Sewer Levels: worst and least worst?

[WoW Killer]

Really didn't like the sewer level in Xenogears. Skipped through all the random battles to get out of there quickly.

Oh man! I loved that part of the game. The way you'd go down some passage and then you'd see this little cut-scene of this 'thing' stalking you. It was like Predator only fantasy. And then when you fought the thing it was the first proper hard boss in the game, with an actual strategy behind it.

Loved it:

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Also, I concur with how bad the sewer sections of Secret of Evermore were, despite me loving the game. Those little rat things can go die in a fire.

 

[Ender910_v1legacy]

Sorry, but nothing was as bad as the entire sewer level in Dark Forces... you literally felt like you could smell the stench of the entire place while going through a long and endless maze, almost your entire torso submerged in the endless waste. And to top it all off, you had Dianogas popping out, just about everywhere, waiting to attack you like a Japanese tentacle monster.

http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/e3aer5/darkxl-alpha-gameplay-3

 

[Islandbuffilo]

The sewers in Ty 2 were nightmarish, mainly because I didn't know how to turn the brightness up on my T.V for the longest, making the level pitch black.

The only sewer level I can recall that wasn't unpleasant is the sewer in White knight chronicles 2, it wasn't particularly fun, but it as cool to finally see undead enemies in the game.

 

[ShinyCharizard]

Worst would be that Donkey Kong Country level where the controls are flipped around so that left is right, up is down and you're supposed to avoid all the regular insta-kill obstacles combined with the tedious physics of an underwater level.

That is indeed by far the worst.

As for least worst I always found exploring the sewers in Fallout 3 to be pretty fun

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

I have no clue where it would go on the list of worst to least worst, but I will say if not at the bottom the sewer level of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire is by far one of my least favorite sewer levels to go into. Deep water sections which turned visibility down to nothing while you had monsters who blended into the much that could kill you quickly. Giant turbines which did a lot of damage if you messed up sneaking through them. A giant boss, yet again in the mucky water. Not to mention for me when i was young it scared the ever living hell out of me to play that level, once and I was done with it for good (then again I tend to have issues with any underwater level with giant or camouflaged enemies in it).

Not sure about least worst sewer level, can't think of any others. Just had to put Shadows of the Empire on the list.

oh god...i HATEDDDD THAT LEVEL. Seriously played through it once just so I could open the later missions then never played it again. My save got corrupt one time so I said "fuck it, not doing that again" and sold the game.

OT: I generally loathe any and all kinds of sewers and/or water levels.

(that does include fallout 3 by far, probably why I don't like that game that much is the fact that half the damn areas involve going into sewers.)

Honestly besides dark empire, I don't have a "worst sewer level", because I usually either don't play games with sewer levels or I erase them from my mind mostly. hell the next one up would be the water temple in ocarina of time.

 

[Raggedstar]

Jak 2 is weird. It has a sewer where you go do a bunch of missions (and it's your typical kind of dark, grungy sewer), with one I quite like and then one that can be controller-snappinly annoying.

The one I like has you on your jetboard as you ride it through a bunch of obstacles and tunnels to get to your destination (topped by one of the funniest cutscenes in the game). It's kind of relaxing, moderate difficulty, you can go at your own pace, no enemies, and you can get some great speed on your board if you want it. But the BAD one is an escort mission where you're guiding these 3 dudes down the SAME path with the SAME dialogue with the SAME enemies. The escorts themselves don't usually get into trouble, but it's the fact that you die so quickly and have to listen and do the same crap over and over. The hardest part is at the end when monsters are literally raining down from the ceiling. If you don't die from getting flanked, then you usually have the mission ended because a baddie cornered one or if you frantically shot the the buggers trying to protect your own butt.

Another one I'm not fond of is the Aquatos sewers in Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal. In the sewers, you're looking for crystals (not unlike in the previous games, where you would have a big open area to beat enemies and get crystals for bolts or progression). In Aquatos, you have some of the most annoying enemies in the franchise (literally hundreds of them, and they multiply whenever you fight them so some weapons are better than others), a maze that is difficult to use even with a map, and without the mapper, completionists have to find 100 crystals in that massive area. It's near impossible without the mapper to show where you've been and where the stuff is. Icing on the cake is that in order to explore about half the area, you need to revisit it when you get your gravity boots (and all enemies will respawn). It's not as bad as Jak 2's escort mission (as it is technically optional for the skill point, weapon upgrading, and bolts) but it's annoying and eats several hours.

EDIT: Hmm, considering this is supposed to also cover "least worst" sewer levels I might as well balance it out with another positive one.

I liked the sewer levels in Infamous. Not flashy or particularly fun (well, it was kinda fun. Lots of good platforming), but it was neat because of the lighting effects. Very pretty. It was also one of the few times you were inside and away from the brown, slummy city and instead you can be a walking night-light .

 

[Funyahns]

Vampire the Masquerade;Bloodlines That sewer level was terrible. It was also the point in game where being a social vampire instead of a combat master started coming back to bite you

 

[LaPetite.Siren]

Worst sewer area that (I've) experienced: Dark Souls, the Depths. That Gaping Dragon may not be the worst of all the trials I faced on my journey, but we're comparing sewer levels here. Take the slimes dropping onto my head and the de-light-ful surprise of experiencing my first curse-death-by-basilisk, wrap it all up and you get THE WORST CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVER.

Best sewer area ever: Ni No Kuni had this adorable sewer in Ding Dong Dell, one of the brightest and most cheerful septic areas I'll ever have the privilege of immersing myself in. <3

 

[MHR]

I think there was an old N64 Starwars Third person shooter. When I hit the sewer level I became disgusted with the game for some reason.

But besides that, I love sewer aesthetics. I like the brick textures, water features and darkness. I consider sewers in games like Oblivion, Skyrim, Baldur's gate, Fallout;NV and etc to be fun labyrinths. I find myself sad when they're done with.

Another nice mention would be the Kero sewers and the one later set of sewers in Super Mario RPG. All mysterious and full of switches and ghosts and other crap. And then there was Belome.

(that does include fallout 3 by far, probably why I don't like that game that much is the fact that half the damn areas involve going into sewers.)

I think you mean the metro tunnels. I really didn't care for the metro tunnels either, but I don't really count them as sewers. I think I hated those tunnels because they were confusing as hell and you had to use them to get to every damn part of D.C.

 

[Mrkillhappy]

The worst sewer level for me would be from the first TMNT game on the NES. As for the best/most playable that would be the Sewer level from Turtles in Time though I haven't played that game in a long time so this could just be nostalgia other then that I can't really think of any sewer levels in games that I have played that weren't just mediocre.

 

[Ryan Hughes]

Least worst may be the Silent Hill 2 sewer/labyrinth. It's short enough, it's got Pyramid Head in it and it goes along with the story nicely.

Hmm true, though I might say Silent Hill 1, it was still reasonably short, and absolutely terrifying. Which is kinda of the whole point of the game. Also, how the enemies did not set off your radio caused some panic. Honestly, I think many games are still just trying to ape Silent Hill's use of the sewers hoping their game will be as good as Silent Hill.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Least worst may be the Silent Hill 2 sewer/labyrinth. It's short enough, it's got Pyramid Head in it and it goes along with the story nicely.

Hmm true, though I might say Silent Hill 1, it was still reasonably short, and absolutely terrifying. Which is kinda of the whole point of the game. Also, how the enemies did not set off your radio caused some panic. Honestly, I think many games are still just trying to ape Silent Hill's use of the sewers hoping their game will be as good as Silent Hill.

SH1's was fun, I was mostly annoyed by having to do the sewer level TWICE.

 

[busterkeatonrules]

I can't really say I have a least favourite sewer level, as I find most of them the same kind of annoying, but the BEST sewer levels I've seen are those appearing in the Sly Cooper series. Those games just get EVERYTHING right. Including sewer levels! Bonus points for Bentley's constant (hilarious) complaining about the filth and germs - regardless of whether or not he's the one actually exploring said sewer!

Honorary mention: That village sewer you have to get through early in the first Shadow Hearts. Doesn't really suck that much less than other videogame sewers, but does have the decency to be really short!

 

[putowtin]

Worst Sewer section? Donkey Kong Kingdom for sure!

Best sewer section? The ones in inFAMOUS are good, not too long, not too difficult and you got a new power whilst you were there!

 

[Lightknight]

Battletoads, anyone? Does that son of a ***** count as a sewer level or no?

 

[The Enquirer]

Paper Mario actually had a good sewer level if I remember. It wasn't all dark and dingy and there were some fun enemies. That being said it has been years since I have played that so maybe I am thinking of a different game involving a plumber.

 

[go-10]

WORST - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the NES, the first one, that was pure turtle shit

not so horrible - ... are you serious they're all bad!

 

[Glongpre]

I always thought Ninja Gaiden Black had a pretty good sewer level.

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[AD-Stu]

I remember the sewer sections from The Witcher annoying the hell out of me, so I nominate them.

Can't think of one that I especially loved, but I didn't mind the sewer below the Jekk'Jekk'Tarr section in KOTOR2, where the map stops working. It wasn't especially difficult, but getting out a pen and paper out to map it by hand just in case I screwed up was a nice little bit of old-school nostalgia