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Phantom Hourglass boxart revealed

FawfulFawful __BANNED USERS regular
edited June 2007 in Games and Technology
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So... let the speculation begin! Who the hell is the guy on the boat? Yes I know that's Link, I mean the other guy! Looks like Tingle's creepy cousin or something...

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  • ZekZek Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Whoever he is, he is far too ugly to be on the boxart.

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  • TingleTingle __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2007
    I bet it's Zelda/Sheik/Tetra's fourth alter ego. Bitch has serious schizo issues.

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  • bombboybombboy Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I bet the US Boxart is going to suck ;o

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  • TheCrumblyCrackerTheCrumblyCracker Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    HEY LISTEN
    LOOK LISTEN
    HEY
    HEY

    Return of the Fairy? Yes please!

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  • TingleTingle __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2007
    bombboy wrote: »
    I bet the US Boxart is going to suck ;o
    If Minish Cap is any indication then it surely will. The Japanese Minish Cap box has like the most gorgeous Zelda boxart ever. US/EU ones are just meh.

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  • FawfulFawful __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2007
    TheCrumblyCracker wrote: »
    HEY LISTEN
    LOOK LISTEN
    HEY
    HEY

    Return of the Fairy? Yes please!

    The fairy was already back in Twilight Princess.

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  • InvisibleInvisible Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    bombboy wrote: »
    I bet the US Boxart is going to suck ;o

    I don't see how it could be any worse than the Japanese Boxart. At any moment I expect the 'Captain' to blurt out "Buttsecks?"

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  • TheCrumblyCrackerTheCrumblyCracker Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Fawful wrote: »
    TheCrumblyCracker wrote: »
    HEY LISTEN
    LOOK LISTEN
    HEY
    HEY

    Return of the Fairy? Yes please!

    The fairy was already back in Twilight Princess.

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    Is a Fairy

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    Is not a fairy.

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  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Well, the fairy was the pointer in the Wii version. didn't ever talk though.

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  • LorkLork Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    TheCrumblyCracker wrote: »
    Fawful wrote: »
    TheCrumblyCracker wrote: »
    HEY LISTEN
    LOOK LISTEN
    HEY
    HEY

    Return of the Fairy? Yes please!

    The fairy was already back in Twilight Princess.

    navi.jpg

    Is a Fairy

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    Is also a fairy.

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  • TheCrumblyCrackerTheCrumblyCracker Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    That fairy never told me any useful information about bosses or screamed at me while I was targeting things. They could have made it a floating bran muffin and it would have served its purpose.

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  • Smacky The FrogSmacky The Frog Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Does anyone have a picture of the Japanese Minish Cap box art?

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I hope there isn't as much sailing in this as in WW, or they make the sailing ore interesting.

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  • Smacky The FrogSmacky The Frog Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I really didn't mind the sailing, I thought exploring the islands and the ocean was pretty fun.

    What the game needs to avoid is the triforce piece/chart hunt. Abysmal.

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  • ZekZek Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    There was no fairy in TP, it was just a themed crosshair.

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  • Alfred J. KwakAlfred J. Kwak is it because you were insulted when I insulted your hair?Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Nah, sailing was fun, but what really bothered me about WW was the size of the islands, there was just nothing to explore on foot.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Sailing was ok, but sailing for what felt like forever wasn't, especially when it was just open sea.

    I think I may replay WW actually, I haven't touched it since I completed it on my first playthrough.

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  • Smacky The FrogSmacky The Frog Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Empty ocean is never fun, but I think there's a trade-off there. The game had a massive sense of scope, I actually think it has a more epic feel than Twilight Princess.

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    That isn't the sploosh guy, right?

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  • Smacky The FrogSmacky The Frog Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Elendil wrote: »
    That isn't the sploosh guy, right?

    God I hope not.

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  • FawfulFawful __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2007
    Smacky The Frog wrote: »
    Does anyone have a picture of the Japanese Minish Cap box art?

    I don't have the actual box, but it's a cropped version of this image.

    I agree it's probably the prettiest Zelda boxart of all.

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  • rayofashrayofash Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Shoot, another Wind Waker game? I'll pass.

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  • TingleTingle __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2007
    Zek wrote: »
    There was no fairy in TP, it was just a themed crosshair.
    And despite CrumblyCracker's bitching, it's just a pointer for the stylus in this game as well.

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  • ZekZek Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    the stylus does not need a pointer

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  • SeruleSerule Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Smacky The Frog wrote: »
    Elendil wrote: »
    That isn't the sploosh guy, right?

    God I hope not.

    Man I hope it is...

    he was awesome

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  • Squirminator2kSquirminator2k they/them North Hollywood, CARegistered User regular
    edited May 2007
    This boxart fails the S-2K "Would I impulse-buy this based solely on the cover" test. It looks only marginally better than the cover for Bubble Bobble Evolution.

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  • TingleTingle __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2007
    Zek wrote: »
    the stylus does not need a pointer

    This game is controlled Animal Crossing Wild World/Trace Memory style. So a pointer is helpful.

    I don't even know why I'm discussing this really, it's not like the creators are gonna take the feature out because of you or anything.

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  • CraveonCraveon __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2007
    Squirminator2k wrote: »
    This boxart fails the S-2K "Would I impulse-buy this based solely on the cover" test. It looks only marginally better than the cover for Bubble Bobble Evolution.
    The entire game looks kinda lackluster so far. But I'm sure it'll be awesome in the end, because handheld Zeldas always are.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Craveon wrote: »
    Squirminator2k wrote: »
    This boxart fails the S-2K "Would I impulse-buy this based solely on the cover" test. It looks only marginally better than the cover for Bubble Bobble Evolution.
    The entire game looks kinda lackluster so far. But I'm sure it'll be awesome in the end, because handheld Zeldas always are.

    This is the first in house one in a while right?

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  • PataPata Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Since Link's Awakening.

    All the others have been done by Capcom.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Pata wrote: »
    Since Link's Awakening.

    All the others have been done by Capcom.

    Thought so.

    Flagship were recently shut down too...

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  • CraveonCraveon __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2007
    LewieP wrote: »
    Craveon wrote: »
    Squirminator2k wrote: »
    This boxart fails the S-2K "Would I impulse-buy this based solely on the cover" test. It looks only marginally better than the cover for Bubble Bobble Evolution.
    The entire game looks kinda lackluster so far. But I'm sure it'll be awesome in the end, because handheld Zeldas always are.

    This is the first in house one in a while right?
    I dunno, but that's not saying much. Flagship did an awesome job. Ages, Seasons and Minish were all superb, fully worthy entries in the series.

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  • Smacky The FrogSmacky The Frog Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Fawful wrote: »
    Smacky The Frog wrote: »
    Does anyone have a picture of the Japanese Minish Cap box art?

    I don't have the actual box, but it's a cropped version of this image.

    I agree it's probably the prettiest Zelda boxart of all.

    I remember that now. That's some really amazing art.

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  • Squirminator2kSquirminator2k they/them North Hollywood, CARegistered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I maintain that Ages/Seasons is perhaps the finest example of a 2D Zelda game to date.

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  • Alfred J. KwakAlfred J. Kwak is it because you were insulted when I insulted your hair?Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
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    You know, up until know, I though this dude was one of the bad guys

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  • CraveonCraveon __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2007
    Smacky The Frog wrote: »
    Fawful wrote: »
    Smacky The Frog wrote: »
    Does anyone have a picture of the Japanese Minish Cap box art?

    I don't have the actual box, but it's a cropped version of this image.

    I agree it's probably the prettiest Zelda boxart of all.

    I remember that now. That's some really amazing art.

    All of Minish Cap's art is gorgeous. My favs:

    http://www.ganonstower.com/minishart5.shtml

    http://www.ganonstower.com/minishart7.shtml

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  • Smacky The FrogSmacky The Frog Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Squirminator2k wrote: »
    I maintain that Ages/Seasons is perhaps the finest example of a 2D Zelda game to date.

    You've got some balls.

    The Capcom games were good, but man Link to the Past.

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  • IllyriaIllyria __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2007
    Smacky The Frog wrote: »
    Squirminator2k wrote: »
    I maintain that Ages/Seasons is perhaps the finest example of a 2D Zelda game to date.

    You've got some balls.

    The Capcom games were good, but man Link to the Past.
    Why do Zelda threads always turn into this?

    "LttP is the best!"

    "No, OoT is!"

    "No, Minish Cap is!"

    It never leads to anything. :|

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  • JihadJesusJihadJesus Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    So, Link and some stoner in a steamboat. For the cover of a Zelda title. Ouch. And they were doing so well, what with the TP cover art and all. WW was pretty decent in that respect, too.

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  • Jam WarriorJam Warrior Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    They are all godamnawesometastic. End of debate.

    Ninja edit...

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