Golden Sun (GBA)

I've never been a great fan of JRPGs. In fact, with the exception of the Pokémon franchise, I have largely gone out of my way to avoid them. So, it was with some apprehension that I took up a friend's suggestion (just a few weeks ago) that I finally play Golden Sun and experience "the best game the Game Boy Advance has to offer". How blind I had been to ignore both this genre and this game. Golden Sun is a superbly crafted, wonderfully challenging adventure through the world of alchemy which features both exciting gameplay, a well-formed narrative and one of the GBA's most exquisite soundtracks. You take on the role of Isaac, one of a ...

There is a feeling that one gets when he or she knows that they've found a game worth hanging on to from the moment they take it out of it's wrapping and place it into the gaming system. It may happen often or infrequently, but it will happen nonetheless. It isn't the first time a game like Golden Sun had me hooked, but it's one of my most fond gaming experiences to date so far. Everybody knows about the Game Boy Advance. It's a great little piece of hardware brimming with third party support; some gems, some stinkers, and many in between. What some (or most, as this IS GameFAQs) is that while the GBA boasts titles of every genre, it's RPG selection is ...

Well ok RPG's are pretty common on Nintendo machines but they are very rarely of good quality. Possibly the last good one that was made for a Nintendo console was Zelda: Ocriana of Time for the N64 and thats quite a while. But hey look at this - a fun little game for a fun little GBA, who woulda thunk it? Golden Sun was developed by Camelot who are responsible for the ever popular Mario Tennis so we're off to a good start already. The plots pretty standard stuff though. Good vs Evil... blah blah... save the world, sorry universe... blah blah collect the magical orbs etc. But when was the last time since Final Fantasy 7 that you had a well plotted ...