Favorite/Least Favorite Dungeons

[The First Noelle]

I just finished playing my favorite dungeon, OoT's Spirit Temple. I love the setting and the music.

My least favorite is the Shadow Temple from OoT, because it's dark and creepy and has scary enemies (Gibsos and Wallmasters). Not to mention the numerous gaps you have to watch out for.

 

[ectoBiologist]

I loved the Arbiter's Grounds from Twilight Princess. It's creepy, full of undead things, invisible rats, sand, and a giant Beyblade. What more would you want?

 

[thane98]

Let's see, from the games I've played, these were the ones I liked:

Ocarina of Time
1. Forest Temple
2. Water Temple (Only played the 3D version, I'm sure it was a pain in the original.)
3. Shadow Temple (Loved the atmosphere.)

Majora's Mask
1. Stone Tower Temple
2. Snowhead Temple

Twilight Princess
1. Palace of Twilight
2. Hyrule Castle
3. Arbiter's Grounds
4. Goron Mines
5. Snowpeak Ruins
6. Temple of Time

Skyward Sword
1. Sky Keep
2. Ancient Cistern
3. Fire Sanctuary
4. Lanayru Mining Facility

I've never been a huge fan of the 2D dungeons. They're all nice, but I enjoy the 3D dungeons a lot more.

 

[The lone shadowbat]

Funny thing for me, is both of my least favorite, and favorite dungeons are in Lanryu.

I love the sand ship, but loath the mining facility, not that it's a bad dungeon, it has a good concept, and good puzzles, but for whatever reason, I couldn't wait to finish it on my second play-through.

 

[TheHerbivoreWaffle]

Like Linkmaster did above, listing them per game is the best way of getting my opinion out. And don't judge me for reposting here a million times, my opinion changes often.

Favorites:
Zelda 1: Dungeon 5
Link to the Past: Turtle Rock
Link's Awakening: Turtle Rock
Ocarina of Time: Water Temple
Majora's Mask: Great Bay Temple
Oracle of Ages: Jabu Jabu's Belly
Oracle of Seasons: Unicorn's Cave
Wind Waker: Earth Temple
Minish Cap: Palace of Winds
Phantom Hourglass: Ice Temple
Twilight Princess: Temple of Time
Skyward Sword: Sky Keep
Link Between Worlds: Ice Ruins
Triforce Heroes: The Fortress

Least Favorites:
Zelda 1: Dungeon 8
Link to the Past: Ice Palace
Link's Awakening: Face Shrine
Ocarina of Time: Jabu Jabu's Belly
Majora's Mask: Woodfall Temple
Oracle of Ages: Mermaid's Cave
Oracle of Seasons: Poison Moth's Lair
Wind Waker: Forbidden Woods
Minish Cap: Fortress of Winds
Phantom Hourglass: Gust Island
Twilight Princess: Palace of Twilight
Skyward Sword: Skyview Temple
Link Between Worlds: Skull Woods
Triforce Heroes: The Volcano

 

[Truffles]

Twilight Princess's Snowpeak Ruins – just weirdly unforgettable. Maybe even touching.
Arbiter's Grounds – from the same game, but totally different in almost every way. A dark mystery sits behind some excellent puzzling.
...and Ganon's Tower (at the end of Wind Waker) – just for the scale and the gradual escalation towards a final fight with You-know-who.
(No, not Voldemort.)

Hmm... You know, I can't think of any dungeons that I don't like. I just don't like being stuck. So... maybe that's my answer. My least favourite is the bit in every dungeon where I get stuck.

 

[Diamondarrow67]

My favorite dungeon was the wind temple in WW just cuz of Medley. Least favorite great bay temple

 

[TheHerbivoreWaffle]

My favorite dungeon was the wind temple in WW just cuz of Medley. Least favorite great bay temple

The Wind Temple was the one with Makar. Medli was in the Earth Temple.

 

[DeactivatedUser2]

Favorite dungeon has to be the Wind Temple. Atmosphere is amazing, and the fact that it'll most likely end up being your final temple dungeon (unless you decide to do the Earth Temple last) it truly feels like the final challenge before you can truly be recognized as a Hero; a Wind Temple for the Waker of Winds.

 

[the8thark]

My Favourites in order of the Zelda games I have palyed recently. 1 being my most favourite.
The numbers after a dungeon are the order you do a main dungeon in (if done in order without any skipping or out of order play)

Legend of Zelda (1st Quest)

1. Level - 8
2. Level - 7
3. Level - 3
4. Level - 9
5. Level - 1
6. Level - 2
7. Level - 5
8. Level - 4
9. Level - 6

Legend of Zelda (2nd Quest)

1. Level - 2
2. Level - 8
3. Level - 5
4. Level - 9
5. Level - 1
6. Level - 3
7. Level - 7
8. Level - 4
9. Level - 6

Zelda 2: Adventure of Link

1. Ocean Palace - 5
2. Midoro Palace - 2
3. Parapa Palace - 1
4. Hidden Palace - 6
5. Great Palace - 7
6. Island Palace - 3
7. Maze Island Palace - 4

Link To The Past

1. Gargoyle's Domain - Dark World 4
2. Hyrule Castle Tower
3. Ganon's Tower
4. Dark Palace - Dark World 1
5. Eastern Palace - Light World 1
6. Ice Palace - Dark World 5
7. Tower of Hera - Light World 3
8. Swamp Palace - Dark World 2
9. Desert Palace - Light World 2
10. Turtle Rock - Dark World 7
11. Skull Woods - Dark World 3
12. Misery Mire - Dark World 6

Ocarina of Time

1. Ice Cavern
2. Spirit Temple - Adult 5
3. Water Temple - Adult 3
4. Forest Temple - Adult 1
5. The Dark Well
6. Gerudo Training dungeon
7. Dodongo's Cavern - Child 2
8. Ganon's Castle
9. Deku Tree - Child 1
10. Shadow Temple - Adult 4
11. Jabu Jabu's Belly - Child 3
12. Fire Temple - Adult 2

Majora's Mask

1. Skulltula Houses
2. Great Bay Temple - 3
3. Pirate's Fortress
4. Showhead Temple - 2
5. Ikana Castle and Well
6. Stone Tower Temple - 4
7. Woodfall Temple - 1

Wind Waker

1. Savage Labyrinth (the 50 floor extra dungeon on Outset Island)
2. Earth Temple - 4 or 5
3. Wind Temple - 4 or 5
4. Tower of the Gods - 3
5. Dragon Roost Cavern - 1
6. Forbidden Woods - 2
7. Ganon's Tower

Minish Cap

1. Temple of Droplets - 4
2. Palace of Winds - 5
3. Deepwood Shrine - 1
4. Fortress of Winds - 3
5. Cave of Flames - 2
6. Dark Hyrule Castle

Twilight Princess

1. Snowpeak Ruins - 5
2. Temple of Time - 6
3. Lakebed Temple - 3
4. Hyrule Castle
5. Cave of Ordeals
6. Arbiter Grounds - 4
7. Palace of Twilight
8. Forest Temple - 1
9. Goron Mines - 2
10. City in the Sky - 7

Sykward Sword

• Sand Ship - 5
• Skyview Temple - 1
• Laranyu Mining Facility - 3
• Earth Temple - 2
• Sky Keep - 7
• Fire Sanctuary - 6
• Ancient Cistern - 4

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@Derek Francis
I like your order of them all. It's a nice well thought out list. We don't agree on the orders for most Zelda games of our favourite dungeons but that's cool as we are all allowed to like different dungeons.

@TheHerbivoreWaffle
Nice favourites and least favourites you have there. I noticed you left out Zelda 2: Adventures of Link. Any reason for that?

 

[TheHerbivoreWaffle]

Nice favourites and least favourites you have there. I noticed you left out Zelda 2: Adventures of Link. Any reason for that?

Haven't played it. That game and Spirit Tracks are the only Zelda games besides the Four Swords games I haven't played.

 

[Farore's Chosen]

The Legend of Zelda:
Favorite-Demon
Least Favorite-Dragon

Adventure of Link:
Favorite-Island Maze Palace
Least Favorite-Great Palace

A Link to the Past:
Favorite-Swamp Palace
Least Favorite-Turtle Rock

Minish Cap:
Favorite-Dark Hyrule Castle
Least Favorite-Temple of Droplets

Twilight Princess:
Favorite-Arbiter's Grounds
Least Favorite-Palace of Twilight

Skyward Sword:
Favorite-The Ancient Cistern
Least Favorite-Lanayru Mining Facility

Oracle of Ages:
Favorite-Moonlight Grotto
Least Favorite-Crown Dungeon so far

Oracle of Seasons:
Favorite-Unicorn's Cave
Least Favorite-Poison Moth Lair so far

Link's Awakening DX:
Favorite-Face Shrine
Least Favorite-Eagle Tower so far

A Link Between Worlds:
Favorite: Palace of Darkness
Least Favorite-Skull Woods

Ocarina of Time 3D:
Favorite-Shadow Temple
Least Favorite-Water Temple

Majora's Mask 3D:
Favorite-Stone Tower Temple
Least Favorite-Snowhead

 

[ZeldaGaming101]

3D Dungeons

Best
1. Forest Temple (oot)
2. Water Temple (oot)
3. City in the Sky (TP)
4. Stone Tower Temple (MM)
5. Snowhead Temple (MM)

Worst
1. Hyrule Castle (TP)
2. Wind Temple (WW)
3. Arbiters Grounds (TP)
4. Shadow Temple (oot)
5. Dragon Roost Cavern (WW)

2D Dungeons:

Best
1.Desert Palace (ALBW)
2. Turtle Rock (ALBW)
3. Turtle Rock (ALttP)
4. Turtle Rock (LA)
5. Eagle Tower (LA)

Worst
1. Ice Palace (ALttP)
2. Dark Palace (ALttP)
3. The forest one (ALttp)
4. Theives Town (ALttP)
5. Catfish Maw (LA)

 

[Zamuz]

Favorite
1. Palace of Winds (Minish Cap)
2. Stone Tower Temple (Majora's Mask)
3. Eagle's Tower (Link's Awakening)
4. Temple of Droplets (Minish Cap)
5. Spirit Temple (Ocarina of Time)
HM: Misery Mire (A Link to the Past)

Least favorite
1. Thieves Town (A Link to the Past)
2. Eastern Palace (A Link Between Worlds)
3. Jabu Jabu's Belly (Oracle of Ages)
4. Ancient Tomb (Oracle of Ages)
5. Shadow Temple (Ocarina of Time)

 

[Soul]

Heh. About time I do one of these aswell.

Favourite:

1. Tower of Spirits (Spirit Tracks)
2. Snowy Mansion (Twilight Princess)
3. Dark Hyrule Castle (Minish Cap)
4. Ice Temple (ALBW)
5. Temple of Droplets (Minish Cap)
6. Water Temple (Ocarina)
7. Dragon Roost Cavern (Wind Waker)

Least Favourite:

1. City in the Sky (Twilight Princess)
2. Spirit Temple (Ocarina Master Quest)
3. Wind Temple (Wind Waker)
4. Turtle Rock (ALBW)

I know the number is uneven, but frankly I had a hard time coming up with dungeons I dislike. Turtle Rock isn't even that bad, still not my favourite though.