If 3D Dot Game Heroes was an actual Zelda game...

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Khuutra said:

Euphoria14 said:

MaxwellGT2000 said:
I think it could have been rated higher, I think if it was a similar game but put on the DS with the zelda name on it for sure it would have gotten the higher ratings, partially because of the weird standards for DS games and if it was still 3D Dot on the DS it seems like people would have ignored it.

But you could also say if it wasn't exclusive would it have gotten higher ratings or perhaps lower?

Really it's a lot of what if's, a lot of reviewers with questionable judgment, and none of it can really be proven ever.

I personally believe in the whole DS situation just based on Phantom Hourglass scores but you are probably right, none of this can be ctually proven, but the reasoning for the lower scores makes me think otherwise.

When someone says a game is fun, has plenty of charm, has plenty of stuff to keep you busy but hits it real hard just because it is similar to Zelda makes think it would be higher if it was Zelda just because that con would become a pro, and that is in fact it's biggest "con".

Funny though because for an old school Zelda fan that "con" would be a HUGE "pro".

I think you undersell how much Phantom Hourglass managed to differentiate itself from the rest of the series in terms of structure and design.

It is still at heart a 2D 3/4 top down Zelda title. My only gripe is the touch screen controls.

If you take away those controls and some of the gimicks that come with the DS (closing an reopening to create the image on the map), it is still the old school fun many Zelda fans are accustomed to.

I am positive that if 3DDGH was a DS title named "Zelda" it would have been received MUCH better than it is on the PS3.

 

The entire time leading up to it's release we had tons of garbage like "Nintendo should sue", "it's a rip-off", etc... even to the point where articles were written to downplay these ridiculous thoughts, although it seems those articles fell on deaf ears. The reviews only prove that. They do not aknowledge the differences between the titles, only choosing to compare them and bash based on them. 

That in my opinion is very very bad gaming journalism.