Modder “MaxLastBreath” has released a new version of his UltraCam Mod for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This update adds a classic top-down camera, allowing you to play the game like the old-school NES and SNES Zelda titles. So, if you are an old-school Zelda fan, you should definitely check it out.
Going into more details, this top-down camera was massively inspired by TLOZ Link’s Awakening and Echoes of Wisdom. What’s also cool is that UltraCam currently supports multiple camera modes to make a lot of the different game scenarios playable.
To showcase this new top-down camera, the modder shared the following video. This video will give you an idea of what you can expect from it. So, be sure to watch it.
As you will see, you can rotate the camera with the snap-camera rotation mode. This is a quick way to rotate the camera. However, the modder has also added a smooth rotation mode. So, if you want a smoother rotation, you can use that one.
To my surprise, the game works great and is really fun to play with the new top-down camera mode. Honestly, it looks so good that many people might think it’s an official mode. So, kudos to the modder for creating something this awesome.
UltraCam will also unlock the game’s framerate. As such, PC gamers can enjoy Tears of the Kingdom with 60FPS on PC. Moreover, it optimizes the physics to run effectively at higher frame rates. On top of that, it allows you to increase the internal resolution. Thus, you can enjoy the game at 8K.
You can go ahead and download the latest version of the UltraCam mod from this link.
I also recommend using this 4K Texture Pack for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This mod will upgrade all of the game’s textures. So, it’s a must for everyone who wants to make the game look a bit sharper.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
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can i play it with mouse look instead?
Unplayable.
What makes you say that? The game looks pretty playable with the mod?
Other than the fact that the main point of the game is exploration, and you can't see anything beyond a few metres away… yeah, completely playable.
So uh, you never played echoes of wisdom or link's awakening? When both game's entire point is also EXPLORATION, while using the same camera angle?
Those games were built around the top down, this isn't. It's nice to be able to swap to here and there like when gliding or descending a cliff.. or something like the labyrinth location, but not for full time.
Skill issue
Um. Sure. I "completed" the game on emulator shortly after release (I also bought a physical copy). This mod completely destroys the ability to see things/explore what you (don't see).
Um. Sure. I "completed" the game on emulator shortly after release (I also bought a physical copy). This mod completely destroys the ability to see things/explore what you (don't see).
Very helpful explanation — I learned several useful techniques.
Looks like last last gen graphics
More like looks worse than +20 year old graphics.
No kidding, this literally looks worse than 2005 games:
Quake 4:
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https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/2210/0000006644.jpg?t=1664372514
F.E.A.R.:
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And even looks worse than literally 2004 games:
Half-Life 2:
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4ae4f9c64b794b8406d1e70756df92b335431fee54a8553c2b9c663d684ce6cc.jpg
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fd8eab308db69f59f7727a8e988dd1a2a4a26743014d9212212e92ca2f43dd42.jpg
Doom 3:
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/32ab4dde2f1d92eb291d951436834fb35d0dd18c527d7ecd5b8f96adc3005269.jpg
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/834398ca7f3ef23078afac2a689a28acf2f70844e83342d1852cbc6b5d39d358.jpg
Modern Jewtendo gaymes are basically $70-$80 licenses for mobile trash fests that look worse than +20 year old games.
Imagine being so extremely retarded and brain dead to pay $70-$80 for licenses to these mobile trash fests that they could take away from you with just a press of a button just like the dictators they are, and on top of that deluding yourself that they are "masterpieces of games!" because you have an IQ of a pRedditor (and that is 0 IQ) because you are so retarded to listen to what gayme journalists like what the soyboys at (((IGN))) spew.
amazing isnt it? Everything has gone backwards, just now indie devs can make games that look like 90s pc games and worse.
"Everything has gone backwards"
That's exactly what happens when you fire all of your talented and highly motivated white/Asian employees from your company and replace them with dumb, talentless pink-haired tranny monkeys who openly hate video games and even hate YOU the player and want to groom your children in exchange for some shekels just to appease your JuDEIst investors.
It's no surprise at all that everything goes backwards despite having literally the resources of the entire planet, because that's what these barbaric, backward, uncivilized, ugly and disgusting pink-haired tranny monkeys and child molesters really are in their truly reality who literally want to take us back to the stone age because they still question "HOW MANY GENDERS ARE THERE??? BUT ONE THING FOR SURE IS THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN 2 GENDERS!!!" even in 2025.
It basically is. Look at the Switch 1 hardware, but looks even more basic when you can't see any of the world due to this view point.
Ah yes, the $70 DLC to the overrated "Zelda in name only" that erased everything that made people love the Zelda series in the first place that only low IQ faggots and soyboys like those on (((Reddit))) delude themselves into "enjoying" POS like this.
That's not top down it's just normal third person zoomed out
look carefully, the camera has multiple modes, there's a complete topdown view for housing for example, this is slightly at an angle like:
– Link's Awakening
– Echoes of Wisdom
– Don't Starve Together
– other games.
The video specifically mentions the camera is inspired by Link's awakening/Echoes of wisdom.
That's great that it's like games such as echoes of wisdom and the critically acclaimed 'Other games' that does not make it top down though.
That's great that it's like games such as echoes of wisdom and the critically acclaimed 'Other games' that does not make it top down though.
You should be grateful that John didn't use the word isometric again 😉