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The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3

2007•Puzzle•PEGI 7•About 20 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasymyth/fairytalevehiclesfasttried & testedlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, expansive puzzle game: unsentimental and fast-moving. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

83 / 100

287 ratings

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About This Game

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is the first Zelda game for the Nintendo DS and a direct sequel to The Wind Waker. The art direction is the same cel-shaded style as the Wind Waker but is displayed from a classic top-down perspective. The gameplay is structured similarly to other games in the series and is divided into two major gameplay sections: sailing between islands and exploring the islands and their dungeons on foot. The touch screen is used to make Link move and attack instead of buttons, you can also make notes of secret treasures and items on the map simply by writing them down. The game received critical acclaim from reviewers, who agreed that the game was a worthy sequel to The Wind Waker.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Many months have passed since the events of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and Link, Tetra and Tetra’s band of pirates have set sail in search of new lands. They come across a patch of ocean covered in a dense fog, in which they discover an abandoned ship. Tetra falls into danger when she explores the ship alone, and Link falls into the ocean when he attempts to rescue her. When he washes up unconscious on the shores of a mysterious island, he is awakened by the sound of a fairy’s voice. With the aid of this fairy, he sets off to find Tetra – and his way back to the seas he once knew.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyMyth/fairytaleVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

PiratesExplorationMinigamesMascotDeathAction-adventureFairyBacktracking

Where to play

Nintendo eShop

Details

Developer: Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: 23 June 2007
Series: The Legend of Zelda
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 20h normally, 25h complete
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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