{"id":4654,"date":"2022-09-17T02:41:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T06:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/blog\/?p=4654"},"modified":"2024-01-31T05:15:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T10:15:07","slug":"botw-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/blog\/2022\/09\/17\/botw-29\/","title":{"rendered":"BOTW #29 – Shrine 120!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Earlier this week, Nintendo announced a full title (Tears of the Kingdom) and release date (May 12th, 2023) for their next Zelda game<\/a> (previously known as Breath of the Wild 2). I’m really looking forward to the game, but I figured it was about time to finally get that last shrine in Breath of the Wild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I generally don’t like using guides unless I’m really, really <\/em>stuck on something. But after 5.5 years of playing BOTW without finding that last shrine, I felt like that qualified as “really stuck.” \ud83d\ude02 So I found a map that showed all of the shrines, and I scoured it for several minutes until I found the one I was missing. It was in the Gerudo area, between the highlands and the desert. So I headed there, but I initially didn’t see anything.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Sand.<\/a>
Never gonna run around and desert you.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

But after exploring the area a bit, I found a big hole and dropped down into it. (It’s the valley that leads to the Yiga Clan hideout, but that’s not where I needed to go.) Exploring the area from down below led me to an altar that had never been used! <\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Finding<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Note: Because the shrine wasn’t exposed, only the altar, my Sheikah sensor did not beep to indicate it was nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had actually been afraid the last shrine would be something very difficult or time-consuming, like defeating every Talus or Hinox in the game. So I was relieved to see it was just something I overlooked…even if it was hard to believe I’ve missed it for over five years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, the sign said to offer a shining blue stone. A sapphire didn’t work, but my next choice (a luminous stone) did the trick. The 120th shrine rose up out of the sand, and I entered the Sho Dantu Shrine. The hint was “Two Bombs,” and I joyfully solves the puzzles to complete my last shrine. \ud83d\udca3\ud83d\udca3<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Using<\/a>
It was a blast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The monk gave me a spirit orb, but he also had a side quest for me! It was easy, though: I just had to go to the Forgotten Temple for my reward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

**SPOILER ALERT** If you don’t want to know the reward for completing all shrines, you probably want to stop reading this entry now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Okay, still here?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I got to the Forgotten Temple to claim my reward. There were three treasure chests inside, which gave me a cap of the wild, a tunic of the wild, and trousers of the wild. Basically it’s Link’s traditional outfit!<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Link<\/a>
Nostalgia much? It’s like a link to the past! \ud83d\ude09<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

While I was there, I also exchanged my final four spirit orbs for another heart container.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With eight months to go until Tears of the Kingdom, I may not be posting any more BOTW blog entries. (It’s still possible, but maybe not likely.) So I figured I should post my game stats for (perhaps) one last time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Completion percentage: 59.88%<\/li>
  • Shrines: 120\/120<\/li>
  • Shrine quests: 42\/42<\/li>
  • Side quests: 76\/77<\/li>
  • Korok seeds: 418\/900<\/li>
  • Hyrule Compendium: 363\/385<\/li>
  • Rupees: 39,806<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Also, I no longer plan to purchase the DLC. But I will certainly be back next May with my Tears of the Kingdom progress! Hopefully the game won’t get delayed any more. \ud83d\ude1b But here’s the TotK trailer if you’re interested:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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