
- How Long To Beat
- 59 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- n/a
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
