Every Majora's Mask Dungeon RANKED
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is more well known for its sidequests than its dungeons, but that doesn't stop them from being some of the most interesting in franchise history. Each dungeon brings something special to Majora's mask, and although they are small in number, they are big in personality. In this video, I will look at each dungeon to see which is worst and which is best, but please let me know what you think!
What is the best dungeon in Majora's Mask? Do you agree with my order or feel I didn't give your favorite dungeon enough respect? Let me know in the comments below!
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0:00 Intro
1:02 #4
5:28 #3
9:26 #2
13:59 #1
18:21 Outro
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I like how you basically just listed the dungeons in order
They do get better as u play so
I like how your top comment basically spoiled the video
@@jamesbohnenkamp778 saved me from being wasting my time just to be disappointed that it's just the dungeons in order
Alternate video title: Majora’s Mask Wonderfully Crafts Progressive Dungeon Design
haha welp
Snowhead seems to be based on what's called a Cryovolcano. These bizarre reversals of the standard volcano erupt volatiles like water or methane into the air at or below their freezing point, such that it condenses to a solid when it returns to the surface as snow. The only problem? Cryovolcanoes don't tend to happen on earth, and are naturally filled with water instead of magma. I assume someone at Nintendo heard about it, thought the juxtaposition was interesting, and designed a snow/fire temple combo to match
Very interesting, I've never heard of Cryovolcano before, thanks for the explanation!
@@MrDrBoi keep in mind, I'm just speculating based on the design and the way the temple seems to impact it's environment. Someone who worked on the game would know more about the theming, but it is an interesting parallel
It's not the only dungeon this way. The Ice Ruins from ALBW are also revealed to be an Ice dungeon on top of a sleeping volcano, Lorule's Death Mountain being frozen. (though it's more aesthetic than anything).
I think it's more likely that, given the game only has 4 dungeons, they just combined the trope of a fiery volcanic mountain, and an icy snow-covered mountain into one area, rather than separate those two environmental tropes out into 2 distinct areas.
Wouldn't it be safer to say that it's just a mountain? Mountains in the cold aren't fantastic elements, and Snowhead doesn't erupt, it's a Goron breathing.
I've always considered MM to basically have 9 dungeons. The challenge to even enter each dungeon is often similar to the dungeon itself. Especially in the case of ikana.
Also note that you're always unlocking new 'dungeon' items before entering the dungeon proper. A bottle (and deku mask) before woodfall, Lens of truth and Goron mask for snowhead, hookshot and zora mask for great bay, and multiple masks as well as mirror shield for ikana.
This really makes each zone feel like a dungeon itself before you ever enter the 'dungeon'.
Assuming you are referring to The Moon, Deku Palace, Pirate's Fortress, Ikana Castle, and the four dungeons, what's your 9th one?
@@MrDrBoi I'm referring to each 'zone' as one, each 'dungeon' as one. as well as the moon.
Swamp, mountains, ocean, canyon. Each has several challenges to complete and items to obtain before you can enter their dungeons. This makes the zones feel like dungeons themselves, especially the canyon since it ends with a boss battle.
@@MrDrBoiI would add the well as the nineth one. It's kinda sad that the mountains don't have a mid dungeon area...
Skyward Sword does that too, I really enjoy that type of level design
There was something incredibly ethereal about Stone Tower. Not only was it a stunning place, it was also offering the bit of challenge I was yearning for.
One of my favorite atmospheres in a Zelda!
I’m tapping out I’m trying to understand have been stuck on stone tower for almost a year
Stone temple has the most iconic music out of all the Zelda games I have played to date for me… decades after playing Major’s mask I still remember bits and pieces of that sound track and would just randomly hum it out while doing other stuff…
It's always stuck in my head for days and days after I've beaten it.
A few weeks ago I was at my parents kitchen watching a video by Save Data in which Stone tower temple music is analyzed. An hour later I walked into my dad who was in the living room watching tv and he asked me if I was listening to Zelda music. This guy was minding his own business, subconsciously heard the different dissected parts of the song through the sound of the tv, across another room, and he remembered it was from a game I haven't played in fifteen years. I am quite sure that he cannot have seen me playing through that dungeon more than twice a bunch of years ago. And he is not the kind of guy who would be looking through the internet for "that crazy song from the videogame my kids use to play". And yet he remembered it. It totally blew my brain.
Stone Tower Temple is my favorite dungeon from all the Zelda Franchise
Great bay may honestly be one of the few water levels in zelda I look forward to playing. The music is perfect for this dungeon. I do have mix feelings on the boss but overall my favor water level. :)
I'd take water temple over great bay any day.
@@Teh_Random_Canadian Outside the mid-boss and the music I don't normally like running the water temple. Just don't like having to remember all the keys locations. Great bay I just need to remember the bosses are on the bottom layer and the rest is straight forward. There is the collecting the fairies part but that's optional really.
When I played this game when I was young, I always looked forward to great bay. I was very surprised to hear years later that I was in the minority
@@bluegrass326Collecting the fairies does make the game a lot easier.
Snowhead music is pretty cool to me. The industrial sounds fit the theme well for Gorons and those chimes fit the snowy theme
Stone Tower Temple music is the best dungeon music in all of Zelda ❤️
the journey and experience of getting to the spirit temple is a feeling that no one can forget. such a thrill thinking it
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Stone Tower Temples music is something else when you really look at it. I like that dungeon a lot.
Definitely one of my favorite Zelda dungeon themes!
Great list! I really love the aesthetic of all the dungeons. So much of this game's side content that actually builds the world almost does all the heavy lifting for the dungeons, imo. The Hideout, the water racing, Ikana Valley, the goron racing and melting plotline, all so good.
I honestly didn’t expect Woodfall Temple to be the lowest ranking dungeon considering the popular opinion of Great Bay. But I was more surprised to find myself agreeing with most points:
1. It’s the shortest dungeon
2. The Deku Mask is overused
3. Odolwa is the easiest boss
These are great points worth their own discussions in terms of difficulty and gameplay design. If fans can understand the complexity of game designs, community discourse would be far more educational!
Stone tower is my favourite dungeon in the game tbh. putting the horribly tedious climb to get to it aside(which for some unknown reason wasn’t fixed in the remake despite the over correction course GREZZO went on) the actual dungeon itself is well done and extremely fun to do
Unremarkable? Snowbead’s music is atmospheric and takes a minimalistic approach to make you feel lost and freezing in my opinion
Solid narration for one of my favorite games ☺️ looking forward to watching some of your other videos.
Honestly, I didn’t even know you could knock out portion of the Snowhead ice pillar until one of the most recent times I played it on DS. I had always just made a leap from the top of the pillar to reach the last areas I needed to get to.
That's wild, can't imagine beating Snowhead without doing that.
@@MrDrBoi you just have to chuck bombs with the right timing to blow up the big snow piles; then jump at an angle, with the bunny mask.
Just played it for the first time in 8 years, and same. (Except I played the N64 version.)
I had no idea about the Snowhead ice pillars either, I just assumed you had to make that super tight jump onto the bridge-like thing with all the huge snowballs.
Snowhead Temple may be a bit of a let down but after clearing it for the first time you can face Goht again on day 1 to bring spring to the mountain and as a result you can upgrade the kokiri sword to the gilded sword in a single cycle of three days and have it for the rest of the game.
Stone Tower Temple - why am I the only person who found playing that statue song to make Deku, Goron, Zora statues to put on buttons really tedious? Been a while since I played the game but I remember having to do that more than once in the dungeon
I mean... The dude in the video did say that the biggest and most jarring con with Stone Tower Temple is having to play that Statue Song waaaayyy too many times. He even points out how the game kinda foreshadows this tedious BS by having you play it roughly 9x (3x minimum) to even get to the dungeon's entrance.
@@blueberrymcphuckerson9821
True.
I'd love to see a gravity temple in Zelda where most rooms are cube shaped, and gravity can be altered in 6 directions.
Imagine a boss that is always on the ceiling no matter how you orient gravity, and the only way to attack it is to reverse gravity then strike the boss when you cross paths in the middle!
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Very good ranking. I mostly agree with the analysis and placement. Mine would be similar, except I would probably place Great Bay above Stone Tower. I both adore and despise the Stone Tower Temple at the same time. With many of the most powerful enemies in the game, wind water and fire-themed sections, and light bending puzzles using the Mirror Shield, the Stone Tower Temple challenges the player in nearly every way possible. I absolutely hate how tedious it is to repeatedly play the Elegy of Emptiness, though. It doesn't hurt my enjoyment of the dungeon too much, but it is one of the very few things in any Zelda game that tangibly annoys me. As for Great Bay, I love absolutely everything about it, from its unique style and aesthetic to its engaging gameplay. I greatly enjoy navigating the twisting and punishing water currents that propel you through the temple's depths, and jumping across all of the machinery and moving parts in the temple. The central valve room that controls the direction of the current and the ways in which many machines move is one of the most clever and fun mechanics in any Zelda game, in my opinion. One theme that always stands out to me is the way that the dungeon makes you use both fire and ice arrows together in many creative ways. I'm one of those weirdos who loves water dungeons the most, and Great Bay is definitely my favorite of the bunch.
There was a point where I did have Great Bay in the top spot, mainly because I also hate the elegy of emptiness. I obviously wound up changing my mind, but Great Bay is definitely a great and vastly underrated dungeon.
Elegy of Emptiness: * exists *
Majora's Mask: "That's a real popular song! Who wants to hear of it 50 times more?!"
This is has to be one of those things that got overlooked because of a time crunch cause otherwise idk what they were thinking lol
"Stave it off, 1-2-3, and now you can shed your SKIN!"
This was pretty in depth analysis. Hadnt considered all the elements that go into making a great dungeon.
I'd rank them the same way. Interesting that it's in the order they appear
I'm curious if you have any thoughts on the 3Ds version addressing some of the tedious aspects you pointed out (elegy of emptiness, repeated cutscenes). I haven't played it myself but I remember reading that they changed some of these things
On the subject of snow head, it is a Mountain, and the bottom of the dungeon is the base of the Mountain, it makes sense for lava to be in the base of a mountain.
Really like your lists, and have been replaying MM on NSO for the 100th time, and would say I would rank the levels the same way. Getting to Woodfall always just felt like an extension to the prologue, so the trip to get there drags on, and then of course the level itself is pretty easy. Snowhead gives you a little more excitement on the journey to it, and then the level itself has different paths and some "extra" places for the stray fairies to be. Great Bay and Stone Tower both have longer journeys with (just as good) mini dungeons both required to get to the actual dungeon itself.
My ranking:
1) Stone tower
2) Snowhead
3) Woodfall
4) Great bay
Would be cool to include the moon, pirates fortress, and ikana castle. They’re like mini dungeons but still cool
So basically worst to best is just playing the dungeons in order. That's actually a good thing as it means the game just gets better as you go on.
That's why Majora's Mask is the GOAT
Very good list, and completely agree! I'm always glad when people appreciate what dungeons like Water Temple and Great Bay Temple are trying to do, rather than jumping on the hate bandwagon.
Even if dungeons have flaws I'm a believer that they all usually have positive qualities worth praising.
YOOOO YOU RELEASED THE THING!
Ancient Castle of Ikana is a dungeon. It's a closed off area with puzzles and a boss at the end.
Great Bay at first is confusing and overwhelming but once you know it, it's straightforward. But the fish boss is the hardest boss in Zelda period. I have rocked him a few times, but everytime there's extreme pressure and I'm giving my all. I've had him go through my fairies many times. Yet also beat him without one fairy. I enjoy this game because of its difficulty. So I look forward to that now. That being said, Goht is really fun. In the N64 version that is
Gyorg is really easy if you master the "dolphin jump", where after electrocuting him underwater, you quickly swim up to the surface and try and leap out of the water onto the platform. If you try and slowly climb onto the platform he'll just eat you.
I've never played this game all the way through. I've only ever seen someone dispatch Twinmold using arrows. Once I saw someone use what I assume was the dev intended method and use the Giant Mask to grow big and have a wrestling match with Twinmold I went "This dungeon is PEAK!"
A Zelda Dungeons ranking that doesn't go the easy way to put Great Bay Temple as last place because "confusing I can't follow colors and hate water"? Based ranking.
I've honestly never thought Great Bay was confusing and always had a good time with it
Lol thank you for pronouncing Gyorg correctly
Too many times have I heard people say Guy-Org
I remember beating this when it was brand new. I was 12. Remember collecting all the masks for the fierce diety mask.
Fierce Deity the GOAT
I love snowheadtemple, but as you said, they could have designed it a lot icyer. Many rooms look kinda boring in their design...
Stone Tower Temple is one of my favorite Zelda dungeons
Majora has BY FAR the highest average dungeon quality in the whole series. It's not close at all.
With 3 dungeons I'd consider contenders for #1 in the whole series and a 4th that's still way above average, it's just unbelievable they made such an incredible game in 1 year
Yeah, I'm not sure another game has four dungeons in it that could match MM's four.
My favorite aspect of MM was the exploration and collection of needed items before you even got to the temples really. It was different compared to the normal formula of ones I had played previously and I loved it.
That's definitely one of my favorite aspects of MM as well. The Deku Palace, Pirate's Fortress, ect. are all awesome areas to explore.
I am surprised you didn't count Ikana castle on this list as a 5th dungeon or like an honorable mention. However stone tower is unsettling its as if you are climbing to the heavens because of the dead souls link holds in the masks
I definitely agree with this ranking, though I do disagree with a few specific opinions about some of them. I personally love Snowhead’s music. Although it’s a simple track, it’s very atmospheric. Plus, it contains some of Ice Cavern. I do agree it’s aesthetic isn’t the best, but still a great dungeon. I’ve always loved Great Bay Temple. I just adore it’s creative puzzles, (including the seesaw puzzle even though I understand your annoyance with it) and its unique setting. It’s my second favorite in the series after Stone Tower Temple.
I feel that, I think I could have used a different word or been more clear in the video when I said Snowhead's music was unremarkable, because I actually do think it is a good fit for the dungeon. I was more referring to the fact that it isn't really all that catchy and it isn't something I'd find myself humming like I would with the other dungeon themes.
Definitely agree with your rankings! Depending on my mood I might swap Snowhead and Woodfall from one playthrough to the next, but every dugeoning in this game is wonderful. I just replayed the N64 version and have concluded that this game will always hold up.
They really are all so good!
I never had a problem with the water dungeon being confusing. it's top, bottom, reverse, top, bottom, boss. And even if you don't know which of the two ways you have to pick from, you'll quickly find out that you can't progress with the wrong one. Aside from the waterfall that turns the waterwheel, none of the waterfall things need to change state more than once. The seasaws can all be done with one fire arrow each and you get everything in that room as a result. you only need to refreeze them if you jump off.
On the other hand I was stuck on snowhead because I simply didn't know that you can punch those ice slices. Maybe that's just me though.
I find it relatively straightforward nowadays, but as a kid, I definitely struggled with Great Bay. It's a dungeon that rewards you for being observant, which I was not when I was young lol.
@@MrDrBoi Well when I went into the ice temple in ALttP I ran around in circles for a long time. I was 8 at the time, so I guess that one was just a bit too much for me at the time. Now it's straight forward to me as well.
1. Woodfall Temple
2. Stone Tower Temple
3. Great Bay Temple
4. Ikana Castle
5. Snowhead Temple
6. The Moon
I completely agree with your list. The dungeons get progressively better.
I wish every Zelda dungeon was like that tbh
Great vid! I agree with all that you said of the dungeons. I much prefer MM over OOT due to its exploration of characters through its many side quests. I would love to hear your thoughts and rank MM's side quests at some point.
Can’t wait for wind waker, twilight princess and skyward sword and link between worlds.
Personally, I never understood the hate for the water Temple. The first time as a child, took me close to 2 slow ingame days but I was quick to realize that a lot of that was my own fault. It's very linear and there even is a pipe to guide you the entire way. And overall, it's just go into two rooms, swap water direction, go into another 2 rooms. With only one extra side room.
I imagine for a lot of people it got confusing once they got sucked into a current they didn't mean to swim into, because they couldn't remember where they had already been. That said, I agree that once you realize that the pipes are your guide, it is fairly straightforward.
This is my favorite game of all time. And I've pretty much 100% it three times.
The only dungeon I had any issue w/ was Great Bay. It makes all other water temples look like a Clocktown minigame🙄🤬😫
I was going to be upset if Great Bay was considered worse than Snowhead. You're a man of taste and keen observation
It's close, but gotta give the edge to Great Bay!
Snowhead temple has lava I think because the mountain is a dormant volcano.
Great Bay temple is the main reason I've only beaten this game maybe twice. It's too complicated to be satisfying. I just used a walkthrough last time.
I like Woodfall yet love the other three dungeons, even considering going after all the stray fairies. Lots of people compare Great Bay Temple to the Water Temple in OoT, but I don't think it's nearly as bad. For sure Water Temple is the one real sore spot in OoT, just as the Lake Bed Temple is the sore spot in Twilight Princess. I think my ranking in MM from least best to best would be Woodfall, Great Bay, Snowhead, and Stone Tower.
Agreed, Great Bay definitely gets too much hate!
Snowhead for me is the funnest dungeon. I much prefer stone tower temple over the headache that is great bay.
One of my top 3 games of all time. Masterpiece.
Agreed, top 3 for sure
I would flip Great Bay and Woodfall personally, the theme of moving the water around through the pipes and aesthetics of the place are neat, but it's just way too tedious and annoying to actually go though, for me, anyway. I'd be interested in a ranking of the...I guess sub dungeons? that the game has, like the skultulla houses, pirate fortress, etc.
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My personal list would be:
#4 Great Bay: I really don't like the design and concept, even though the Zora transformation itself is really cool. The temple isn't confusing anymore as a grown-up, but I still don't really like the whole going up and down in circles, idk. I think this one is worse than the OoT water temple people usually hate even more.
#3 Snowhead: Another case where the temple is not nearly as cool as the transformation for it. Similar to the great bay temple it ends up just being a lot of running up and down
#2 Woodfall: Might be some nostalgia cause it's the first one, but I just really dig the vibe of this one. There wasn't a lot going on yet in terms of items and masks we have at that early stage, but despite that the atmosphere and design of this dungeon is very much up my alley. Ironically the deku is my least favourite transformation / form haha
#1 Stone temple: I think barely anyone can argue that this dungeon is the GOAT. It messed me up good as a kid. I remember after many fails I eventually asked a friend for help haha. In terms of vibe and how much I like the design / style of the temple itself, this one may be below the Woodfall temple for me personally, but it has SO much to offer in terms of puzzles etc! It even comes with a mini temple that you have to do to gain access. The mini temple might actually be number 1 on my list, if I counted it! Plus Ikana Valley is undoubtedly my favourite region! In more sense than one this whole region and it's temple(s) are just a perfect culmination of everything majora's mask stands for and why I absolutely love it!
Stone Temple is the GOAT for sure!
I love all the Zelda games but I've tried playing this one multiple times and gave up shortly after the 1st dungeon. The 3 day thing and journal tasks just got too boring and tedious for me and I could never finish it. Could never figure out how to get to the 2nd dungeon.
That's a shame, but I get it, Majora's Mask definitely isn't for everyone!
Personally, I'd rank them like this:
1-) Stone Tower
2-) Snowhead
3-) Woodfall
4-) Great Bay
Just my opinion
Definitely agree with this list!
I actually like woodfall temple the most. Idk why. Just good aesthetics.
Even though I ranked it last, I'm still a big fan of Woodfall. Definitely always gets me excited when I start a new file Majora's Mask.
The Great Bay Temple is really underrated. It almost feels like the developers tried to compensate for how slow and tedious OOT's Water Temple was by making a dungeon where you can quickly zip around in the Zora form, versus slowly trudging around in the Iron Boots. Also while I like the Stone Tower better overall, something about the Great Bay Temple's aesthetic is really cool to me, like it's some kind of technologically-advanced industrial pumping station in a game that's otherwise full of more fantasy-like ancient temples made of stone and wood.
Good point, the Zora form is almost like an answer for all of the iron boot complaints.
@@MrDrBoi In general it was cool how the transformation masks combined a lot of the abilities you already had in OOT, but made them easier to use by just binding them to certain inputs. Like how in Zora form you can fast-swim, but pressing B underwater gives you the same effect that the Iron Boots from OOT had by letting you walk underwater, and on land, B would let you fire what was basically the OOT Boomerang.
I feel like people complain about this dungeon a lot merely because it's the successor of the "notorious" OoT Water Temple. Meanwhile the Lakebed Temple which is imo a slightly less interesting and more tedious (but still good) iteration of the same concept gets praised.
It's nice to see people appreciate the Great Bay Temple (and it's music/aesthetic) for a change!
I would put woodfall above snowhead, and then keep great bay and stone tower respectively above it in my ranking. Something about the atmosphere of woodfall and it being a solid first dungeon without handholding is.... quite refreshing. I like dragonroost cavern and Tail Cave as first dungeons more, but this one always has a special place in my heart. Not sure why. Probably because it is more atune to nature than any other dungeon in the game.
I love that aspect of Woodfall, so nice to have the first dungeon be a real trial.
4. Great bay.
I enjoy this dungeon but I just like the other 3 more.
3. Woodfall great starter dungeon with a great starter boss
2. Snowhead this is a ice dungeon I actually like, I liked climbing it and goht is a great boss
1. Stone tower temple the only thing I hate about this dungeon is getting to it, everything else I love
Stone Tower would be almost perfect without that annoying climb.
1. Snowhead Temple
2. Stone Tower Temple
3. Great Bay Temple
4. Woodfall Temple
5. Moon
We do not speak of the Goron zone of the moon dungeon 😂
Actually, lava can be found in snowy places that were once active volcanoes.
how are you playing this in 16x9??
I can't wait until the decompile this like Ocarina of Time so I can play this on PC with the Ship of Harkinian port
Stone Tower is an all-time great. A pinnacle of dungeon design! Only Twinmold is a bit disappointing as a boss even though the giant's mask was a fun concept.
Yeah if Twinmold was a better fight and the use of the Elegy of Emptiness was cut down a little then Stone Tower would be a perfect dungeon.
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Unpopular opinion: stone tower is most about the music. Its layout is too linear and not interconnected, which I don't like. Its straight forward the first part and straight forward in its upsidedown state. Atmosphere is great, but that's not enough for a good dungeon.
I love the breakdown. But, personally, Snowhead is probably my second least favorite dungeon in any game from Ocarina onwards--beaten only by The Goron Mines in Twilight. Other than Goht, the temple feels needlessly tedious. Especially when accounting for the fairies. I feel like where Woodfall is lacking in difficulty, it makes up for in theme and ambiance. The rest are incredible. Majora's Mask will always be my favorite Zelda game.
Thanks! It's funny you mention the fairies because in my last playthrough I collected them all but forgot to turn them in before going back in time, and had to get them all again, so I'm kinda on your side on that one haha
@@MrDrBoi OH man! That sucks! Sorry!
I would rank them in the same order.
hmm for me i think I'd rank em like
4. Great Bay temple
3. Woodfall Temple
2. Stone Tower Temple
1. Snowhead temple
overall just think snowhead did thing a lot better and the boss is enjoyable. woodfall i prefer the boss over the dungeon itself, stone tower the temple is the good part while the boss is kinda ass. as for great bay temple i just dont like the music the temple itself or the boss. so overall great bay just feel like the worse on off in all degrees.
For me, enjoyment wise I think I rate the dungeons 3-2-1-4.
Great Bay Temple becomes tedious due to all the back- and forward tracking and has like the most meh boss in the game; Even Odolwa is a better boss than Gyorg. Still a delightful puzzle though. 3/5
Snowhead is also a bit frustrating and tedious, and I think has even a worse dungeon than 3; but the boss fight is so epic, it is impossible to put it last. 3.5/5
Woodfall Temple has an OK boss and has no real weaknesses - but no real strengths, either. Still, atmosphere is really charming and brings up the whole. 4/5
Stone Tower is just an awesome dungeon bringing everything neatly together. 5/5.
Stone Tower is just *chefs kiss*
Shame you didn't include the Inside of the Moon at the very finale of the game. I mean I UNDERSTAND why you didn't include it because it doesn't exactly count as a TRADITIONAL Zelda Dungeon, but still, woulda been cool if it got an honorable mention and we talked about it.
I thought about it, but I plan on doing a mini-dungeon ranking at some point so I saved it for that. I do love the Moon though, for what it's worth!
There's only one thing I have to disagree with, that thing being what you said about snowhead temples music.
You described it as bland and unremarkable. Meanwhile I'd say it's incredible.
Out of the 4 dungeon themes, I'd rank it #3 but they are all so good that this doesn't really matter.
The dissonant piano and chimes, the fast pizzicato strings and the space between elements combined with the growling ambient makes this theme super anxiety inducing for me.
The occasional reverb brings across how big this place is. On the other hand, you have many instruments without any reverb at all, giving this music an alien like sound through it's contradicting elements. The melody itself is nothing I'd listen to outside of playing this dungeon but it fits the atmosphere perfectly if you ask me.
I prefer the stone tower - and great bay temples themes over this, but it doesn't fall far behind.
Those are some great points, I guess I meant unremarkable from a memorablity standpoint, because I can definitely agree that it's fitting for the dungeon!
Top 4 dungeons in MM!
I am going to be 100% honest. I really like Majora's Mask as a whole, but I honestly always have trouble remembering the dungeons (outside of the Stone Temple mainly because of its core gimmick and the climb up to it) despite having beaten the game multiple times across multiple versions. I can remember just about everything about every other 3D Zelda's dungeon, but there's something about Majora's Mask's dungeons that just makes them unmemorable to me.
On the whole they are more well designed and difficult than Wind Waker's, but everytime I replay Majora's Mask I'm always like "nope, don't remember this room at all!" Maybe it's the reuse of Ocarina of Time assets, not sure.
I just think for as good as they are, they still aren't the strength of Majora's Mask. I always think first of the side quests, masks, ect. before I think of the dungeons in this game, even though I love them.
Now nintendo made a huge pair of shoes to filled with botw and actially achieved it with tears of the kingdom.
i don't think there is a single bad dungeon in all of TLoZ
I'm inclined to agree, they all have something I enjoy about them.
2:38 - "...because the concern of running out of time never really materializes."
I must be a moron then, because I permanently noped out of the game after running out of time right when I got to the Woodall boss. I like to take my time and explore in Zelda games (especially in dungeons), and Majora's Mask is structured in a way that doesn't really make detailed exploration possible. Honestly, playing against a timer is one of my least favorite mechanics in all of gaming. It ruins the game for me. Phantom Hourglass too.
botw dungeons all rank below any majora’s mask dungeon
Really hate GB temple, surprised you put it where you did tbh
what i took away from this is that majoras mask is a great game
100%
My personal list:
4. Stone Tower
Heresy, I know. But between the overuse of the Elegy of Emptiness, the awful Twinmold boss fight (in both versions, mind you), and the annoyance of collecting all of the Stray Faries, I just don't really look forward to replaying this one. Great music, however.
3. Woodfall
Not bad on its own, but the other two score higher due to the lack of challenge this one offers. Seriously, the puzzles are straightforward, Odolwa is a joke, and just way too much of Deku doing the same thing over and over again. Again, great music.
2. Great Bay
Confusing? On a first playthrough, yes. But once you learn to, quite literally, go with the flow, this dungeon becomes a cinch. No Stray Fairy is too out of the way, either. Gyorg isn't the best boss, but miles better than the other two metioned already. Also, it actively uses both the new Ice Arrows, as well as making you pull out the Fire Arrows from time to time. At least Ice got some use here, unlike in OoT...
1. Snowhead
Amazing boss in Goht, as well as an amazing central puzzle. Dungeons that have a central hub area with multiple exits tend to be my favorite dungeons in Zelda. It truly makes me feel like I'm making progress when I can visually see how far I am in a dungeon, and how much further I have to go. The Stray Faries are put in inconspicuous-but-at-the-same-time-obvious spots, rewarding the player for a keen eye for the smaller details. And who doesn't love rolling around as a Goron?
I absolutely adore Stone Tower, but I definitely get the gripes with the Elegy of Emptiness specifically. Enjoyed reading your points!
I heard someone say Odolwa was hard. Sure, he’s not the easiest Zelda boss for the amount of hearts you’d have but he’s still easy
I once killed him in about 8 seconds by getting extremely lucky with a bomb flower throw. Really wish I'd recorded it.
So basically, they just get better throughout the whole game.
They all pretty much aren’t great, but stone tower is pretty good
I actually like Great Bay but Stone Temple man......I dont like the first two that much
I always want to rank Great Bay over Stone Tower just because some people hate Great Bay and I love it, but truthfully I agree with your ranking entirely. It's really impressive how MM's dungeons improve through the game in sequence.
Gyorg isn't that good but I think it's acceptable, especially compared to Odolwa and Twinmold which are both solidly mediocre (in my opinion).
Yeah, bosses (minus Goht) are definitely not MM's strongest aspect.
Goht - Nintendo accidentally made a better Sonic boss than Sega ever did.
Goht the GOAT
I’ve never finished this game. I have ADHD, and this is not a game for someone with ADHD as it requires you to have long play sessions to get everything done, which I just can’t do.
Understandable, this game definitely requires some longer play sessions, especially in the final two dungeons.
No way is Great bay better than Snowhead you trippin 😂
Haha it's close for me
Man I disagree with this entire list. I love the overworld, side-dungeons and amount of content in Majora's mask. But all of its main temple except for the first one are awful.
Snowhead is mediocre at best.
The underwater factory is a freaking nightmare.
I never bother to even get past the last temple when I replay because itt is so goddamn boring. Not to mention the freaking slog to get up the tower to even get in the tmeple, which is also the worst.
Great bay temple is the worst dungeon in the game. It's also one of the worst in every game along lakebed temple and water temple