Players are able to pilot vehicles, ride Recalled debris, glide, or simply fall between the sky and ground levels of Hyrule with no need for loading screens or transitions, making exploration an almost completely uninterrupted experience. However, unlike the clear split between sky and ground in something like Skyward Sword, transitioning between the different "layers" of TOTK is impressively seamless. As a result, access to the various Sky Islands will be limited for some of the game, as players will likely need to obtain certain upgrades or items before the sky is more freely explorable. Often, exploring the game's sky will necessitate the use of TOTK's new vehicle building or abilities like Recall.
But, importantly, TOTK's dungeons aren't limited to ground-level Hyrule they can also be found in the two other "layers" of the game's open world: the floating Sky Islands and the subterranean underground.įeatured prominently in much of Tears of the Kingdom's pre-release advertising, the Sky Islands form the top "layer" of TOTK's world - although, in many cases, they will be somewhat difficult to access and move around.
Each dungeon is a major landmark on the map, and dungeons, as well as the lead-up to each dungeon and other caves and tunnels found in the overworld, forms a major part of Tears of the Kingdom's exploration and progression. Outside the open-world aspects, however, TOTK also returns to Zelda's roots in some ways, with the game's various dungeons taking after traditional Zelda dungeons more than BOTW's Divine Beasts. Even the game's various towers and shrines have gone through major shifts, and many of the first game's most notable landmarks, such as the Seven Heroine statues in the Gerudo Desert, have been changed as well. Luckily, however, much of Hyrule has undergone significant change in the time since BOTW, with villages, friendly settlements, and enemy camps all being significantly different from their BOTW appearances. Being a direct sequel, TOTK's Hyrule is in the same physical location as BOTW's - something of a first for the series, as even previous direct sequels like Majora's Mask take place in a different setting from their predecessors.
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