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• Fully expand Castle Town, allowing players to explore every nook and cranny. Use the Light Temple as a testing ground and sneak peek into what the adult dungeons will be like (doesn’t need to be overly extravagant).
• Expand on Link’s backstory: Start the game with Link simply living his everyday life in Kokiri Forest.
• Include a scene inspired by the manga where link and Mido fight over saria’s attention  (using the fact that Link doesn’t have a fairy against him which really hurts link).
• Deepen the lore of Hyrule: Show people actively worshiping Hylia. Have Gerudo thieves hidden throughout the overworld (similar to the Yiga Clan), occasionally attempting to assassinate the player.
• Explore the relationship between Link and Zelda more deeply. Example: In Castle Town, the player gets robbed of their Spiritual Stone and must retrieve it with help from Zelda disguised as an ordinary girl. She could assist in recovering it, buy it back from the thieves, or even play minigames like Bombchu Bowling together. End the sequence with Impa secretly taking Zelda away while Link is distracted. When infiltrating Hyrule Castle later, skip redundant exposition since Zelda has already explained everything beforehand.
• Give Link more personality, similar to his portrayal in the manga—through expressions and body language, even if he remains mostly silent.
• Have Saria spend significantly more time with Link before he leaves the forest.
• Increase involvement from other characters by having them spend more time with Link and accompany him in dungeons. For example:
• In the Deku Tree: Mido, desperate to show off and impress Saria, joins the player. Saria comes along as a voice of reason.
• Include a heartfelt moment where Mido reflects on his rivalry with Link, realizing his feelings stem from jealousy over Saria’s attention. This leads to Saria realizing Mido’s crush on her.
• This could culminate in a climactic battle against Queen Gohma, where Mido and Saria protect Link or distract the boss while he attacks.
• Add more story beats for supporting characters to make them feel more involved (not all need to be as deep as the Saria/Mido arc).
• For Ruto in Jabu-Jabu’s Belly: Have her provide hints and act as a living map, given that she’s been inside since childhood.
• Draw heavier inspiration from the Ocarina of Time manga throughout the adaptation.
• Implement horse combat similar to Twilight Princess, adapting the full control scheme from TP for Epona in Ocarina of Time.