Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2's Floating Islands Shouldn't Imitate Skyward Sword

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Little by little, Nintendo fans draw closer to the next appearance of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2. Although Nintendo hasn't been clear about when fans will hear about it next, it still insists that the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will release in 2022, so inevitably Nintendo will have to address the game sometime in the coming months. The last trailer fans saw only raised more questions. Aside from teasing some of Link's new powers and the game's menacing undead antagonist, the last Breath of the Wild 2 trailer showed off new floating islands that shake up Breath of the Wild's Hyrule.

The floating islands are a particularly good addition to Breath of the Wild 2. Since the game reuses Breath of the Wild's previous map, Nintendo needed to adjust the terrain somehow to keep things interesting, and these islands are a perfect way to do so. It's not Zelda's first encounter with floating islands, of course; Skyward Sword has a large network of flying islands in its hub. Naturally, Breath of the Wild 2's islands draw Skyward Sword comparisons, but BotW2's islands actually ought to be nothing like Skyward Sword. Whereas Skyward Sword was defined by largely empty skies, BotW2 needs a wealth of activities in its floating islands.

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In The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Link comes from a flying town called Skyloft which nearly all Hylians call home. Skyloft is only one part of a metaphorical sea of islands, however; once players have access to Link's Loftwing and can roam Skyloft freely, they can land on and explore various tiny islands. Although flying around was billed as a major part of Skyward Sword, however, the sky