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Gafemage
10/06/18 10:38:50 PM
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Water is arguably the most maligned type of level in gaming and for good reasons, but every once in a while a game will have a water level that's extremely well-executed.

Some of my picks:
Stage 5 (Demon's Crest)
Dire, Dire Docks (Super Mario 64)
Great Bay Temple (Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask)
Amiss Abyss (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)
Lake Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)

Dire, Dire Docks probably wouldn't make the list if I'd just recently played SM64, but it has a lot of sentimental value for me; possibly my all-time most nostalgic video game level. I'm not even gonna attempt to justify my enjoyment of the Great Bay Temple because I know how much the majority of people who've played MM despise that dungeon.
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Muffinz0rz
10/06/18 10:39:31 PM
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Water Temple (Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
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NepGear462
10/06/18 10:39:34 PM
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Damn those are terrible choices fam
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DarthAragorn
10/06/18 10:39:44 PM
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I will say that I liked Jolly Roger's Lagoon in Banjo Tooie
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catboy0_0
10/06/18 10:39:45 PM
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Water Temple in Ocarina of Time people are just bitching for no reason. It's perfectly fine.
Jabu Jabu's Belly in Oracle of Ages
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Doom_Art
10/06/18 10:40:29 PM
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Great Bay Temple from MM

and

Lakebed Temple from TP

both come to mind

They have pretty cool puzzles and interesting/challenging setups, but weren't a bore/annoyance like the water temple
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Alpha218
10/06/18 10:41:00 PM
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Hydrocity Zone (Sonic 3 & Knuckles/Sonic Mania)
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HyunA
10/06/18 10:41:06 PM
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Super Mario Sunshine (Super Mario Sunshine)
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Muffinz0rz
10/06/18 10:41:12 PM
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DarthAragorn posted...
I will say that I liked Jolly Roger's Lagoon in Banjo Tooie

I did too tbh
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Gafemage
10/06/18 10:41:33 PM
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NepGear462 posted...
Damn those are terrible choices fam

The Demon's Crest & Tropical Freeze picks are pretty much flawless water levels.
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catboy0_0
10/06/18 10:42:20 PM
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Gafemage posted...
The Demon's Crest

DID SOMEONE SAY DEMON'S CREST
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Gafemage
10/06/18 10:43:11 PM
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catboy0_0 posted...
Gafemage posted...
The Demon's Crest

DID SOMEONE SAY DEMON'S CREST

yeah
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catboy0_0
10/06/18 10:43:57 PM
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Gafemage posted...
catboy0_0 posted...
Gafemage posted...
The Demon's Crest

DID SOMEONE SAY DEMON'S CREST

yeah


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Dash_Harber
10/06/18 10:44:21 PM
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I think it's telling that pretty much every game for the past 50 years has had a water level, and people are struggling to come up with more than 5.
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Gafemage
10/06/18 10:44:46 PM
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catboy0_0 posted...
Gafemage posted...
catboy0_0 posted...
Gafemage posted...
The Demon's Crest

DID SOMEONE SAY DEMON'S CREST

yeah


You a fan?
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Damn_Underscore
10/06/18 10:45:25 PM
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Hydrocity Zone
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catboy0_0
10/06/18 10:45:32 PM
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hell yes I might even buy it right now if it's on the Wii U eshop!
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FortuneCookie
10/06/18 10:46:20 PM
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Gafemage posted...
Dire, Dire Docks (Super Mario 64)


Jolly Roger Bay was better. DDD is just kinda empty and is a sure sign that SM64 was rushed to meet the holiday demand.
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Touch
10/06/18 10:46:29 PM
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Here's my list:
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Gafemage
10/06/18 10:46:33 PM
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catboy0_0 posted...
hell yes I might even buy it right now if it's on the Wii U eshop!

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Have you played the other Gargoyle's Quest games?
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catboy0_0
10/06/18 10:46:55 PM
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Touch posted...
Here's my list:

must suck to hate good things
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catboy0_0
10/06/18 10:47:23 PM
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Gafemage posted...


Have you played the other Gargoyle's Quest games?

I was not aware of any others. enlighten me
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ThyCorndog
10/06/18 10:49:25 PM
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catboy0_0
10/06/18 10:50:52 PM
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Wariodorf posted...
catboy0_0 posted...
Gafemage posted...


Have you played the other Gargoyle's Quest games?

I was not aware of any others. enlighten me

The one for the gameboy was pretty kickass

hard to go back to gameboy now in this era if I didn't play it as a kid unfortunately
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Gafemage
10/06/18 10:51:31 PM
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FortuneCookie posted...
Gafemage posted...
Dire, Dire Docks (Super Mario 64)


Jolly Roger Bay was better. DDD is just kinda empty and is a sure sign that SM64 was rushed to meet the holiday demand.

Honestly, the only real reason I like Dire, Dire Docks so much is because the top floors in SM64 were easily my favorite section of the game, and getting that first star in Dire, Dire Docks meant you were just about to reach that point. I also have super fond memories of getting both the metal & invisible power-ups at the same time (IIRC that was the only place in the game where you could do that) and getting sucked into that black void only to end up outside the castle instead of dying.

Oh yeah, there's also the fact that it has the full version of the best song in the game.
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sellerdore
10/06/18 10:53:06 PM
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Metroid Prime trilogy had a couple really immersive ones. Downed Pirate Frigate (Prime 1) and Torvus Bog (Prime 2)
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Gafemage
10/06/18 10:56:38 PM
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@catboy0_0 posted...
Gafemage posted...


Have you played the other Gargoyle's Quest games?

I was not aware of any others. enlighten me

Demon's Crest is actually the third game in a trilogy; it goes:
Gargoyle's Quest (Game Boy) > Gargoyle's Quest II (NES) > Demon's Crest (SNES)

Just like DC, the previous two games have really good graphics for their hardware. I'd say the NES one is the weakest of the three because Firebrand's jumps are really slow, the game has a really lofty difficulty curve, and it lacks the atmosphere of the first & third games.

Gargoyle's Quest 1 is actually pretty good despite being an early GB game. Its difficulty is still a little uneven (the early levels are actually the hardest point in the game) and there's a couple things like random enemy encounters on the world map + levitation being temporary that make it a little tedious at times, but it has a nice gloomy atmosphere to it and the level design is really ambitious for its hardware. I recommend it.
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Tropicalwood
10/06/18 10:57:28 PM
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Water Temple
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catboy0_0
10/06/18 11:09:10 PM
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I'll look into them. Thanks
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MJOLNRVII
10/06/18 11:10:53 PM
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Dash_Harber posted...
I think it's telling that pretty much every game for the past 50 years has had a water level, and people are struggling to come up with more than 5.

Because a lot of them suck. At best they're memorable because of how un-fun they were.
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Dash_Harber
10/06/18 11:11:22 PM
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MJOLNRVII posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
I think it's telling that pretty much every game for the past 50 years has had a water level, and people are struggling to come up with more than 5.

Because a lot of them suck. At best they're memorable because of how un-fun they were.

Yeah ... that's what I just said.
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Sphyx
10/06/18 11:13:04 PM
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I enjoyed most of the water areas in the pre-reboot Tomb Raider games.
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Enderknight17
10/06/18 11:23:14 PM
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Water Dragon Cave - Ancients Domains of Mystery (ADOM). Need water breathing but the reward is worth it.

Water Temple in OoT is great, too.
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Vicious_Dios
10/06/18 11:27:44 PM
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Vectorman: Ocean
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Shotgunnova
10/06/18 11:29:05 PM
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There are some water levels in Jet Force Gemini that were pretty decent.
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Muffinz0rz
10/06/18 11:30:01 PM
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Wave Race 64 (Wave Race 64)
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SuperMedz3
10/06/18 11:32:03 PM
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Sonic water levels
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Cookie Bag
10/06/18 11:38:49 PM
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DarthAragorn posted...
I will say that I liked Jolly Roger's Lagoon in Banjo Tooie

I agree with this, that stage wasn't unbearable at all and was actually fun

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Was that a bear pun...
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Gafemage
10/06/18 11:40:07 PM
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Haven't played Tooie, but Kazooie had the worst goddamn water controls I've ever experienced in a 3D platformer, my word.
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catboy0_0
10/07/18 12:47:06 AM
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Muffinz0rz posted...
Wave Race 64 (Wave Race 64)

haha
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LordMarshal
10/07/18 12:54:10 AM
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Eco the dolphin had one...
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