athenian200
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- Jan 31, 2010
I thought they'd never make something more frustrating than a few of the temples in Majora's Mask where you had to do a whole level over again and worry about the time limit. I was SO wrong.
Let me put it this way... I may not be able to finish PH because this level is too hard and instills a sense of futility. You have to do it over again from the start if you make a mistake. It feels like I get no credit for solving any of the puzzles, and that's just maddening.
This temple takes everything that stresses me out, and throws it all in my face at once. Time limits and sneaking areas are my least favorite things to encounter in video games. Here, they not only have the audacity to combine them, but they give you normal dungeon puzzles to worry about as well. Worst of all, none of your progress is saved, and you have to go redo what you've already done, possibly screwing that up as well.
On my first real visit to this dungeon after the Temple of Fire, it already had me stressed out. It took me two days to get past the third floor, and then I died on the fourth. When I went back in and had to do it all over again... I was so angry I couldn't see straight. I struggled on the second floor again, and couldn't make it past the third floor. I ended up having my mom do it. I was just relieved that it was over, and I hoped I would never have to see this place again.
Cut to the point after I beat the Temple of Wind. I find out that I not only have to go there AGAIN, and start from the beginning AGAIN, but I've got to redo everything I did last time and MORE, and STILL start over at the beginning of the part I did the first time if I make a mistake after that point.
:cry:
I... I... just can't believe it. It's not fair. I get no credit whatsoever. Over and over again. With the stressful time limits. Do the same stuff, get more piled on, and do ALL of that over again for just ONE mistake? I haven't even started yet and I'm already losing it.
This feels more like one of those horrible old arcade games I could never get past level 3 on than a Zelda game.
They've really destroyed the main reason I prefer Zelda games over platformers like Mario. I prefer it because I can take damage rather than dealing with "poof-die" and complete start over of the level upon failure. You could just go back to the puzzle you failed at last time. Now I have to deal with it here, too. Why?!
Let me put it this way... I may not be able to finish PH because this level is too hard and instills a sense of futility. You have to do it over again from the start if you make a mistake. It feels like I get no credit for solving any of the puzzles, and that's just maddening.
This temple takes everything that stresses me out, and throws it all in my face at once. Time limits and sneaking areas are my least favorite things to encounter in video games. Here, they not only have the audacity to combine them, but they give you normal dungeon puzzles to worry about as well. Worst of all, none of your progress is saved, and you have to go redo what you've already done, possibly screwing that up as well.
On my first real visit to this dungeon after the Temple of Fire, it already had me stressed out. It took me two days to get past the third floor, and then I died on the fourth. When I went back in and had to do it all over again... I was so angry I couldn't see straight. I struggled on the second floor again, and couldn't make it past the third floor. I ended up having my mom do it. I was just relieved that it was over, and I hoped I would never have to see this place again.
Cut to the point after I beat the Temple of Wind. I find out that I not only have to go there AGAIN, and start from the beginning AGAIN, but I've got to redo everything I did last time and MORE, and STILL start over at the beginning of the part I did the first time if I make a mistake after that point.
:cry:
I... I... just can't believe it. It's not fair. I get no credit whatsoever. Over and over again. With the stressful time limits. Do the same stuff, get more piled on, and do ALL of that over again for just ONE mistake? I haven't even started yet and I'm already losing it.
This feels more like one of those horrible old arcade games I could never get past level 3 on than a Zelda game.
They've really destroyed the main reason I prefer Zelda games over platformers like Mario. I prefer it because I can take damage rather than dealing with "poof-die" and complete start over of the level upon failure. You could just go back to the puzzle you failed at last time. Now I have to deal with it here, too. Why?!
