The Bridge of Eldin is one of the most iconic places in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, because of the battle against King Bulblin and the game's intro. Therefore it's no surprise that this was chosen as a stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The stage also returned in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and of course is part of Ultimate's stage selection like all the other Zelda stages.
In Ultimate, however, it looks very different from before. They put a lot more details into the background and even the bridge itself, which feels very "off" and doesn't look like the original at all. Especially the large part of Hyrule Field to the left, where some of the bigger horse battles take place, is way too hilly and rocky in this version. And the field to the right also looks a lot more accessible, as if everything in the background is something that you could freely explore like in Breath of the Wild, but this wasn't the case in the original game.
Despite the artistic liberties or maybe because of them it still looks quite interesting. You would have expected them to simply go with the visuals of Twilight Princess HD, but instead they make you wonder what could have been, if Tantalus had put more effort into the remaster.
The stage itself always has been very simple overall. It's one big platform that lets you walk off into the blast zones, which can be abused for some easy K.O.s. The center of the stage can be destroyed by King Bulblin and then repaired by a portal, which is a nice nod to how you repair the bridge in Twilight Princess.
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