Episode 381 - Definitively Ranking Phantom Hourglass

The Zelda Cast

Zelda Dungeon

Leisure, Leisure:video Games, Video Games

4.5 • 619 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Definitive Ranking is back, and this time, we're going back to 2007 to rank the maiden voyage on the Nintendo DS: Phantom Hourglass! We’re Definitively Ranking the controversial title, assigning scores to each of the ten key categories that define a great Zelda game: the world, the art style, the gameplay, the pacing, the story, the music, the enemies and bosses, the dungeons, the items, and the side content. Andy and Al are on different pages, so come and weigh in and see which team you're on! All this, PLUS some Donkey Kong Bananza and Tales of the Shire discussion! Come hang out! Support The Zelda Cast on Patreon! Subscribe to receive the monthly bonus show ‘The Zelda XL featuring Andy and Gooey”! Follow The Zelda Cast! The Zelda Cast (@TheZeldaCast) Andy Spiteri (@Spiteri316) Alasyn Eletha (@AlasynEletha) Twitch x Facebook x Discord x Tik-Tok x BlueSky Advertise on The Zelda Cast! See Options Here! Subscribe to The Zelda Cast! Apple Podcasts x Podbean x Spotify x iTunes x Google Podcasts x iHeart Radio x PlayerFM

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1:54.6	joined by Allison Alitha. What's going on, Al? How you doing on this fine Sunday? I'm doing better. It's been a little
2:03.3	bit of a grumpy week. I was telling you pre-show that my AC doesn't work. I'm sure I've said
2:08.2	that on the show before because it hasn't worked for the last three summers. And I'm just really
2:12.4	stubborn. I don't want to spend the money to get it fixed. And so my house has been like consistently 87 degrees and it's been awful.
2:20.9	But today it got to 76 degrees.
2:23.1	So even though that still sucks, it's better than what it's been.
2:26.7	So I'm happy today.
2:28.5	Sam and I kind of have a little bit of a war where like I will go to the AC and like turn it way down to like 19 degrees 20
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