The single most confusing thing about this game

[nabby]

The world map transition makes absolutely no sense. Why exactly did I leave the starting area to the east only to randomly end up north West with zero explanation, and then go sort of north to the third zone only to wind up really far east of the first map?! I haven't got past desert World yet but I'm fully expecting to head south West only to pop out in the far north or whatever.

Makes no godamn sense. The rest of the game is fine, but this **** is just too egregious.

[Janthis]

Yeah, I noticed this too. You cross the big bridge to the east and somehow end up in an area northwest of the previous one? The only explanation is that there's some traveling over the world map that isn't shown, since it's not a continuous open world.

[Iskar]

Have you looked at the overview map? The "main road" from Dawnshore to Emerald Stair starts on Dawnshore's northeast, takes a bend and leads northwest to Emerald Stair. There is even a collapsed gatehouse/stairway in Dawnshore's northwest, where Kai comments that this used to be a shorter route to Emeral Stair before it got blocked by huge brambles/mud avalanches/rockfall.

[donut32]

the world map shows major roads connecting each area