One craftyZelda: Tears of the Kingdomplayer has recently taken online to share their successful attempt at revising an already impressive walking mech design. Their feat of engineering is just the latest in a long list ofspectacular machinery thatTears of the Kingdomplayers have been sharingsince the game hit the store shelves on May 12.
WhileZelda: Tears of the Kingdomis fairly similar toBreath of the Wildon the surface, one big improvement compared to the previous game comes in the form of its rune replacements, which are much more conducive to sandbox-like gameplay this time around. Nothing exemplifies this as well asZelda: Tears of the Kingdom’sUltrahand, a new ability that allows players to combine almost any overworld object into buildings, vehicles, and other types of complex machinery.
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One particularly impressive use of Ultrahand was recently demonstrated by Reddit user wiisportspro-, who took online earlier this week to share a now-viral gameplay clip of a fully functional bipedal mech. While many other players have already tried their hand atbuilding mechs inZelda: Tears of the Kingdom, their efforts have so far mostly been constrained to machinery that rolls around on wheels.
In the meantime, wiisportspro- has been revising a multitude of bipedal mech designs since getting their hands on the newZeldagame. Apart from two versions of this imposing walking machine, their Reddit post history also contains a unique take on aZelda: Tears of the Kingdomversion of Metal Gear REX, as well as one convoluted helicopter. As for the mech at hand, its author suggested that the design still leaves room for improvement, not least because even the latest version of their robot is “done” as soon as it encounters a slope.
The bipedal creation features multiple wheels in place of a ribcage, which makes for quite a spectacular booting animation, as the mech otherwise folds inward while powered off. The machine’s feet end with large wooden platforms that help with stability, so long as it stays on even terrain. And though the mech doesn’t feature any conventional weaponry, its wide stomping radius still makes it a potentially devastating ally if positioned to march toward enemies.
Finally, unlike many other examples of impressiveZelda: Tears of the Kingdomengineering, this walking mech appears to make conservative use of Zonai devices, meaning it is fairly energy-efficient and can cover a decent distance even with an extremely limited supply of Energy Cells. As a result, anyone looking to reverse-engineer and make use of this design should be able to do so fairly early in the game.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis available now for Nintendo Switch.
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