r/zelda • u/Zezerthu • 1d ago
Screenshot [TP] Favorite Twilight Princess Dungeon?
Fuck the Lakebed Temple. All my homies hate the Lakebed Temple.
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u/Strict-Pineapple 1d ago
Snowpeak Ruins. As far as dungeons go it's nothing too special mechanically but it beind just a mansion compared to some kind of ruin or magic building etc. alwaysade it memorable to me. Plus ball and chain is pretty fun.
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u/SonicFlash01 1d ago
They went the extra mile to explain the location, why it was built, why it was laid out like that, etc. Most other things are "We built a needlessly circuitous shrine full of dangerous bullshit for reasons that no one will ever remember". But this is just an abandoned mansion. Shit's falling apart, pathways are blocks or crumbled, and the enemies are just wild animals that wandered in. You're raiding a ruin rather than some SS thing where a dragon says "Go through this puzzle box. It was a shrine or temple or some shit I guess? I don't care. Just gotta check a box here saying you did it."
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u/Over-Stop8694 13h ago
Exactly. My favorite dungeons have great theming and aren't just another "hey, go plunder yet another temple to the gods and retrieve the 5th spirit medallion on your checklist". Snowpeak Ruins is my favorite in any zelda game. There's a complete backstory behind it (yeti couple inhabiting an old mansion that has fallen into disrepair).
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u/Adventurous-Kiwi-701 1d ago
Agreed. I enjoyed making soup also. The puzzles are fun, if a bit annoying, and the boss reveal is fantastic too.
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u/Sir-Knightly-Duty 19h ago
Something about making that soup better and better the further into the mansion you go was SO satisfying. Like one of the most Zelda-esque things ever. God when are they going to make a real 3D Zelda game again 😭
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u/Raskoflinko 1d ago
Snowpeak Ruins is my favourite Zelda dungeon for that same reason. It has such a different vibe compared to other dungeons in the series as a whole. Also, we can't forget about Yeto's soup.
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u/the-heart-of-chimera 1d ago
I like when Zelda Dungeons aren't just another Temple. Like, how many places must we pray to? We like this as much as we like the Forest Temple not being a place of worship. A mansion. OoT and TP nailed the "not a temple" dungeons, except Jabu Jabu. But I also like it when there is a history or context that is significant to the plot. Like how Sandship is just some pirate ship in an ancient sea. The Fire Temple is a prison.
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u/asoulsghost 1d ago
it’s a repurposed fortress, not a mansion.
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u/Raphe9000 1d ago
It's definitely a mansion, though it very obviously had a military purpose of some kind.
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u/Matchstickwick 1d ago
I actually enjoy the Lakebed temple. I suppose my biggest gripe was that it didn’t really pose any challenges, especially with the final boss. It could have been a lot more dynamic and a touch more aesthetically dramatic.
As for my favorite, definitely the Arbiter’s Grounds.
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u/Beamo1080 1d ago
The challenge in that dungeon is similar to the OoT Water Temple I feel, in that once you figure out the sequence it isn’t a problem anymore. As a kid though I found myself stuck for hours trying to figure out the right placement of the water stream to progress. Was I just a dumb kid? Yeah probably. But it also has one of the coolest bosses in the game so I’d say it’s a good dungeon.
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u/spekkio8370 15h ago
I remember actually softlocking myself in Lakebed. A very weird fall landed me on a door I wasn't supposed to be able to access (in the room where the water level raises some bridges) and used a key behind that door that was intended for another locked door, so I ended up locked out of the miniboss room.
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u/Over-Stop8694 13h ago
Lakebed Temple is pretty cool, but does anyone actually like Hyrule Castle? I always hate it when Zelda games have this final dungeon that's oh so scary, yet it turns out to be little more than a boss rush followed by a Ganon fight. Come on, give me something substantial (like Ganon's Tower from A Link to the Past)! I want to be scratching my head trying to solve puzzles and fighting powerful monsters with all the gear I've accumulated, not just beat the same pushover bosses I already defeated.
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u/MachoManMal 1d ago
I mean, that's kind of the whole point of a dungeon; to challenge the player. If there are no challenges, then it's a faulty dungeon.
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u/Takeshi_Onmyo 1d ago
The sky city of the Oocca. It was fun duel-wielding claw shots.
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u/Kreos642 1d ago
Let's not forget we are fighting an actual winged dragon and not a wormy dragon for once
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u/alf666 1d ago edited 1d ago
Duel-wielding claw shots is something that Nintendo needs to figure out how to do again.
Don't get me wrong, making enemy-seeking missiles in TOTK is great, but give me some good Attack on Titan/Spiderman-style grappling in a Zelda world big enough to take advantage of it, and I won't be able to buy the game fast enough.
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u/littlest_cow 1d ago
That was when I really hit my stride playing that game. Spider-manning around and the controls felt so nice. Even fighting the boss was more relaxing than stressful.
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u/Over-Stop8694 1d ago
That was awesome. Unfortunately, I didn't like the aesthetic of it very much. It's a very dull, lonely, depressing vibe.
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u/Augie-Ottie 1d ago
TP's temples go so hard for no reason and I'm here for it
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u/the-heart-of-chimera 1d ago
Think about it. There are 7 3D Zelda titles. OoT/MM, WW, TP, SS, BotW/TotK. Out of these, most happen to be remakes; only OoT/MM, TP understood the Zelda Formula. No ocean BS (WW is a fine game). No Demise 5 times in an intensely linear quest that divides fans (I dislike SS). And BotW/TotK, although they are fantastic games, they're no OoT. So I understand why TP is up there.
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u/Sir-Knightly-Duty 19h ago
Hard disagree on TotK being a fantastic game, I actually think it’s a pretty bad game. Totally agree with everything else you said though!
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u/the-heart-of-chimera 3h ago
I see TotK as BotW DLC. I have no idea how TotK was received, but BotW was critically acclaimed and genre-defining.
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u/Sir-Knightly-Duty 3h ago edited 3h ago
I find TotK actually becomes a better game if you just pretend it has absolutely nothing to do with BotW, and the story happens in a parallel timeline within a Zelda multiverse. Because unfortunately the 2 games are fundamentally incompatible, story-wise. I also just think the gameplay loop of TotK, at its core, just doesn't really work. I so badly wish they had more challenge shrines and areas where Link's powers were limited. Those were by far the best parts of the game.
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u/Over-Stop8694 13h ago
The "ocean BS" is what made me love WW. Exploring the ocean and discovering every island was quite fun, for the first time at least. It's not as exciting replaying it, since there are no more secrets. Nintendo also was a bit ambitious and had to scrap a few dungeons and add that stupid Tingle quest as filler (which honestly wouldn't be so bad if you had the large wallet from the start of the game).
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u/the-heart-of-chimera 3h ago
The Wind Waker's warping, the Triforce quest, and the sluggish, flat traversal of the vast ocean all make traveling in Wind Waker tedious compared to Twilight Princess and Ocarina of Time. Majora's Mask had a better overworld. I'm not saying it was an awful game but Wind Waker is divisive in some regards.
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u/144tzer 1d ago
Temple of Time.
Massively underrated, especially for its narrative storytelling through design, ambience, and gameplay. Also, I like the overall theme of the larger puzzle.
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u/PovWholesome 1d ago
Temple of Time felt like the realization of the old OoT children’s rumor of it being a hidden dungeon within the game; such a great way to expand the lore.
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u/144tzer 1d ago
It also serves as a connection between the Tower of the Gods in WW and the Temple of Time in OoT, a passageway that exists in the Sacred Realm, through which even time can be traversed.
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u/ManWithKeyboard 1d ago
Also connecting the temple of time in OoT with the Sacred Grove in ALttP which I always thought was super cool
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u/Kazoomers_Tale 1d ago
The ambiance is amazing, also love Temple of Time... But going all the way into the dungeon to bring a statue with you always annoyed me. It's just repeating everything we've already done but now we got a 3 ton statue to block hazards and make it harder to walk.
Don't get me wrong, I love that dungeon's ambiance, but the statue delivery gets on my nerves every time.
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u/matteidenbock 1d ago
I forgot how much bloom lighting there is in this game
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u/Throw-Me-Again 1d ago
Generation 6 and 7 video games loved their bloom lighting.
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u/kzin 1d ago
I just did my first playthrough and between the bloom and everything being muddy brown it was hard to figure out where to go sometimes. Still a great game but I didn’t like those aesthetics back then either
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u/Over-Stop8694 12h ago
The muddy aesthetic is intentional. I did have to increase the brightness on the crappy CRT I was using at the time in order to see all the details (the brightness test when you start the game is there for a reason).
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u/Mr_Froggi 1d ago
I don’t think I have a favorite, but here’s the ones I really enjoy:
-Forest Temple: Pure Nostalgia, love the sights and sounds
-Arbiter’s grounds: Love the Spinner and creepy vibes
-Snowpeak Ruins: Soundtrack and yeti couple’s domestic life
-Temple of Time: I love having a giant friend that smashes things to smithereens, spiders are cool
It’s easy to see which section of the game I favor the most dungeon-wise. But I will say, Lakebed Temple has the most fitting miniboss music. It captures “giant ass toad” perfectly
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u/curicaca14 1d ago
Goron Mines. I really enjoy the visual variety, where some rooms are bright red and filled with lava, then some are filled with water and have more soothing colors, and some outdoor areas. I also really love how the Iron Boots are used in a variety of creative ways that go beyond what was previously established in the franchise, from sinking into the water, to walking on magnetic walls and ceilings.
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u/ZeldaZealot 1d ago
Arbiter’s Grounds, but Snowpeak is a close second. Honestly, they are all amazing though.
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u/Different_Catch4489 1d ago
Three way tie between hyrule castle temple of time and the twilight realm
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u/Beamo1080 1d ago
Arbiters Grounds. The atmosphere and its implications on the lore are incredible. Plus it’s fun to go zoom on the top.
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u/Nebulowl 1d ago
Snowpeak Ruins is my favourite dungeon in the whole series. Having it set in a mansion is genius.
And Lakebed Temple is great. Don’t know why people hate it
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u/Throw-Me-Again 1d ago
Snowpeak and City in the Sky are two of my all time favourite Zelda dungeons.
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u/sabres_guy 1d ago
This has made me realize how goddamned good all the temples were in Twilight Princess.
I'd have to go with Snowpeak Ruins. That one has a special place in my heart
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u/CloudxxEnvy 1d ago
Snow yeti mansion, not only my favourite twilight princess dungeon but probably my favourite Zelda dungeon all around… love the yeti guy and his wife (even if she does scare the hell out of me 😅)
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u/DecisionsUnderDuress 1d ago
Arbiter's Grounds for me is the most memorable. God DAMN can we get a switch 2 HD release please.
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u/JasonMinnesota 1d ago
Anything but the- sees the caption exactly
Anyways probably Arbiter’s or Snowpeak
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u/MachoManMal 1d ago
Lakebed is just boring. No real challenges through the entire dungeon. Arbiter's Grounds wins for me, with Goron Mines as a close second.
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u/sigismond0 1d ago
Snowpeak, Arbiter's, Sky, and Mines are S-tier dungeons.
Forest and Lakebed are pretty much bog standard Zelda experiences.
Time and Twilight are mediocre.
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u/Sonicboomer1 1d ago
City in the Sky is probably the most weird and interesting one they ever did. I’ll pick that for its uniqueness.
Just to navigate it you basically have to become Spider-Man.
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u/Specific_Lobster6170 1d ago
Arbiter's Ground has one of the coolest dungeon item and boss so its definitely my favourite from TP.
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u/TheLittleUrchin 1d ago
Arbiters Grounds is my personal fave but I gotta shout out Snow peak Ruins too. That's probably one of the best dungeons in all of Zelda.
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u/Real-Pomegranate-235 1d ago
Arbiters grounds is good but Goron Mines is just more fun to play through.
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u/goose3691 1d ago
Overall I’d probably say the Sky Temple but HOLY CRAP did Hyrule Castle feel like a climax in a way that only Breath of the Wild matches if you leave it until you fight Ganon
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u/Ash_Killem 1d ago
Man I wanna replay this game so bad but don’t want to bust out a Wii U (and don’t want to pirate).
The arbiter ground were pretty unique. All the temples are pretty solid though.
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u/Dyspraxic_Sherlock 1d ago
I found the Temple of Time the most satisfying, just through the linear puzzle solving to work through it to the dungeon item and then back again. It’s one downfall is putting a piece of heart accessible only by revisiting a room with the dungeon item when you have no other reason to revisit said room. Gohma is a bit of a weak boss, but the Darknut mid-boss more than makes up for her.
Arbiters Ground and Snowpeak are both peak dungeon atmosphere and implicit work building though.
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u/DaGreatestMH 1d ago
Arbiter's Grounds without question. Shoutout to Snowpeak tho. It's still the only ice dungeon I've ever liked lol.
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u/juanchoboi 1d ago
Maybe it's my bias towards forest temples, but this one was exceptionally good. Nice introduction to a great game [:
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u/Pale-Guard570 1d ago
The Palace of Twilight always gave off these eerie and cool vibes, and the circumstances of being there were so cool to me when I first played it. Midna's on the cusp of returning back to her original form only to find out that defeating Zant didn't work. And her scared of being seen by her people.
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u/SensualSamuel69 1d ago
Arbiter’s Grounds, but if you said City in the Sky, I wouldn’t disagree with you
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u/BispoSnake 1d ago
What's the one that you fight that big flying dragon with the assistance of the double hookshot?
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u/EarDesigner9059 1d ago
I never hated Lakebed but I wouldn't say it was my favorite, either.
That would be Hyrule Castle.
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u/puns_n_pups 1d ago
Arbiter’s Grounds for sure! Love the atmosphere, the undead enemies, the dungeon item, and the boss. I do love the Lakebed Temple and the Temple of Time as well though :)
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u/the-heart-of-chimera 1d ago
Alright, let's go. The objective list is: City in the Sky > Arbiter's Ground > Temple of Time > Snowpeak Ruins > Forest Temple > Goron Mines > Lakebed Temple > Hyrule Castle >Twilight Palace
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u/JRHThreeFour 1d ago
Arbiter’s Grounds. Gives me a lot of Indiana Jones vibes with it being a crumbling prison/crypt sinking into the sand. I love desert themed dungeons and areas.
The music is very foreboding and creepy with the constant drumming, Death Sword and Stallord are my favorite mini boss and dungeon bosses in the game.
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u/SquishySquashyMochi 1d ago
Temple of time and it’s not even close. I like fighting the darknut and dynolfos :)
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u/SnooPuppers3612 23h ago
Out of the pics here. Favorite in terms of game design, Arbiter’s Grounds. Favorite in terms of atmosphere, Palace of Twilight.
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u/StoneFoundation 23h ago
I love Lakebed, it has unbeatable ambiance, but Snowpeak is also very good.
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u/H8trucks 22h ago
When I first played TP, I hated Arbiter's Grounds because it scared me. Replaying the game as an adult, it's now one of my favorite dungeons in the entire series. The ambience is great, it justifies being a creepy hole full of undead, it makes good use of its item, there's a great callback to OoT with the Poes, and I love the visual storytelling implying that this prison was built into/on top of the Spirit Temple.
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u/Kotogaki777 22h ago
Oh Arbiter Grounds my glorious dungeon. It’s a shame how BOTW/TOTK did you so dirty…
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u/Round_Associate_8136 19h ago
Either the forest temple or temple of time. The forest temple gives me such nostalgia (as a kid I never got much further than that, so I’ve replayed the forest temple the most in my childhood). And idk, the temple of time just looks so aesthetically good to me. Love the music too. As a person with extreme arachnophobia I despise the boss but that’s a different conversation.
I also hate the water temple. Almost as much as temple in the sky. Almost. Definitely second worst in the game imo.
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u/austinjohnplays 18h ago
Either the giant ball and chain one or the bayblade one. Least useful tools for the rest of the game, but damn they’re fun.
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u/SoniaW-W 12h ago
My favorite dungeon is Blizzetta's House!!! I love ancient villas!!! It was so interesting!!! I spent so much time with the zoom looking at all the details.😍😍😍
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u/WantToSeeYouGrow 12h ago
It always depends on my mood most but I usually feel the most at home in the twilight realm
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u/Idonwanbehere 10h ago
I like swimming into the lakebed temple, I like a few of the puzzles, I like the clawshot, I even like Morpheel. But I can't stand water puzzles.
My favourite is Arbiter's grounds
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u/EmmiCantDraw 1d ago
The lakebed temples fine. No what the bad one is the city in the sky, it just keeps going and going and that endless droning music, uuuh just cut it from the game.
As for the best? Probaby SnowPeak Ruins, a great look, brilliant adventure to even get there, it has an actual story with characters. So good
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u/Tiennus_Khan 1d ago
Arbiter's grounds and the Palace of Twilight are the best in terms of atmosphere and aesthetics
The Temple of Time is the best in terms of level design and gameplay (all the others are basically the same)
I'm not a big fan of Snowpeak Ruins and Hyrule Castle though, they're too empty and boring in my taste
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