zelda tears of the kingdom cartridge
@xianc78 >thinks nintendo spent 6 years developing DLC to one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time (30m copies sold)
do you think majora's mask is also just an over-glorified DLC? that one had about 5 years less in the oven and reuses textures, character models, etc. but has its own brand new story, brand new places to explore, and new gameplay mechanics.
totk is exactly the same. originally intended to be DLC, changed to being its own game very early on.