The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

It is groundbreaking in every sense of the word, and successfully bridges that gap between the hardcore and the casual. A feat that is in no way easy.

The best and most complete portable adventure ever. Even if you’re not a fan of the series, you should feel compelled to play it and recognize it as a masterpiece. [Nov 2007]

Another satisfying title, The Phantom Hourglass is sure to please anyone who enjoys a Zelda adventure.

Phantom Hourglass won't disappoint fans. It has all of the core elements that has made the Zelda series so popular, while also breathing new life into it by introducing intuitive touch screen controls.

Phantom Hourglass wraps the standard Zelda formula in an innovative and fun control scheme that gives new life to several of the series' age-old concepts.

It may not have the epic feel of its big console cousins, but the DS manages to create a Zelda experience that is truly unique.

But Zelda: Phantom Hourglass goes the opposite extreme, and turns sailing into a boring and utterly joyless exercise in line drawing. Basically, instead of controlling the ship directly, you'll merely draw your route on the touchscreen and watch your ship travel to that destination.

Apesar dos controles horríveis ( que podem ser consertados usando um mod, é procurar "dpad mode" que você achar) é um jogo absurdamente acima da média .vale o seu tempo.

Is a decent game but if the Zelda name was not attached I can’t say I would be too interested. Is a very underwhelming sequel to wind Waker.

The game depends entirly on DS touch controls which is a hit or miss. Dungeons are short and fun with clever puzzles and ideas (specially the boss fights). Sea exploration is bad to be honest and kills the pacing of the game and story. Graphics are really impressive even in today's standards (2023). Plot and lore are average. Overall it's a great DS game but an average Zelda game. Out of 10 Gameplay: 8 Story: 7 Graphics: 8 World: 7 Sound: 7 Overall: 7/10

Almost every Zelda game gets a score of 90 just because it Zelda on the cover. But if we take off the fan glasses, we can see the problems in the game. The core of the game is about to rush through generic temples with the phantoms under time pressure. Timers in games are always a bad idea. Another terrible idea is the mandatory use of the microphone. Since the Switch 2 also has a microphone now, I really hope they don't get the idea to make it mandatory in games again. If they do, I'll report it as a privacy violation immediately. There are also some unfair situations in the game. For example, enemies suddenly jumping into the screen and injuring the player immediately, with no time to react. The next game, Spirit Tracks is almost the same. Same phantom rooms and mandatory microphoneare and annoying unfair situations still there. This makes the DS Zelda games to the worst of the series. That's a shame, I really wanted to play them. But these poor design decisions make it unfun and unplayable. I can't believe Miyamoto and Aonuma were involved. It actually feels like a different developer designed this game. It's not a 90, not must-play. It's below 70 and for me it's even worse.

The worst Zelda game.--- Actual in game quote "It's no fun not being able to play using the +Control **** I have one regret, it's being so stubborn and saying such a thing...." --- Nintendo should have allowed optional button controls. -- Basically, a lot of bad decisions. Touch controls feel like a gimmick, especially when changing weapons while fighting enemies.-- The world map feels small and unpolished. Normally Zelda games have really detailed and layered maps with sections locked until you get the tool needed to reach those locations. In Phantom Hourglass, you just aren't allowed to sail to certain areas until you progress the story. Hidden items are usually just places to dig...pretty lame.-- No heart pieces, but instead there are just 6 heart containers, and you get them by completing mini games. No finding them....pretty lame.-- The Ocean King Temple is just really poorly designed, and you need to repeat it 6 times, repeating the same puzzles.-- The trading sequence is just 4 trades long, and you can't start it until you are about 90% done the game.-- Music is really bad, no Hyrule theme or anything memorable.-- Sailing is also really boring.-- However the boss fights are really good, and the graphics are reasonable, but regular combat just scratches up your screen (Bought a screen protector specifically for this game).-- My friends told me to skip this game......I should have listened.-- My Zelda Ranker-- -Best- Breath of the Wild Majora's Mask Ocarina of Time Link's Awakening Oracle of Ages Oracle of Seasons Twilight Princess A Link Between Worlds Skyward Sword Wind Waker Minish Cap Zelda II The Legend of Zelda A Link to The Past Phantom Hourglass/Triforce Heroes -Worst- Still to play, Spirit Tracks & Tears of the Kingdom Wind Waker