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Are there any water/swimming levels that aren't complete misery to play? It seems like even really top-tier games tend to shit the bed with them. I started playing Banjo-Kazooie recently and was really enjoying it, but trying to get Banjo to swim into the fucking bubble in Clanker's Cavern is an exercise in frustration.

>> No.10705845

Shut up, bitch. Thread hidden.

>> No.10705863

mario 3 if you have the frog suit

>> No.10706140

>>10705840
Some people really like Ecco

>> No.10706257

>>10705840
The lava/hot water swimming ones in DKC2 because the point is to get the fuck out.

>> No.10706359

>>10705840
Waverace

>> No.10706381

>>10705840
Tomb raider
G&W octopus
Ffvii underwater stuffs
Sm64
Dk '94
Wetrix
Gex enter the gecko n64 sea span exclusive level
Sonic 3 hydrocity zone
Sonic 1 Labyrinth zone
Evo search for Eden
Ecco
Jet moto

>> No.10706382

Hydrocity Zone is pretty great.

>> No.10706396

>>10706382
It's hydro-city.

>> No.10706397

>>10706396
>High dross ssity

>> No.10706408

>>10706396
Well excuuuuse me, Dave States!

>> No.10706425

>>10706408
Omg it's Dave states, I hear he cheated on his wife with Billy Mitchell.

>> No.10706713

>>10706381
> Tomb raider
>Sonic 3 hydrocity zone
>Sonic 1 Labyrinth zone

It's absolute misery like OP says.

> oh no, there's a timed switch underwater that opens some ancient door 1km away!
> better swim fast Ms. Croft

>> No.10706719

>>10705840
Mario games, Ecco games (because those are nothing but water levels), and Donkey Kong Country games.

>> No.10706725
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10706725

There is one game

>> No.10706776

Sonic Adventure 2

>> No.10706897

>>10705840
Donkey Kong water levels. I’d recommend the TMNT on NES but it took me 20 years to figure out you can switch turtles in the middle.

Blaster master also has a cool water level. It’s super hard though.

>> No.10706917

>>10706725
Fun swimming in the ocean, but then the game moved you to tight enclosed places like the Pirate fortress sewer and water temple. Worst part is those places had currents so if you screwed up you had to take the long way around to get back.
More of a level design problem though, the implementation is good.

>> No.10706931

DKC and Ecco DOTF

>> No.10707083
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10707083

I can't be the only one who likes Planet Undertow.

>> No.10707151

>>10706381
>ecco games
>not misery

>> No.10707173

>>10707083
oh shit I forgot this one!
Undertow's pretty great; especially with that soundtrack

>> No.10707230
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10707230

>playing ecco
>it's an out-of-water level

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10707240

>every underwater thread
>AKSHUALLY ECCO THE DOLPHIN

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10707261

quick, name one water-based game that is not Ecco the Dolphin

>> No.10707262

>>10707261
Ecco the Dolphin 2: The Tides of Time

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>>10705840
Swimming in the ice levels was comfy too, probably mainly because of the relaxing music. Always nice when a pufferfish exploded,his spikes flew away and the sound of it matched up with the music.

Then there was a level with a lanternfish that followed you. When you took a turn, the lanternfish also made a turn and there was an instant where his lantern would sweep through my dimly lit room and light it up. Very cool little effect.

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>>10707261

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>>10707269
>presented by ocean
YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS SHIT UP

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>>10707261
Poster looks shitty, but this one is supposed to be good. Seen some vids and plan on playing it.

>> No.10707287

can't believe sega hasn't made an ecco the mmorpg yet

>> No.10707309

>tfw no Ecco-Waterworld crossover

>> No.10707428

>>10707261
In the Hunt

>> No.10707683

>>10706425
Proven false in a court of law

>> No.10707690 [DELETED] 

>>10707281
>POC
>good

>> No.10707982

>>10707261
Final Fantasy X

>> No.10708014

I honestly feel SMW perfected the Mario swimming mechanic. It's not as heavy/annoying as in SMB1/3 (not counting frog suit) and it has the mechanic to go faster of you graba a Koopa Shell or some other object. I love it. Levels like Donut Secret 1, Vanilla Dome 2 or Soda Lake are always a fun romp.

>> No.10708028

>>10705840
Spyro games have pretty fun swimming.

>> No.10708431

>>10707261
Starfy

>> No.10708445

>>10706917
Filtered. MM has one of the easiest water temples. The swimming direction you're meant to take in the big central chamber could not be more obviously telegraphed each time you pass through.