My two biggest gripes about the game had to be how boring it was to fly around on the birds. It could’ve been so much better, but… it felt like an unfinished idea.

The bigger, and foremost gripe has to be the hub-based world. Start at home base, go to dungeon, back to base, go to dungeon, back to base, etc. I really didn’t see the point in forcing me to go back to town after every task.

But moving on, yes, top-down all the way. I’ve always enjoyed the top-down approach to Zelda games. It just feels right to me. It’s so simple, and you focus more on gameplay than graphics.

Idle thought, I really wish they’d make another side-scrolling Metroid. Go back to the basics!

But riddle me this, Batman. If touchscreen is one word, then how come Nintendo support keeps referring to it with two words?

Source: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/selectds.jsp

Yes, I proofread the comments too. I have a problem. And by the way, guys, touchscreen is one word.

I do mostly agree with your thoughts. I had forgotten about the two DS games being together, but I remember really liking Spirit Tracks, with one exception. The train travel was horrendous. I can’t argue in favor of that mechanic at all. I did think the touch screen stuff was pretty good. I would have rather had traditional controls, but it worked for what Nintendo was trying to do.

I personally would love to see another Oracle type situation where they release two games that link together in some way. Perhaps having the games be able to read the other one’s save file and unlocking additional content that’s only available if you’re playing both games. I really just love the fact that Nintendo is returning to a top down, SNES style game. I would love to see more of that on the 3DS. I think if they do something more open world we’ll see that with whatever they’re working on for Wii U.

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