Game Makers Toolkit | How Nintendo Solved Zelda's Open World Problem @GMTK | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
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To mark the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, let's look back at the making of Breath of the Wild's open world.

=== Sources ===

How the "Open Air" world was created... | Gamer.Ne
gamer.ne.jp/news/201709010048

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has become a game... | IGN Japan
jp.ign.com/cedec-2017/16928/news/botw

The Perfect Game World Born under Nintendo's New Development Approach... | GNN Gamer
https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=152054

The perfect game world of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild... | 4Gamer
4gamer.net/games/341/G034168/20170901120

Did the map for "Zelda" start in Kyoto!? | Game.Watch.Impress
game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1078569.html

The Making of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Video – Open-Air Concept | Nintendo
youtu.be/vLMGrmf4xaY

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s map is based on Kyoto | Polygon
theverge.com/2017/3/6/14827832/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-map-kyoto-japan

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=== Subtitles ===

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