[ The Escapist’s](<embed src=) pet reviewer Yahtzee takes his life in his hands this week by taking on that most sacred of gaming cows, Nintendo, or at least The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. Tired of the franchise’s habit of rehashing the same old formula, he offers Nintendo a new idea, and it sure seems like a good one! Also, his idea of renaming Link "I Say" to make other characters sound like Foghorn Leghorn positively killed me.
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