The town area gives off a Galaxy vibe more than anything else. It looks like theres items or something on the rooftops, the way theres a tight rope connecting various roofs, and theres the arrows pointing out the umbrella to the left (possibly a way to launch up to the roof?). Like you could run straight through town if you want, but it seems like you can also poke around the sides and tops of the town.
It reminds of a lot of stages in Galaxy where even though the stage as a whole was linear, thered be little areas along the way that weren't expansive by any means but you could still explore them to wring out extra items or find something like a fire flower to open up a hidden path. Land/World felt very forward focused most of the time especially with the time limit so there werent a lot of areas where you could just just suss out a space.
It reminds of a lot of stages in Galaxy where even though the stage as a whole was linear, thered be little areas along the way that weren't expansive by any means but you could still explore them to wring out extra items or find something like a fire flower to open up a hidden path. Land/World felt very forward focused most of the time especially with the time limit so there werent a lot of areas where you could just just suss out a space.