28 - Inside Jabu Jabu's Belly (OOT 3rd)
Jabu Jabu gets a lot of hate. Many call it the worst Zelda dungeon of all time (which honestly is Jabu Jabu, but in OOA, either that or Tower of Hera). I really don't understand this hate. There's nothing horrible about this one. There's also nothing amazing about it. It's very short. You find Ruto, you carry her around for a bit, you kill a bunch of tentacles, and then...you're basically done.
What's disappointing is that you only have the boomerang for this dungeon and then you really never get to use it again (sort of like the Spinner in TP). Unless you do Jabu before Dodongo which is entirely possible if you do the gold scale glitch which is really easy to do. Considering every enemy in this dungeon is basically unhurtable until you get the boomerang it feels pretty awesome to get. Big Octo is a silly boss. Barinade is pretty fun though. Always enjoyed that one.
Killing the tentacles gets kinda old kinda fast but I remember loving it the first time through.
I really wonder if there's a connection between Jabu Jabu, Jabun, the Jabu Jabu in OOA, and the Water Dragon in SS.
Not much else to say about this one. I really wanna know what's so terrible about it. It's definitely better than Dodongo and Deku Tree.
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