Alright, I'm sorry. I may have overreacted. Being one of the new guys, I'm not accustomed to having my review torn to pieces by the masses I write for. Now, in all honesty, I think I backed up my criticisms of the game pretty well in the review, and that should be taken at face value. However, I have to compare to Wind Waker at the very least, because PH claims to be a direct sequel to that game. I expect some continuity. There is NONE. In fact, at the end of the game:
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Link and Tetra wake up from a dream. It was all a dream. Well, it obviously wasn't a dream, because Linebeck survived, but overall, the entire storyline does not impact Wind Waker at all. I think this speaks to Nintendo's reluctance to move beyond the Wind Waker, into territory not ruled by Ganondorft, Vaati, or any other familiar element. They had to construct a dream sequence instead which will have no resonance in the continuity of the series. But whereas Link's dream in Awakening was thought-provoking and meaningful, I didn't get that feeling at the end of PH. It felt more like Nintendo copped out on me.
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So yeah. I didn't like it in relation to the other Zelda games, but I also didn't like it on its own. I think my review was fair to the game. And keep in mind that my take on PH is MY take on PH. Like I said, other NWR staffers may disagree and love it.
Also, I don't mean to lump EVERYBODY into the fanboyism category. Obviously there have been a few of you (like Golden Phoenix) who have stood up to the review, but overall people are tearing it apart. Thus my reaction above.