We’re used to seeing brand new tricks and secrets surprisingly regularly in Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but here’s something different.
Zelda fan and moder Waikuteru has delved into the game’s files and came up with a visible, playable version of a shrine that didn’t make it to the last game. As Waikuteru explains in the video below, the 136 Shrines available in the base game and accompanying DLC are listed as ‘Dungeon000’ to ‘Dungeon135’, but there is also a secret ‘Dungeon136’ to be found.
As you can see when the shrine is loaded, it appears to be some basic model used for development purposes and takes the form of a blessing shrine; Waikuteru speculates it was likely a template that could be used to build new shrines in the game.
Seeing an empty Shrine template readily available in the game’s files makes us think about the possibility of a Super Mario Maker-style Shrine builder, similar to Zelda: Link’s Awakening’s dungeon editor. Imagine players being able to design their own shrines and puzzles in Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2!
No, let’s not lead the way …