I remember the graphics blew my mind away on the early days of the Game Boy Advance, and still look fantastic today. Also it spawned ONE OF THE MOST AWESOME COMMERCIALS EVER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOvwdVp8Fvo)
I played a lot of Golden Sun, until I read up that the last boss was just the first two badguys from the beginning of the game.
I have fond memories of the multiplayer battle mode and how some friends would dare try to beat me... only to get their asses handed to them almost immediately. I think the only time I've ever come close to losing was when one of them started the battle right away with Charon and it insta-killed two of the three people in my party.
Unfortunately for him, the person left over was my healer and packed some very potent defense. That aside, I would always take out their healer's first, usually pretty quickly, and then rip apart whoever they used as support. Summoning was for pussies when Isaac was a Ninja Master who can randomly one-hit-kill with Annihilation or smack the sun into people with the Sol Blade.
or smack the sun into people with the Sol Blade.
I think Felix' and Isaac's Ragnarok skill looks cooler than Megiddo.
(A little confusion here, that attack where they ram a gigantic sword into the enemy is called Ragnarok in the US too, right?)
Sadly I beated Dullahan via the summon way >.>''''''. One day i'll beat him normally, after having a giggle w/ the Wonder Phoenixes (I think that's what they're called...)
Ah, thanks for that. I found out I missed a good chunk of stuff so I'm heading back there to get it. Now I'll be able to continue on in game.
I think you get an item from some travelers while in... Champa. I think you need to go there after Jupiter Lighthouse.
The first game only has the Mercury and Venus lighouses, you tell me.
It's Always Darkest Before the DawnNintendo Press Release Packet (http://press.nintendo.com/E32010/DS/NTR_GoldenSun.zip)
A classic role-playing game branches out with a new look, countless adventures, and heroic battles. The game picks up 30 years after the first two games in the series left off. A the end of Golden Sun: The Lost Age, The heroes succeeded in bringing the world-healing power of the Golden Sun back to the world of Weyard. In the years since, the immense power of the Golden Sun has changed nearly everything. Continents have shifted. New countries have emerged. New species have appeared. But the world is now imperiled by a new threat. Psynergy Vortexes, which suck the elemental Psynergy from both the land and pwer-wielding Adepts alike, are spreading across the world. The new generation of heroes - the children of those from the previous games - are drawn into the mystery behind the vortexes, as they cross a chaotic world that is succumbing to a new evil.
FEATURES:
- Amazing graphics and beautifully animated summoning abilities that span both Nintendo DS screens let players experience the game like never before.
- The story takes place 30 years after the final events of the second game, when the Golden Sun Effect occurred. The main characters are the descendents of the previous game's heroes.
- Intutive touch-screen control has been implemented throughout the game, controlling character movements and the release of Psynergy - magical abilities with powerful effects over people and the environment. Touch control also streamlines battle commands and gives players a stronger tactile connection to the action on the screen.
- Players will explore a vast and beautifully rendered world where they will find many treasures, encounter dangerous creatures and manipulate objects blocking their path. Players will also hunt for and collect Djinn, mysterious elemental elemental creatures used to summon powerful spirits in battle.
Anyways, while playing through GS2, two lines said by characters caught me. Mind Read Kushinada in Izumo after learning Sand and she thinks, "If Felix's descendants are ever in trouble, our Takeru will rush to their aid." Takeru is what she's gonna name her son. Also, after beating Doom Dragon, enter the house east of the Inn in Prox. The man says, "I think the rift to the north started receding when the lighthouse was lit." His wife says, "I wonder if that hole up north has stopped growing. What if it starts again?" So there might be an event in Izumo in GSDS, and there might be a much larger Weyard to explore too. Because if the rift visibly receded in the minutes following the lighting of the Mars Beacon, however much time has passed in GSDS should be sufficient for Weyard to be fully nourished and have regained it's former splendor and size. Which is pretty cool!
Really? Where was this?http://kotaku.com/5615176/golden-sun-missing-in-action-for-2010
And that pisses me off!
I don't mind the game being delayed if it means a better quality experience.
unless they pull a Twilight PrincessWhat do you mean by "pull a Twilight Princess"?
I assembled this myself from 8 short videos found off of the games official Japanese site. The Djinni images were also ripped from there.
I placed them in order of characters you gained in the original (Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury = Isaac, Garet, Ivan, Mia). It took me all day to get this ready, but I hope you all enjoy it!
Music, Graphics, Scenario, and Program copyright 2010 Nintendo and Camelot Software Planning.
<Mirby> http://www.nintendoeverything.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/golden_sun_dark_dawn_scan_jump2.jpgBolded and colored in red are quotes that translate info on the page. The rest is just speculation between OCRE and me.
<Mirby> i can't read it, but still
<OCRE> let's see here
<Mirby> new enemies shown (spade and heart?)
<OCRE> Looks like we got a ne- yeah
<OCRE> lol
<Mirby> what I like
<Mirby> is how every single djinn has a unique appearance
<OCRE> and is that little Eoleo
<OCRE> all growed up
<Mirby> possibly!
<Mirby> yes, that's how it translates
<Mirby> actually, it's Reoreo, but what else could that be
<Mirby> wonder if he'll be an ally
<OCRE> :)
<OCRE> I bet.
<OCRE> or maybe he'll be an enemy at firt
<OCRE> first
<Mirby> probably; I'm sure that his mum won't forget what Felix did for him
<OCRE> lol
<Mirby> and for Briggs, and for Champa
<OCRE> or his grandmother
<Mirby> Her too
<Mirby> XD
<Mirby> quote from the guy who linked that pic to me
<Mirby> <LordHuffnPuff> Other characters will be added to your party (temporarily?)
<Mirby> <LordHuffnPuff> Including Isaac and Garet
<OCRE> ah
<OCRE> that's ok
<Mirby> kinda like Jenna in the first game, but more often
<Mirby> that's what I'm guessing
<OCRE> yeah
<Mirby> Anyways, while playing through GS2, two lines said by characters caught me. Mind Read Kushinada in Izumo after learning Sand and she thinks, "If Felix's descendants are ever in trouble, our Takeru will rush to their aid." Takeru is what she's gonna name her son. Also, after beating Doom Dragon, enter the house east of the Inn in Prox. The man says, "I think the rift to the north started receding when the lighthouse was lit." His wife says, "I wonder if that hole up north has stopped growing. What if it starts again?" So there might be an event in Izumo in GSDS, and there might be a much larger Weyard to explore too. Because if the rift visibly receded in the minutes following the lighting of the Mars Beacon, however much time has passed in GSDS should be sufficient for Weyard to be fully nourished and have regained it's former splendor and size. Which is pretty cool!
<Mirby> I told that to a friend in an email
<OCRE> oh yeah
<OCRE> absolutely deliberate
<OCRE> I love Camelot
<OCRE> they really put their heart and soul into their games
<Mirby> they do
<Mirby> still, larger Weyard to explore
<OCRE> yup
<OCRE> though I wouldn't count on being able to visit
<Mirby> <LordHuffnPuff> Screenshot 1: Four characters Matthew, Karis, Crown, Eoleo
<Mirby> <LordHuffnPuff> Screenshot 2: Eoleo says "Are you trying to make me indebted to you?"
<OCRE> the WHOLE of weyard
<OCRE> ha
<Mirby> it's possible
<Mirby> <LordHuffnPuff> On the enemy side of the page
<Mirby> <LordHuffnPuff> Tsaparang is a military nation conducting secret maneuvers
<Mirby> <LordHuffnPuff> They excel in science and military power. For some reason their commander contacts your party.
<Mirby> <LordHuffnPuff> They appear all over and seem to be making use of you.
<Mirby> <LordHuffnPuff> Screen 1: Spade "I shouldn't belittle you. Now I have to finish you here."
<Mirby> <LordHuffnPuff> Screen 2: Heart "What a troublesome group of children..."
<Mirby> http://www.dotup.org/uploda/www.dotup.org1174069.jpg <--better quality scan
<Mirby> you can easily see some examples of the uniqueness of the djinni's appearance
<Mirby> <LordHuffnPuff> Profiles:
<Mirby> <LordHuffnPuff> Spade: A warlike swordsman with "sword" as his name that stands in front of Matthew & Co.
<Mirby><LordHuffnPuff> Heart: A commander of Tsaparang. She gets close to important persons from other countries using her bewitching beauty as a weapon.
<Mirby> <LordHuffnPuff> Eoleo is the "Prince of the Pirates"
<OCRE> :)
<Mirby> ^.^
<OCRE> thanks for tellin i
<Mirby> no prob
<OCRE> i think I'll wait for the final game for any more into though
<OCRE> since it's so close
<Mirby> yeah, that's a good idea
<Mirby> but now we know that eoleo returns
<OCRE> yeah
<OCRE> i had hoped for that :)
<Mirby> which means there's a good chance of other characters returning
<Mirby> as well
its Beardsaac
well Lemurian energy drink keeps kraden alive
now MiaxKraden = Rief it might be possible xD
also i like Stellas design
Werewolf Jupiter Fighter
the first of the 2 newly revealed sillouettes has to be Harmony (Water Adept)
then the last character is likely a Female Venus Mage
Site updated.Oh gee, could it be
look at the new silouette.
The Long hair is QUITE familiar!
So, IsaacxJenna is canon and as we all imagined you can easily guess who are the parents of the main 4 by their element. Also, lots more stuff I can't really read.seeing how Crown/Rief is Mia's son and he's traveling with Kraden [eyebrow]
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/8367/1287819854328.jpg
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/2546/1287820112699.jpg
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/8604/1287820325937.jpg
http://boards.goldensunrealm.com/index.php?topic=20681.0
seeing how Crown/Rief is Mia's son and he's traveling with Kraden [eyebrow]
or Ivan and Mia got together and Karis and Rief are siblings
Who is Matthew's mother? (Isaac's wife!)
Hiroyuki: Matthew's mom is Jenna. Karis is Ivan's child, and Rief is Mia's child.
--- Everyone is a child of the group from the previous game, aren't they! By the way, Piers, who has lived so long, when will he show...?
Shugo: I wonder. I wanna meet him.
Hiroyuki: Yeah. I wanna meet him.
Side: Names of the characters you know.
Left of Matthew: Blue circles are Dark Dawn people
Right of Matthew: Matthew's family lineage will be something like this, won't it.
Will the secret behind Sheba's birth become clear?
Hiroyuki: ... I wonder if it will.
Shugo: I wonder (laugh).
Below: Sheba, who fell from the sky, traveled with Felix to search for the secret of her birth, but she ended up empty-handed. Did the Anemos village she fell from disappear from the sky, too...?
Sheba: Felix remembers... I have a reason to be traveling with you...
Where are the Djinn that Isaac and company partnered up with?
Hiroyuki: Hmm, Flint appears.
--- The one that Isaac met at the beginning, right. How about that Djinni that spoke with a Kyoto accent...? (Note: Talking about Echo)
Hiroyuki: It's eating and resting.
Shugo: No matter what, it didn't say anything. (can't really read the rest)
Side: Echo, the Djinni that Felix met at the beginning, skillfully speaks with a Kyoto accent!
Is the Fifth party member that character from the previous game? (picture shows baby Eoleo)
??: It's Eoleo. (rest is cut off)
Second cam pic:
(cut off)...thought he could see the future of the world.
Shugo: Though the power of Psynergy is basically the source of power.
Hiroyuki: By the way, the Glider Wing was developed by Ivan, who appeared in the previous games.
Will Takeru from Izumo be running around?
Shugo: ...I almost said it just now.
Hiroyuki: That, well, look forward to it.
Below: Felix saved Kushinada from being a sacrifice to the Serpent. It was transmitted to Felix that if Kushinada bore a child, they would name him Takeru. Since she and the others have a bit of the power of Earth Adepts, surely Takeru would, too...?
Will details about the Wise One be explained?
Shugo: It might just simply be a mystery (laugh).
Hiroyuki: I think Isaac simply wants to meet the Wise One one more time to be certain of its true intentions. Nothing came out of Isaac's mouth, but Garet talked.
Shugo: Also with him venturing into Sol Sanctum, before long, Tyrell would be interested in wings. Like father like son (laugh).
Below: In the first Golden Sun, Garet destroys his sister's flowers while practicing his Psynergy.
Side: The Wise One saves them and sets them on a journey. Characters who appear have various opinions on the matter.
Is the end of "The Lost Age" a foreshadowing for this game?
Hiroyuki: That's right! There's no doubt that that moment in time was meant to hint at a sequel.
The Wise One: If you survive, perhaps we shall meet again someday...
Below: It was this one sentence that made a ton of players believe in a sequel and lose all doubt. Everyone waited for it!
Nice bells there.The Bells of awesomeness
Sakuraba again huhShush. He's awesome.
Shush. He's awesome.
[spoiler=Isaac (in battle)]That sword IS huge! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CznH-yr3mxc)[/spoiler]I posted it on the previous site already ^-^
And then there's this~ 0v0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwCvgjIPAcY
and [spoiler]its a cliffhanger[/spoiler]
heres the soundrip
Btw, is there a way to know when you're approaching the supposed point of no turning back that makes some stuff including Djinn of all things permanently missable besides using a guide?
Is there even a PonR?
He is.What exactly was Piers good with in Golden Sun: Lost Age? I never played the first 2 games to tell you the truth, all I know is that he's a Mercury Adept and that he ages even slower because of being from Lemuria and the Golden Sun event.
I love him. Like a Mars Piers.
Danm I can't believe I'm already passed the last point of no return. I play RPGs, excluding Pokemon, way too fast. Then again I missed a heck of a lot of Djinn so maybe after I beat the game I should start a new one and try to get all the Djinn, poor Reif is practicly useless right now.
He's still good for something. Why don't you use him as a power booster if you missed that power-boosting Mars Djinni (Reif's practically pre-equipped with two Djinni in my party when I got him, with the other being the revive Djinni I got earlier in the game as a R.E.)? BTW, you can still get the prima guide while you still haven't past the other P.O.N.R. yet.Dude I'm already passed the last point of no return and Reif was just another mage character plus I prefer warriors, Karis being an exception if Sveta doesn't work with my team. But I do have another save file before I went to Craggy Peak if I'm desperate so I'm cool.
Taking a quick break so I can do other things, and playing the same game for a week can do things to ya. It's too bad I missed playing the first two though. :\
Mages do have their uses. :PI know they do but I like Amiti better sure his magic isn't the best but again he's the best backup I've ever had.
Plus I haven't gotten up to that point yet, and I guess it's all about perferences, as I'm more of a balanced player when it comes to team setup, since I seem to have a habit coming underleveled to bosses anyways. :\
As for the story, I'll just assume that
[spoiler]
Amiti is the son of Alex.[/spoiler]
YupFor some reason it's not showing the picture, but I know what it is.
http://twitpic.com/3foeq0
As official as official can be.
NG: Camelot also made the amazing Golden Sun. Dark Dawn ended on a massive cliffhanger. Any plans to tell us what happens next? Don’t keep us hanging!
HT: I’m very pleased that you enjoyed Dark Dawn. RPGs take a very long time to make and need a lot of effort. As you will appreciate if you have played the game, the number of ideas that went into the story was rather substantial. When writing a story like that for a Golden Sun game, I really feel like I am pouring my soul into it and when I am finished, I always feel really drained. Everyone else working on the project also really devoted themselves to it, treating it like their life’s work. So it really is a huge encouragement to us to get a positive reaction from the people who play the game.
A big reason for us making RPGs comes from the requests from all the people who have enjoyed our RPGs in the past. Perhaps if there are enough Nintendo users asking for another game in the Golden Sun series, then this will naturally lead to the development of such a game.
Speaking personally from the perspective of the story, I think that honestly it may not be so likely because Golden Sun really requires a full effort to be put in. But of course, if there are enough people saying that we really must create another game, then we may just have to listen to them. Still, you would need to give me a bit of time to work on ideas for the story before we could release a fourth game in the series.