Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 - Every Confirmed & Rumoured Detail

9. The Return Of Traditional Dungeons

Whilst well-received, Skyward Sword was often criticised for its linearity and seeking to build upon this criticism, Aonuma decided to scrap many series conventions with BOTW. It proved to be a major reinvention for the franchise, replacing linear progression for an open-world.

You could restore the Divine Beasts, find the Master Sword, discover what happened prior to the Calamity and prepare to free Hyrule Castle or alternatively, run straight to Ganon with nothing but a stick and pot lid.

The choice was yours but one notable omission was traditional dungeons, replaced by exploration within the four Divine Beasts and Hyrule Castle. Many fans felt this wasn't enough and there’s now grounds to suspect these may be returning.

Back in May 2018, Nintendo put out job advertisements for a level designer to create events, dungeons, fields and enemies in The Legend of Zelda. If dungeons return in BOTW 2, this raises questions to whether it’ll maintain the open-world format or adopt a more linear approach.