Golden Sun!

[ryucountX]

... is the best game ever! If any one here like s it email me! [email protected]

[vegeta1215]

Umm...sure it is...

[Artevoi]

Good: Great game, great combat system, GREAT graphics, THE ARENA OWNS!!!

Bad: Not-so-great story, looooong cinemas

Artevoi's virdict: Best handheld RPG ever.

[Cloral]

I'm glad to see that I wasn't the only one annoyed by the storyline sequences. I mean, they seem like something I might have written. This isn't a good thing - they're supposed to be professionals! And why does it always take 5 minutes to say what they could have said in about 30 seconds?

But everything else is pretty nice. I just got around to finishing it the other day, and it is kinda annoying that I have to wait like 9 months to finish the second half of the story.

[Artevoi]

Originally posted by Cloral
But everything else is pretty nice. I just got around to finishing it the other day, and it is kinda annoying that I have to wait like 9 months to finish the second half of the story.

Isn't that a spoiler?

Spoiler: show

Still, "To Be Continued" sucks, HARD.

[ryucountX]

the sequences DO take ages... Also the enemy satuos is too nice to you, or am I just some sad n00b...

[Skatche]

By the time I left the starting town, I was just watching a movie... I stopped even hoping for interactivity. Nevertheless, the battles are very good... they look good, leave plenty of room for strategy (like FF1, they don't have auto-target), and are nicely fast-paced. I haven't beat the game yet, mind you, or even got very far.

[Swordsman Dekar]

My thoughts: Many people may dissagree with me but i think it was WAAAY to short, kinda like this post.

BTW didnt it take the battle system from Lufia (mabe Lufia 2) (SNES)?

[Cloral]

Many games have very similar battle engines. Besides, it is actually different from both Lufias. Lufia 1 didn't have a strict round system, and Lufia 2 would redirect your attack if you targeted a dead enemy.

[Arcayn]

Lufia II's battle system is exactly like the FF I WonderSwan remake. I.e. you select all the attacks for a round, then everyone hits based on speed. Attacks at dead monsters are redirected.

Lufia I has a system more like the later FF's, although the timer for your characters isn't visible.

Golden Sun's battles resemble Dragon Warrior (Dragon Quest) games. There's a window displaying battle results underneath, and you give all characters orders at the beginning of the turn. Different is that your characters are actually visible in battle.

The dialogue/story is a bit corny at times, but at least there's more to it than in Zelda games..