Zelda DS: Phantom Hourglass

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Ian Sane:
"It appears that the touchscreen is used to move Link. The fairy is used as a cursor.

Click or click-drag enemies to attack them, encircle Link to do a spin attack. The movement speed varies depending on the distance the fairy is from Link."

Looking at the video again it's pretty obvious that's how this plays. I don't really like the idea of moving Link with the stylus. I like to be in direct control. If you're "dragging" Link around with a fairy then the controls are going to feel loosey-goosey like you're not really in control. Plus honestly I don't see the point. Using the d-pad to move is the most obvious thing in the world. If you can't figure that out then you're a f*cking moron and a thinking game like Zelda is going to bore you a few minutes in.

I've heard that Animal Crossing has touchscreen movement in it. How well does that work? Seems like unnecessary forced touchscreen usage to me.

The boomerang stuff looks fine though.

ShyGuy:

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I've heard that Animal Crossing has touchscreen movement in it. How well does that work? Seems like unnecessary forced touchscreen usage to me.
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The touchscreen control works very well in Animal Crossing. I handed it to my sister last Christmas and she had never touched a DS before. She understood it without a single question.

The only thing you want to switch back to the dpad for is some actions like fishing. but you just start using the dpad and buttons and it switches automaticly.

They will probably have a similar setup in Phantom Hourglass

KDR_11k:
As long as accidentally running into an enemy doesn't happen (or at least doesn't hurt you) it should work. After all, it works for Diablo 1 & 2 and pretty much all MMORPGs.

31 Flavas:

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane

Looking at the video again it's pretty obvious that's how this plays. I don't really like the idea of moving Link with the stylus.
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So its a great game, until you find out it has touch screen. Comon stop being such a buzz kill, Nintendo isn't going to let you down.

Ian Sane:
"So its a great game, until you find out it has touch screen."

I knew it had touchscreen. I'm just a little iffy on actually moving Link with the touchscreen. What honestly gives you more control? Pressing up and having your character move up or dragging the stylus across the screen upwards and having the character follow you? Plus if I use the d-pad to move I don't have my hand in the way of the screen.

There's nothing wrong with using the touchscreen when it makes sense to. There is a problem with using the touchscreen just because it's there for something that not only is doable with the d-pad but is better suited for it. Stuff like controlling a boomerang's path and drawing on a map is cool. Dragging Link around like he's on a leash is not.

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