Daku Rinku
Dark Link
I thought Gerudo Village was outside Hyrule. Is it not?
Should we take a break from Hyrule?
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It's talked about like it's part of the kingdom and the Hylian royal family is treated as an authority figure there, so I'm inclined to say it's still in their purview.
Daku Rinku
Dark Link
You are correct,
“Gerudo Valley is a blisteringly hot valley located in the northwest corner of Hyrule in Ocarina of Time.” (Zelda Wiki)
New hyrule is a separate continent, not just the old hyrule renamed
It's still Hyrule. It's got all the same tropes, locations, and monsters. I want to visit something that isn't Hyrule or Hytopia and isn't a "parallel world".
Completely irrelevant to my post
The Dashing Darknut
DD, the dashing one
I think maybe yeah, if Nintendo can create a cool and new well written location like say Termina
Daku Rinku
Dark Link
Does Dark World in A Link To A Past count as Hytopia?
WW and SS's tier are an extension of Hyrule that you can technically say are still Hyrule, just you know, tacks on another setting on top of that (literally in both)
you know by that same token, Ordon village is technically not part of Hyrule, this is basically the only time we see what's beside it and it's just some village
I was hoping for TotK DLC that would be the equivalent of the Bloodmoon DLC for Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Or to use Skyrim as an example, the Dragonborn DLC. Where we get to explore an entirely new mass of land, whether it's part of Hyrule's jurisdiction or not.
But yes, I think exploring beyond Hyrule is always interesting. I think it's the reason games like Majora's Mask and Link's Awakening are so compelling. That said, typically these games set in new lands only work when there is a definite incarnation of Link to relate to and tie the new journey back to Hyrule in some way. Link's Awakening works so well because it references a lot of experiences for ALttP Link. Similarly, MM is so interesting because it continues the story of the Hero of Time. In contrast, Tri Force Heroes doesn't work well because, well, the story isn't serious to begin with, but also the game makes no effort to establish which version of Link stumbled into Hytopia. (It was only after interviews that the devs said it is supposed to be ALBW Link)
But yes, I think exploring beyond Hyrule is always interesting. I think it's the reason games like Majora's Mask and Link's Awakening are so compelling. That said, typically these games set in new lands only work when there is a definite incarnation of Link to relate to and tie the new journey back to Hyrule in some way. Link's Awakening works so well because it references a lot of experiences for ALttP Link. Similarly, MM is so interesting because it continues the story of the Hero of Time. In contrast, Tri Force Heroes doesn't work well because, well, the story isn't serious to begin with, but also the game makes no effort to establish which version of Link stumbled into Hytopia. (It was only after interviews that the devs said it is supposed to be ALBW Link)
Daku Rinku
Dark Link
I originally believed Hyrule was only the domain ruled by Zelda’s family. The Zora had a King & Princess Rute, Darunia is Patriarch of the Goron, and The Gerudo is matriarchal save for the king Ganondorf. My assumption was any domain that has ita own king or major ruler is outside Hyrule.
Hyrulian Hero
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This was my understanding of it. Not that it matters much, I think it's a good way of retaining Hyrule's sense of place while updating and expanding on it. Hyrule is literally the land of Hylia to whom was entrusted the triforce, of which one of the pieces is the defining characteristic of the protagonist of the series. Hyrule is indispensable to the Legend of Zelda (Zelda being the mortal incarnation of the goddess Hylia after which the people were named leading the land to be called Hyrule). I think Nintendo has done a perfectly serviceable job of keeping Hyrule interesting.
Daku Rinku
Dark Link
Zelda is Hylia? Is that like Ganondorf is Demise?
