Hollow Bastion

Hollow Bastion is a colossal castle that towers above the rest of its world, Radiant Garden. At one point, it is the only remaining part of the world, along with the waterways beneath it. Ansem the Wise is the former ruler of this world. The castle was taken over by Maleficent and she proclaimed herself ruler. You enter at the Rising Falls, appropriately named as there are waterfalls that run up instead of down. Jumping on mystical floating rocks and ledges takes you to the first of many magical platforms that are scattered throughout the castle. The platform takes you to the Castle Gates, the main entrance of Hollow Bastion which is made up of a set of balconies and lifts running outside the castle. From here, you can travel down into the underground water system or enter the castle itself. Going down the nearby platform or leaping off the edge of the balcony takes you to Base Level, an area full of ledges, switches, and enemies. Successfully climbing to the balcony near the entrance earns extra treasures, while taking a nearby bubble carries
you to the Waterway, where a series of gates, switches, and bubbles must be navigated to operate the castle gate controls. Off of the Waterway is a small room, the Dungeon. Going in the doors at the other end of the Castle Gates area takes you to the massive two-level Entrance Hall, where a large puzzle must be solved to continue up the castle by allowing access to the second half of the Castle Gates area. Going left takes you to the Library, also the site of a large puzzle involving organizing misplaced books.Continuing up the castle by taking the lift on the other side of the Castle Gates area is the Great Crest, where the largest of the magic lifts is located. After a long and slow journey across the front of the bastion, you are dropped on the other side, where you can take the Lift Stop to the next area, the High Tower, where the crest can be moved to create a way up to the upper levels of the castle. Through the Lift Stop at the opposite end of the High Tower is t