Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)

Game Diary / October 28, 2007 / John / 1

It was a foregone conclusion that the only thing to break my post-Zelda ennui would be another Zelda game. And this one is pure Zelda but in your pocket. By that, I mean it’s a modern, 3D Zelda, rather than a top down Zelda. Not that that’s hugely important, but – well – it’s pretty and shiny and that’s just ACE. Basically, Phantom Hourglass has been built specifically to take advantage of the DS and it does it well. It’s completely stylus controlled, and as such is eminently straightforward to control. Some nice additional touches. Rather than using a gale boomerang (or something) to blow out candles, you just – well – blow them out – via the microphone.

Also – a note on the controls. The developers of Baldur’s Gate Dark Alliance should take note -  this is how controls on the DS should work. So, if you could be a nice bunch of chaps and go off an develop it, that’d be great. ‘k thnx bye.

John