About 2 nights ago I finally finished Zelda: Phantom Hourglass for my DS. After playing most of the game everyday for a couple of weeks I came up against the last boss, Posessed Linebeck. And I got stuck. Could not for the life of me beat him.
Then I put it down and didn't pick it up again for a month or so. Then the other night, I got online to read a walkthrough because I was determined to beat this thing and could not figure out where I was going wrong. After reading the W/T 3 times it dawned on me what my mistake was. After attacking him you have to break your stalemate and at that point you attack him to knock Ceila loose. Like and idiot I have been trying to run behind him to knock her loose. And it sssooooo wasn't necessary. Just attack his front you idiot. I did that, lo and behold it worked. SO I finally beat the game. Talk about stupidity. But I am glad I beat it.
It was, by far, one of the most fun games I've ever played. I really liked it. Although it was strange that everyone kept calling Link by my name, Donna. Kinda unnerving. The sea travel was much faster than Windwaker, thank goodness. I am looking forward very much to the next Zelda.
However, this leaves me with only BrainAge and Mario Party for my DS. So I need a new game. Any suggestions? Or should I take to the forums for that?
@Hao
I actually like PH more the WW. WW was great with exploring all the islands, and finding hidden treasure and exploring the uncharted ones, but I acuatlly though it was to big. I was kind of overwhelmed whenever I started sailing, and it took soooo long to get any where. PH took all that was wonderful about it WW and shrunk it down, making it much more manegable :)
Screw PH and its stupid and repetituve as shit Ocean King's temple. Only reason I stopped playing it: that temple bored me as hell and it felt like a chore. I do not play games to have chores, Nintendo.
I'll be honest, I was surprised at how NOT good it was. It was very well made, and it was indeed a Zelda experience on the DS, but not a fun one. I just found it to be too tedious. There were parts were the puzzles seemed so simple that I began to over think, and then there were times that I would almost get lost in a dungeon just because one hallway seemed to look just like the next. It was almost like the game tried to be difficult by being so easy, and then throwing you through a loop and you wind up with no direction of where to go.
I was baffled by it, more than anything. It did just feel like a CHORE to play the game. I loved Wind Waker to death, but the visuals of the game couldn't make up for how boring it seemed. And yes, the Ocean King Temple was a pain, but I found there were problems scattered everywhere.
I'm glad it exists and all, but it's one of the few Zelda experiences I just didn't like.
Despite some people's negative reviews on here, I'd still recommend it and I love it. SO if you don't like, GTFO. Because your raining on my parade man!
I'm not a big fan of Phantom Hourglass either, but nevermind that! You need a new game! I take it you're looking for another adventure/RPG-type game, so how about Dragon Quest V that just recently came out?
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Phantom Hourglass is, in my opinion, better then OoT and Link to the Past. I live that game so much!
I agree with Scary Womanizing Pig Mask.
Phantom Hourglass is my second favorite game in the series.
The first is Windwaker. I'm noticing a stylistic trend here.
@Hao
I actually like PH more the WW. WW was great with exploring all the islands, and finding hidden treasure and exploring the uncharted ones, but I acuatlly though it was to big. I was kind of overwhelmed whenever I started sailing, and it took soooo long to get any where. PH took all that was wonderful about it WW and shrunk it down, making it much more manegable :)
For me though, nothing can beat Majora's Mask
I bought PH on release and haven't even started it :(
I feel compelled now and such rave reviews.
Screw PH and its stupid and repetituve as shit Ocean King's temple. Only reason I stopped playing it: that temple bored me as hell and it felt like a chore. I do not play games to have chores, Nintendo.
I'll be honest, I was surprised at how NOT good it was. It was very well made, and it was indeed a Zelda experience on the DS, but not a fun one. I just found it to be too tedious. There were parts were the puzzles seemed so simple that I began to over think, and then there were times that I would almost get lost in a dungeon just because one hallway seemed to look just like the next. It was almost like the game tried to be difficult by being so easy, and then throwing you through a loop and you wind up with no direction of where to go.
I was baffled by it, more than anything. It did just feel like a CHORE to play the game. I loved Wind Waker to death, but the visuals of the game couldn't make up for how boring it seemed. And yes, the Ocean King Temple was a pain, but I found there were problems scattered everywhere.
I'm glad it exists and all, but it's one of the few Zelda experiences I just didn't like.
Nothing tops Link to the Past... period.
However, the fact that there are people who have made such claims have inspired me to go play the copy of PH I haven't opened yet :D
Despite some people's negative reviews on here, I'd still recommend it and I love it. SO if you don't like, GTFO. Because your raining on my parade man!
I'm not a big fan of Phantom Hourglass either, but nevermind that! You need a new game! I take it you're looking for another adventure/RPG-type game, so how about Dragon Quest V that just recently came out?
Check out Collete's review of the game!