Golden Sun (When Zelda met Final Fantasy)

[Tommy]

A couple weeks ago I made a poll thread about which RPG I should get and I chose Golden Sun thanks to the others. This game is so Zelda meets FF but it is more similar to FF overall. This is what I mean:

The storyline so far isn`t as broad as an FF game, but more like a Zelda game. I mean, after all Golden Sun is for GameBoy Advance so I won`t go harsh.

The dungeons are almost-identicle to Zelda. If you`re a Zelda fan that loves the dungeons then buy this game...oh, and Zelda fans...if you`ve never played FF....

As you walk through a dungeon, the screen will randomly change into battle modes. These are called:

RANDOM ENCOUNTERS!!!!!!!

Ok this is a turnbased battle system that is very addictive and similar to FF. Very fun.

Oh, and so is the sequel better? I wanna give it a try immediately after beating the first.

P.S. I presently just beat the Mercury Lighthouse.

[Ky Kiske]

The Dungeons are more puzzle oriented but that's as close to zelda as it got IMO.

[Tommy]

Yeah, I know. The battle graphics are nice for GBA. 3D on GBA is always cool.

[Azier the Swordsman]

I haven't played Golden Sun, but it sounds similar to Lufia 2. (SNES) If you haven't played it, I highly recommend it. One of the funnest RPG's I ever played.

[Tommy]

Golden Sun rules, man. I`ll try to find Lufia 2.

[Mr. SmartyPants]

the sequel is definately better, cooler ddjin and magic combos, and awesomer weapons and stuff

and btw, the end of golden sun 1 will like, totally leave you hanging

and if you get a linkcable, you can transfer your first party in golden sun to The Lost Age

[uc pseudonym]

I liked this game fairly well. Overall it was enjoyable, though I wished character wouldn't target already-dead monsters. The Djinn system was alright, though in general I left them equipped for the stat boosts. Unfortunately, I haven't played the second game in the series.

[Radical Dreamer]

O.O I love Golden Sun!! This game is one of my favorite as far as portables go! And yes, you NEED to get the sequel (Golden Sun: The Lost Age) after playing the first game...It's a very direct sequel, and it starts immediately after the first game ends. It's pretty much a neccessity if you want to finish the story line. Anyways, yus~! Great game!

[Tommy]

I heard Felix is the main character of Golden Sun 2. I have a booklet for the Lost Age and the main character looksl ike Cloud from FF7. Almost the same hairstyle and everything.
And the Felix in GS1 has long, brown hair......?

So that would probably mean GS3 will never exist. Maybe they`ll make a new one for Gamecube...or maybe Camelot can sign a contract with Sony?...

[Radical Dreamer]

Eh? The main character in Golden Sun is Isaac, who does look a lot like Cloud. Felix is the mian character in Golden Sun: The Lost Age, and it's the same Felix that you see in Golden Sun...I think you may have gotten something confused. And there's really no need for a third Golden Sun...The Lost Age does a good job of wrapping things up at the end of the story.

[Tommy]

No, I OWN a booklet for Golden Sun: The Lost Age and the person in the booklet who gets the most focus looks justl ike Cloud. Is it Isaac?

[Nate]

The Djinn system was alright, though in general I left them equipped for the stat boosts.

I assume you mean that you equipped each character with solely the Djinni that corresponds to their innate element, right? Earth for Isaac, Fire for Garret, etc.

I know that that's how I mostly did it, I only swapped Djinni when I needed to use a Psypower like Growth, which was only available with certain classes. As soon as the power was used, I'd swap right back.

To answer your question, Tom, Isaac is the blonde one. Felix has brown hair. Isaac is the main character from the first one and the "good" guy, which is probably why he gets more focus than Felix even though it is a booklet for GS2.

[uc pseudonym]

I assume you mean that you equipped each character with solely the Djinni that corresponds to their innate element, right? Earth for Isaac, Fire for Garret, etc.

I know that that's how I mostly did it, I only swapped Djinni when I needed to use a Psypower like Growth, which was only available with certain classes. As soon as the power was used, I'd swap right back.

I meant I never used my Djinni in combat (was it called "releasing" them or something like that? What you do if you want to use them for a summon). Though I did play around with swapping elements between characters, in general I did keep them all with one element (most of the time the new techniques didn't seem worth it).

[Tommy]

Are Issac, Ivan, Garet, and Mia the whole party of GS1. I heard there is a much bigger party in GS2.

[Mr. SmartyPants]

Are Issac, Ivan, Garet, and Mia the whole party of GS1. I heard there is a much bigger party in GS2.

yeah, in like the middle of the game, you meet them, but if you transfer your party early, when you meet them they will be just like your gs1 party, same stats and awesome weapons

[MasterDias]

In Golden Sun 2, your main party for much of the game is Felix, Jenna, Sheba, and Piers. You join up with the Golden Sun 1 heroes later in the game.

At any rate, they aren't my favorite games by any means, but I enjoyed them well enough. GS2 was better than GS1.

[Tommy]

For the GBA, they truely are awesome.

[MasterDias]

Yes.

I can't think of that many original traditional RPGs for GBA. Most of the other GBA RPGs are ports/remakes or Strategy RPGs.

[Tommy]

Yeah, I can see a remake for them on GameCube combined. Why not PS2....-_-

[Ky Kiske]

bummer I thought there would be another sequel there were quite alot of loose ends that needed to be tied up.

[Tommy]

I`m stuck, I don`t know where to go after Mercury lighthouse.

[Heed]

I'm sorry but Sony will NOT have Golden Sun!!! They get enough PRG's already. What about us loyal Nintendo fans? We need more good RPG's like Golden Sun. And I also heard that Golden Sun is actually a 4 part series. And they most definatly did not wrap up the game in Golden Sun 2. There is so much room for a sequal. Also, Golden Sun 2 was too easy. When I beat the final boss, I though it was like, a warm up for the REAL final boss. It was almost disapointing. But the game made up for this disappointment with excellent gameplay and story. I bought Golden Sun 2 right after came out and I am still awaiting the sequal...

*waits*...

*waits*... *drools*...

*waits*...

[Radical Dreamer]

O.O 4 Part series?? Wow!! Do you have any idea as to when the games will be released? What kind of info is there? My gosh, that's just GREAT!! Man, now I have to go buy a DS...I was hoping to save my money for a while, too...XD Anyways, that's awesome!! I can't wait to hear more about that...n_n

[Heed]

It might be a rumor. I forgot where I heard it at, but I remember hearing it. It is hard to believe that they would stop at 2 though :p

[Tommy]

Well if it`s for DS, I might as well forget that series. I`m NOT going to buy a DS ever. GBA is so much better IMO. I`m not Nintendo-Bashing. GBA rules and the NRev looks very awesome.

Anyways, It`s not hard to believe they would stop at 2. If you like RPGs, don`t buy a Gamecube. Tales of Symphonia, Paper Mario 2, and Lord Of The Rings: The Third age are from what I`ve seen the only enjoyable RPGs on the GC.

[Chosen Raven]

Well if it`s for DS, I might as well forget that series.

Well, Camelot is making an RPG for the launch of the Revolution. It's speculated by many to be a Golden Sun game.

It's hard to believe that they would allow you to do a clear save after you finish GS2 unless they meant to continue the series.

[Tommy]

^ What do you mean by clear save, though?

[uc pseudonym]

I believe the term means that it allows you to save following the ending of the game. It uses "clear" in the sense of having cleared the game. Unless there is some other purpose for such a feature, it does indeed hint that it may be possible to use that data in another game.

[Tommy]

GBA, please....wait, can you play Golden Sun 2 without playing the 1st?

[Taslin_Jewel]

Yeah, you can play it without finishing the first, but it's more fun if you do. Things make more sense that way, AND you can transfer your character data.