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The reason to own a GBA.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This has got to be the must own game for this system. Featuring glittering graphics never before matched on a handheld, a unique skill system called "Psynergy," and an RPG-worthy storyline. These elements are wrapped in an pleasant aural package. The music is the BEST that any handheld has ever had. Symphonic, sweeping sounds stream through headphones, adding emotion and grandeur to the already impressive interface.

Psynergy allows the player to interact with the environment in action-RPG style, forcing you to alter things to progress in the game. This offers a fresh twist to the traditional mold. Golden Sun also features a fair amount of challenge, requiring a measure of strategy and attention to master the games tougher bosses.

If you own a GBA, buy this. If you don't own one, buy this anyway before it disappears from development and get a GBA as soon as possible. Along with the GBA's already impressive library, this is a must own.

Soooo Much fun...and talking

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Ok, this game rulez. Period. Only one down side. Too much talking. It's like play, play, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, play. I know I'm probabley exaggerating but there is a lot of talking at the beginning to get the storyline going. Buy Golden Sun, you wont be sorry.

Great Game?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Golden Sun is a good game. It's easily one of the best if not the best GBA game on the market.If you are looking for a game that will make you think, this is the game for you.
Golden Sun is an rpg game that is remotely predictable(one of the game's only downfalls), however the mind boggling puzzles, the amazing graphics, and the djinn/psyenergy system provide a great challenge. This game will keep you thinking, if you use a strategy guide it's not nearly as fun. If you are in to rpg games this is definitely worth 30 dollars and numerous hours.
This is by far and away the best rpg I have played until this point for GBA and is the hardest(at least at making me think). I'm not going to go into the plot of golden sun becuase I'm not going to give it away. As far as the battle system goes it is very fun but relatively easy (however the end battles are hard) like all rpg's right? If you are looking for a tough challenge and a excellent game get Golden sun. I hope you found this review useful, Best of luck on Golden Sun.

Golden Sun is GREAT!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game has about 30 or 40 areas. It is addicting - and very fun.

Breath-Taking Graphics that beat N64

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This has got to be the most advanced Game Boy Advance game out there! With 3-Dimesonal graphics, this game has beaten the standards of a Nintendo 64 game; Golden Sun is Camelot's finest game out there. Besides the breath-taking graphics and backgrounds, the battle-system is awesome. The summons (speical attacks) are the most breath-taking about the game. On top of that, it has a great storyline, and the ability to Equip characters with Djinn (A special accessory that enhances your character in many ways) is just unbelievable.
The game is also a 16-Megabyte game (Biggest out there; 4 times as much space as Breath of Fire), and the price is awesome as well. The game ALSO has a town (called 'Tolbi' when you get there) that features many different mini-games to play when you are bored of fighting. To top it off, Camelot has included a 'Battle Arena' so 2 Golden Sun cartridges duke it out in a speical Arena to determine who really is the strongest of them all.
ANOTHER feature not many people know of is a "Data Transfer" feature. Golden Sun 2 is out in Japan now, and at the end of Golden Sun 1, the games data "freezes" so you can't play it (you may want to copy your file to a 2nd slot before you fight the last boss so you can keep training and playing, and keep your first file frozen), and with a Game link cable you transfer your Golden Sun file to Golden Sun 2!!!! I have tried Golden Sun 2 myself (Japaneese of course) and at the beginning it asks you if you want to transfer your Golden Sun 1 file. I've never seen what the benefits of this feature is, but it's gotta be impressive.
Finally, I say buy the game; Renting it will waste your money becuase you'll want the game yourself.

-A little bit about the game-
In your hometown, a severe storm suddenly strikes, destroying everything in its path. Playing as Issac and your good buddy Garet, you must help everyone who was injured in your town, and set on a quest soon after (I'll spoil it if I say wat ;-]). Solving puzzles, killing enemies, and teaming up with new pals Ivan and Mia, you'll be playing this game for hours!

Incredible graphics for a GBA game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Golden Sun is a flashback to some of my favorite SNES RPG's, and looks quite good for a gameboy game. I haven't been this excited about an RPG since the original Pokemon craze, and although Golden Sun's story line is rather linear, you'll definitely spend hours on end playing it. GS also packs many graphic details into such a small console, making the battle scenes memorable and stretching its entertainment value a bit farther than other games such as Eye of the Beholder, who's characters look not only their respective 10 years old, but the lack of any detail distracts from its overall gameplay.

I'd recommend it for any RPG fan, just don't expect FFX when it boots up.

Another RPG Classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I recentley bought my GBA, and I had no idea what game to get for it. Within a few weeks I found Golden Sun. I was immediatley hooked. I even took it on my trip to Utah. Though, there were quite a few parts where I needed the internet for hints :)

Anyways, the sound and graphics are great in this game. It is extremely fun (as you probobly could have gueesed) and provides hours and hours of gameplay. The only thing I disliked aout this game was the extremely long dialogue. But don't make that stop you from buying it! This game is defenitaly worth the money and is going to be a classic in the RPG world.

And Golden Sun 2 is coming out soon...I can't wait!

2nd BEST RPG EVER!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME ROCKS!!! Don't rent it. Don't borrow it. BUY IT! Need I say more?

Amazing game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is one of the best games I have ever played.

Music 4.5/5 pretty good music

Graphcs 5/5 amazing graphics the summons are awsome

GamePlay 5/5 very fun game

Overall 4.7/5

Overall

A new direction for me from Pokemon games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First off, I am a 50 year old gamer. I do not like arcade or 2D scrolling types of games so this type of game is my favorite. I started with Pokemon and Zelda games and then I discovered Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy, and Golden Sun. Some reviewers don't like the extensive dialogue, but I find something will be said to give me a clue what I need to do next and add furthur to the story. Patience is a virtue.

Golden Sun is a challenging game. To be honest I resorted to refering to a walkthrough on numerous occasions with this game. Sometimes because I was stuck, sometimes to see if I had missed any Djinn. The world is large and without the map that came with the original game, I had no idea where to find some of the locations without a walkthrough. I liked this game so much, I started looking for a used copy of Golden Sun The Lost Age before I was half done with it. By the time I had finished Golden Sun I was ready to jump into The Lost Age.

This game reminds me of Tales of Symphonia for GameCube that my son plays except the battles are turn based instead of real time. When you set your characters to do an attack, you have to look at the opposing party and decide which opponent needs to be eliminated first because some monsters do much more damage than others. Are the battles too easy? I don't think so. If you think about what you are doing they are easier though. The final battles were challenging, but not impossible as I have found with PC based RPGs such as Baldur's Gate or Icewind Dale II.

I am now playing The Lost Age and feel quite at home with the system and the Psynergy moves the characters can do. I also understand the roles of the Djinn much better now. Golden Sun and The Lost Age are no longer available in stores but used copies can be found at local stores for 15-20 bucks. If this type of game interests you, I would highly recommend it.

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