Cutty Flam
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My take on what could be shown in the overworld, these guesses will include semi-spoilers from four other Zelda games (ALTTP, ALBW, OOT, MM)
What will BOTW2’s overworld show; and what do you imagine we might see take place in it?
First, Hyrule of BOTW will remain essentially the same as far as the map’s locations go. But at the same time, the land of Hyrule will be so vastly different in its presentation because the villain(s) will have ‘warped’ everything. I think the villain that was in the catacombs in BOTW2’s trailer is Yuga and this will entail that the overworld will be turned “upside down” in ways...
Here are some guesses:
-Hyrule will have new, never before seen enemies as well as classic enemies that are trickier to defeat, more rewarding to engage with during battle, more intelligent. I anticipate that this time around, battle all within Hyrule’s overworld will be stellar in that players will want to engage nearly every time
-Dark World, a warped version of Hyrule, counting numerous challenging enemies and definitely a lot of true mini-boss type foes preventing Link from advancing. I think the many Hinox and Stone Talus that were fought throughout BOTW will instead be replaced with traditional mini-boss like henchmen that will act on and carry out the villain’s demands to protect his or her’s interests in whatever is being plotted
-Caves and Grottos will be prominent. The underground in general will shine in this game. Think Majora’s Mask, Ikana Castle like mini dungeons, that kind of feel
-Potential underground civilizations (in general this game will have more darkness; darker themes, unexplored features of Hyrule’s history existing underground, within caves and caverns and once again, grottos. Imagine the Royal Tombs in Kakariko Graveyard and what took place there but on a much larger scale; BOTW might have a great portion of this kind of exploration. A lot more eerie places that will have you questioning what’s next. You never really felt uneasy in BOTW but in its sequel, I feel that fans can almost expect a more serious and sharpened experience, including a return to more frightening areas as seen in OOT and MM. Unsettling places to be, I think that makes a return here in this next installment of TLoZ series
-Dungeons and Temples of all sorts will be re-introduced
-Underwater exploration; ponds, lakes, the sea. Think Oracle of Ages type traversal except you can explore underneath the water as well, like in in Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask
-And this is the final guess, and probably the biggest one as well: Link and Zelda might have to find answers in a land or place foreign to Hyrule and outsiders of Hyrule alike. So there is Hyrule and its Dark World imagined/created by the villain in BOTW2, as well as maybe a realm within that Dark World (like Twilight Princess sort of) but then there could be a different expanse or world that would need to be explored in order to find the key information and key items that would allow Link and Zelda to be able to defeat the evil that is suffusing Hyrule. Basically, I’m saying overall that BOTW2 will have a Termina outside of Hyrule (and its Dark World) to explore
To summarize, the overworld will be expansive. Hyrule might include a Dark World, a realm within that Dark World, and underground civilization, and a far away land like MM’s Termina that will need exploring (maybe by Zelda) to figure out how to overcome the obstacles Hyrule faces
Here are some guesses:
-Hyrule will have new, never before seen enemies as well as classic enemies that are trickier to defeat, more rewarding to engage with during battle, more intelligent. I anticipate that this time around, battle all within Hyrule’s overworld will be stellar in that players will want to engage nearly every time
-Dark World, a warped version of Hyrule, counting numerous challenging enemies and definitely a lot of true mini-boss type foes preventing Link from advancing. I think the many Hinox and Stone Talus that were fought throughout BOTW will instead be replaced with traditional mini-boss like henchmen that will act on and carry out the villain’s demands to protect his or her’s interests in whatever is being plotted
-Caves and Grottos will be prominent. The underground in general will shine in this game. Think Majora’s Mask, Ikana Castle like mini dungeons, that kind of feel
-Potential underground civilizations (in general this game will have more darkness; darker themes, unexplored features of Hyrule’s history existing underground, within caves and caverns and once again, grottos. Imagine the Royal Tombs in Kakariko Graveyard and what took place there but on a much larger scale; BOTW might have a great portion of this kind of exploration. A lot more eerie places that will have you questioning what’s next. You never really felt uneasy in BOTW but in its sequel, I feel that fans can almost expect a more serious and sharpened experience, including a return to more frightening areas as seen in OOT and MM. Unsettling places to be, I think that makes a return here in this next installment of TLoZ series
-Dungeons and Temples of all sorts will be re-introduced
-Underwater exploration; ponds, lakes, the sea. Think Oracle of Ages type traversal except you can explore underneath the water as well, like in in Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask
-And this is the final guess, and probably the biggest one as well: Link and Zelda might have to find answers in a land or place foreign to Hyrule and outsiders of Hyrule alike. So there is Hyrule and its Dark World imagined/created by the villain in BOTW2, as well as maybe a realm within that Dark World (like Twilight Princess sort of) but then there could be a different expanse or world that would need to be explored in order to find the key information and key items that would allow Link and Zelda to be able to defeat the evil that is suffusing Hyrule. Basically, I’m saying overall that BOTW2 will have a Termina outside of Hyrule (and its Dark World) to explore
To summarize, the overworld will be expansive. Hyrule might include a Dark World, a realm within that Dark World, and underground civilization, and a far away land like MM’s Termina that will need exploring (maybe by Zelda) to figure out how to overcome the obstacles Hyrule faces