The Official Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Thread - Page 2

Peanut · 10-03-2007, 10:13 PM

Really really enjoying it so far. The controls are tight and it just feels so much like The Wind Waker to me. Pretty much kicking TP's ass FIERCELY right now. This is what Zelda is all about.

P.S. tWW Link is the best Link. FACT!

愛 · 10-03-2007, 10:22 PM

DAMN RIGHT! I'm really enjoying it. I retract my "lame" statement. Once you get past that timed stuff, it's a SOLID game. Controls are great, music and sound effects are soothing, and it's an all-out fun game that you don't want to stop playing.

WIND WAKER LINK FTW

Peanut · 10-03-2007, 10:37 PM

The only complaint I can lodge against the game is no heart pieces. Seriously, WTF were they thinking? I never feel like exploring beyond areas I need to because there will never be that reward there. What am I gonna get? Rupees? WHOOPIE! No thanks.

**Barkworm** · 10-04-2007, 12:14 AM

Don't you get full heart containers for some side quests?

**ThirdMarioBro** · 10-04-2007, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peanut

The only complaint I can lodge against the game is no heart pieces. Seriously, WTF were they thinking? I never feel like exploring beyond areas I need to because there will never be that reward there. What am I gonna get? Rupees? WHOOPIE! No thanks.

Yeah, I'm knocking the game for this too. Heart pieces are one of the old core Zelda elements that give us a reason to actually jump down all those holes we dig up on the overworld. I'm not worried though. Enough people are bitching that I doubt this little omission will stick.

愛 · 10-04-2007, 10:43 AM

I just finished the 6th temple. If this is like the other Zelda games, only two more temples to go. This game like, really lacks a deep story. I don't really care, though. It's a handheld game, and the gameplay makes up for it.

Peanut · 10-04-2007, 12:30 PM

I just entered the 3rd temple and I'm loving it so far. I really like the puzzles, they seem so fresh thanks to the unique controls. They're not hard or time consuming, but despite that they're still satisfying to solve.

And what's with this baby complaining about the timed stuff? It's so damn easy. I seriously have like 4-6 minutes left in my Hourglass when I finish. Someone just SUCKS.

愛 · 10-04-2007, 01:39 PM

You just wait, homo. Actually, it got really easy when I redid my run and got a lot of sand left.

The Terror of Death · 10-04-2007, 06:47 PM

What does Link have in place of heart pieces?

Peanut · 10-04-2007, 07:43 PM

He has Heart Pieces. You just don't collect 4 pieces of heart to gain a new one.

愛 · 10-04-2007, 09:08 PM

As Peanut pointed out to me, people who purchased Phantom Hourglass can register their code on the Nintendo website and receive a free feather stylus. Just complete a little survey, telling them what you think of the game, and you're set.

http://kotaku.com/gaming/free/ninten...yli-307363.php

Just registered for mine. Totally awesome! I love it when they give away free stuff.

Peanut · 10-08-2007, 02:07 PM

I think we're the only two who bought this game. What losers.

Anyways, yeah. Ice Temple is sh*t. (I don't consider this a spoiler, and if you do you need to be smacked.) Most illogical puzzle design in a Zelda game ever.

愛 · 10-08-2007, 02:08 PM

I agree, you guys suck! The game is the best handheld Zelda ever!

The Terror of Death · 10-08-2007, 03:08 PM

Is thre online or co-op play? And if so, is it a nice addition?

**ThirdMarioBro** · 10-08-2007, 03:38 PM

Seeing as I am so pathetically slow at Zelda games, I will be staying out of this thread for the sake of spoilers.

愛 · 10-09-2007, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Terror of Death

Is thre online or co-op play? And if so, is it a nice addition?

There's an online battle mode, where you can either play with random people, or add friend codes and play with friends. I haven't tried it yet, but I assume it's lame.

I'm on the last dungeon now. I'll probably have it done by tonight. I'll write up a review if I'm not lazy.

愛 · 10-11-2007, 06:30 AM

Zelda is done. Review up later today when I get home.

Peanut · 10-11-2007, 12:22 PM

Here's my review: After a couple dungeons the magic wears off and thanks to the need to retrace your steps through the same dungeon over and over again, your want to play the game will decrease, and if you have anything else to play Phantom Hourglass will be forgotten.

**Barkworm** · 10-11-2007, 12:27 PM

So everyone's favourite series is going down the drain?

Peanut · 10-11-2007, 12:37 PM

Twilight Princess was the start, Phantom Hourglass LOOKED like it was going to change all of that, but after a couple hours (when you get over the wonderment of playing such a nice looking Zelda on a handheld) it wears so so soooo dreadfully thin.

The sailing is sh*t, because it doesn't feel like you're in this vast ocean where you can explore and find things. It just feels like it's a big open...nothing, where you get attacked randomly by creatures that pose no threat; while you move on to the next completely contained island. The dungeons can be fun, but so often the puzzles just revolve around finding a bunch of rocks that you'll need to read, and then write that information on your map. Not to mention how short they are. You spend most of your f*cking time trying to beat the clock in a retarded dungeon that you have to play through time and time again, involving a lot of "pick up this block and place it in the right hole" puzzles.

The Zelda formula has just worn thin. It hasn't evolved since OoT, and it continues to just stagnate. The Nintendo and Zelda fanboys will continue to disagree with it, but eventually they're just going to have to admit that Zelda isn't what it used to be. At all.

10-04-2007, 12:14 AM	#24
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,759	Don't you get full heart containers for some side quests? __________________ Make ****, not kill!

10-08-2007, 03:38 PM	#35
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Seeing as I am so pathetically slow at Zelda games, I will be staying out of this thread for the sake of spoilers. __________________

10-11-2007, 12:27 PM	#39
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,759	So everyone's favourite series is going down the drain? __________________ Make ****, not kill!

10-03-2007, 10:13 PM	#21
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Really really enjoying it so far. The controls are tight and it just feels so much like The Wind Waker to me. Pretty much kicking TP's ass FIERCELY right now. This is what Zelda is all about. P.S. tWW Link is the best Link. FACT!

10-03-2007, 10:22 PM	#22
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	DAMN RIGHT! I'm really enjoying it. I retract my "lame" statement. Once you get past that timed stuff, it's a SOLID game. Controls are great, music and sound effects are soothing, and it's an all-out fun game that you don't want to stop playing. WIND WAKER LINK FTW

10-03-2007, 10:37 PM	#23
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	The only complaint I can lodge against the game is no heart pieces. Seriously, WTF were they thinking? I never feel like exploring beyond areas I need to because there will never be that reward there. What am I gonna get? Rupees? WHOOPIE! No thanks.

10-04-2007, 10:43 AM	#26
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I just finished the 6th temple. If this is like the other Zelda games, only two more temples to go. This game like, really lacks a deep story. I don't really care, though. It's a handheld game, and the gameplay makes up for it.

10-04-2007, 12:30 PM	#27
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	I just entered the 3rd temple and I'm loving it so far. I really like the puzzles, they seem so fresh thanks to the unique controls. They're not hard or time consuming, but despite that they're still satisfying to solve. And what's with this baby complaining about the timed stuff? It's so damn easy. I seriously have like 4-6 minutes left in my Hourglass when I finish. Someone just SUCKS.

10-04-2007, 01:39 PM	#28
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	You just wait, homo. Actually, it got really easy when I redid my run and got a lot of sand left.

10-04-2007, 06:47 PM	#29
The Terror of Death Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 736	What does Link have in place of heart pieces?

10-04-2007, 07:43 PM	#30
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	He has Heart Pieces. You just don't collect 4 pieces of heart to gain a new one.

10-04-2007, 09:08 PM	#31
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	As Peanut pointed out to me, people who purchased Phantom Hourglass can register their code on the Nintendo website and receive a free feather stylus. Just complete a little survey, telling them what you think of the game, and you're set. http://kotaku.com/gaming/free/ninten...yli-307363.php Just registered for mine. Totally awesome! I love it when they give away free stuff.

10-08-2007, 02:07 PM	#32
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	I think we're the only two who bought this game. What losers. Anyways, yeah. Ice Temple is sh*t. (I don't consider this a spoiler, and if you do you need to be smacked.) Most illogical puzzle design in a Zelda game ever.

10-08-2007, 02:08 PM	#33
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I agree, you guys suck! The game is the best handheld Zelda ever!

10-08-2007, 03:08 PM	#34
The Terror of Death Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 736	Is thre online or co-op play? And if so, is it a nice addition?

10-11-2007, 06:30 AM	#37
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Zelda is done. Review up later today when I get home.

10-11-2007, 12:22 PM	#38
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Here's my review: After a couple dungeons the magic wears off and thanks to the need to retrace your steps through the same dungeon over and over again, your want to play the game will decrease, and if you have anything else to play Phantom Hourglass will be forgotten.

10-11-2007, 12:37 PM	#40
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Twilight Princess was the start, Phantom Hourglass LOOKED like it was going to change all of that, but after a couple hours (when you get over the wonderment of playing such a nice looking Zelda on a handheld) it wears so so soooo dreadfully thin. The sailing is sht, because it doesn't feel like you're in this vast ocean where you can explore and find things. It just feels like it's a big open...nothing, where you get attacked randomly by creatures that pose no threat; while you move on to the next completely contained island. The dungeons can be fun, but so often the puzzles just revolve around finding a bunch of rocks that you'll need to read, and then write that information on your map. Not to mention how short they are. You spend most of your fcking time trying to beat the clock in a retarded dungeon that you have to play through time and time again, involving a lot of "pick up this block and place it in the right hole" puzzles. The Zelda formula has just worn thin. It hasn't evolved since OoT, and it continues to just stagnate. The Nintendo and Zelda fanboys will continue to disagree with it, but eventually they're just going to have to admit that Zelda isn't what it used to be. At all.