lol Australian Release Dates.
So I've been playing quite a bit (I even had a day off of Halo 3 for it...) and it's pretty awesome. The only thing is... after playing TP/WW a few times, and seeing the gameplay/complexity (in both story and map design) and coming to PH, it's kind of... childish? Don't get me wrong, I loved Wind Waker, it just seems they've made a cheesy story continuing from a great one.
So, the touch screen owns. But it does add to the "easy" factor. The amount of times I've randomly reached for the D-pad to start moving is amazing. Stupid Minish Cap. But they do use the touch screen and even microphone well.
The music... Again, after playing TP so much... just bleh? They've just remixed the Wind Waker themes and used them... and they sound pretty average. No OST for PH.
Story is average too. Maybe it's just that "Been there done that" feeling of Zelda, maybe it's finally getting to me. Not sure. That first cutscene, and the pirate ship was awesome. I thought maybe I'd get to visit some old people, but instead I get to boring islands.
Graphics? Great for the DS. Cutscenes are actually cutscenes. They did take Wind Waker's cartoony look and it's great.
I'm still into it, it's Zelda for crying out loud, but it just seems to be missing the "it" that made other Zeldas "it."