Worst Levels Ever # 29
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- čas přidán 23. 10. 2018
- Unfortunately, although there are lots of fantastic levels and stages in video games, there are also a fair few awful ones.
In episode 29, we pay a visit to Star Fox 64 and discover why friendship isn't always magic, despite what some fuckers would have you believe. - Hry
You can tell that those random pieces of junk with hit points were added later in development, after the testers couldn't reach 100 points.
-Fox,get this guy off me
-hey he was mine!
He was really starting to get ticked off
Honestly, who would even want bragging rights on saving Slippy?
The most blame should go to whoever decided only kill-shots should count for the missiles. You should get credit anyway if you did most of the damage, or at least half the amount of points.
Funny how Kid Icarus Uprising tries to fix that concept in its multiplayer. Key word: tries. For reference, when a player is KOed, 2/3 of the points go to whoever dealt the finishing blow, and the remaining 1/3 to whoever dealt the most damage to that player.
"If this level has an inferiority complex being named after the last letter of the alphabet, its totally deserved."
You witty britty
I read this right as it popped up.
Deadeye Joe he must hate DBZ then lol
I still find Katt and Falco’s interactions way too funny to miss out, also the way she constantly flirts with you every time she wants you to do something :P
Why can't we get more new StarFox games that aren't just a rehash of StarFox 64? This franchise deserves better.
palindinX Because every attempt for whatever reason is shit. Command isn’t the best, Adventures has poor controls and gameplay, and Assault’s campaign is not stellar.
That's also because Nintendo always tried to reinvent the wheel for Star Fox, instead of doing what made Star Fox 64 so good, they did things like making Zelda clones (Adventures), Adding awkward touchscreen controls with terrible fan fiction storytelling (Command), or making the story too linear for its own good (Assault). And even now they continue to add stuff that Star Fox doesn't need, like Gyro-controls from Zero or that weird crossover with Starlink.
What I mean is, why don't they just take the formula, simple controls, branching paths, etc, from 64 and the original SNES game, and just make a new conflict, a new setting, a new villain, and gorgeous graphics and art style.
Even Zelda and Mario do the same thing almost every game and it works for those franchises flawlessly, so just do the same for Star Fox, but without being just a direct copy of Star Fox 64. You know what I mean?
The only real non rehash is pretty much Star Fox 64 3D a literal redoing of the original Star Fox 64 I have the original and the new one 64 + 64 3D
Nintendo themselves don't care about Starfox anymore, they give the job of new games to other developers (Rare, Namco, Platinum Games). By this point Super Smash Bros represents Starfox better than Starfox itself.
Funny how 64 itself was already a rehash of the first game for the SNES, just like Zero was a rehash of 64. Why won't anyone do a remake of Star Fox 2, huh? Maybe add in levels with Corridor Mode, keeping the real-time map and the different stats, which I think is a pretty stellar idea, and not attaching useless gizmos to the Walkers, that would make for a nice change of pace!
LOL that message at the end about Slippy, Peppy, Falco and Kat, they can screw you up the chance for the medal, as for Bill, he ACTUALLY helps you to have an easier time to go to Sector Z, and give you a chance to restock some stuff for the stage.
This is really starting to *tick me off!*
Fox!!! Get This guy off me!!!!
Hey! He was mine!
Ohh, I *GIT* it.
Shoot you beat it right to me
Hoo! That was TOO close.
I somehow got a glitched clear on Sector Z in the 3DS remake where Missile 3 hit the Great Fox and was destroyed at the same time, triggering the success cutscene with a sparking Great Fox.
Who'd expect that frame-perfect timing?!
Happens to me too
I wondered if one of your allies, was attacking the missle? If so. Then you just got saved at the last second. But if it is not. Then that's pretty weird and funny.
The opposite happened for me, actually. The missile wasn't there, but it " destroyed " the wing and triggered the failure cutscene.
Don't ask, just don't.
Mission failed successfully
Bill is such a sorely underused character, too
He has double lasers. That in itself makes him cool.
Fox! That's one of ours!
@@mintymechanic8420 oh the guilt
He doesn’t do anything significant in Assault, either. He’s in stage 8 but it would have been nice if he and Kat went with you and Star Wolf to the last level.
"Fuck slippy, fuck peppy, fuck falco, fuck cat"
Based
Sector Z, the only level in a single player game that makes you hate kill stealing.
And to think that Sector Z is supposed to be Star foxes stage in Super Smash Bros on N64, its a good thing Corneria replaced it.
I kinda miss the Sector Z stage in Super Smash Bros. I wish it would make a comeback. I'm pretty sure it's the only Star Fox stage where the Great Fox is to scale.
I like Sector Z better because it’s dark and spacey.
The Sector Z stage is better because it's bigger and more fun.
Hornets HollowKnight It is Star Fox’s stage in Smash Flash 2.
When i was a kid, whenever i tried reading Starfox 64 i always said it like Starfox Foxy four .
That's sounds cute and good xd.
well, there are communities that would agree with you...
@@329link if youre talking about Fnaf i hate that game ESPECIALLY the fand
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@@mrsarmale2504 I was talking about the star fox fanbase, actually. every fandom has those kinds of people, some just have it worse.
@@329link yeah i can agree
Saw the thumbnail and gave an instant hard agree.
Despite the universal praise Starfox 64 gets, I've seen very few people enjoy Sector Z
It's fun
_I don't need friends; they disappoint me._
The single change that would make this a much better stage is having your teammates' hits count toward your hit total. You are a team, after all, and General Pepper's paying you $64 per hit.
What makes the level a real pain is the high amount of hits needed to get the medal. You have to make sure you destroy ALL six missiles yourself and shoot down an insane number of enemy ships as well.
So here we go: an episode long time coming.
The most annoying aspect about this Medal is that it punishes you for troop care. That's a cardinal sin. It's even more glaring when Zoness's spotlights do count for you if your teammates are the ones to take them out. Of course, Sector Z in general is a shitty stage in this game. Considering in the original Star Fox it had an actual full-on enemy base, the stealth excuse falls flat on its face, especially considering you're supposed to be escorting your freaking battleship/aircraft carrier hybrid.
Mobile transport
Area 6 is my favorite level on Star Fox 64, but for the beginner, it is not so easy, same thing goes to warp zone in Meteo to Katina. All it need is practice to get use to it. I have collected 14 medal out of 15 missions, except for Sector Z which is the most hardest medal to earn for the entire game. In order to get a medal in Area 6 by scoring 300 points or more which is the highest score for a medal, you must save Slippy near the end of the level before challenging Gorgon, the toughest boss in Area 6. Slippy is being chased by only one butterfly shaped enemy, and if you don't take out that enemy, then Slippy will have to leave the mission for the rest of the game, since Slippy cannot escape nor fight back of that enemy, like Falco did in the early part of Area 6. When Slippy quoted, "Venom's right there!", the. Slippy's health gauge shows that his health is half depleted, then Fox must either used the booster to speed up and take care of the butterfly shaped enemy who is chasing Slippy and use a charged up lasers to destroy that enemy and save Slippy from leaving the mission. You can also use one of the bombs to destroy all the enemies that are appeared on the screen to get many points in needed for a medal. Remember bomb does not damage any wingman, such as Slippy when they appeared on the screen, only enemies will be destroyed by using this method.
This game just has something going on with it's 5th stages.
Titania is slow, difficult, locks you into the bad ending and you're only there because Slippy decided to do something incredibly stupid. Heck, Wouldn't it have suited Falco better to thoughtlessly rush into a boss and trying to take the kill? Slippy is just the technician!
As for Sector Z, a very unique level that either helps you into the best ending, or manages to make the bad ending even more depressing by damaging the Great Fox. And it's so stressful too, thank god I never even attempted to get many medals in this game, the missilies are already enough to deal with.
And then, somehow, magically, Macbeth manages to be one of the best, If not THE BEST stage in the entire game. It takes advantage of the Landmaster's slow movement by putting a huge train in front of you that you can destroy piece by piece as you roll by, and all the wagons even react differently. How did they manage to screw up Titania as the only other Landmaster stage so badly?
Not to mention the most satisfying hidden route in the entire game, with all those explosions. And 50 extra points, feels well worth it with how much it takes to get that (pretty easy to miss any of the 8 switches, even with Katt helping you). But the regular boss fight is fun too.
Falco wouldn't make such a reckless error due to his higher skill.
It suits Slippy since he sees himself better than he really is, and likes to fly headfirst into battles without much thought; he does that at the very start of the game, even!
Still, at least he tries to actually help you fight the boss. Can't really say that for the other two...
Macbeth is one of my favourite stages in the game. LOVE taking that route. Rumour has it a younger Michael Bay took inspiration from that secret ending.
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@@MasterKnightDH What does that video have to do with any of this?
@@athath2010 The title.
It has been years since I played this game so I was like hmm I don't really remember this level...
and then the missile came in and I was like "oh god no"
Ironically, this medal becomes easier on 3DS as teammate kills count towards your score, including missiles. I’m not sure if the Hit +10 missile bonus applies to them, but they still at least will get you points for killing enemy ships
I play the 3DS version, and I actually don't think their missile kills increased the score at all.
Or ANY enemies.
fake news i have the game and i can confirm than partners kills doesnt increase your score
If we're being real this medal actually isn't that hard, you just need to use the brake function (and maybe try to have upgrades on your lasers). The challenge is that you fly by the missiles fast enough it's hard to DPS them. But if you can stall in the air for an extra couple seconds the challenge becomes trivial.
I knew that you were gonna talk about Sector Z.
I hated that level too, but only in Expert Mode for some reasons.
There are some enemies/objects that give you the bonus Hit points (no pun intended) regardless if you get the finishing blow on them; the force field pylons in the Bolse Satellite are an example.
I really do think the missiles in Sector Z should be the same.
Sure it'd make the medal a lot easier to get, but I mean, your teammates are helping you defend Great Fox. They're trying to actually be helpful! Yet you feel discouraged and sour from them doing so since they threaten your medal and your money!
Speaking of money, since all the kills you earn end up giving Star Fox more money from General Pepper, you have to wonder why Fox only includes his OWN kills in the bill...
Ya know, that whole point about money paints Fox as selfish in regards to the damned Copperheads. ....come to think of it, that name for the missiles is more showing of how Sector Z is uninspired.
i have three possible answers for this:
1: each member is paid separately based off their performance
2: the group as a whole gets the payment, and each members share it based off their performance
3: fox is so confident in his skills that he only accepts payment from his own contribution, believing that is enough to support the whole team
@@Underworlder5 well i see 3 as realistic, as, sadly, star fox adventures is cannon
@@MrMoron-qn5rx Look, there's a reason James got an 80-year loan to commission the Great Fox (which Fox inherited). This battlecarrier is *EXPENSIVE* to run. Even the best-case scenario ends up with a lot of prize money being eaten up by loan repayment.
Thanks to your prevous video, I've been replaying Star Fox 64 like crazy this week, and now this..... pure bliss
Why couldn't it be like OG Starfox? Where your allies' kills add to your total instead of killstealing.
You know what the next Star Fox game needs? Something to make you value your teammates' presence that isn't just penalties for getting them downed. Reward the player for their wingmates doing well, and offer some way to manage them so that you can have some influence on their success to justify it. If it's still a rail-shooter, have splits in the path, and let the player decide who takes which direction, and stuff, and have different bonuses or penalties depending on who goes together, or who takes what path. If it's All-Range Mode, extend the field of operation, and take some notes from the various Warriors Spinoffs and let the player direct where each teammate goes and maybe even let the player swap between them on the fly, and count *all* their kills for the player.
It's a team effort, and it's time for the gameplay to reflect that. I liked Fox's pilot ability in Starlink; call down one of the wingmates to fly around and help fight for a while. Their effectiveness aside, if you coordinate it by providing them an initial target, their opening barrage is *devastating* to utterly silly degrees if you upgrade the ability. And because Starlink doesn't have any real points system that tracks kills, there's no penalty for having your Wingmate kill something instead of doing it yourself.
Star Fox Zero.
The level were you first meet Wolf and to get to a "secret" level you have to kill him before he kills Peppy.
Good thing is, you don't lose a life for retrying.
Bad thing is, it's like this but you don't have the others stealing your kill to worry about.
I spent hours on that.
Several times, I got him super close, nearly no damage done and then he killed Peppy.
Going the long way round would of been quicker XD
(Also killed was the best thing I could think of)
I think Z and Katina are the hardest medals in the game. Because on expert, getting the Katina medal is a chore. You have to leave the hatches alone for a while to allow more ships to deploy so you can rack up kills, but that’s more craft that can shear off a wing and less time to blow the hatches before the core emerges.
"The Ambush of Great Fox". A more accurate subtitle for the level would be, "ROB-64 Forgets How to Pilot the Great Fox".
Actually, no. it's *impossible* to miss one or two and still get the medal. Remember, you're already under a time limit with scarce enemies, and the most valuable cubes being hidden around the map- there's 6 total.
How do I know this? because I got the medal. *with Katt* in the mix. It was a very agonizing Thursday night
It's definitely possible to miss one because I've seen a score of 116 before. Minus one missile, and that would be 105.
2 is probably theoretically possible, but is unfeasible without extraordinarily good luck in getting enemies to bunch up for charge shots
@@aprinnyonbreak1290I don't know how, but in the 3DS remake, on one very lucky Score Attack run, I managed a hit total of 130.... so that's apparently possible.
Stage 8 in Star Fox Assault for GameCube is a more bearable variation of this level, mainly with better scenery, more leeway, and more varied flavor text to avoid repetition.
The thing with this stage is I find it quite fun if you are just playing it casually and the boss fight makes for a real tense sequence of taking out the Copperheads (That's really what they are called) before they ram into the Great Fox. It only becomes dreadful if you are trying to 100% the game by getting all the medals. It doesn't help that for true completion you have to do this again on a hard mode.
I agree with your comment on Titania. For an ''easy'' route level, I thought it was much harder than the other level 5 tank stage, MacBeth, which is a ''Medium'' route stage. Heck, if it wasn't for the pure bullshit of the missile destroy kill count, I'd say that even Sector Z is easier than Titania.
"pretty Smooth Flying, FoCK."
I don't like Sector Z, i always come from MacBeth to Area 6 instead. Because I can't stop it!!!!!!
HIT THE BRAKES!!!! Also its far more fun
On 3ds the last time I played it was the first time I got the real ending and it was with finally accomplishing Macabeth.
And Area 6 is an actually fun mission where you take down an entire armada AND staging base of Andross' forces, not to mention the boss at the end is pretty legit.
Then kick every member out and replace them with Bill.
I thought the opinions on Titania were all right, wasn't sure how I'd like the next part, but when you said Sector Z I instantly started crying and vomiting and pissing and trembling with ptsd fuck that mission
This whole YT premiered thing seems very weird to me
This is a new feature where a channel uploads a premade video, but there is a live chat and the comment section is always there.
It's distracting
@@ThisIsABadIdeaSrsly When it comes to premiered YT vids (and YT stream archives) I'd just hide the live chat if that would help it make it less distracting
I know I watched a comedy video that ended with the music from this level & the music continued into the outro screen but I don't remember what it was & now it's gonna bother me forever.
This video illustrates one of the reasons why I could never get into Star Fox. The teammates make things so much less enjoyable for me.
😐
Try it! Sure, they're a bit annoying but not as frustrating as you'd first think!
9:25 made me laugh so hard.
10:41 made burst out laughing
I actually like that, you can go through all sectors. Tho, just not aplabet styled.
When i was young i am ays wondered why that ship stayed there and let the missles hit it.
4:10 They put Falco's final smash quote into this game!
Personally, I had more trouble with the Katina medal. It's more annoying finding the groups of enemies tailing the Husky and Bulldog unit fighters and making sure your charged shot hits the one in front and takes out the rest of the fighters in the blast. You also have to avoid the temptation to destroy all four of the Saucerer's hatches, knowing that they give out bonus points, because that's the key to getting the score necessary to get the medal (150). It you destroyed the hatches, the core would open and start a countdown, ending the mission either because the boss goes Independence Day on the base or by you destroying the core.
As harsh as it is, I find shooting down the friendly fighters to help with the medal.
It means the enemy ships clump up more, focusing on less targets than before.
@@gravity8120
bill: FOX! WHY ARE YOU SHOOTING DOWN OUR OWN!?"
fox: "i need that score"
@@Underworlder5 if vidiogames were a very little more realistic
6 missles are approching the Great Comment
Here it comes
I still think Aquas is the worst level in Star Fox 64.
Indeed! And reaching the medal is complicating too!
It's slow, but being the only water level stands out
I actually like Aquas. Has the best music in the game for me. The reasons most people hate it because it's a water level, and it's a little slow.
I honestly didn't have all that much trouble with Sector Z's medal, but Aquas was the last one I managed to get. >.>
Here is a medal strat, barrel roll like hell and mash a and b at the same time, and move left to right. You will murder EVERYTHING! That sounds like good payback... i call it... the bomberman. You get infinite ammo, after all
Idk why but I laughed so hard at "Released in 2005 and 2007 respectively!"
I dont get it
Y'know, I always wondered... what's Git's outro music? Where is it from?
Double Dragon for the Amiga, I believe?
@@MasterKnightDH thats the one
Armorchompy double dragon 2 Amiga’s mission theme
holy shit it's sakurai
I love this game
But some levels suck
I think I cracked my n64 controler because of this level
7:11-7:32 That poor soul, though
He tries to murder you
That's a fair point
He sent the missiles in Sector Z and can give you a humiliating death if he reaches his original destination. Serves him right.
The ending though... :)
Yay, more Star Fox 64, this time with the side characters.
Sector Z is tough, but Katina was always the bane of my quest for medals. You have to get 150 and on a time limit, but this time there's no high-point targets around like the missiles, merely a piddly 6 points for destroying the energy core quickly. The rest has to come from shooting down endless swarms of enemy fighters, which are bad for your team's health. Expert mode doesn't ramp up the enemy numbers here either- just the damage they do.
I have the original in my 64 i think they did not put more enemys is becouse the 64 cant handle it lol
I hated trying to get the medal on the lava stage. The 150 kills is a bit challenging but the real killer here is your dumb ass teammates will fly too low all the time and roast themselves to death screwing your run over.
My most difficult level to get the medal for ironically is my favorite from the game, Katina.
I tend to manage it.
Now, 64 3D's Score Attack gold medal, on the other hand.... I managed to get it once completely on accident and I have absolutely no clue how
I remember trying to get that sector z medal i tried so many times and i always had double blue laser and 8 bombs but it still took me a lot of work, i can proudly say that the 10 years old me was really good at that game.
But now 10 years later i can't get all medals on the 3ds version.
The worst gaming moments are all in games I otherwise love
miss this game honestly
This is why I go to Macbeth.
Speaking of the 3DS version, I may have read that the kill-stealing isn't a problem either (though that might only be if you play in 3DS mode; Idk because I haven't actually played it).
That said, how much better/less bad do you think the medal is if you start with Hyper lasers, many bombs, and all allies in perfect shape? I feel like the level would've been better with a few more offensive powerups available...
Titania is much harder than McBeth for me. I absolutely hate that level. I pretty much always shoot for medals and the worst thing is thinking you’re about to medal sector Z only to realize one of your team got the finishing blow on the last missile.
You should do best levels for this game. So many great ones. Absolutely love Zoness, Area 6, Macbeth, and others.
I'm still relatively new to watching your videos, and I think this is the first video where I heard more of the outro song than the other videos you have on your CZcams channel. It's quite a catchy song.
Of course, I still have no clue which video and/or computer game/TV show/movie the outro song is from. Hehe
It's probably posted in the comments or description of one of the videos, but by any chance, which video and/or computer game/TV show/movie is your outro song from?
Double Dragon 2 on the Amiga.
@@whoisthisgit Awesome :)
Thank you so much :)
I could never beat this level... my brother is the only reason why I know the existence of this level... NOW I SEE WHY I NEVER GOT TO IT!!
There's at least where the 3DS remake comes in handy! There, you can save your progress! So as long as you don't complete the mission, you can just stop the game, reload the file and start at Z where you are at.
Nice vid
Great to see this after being foreshadowed in CBE 64!
Lol now I want mini video where Falco keep saying fuck. :D
I've never seen that Katt character, :O
Only if you go macbeth, it is the most awesome stage ever, btw, you will like her outside her stage.
Awsome
What's wrong with red heads?
Actually, there's a point: doesn't Titiania work as a female character who is strong in a pragmatic manner without being blatant about her having a vagina?
Or it's just a jab at Titania for sharing the name with his second least favorite level here and his lack of substance he can give for it?
Or he has been scarred by anything red
I love it when a reply gets more likes than a comment just because a boomer got triggered. Warms my soul all day, every day.
I never cared about medals but I still hate this stage with a passion bc I never made it the hard route till I had the game for a few years bc I got it when I was like 4. I could never do the search lights on zoness or navigate the gates at Sector X. So my first introduction to Sector Z was Smash Bros. And it was the one level I never got to play for so long. I wondered whyy they chose it and this was before I had regular internet access so I assumed Sector Z was chosen for Smash bc it was like the fan favorite level. It's also one of three maps in multi-player further making me think it was special.
God was I disappointed.
Yeah I agree, those two levels did sort of suck.
Falco saying "fuck" was funny!
Sup my brother likes watching your videos
zoinks
You should have an episode about the Water Temple from Ocarina of Time, and you also should make videos about Goldeneye 007 too !
10:40 When I lose Vs the final boss.
Seriously though, fuck trying to get the medal in sector Z.
The level was so frustrating and bad that it became "The Worst Level ever" lmao
Oh man I HATED getting the Medal here you have no idea...
If you are looking for a unforgiving game, Spider-Man and the X-Men: Arcade's Revenge for genesis is the one to go, when you start there's a spiderman level, then you can chose willingly, but if you lose all lives you'll have to do the spiderman level again, it's unforgiving because of two character's levels, storm and gambito, they're unfairly hard (even with saveslots), i had the thing on the genesis and could only beat (the intro level and) wolverine's first level (everyone has two).
I always hated this stage cuz even if you don't go for the medal, it's just extremely fucking annoying. Like you're trying to hurry up and destroy the missiles, you don't have much time and so naturally you're stressed. And then you constantly hear "get this guy off me" "what's taking you so long fox" etc every five seconds. Even without the stress of destroying the missiles, it's still just plain annoying to hear the same 3 sentences on repeat for minutes on end.
I like Titania but rarely play it because Macbeth is my favorite level in the game and you have to choose between the two, also I don't like Sector Z
I HATE this level but it’s the only way to get to my favorite level in the game, Zoeness. :(
Aquas that is.
Zoness is the third level in the game on the hard route, only accessible via completing Aquas. Sector Z is the fifth level on the hard route.
Let any of the searchlights spot you in Zoness, and you'll go to Macbeth, instead of Sector Z.
*video was released a minute ago*
Hey I still have Star Fox 64 too! Yeah I still hate Sector Z!
7:20 = lol :)
btw this level is just as much of a pain on the 3ds version AND DO NOT EVEN GET STARTED ON THE SCORE ATTACK VERSION OF THE STAGE 110 points YEAH HAVE FUN
i will describe the feeling of the perfect run and this mission THIS IS THE MOST INFURATING IRATE INDUCING THE MOST ATROCIOUS MISSION IM SEETHING WITH RAGE BLISTERING FURY THIS GODAWFUL SPAWN OF MANKIND IS THE STRONGEST DEFINITION OF BULLSHIT IN THE HISTORY OF TIME AND SPACE AND THE USE OF *ANY* VOLUME OF OF THIS IN ENTERTAINMENT MAKES ME eh i mean it sucks ummmm.... mad?
16:29 lets make more fucks here we go falco
5:00 Ben Shapiro missiles.
i totally forgot what a bitch this level is... ESPECIALLY when going for the medals on HARD mode... one smack, bye-bye hyper laser...
Who else knew fox before smash 64? im guessing about 30-40 percent considering Starfox 64 was pretty successful
Oh God I hate Titania on the original and the 3D
Sector z was one of the more fun ones for me
Now Katina what's an absolute b**** to do even though yeah it is a Independence day level the overwhelming guilt I get from killing teammates which is why I stopped playing the level
The medal is actually really simple to get, if you follow a strategy that by now I think you’ll welcome. Just gun down your allies in the previous mission, or ensure they’re downed somehow. They wont spawn in Sector Z and you can get all of the kills without breaking a sweat. You can shoot Kat away, too, during the ocean level beforehand and she wont show up.
But if you won't get the medal if they're not around. I thought I made that clear.
I thought I you got the medal as long as they didn't die in the mission. I could have sworn that's how I unlocked expert mode.
Eh, titania being harder than macbeth is nothing when IMO fichina was harder than katina was . Fortuna wasn’t even the easiest medal in the game IMO, that would be sector x. Seriously for a level which only requires 150 kills for the medal, they sure are generous with enemies . Its even possible to get upwards of 200 kills on that level.
And I’d dare say that solar was harder than zoness.
You hate Sector Z, too? Yeah, I'm not even fond of playing it on repeat playthroughs.