overworld
- noun
- /ˈoʊvərˌwɜrld/
- Jargon
- In the game, players can explore various towns and forests in the overworld before delving into dungeons.
Examples
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With this Orb, I will pillage the Overworld, and all its gold will be ours!
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First is locating one of the few remaining portals, found in hidden strongholds in the overworld, built by the architects.
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The Overworld had saved me, and now I had to try to save it.
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No, the Great Sea itself was meant to be a more interesting, dynamic overworld too.
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Today, we take the Overworld as ours!
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Let's go save the Overworld!
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The Overworld doesn't need you, Henry.
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As long as the Orb stays hidden, the Overworld will be safe.
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The Overworld, the biggest sandbox in the universe, is full of epic tales.
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The Overworld lives on.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overworld is made of over meaning 'above' and world meaning 'place' or 'earth'. So in games it means the main surface area you walk on, the 'above' world, not the hidden or underground places.