The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild features four Divine Beasts, which are mechanized dungeons that Link can tackle in any order - although some sequences may be better than others. In Botw's backstory, the Divine Beasts were used during a battle with Ganon 100 years prior to the game's setting. Each Divine Beast watches over one of Hyrule's major settlements and was once piloted by a celebrated champion. Link is tasked with regaining control of the corrupted beasts in Botw so that they can come to his aid in his eventual rematch against Ganon.

Although both Divine Beasts and the later Totk temples are missing classic Zelda dungeon features, players still leave each of Botw's Divine Beasts with new items, equipment, and abilities. These features help immensely with combat and traversal, encouraging players to spend downtime between dungeons exploring. While there may seem to be an intuitive order once...