The basic difference between Phantom Hourglass and OOT. Explain?

Hey there Zelda fans!!!!

I wans to know how PH compares too OOT. Which is the better game?

I want to know if PH is more advanced than OOT. I mean, gameplay wise, storyline wise, and all around gameplay.

I know OOT is considered the best game of all time, but where does PH come? Does it come anywhere close to the OOT Zelda game???

Someone here must surely know!!! Sorry I never played OOT, I am knew to Zelda and PH is my first game. Thanks for the explanation.

PH is the worst zelda game I ever played.

Its a decent game but in no way is it near as good as OOT IMO, in fact its one of the weaker zelda titles as far as im concerned but thats just my opinion and i know many people loved the game so i respect their opinion of it as well. But these are two games that shouldn't compared to each other to begin with since they are vastly different in terms of scale production value and many other aspects.

OOT, by a long shot.

PH is the worst zelda game I ever played.

Barbie_Boy

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PH could have been great, but having to go back to that stupid castle/dungeon thing over and over again was REALLY annoying. Otherwise the dungeons and bosses were good as well as the story

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PH is the worst zelda game I ever played.

MonkeyPulp

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what they said. try again and leave the stupid cartoony crap in the garbage where it belongs.

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PH is the worst zelda game I ever played.

COSMICX815

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what they said. try again and leave the stupid cartoony crap in the garbage where it belongs.

PH was my first Zelda game, and I very much enjoyed it (although repeating the Ocean Palace after every dungeon got a bit old). Then I played TP, and absolutely loved that game. Right now, I'm working on OoT, and I have to say that I'm a little underwhelmed. It's just so much more basic than PH or TP. I understand that it was the first 3D Zelda, and it was very revolutionary, but I just don't think it's on the same level as TP or PH. It's still a good game though. I'm going to try WW next and see how that compares.

The graphics. But both are among the great games of there systems OoT is my 3rd favortie zelda and PH my 4th.

the basic difference? everything you should ask for the basic similarities: they're both named zelda, and they're both dungeon crawling games starring link.BrunoBRS

One is cartoonish, and the other is a little more realistic.

I think they are very different games. Phantom Hourglass is a unique game that was meant to be played on the ds.

OOT is THE zelda experience meant for a big screen, and to be played in 3 hour sessions.

PT is a pretty weak game, IMO, and is one of the few Zeldas that I put down halfway through. There are some that I just never got into, but this one was so unplayable that I stopped. As a number of people have mentioned, going back to the Palace and doing the same dungeon over and over again was very annoying. Sailing stunk. I don't really like moving with the stylus, but so be it. The puzzles were actually quite okay, though, and I did like the drawing controls. That's about all I can say for it, and given the minuses and the fact that pretty much all Zelda games are pretty good with their puzzles, PT doesn't really bring anything good to the table.

I enjoyed PH a lot and loved the use of the stylus - having played half a dozen Zeldas now it was nice to see a different approach to some of the push block/pull lever puzzles, even if they weren't all that hard. I thought the sailing was great, especially having played through Wind Waker's interminable sailing sections. I think one of the things it comes down to though is where your introduction to the series came. I played through OOT, my first Zelda, when I was 12 and I have vivid memories of the whole experience and have restarted it many times; my little brother's first Zelda was PH and I'm sure he would list it as one of his defining games. I guess OOT stands out for so many people because - as well as being a damn good game - it was either their first Zelda or their first 3D Zelda (a pretty big change).

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]the basic difference? everything you should ask for the basic similarities: they're both named zelda, and they're both dungeon crawling games starring link.Barbie_Boy

2. The story: Ocarina is an epic tale with cosmic undertones and Phantom Hourglass is a lighthearted romp.charizard1605

Ocarina of Time was and still is the best Zelda game to date.

I'll take PH over OOT any day of the week.

I don't like 2D Zelda, or rather, the gameplay of 2D Zelda, and that's the game PH has, so I don't like it. OOT is great though.

ORCARINA OF TIME 100%. No questions asked. That game is the zelda game of all time!

I never cared much for OOT. It's a good game, I just never got what made it "best game evar!". It's good, but a tad overrated. I like PH alot more because I like the sailing, the windwaker style, and the 2d zelda gameplay. It also seems far more light hearted than OOT which always treated itself like it was the Lord of the Rings. Why so serious, Link?

I never cared much for OOT. It's a good game, I just never got what made it "best game evar!". It's good, but a tad overrated. I like PH alot more because I like the sailing, the windwaker style, and the 2d zelda gameplay. It also seems far more light hearted than OOT which always treated itself like it was the Lord of the Rings. Why so serious, Link?

Pixel-Pirate

Really? Well, I can understand what you mean, but it is by no means 'overrated.' Yes, if that very game in its exact form (graphics, everything) came out now, it would not be 'the greatest game of all time.' But when it did come out, it COMPLETELY revolutionized the 3D videogame industry. I mean, it isn't even considered the best Zelda game by a very large portion of Zelda fans. Many hardcore Zelda nutz will say ALttP is the best ever. But OoT is the Best Game of All Time because it changed the direction of videogames and is iconic that sense. Until fully immersed VR becomes the new video game medium, it will be very diffucult to do what OoT did for gaming.

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I never cared much for OOT. It's a good game, I just never got what made it "best game evar!". It's good, but a tad overrated. I like PH alot more because I like the sailing, the windwaker style, and the 2d zelda gameplay. It also seems far more light hearted than OOT which always treated itself like it was the Lord of the Rings. Why so serious, Link?

raidou-kuzunoha

Really? Well, I can understand what you mean, but it is by no means 'overrated.' Yes, if that very game in its exact form (graphics, everything) came out now, it would not be 'the greatest game of all time.' But when it did come out, it COMPLETELY revolutionized the 3D videogame industry. I mean, it isn't even considered the best Zelda game by a very large portion of Zelda fans. Many hardcore Zelda nutz will say ALttP is the best ever. But OoT is the Best Game of All Time because it changed the direction of videogames and is iconic that sense. Until fully immersed VR becomes the new video game medium, it will be very diffucult to do what OoT did for gaming.

In my opinion it is indeed overrated.

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I never cared much for OOT. It's a good game, I just never got what made it "best game evar!". It's good, but a tad overrated. I like PH alot more because I like the sailing, the windwaker style, and the 2d zelda gameplay. It also seems far more light hearted than OOT which always treated itself like it was the Lord of the Rings. Why so serious, Link?

Pixel-Pirate

Really? Well, I can understand what you mean, but it is by no means 'overrated.' Yes, if that very game in its exact form (graphics, everything) came out now, it would not be 'the greatest game of all time.' But when it did come out, it COMPLETELY revolutionized the 3D videogame industry. I mean, it isn't even considered the best Zelda game by a very large portion of Zelda fans. Many hardcore Zelda nutz will say ALttP is the best ever. But OoT is the Best Game of All Time because it changed the direction of videogames and is iconic that sense. Until fully immersed VR becomes the new video game medium, it will be very diffucult to do what OoT did for gaming.

In my opinion it is indeed overrated.

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[QUOTE="raidou-kuzunoha"]

Really? Well, I can understand what you mean, but it is by no means 'overrated.' Yes, if that very game in its exact form (graphics, everything) came out now, it would not be 'the greatest game of all time.' But when it did come out, it COMPLETELY revolutionized the 3D videogame industry. I mean, it isn't even considered the best Zelda game by a very large portion of Zelda fans. Many hardcore Zelda nutz will say ALttP is the best ever. But OoT is the Best Game of All Time because it changed the direction of videogames and is iconic that sense. Until fully immersed VR becomes the new video game medium, it will be very diffucult to do what OoT did for gaming.

Yoweeh

In my opinion it is indeed overrated.

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In my opinion it is indeed overrated.

BrunoBRS

i played OoT before, and still like TP better. OoT is overrated.

We all know something is wrong with you Bruno so you don't count. ;3

OoT is amazing. A thousand times better then TP. The only thing good about TP was the horse, Midna, and the ending. That's just my opinion though

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="Yoweeh"] Did you play it before or after you played TP? People who played it after TP don't like it as much. I think it's because all of TP's puzzles are recycled OoT ones so OoT didn't seem as original.Yoweeh

i played OoT before, and still like TP better. OoT is overrated.

We all know something is wrong with you Bruno so you don't count. ;3

OoT is amazing. A thousand times better then TP. The only thing good about TP was the horse, Midna, and the ending. That's just my opinion though

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i played OoT before, and still like TP better. OoT is overrated.BrunoBRS

We all know something is wrong with you Bruno so you don't count. ;3

OoT is amazing. A thousand times better then TP. The only thing good about TP was the horse, Midna, and the ending. That's just my opinion though

Well, I'm with you Bruno...I like TP better than OoT.

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i played OoT before, and still like TP better. OoT is overrated.BrunoBRS

We all know something is wrong with you Bruno so you don't count. ;3

OoT is amazing. A thousand times better then TP. The only thing good about TP was the horse, Midna, and the ending. That's just my opinion though

You missed my point. I have enjoyed other Zelda games more than OoT. LttP, TP, and Majora's Mask. They were more fun and interesting, but its just the ground breaking epicness of OoT that makes it the best game of all time. It's like car collectors. Today, we can make much, MUCH better cars than they did in the 60's and 70's, yet people still think that models made back then are the best, even if newer models do what they did better.

Its fine if you don't agree, but dude. Its THE definitive Zelda experience, if not the definitive 3D videogame experience.

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We all know something is wrong with you Bruno so you don't count. ;3

OoT is amazing. A thousand times better then TP. The only thing good about TP was the horse, Midna, and the ending. That's just my opinion though

Yoweeh

and i have more people agreeing with me than with you :P

PH is the worst zelda game I ever played.

Barbie_Boy

I think they are very different games. Phantom Hourglass is a unique game that was meant to be played on the ds.

OOT is THE zelda experience meant for a big screen, and to be played in 3 hour sessions.

No comparison.

OOT is the best Zelda game ever. Definately, a top 10 Nintendo game of all time.

Don't get me started on Hourglass. Straight garbage! Spend your time on a Link to the Past if you are looking for a handheld Zelda.

actually, it's more like "something's wrong with the rest of the world" :P OoT was by no means overrated back then, when it truly deserved the title of best game ever. but guess what, the game's more than 10 years old now, and it hasnt aged as well as some claim. games that manage to do everything OoT did, but better and with more things now exist. not to mention majora's mask is better (although it's shorter...)BrunoBRS

It's just a shame that TP a 10 year newer game didn't turn out to be a better game.

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actually, it's more like "something's wrong with the rest of the world" :P OoT was by no means overrated back then, when it truly deserved the title of best game ever. but guess what, the game's more than 10 years old now, and it hasnt aged as well as some claim. games that manage to do everything OoT did, but better and with more things now exist. not to mention majora's mask is better (although it's shorter...)JLF1

It's just a shame that TP a 10 year newer game didn't turn out to be a better game.

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actually, it's more like "something's wrong with the rest of the world" :P OoT was by no means overrated back then, when it truly deserved the title of best game ever. but guess what, the game's more than 10 years old now, and it hasnt aged as well as some claim. games that manage to do everything OoT did, but better and with more things now exist. not to mention majora's mask is better (although it's shorter...)JLF1

It's just a shame that TP a 10 year newer game didn't turn out to be a better game.

It's basically OOT 2.0. Although nostalgia is a big factor in this kind of debate