>>713027929
Whole world, aesthetic, music choice, etc. etc. were designed together.
Without TOTK's vehicles the game is a much slower burn. Incentivizes you to actually get off your horse and see what's out there in the mountains/forest/canyon/etc.
The machines can be fun to dick around with, but they badly condense the world and make exploration little more than just flying from point a to point b, rather than contenting with the terrain itself.