Why is Spirit Tracks so hated?

[Jarrad]

ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT SPIRIT TRACKS IS THAT IT'S HATED BY THE ZELDA COMMUNITY, WHEN IT ISN'T. IT'S JUST EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR IN COMPARISON TO OTHER ZELDA TITLES

 

[LambdaDelta]

From what I remember, it was alright, but not anywhere close to great.

Leagues better than Phantom Hourglass at least.

 

[CR33P]

you spelled phantom wrong and you didn't add a beginning quote for your signature
die

 

[samsquared]

I actually really like this game and its companion, Phantom Hourglass.
In fact that whole subsection of the timeline (Adult Timeline after Link beats Ganon(WW, PH, ST)) is my favourite series of Zelda games.
Perhaps your issue was that you never calibrated your mic. I calibrated my mic and touch screen a lot on all of my DS models, so I never had a problem with the mic on the pan flute. Usually it was my fault on the timing. >:
Malladus is one of the harder Zelda bosses, imo (at least his first stage). His predecessor, Linebeck/Bellum, is such a breeze to kill. Also, idk, trains. Yaaass. I thought it was a fun game.

 

[Jake]

The main reason I didn't like it was that I felt it was basically a rehash of Phantom Hourglass with pieces of Twilight Princess thrown in. I feel like they definitely improved on Phantom Hourglass (and I'd say I like it more), but the fact it just felt like a rehash to me's what makes me not like it that much.

 

[BATOCTO]

this was my first zelda game actually! i loved the train system and was scared of the demon trains (****ing scared me when i was a kid)

i sometimes find myself replaying it. had no problem with the mic at all and this game actually made me travel to a nearby city to buy a used copy of phantom hourglass c:

 

[Gandalf]

I loved both of the DS titles. Spirit Tracks was great fun for what it was. Not one of my favourite Zelda games, but still great.

Never got past the final pan flute challenge though... Up until that point the mic had held up for me.

 

[LambdaDelta]

The main reason I didn't like it was that I felt it was basically a rehash of Phantom Hourglass with pieces of Twilight Princess thrown in. I feel like they definitely improved on Phantom Hourglass (and I'd say I like it more), but the fact it just felt like a rehash to me's what makes me not like it that much.

But Twilight Princess is basically a rehash of Ocarina of Time, which itself is basically a rehash of A Link to the Past.

 

[Jake]

But Twilight Princess is basically a rehash of Ocarina of Time, which itself is basically a rehash of A Link to the Past.

That may be the case, but that's not how I felt when playing any of them, so..

 

[MissHappyNarwhal]

I don't get the hate. I haven't beaten the game (I'm pretty close to the end, I think, but it's been around two years since I last played it), but I had so much fun with it.

 

[pokedude729]

The main reason I didn't like it was that I felt it was basically a rehash of Phantom Hourglass with pieces of Twilight Princess thrown in. I feel like they definitely improved on Phantom Hourglass (and I'd say I like it more), but the fact it just felt like a rehash to me's what makes me not like it that much.

Just wondering, what do you feel was rehashed?

 

[Jake]

Just wondering, what do you feel was rehashed?

Literally everything.
It just felt like I was playing through PH again , with some new features

 

[Stevey Queen]

I didn't like the flute or the ugly art style (and the people in that game were so fug but Alfonzo omg what a hawtie) and the train was kinda slow. But it's a hella lot better then PH.

- - - Post Merge - - -

But I liked the train. It was a fun and cool concept but it just took so long to travel to places.

 

[toxapex]

I didn't like the flute or the ugly art style (and the people in that game were so fug but Alfonzo omg what a hawtie) and the train was kinda slow. But it's a hella lot better then PH.

- - - Post Merge - - -

But I liked the train. It was a fun and cool concept but it just took so long to travel to places.

When Link is in battle, Alfonzo is in charge of being hot.

Alfonzo: "Leave it to me!"

 

[Trent the Paladin]

I thought Spirit Tracks was a decent game once I actually played it. Didn't like the concept because it's LoZ and why trains, but once I got around to playing it I loved it enough to 100% it iirc. Only thing I did not like about the game, is the same thing I've been hating with each new Zelda release: the instruments. That godawful pan flute was horrid, pretty sure it took me forever to actually get one of the "songs" right.

 

[pokedude729]

Literally everything.
It just felt like I was playing through PH again , with some new features

Well it is on the same engine (no pun intended)

 

[Alienfish]

Literally everything.
It just felt like I was playing through PH again , with some new features

"yeah let's add the mic thing to make it even more ****"

I never got the point of using a mic for stuff like that unless it's a singing game...