Game Mechanics Potentially interesting concept for Dern

It's been a while since I made a suggestion thread so I thought I'd share an interesting idea for how Dern could work.

I've previously said it would be cool for Dern to take away all of your items and have its own meta, but I have a different, seperate idea that could favour puzzles rather than items.

I was thinking that it could be cool if Dern and the Realm of Light worked like the Light and Dark worlds from TLOZ: LTTP where doing things in one world alters the other and they are basically the same place, with an item that teleports you between the worlds. Using the item would do nothing in the overworld.

This could have awesome potential for puzzles with secret discoveries and stuff, where you have to do one thing in one realm and then do something else in another

One problem in that the Realm of Light would have to have its builds totally revamped a 2nd time, which sucks for the builders but at least it'd add more content for the area

Accessing the Dern beast could require you to do a few puzzles with this mechanic and there would be plenty of eco caves that use the mechanic

NPCs would be mirrored between realms, with the Realm of Light featuring heliolux while maybe Dern has black sans or something


Pros:

• Only one build really needs to be made with minor differences and color palettes changing between worlds
• Incredible quest, puzzle and parkour potential
• Could have some of the best secret discoveries in the game

Cons:

• Could be difficult to program
• There would be lots of places to get stuck in blocks
• The transition between realms could be time consuming and annoying
• Constant teleportation could cause lag

 

tbh this suggestion kinda sounds tribal aggression except longer and more imporant

 

I'm not a fan of the base concept of the idea

 

I personally would like to be able to fight the dern beast. Like maybe you flip over to ROL and call on orphion to help fight with you. Now most likely you would have to have Nexus of Light raid completed in order do this quest, but it's just a thought