A creative player inThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wilddiscovered an exciting new way to take down Water Octoroks instead of simply shooting them with the bow and arrow or parrying their rocks back at them. Octoroks inBreath of the Wildare notorious for their long range and deadly aim, so this player came up with a way to use their rocks against them in a very satisfying manner.
Octoroks are one of theLegend of Zeldafranchise’s iconic enemies, appearing in many different titles in various different forms. They sometimes have different fire, water, and other elemental variants and will also take on different traits and characteristics across the games. However, inBreath of the Wild, their most annoying trait is their incredible range and aim with their rock attacks.
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Redditor GenovaStop uses this rock attack to their advantage as they come up with a new way to use the Stasis Rune to defeat a Water Octorok. Instead of usingBreath of the Wild’s parry abilityto send the rock back at the Octorok, GenovaStop takes it to a whole new level by quickly pulling out the Stasis Rune and freezing the rock just above their head in midair. Then, they proceed to hit the frozen rock with a spear, building up momentum in the opposite direction until the Stasis wears off and the rock goes flying back at the Octorok, killing it instantly.
Gamers are discovering amazing and creative ways to play the game, likeoneBreath of the Wildplayer who found a great way to block Guardian lasers. In the game’s fifth year of life, there are still so many secret mechanics and interesting manipulations of its physics engine and enemy AI that are being found and recorded.
It is true thatBreath of the Wildhas glitches and bugsare sometimes hilarious, but seldom game-breaking. Gamers love finding these glitches as well as they create a sense of community because people come together on online forums to showcase them and talk about them. The gaming community also comes together when players like GenovaStop discover new ways to play the games that everyone love so dearly, creating opportunities for discussion and, of course, memes.
WithThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomarriving next year,Breath of the Wildplayers are brushing up on their parrying skills and practicing taking down Lynels and Hinoxes in order to help Link take on the new set of challenges that will come in the highly anticipated sequel.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildis available now on Nintendo Switch and Wii U.
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