Scary Shadow Temple

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Was anyone else freaked out when they played through the Shadow Temple for the first time?

I was about 8 when I first played it, and I thought the skulls and the music were extremely creepy! Not to mention Bongo Bongo and his severed hands!

[Josh]

I wouldn't say I was really freaked out by it, I was more:

.....wtf.

Just kind of like a what the hell happened to this place?

[Hylian Hobbit]

I played the Shadow Temple when I was 14, so it wasn't scary at all. I liked the Shadow Temple. I would've been pretty freaked if I was younger though.

[Onilink89]

Yes, this temple deserves its own topic.

now here is my little story.

Back when i was a little kid, and on my first try wih OOT, i was actually scared to go in the temple... but still i need to play it. it was nervewrecking.

Stupid wallmasters, Din 's fire FTW!

anyway the ironic part is, this became my fave temple for some reason.
even if it was scary at the start, i really liked the idea of the temple when i grew older.

weird huh?

[MrMosley]

I was never freaked out by it, just aggravated a lot. It was a cool temple, but not my favorite. It felt very claustrophobic to me. Even though it wasn't really small, there were a bunch of walls and close ceilings everywhere that made it seem very inclosed, like a large crypt or something. My favorite temple is probably the Spirit Temple to be honest, though I like them all for different reasons. The Spirit Temple just had the koolest layout. And the fact that you got to play it as kid and adult Link was pretty neat.

[Y2K3]

The only part that freaked me out was the Boat with the stalfos. But that's only 'cause I hate stalfos.
The Forest Temple always creeped me out more.

[Onilink89]

The only part that freaked me out was the Boat with the stalfos. But that's only 'cause I hate stalfos.
The Forest Temple always creeped me out more.

Now that you mention it, on my first try, i also was kinda freaked out with forest temple.

I was expecting something like: yay, forest...lot of green and flowers...and..stuff...

But it felt more like a haunted evil forest. I kinda like the whole idea of the temple, but it was unexpected for me, its kinda hard to describe it.

Oh yeah, and one important thing of the forest temple that really gave you that strange feeling was the music. mysterious music, like all of a sudden a enemy would pop up from link 's back or something.

[Kybyrian]

When I was little it was dark, creepy, and scary. Like this movie where you think something is going to pop out around and corner and how there was blood on the floor in that one room of the temple and it was all freaky... and the spikes from the ceilings or whatever, I think I'm still talking about the Shadow Temple, it's been a while. I found that temple really freaky and scary whenever I was younger, but it doesn't bother me any more.

[octorok74]

I was scared when I played through it, but it was pretty fun. I hated how many wallmasters there were and Bongo-Bongo was so cool.

[owenshev]

I would never play it as a kid. When I finnally got to Bongo Bongo (2 YEARS later) I wondered why people thought he was so scary. He was an aweaome boss and alot of the time I purposely don't save afterwards just to battle him again and again. ^^

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

I would never play it as a kid. When I finnally got to Bongo Bongo (2 YEARS later) I wondered why people thought he was so scary. He was an aweaome boss and alot of the time I purposely don't save afterwards just to battle him again and again. ^^

Yeah, he's one of the funnest bosses in Zelda history IMHO.

[Petman1325]

No, funnest boss of all time is Barniade!
Not going off topic or anything, just replying...honest opinions...

[owenshev]

Those two bosses are simply awesome.

Also, in the Shadow Temple, I forgot to jump off the boat. I was scared when I started it and then I thought you had to defeat the Stalfos to get off.

Whoopsies!

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Those two bosses are simply awesome.

Also, in the Shadow Temple, I forgot to jump off the boat. I was scared when I started it and then I thought you had to defeat the Stalfos to get off.

Whoopsies!

:xd:

Me too!

I just calmly fighting Stalfos (Ignoring Navi as usual) as the whole boat just drops out of no where!

[stalfo7]

That ghost ship was a nice touch, and as always stalfos appear out of nowhere to attack :lol:

But anyways, I agree with the thought that the Shadow Temple is creepy, like one big crypt. I think thats exactly what it is. But I always thought the bottom of the well was scarier...

[lonely_moon]

The Shadow Temple was the worst for me. Not only was it creepy and hard, but it just happened to have my least favourite enemies, including Stalfos, Redeads/Gibdos, Wallmasters and Dead Hand. Plus, the dank crypt surroundings got boring after a while. By the end, I just wanted to get out of there.

[El Bagu]

I actually think the bottom of the well was more scary, it was actually psycho in my opinion. Bongo bongo was not scary at all but a great boss.

[bellum]

yeah I thought the bottom of the well was scarier cause I didn't know what I was doing and I ran into a redead and a like like Readead really creep me out but the shadow temple wasn't that scary Stalfos have always been my favorite enemies so well they didn't scare me but the Gibdos and Readeads were probably the only things that actuall scared me and also like El bagu said Bongo Bongo wasn't even close to scary but he was a great boss and the dead hands scared me a little ooh when wallmasters fall from the ceiling without me knowing (luckly Navi helps there)

[stalfo7]

Yep. The Dead Hands are just about the most disturbing mini-boss ever, Nintendo did a great job making them scary and it fit into the well level quite well. Another thing was the constant dead moaning of the ReDeads, it was quite an unnerving noise.

The swinging scythes and the guillotines in the Shadow Temple were cool, but I agree by the end all I wanted was to get the heck out of there!

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Bongo Bongo wasn't even close to scary

Really? You look like you might have been much younger than me when you first played OoT, and I was pretty freaked out....

[LoZfan]

When I was little.. I play OoT.. there were three main thing that scared the piss outta me.
1 Redeads
2 Gibdos
3 Deadhand

[stalfo7]

When I was little.. I play OoT.. there were three main thing that scared the piss outta me.
1 Redeads
2 Gibdos
3 Deadhand

I'm definitely with you there on that one, heck when I played OoT for the first time I was like 9 years old. But aside from those three, if anything scared me more than those it was the Happy Mask Salesman and the Moblins. When the moblins charge in the Sacred Forest Meadow I used to freak out :lol:
Deadhand.... jeez.... he belongs in some awful fantasy horror movie...

[LoZfan]

I'm definitely with you there on that one, heck when I played OoT for the first time I was like 9 years old. But aside from those three, if anything scared me more than those it was the Happy Mask Salesman and the Moblins. When the moblins charge in the Sacred Forest Meadow I used to freak out :lol:
Deadhand.... jeez.... he belongs in some awful fantasy horror movie...

Agreed.. I never really got scared of the moblins.. rather they pissed me off.. I was like 7 when I first played OoT

[MOS3]

I wasn't scared of it (I was like....15 when I bought OoT) but that particular temple always had me wondering wth happened there. Same thing about the Well. You see this kind of....crosses or X's made of wood with chains and blood all over the floor like they actually tortured prisoners or something. Maybe this palace is the one most related to the war mentioned by the Deku Tree. Another Reason why I think a "prequel" to OoT would rule. To see that war un full scale and get a more complete vision of the kingdom, its history, and why not....the shadow temple.:)

[bellum]

wow compared to you I was really scared when I got OoT I was 4 and didn't show much condideration in the game, about 2 years later I started to play again but then the stalchilds creeped me out(:lol:) for a year or two but then I beat all the not-scary parts and the I got to karikio well and it scared the bits out of me the dead hand wasn't scary at all although I did get a little nervous when one of the hands got me and the dead hand was getting closer(I really struggled with getting out of the hand) but like likes falling from th eceiling scared me a bit in the spirit temple,Anyway the Shadow temple didn't scare me at all it just creeped me out a little ecspecially with the Gibdos and the skulltula's popping out from nowhere but the Gibdos would really scare me when they froze me

[Amelie]

I remember Bottom of the well scared me enough! So when I got to shadow temple I was kind of used to it because the song and the over all look was the same... but then I got deeper in and it was REALLY scary!

I remember the redeads scared me the most and those walls masters comeing down from the ceiling >> (shivers)

[Vincent]

The Shadow Temple is great. I don't understand what you people are so scared of. I guess I just favor more darker things, which is why I'm not scared of it.

[bellum]

well swiftblade you are way older than me I have the right to be scared( I might even be the younges person on ZD)

and I really don't think the Shadow temple was scary but the bottom of the well stopped me from playing for at least a month


wow compared to you I was really scared when I got OoT I was 4 and didn't show much condideration in the game, about 2 years later I started to play again but then the stalchilds creeped me out(:lol:) for a year or two but then I beat all the not-scary parts and the I got to karikio well and it scared the bits out of me the dead hand wasn't scary at all although I did get a little nervous when one of the hands got me and the dead hand was getting closer(I really struggled with getting out of the hand) but like likes falling from th eceiling scared me a bit in the spirit temple,Anyway the Shadow temple didn't scare me at all it just creeped me out a little ecspecially with the Gibdos and the skulltula's popping out from nowhere but the Gibdos would really scare me when they froze memore scary stuff for me

[~Simple~]

Was anyone else freaked out when they played through the Shadow Temple for the first time?

I was about 8 when I first played it, and I thought the skulls and the music were extremely creepy! Not to mention Bongo Bongo and his severed hands!

I hear you dude. I was young and the first time I played it it took me 5 weeks to pass it. Kept trying to play, a minute later I get all freaked out, then I turn it off. An hour later I do it.:lol:

[bellum]

I hear you dude. I was young and the first time I played it it took me 5 weeks to pass it. Kept trying to play, a minute later I get all freaked out, then I turn it off. An hour later I do it.:lol:excatly the same excact thing that happened to me except it was like a week ago I would play then the big skulltula would come up I would run up to my GC and turn it off it took me a month to get past that part:xd:

[Trentino]

I only thought that the invisible floor maters were scary. there was blood on the floor and all the sudden Soething grabbed me

[UsayEldaZay]

i have seen my friend play the shadow temple for a little bit and i thought it looked cool! the music was really haunting though, i had it stuck in my head forever! lol but it took me by suprise because all the temples before that one hadn't been so spooky. but i though that it looked interesting...

[Midna666]

I did not find the Shadow Temple to be scary.
Then again I first played the game when I was 15.
Did that many people find it scary?

[Deku man]

I was like shivering when i played it. i was nine and have not played the game for awhile
because the water temple was so hard and it was in pitch black i look at the faces on the walls and those were messed up.got over it in a week

[LoZfan]

wow compared to you I was really scared when I got OoT I was 4 and didn't show much condideration in the game, about 2 years later I started to play again but then the stalchilds creeped me out(:lol:) for a year or two but then I beat all the not-scary parts and the I got to karikio well and it scared the bits out of me the dead hand wasn't scary at all although I did get a little nervous when one of the hands got me and the dead hand was getting closer(I really struggled with getting out of the hand) but like likes falling from th eceiling scared me a bit in the spirit temple,Anyway the Shadow temple didn't scare me at all it just creeped me out a little ecspecially with the Gibdos and the skulltula's popping out from nowhere but the Gibdos would really scare me when they froze me
Between the Redeads, gibdos, Deadhand, floor/wall masters, stal children, ect.. When I was younger.. IT SCARED THE PISS OUTTA ME!!! -.-

I remember Bottom of the well scared me enough! So when I got to shadow temple I was kind of used to it because the song and the over all look was the same... but then I got deeper in and it was REALLY scary!

I remember the redeads scared me the most and those walls masters comeing down from the ceiling >> (shivers)

The well was the reason I never finished the game 100% a few years back.. I was terrifyed of the well.. I went in long enough to get the lense and got out ASAP

[LinkOwnsYou]

I remember that the music from the Shadow temple scared the crap out of me, and it gave me shivers when a room the walls said "This is the bloody history of Hyrule and the royal family" something like that and those Wallmasters creeping in there *shivers* (I guess I double posted in here but I don't want to go back 10 pages just to see so forgive me if I double posted).

[Axle the Beast]

I wasn't creeped out by the Shadow Temple when I played it. In fact, I loved it! Even though I was considerably younger back then, it didn't really matter. I've always been a huge fan of creepy things and monsters. Although some things used to still creep me out, the Shadow Temple just wasn't one of them.

I will agree that it was one seriously freaked up hellhouse, though.

[bellum]

yeah the part when I was in the room with the invisible floormasters creeped me out a bit I didn't know what was happening and then it looked like link was having a siezure, then I turned on my handy-dandy eyes of truth and I realized it was, a floor master then well I took it as a regular battle so they didn't really scare me much:)

[Shawnogohma]

Personally, I think the Sacred Grove full of Moblins is more scary then ANYTHING in OoT. Oh gosh......I always yell "Ah!" at least once when going through there the first time in a play through.

[UsayEldaZay]

Im in the beginning of the Shadow Temple! I think it's very different then the other temples! It creeps me out so much, especially the rooms that are tombs. And don't you hate it whenever you try to walk through a door and it has to stop you and say that the darkness will yeild to the one with the eye of truth? I mean, that gets very annoying. But, overall, I like it alot more than the bottom of the well. Oh gosh that place was soooo scary.