There’s a new video from GameXplain showing the differences in how certain locations appear between Breath of the Wild and the Switch 2 Ocarina of time remake. The video features side-by-side comparisons of locations shared between the games: the Temple of Time, Lake Hylia, Lon Lon Ranch, and more. And while there’s a lot to be said for the graphical improvements of Ocarina 4K Electric Boogaloo Completed BotWwhat’s more fascinating is how the similarities reinforce the idea that the worlds of OOT And BotWseparated by different game mechanics and stories and thousands of years in the world, are nevertheless the same.
We know, thanks to Hyrule Hystoria as well as one of many attempts by content creators to fix the problem Zelda timeline, that Hyrule is one place. That despite the many games with their different mythologies, including at that time, the world was totally flooded for a while. foreverwe have always been in a singular Hyrule. But this video is perhaps the best illustration of what we have always had to assume, until now, in matters of faith.
Look at the Temple of Time. Yes, in Breath of the Wild An entire facade of the building has been flattened by calamity and time, but looking at it, one might believe it to be the same structure that Link’s distant ancestor brought three Spirit Stones to when he was a little boy. The interiors of the buildings are slightly different, perhaps indicating that they are not the same assets, but even if that is the case, it is not uncommon for buildings to be renovated or restored, leaving them slightly altered from what they were.
I love the stories these similar but slightly different structures tell. Death Mountain stands high in Ocarina of timebut has been worn to a knot Breath of the Wild. And all that’s left of Lon Lon Ranch at the time Breath of the Wild These are some long-abandoned remnants of the place Malon and Talon once called home.
It’s really nice to see this kind of continuity. THE Zelda The series has obviously achieved this in other ways too, like having the same characters appear over and over again, but seeing it in the structures themselves is a nice little visual reminder that the worlds of these two very different games are actually the same world, altered by time.
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