Some levels may play around with the concept, like Zants castle, the Wind Fishes Egg and even the Inside of the Moon (The Weird music creeped me out mightily), but none ever capture the pure terror inspiring atmosphere that Ocarina gave us in the Shadow temple. The feeling that death was always looking over your shoulder, that it was only a matter of time, thats an element that should really come back. Anyone agree?
No you are not alone, I would LOVE to see more of the Shadow Temple in any future Zelda game. I am glad I am not alone out there. It was creepy but AWESOME!
It was a very solid temple. The only blunder there is the fact that it took me awhile to get through it although I did enjoy the occational scare or two.
Personally I'm more of a Spirit Temple person. The way they combined a deep puzzle-filled atmosphere and combined the use of Link both young and old was just plain cool! They even kept a quirky boss. The shadow temple was too dreary for me that I got bored.
I get tired of stalfos too ease I guess. And I hated the hands... but the layout was pretty cool =). I liked those spiralling hallways. It had a sort of19th century feel. Do ya think?
I'd like to see some more scary dungeons in future Zelda games. Personally, I think the most creepy one is the moon, if it can be considered a dungeon. It is so surreal. In the heat of battle, you enter a peaceful area of light and harmony with a green tree in the middle. Your worst enemies run around and play like children. I can hardly think of anything more creepy. I don't really remember the music, but the mood and the atmosphere... Creepy.
I just hope the don't make anything like the water temple again.It was hard but I more than welcome them bringing back Shadow Link.
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I think I would say water temples. The water temple in TP wasn't one of my favorites either. In fact, I tend to like Water levels in general. Both in Zelda games, Mario games, Banjo-Kazzoie, Banjo-Tooie and the Kirby game I've played.
I agree with both of WaZelda's posts, the atmosphere in the Moon was creepy, and I dislike the majority of water levels from the games that I've played. And out of curiosity, why does everyone hate the water temple from OoT more than the water temple from MM? I have always felt that the water temple from MM is the harder and more frustrating of the two.
shadow temple also scared the crap out of me but that was the enjoyment of it always wanting to make sure your not leading leink to his sure to be demise
the shadow temple really freaked me out especially the invisible maze with the floormasters. OOT was my first zelda game with floormasters in it so it killed me by sucking the life out of me and from now on I am terrified of them. The twilight dungeon was also kind of freaky in tp specially the floating hands that grabbed the light orb from you and the floors filled with the twilight creatures.
The Shadow Temple was one of my favorite temples in OoT. I just hated the mummies that would make you go rigor mortis - really frustrating. The Wind Fish's egg really wasn't much of a temple. It was really just about 15 sec of walking around before landing in an awesome boss fight (which is still one of my favorites of the series). Funnily enough, there's color in the final scene of the original LA (not the DX). If you play through it on a GBC or GBA, you can see it. The Wind Fish itself is rainbow colored.
[QUOTE="SSCyborg"]I want a water temple as ****ing awesome as Ocarina of Time again.Thewbacca
And by awesome, you mean as infuriatingly difficult and counterintuitive? Even on my 5th playthrough that thing stumps me for like 2 hours. Its still that hard for you? Idk maybe I just have a good memory but I don't get stumped by the water temple in OoT anymore.
I would love another Shadow Temple. It was full and death and was very dark. They need to bring it back. And I loved the Water Temple too. I always love infuriatingly difficult places in games like that. And I liked the music in it. After the first or second time through I could get through it easily.
Shadow temple was a great place, not my favourite, but it was still up there in my top 5 dungeons of all time. the Stalfos battles were tons of fun, the ghost ship was a delights, everything was just so awesome in there.
i meant as far as puzzle solving goes. Remember that little dungeonette thing before the real temple in the Dessert? I think you had to go after the Gerudo Queen or something.
That's it!! I completly forgot about the four carpenters! I remembered the little dungeon, but couldn't remember why we had to go in it. I thought that it was because you had to look for a key or something.
The shadow temple was awesome, although it would be a drag if the entire game was like that. I guess the point is to have variety, and have drastically different dungeons throughout a game. I agree that the Zelda formula could use some fresh ideas . They could possibly do one leaning towards stealth. After all, what are the chances that every single Link throughout the ages happens to have the exact same fighting style? Wouldn't it be cool if you got to play as Links with varying fighting styles and personalities? Not so different that it's not him, but at least they could mix it up a bit.
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