With many grind rails scattered aroundThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, one player has used theirTony Hawkskills to complete a shrine with multiple guide rails to choose from. The release ofThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomhas caused many Nintendo fans to name it as their favorite entry in the series, with thisTony Hawkfan highlighting some of its potential.
Similar toThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,Tears of the Kingdomshrines offer players some different ways of solving complex puzzles. BecauseTears of the Kingdomintroduced fusingand building, the new mechanics can benefit players trying to earn a Light of Blessing which can be turned into an extra heart container or more stamina for Link. Although it’s rare thatTony Hawkskills can directly translate to theLegend of Zeldafranchise,Tears of the Kingdomhas made a change that made this clip possible.
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Reddit user DursoBR recently shared aLegend of Zeldaclip in which they combine their knowledge ofTears of the Kingdomand theTony Hawkfranchise. The video begins with theplayer approaching one of three tracks of guide rails in a shrine where they use their shield as a skateboard. Running out of speed with their shield on the rail, DursoBR hops off the object to run and gain more momentum, returning to a grind which is a process that continues several times as they try to reach the end of theTears of the Kingdomshrine.
DursoBR hops from oneLegend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomguide railto the next as they slowly make their way up the shrine, getting off their shield six times to achieve more speed. Reaching the pinnacle of the middle rail, the player risks death by plummeting to a rail below, grinding their shield all the way to the green altar that rewards them with a Light of Blessing. The fall to the lower rails is similar to theTony Hawkgames in how it transfers the momentum to DursoBR’s shield which gives the player a necessary speed boost to finish the shrine.
Shield surfing isn’t a new concept withThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, asBreath of the Wildplayers used the same featureto traverse the landscape of Hyrule using their armor in the same way. Given that there were multiple objects at the beginning of thisTears of the Kingdomshrine near the rails, it may have required Link to methodically move them to reach the end had DursoBR not been equipped with a shield.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis available now for Nintendo Switch.
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