In Defense of the Water Temple
Ocarina of Time's Water Temple may be the Zelda franchise's most notorious dungeon. Often lampooned for its implementation of the Iron Boots and its dizzying layout, the Water Temple has long been a source of frustration. I recently played through Ocarina of Time again and it turns out, the Water Temple is incredible, even given its anachronistic UI, making it the best dungeon in Ocarina of Time...and maybe in the series...
00:00 Intro
00:42 Complaint 1
01:36 Complaint 2
02:52 Complaint 3
04:04 3D 'upgrades'
04:56 Its Greatness
Music
Chamber of Sages and Water Temple as composed by Koji Kondo
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Eiji Aonuma Interview
https://www.theguardian.com/technolog...
Official Ocarina of Time Player's Guide
https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_...
Iwata Asks Interview
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-...
The Water Temple is Good Article
https://screenrant.com/legend-zelda-o...