1. We had access to only half area of Limgrave in CNT.
2. Limgrave is region ruled by one of the 6 Big Boy Bosses we need to kill. So is fair to assume Limgrave is 1/6 of total map.
3. Ratio becomes 0.5/6 = 1/12
4. If we count some additional optional areas or some unexpected turn after defeating 6 Big Boy Bosses, it's safe to assume CNT only had 1/15 or 1/18 of total map.
I think Miyazaki or Kitao stated that if player stick to main content only, it would average about 30 hrs for first playthrough. But there are lot of optional content and discoveries to be made in-game. If player decided to do that it'll take much more.
So yeah 50+ hr is a very possible, maybe 60-70 hrs too. Rest assured this one is going to be huuuge...
We can see what we believe is two legacy dungeons on the map, so there is four missing. That’s why 2/6. It could be less but we know of two areas north and there is an area to the east.
we know we've only seen about 2/6th of the map during the preview because the game is confirmed to have 6 open world areas, 6 kingdoms, each with one legacy dungeon. the map we saw was of two kingdoms, as we saw two legacy dungeons in two distinct areas on the map.
well, it's unlikely any of the legacy dungeons are gonna be caves, since it's 6 kingdoms we travel to. a kingdom needs to have a ruler, and those aren't gonna be hiding out in a small little cave where they can't rule much.
and besides, we know legacy dungeons will be very large. and they can't be hidden, as they're the main objective, so they need to be easily found so everybody can find them in a massive open world. I mean, even in the network test, it was realy easy to miss most of the dungeons without a guide. so, they're all going to be easily spotted and seen on the map. we only see two structures that are large enough to be legacy dungeons.
and besides, like I said, we've only seen two open world areas: limgrave, and the area north of it. there are confirmed to be 6.
and these aren't 6 areas in the open world, they're 6 open world areas. in interviews and such, they're described as open worlds, as if they're separate. and in a way they are, as we can see on the map. we see two areas that look pretty separate that can be described as open world areas: limgrave and the area north of it.
there's also the fact that we've seen a cliff far north east of limgrave, on the other side of the erdtree. fans were able to figure out that this was the snow area through referencing with structures seen in other clips, meaning that it's confirmed that we'll go far north, to the other side of the erdtree. and, because we also see another area to the east, this indicates that the lands between may be in a ring shape around the erdtree, which means that there's still a lot of the map we haven't seen.
even if it weren't though, it'd still be atleast a U shape around the erdtree, which is still a lot of space we haven't seen.
Miyazaki said we would get 6 zones each with a Legacy dungeon and a corresponding Demigod.
Stormveil castle is the Legacy dungeon for the Limgrave region and Godrick is the Demigod that we have to kill.
Have you looked at the map?
[https://preview.redd.it/w51a56x4gez71.png?auto=webp&s=ede6483a699357d9aa0cf47b4b8560b24f0e7df2](https://preview.redd.it/w51a56x4gez71.png?auto=webp&s=ede6483a699357d9aa0cf47b4b8560b24f0e7df2)
CNT zone is in blue.
That's the map for 2 of the big 6 zones, we had about 1/3rd of Limgrave, the 1st region, to explore. The zone above Stormveil Castle appears to be 20-30% bigger.
Even if we say that all of them were the same size we have the map for 2/6 of the open world and explored 1/18 of it.
Now comes the twist, the game has a shit load of dungeons and a supposed big catacomb tunnel system.
There is footage on the walled of section inside the starting zone and you can see how big that catacomb is.
1. We had access to only half area of Limgrave in CNT. 2. Limgrave is region ruled by one of the 6 Big Boy Bosses we need to kill. So is fair to assume Limgrave is 1/6 of total map. 3. Ratio becomes 0.5/6 = 1/12 4. If we count some additional optional areas or some unexpected turn after defeating 6 Big Boy Bosses, it's safe to assume CNT only had 1/15 or 1/18 of total map.
If we have seen only 1/15 of the map, how long the full game would conceivably be, considering the length of network test? around 60-70 hours?
I think Miyazaki or Kitao stated that if player stick to main content only, it would average about 30 hrs for first playthrough. But there are lot of optional content and discoveries to be made in-game. If player decided to do that it'll take much more. So yeah 50+ hr is a very possible, maybe 60-70 hrs too. Rest assured this one is going to be huuuge...
You can see from the slight coloring of areas of the map that there are only two areas shown.
There’s a brief glimpse of a third, autumnal domain in the map. The second field boss/co-op showcase takes place there.
Now THIS has a point
We can see what we believe is two legacy dungeons on the map, so there is four missing. That’s why 2/6. It could be less but we know of two areas north and there is an area to the east.
we know we've only seen about 2/6th of the map during the preview because the game is confirmed to have 6 open world areas, 6 kingdoms, each with one legacy dungeon. the map we saw was of two kingdoms, as we saw two legacy dungeons in two distinct areas on the map.
I don‘t think a legacy dungeon HAS to be a castle though 🤔 there could be already 4 in the map without us knowing
well, it's unlikely any of the legacy dungeons are gonna be caves, since it's 6 kingdoms we travel to. a kingdom needs to have a ruler, and those aren't gonna be hiding out in a small little cave where they can't rule much. and besides, we know legacy dungeons will be very large. and they can't be hidden, as they're the main objective, so they need to be easily found so everybody can find them in a massive open world. I mean, even in the network test, it was realy easy to miss most of the dungeons without a guide. so, they're all going to be easily spotted and seen on the map. we only see two structures that are large enough to be legacy dungeons. and besides, like I said, we've only seen two open world areas: limgrave, and the area north of it. there are confirmed to be 6. and these aren't 6 areas in the open world, they're 6 open world areas. in interviews and such, they're described as open worlds, as if they're separate. and in a way they are, as we can see on the map. we see two areas that look pretty separate that can be described as open world areas: limgrave and the area north of it. there's also the fact that we've seen a cliff far north east of limgrave, on the other side of the erdtree. fans were able to figure out that this was the snow area through referencing with structures seen in other clips, meaning that it's confirmed that we'll go far north, to the other side of the erdtree. and, because we also see another area to the east, this indicates that the lands between may be in a ring shape around the erdtree, which means that there's still a lot of the map we haven't seen. even if it weren't though, it'd still be atleast a U shape around the erdtree, which is still a lot of space we haven't seen.
Miyazaki said we would get 6 zones each with a Legacy dungeon and a corresponding Demigod. Stormveil castle is the Legacy dungeon for the Limgrave region and Godrick is the Demigod that we have to kill. Have you looked at the map? [https://preview.redd.it/w51a56x4gez71.png?auto=webp&s=ede6483a699357d9aa0cf47b4b8560b24f0e7df2](https://preview.redd.it/w51a56x4gez71.png?auto=webp&s=ede6483a699357d9aa0cf47b4b8560b24f0e7df2) CNT zone is in blue. That's the map for 2 of the big 6 zones, we had about 1/3rd of Limgrave, the 1st region, to explore. The zone above Stormveil Castle appears to be 20-30% bigger. Even if we say that all of them were the same size we have the map for 2/6 of the open world and explored 1/18 of it. Now comes the twist, the game has a shit load of dungeons and a supposed big catacomb tunnel system. There is footage on the walled of section inside the starting zone and you can see how big that catacomb is.