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Spoiler Where is the Snow ?

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I personally loved snow peak and the snow theme. I wish they would have added a snow section in skyward sword. It would have looked beautiful.
 

Dio

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I can live without one for a game. Ice dungeons often mean slippery floors and getting frozen, which are two things I hate.
 
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I love Ice Dungeons, but it's not exactly a problem that there isn't one in Skyward Sword. Wind Waker didn't have one (Only a small island where you obtain the Iron Boots) and Ocarina of Time only had a mini-dungeon. (Again, where you obtain the Iron Boots.)
 

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There havent been many ice/Snow themed dungeons and the ones that i did see i liked, i would have liked to see one in SS.
 

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I've always loved snow-themed places in games. I've always loved winter. I've always loved snow.
I don't know why I like snow so much. The irony is, I don't like the snow itself (I have no problem being cold, but cold and wet is where the line is set), just its aesthetic appeal and the mood/vibe it adds. I always find myself to be more light-spirited and overall happy when it's snowy, for whatever reason. Playing at snowy places in games and/or watching movies set during the winter always brings me that feeling as well.

I still have yet to purchase Skyward Sword (my priorities currently lie on getting a new motherboard for a broken computer I bought), so I find it fairly surprising (and slightly disappointing) that there were no snow-themed areas in the game...
 

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I agree that the Lanayru area in Skyward Sword consists of the Lanayru Province in Twilight Princess and a part of the Desert Province. This makes perfect sense, as the large emblem that towers over the Gerudo Desert in Twilight Princess is very much like the one in Skyward Sword at the edge of the Lanayru Desert. Having established that, the Lanayru area in SS must include both Lanayru Province and at least a fraction of the Gerudo Desert.

Additionally, Lake Hylia is in Lanayru Province, and it could very well be the large Sand Sea that we see in Lanayru Desert. Although Lake Floria is a feasible possibility (as the Sealed Temple Link visited time and time again was named the Temple of Hylia), it would only make sense that the lake in the Faron area is named Hylia as well, but the location of this lake in Skyward Sword doesn't correspond with the location of Lake Hylia in Twilight Princess. Now the Water Temple is in Lake Hylia in Lanayru Province, which is very close to Peak Province and the Desert Province. This could mean that the Water Temple rests beneath the sea of sand in the Lanayru area of Skyward Sword.

Ocarina of Time's Gerudo Valley and the large expanse of sand beyond the valley is in the same location as the Gerudo Desert and SS' Lanayru area. I doubt that this arid and dry area could've been turned into some other area in later Zelda games, so I would assume that all three are one and the same. Now Axle, you mentioned that Snowpeak could be turned into a later version as part of the Eldin Volcano. While the volcano is near the top of the Skyward Sword overworld map (which is just to the right of the Snowpeak mountain range), perhaps it's really Death Mountain?

Thinking about the Eldin Volcano logically, it resides in a fire area and is in the Eldin area. Eldin Province in Twilight Princess houses Death Mountain, which is the very same that we see in Ocarina of Time. I'm not sure if this theory has been disproved yet, but as I see it, the top-center location of Eldin Volcano in SS doesn't quite match up with the location of Peak Province in Twilight Princess (which is far off to the left). Taking into account the short period of time between Skyward Sword and Twilight Princess in the timeline, it's very difficult to believe that a fire-based section of Hyrule can be covered in snow.

I think that it's a good idea to have a pair of twin mountains, but not necessarily fire and ice. A snow mountain and a fire mountain would be very interesting, as the idea of the contrasting elements of fire and ice played out very well in the Wind Waker. However, while the concept of two mountains side-by-side is neat, in reality the fire would likely melt the ice off of the other mountain, given that the two are close enough. If the two mountains should exist side-by-side, then I would prefer them to be visited at separate times during the game, perhaps separated by a few hours of gameplay.

Overall, I still stand by my opinion that the omission of an ice dungeon wasn't such a bad idea. Sand dungeons are generally ignored, and I'm glad that Skyward Sword was able to focus more attention on these areas than in previous titles. I've also noticed in Skyward Sword that every dungeon is brightly colored and doesn't use too many cool colors. Warm and bright hues are mainly used to illustrate the world of Skyloft and Hyrule, and the inclusion of a chilly, snowy area might put a damper on the constant excitement and upbeat tempo of the game.

Although Nintendo isn't a developer that pours too much thought into creating a feasible timeline progression for the Zelda franchise, I'm sure that the reasons I have stated above would make it somewhat of a chore to incorporate a snow area into Skyward Sword, especially considering the fact that there is no major ice/snow area in Ocarina of Time.

Edit: I misunderstood the meaning of what you said, Axle, and have made changes accordingly.

I'm too lazy to pull individual sentences out, but when has Hylian geography ever made much sense?
 
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Yeah you're right.
When I finished SS I really missed an ice area.
I know that it won't fit in the main area's, because of their theme, but there was plenty of space in the sky.
There was nothing to do, so I think it would've been nice if there was something like a mini-dungeon.
Well, that is where I would've liked to see something ice-themed. Like in OOT were Ice Cavern wasn't really a
main dungeon either. Anyway, I even enjoyed the game without, but I hope the next game does include some ice ;)
 

RedDekuScrub

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I very much enjoyed the Snowpeak Ruins in Twilight Princess (My favorite Dungeon in Twilight Princess). I hope that they will replicate a Snow Area with that much enjoyment soon.
 

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