Tears Of The Kingdom: Weirdest Challenges

Highlights

Tears of the Kingdom expands upon the mechanics of Breath of the Wild , offering new powers, enemies, and challenges that fans will enjoy.
Players can engage in self-imposed challenges, such as not jumping or only using Autobuild, to add a unique twist to their gameplay experience.
Some challenges, like not using Zonai powers or healing items, can significantly increase the difficulty of the game and require skilled players to overcome.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was a great evolution of Breath of the Wild's mechanics, featuring a wealth of new powers, enemies, mechanics, and everything else along the same lines that fans would have a great time engaging with. The sheer number of ways that Nintendo has expanded upon its predecessor's concepts is truly mind-blowing and shows just how creative this developer is.

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There aren't many open worlds out there as engaging as Tears of the Kingdom, and fans would love any excuse to jump into this amazing game. One such way that players can have a great time in this title is by following one of the many self-imposed challenges that many players have collectively formulated. Some of these challenges are pretty weird and ridiculously tough to boot.

6 No Jumping

Difficulty Level: Low

At a glance, it might not seem all that weird to try out a Tears of the Kingdom run where players can't jump. Most of the places in the world can be accessed via climbing, and strategic drops can be used to ascend and descend in the game's environment.

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However, it's only when players get into this challenge that they'll understand how weird this situation is. Roaming around the world becomes a puzzle in itself, and small gaps suddenly need valuable Zonai devices to be traversed. Jump attacks and the like are also forbidden too.

5 Only Use Autobuild

Difficulty Level: Low

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Autobuild is one of the most unique powers in Tears of the Kingdom, designed mainly to whittle down the time players spend using Ultrahand to build the same devices and contraptions. With the use of a few Zonaite or Zonai devices, players can build premade structures or make device schematics come to life as they wish.

However, this challenge forbids players from using Ultrahand to create any contraptions. Instead, players can only rely on Autobuild and the schematics they have at their disposal. Suffice it to say, hoarding Zonaite becomes the need of the hour for players who want to get through the game's challenges without running out of this valuable resource midway through a puzzle.

4 Don't Use Zonai Powers

Difficulty Level: Medium

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So, a challenge that prevents players from accessing these powers at all can prove to be rather unfair and suck any joy from the game, but that's not the case. If anything, it forces players to tackle easy problems in a unique manner and interact with the title in a way that they might never have otherwise.

3 Only Use Zonai Devices To Deal Damage

Difficulty Level: High

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom - Selecting A Zonai Device While Fighting A Gleeok

The Zonai devices in Tears of the Kingdom are things of beauty, letting players create everything from automated sentries to proper vehicles in the game. They can also be used to deal damage when the situation calls for it, but players are better off relying on their weapons if they wish to be efficient in combat.

So, any challenge that forbids players from using conventional methods to damage enemies is bound to be a tough nut to crack. This challenge forces players to only use Zonai devices to damage enemies, which can prove to be a huge pain against bosses. Players can still run away from regular enemies, but even that can rear its ugly head at times when players don't have enough materials at hand to make things easier on themselves.

2 Only Use Sage Abilities To Deal Damage

Difficulty Level: High

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This challenge ups the difficulty of Tears of the Kingdom even more, forcing players to rely on the power of the Sages in battle and nothing else. Players get a free pass early on when they're forced into combat encounters without these companions, but they must unlock the Sages as soon as possible if they wish to explore the open world without being completely helpless against regular mobs and mini bosses.

1 No Healing

Difficulty Level: Extreme

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Trying to tackle the challenges of Tears of the Kingdom without any healing option is a nightmarish proposition that only the most skilled players should attempt. There's a strict restriction on ingesting any kind of healing item, which can prove to be a huge pain for obvious reasons.

Players must avoid taking damage as much as possible and increase their hearts as much as possible to stand a chance against tougher foes. The only way to heal is by staying at an inn, fusing the Master Sword with a Light Dragon part, or anything else that doesn't involve Link going to the pause screen and ingesting as much food as possible.