Once Zelda goes open world, will it ever go back? *EDITED*

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spemanig said:

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Only Zelda 1 and Lorule Kingdoom in ALBW are open world. And for the OP, yes, depends on the kind of game they want to make, I can see another linear Zelda game like Skyward Sword being made in the future.

No, all the 2D games and Wind Waker are open world, too. Open world it a kind of level design. Just because a game is linear in campaign progression doesn't mean it's not set in an open world.

Open World for Zelda team is about progression. Iwata said when they released A Link Between Worlds and brag about how you can do any dungeon in any order.