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* ''[[Summoner]]'' (PS2/PC/Mac, Volition) has a semi-subversion…the sewer you have to enter in the big city is moderately well lit, plausibly plotted (most exits line up with the city above), and it's actually kind of fun as they're the size of the old Roman aqueducts. So what Goddamned monster do you find crawling in those tunnels? Bats? Rats? Giant bugs? no, GODDAMNED GOLEMS. And it's hella fun, as the topside fights with basic imperial soldiers and random encounters are the boring ones.
* ''[[Summoner]]'' (PS2/PC/Mac, Volition) has a semi-subversion…the sewer you have to enter in the big city is moderately well lit, plausibly plotted (most exits line up with the city above), and it's actually kind of fun as they're the size of the old Roman aqueducts. So what Goddamned monster do you find crawling in those tunnels? Bats? Rats? Giant bugs? no, GODDAMNED GOLEMS. And it's hella fun, as the topside fights with basic imperial soldiers and random encounters are the boring ones.
** The problem with it is that you're ''forced'' to go through the place from end to end at least five times, including several puzzles, and it doesn't change at all.
** The problem with it is that you're ''forced'' to go through the place from end to end at least five times, including several puzzles, and it doesn't change at all.
* The castle basement in ''[[Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', where the brothers have to fix the plumbing (they ''are'' plumbers, after all). {{spoiler|It ends up being a trap.}}
* The castle basement in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', where the brothers have to fix the plumbing (they ''are'' plumbers, after all). {{spoiler|It ends up being a trap.}}
* There are sewer systems under the the [[Hub Level]] towns in both ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]]''.
* There are sewer systems under the the [[Hub Level]] towns in both ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''.
* The first dungeon of ''[[Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance]]'' is a sewer. [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer|It is used as a warehouse and as a base of operations for the bad guys, and has entrances to the thieves guild and the church.]] It also helpfully shows off the games water graphics.
* The first dungeon of ''[[Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance]]'' is a sewer. [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer|It is used as a warehouse and as a base of operations for the bad guys, and has entrances to the thieves guild and the church.]] It also helpfully shows off the games water graphics.
* ''[[Baldurs Gate 2]]'' starts with the player and the party making their escape via some sewers. Later on in Athkatla, there is another major quest (The Unseeing Eye) that takes place in the sewers.
* ''[[Baldurs Gate 2]]'' starts with the player and the party making their escape via some sewers. Later on in Athkatla, there is another major quest (The Unseeing Eye) that takes place in the sewers.