The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is the best Zelda game this generation

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#1 deactivated-5d6bb9cb2ee20
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According to Gamespot, at least.

  • The Legend of Zelda:Twilight Princess- 8.8/10
  • The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass- 9/10
  • The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks- 8.5/10
  • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword- 7.5/10

Lol Gamespot :lol:

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#2 crippled_ram
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Lol Gamespot
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#3 LegatoSkyheart
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ack, I didn't exactly like that Zelda.

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#4 MLBknights58
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I was about to come in here and totally, absolutely, lose it. But then I saw you're just comparing the GS scores in which case:

Lol. :lol:

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#5 Arach666
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And just like GT,Zelda is an AA series on GS. :P
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#6 archvile_78
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You had me scared there for a second, charizard.

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#7 Slashless
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That's not far from the truth because it is :cool:

Phantom Hourglass = 3rd best Zelda of all time, only beaten by Wind Waker and Majoras Mask. :cool:

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#8 Renegade_Fury
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Well Skyward Sword is heavily based off Phantom Hourglass in a lot of ways, so due to the lack of originality, it makes sense that... aww nevermind, it's easier to say **** gamespot. :P

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#9 OreoMilkshake
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Twilight Princess > Skyward Sword > Spirit Tracks > Superman 64 > Phantom Hourglass
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#10 Basinboy
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Twilight Princess > Skyward Sword > Spirit Tracks > Superman 64 > Phantom HourglassOreoMilkshake

Ouch, that stings

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#11 Weird_Jerk
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O RLY?

I'm currently very much enjoying Skyward Sword more than Phantom Hourglass. You know what they say: 7.5 8 9... or something like that.

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#12 Mercenary848
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The only reason I liked Skyward sword was because it featured my favorite incarnation of Link. The gamrplay was really not that good, and it really did not live up to wind waker. Bring back wind waker link in a proper handheld zelda imo.

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#13 nitekids2004
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I finished PH and enjoyed every moment of it.

I haven't played Spirit Tracks or SS. But I enjoyed it more than Zelda TP that's for sure.

So I kinda agree with PH > TP.

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#14 AmayaPapaya
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PH is my least favorite Zelda this gen. My favorite is SS. Goes to show that scores mean nothing.

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#15 MLBknights58
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O RLY?

I'm currently very much enjoying Skyward Sword more than Phantom Hourglass. You know what they say: 7.5 8 9... or something like that.

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#16 funsohng
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I actually stopped playing PH altogether after I realized I screwed up with my time in Temple of the Ocean Kings and probably have to run through the entire dungeon again without teleports to move on, and that was fairly into the game. I hate how the time limit carries on in the later floors..... It's a big shame because the game is mostly great, and the dungeon design in Temple of the Ocean Kings is great and sometimes brilliant.
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#17 gotdangit
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Spirit Tracks is the only Zelda I never finished besides Zelda 2.

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#18 campzor
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its the only zelda game ive ever played in my life and i think its bad. Forced stylus controls = fail in my book
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#19 dovberg
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I really like Phantom Hour Glass BUT SS is clearly better.

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#20 BrunoBRS
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you mean the one i liked the least? maybe i'm not a "true" zelda fan.
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#21 KungfuKitten
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Oh gamespot :oops:

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#22 Bread_or_Decide
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Console games are not compared to hand held games. It's probably the best hand held zelda this gen. But whatever...keep doing this score comparison thing if it makes you feel better.
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#23 hyperjj3000
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I dont like PH much, i just couldn't finish it. My favourite is SS, im enjoying every minute of it.

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Console games are not compared to hand held games. It's probably the best hand held zelda this gen. But whatever...keep doing this score comparison thing if it makes you feel better. Bread_or_Decide
Alright alright...
What about, Lego Harry Potter wii 8.0 :lol:

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[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]Console games are not compared to hand held games. It's probably the best hand held zelda this gen. But whatever...keep doing this score comparison thing if it makes you feel better.

someone failed to be in with the joke.
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[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]Console games are not compared to hand held games. It's probably the best hand held zelda this gen. But whatever...keep doing this score comparison thing if it makes you feel better.

you're kind of missing the point. Anyone who has played the games and isn't a robot that blindly follows GS reviews can tell you that SS is clearly better. But go ahead and keep spouting "Hurr derr 7.5 derp"
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#28 Bread_or_Decide
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[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]Console games are not compared to hand held games. It's probably the best hand held zelda this gen. But whatever...keep doing this score comparison thing if it makes you feel better.

you're kind of missing the point. Anyone who has played the games and isn't a robot that blindly follows GS reviews can tell you that SS is clearly better. But go ahead and keep spouting "Hurr derr 7.5 derp"

console...handheld...console...handheld...console...handheld....
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#29 bbkkristian
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Lol @ GS. My Zelda standings: 1. Skyward Sword 2. Ocarina of Time 3. Majora's Mask 4. Twilight Princess 5. Minish Cap WW would be in there, but I haven't played it.... :( I'm not a true Zelda fan! :cry:
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#30 Bread_or_Decide
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[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]Console games are not compared to hand held games. It's probably the best hand held zelda this gen. But whatever...keep doing this score comparison thing if it makes you feel better.

someone failed to be in with the joke.

Same lameo zelda fanboy joke?
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[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]Console games are not compared to hand held games. It's probably the best hand held zelda this gen. But whatever...keep doing this score comparison thing if it makes you feel better. Bread_or_Decide
you're kind of missing the point. Anyone who has played the games and isn't a robot that blindly follows GS reviews can tell you that SS is clearly better. But go ahead and keep spouting "Hurr derr 7.5 derp"

console...handheld...console...handheld...console...handheld....

Even by handheld Zelda standards Phantom hourglass sucked :|

Way to show that once again, you know nothing about the franchise

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#32 Bread_or_Decide
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[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"][QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"] you're kind of missing the point. Anyone who has played the games and isn't a robot that blindly follows GS reviews can tell you that SS is clearly better. But go ahead and keep spouting "Hurr derr 7.5 derp"

console...handheld...console...handheld...console...handheld....

Even by handheld Zelda standards Phantom hourglass sucked :|

And by console standards skyward sword flopped. What's your point?
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#33 Miroku32
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This is funny. That shows we don't have to trust reviewers. For me these are my top 5 Zelda: 1. A Link to the Past 2. Majora Mask 3. Windwaker 4. Twilight Princess 5. Ocarina of Time Still need to play SS and see for myself how it is.
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#34 Shinobishyguy
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[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"][QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"] console...handheld...console...handheld...console...handheld....

Even by handheld Zelda standards Phantom hourglass sucked :|

And by console standards skyward sword flopped. What's your point?

that GS reviews aren't the be all end all indicator of quality outside of the metagame pissing contest :|
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#35 drinkerofjuice
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[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"][QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]Even by handheld Zelda standards Phantom hourglass sucked :|Shinobishyguy
And by console standards skyward sword flopped. What's your point?

that GS reviews aren't the be all end all indicator of quality outside of the metagame pissing contest :|

Then why were people so upset when it scored a 7.5 here? People care about these numbers way more than they should.

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#36 Bread_or_Decide
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[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"][QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]Even by handheld Zelda standards Phantom hourglass sucked :|Shinobishyguy
And by console standards skyward sword flopped. What's your point?

that GS reviews aren't the be all end all indicator of quality outside of the metagame pissing contest :|

This point needs to be made WHY? Oh right because they flopped your precious Zelda. The damage control is never ending.
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#37 Shinobishyguy
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[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"] And by console standards skyward sword flopped. What's your point?drinkerofjuice

that GS reviews aren't the be all end all indicator of quality outside of the metagame pissing contest :|

Then why were people so upset when it scored a 7.5 here? People care about these numbers way more than they should.

mainly because of trolls like bread running rampant with ridiculous fanboy comments
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#38 deactivated-57ad0e5285d73
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According to Gamespot, at least.

  • The Legend of Zelda:Twilight Princess- 8.8/10
  • The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass- 9/10
  • The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks- 8.5/10
  • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword- 7.5/10

Lol Gamespot :lol:

charizard1605

It was my favorite game of its release year. I'm 50-60 hours into Twilight Princess and it is one of the best games I have EVER played. I'm convinced that reviewers didn't bother to finish the game, because I'll admit it starts off slow--but that ends up adding to the scope of the game. I think it may have the best music of any zelda, as well.

***but SUPER LOL to 8.5 for SPirit Tracks vs 7.5 for Skyward Sword. Spirit Tracks has a lot of design issues.

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#39 Shinobishyguy
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[QUOTE="Heirren"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

According to Gamespot, at least.

  • The Legend of Zelda:Twilight Princess- 8.8/10
  • The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass- 9/10
  • The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks- 8.5/10
  • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword- 7.5/10

Lol Gamespot :lol:

It was my favorite game of its release year. I'm 50-60 hours into Twilight Princess and it is one of the best games I have EVER played. I'm convinced that reviewers didn't bother to finish the game, because I'll admit it starts off slow--but that ends up adding to the scope of the game. I think it may have the best music of any zelda, as well.

***but SUPER LOL to 8.5 for SPirit Tracks vs 7.5 for Skyward Sword. Spirit Tracks has a lot of design issues.

I think anyone who has played both can see that Skyward is leagues above both DS games.
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#40 fueled-system
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Spirit Tracks got a 8.5 which I felt was the WORST of the zelda games. This is why I cant take gamespot as a serious site
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#41 Bread_or_Decide
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Spirit Tracks got a 8.5 which I felt was the WORST of the zelda games. This is why I cant take gamespot as a serious site fueled-system
This is why I don't take Nintendo fanboys seriously. They think a score compares one game to every other game regardless of platform.
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#42 ShuichiChamp24
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I thought it was good but not the best. Also, char put up the media create sales please.
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#43 Shinobishyguy
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[QUOTE="fueled-system"]Spirit Tracks got a 8.5 which I felt was the WORST of the zelda games. This is why I cant take gamespot as a serious site Bread_or_Decide
This is why I don't take Nintendo fanboys seriously. They think a score compares one game to every other game regardless of platform.

:lol: Dude platform has nothing to do with it. There were some serious design flaws with both DS games, far worse than any of the "filler" found in Skyward Sword.
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#44 deactivated-57ad0e5285d73
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[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"][QUOTE="fueled-system"]Spirit Tracks got a 8.5 which I felt was the WORST of the zelda games. This is why I cant take gamespot as a serious site Shinobishyguy
This is why I don't take Nintendo fanboys seriously. They think a score compares one game to every other game regardless of platform.

:lol: Dude platform has nothing to do with it. There were some serious design flaws with both DS games, far worse than any of the "filler" found in Skyward Sword.

Yeah, I agree. It wasn't the touch screen aspect either, as I thought Phantom Hourglass was great. ST was very restrictive. There wasn't any illusion of adventure because you could not physically go anywhere--look but do not touch. It is an average game at best. I do like the dungeons and the music was great.

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#45 SaltyMeatballs
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Actually, I really liked Phantom Hourglass.

For me it's:

Phantom Hourglass > Twilight Princess > Spirit Tracks

Haven't played enough of Skyward Sword to make a valid opinion of it.

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#46 SecretPolice
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For me it's Celda since I only got around to playing it this gen on Wii and turns out to be mah favorite Zelda and in need of a sequel based around the big blue - loved that sailing dontchaknow. :P

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[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"][QUOTE="fueled-system"]Spirit Tracks got a 8.5 which I felt was the WORST of the zelda games. This is why I cant take gamespot as a serious site Shinobishyguy
This is why I don't take Nintendo fanboys seriously. They think a score compares one game to every other game regardless of platform.

:lol: Dude platform has nothing to do with it. There were some serious design flaws with both DS games, far worse than any of the "filler" found in Skyward Sword.

So you expect a game on a hand held to be of the same caliber as a console. OKAY. Thank goodness you don't review games for a living.
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#48 madsnakehhh
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I prefer Spirit Tracks, is such a charming game even with its flaws.

TP was great, really great, definitely the best Zelda this gen...although it could change once i finished Zelda SS.

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[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"][QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"] This is why I don't take Nintendo fanboys seriously. They think a score compares one game to every other game regardless of platform.Bread_or_Decide
:lol: Dude platform has nothing to do with it. There were some serious design flaws with both DS games, far worse than any of the "filler" found in Skyward Sword.

So you expect a game on a hand held to be of the same caliber as a console. OKAY. Thank goodness you don't review games for a living.

I never said anything like that dipsh**. I expect the core design of the game to actually measure up. Link's awakening, a game made on the 8-bit gameboy, was actually comparable to Link to the past on the SNES quality wise.
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#50 SaltyMeatballs
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[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"][QUOTE="fueled-system"]Spirit Tracks got a 8.5 which I felt was the WORST of the zelda games. This is why I cant take gamespot as a serious site Shinobishyguy
This is why I don't take Nintendo fanboys seriously. They think a score compares one game to every other game regardless of platform.

:lol: Dude platform has nothing to do with it. There were some serious design flaws with both DS games, far worse than any of the "filler" found in Skyward Sword.

Like what? People made a big deal of PH having a dungeon you had to re-visit, but there were checkpoints you never had to start from the beginning, it really wasn't as bad as some people made it out to be.