Reviewing EVERY Zelda Game - Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS)

[@TheCiaopazzo]

I love graphic being 2.5D style, it is also beautiful the transition to full 3D graphic with fixed camera in some boss fights

[@simgames9133]

i remember playing this on a 2ds. if you know the game well you might see it coming, but that puzzle where you had to close the screen to print something. i was stuck on it before discovering that sleep mode that i have never used in my entire life

[@GameEssays]

Yeah I though it might be Impossible to beat on 2DS because of that puzzle. I had to look it up!

[@anatheistsopinion9974]

Linebeck really made that game worthwhile for me. I loved his humour.

[@Funsoms]

I agree with most arguments, but i never had the discontent of re-visiting phantom temple. I felt more limited by the timer more than the physical space itself, so when i got more sand i was excited to go back and explore things i couldn't the last time. I was honestly surpriced so many people disliked that temple. then again, i can barely remember any other temple. But i felt left out on the trading content with street pass, trading ship parts and such with other players. Noone in my home town got this game

[@Shimpy155]

Honestly, I love phantom hourglass, it was the first Legend of Zelda game I completed, people can say what they want. But Phantom hourglass will always be my favorite Game, Yeah The Temple Of The Ocean King is annoying but it can really fun solving the puzzles, and to me atleast I think Bellum is the best Villian, He has animalistic styles that make me love the monster. I Rate Phantom hourglass at 9/10

[@blenderonly-ir7hi]

Yeah phantom hourglass was my childhood Zelda game. I loved it to death. The temple of the ocean king never bothered me, rather than it being a burden you always have to go back to, it felt the exact opposite for me. Since it was the only Zelda game I had (besides spirit tracks) it was THE place to go back to. It was almost like a playground for me to mess around it, finding faster ways to get through levels, messing around and finding secrets and stuff. Very nostalgic game for me.

[@k.b.7718]

I'm close to finishing my first playthrough of PH and I must say it's an amazing game. Just add a couple of shortcuts/ warp points within the temple of the Ocean King and it's damn close to perfection!

[@GameEssays]

Glad you're enjoying it, it's prob the most underrated Zelda

[@JustAnotherJames3]

There's actually a ton of shortcuts that are only accessable using items you get throughout the game! For example, you can skip the whole Triforce room with the grappling hook by making a rope between two torches and then slingshotting into the room above.

[@isaacbanuelos5910]

This is one of my favorite games ever! It seems like people are really now talking about how great it was cause I remember it getting a bad rap for the longest time. Definitely a sleeper hit and got me into gaming.

[@ChippyGaming]

Fantastic review man, I’m hoping to put this on my completed Zelda games list this year :P

[@GameEssays]

Goodluck! Just be patient with the temple of the ocean king lol.

[@nishiyamashima9797]

Keep those Videos going! Love it.

[@GameEssays]

Working on Twilight Princess next 😁

[@Labyrinth1010]

I’d say somewhere between 3-3.5 would be my ranking. The music wasn’t bad, it was just used in too many places (especially the dungeons all having the same theme). They really missed an opportunity there.

[@Habijob]

11:18 Me, who played this game like 1 million times when I was little: Best strategy for the boomerang (or grappling hook) is to activate is with L or R and use it quickly, only drawing a short line where the enemy is.

[@GameEssays]

Didn't realize that. I'll keep that in mind for Spirit Tracks!

[@Labyrinth1010]

I will say this about the music: I don’t think it’s necessarily bad or bland. I think the problem is unlike other Zelda games, they use the same music for each dungeon. The dungeon theme is fine. For one dungeon. Not for 7 (or whatever it is). They were lazy. They should have switched them up.

[@Labyrinth1010]

Wow. I can’t believe just how much of your review I agree with. I just finished the game for the first time. I’m on my way to completing all of the mainline games. I have around 4 to go. Looking forward to seeing your other Zelda reviews!

[@ConnoRants]

Do people not know there are shortcuts in The Temple of the Ocean King?

[@undecorateur]

Yes I had a lot of fun to do this dungeon the fast as possible finding shortcuts, timer boost...

[@andyn46]

If you just blow really hard into the mic it works. There isn’t any time where you have to say a specific word

[@ABHyt]

Despite the music being awful, it still is really nostalgic for me, it was the first game I really beat on my own without help, when I was like 7.

[@GameEssays]

It is one of the most underrated Zelda games in my opinion. Thanks for watching!

[@goobah1389]

Same, I love this game.

[@Mqstodon]

Awful is a big word

[@Nathan-mu1pz]

This game really is a real charmer. I think it's underrated and your review, though fair, is a little on the harsh side. I would never call this one of the best Zelda games, but I would always recommend a play through of it to any fan. I would not say the same for spirit tracks. That game blows.

[@zackrompokebro9014]

I love how I was sitting and waiting for you to talk about the fishing the whole time cause that was my favorite part as a kid. Catching the final fish Neptoona felt so hype for me when I first played. I definatly reccomend it. Excellent review overall though. +1 Subscriber for you

[@masterquest5556]

You should definitely do Spirit Tracks next since the two games are similar

[@GameEssays]

It's up there on my list to play next since I haven't played it in a long time.

[@charlessegale6493]

Game Essays: * talks about the microphone * Chuggaaconroy: *C A P I T A L I S M !*

[@anotherxd5384]

I always forget this exists, I don't know anything about it so I'll look forward to finding out about it through this review

[@Natethegreat-tq4qh]

Very good review! I'm planning to replay the game because I remembered finishing the Ghost ship moving on to the Temple of the Ocean King but my file was sadly corrupted :( I'm happy to play the game over again because I think it's really fun and enjoyable. I really enjoy your retrospectives as well! I'm currently playing Skyward Sword HD for the first time ever and I'm enjoying it immensely and might play Spirit tracks over again since I never got to finish it. I appreciate your work!

[@GameEssays]

Thank you! I'm definitely overdue to play spirit tracks again too, haven't played it since it came out.

[@neliusomahony6949]

i love phantom hourglass good vid

[@GameEssays]

Thank you! :)

[@rebelrose1992]

I hope you do skyward sword and TP soon

[@DanielMazahreh]

Underrated? Yes, absolutely! PH had some of the most intuitive and brilliant puzzles throughout its dungeons and islands. There’s so much exploration and wonder through its story. It may not have the depth of TWW, but the game is certainly neck and neck and perhaps better than Skyward Sword and Twilight Princess.

[@elinarvaez5509]

This is a very good game with toon Link. I really enjoyed it.

[@playcube4564]

tip for the microphone: just blowing into it will count as yelling

[@Deadforge]

This is still the only zeldabgame I've beaten. I've almost beaten it a 2nd time. It was my favorite for a long time but I think Wind Waker is my favorite for sure. This is easily my all time favorite DS game other than the Pokémon Black and white series.

[@Cheezmonka]

The final final boss fight is a lot easier if you use the dodge roll.

[@ConnoRants]

Bellum is actually more scary than people realize. I think NintendoBlackCrisis made a video about him, though it could be a different KZbinr

[@babyleafsaladd5322]

This is a really good review - I feel like my view of Phantom Hourglass is somewhat skewed as it was my first ever Zelda game (the start of a love affair with the series), but on replay value it doesn't hold up beyond the nostaglia alone. Whenever I've replayed, I've found the same thing as you that the Temple Of The Ocean King is super frustrating and repetitive, and Bellum is indeed lacking. I get what the devs were going for with a whole squid vs whale thing with Bellum and the Ocean King, but... it didn't really make any sense? Bellum's name comes from the latin word for war, but then it's just....and evil squid??? what???

[@babyleafsaladd5322]

@Katie Lewis yeah, this is true, but it still feels somewhat underwhelming - if Bellum is supposed to be a force of nature, they could have leaned into that theme a lot more rather than just sorta vaguely gesturing to “evil malice creature but it’s also a squid and also it’s name means war I guess”

[@Mqstodon]

@@babyleafsaladd5322 which they did? Just by existing and consuming it poisons the whole sea with monsters, if that's not a force of nature for you idk what is

[@k.b.7718]

When will you be going on with those reviews? I quite liked the first one.

[@GameEssays]

Working on the The Wind Waker video now. Will be out soon!

[@k.b.7718]

@@GameEssays Awesome. Looking forward to it. Your Zelda 2 appreciation video was fantastic btw. Got you a new subber!

[@GameEssays]

@@k.b.7718 Thank you! :)

[@GameEssays]

What did you think of Phantom Hourglass? Which Zelda game should I review next? UPDATE: For those curious The Wind Waker will be the next review in this style. I will be getting to every main series game... eventually.

[@AceUndergeekBunny]

First, I very enjoy the concept 🙂 2nd, even I never finish PH, I like it, not a Great Zelda, but a nice side Zelda. 3rd, did you going to redo a video about Zelda II for this new series ? 4th and finale, you start with a Portable episode, I recommand to do a Home Console zelda, like A link to the past 👍.

[@GameEssays]

@@AceUndergeekBunny yes Zelda II will eventually get a formal review like this one. I do think my next Zelda review will be a console Zelda 😁.

[@babyleafsaladd5322]

If you've not done it already (I haven't checked out your channel yet but I've just subbed lol), I'd love to see you do a comparative review of Twilight Princess and the game Okami - a lot of people accuse Okami of being a Zelda clone, and I'd love to hear your take on it

[@GameEssays]

@@babyleafsaladd5322 I played a few hours of okami many years ago but I definitely need to revisit it. Great suggestion!

[@AceUndergeekBunny]

@@babyleafsaladd5322 It's funny than Okami was accuse to being a Zelda clone.... because Twilight Princess was accuse to being a Okami Rip Off ^^' ! Both awesome game BTW, TP is my FAV 3D zelda !

[@TheLEGOZora]

I hate to give you another subscriber and break the 420 subs you have, but I'll do it so you can get bigger. I'm not the hero you need, I'm the hero you deserve.

[@GameEssays]

Respect

[@DanielSheffler]

Born 1983 I owned the first 2 links an eat the Mario zelda cereal

[@El_Surge]

Someone please remind me what music is playing during the score recap

[@GameEssays]

Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker Ancient Hero OC ReMix by DarkeSword

[@vallewabbel9690]

My fav Zelda game tbh I only really dislike the music

[@Acriss09]

im just thinking of playing the game and i dont have stylis! will i be ok with something else?

[@GameEssays]

I would just buy a replacement, they are very cheap

[@Acriss09]

@@GameEssays im 11 and i have no money

[@GameEssays]

Then anything plastic like the back of a pen or a Mechanical pencil (with no graphite in it) should work. Test it out.

[@CainCalifornia]

holy mother of pearl

[@minight1711]

To me here are the assets of PH +Good puzzles, the DS titles are kinda overlooked on that but they have S tier puzzles compared to other games +Decent dungeons except one +Bosses are good +Linebeck and Ciela are good side characters +Minigames are decent And here are its flaws : -Tetra becomes a useless Sakura Haruno -Temple of Ocean King and doing the same floors several times is just cringe -Touch controls are just not adapted to combat -Side quests are meh -The soundtrack is just way too lazy, same theme for bosses, same theme for dungeons, same theme for islands, just one or two exception, minish cap, the oracles and even links awakening are older and yet did so much better on music.

[@brianmegaman]

Where is the review for the legend of Zelda ocarina of time and oracle of ages.

[@GameEssays]

Links Awakening for Switch is probably next

[@brianmegaman]

that’s fine just please do it please.

[@Paradox-xm9zq]

This is probably one of my least favorite Zelda games, but it's still a decent game and worth playing

[@El_Surge]

I would rate phantom hourglass about the same. Its kind of an average game and I played it just a couple years ago my first time. A good amount of it is forgettable. Many things in this video surprised me cuz I didn't remember they were in the game😄. Overall though I respect it for trying something so different and it's not as bad as some people say

[@Natethegreat-tq4qh]

Didn't expect you here Surge lol

[@El_Surge]

@@Natethegreat-tq4qh hi nate!

[@Natethegreat-tq4qh]

@@El_Surge Hey Surge! XD

[@lightbrand_]

Is there any reason for starting with this game out of all of them? Are you following the order you played them in or smth? Otherwise it makes very little sense to me to start with potentially one of the most forgettable games in the series

[@GameEssays]

So I've played nearly all these games before I started the series. I just started with the ones I felt like playing and others I have let people vote on.