The Mystery of Great Bay

So the next stop on our journey is the western section of Termina, which is a giant ocean surrounded by elegant seashore.  This can only mean one thing: a water-based dungeon.  Celebrate, right?  Well, not really.  Here we meet the Gerudo, who are portrayed in Termina as nothing but ruthless pirates.  They were much cooler in Ocarina of Time when they had an entire civilization built around history and culture; these Gerudo are nothing but bandits.  Either way, on the beech we meet the dying Mikau, a zora guitarrist who needs us to complete what he could not in life.  It seems that his girlfriend's eggs were stolen by these pirates and that they are quintessential for without them, she has lost her ability to speak.  So a little sleuthing around (made far easier by a mask in this game that makes it so others don't notice you) and we are taught the next song in the game.  We also get to meet Mikau's gang, and by far, Zora Link is the coolest form that he gets: he's strong, he's tall, and he's the easiest on the eyes too, to be a bit shallow.  What sucks about Zora Link is swimming...swimming is hard.

So all that aside, we explore a bit more for some more items and stuff and then we'll head into the temple.  This temple is, by far, the hardest of the game, accompanied by the hardest boss battle you have to deal with to boot.  You have to do a lot of backtracking, and to make it worse, the temple's hub room isn't all that easy to understand with hallways going this-way and that, often leading you to frustration.  The goal of the temple is simple: adjust the water flow as you go so that you can access each area of the dungeon, one at a time.  This is harder than it sounds, though.

Did I also mention that Gyorg is an absolute terror?  This beastly fish fights you underwater and if you go down to the depths to fight him, you're a goner.  He does an insane amount of damage, and he seems to be able to snag you in those jaws of his more often than seems necessary.  The goal is to stun the boss, then wreak havok on him.  Well, easy enough, except that to dive down to him, strike him, and then swim the hell away before he gets to chomp down on your flesh is the difficult part.  Luckily the boss doesn't have an overabundance of stamina and he quickly surrenders his remains and a heart container.  The seas are cleared, and we're on our way!