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Looking Back at Spirit Tracks: The Decline and Fall of Zelda?

February 26, 2010 in Blog comments 9

Now that we've had the time to evaluate the latest Zelda game, it's clear for anyone to see: the series is going fast downhill. How might it be redeemed?

Sailing with Hourglass' Linebeck was constant joyous freedom, a treat so effervescent that even the game's third-act fetch-quest couldn't stop the fun. But riding the titular Spirit Tracks brought everyone's least favorite filler genre - wahey, it's a rail-shooter! - to Zelda.
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  • 1
    dwg14390 Feb 28, 10
    First: How is the series going downhill
    Second: How high where the expectations of a Zelda DS?
    Third: Let's hold judgment until zelda wii comes out? Just a crazy thought.
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      SebKus Feb 28, 10
      Hold judgement? Preposterous! We must always blow our steam at full blast and make sure that every annoying whistling sound we make can be heard for miles.
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    plushy1anthony_9_9 Feb 28, 10
    I don't see what info the article is using to back up spirit tracks being bad, especially since he liked phantom hourglass. Last I checked, most people considered spirit tracks an improvement over phantom hourglass.
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      Big A2 Feb 28, 10
      I guess he just didn't like that you were stuck to tracks when you were outside of towns and dungeons, which by no means says that the sereis is "going downhill".

      I'm sure when the new Zelda comes out he'll look back on Spirit Tracks with fond memories.
  • 0
    Skyassassin Feb 28, 10
    I like spirit tracks it was definitely better than phantom hourglass. And I thought the train got annoying but added a twist to the game.
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    Rabla Feb 28, 10
    "Oh noez, ST had trains. ZELDA SERIES IS DEAAADDDD"

    Big deal.
  • 1
    Ech0ez Feb 28, 10
    I find it hilarious how Spirit Tracks is apparently the 'decline and fall' of one of the great video game franchises in the history of the industry, yet the authour enjoyed Phantom Hourglass and Wind Waker which were both just as monotonous in their frustratingly long and boring 'vehicle' sections. Especially given the fact the two oh so loathed DS titles have also offered the most 'innovation' in dungeon design we've seen in the series since Majora's Mask, whilst everyone and their mother complains that the series does nothing new.
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    Aussie Legend Feb 28, 10
    The series in decline? Hardly. Just the quality of the DS Zelda games.
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      Skyassassin Mar 1, 10
      quote Aussie Legend
      The series in decline? Hardly. Just the quality of the DS Zelda games.
      But even for the Ds it's pretty good. For DS it had pretty good graphics and I liked the cut scenes.

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