A Dedicated ‘Minecraft’ Builder is Recreating The Entire ‘Breath of the Wild’ In-Game
Building the entire land of Hyrule from of Breath of the Wild into Minecraft seems crazy. But isn’t that what the internet is for?
YouTuber Grazzy is taking on an insane and daunting task. The idea of recreating the entirety of Breath of the Wild‘s Hyrule into Minecraft is pretty WILD!
The project started months ago and began with just the Great Plateau. However, at the start of this second leg of the journey, there was a hitch. The valley to build Kakariko Village was way too small to actually fit all the buildings.
So, the entire project was essentially scrapped and started over. Fortunately, Minecraft builders have tons of tools at their disposal to make megabuilds somewhat less time-consuming. And one of these tools is basically a copy/paste. This is great for things like forests and also ruins which often use the same buildings.
Like Lego before it, Minecraft builds often have a lot of creative decision-making when regarding minute details. Minecraft excels and vast landscapes but struggles with smaller touches.
So it’s really up to the builder to flex their creativity in order to make certain things recognizable. Things like the horse head on the top of each stable are not going to be easy to implement with cubes. But Grazzy does a great job at capturing the iconic landmarks.
Breath of the Wild is known for its landscape and even with vast, open landscapes being something at which Minecraft excels, that doesn’t mean it’s any easier to build. Grazzy used a height map import tool to bring the base map into Minecraft. However, the tool isn’t perfect and can run into a few hiccups. This is best shown with the overhangs on Dueling Peaks.
This is where Grazzy really shows off their skills as a builder. By using sand, which falls naturally with gravity in Minecraft, Grazzy was able to really capture a natural and weathered look to the Peaks. First, piles of sand were piled up, then flipped upside down, and rematerialized into stone. This gives such an organic look to the Dueling Peaks and they look fantastic.
The main objective of this leg of the project was building Kakariko Village, and we’re finally there. With the larger map scale after the initial restart, the village fits comfortably in its canyon and looks so damn cozy.
But, as a bonus, we also get Hateno Village built too! Hateno has a lot more unique buildings like the dye shop, windmills, and research lab, so getting this as a bonus is a nice surprise.
Grazzy is doing some pretty great work. But, for my money, I still can’t decide which I like better. The Stone Talus, or Hestu. They are both absolutely perfect.
I am really looking forward to the rest of this build. There are so many iconic locations and environments in Breath of the Wild. I can’t wait to see how they each turn out.
Can you even imagine Calamity Ganon?
