Poll of the Day > I finally finished both Golden Sun games on GBA

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I was unimpressed tbh.
I had to pretty much force myself to play through them. That's why it took me a few months.
The only things I liked were the opening presentation to the first game, the werewolf village, and the ending to Golden Sun TLA.
Other than that, boring dialogue, uninteresting characters, finding Djinni was annoying, encounter rate was annoying.
I didn't play this in 2001, so I understand I don't get the nostalgia goggles.
I give my experience with both these games a 4.5/10.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5d1rrbNo3o

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Greenfox111 posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5d1rrbNo3o

That song was okay, but I love this song and also forgot to mention one of the only things I liked about the game:

https://youtu.be/IO0lli9uJns

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Harsh. I remember loving those games. I started the first one up again a few days ago, but didn't get too far before playing something else. Might still go back to it.

Did you go for 100% or just beating the games?
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DeltaBladeX posted...

Did you go for 100% or just beating the games?

That would just make me hate the games more than I already do. Hell no am I 100%ing them lol

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I'm not surprised. They were impressive games for the time because an RPG of that scale was practically unheard of on a handheld. When compared to RPGs across all platforms or the games people can play on portable systems now they're fine games but nothing special.

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*adds another name to the "I think their opinion is shit" list*

Ferarri619 posted...

That would just make me hate the games more than I already do. Hell no am I 100%ing them lol

So you didn't fight the optional superbosses? Or you did

funkyfritter posted...

I'm not surprised. They were impressive games for the time because an RPG of that scale was practically unheard of on a handheld. When compared to RPGs across all platforms or the games people can play on portable systems now they're fine games but nothing special.

Yeah this is pretty much what I've seen many others echo as well.
After being spoiled with games like Trails in the Sky on PSP it's no wonder why I was bored with this game.

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Those graphics were mind-blowing at the time

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GBA has no good games.

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MrCokeacola posted...

GBA has no good games.

Mother 3
Castlevania circle of the moon
Castlevania harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania aria of sorrow
Metroid Fusion
Metroid zero mission
Zelda minish cap
Zelda link to the past/4 swords
Mario golf advanced tour
Mario Tennis
Mario 2, Mario 3, Mario World, Yoshis Island
Wario world 4
Warioware inc, twisted
Drill dozer
Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald
Pokemon Firered Leafgreen
Pokemon pinball ruby sapphire
Golden sun 1,2
Advanced wars 1,2
Dragon ball advanced adventure
Fire emblem, Sacred Stones
Summon night 1,2
Breath of fire 1,2
Final Fantasy 1,2,4,5,6,tactics
Shining soul 2
Monster rancher advance 1,2
Astro boy omega factor
Sword of mana
Kirby nightmare in dreamland
Kirby and the amazing mirror
Tony hawk games all
Ninja five-o
F-zero maximum velocity
F-zero GP legend
V-rally 3
Sigma Star Saga
Sonic Advance 1,2,3
Mega man battle network games
Mega man zero 1,2,3,4

Just to name a few from the games I own..

Honestly I had more fun with the ds game with the different party member options. Didn't care for the story of any of them though

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MrCokeacola posted...

GBA has no good games.

Best be trollin' maaaannnn

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Metalsonic66 posted...

Best be trollin' maaaannnn

Naaa, best part of the GBA is that it can play GB games which there are lots of good ones.

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They are almost 20 years old at this point.
They were very good when they came out. Some of the best handheld games available. They do not make JRPGs like that anymore.

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MrCokeacola posted...

GBA has no good games.

I'm not one to usually say someone's opinion is objectively bad but...

MrCokeacola posted...

Naaa, best part of the GBA is that it can play GB games which there are lots of good ones.

There were a lot of great GB games... but GBA was peak handheld library

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Metalsonic66 posted...

There were a lot of great GB games... but GBA was peak handheld library

No, DS was.

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Well I thought we were just talking about Nintendo. PSP was obviously peak handheld.

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I really enjoy them back in the day, and still think they are fun
Kinda wish nintendo would do a GS collection on the switch

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MrCokeacola posted...

Well I thought we were just talking about Nintendo. PSP was obviously peak handheld.

There's something I can agree with!

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MrCokeacola posted...

Well I thought we were just talking about Nintendo. PSP was obviously peak handheld.

I've never had a PSP so I can't really compare it fairly, but I feel the switch has a great library.

Judgmenl posted...

They are almost 20 years old at this point.
They were very good when they came out. Some of the best handheld games available. They do not make JRPGs like that anymore.

We need turn based games to return.
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Revelation34 posted...

We need turn based games to return.

We won't get them as long as a sizable portion of the gaming base thinks that turn based games games have been obsoleted by action games..

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I love turn-based games. Persona 3, Dragon Quest series, Final Fantasy series, Mother....I just disliked Golden Sun.
Maybe you all find it weird that I love Mother/Earthbound but dislike Golden Sun but it's true.

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Golden Sun was a solid entry but Golden Sun 2 kind of taints the legacy. I loved the first one but whoever wrote the second one got SUPER high on their own writing. They managed to produce an unbelievably dense and astoundingly average script with tired characters and a played-out plot. I've never finished the second one because of it.

it would whip ass if camelot made a new golden sun game on switch. the djinn system thing has a lot of potential

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JTekashiro posted...

Golden Sun was a solid entry but Golden Sun 2 kind of taints the legacy. I loved the first one but whoever wrote the second one got SUPER high on their own writing. They managed to produce an unbelievably dense and astoundingly average script with tired characters and a played-out plot. I've never finished the second one because of it.

I liked two, but some parts did drag on. And some of the parts of the main quest just felt like busy work.
You dont see the Jupiter Lighthouse till like 3/4s into the game

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One was amazing. 2 less so but it was cool how you could transfer data from 1 to 2.
3 is horrible.

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When playing older games, I give them leniency and consider platform limitations. It helps me enjoy all the older games I play without blindly loving every one.

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So you gonna play the third one
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Sun:_Dark_Dawn

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ScritchOwl posted...

So you gonna play the third one
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Sun:_Dark_Dawn

The GBA games made me never wanna revisit the series again.
I dunno though. The criticism of the third game comes from people who loved the GBA games. Maybe that means I could like it? Or it could just mean that I'd hate it even worse.

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I never finished the 2nd one. I don't remember where I left off either. The dumbest thing was how they turned Felix into a silent protagonist when he talked a lot in the first game.
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Ferarri619 posted...

The GBA games made me never wanna revisit the series again.
I dunno though. The criticism of the third game comes from people who loved the GBA games. Maybe that means I could like it? Or it could just mean that I'd hate it even worse.

I hated the first two but thought the third was okay enough to finish. I wouldn't recommend it though.

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I played them when I was younger but never got very far. I always intended to return to them, but that just never happened. Someday still, maybe.

I finished the third game and while the gameplay is fine enough, the story is meh and every cutscene drags on forever because there's like 10 characters and they all have to give their two cents every time.

I had to force myself to finish it.

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gba best handheld ever fite me irl

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Wanded posted...

gba best handheld ever fite me irl

I agree with you. In fact I went so far as to get backlight screen installed in my platinum GBA (Non-SP).
I will always love Mega Man Battle Network. I have fond memories of that game as a kid. Same with DBZ Legacy of Goku 2.
I started playing the first Mother game on GBA and I love the hell out of it.
I must be in a very small minority who loves GBA but hates Golden Sun.

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Ferarri619 posted...

I agree with you. In fact I went so far as to get backlight screen installed in my platinum GBA (Non-SP).
I will always love Mega Man Battle Network. I have fond memories of that game as a kid. Same with DBZ Legacy of Goku 2.
I started playing the first Mother game on GBA and I love the hell out of it.
I must be in a very small minority who loves GBA but hates Golden Sun.

i made it my mission as a kid to complete the gba library, you'd be surprised how many hidden gems it has like Scurge:Hive, CIMA:The Enemy and Summon Night...the fun never ended.
Camelot was also responsible for the gba Mario tennis and Mario Golf games, both of which were also really good.
still need to go back and beat some of the MMBN bonus bosses and mega man battle chip challenge

I started buu's fury the week it came out and i remember the global hype about it, everybody i knew and the entire internet was simultaneously grinding the game to completion...you don't really get stuff like that anymore, those were the golden times
also reminds me of this mega cringe topic from eons ago where i went against some troll lol
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/920530-dragon-ball-z-buus-fury/44417113

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