Reminder for Zelda fans

[RadiclDreamer]

Phantom Hourglass came out today for the DS. I am going to get it after work. I am a huge Zelda dork. I even named my son Link

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=180162

 

[BrokenVisage]

Got mine yesterday.

It's a neat game, pretty much all stylus-based and it works well.

 

[Nik]

You named your son Link?

:Q

 

[Lorax]

possibly wrong forum, also, any word on what the multiplayer is like?

 

[bonkers325]

the difficulty of Phantom Hourglass is much easier than previous Zelda games, but new items and DS-oriented gameplay makes it worthwhile i think.

 

[loup garou]

Got it yesterday, so far way easier than previous Zelda games, but still a lot of fun. Very impressive graphics and sound to be pushed out of the DS.

 

[Steve]

That kid is going to hate you.

"Link the dink! Link the dink!"

 

[lokiju]

Dammit!

I'll have to wait until xmas for this

 

[Zysoclaplem]

I want a DS

 

[slag]

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
I want a DS

but the psp has so much better graphics, gameplay, presentation, and hackability..

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Originally posted by: GuideBot
You named your son Link?

:Q

Yes I did

 

[gamefreakgcb]

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
I want a DS

And I need to get rid of mine.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Originally posted by: gamefreakgcb

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
I want a DS

And I need to get rid of mine.

What?!?!!?! You dog! You cant get rid of it, unless you are buying a new one

 

[RadiclDreamer]

So how are the stylus controls, they are making me nervous

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: slag

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
I want a DS

but the psp has so much better graphics, gameplay, presentation, and hackability..

Better hackability? You can turn the DS into a music player, video player, homebrew game player, web browser, and it will accept standard miniSD cards.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer

Originally posted by: GuideBot
You named your son Link?

:Q

Yes I did

WTF... poor kid.

 

[randomlinh]

I don't really like the controls very much. or rather, I should say I have mixed feelings. I like the targeted attack, but the un-targeted is annoying. And I have figured out a good way to walk around without covering part of the screen up... it's an issue with plenty of games for me.. ha

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
So how are the stylus controls, they are making me nervous

I like them, if only because it makes long trips/backtracking way, way faster. At first I thought it was silly to tap/slash an enemy to attack, but when you think about it, how different is that from pushing a button? I love plotting the course of your ship, but I wish there was some sort of short-range control that would let you check minor stuff out along your course. Rolling is nearly impossible to accomplish accurately, but so far is hardly used (I doubt it will be used heavily through the game).

All in all, the controls neither make nor break the game, IMO. After a couple minutes of playing, I don't even think about them, much like I would if using buttons.

Oh, controlling the boomerang by drawing is undoubtedly the best use of the control scheme I've yet encountered.

 

[umbrella39]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
Phantom Hourglass came out today for the DS. I am going to get it after work. I am a huge Zelda dork. I even named my son Link

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=180162

When you can't find him hiding in the house, do you wonder if you'll ever find the missing Link?

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Oh wow, I completely forgot about this! It's been months since I touched my DS, but I will have to see if I can make it to the mall today and pick this up.