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1. Explorable Area: Hyrule Castle Indoors



(Not so much the outdoor parts, and not the last boss, wasn't crazy about that part. The lower the better.)

A player might assume that Hyrule Castle is an end-of-game challenge, that simply leads to the final boss. But actually, it has a super fun gigantic indoor area, that you can explore anytime you want! I almost wish the game made that more clear to people!

It scores big in lots of this list's criteria. Beauty points of course, one of the best looking places in the game, and the music is possibly the series' best. Love that long Library area in particular. Saturation for the size, variety, and good loot to find. Surprise Factor for all the great secrets, and for the surprise gear guarded by that close-quarters skeletal hinox fight. Confusion for the intricate map and figuring out how to get past all the corruption blockades. Legitimate Gameplay for sure, loved fighting and sneakstriking through the hallways, dungeons, and giant rooms. You could probably argue that Multi-Solution points should be given for all the ways to get in, like the docks, mines, and front door.

And definitely Lore points, loved Zelda's diary and the King's secret diary (go find it if you haven't!). Real good stuff.

The interconnected rooms, locked doorways, secrets, and big visual map, make this feel almost like a miniature Castlevania game, or even a Doom II level. Those are my two favorite game series, so perhaps they are a subconscious reason that this is my #1 pick, for best thing to check out in Breath of the Wild.



Thanks for enjoying =]

Here is the spreadsheet I used to extremely scientifically score each entry by the various criteria:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EzZjyAbp0pLELoqmJeehW8SBoZ_MvWz2CSl53AsFKDk/edit?usp=sharing

And lemme know if there's anything I forgot!

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