It’s kind of incredible just how many secrets are in Tri Force Heroes.
We’ve reported on each one but none of them have left us as stumped as this latest example.
And you’ll soon see why.
First of all, have you noticed the diary entries that can be found all around Hytopia?
You’ll likely accidentally come across one since it’s relayed by the two women talking
in the northwest corner where they mention that it’s volume 6 of a series.
Well, if you go inside the castle, you’ll find volumes 0 and 1 on the bookshelf of the
multiplayer room, volumes 2 and 3 on the bookshelf of the Coliseum room, and volumes 4 and 5
on the bookshelf of the single player room.
Volume 6 is of course relayed via the two women, but there are still two more volumes
to discover.
Volume 7 actually requires the Light Armor.
Once you’ve changed into it, go to the materials salesman and peak inside his tent.
There you’ll find volume 7.
Otherwise it’s too dark to read.
Finally, volume 8 can be found on the bookshelf of the Photo Bro’s store.
So what’s the point of all of these diaries?
At first they just seem like a way to introduce players to what’s coming in each area of
the Drablands.
After all, the diaries are written by a wandering writer and photographer.
But it’s the photography aspect that’s the key here.
As noticed by Marco_Fidu on Reddit, each entry mentions something a little mysterious.
For volume 1, the writer is obviously describing the Woodlands.
After fighting off some of the monsters, he writes, “I was feeling pretty down, and
the injuries made it hard to move, but then I saw it – a single butterfly.”
This strengthens his resolve.
Other volumes follow this same pattern and many mention taking a picture.
This is important because, as Marco discovered, this butterfly can actually be discovered
in the Woodlands and we have taken the same picture.
And so it goes that every entry has something similar.
Volume 2 mentions how in the Riverside it seems like some of the rocks are moving.
And while Marco hasn’t found this one yet, we found two examples of turtle-shaped rocks.
Benjamin Rosenberg on Twitter even followed this up by stating that he has found a “Turtle
Rock” in every level of the Riverside.
So that seems to be the solution to volume 2.
Volume 3 describes the Volcano and how the writer has discovered some bones in the area.
It also squeezes in a doge reference because the translation team just seems to be having
a blast with Tri Force Heroes.
At any rate, Marco found one set of bones and Benjamin found another.
We took pictures of both just to be sure we have the right one.
Moving on to volume 4, it describes the Fortress area and how the writer found salvation in
the form of a tiny bug scaling a wall.
Marco found this supposed bug as the one part of the wall pattern to be slightly different
from the rest which could be the bug the writer was talking about.
There are certainly no signs of other bugs on the walls.
Volume 5 details the Ruins and how the writer discovered a green handprint that’s just
plain creepy.
Marco was able to find these near some vines giving us our photo for this area.
Volume 6 describes the Ice Cavern and how the writer came to see the goddess when he
was surrounded entirely by monsters otherwise.
This picture shows that the goddess is a snow woman version of Zelda.
Volume 7 is all about the Dunes and the danger of the sands.
When the writer was feeling delirious he caught sight of the hero, who seemed to be straight
from a fairy tale.
It turns out that the graffiti Link that we discovered before is connected to this diary.
Finally, volume 8 talks about the writer reaching the Sky Realm but has run out of time for
his journey.
The Drablands are too dangerous for anyone who’s not a hero.
He does mention that he hopes someone with a camera can capture this place someday but
not anything specific.
Merely that he hopes his writings will serve as a guide.
So we took picture of the open sky hoping that was enough.
At any rate, it turns out that the writer was known as Four Eyes.
And it just so happens that there’s a wall of pictures on the right side of the Photo
Bro’s shop.
It’s a picture of the Drab Lands, taken by Four Eyes.
But for some reason this is weird.
The thing is, even with all of this information, nothing happens.
We’ve submitted every photo to Miiverse, talked to the Photo Bro and the other patron,
and searched every inch of the shop.
Nothing happens.
So that leaves us wondering, what’s the point to all of this?
Is it just a scavenger hunt for tiny Easter Eggs?
Does taking all of the pictures unlock something?
Is there some way to meet Four Eyes?
We have no clue and have spent hours looking through all of this information along with
the sources that have pointed us in this direction.
It’s a complete mystery whether this has any significance or not.
And that’s just the more complicated example of a mystery.
Outside of the Photo Bro’s shop is a line of trees.
The one on the very right can actually be examined and for some reason there’s a message
reading, “Why are there so many cicada shells on this tree and this tree alone?”
We’ve tried interacting with it with every costume we have so far and nothing’s come
of it.
Could it just be a random bit of dialog?
It’s all a mystery and one that we pass on to you.
Can you figure out the significance to all of this, if there even is any?
Let us know in the comments and of course stay tuned to GameXplain for more on Zelda
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