The future of The Legend of Zelda series will be open-world, according to series manager and Tears of the Kingdom producer Eiji Aonuma.
In an interview with Game Informer, Aonuma explained that Breath of the Wild has set a precedent for future games in the series - just like Ocarina of Time did back in the late 90s. "With Ocarina of Time, I think it's correct to say that it did kind of create a format for a number of titles in the franchise that came after it," Aonuma says, "But in some ways, that was a little bit restricting for us."
