

Things get pretty real, pretty quickly down on the ground and you’ll soon meet powerful enemies, and find yourself unsure of how to progress. There’s plenty to do here, and it’s a low-stakes place to try and fail at building basic things like fan-powered rafts and minecarts, and learning how to manipulate objects with Link’s magic arm.

You might be eager to get into the game proper, but there is no need to rush through the Great Sky Island. This island turns out to be part of a floating cluster, and it’s here that the game guides you through everything you’ll need to know before you dive down into the wider world below. You begin Tears of the Kingdom on an island in the sky, as hero Link, who has just had all his power stripped away.
