Every Dungeon in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom RANKED

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00:00Welcome to Mojo Plays, and today we are ranking the wonderful return of classic dungeons as

00:10seen in The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom.

00:13Obviously, spoilers fly ahead.

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00:308.

00:31Southern Ruins

00:39After escaping from Hyrule at the start and meeting Link's neighbors, Zelda makes her

00:43way to the first dungeon, the Southern Ruins.

00:47This serves as your tutorial dungeon, and as such, doesn't have nearly as much personality

00:52in its design as all the rest.

00:54That doesn't mean it's a bad dungeon, it's just the least impressive.

00:58There are still some great intro Echoes to learn, like the Hardy Darknut and the Strantula,

01:05useful for climbing.

01:06There's also a mini boss fight against a Link Echo, which is a fun early challenge.

01:10The dungeon's main purpose, though, is to get you comfortable with the bind ability.

01:15There are some neat puzzles where Zelda must move objects on the other side of bars, as

01:19well as side-scrolling obstacle courses with enemies and objects blocking your path.

01:24Still, the dungeon and its boss, the Seismic Talus, aren't as memorable as everything

01:29that would come later.

01:307.

01:41Null's Body

01:48In terms of size and potential, the final dungeon is a bit of a letdown.

01:53Its aesthetic is great.

01:55Taking place inside the villain gives it a very fleshy appearance, and there are broken

02:00chunks of Hyrule littered around the rooms.

02:03However, it's much shorter than all the other dungeons.

02:06It's nice to see Zelda and Link fight alongside each other, and it's pretty fun making your

02:11way through with an extra companion.

02:13However, it's mostly combat with barely any puzzling.

02:17Helping Link traverse environments with Echoes could have been a wonderful twist on what

02:21we'd grown used to.

02:23But there's only one room of that, and Link's AI isn't even that good, before it's time

02:28to head to the boss.

02:29Null, while not very difficult, is a ton of fun.

02:33The fight uses Link as the main hitter with Zelda's Echoes and Bind ability to assist,

02:38and the villain summons Echoes of previous bosses to keep things fresh.

02:42All in all though, Null's Body just left us wanting a bit more.

02:45Number 6

02:55Jabul Ruins

03:03The water-themed dungeon of Echoes of Wisdom thankfully doesn't bring the headache of

03:07past installments.

03:08It mostly revolves around a central geyser mechanism that Zelda must use to reach the

03:13boss.

03:14In order for it to be at the proper level, you have to go through several individual

03:18trials with their own hurdles and puzzles.

03:21Because mostly everything is neatly divided, there isn't much room for exploration or

03:26sussing out what you're meant to do next.

03:28This makes the dungeon a fair bit easier and more quick-paced than most others.

03:33Don't get us wrong, each room is still quite fun to overcome.

03:37The section of moving platforms on a quick current, followed by a room of scattered switches,

03:42makes for a great 1-2 obstacle course.

03:45But something is lost when a dungeon is broken up so succinctly.

03:49Additionally, its underwater boss fight against Vokavor is one of the weaker in the game,

03:54as it severely limits your Echoes and doesn't have a very unique moveset.

04:06Number 5, Hyrule Castle

04:17At the midway point of Echoes of Wisdom, Zelda returns home to free the castle and her people

04:22from a massive void.

04:24Inside Hyrule Castle, it feels like danger lies around every corner.

04:27That's primarily thanks to the use of stealth sections where Zelda must sneak past Echoes

04:32of Guards.

04:34While stealth can be annoying in some action-adventure games, it isn't here.

04:39Because Zelda has so many options on how to tackle any situation, you've got a lot of

04:43variety to choose from.

04:44This dungeon doesn't offer many puzzles, which loses it a few points for balancing,

04:49but it does have some tense obstacles and enemies to challenge you, which of course

04:53leads to very useful Echoes like the Gustmaster and the Ball and Chain Trooper.

04:58The final boss is a great refresh on Ganon's classic appearances, and is the longest fight

05:04up to this point in the story, making it feel appropriately climactic.

05:16Number 4, Elden Temple

05:27If we were ranking dungeon themes, Elden Temple would come out on top.

05:32Those strings burrowed into my brain and stayed there for the rest of my playthrough, which

05:36certainly adds to its personality.

05:39The fire dungeon uses a lot of rising lava pools and hot spots across the floor that

05:44deal damage, which prioritize patience and can be a tad annoying when faced with enemies.

05:50But for puzzle solving and obstacle navigating, the rising and lowering lava gives each room

05:55a nice layer of tension.

05:57This is especially the case in the room where you earn the big key, and must make a harrowing

06:02climb as lava begins rising beneath you.

06:05In other traversal feats, there are several fun sections where Zelda has to use a flyable

06:10Echo with gusts of air to get through dangerous rooms.

06:13Elden Temple ends with the welcome return of Volvagia as the boss, which is one of the

06:19most fun fights in the game, and dare I say it, even better than his fight in Ocarina

06:24of Time.

06:32Number 3, Lanayru Temple

06:40When encountering an ice dungeon in The Legend of Zelda, better be prepared to slide all

06:45over the place.

06:47This is still true in Lanayru Temple, yet the dungeon manages to not be hindered by

06:52it through fantastic puzzles.

06:54Many of these revolve around using bind to move fire orbs to different spots, powering

06:59heated fans to thaw ice that's stopping your progression, or use icy gusts to cleverly

07:05freeze the orbs, and therefore other rooms.

07:08The final one of these is a long stretch of powering different fans across several rooms

07:13in order to get the boss room key, and there's a distinct feeling of satisfaction when it

07:18all comes together.

07:19The dungeon also has some pretty stellar climbing sections with icy traps, where Zelda must

07:24properly time her movement, or use something to block the damage.

07:28The boss, Scorch Hill, doesn't do much different from other element swapping bosses in the

07:33series, but is still undeniably fun.

07:42Number 2, Gerudo Sanctum

07:49Although it's one of the first dungeons you'll come across in Echoes of Wisdom,

07:53the Gerudo Sanctum is still one of its strongest.

07:56The atmosphere is well defined, and you can feel the importance of this ancient place

08:00to the Gerudo in every room.

08:03There are classic adventure traps to be found throughout, like quicksand, flame pillars,

08:09and conveyor belts leading to the abyss.

08:11There's a central puzzle that involves choosing two correct statues out of four to make it

08:16to the boss, tasking you with hunting each down.

08:19It also makes great use of the space outside the dungeon, being a part of the overall design

08:25rather than just the path leading up to it.

08:27Magriff, the dungeon's boss, was also enjoyable thanks to dodging his mighty wind attacks

08:32and using the statues you had hunted down as part of his pattern.

08:36The Gerudo Sanctum was a great puzzle box to piece together.

08:46Number 1 – Farron Temple

08:54The Farron Temple feels like an ancient, historic place, one that's been reclaimed by nature

08:59and is more complex than the other dungeons in the game, and therefore more treacherous.

09:05With multiple entrances and several rooms clouded in shadow, it is the peak of exploration

09:11that Echoes of Wisdom has to offer.

09:13Yes, its atmosphere is superb, along with its music, but it has more than that going

09:18for it.

09:19Puzzles are delightful brain teasers, whether they revolve around crystals you must electrify,

09:24sunken pathways with different flowing currents, weighted platforms, or switches that require

09:29being pressed together, necessitating proper timing.

09:32Since the dungeon is so big and features a wide variety of puzzles, it feels like a proper

09:38challenge and is all the more fulfilling to conquer.

09:41Both the mini-boss, Manhandla, and the actual boss, Goma, also add new layers to fights

09:47we've faced numerous times, and are just plain fun.

09:50Simply put, Farron Temple is Echoes of Wisdom at its best.

10:06Do you think the dungeons of Echoes of Wisdom were a return to form?

10:09Which was your favorite and least favorite?

10:11Share your thoughts in the comments, and be sure to subscribe to Mojo Plays for more great

10:15gaming videos every day.

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