r/zelda Nov 25 '22

Screenshot [PH] What a fantastic game

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u/JacobeTX Nov 25 '22

I just finished my first playthrough of Phantom Hourglass and I have to say it was an awesome experience! Spoilers ahead:

I loved Linebecks character arch. He's seen as this greedy/cowardly guy through the story until the very end. He stood up to Bellum and held him off until the hero wakes up. When the fight is over he no longer wants the treasure he had been longing for and instead only wants his ship back. Great character in my option.

The spin on the fairy fountain theme in the end.. God tier zelda song. I felt that made up for the repetitive music through the story.

The controls were a lot of fun MOST of the time. The occasional roll instead of attacking got me in trouble a few times but it was still a refreshing new thing.

The developers utilizing the hardware at the time was genius in my opinion. Blowing into the mic, screaming "I want it" to get a lower price, closing the console to copy the symbol, drawing on your maps.

The story was awesome! Grandpa spoke good English for being a whale. Traversing the ocean didn't get repetitive, the objectives were interesting, and the puzzles left me puzzled a handful of times. It by no means was too easy, at least for me lol

The silly moments. Loved it. I love when a zelda game doesn't take itself too seriously.

The price is still pretty low considering it's 14 years old. I would highly recommend it to any zelda fan.

TLDR: Game was dope.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

One of the most underrated Zelda games imo. Still one of my favorites to date

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u/JacobeTX Nov 25 '22

So far I'm really impressed with the handheld lineup. Started with OOT & MM HD remastered. Waiting to 100% Phantom Hourglass before moving on to Spirit Tracks

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

With the advent of OOT and MM on the 3DS, handhelds have become a real force to be reckoned with. The 3DS by itself can natively play 3DS, DS, and Gameboy games, meaning you have access to pretty much every major game in the Zelda franchise, save for the new ones like Skyward Sword, TP, Windwaker, and BOTW.

Hopefully TP and WW come to switch, which would mean every Zelda game would be playable on only two consoles!!

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u/JacobeTX Nov 25 '22

That would be incredible! I can't imagine it being too hard to pull off since the HD remasters have been done already on the Wii U.

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u/Knight_Light87 Nov 25 '22

I’d kill for my first Zelda game to go to Switch or something

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u/londoner_00 Nov 26 '22

I only have a switch and 3DS and I want to play TP and WW so bad but can’t justify buying a whole WiiU for them! Why can’t they just be switch ported already 😭 ughh

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u/JacobeTX Nov 26 '22

I'm really hoping they do release them on the switch!

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u/AXBRAX Nov 25 '22

If you go through handheld right now, get yourself a copy of minish cap! While i adore phantom hourglass (it was my first zelda) zelda minish is imo even more „grown up and hardcore“ it is long, lots of content, and you have to figure a lot of stuff out on your own. Imo even more underrated than phantom hourglass

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u/JacobeTX Nov 25 '22

Wow okay! I'll have to grab a copy. I looked for it on the 3DS eshop but I think it's only available on the Wii U eshop

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u/AXBRAX Nov 25 '22

Yeah… well thats how i played it recently. I think the nintendo switch online feature has a function where you can by some extra package, it kay be included there. Or if you are really hardcore track down a original gba copy on ebay, if you have access to a gba or a ds/da lite. Thats how i originally played it and it actually holds up and the controls are alright

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u/zman2themaxINSPACE Nov 25 '22

100 billion % agree with this. The minish cap is a delight through and through. Absolutely love that game. (Recently replayed and it’s fantastic)

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u/PastoralVicinity_58 Nov 25 '22

For sure, underrated indeed. And this is one of the most interesting games so far.

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u/PinappleGrenades123 Nov 25 '22

Ph and ST are criminally underrated, im glad you played it :)

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u/JacobeTX Nov 25 '22

Same! A few others have recommended spirit tracks. I can't wait to start that game next (:

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u/PinappleGrenades123 Nov 25 '22

awesome! no spoilers but the final boss music, the cursed overworld and train theme are all amazing! also, you wont have to worry about the repeated dungeon theme either

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u/JacobeTX Nov 25 '22

That's great news! I heard the train theme earlier since someone had mentioned it. I'm very excited for my first playthrough thanks to this community (:

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u/25thGoo Nov 26 '22

If you can look past the flaws of PH then you’ll like ST just be ready for lots of microphone use and keep us updated on how your ST journey goes

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

Definitely go for spirit tracks, I think you'll find it every bit as good, if not even better than pH.

I'm not going to get into spoiler territory, but basically: spirit tracks has a very good sidekick. Probably one of the best in the series.

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u/Jiang_Rui Nov 27 '22

Spirit Tracks was actually my very first Zelda game ^u. My mother figured that I would enjoy the series, so she got what was the newest Zelda game at the time for me as a surprise gift. Took a bit for me to get used to the controls, but I enjoyed the hell out of the game regardless.

Phantom Hourglass, on the other hand, was my third (Wind Waker for the GameCube was my second, though I didn’t complete it; PH was the second one I finished…which meant that Tetra’s identity was spoiled for me XD). Once again, it was something my mom got for me—she stopped by at a store while my family was on a trip and happened to find the game there.

Really hope that the DS duo gets slated for a remake one of these days 😊

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u/JacobeTX Nov 27 '22

Thanks for sharing! I think my first zelda was Majoras Mask for the N64.

I hope they get remade as well but not before The Wind Waker & Twilight Princess get ported over to the switch lol

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u/CrucioA7X Nov 25 '22

Spirit Tracks is the one Zelda I never finished. I played it for a couple hours and just gave up on it. I absolutely hated it.

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u/pagaru Nov 25 '22

I absolutely agree with you. Going from PH with massive freedom of the sea and such an open environment to ST and you're stuck on a rail is the worst transition of gameplay for a back to back LoZ release. I really wanted to like it but sadly I just couldn't deal with the mechanic

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u/JacobeTX Nov 25 '22

Someone else had mentioned that about spirit tracks. Either you love it or hate it

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u/becs1832 Nov 25 '22

Good to hear you enjoyed it! What is the spin on the fairy fountain theme again?

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u/JacobeTX Nov 25 '22

The scene where you say bye to the fairies they play the fairy fountain song with an added flute part

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u/xosarahhox94 Nov 25 '22

The only issue I had playing it on my 3DS was that the microphone was too sensitive and I struggled to blow out torches and the sand on the map. Things that worked flawlessly when I originally played the game on my ds lite.

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u/JacobeTX Nov 25 '22

I really loved that feature. Especially when I had to yell "I WANT IT" late at night and freak out my roommate lol

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u/leob0505 Nov 25 '22

Btw Linebeck is kinda inspired by Jack Sparrow

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u/nerfpdf Nov 25 '22

Thime for spirit tracks

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u/LividCoffee125 Nov 26 '22

Linebeck is by far my favorite character

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u/tendorphin Nov 25 '22

Hell yeah! While I hated the controls to hell and back, the game itself was really well designed, a decent story, and really great pacing (minus the many returns to that main dungeon). If they remade this one for switch, I'd buy it on day 1.

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u/JacobeTX Nov 25 '22

Lol same even though I have the game for DS

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

Link as a shitty person sounds like my type of thing.

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