Oh boy, have there been a lot of glitches discovered in Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Not a week seems to go by without someone finding a new exploit or unintentional quirk, and the latest one happens to be one of the most bizarre yet. It involves things sticking to Link's arm, and creates all kinds of weird and wonderful gameplay possibilities.
The first documented sighting of the glitch was at the end of August, when a Twitter user shared footage of Link with a Cucco fixed to his arm. Interestingly, Link is not considered to be 'holding' the bird in the game, which means he's free to hold other objects but still manages to benefit from the Cucco's gliding abilities.
Since that tweet went live, other Twitter users have been sharing their own videos, with Link's arm glued to various other objects, including a barrel, rock and disembodied head.
What makes this glitch really interesting – and not just visually amusing – is that it allows you to carry heavy objects to various locations on the overworld map.
Twitter user Yukinosan has created the following video to show how this glitch is replicated:
Here's a more in-depth guide (thanks, Automaton!):
1. Weapon Holding Glitch (Sword Smuggling)
i. Prepare an object that can be held such as bombs
ii. Equip a one-handed weapon and shield then draw the weapon with Y
iii. Press B and unequip the shield during the motion of the weapon being put away
iv. Pick up the object and throw it and Link will be in a state of holding the weapon2. Arm Stuck to Object Glitch
i. Unequip the weapon (or equip a two-handed weapon), equip a shield
ii. Stand in front of the object you want to attach to and crouch facing south
iii. Press the L button (bombs) + down on the D-pad + the A button
* For the Sword Smuggling glitch, if you’ve thrown a remote bomb, detonate it (be in the state where the L button pulls out a bomb)
* It’s not a problem if you don’t do a long press on the D-pad down input.
iv. Pick up the item with one hand, equip a one-handed weapon and immediately unequip the shield
* If you aren’t holding the object in one hand or aren’t stuck to the object, repeat section 2 from step “i”
Let us know if you're able to recreate this glitch by posting a comment below.
[source automaton-media.com]
Comments (13)
Link has a plan - and he’s sticking to it!
Such a good game possibilities are endless.
Some of these glitches sometimes are so off the wall that I wonder how they figured them out. These look decently straightforward though. I wonder how people will take advantage of this.
These are the better kinds of glitches lol, awesome.
Just wait until you see the BLSS glitch that allows you to skate along on thin air, I think it uses part of this glitch because you have to have a bomb stuck to your arm (and something to do with bow lock I think?) before you can walk up a ledge and activate the flying part. It's pretty fun to watch
Does this mean you can bring a cucco to Ganon now? If it's stuck to Link's arm then he might not drop it immediately after starting the cutscene!
"ii. (...) and crouch facing south"
Who finds these things?
@ThornyFox would be awesome if Ganon triggered a Cucco swarm attack and Hyrule ended up getting saved by a bunch of chickens.
I managed to replicate this one making rounds on Twitter, where you pick up a bomb while taking out your bow and unequipping-reequipping your shield, and then walk onto a ledge and fly around.
How buggy is this game? People are still finding glitches for this unfinished game.
@Dafirelive "Unfinished game" Nice bait, bud. But I think you'll only catch brain dead fish with that one.
@Dingelhopper I tried making it obvious It was a bait.
If I did not say unfinished I thought people would take it seriously.
@Kienda this comment for the win
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