Phantom Hourglass...good lord....

So, I'm on my fourth trip back to The Temple of the Ocean King on Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, and I'm just about ready to throw in the towel on this game. But its an interesting conondrum because I'm absolutely loving the game as a whole, I don't want it to end, and it has been a great DS experience through and through... This damn temple though....guys.... I don't know if I can bite the bullet and go through this same place again. I mean the first time was great, the second was a tad annoying but tolerable, the third time I started nervously recognizing the direction this whole game was going...but now, the fourth...? And I'm sure there will be a fifth....maybe even a sixth....its the only place where you use the hourglass for god's sake!

Does anyone else share the same sentiment? By that i mean you absoluetely loved the game, but the Ocean King Temple is singlehandedly ruining your gaming experience...? i've invested too much time to just give up, but come on! Tell me the ending of this game is worth this monotony....

reminds me of my feelings on the triforce fetch quest in WW.

Everything was golden....all the way up to that point.

That being said I didn't mind the ocean temple....but I agree that it was repetitive.

oh...and how many seacharts do you have?

[spoiler] because once you unlock all 4 sectors of the sea and get the phantom sword, you just gotta do the temple one more time in order to find Bellum [/spoiler]

You didn't read any reviews for this game at all before purchasing?Jandurin

Not really. I got that promotional package w/ zelda packed in w/ the DS. Only DS available in my entire city during the holidays, that I could find. With that said, Zelda is Zelda. The name is synonymous w/ quality. And I don't think if I did read the review the frustration of returning to that temple over and over and over would fully resonate w/ me until playing it myself.

The TotOK does suck big ones. But that's pretty much the only blight I can think of on this superb DS title.

[QUOTE="Jandurin"]You didn't read any reviews for this game at all before purchasing?WhoaNellie32

Not really. I got that promotional package w/ zelda packed in w/ the DS. Only DS available in my entire city during the holidays, that I could find. With that said, Zelda is Zelda. The name is synonymous w/ quality. And I don't think if I did read the review the frustration of returning to that temple over and over and over would fully resonate w/ me until playing it myself.

oh...and how many seacharts do you have?

How do these games get 9's? When afterwards all I hear are complaints about the game. Bread_or_Decide

It was the only one aspect of the game that was really frustrating.

Don't give up!

[spoiler] While progressing through the game you'll get various methods of making shortcuts [/spoiler]

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]

oh...and how many seacharts do you have?

I've got three. just finished the goron temple, just enetered the temple for the fourth time.WhoaNellie32

[QUOTE="WhoaNellie32"][QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]

oh...and how many seacharts do you have?

I've got three. just finished the goron temple, just enetered the temple for the fourth time.Shinobishyguy

I liked the Temple of the Ocean King. It was repetitive, but there were always secrets to discover with new equipment you had obtained, and you get to skip the first couple of floors after getting halfway through. They really should have allowed you to jump to the next floor however.

Still, the strategy and puzzles in the Temple made it IMO the best actual dungeon in the game, even if you were forced to trek through it time and again.

I liked the Temple of the Ocean King. It was repetitive, but there were always secrets to discover with new equipment you had obtained, and you get to skip the first couple of floors after getting halfway through. They really should have allowed you to jump to the next floor however.

Still, the strategy and puzzles in the Temple made it IMO the best actual dungeon in the game, even if you were forced to trek through it time and again.

metroidfood

How do these games get 9's? When afterwards all I hear are complaints about the game. Bread_or_Decide

People are like that.

Windwaker comes out, everyone hates it.

Twilight Princess comes out, everyone hates, Windwaker is god.

The game is really fun....but that temple killed me from finishing it.MikeE21286

[QUOTE="MikeE21286"]The game is really fun....but that temple killed me from finishing it.Shinobishyguy

At the time I said that it was.....and then I had to go back to that temple again and I just couldn't take it. It's a really great game, it's just got that flaw for me.

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"][QUOTE="MikeE21286"]The game is really fun....but that temple killed me from finishing it.MikeE21286

At the time I said that it was.....and then I had to go back to that temple again and I just couldn't take it. It's a really great game, it's just got that flaw for me.

I'd still give it a slid 9.0 though.

Thats just me >_>

The TotOK does suck big ones. But that's pretty much the only blight I can think of on this superb DS title.

Verge_6

That, and the sailing sucked. Seriously, it was just boring, and nothing was really going on while doing it. You could fire at monsters, but that got boring fast, and wasn't even much fun to begin with. Luckily, the islands are closer together than they were in Wind Waker. I also thought the combat lacked depth. Those are my three main gripes. Other than that, fantastic game! 9.2 out of 10, for me. Also, this isn't a big gripe, but the game was a little short and INCREDIBLY easy.

That temple did get annoying, but it was worth it.

i loved the game overall

the temple was pretty tedious, and i had to redo it A LOT.. but it didn't completely ruin my experience

actually i blame my own ignorance for a lot of wasted time... i didnt realize how useful the phantom sword was the last time around until you absolutely had to use it.. and even then it took me a minute to figure it out

reminds me of my feelings on the triforce fetch quest in WW.

Everything was golden....all the way up to that point.

That being said I didn't mind the ocean temple....but I agree that it was repetitive.

Shinobishyguy

I didn't have any problem at all with the WW triforce quest, it was actually fun.

The Temple of the Ocean King on PH is horrible though.