There are a plethora of incredible side quests in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but even the best of these can be surprisingly hard to find. TOTK splits the game’s journal into Side Quests and Side Adventures, the latter of which are often longer or more complex diversions from the main story. Scattered far and wide across the kingdom, the sheer size of Hyrule’s map in TOTK means that discovering them all requires intensive exploration.
There are 139 official Side Quests in Tears of the Kingdom, along with 60 Side Adventures and 31 Shrine Quests. This gives players a total of 230 missions to complete alongside the Main Quests in TOTK. These side quests can be as simple as collecting a few items or as difficult as facing a powerful miniboss like a Gleeok or Frox. Most of these quests are formally triggered by speaking to a specific NPC, although in many cases (such as item-collection requests), it is technically possible to finish the quest beforehand and receive the reward immediately. This, however, requires the player to find the related NPC, which isn’t always easy.
“Legend of the Great Sky Island” does have one visual clue indicating its existence, in the form of smoke-like green light rising from the roof of the airborne Temple of Time. This can be seen from a distance when Link is in the sky around the Great Sky Island, but again, players have little reason to return there after the opening portion of the game. Moreover, the Sky Island’s Crystal Refinery, perhaps the Island’s only game-long point of interest, is located in a cave next to Nachoyah Shrine, so visitors are unlikely to step outside and see the signal.
However, even if players look in the correct direction, depending on their game progress, the Side Adventure may not even be active, further hiding its existence. In order to cross the vast distances involved in Legend of the Great Sky Island, Link needs to take advantage of several waterfalls and climb them to regain altitude. This means that he needs to have the Zora Armor, as the Side Adventure will not be available without it being obtained beforehand. In addition to this, it seems that two of the regional quests also need to be completed before the quest will appear.
Once players do find the Side Adventure, they are presented with a unique challenge by a Steward Construct. “Legend of the Great Sky Island” has the player glide across the Great Sky Island in order to light three large bonfires without touching the ground before returning to the Steward. Link is given 12 in-game hours to do so, which translates to 12 minutes in real-time. The trial is timed by the bell, which regularly rings out across the island, leading to the starting time of the adventure at 7 AM. This also ensures the player’s attempt is made with full daytime visibility.
2023-08-04 18:00:04
Original from screenrant.com
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