(Dec. 17, 2009  3:24 AM)Pich Wrote: Also, anyone have Spirit Tracks? Is it any better than PH? I didn't really like PH but I'm almost willing to give Spirit Tracks a chance. Dunno yet.

(Dec. 17, 2009  5:31 AM)Crimson Wrote: I've been playing it for the past couple days.

I'm almost at the 5th Temple. And it's really really good.
Way better than PH.

The main dungeon is really good, there's some excellent puzzles that revolve around co-oping with a Phantom, And you only have to do each section once (so no replaying each floor every time you come back)

To be honest, I prefer the boat to the train, but it's a good system still. there are a TON of side quests, and it's going to take a while to get 100%.

I also love that once you

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get 15 Stamps in your stampbook, Link can wear his Engineer outfit for the rest of the game, I like the green Hero tunic and all, but his Engineer outfit is adorable.

At first I hated the "Insta-Kill" trains that are wandering around, but It adds a challenge when you're trying to get somewhere and you have to quickly switch tracks to avoid getting blown up, I don't mind them that much. And once you get more health on your train, they don't take away all your health (Just a significant amount, so they're still a big obstacle, but you can survive a collision)
And the music is awesome.

Edit: Quick bit I thought I'd add in.
I hate the Spirit Flute when you have to play 'non-ajoined' notes. like when you have to switch from Blue to Green (The flute goes Green-White-Blue, so it can be downright infuriating because it just doesn't work perfectly. I've had to redo Lokomo Song sections about 9 times because it just wouldn't pick it up properly)

Also the Train Upgrade system SUCKS.
In PH, you could find the parts, or buy them.
In Spirit Tracks, you an only trade treasure for parts, but Nintendo decided that to make it tough, certain treasures would be nearly impossible to find (Especially the 6+ of that treasure needed for some of the better train parts) And it seems each game gets a different rarity for each item (for example, I've been playing a TON, and haven't found a single Dark Pearl Loop in the entire game)
I HATE it, basically to complete the train collection 100%, you have to play for insanely long periods of time to grind the necessary amounts of treausres needed (Especiallly the rare treasures that almost never show up at all)

(Dec. 17, 2009  6:34 AM)Minion Wrote: I never understood why the boat in PH even had parts upgrades. By the time I finished the game, I had maybe 4 spare parts. It seemed like a total inconvenience to collect them.

(Dec. 17, 2009  6:57 AM)Crimson Wrote: 1) To add a sidequest, something to actually strive to obtain 100%
2) Asthetics, each ship set has a unique look (The Demon Ship, the Robotic Ship, and the best one was the Golden Ship)
3) To add health to the ship. The basic ship you start with has 4 hearts, completing a basic set gives it 7 hearts, the full Golden Ship has 8 hearts. And mixing and matching parts can give between 5 and 7 hearts with the right combinations.

I loved the ship customization in PH, it really was awesome to have all the different ship parts to play with in making a unique ship, plus it was really awesome to get that final ship piece (there were 64 in total) completing the set.
I personally loved that aspect, and I think the Train customization is neat (Each train set has its own unique whistle sound)
But I hate how much tougher they made getting new parts in ST (Although it adds to the length by a large amount)

Edit: Found a pic of the Golden Train in Spirit Tracks
It looks pretty cool., Thankfully the train only has 4 components (Over PH's 8 piece Ship sets) I really want to get the full gold set now.

(Dec. 17, 2009  3:27 AM)Spaceman Wrote: MadWorld performed better than that on the Wii in the same amount of time haha.

(Dec. 17, 2009  3:10 PM)Bey Brad Wrote: I hated PH so, so, so much so I haven't decided if I want to risk money on ST yet.

(Dec. 17, 2009  9:37 PM)Pich Wrote: Same.

Difficulty wise, is it harder? Is it a longer game?

I never liked the customizing anyway. Those Insta-Kill trains sound annoying, too.

(Dec. 18, 2009  1:17 PM)To Wrote: OMG insane PSN update. Final Fantasy VIII (I'm more a IX guy...), Beaterator (thank you Rock*Star for $20 price drop), Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars ($30, meant to get UMD, but never did), the Metal Gear Solid Digital Comics, and Ridge Racer PSP.

(Dec. 18, 2009  7:33 PM)bey tempest Wrote: youre game need to pay attention lol