The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomjust dropped a brand-new trailer chock full of new gameplay footage and story tidbits. Nestled in there are a few shots that look suspiciously like classic dungeons, rather than the shrines fromBreath of the Wildwhich we know are making a return.
There’s a shot of Link on a minecart underground shooting at enemies on other minecarts (a lot likeResident Evil 4’ssegment), the one pictured above where Link is free-falling down a pit full of lasers, and one where a giant mech creature comes to life in what looks like a tomb. Like classic dungeons, these are all underground segments and appear larger in scale than the usual puzzle-focused shrines.
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How these areas will play out remains to be seen, but Tears of the Kingdom is doubling down on Breath of the Wild’s freedom of choice in how you approach completing the game, so it’s unlikely these are strictly linear set pieces. Dungeons then begin to make a lot of sense, with the mech-like monster possibly being a boss fight. Or maybe they’ll help us out. We’ll have to wait and see.
Some even think that the minecart segment is the inside ofDeath Mountain, the giant volcano we visit in Breath of the Wild. It certainly lines up, given the burning bright magma just under the rails. That doesn’t mean it isn’t a dungeon, however. It could be that one of the dungeons - if TotK truly has them - is set there. Regardless, fans are already excited at the mere possibility of a return to classic-style Zelda delves.
Whether or not these arethe long-desired dungeons fans have been asking about, Tears of the Kingdom is playing with verticality in more ways than we expected. Not only can we fly up to the sky and explorethe floating islands, but we can evidently go deep underground and dig through Hyrule’s underbelly
As fun as shrines are, nothing beats the classics, and the possibility of getting to toy with all of TotK’s new mechanics in an old-school delve understandably has people jumping with joy.
