I couldn't quite put my finger on a difference in feeling playing Breath of the Wild vs. Tears of the Kingdom. Then I noticed it: the developers changed the season and shifted the shadows.

Here are two screenshots from the exact same position on the map at almost the same time of day, facing the same direction.

(Originally posted from digitalkrampus.geekdom.social, September 2023)


A screenshot from the game Breath of the Wild, facing due East where the sun is rising almost directly over Death Mountain to the left.A screenshot from the game Tears of the Kingdom, facing due East where the sun is rising almost as far south as Kakariko Village.
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