30 day Zelda challenge day 25: Overworld and game structure

Today is about the overworlds that connect all the Zelda games content together, as well as how you prefer the games to be structured over all. For today: What are your favorite and least favorite overworlds, and how do you weigh it compared to dungeons? Do you like your Zelda to offer more guided lock-and-key styled progression or total freedom?

Bonus prompt: Favorite 2D overworld specifically

Extra Bonus prompt: Any things that should specifically be in dungeons/towns but not overworlds, and what Zeldas got that right/wrong?

Child Timeline Prompt: Any things that should specifically be in overworlds but not dungeons/towns, and what Zeldas got that right/wrong?