

On top of that, Nintendo is doing some interesting things with how you upgrade and spec Link, and a finite number of heart pieces lying in specific spots around the world would kinda take away from being able to grow Link however you want.

Your inventory will burst at the seams with food and monster parts. You are always picking up new weapons and shields. What it means: Breath of the Wild has a ton of collectibles. Instead, you’ll find opportunities to upgrade either your heart containers or your stamina at certain times throughout the game. In Breath of the Wild: Heart pieces are gone in Breath of the Wild. This is on top of full heart containers that you get for completing major dungeons. These are quarter hearts that give you another life container once you collect four pieces. In other Zeldas: One of the most reliable collectible items in most previous Zelda games is the pieces of a heart container.
