10 Ferocious Video Game Storms You Won't Survive

10. Gerudo Desert - Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time

People often cite the Water Temple as a tricky part of Ocarina of Time, but let's share some disdain for the Gerudo desert, too. After a wrongful imprisonment and jailbreak, the all-female tribe decide to aide our hero on his adventure and point him to the Spirit Temple.

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But instead of being a quick little jaunt down the road, it's through a desert. A desert that is in a constant state of sandstorm, just to spice things up. Oh, and has quicksand pitfalls too, because videogames.

You'd think, after recognising the Hero of Time, they'd guide our hero to navigate the treacherous trappings of a desert and speed up his mission. Instead, Link is sent on his merry lonesome to navigate this harsh impasse.

You can follow embedded flagpoles, which by today's standards would seem easy. But in 1998's heady N64 days, draw distance was limited and finding the next one was never a straightforward affair, which meant getting lost was all too easy.

It's a good thing Link's a silent protagonist, otherwise he'd be complaining all the way through.

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