Is it set in the same world as Breath of the Wild?
Yes and no. The Hyrule below seems very similar, but the islands above seem new — they're covered in yellow foliage and temples we've never seen before. This version of Hyrule does seem fairly similar, at least on the surface, but Aonuma has referred to this world as an "unfamiliar Hyrule" — whatever that means!
All we know is that Hyrule "has changed in many ways" and reaches "high into the sky". There are also lots of caves to explore, as well as plenty of floating islands, known as Sky Islands.
Is it a direct sequel to Breath of the Wild?
It was, for a long time, called "the Sequel to Breath of the Wild", and some trailers have shown Link and Zelda looking more or less like their BOTW versions... but there are also plenty of elements that could take place before BOTW, too. Nintendo has also been referring to it as a sequel to Breath of the Wild in press materials.
Is there DLC?
Slow your Eponas, pal! The game's not even out yet! But... we'd venture a guess at "yes". Eventually.
Is Zelda dead?
She might be? Although she shows up a number of times during all of the trailers, particularly in the last one, where she asks Link to "find me". Whatever that means.
Zelda takes on a few different appearances, too — in early trailers, we saw her in a tunic, whilve in the most-recent April 2023 one, she's wearing robes.
Are there dungeons?
We don't know yet, but the final trailer may well have teased a few more dungeon-y looking areas. We see a sky-high water puzzle, an underground cave, and a rather deep tunnel of lasers, all with different kinds of puzzles to solve.
In one shot, Link is seen pushing a crank, and there's also a huge orb in the sky with a hole in it, hinting at some other kind of puzzle area. We don't know for sure what these locations are, but it looks like there will be far more traditional puzzles this time around.
Tears of the Kingdom Official Trailer #3 - The final pre-launch trailer, April 2023
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The final pre-launch trailer for Tears of the Kingdom was a big one. A huge almost four-minute blow out of details, story beats, characters, and more. It might even rival that pre-launch trailer for Breath of the Wild.
What starts off as a peaceful look at Hyrule, with the Construct living out their lives, it bursts into a vast look at the sky and land of Hyrule, complete with towns, settlements, and the rise of what looks like Hyrule Castle.
From skyships to laser tunnels to a much healthier-looking Ganondorf, there's tons to pick, but we'll highlight some of the biggest things here:
- Hateno returns
- The champions are back — well, some of them. There might be some new ones, too
- Link can pull a cart on horseback
- Link seems to have some float-y jumping ability
- You can see Link riding a minecart in one section, a giant mechanical rock in another, and a small rocket in another part
- There's a new variation of Lynel
- At some point, Link seems to be in a restored version of Hyrule Castle
