About the whole 'new items in TP not being used much' issue: I'd prefer more dungeons (where the items are used excellently) to less dungeons and less cool items. If they have to sacrifice 'game design' in the new items to give us more fun dungeons (and boss fights!), then so be it. Consequently though, yeah, the overworld sucked and the dungeons were the only things to look forward to.
Loving Skyward Sword's overworld though. I have a special place in my heart for Wind Waker and seeing an overworld resembling its own excites me.
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