One of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s more divisive elements appears to be making a return in Tears of the Kingdom. An upcoming commercial for Tears of the Kingdom leaked on Reddit yesterday, showing fresh boss footage and a new area.
But that’s not all that was tucked away in this 30-second spot. An eagle-eyed fan on Reddit spotted a circle of rocks that will look all-too familiar to players who spent hours searching for Korok seeds in Breath of the Wild. That’s right — it seems like the Korok hunt is back in Tears of the Kingdom.
In Breath of the Wild, players used Korok seeds tp upgrade the number of weapons, shields, and bows they could hold in their inventory. There were 900 Koroks spread across Hyrule’s map for Link to hunt down. Koroks hid in a number of different manners, including rock patterns, magnesis block puzzles, flowers, trails of sparks, and more. It took true dedication to track down each and every one, only to be rewarded with a giant piece of poop.
Tears of the Kingdom appears to be shaking up a lot of returning elements from Breath of the Wild, so we’ll have to wait and see if Nintendo has remixed the Korok hunt in any way. There’s also a slight possibility that this circle of rocks spotted in the trailer could serve a different purpose.
We’ve been pouring over every second of yesterday’s final Tears of the Kingdom trailer. For more, check out 20 details we noticed in the best Tears of the Kingdom trailer yet. Or, read up on why Tears of the Kingdom appears to take place a few years after Breath of the Wild. Finally, fall in love with the guy the Zelda community is calling Bucket Head.
Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN covering video game and entertainment news. He has over seven years of experience in the gaming industry with bylines at IGN, Nintendo Wire, Switch Player Magazine, and Lifewire. Find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.
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