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The game is out, and I own a copy! :D I'm about two hours in and I made it to the training grounds, which is completely ridiculous. Especially the boss fights. :lol:

The Sun Saga stories are a nice way to recap the events of the previous games. It's good that the developers realized that it's been a while since the last game, so it was necessary to provide a refresher. How they went about doing that is neat.

I think they should have at least put difficulty settings. Whenever there's a GS thread, there's Bruno. :PKing_Dodongo

I think multiple difficulty modes don't work well in RPGs, because the devs usually don't put much thought into them. All they do is raise the enemy stats (or make your party weaker), and that's about it. No new attacks, no new encounters, etc. At least there's a chance for someone to do those things.

Game scored a little lower than I expected on the reviews. To those who have it...how is it? I want to purchase it when I get a DS anyways, but is it a really a 7.0 game? I'm thinking it's a much better game than that (not that a 7.0 is THAT bad)

Maybe it's just too much like GS 1&2, which I unfortunately haven't played. (Well, I played a little GS1 and it was awesome, but my GBA broke)

Game scored a little lower than I expected on the reviews. To those who have it...how is it? I want to purchase it when I get a DS anyways, but is it a really a 7.0 game? I'm thinking it's a much better game than that (not that a 7.0 is THAT bad)

Maybe it's just too much like GS 1&2, which I unfortunately haven't played. (Well, I played a little GS1 and it was awesome, but my GBA broke)

Mega_Mustaine

I don't think Dark Dawn starts off with a good first impression, and that's due to the unnecessary chatter. I'm hoping the rest of the game isn't like the beginning, but we'll see. Take a look at this, and you'll see what I mean. The vid is very early into the game, so nothing is spoiled.

wait a min,is golden sun out already?TriniPlayer

[QUOTE="TriniPlayer"]wait a min,is golden sun out already?BrunoBRS

my copy hasn't arrived >___________>BrunoBRS

haha :P Alas I know how it feels. My special edition of Civ V took 4 days to reach me on launch :cry:

This game was on my christmas list before mt dad shreded it

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]my copy hasn't arrived >___________>Cruse34

haha :P Alas I know how it feels. My special edition of Civ V took 4 days to reach me on launch :cry:

This game was on my christmas list before mt dad shreded it

Been a long time since I played the first 2, and I don't really remember anything. How lost am I going to be???rawsavon

You won't be lost because the game recaps the story of the last two games in two ways:

1. Through the Sun Saga books
2. Through the Training Grounds.

#2 is more of an intentional joke, but #1 is cool. Each book is a picture book with small animations; you get cute-looking characters and a summary of the quest at hand. It's not just a wall of text that other RPGs give you when they summarize previous games.

I'm still finishing up DQIX and I still have Donkey Kong and Epic Mickey I want to play. Ugh. :cry:

I'm currently playing it right now and I'm really enjoying it so far. The graphics are beautiful. They really captured the original's feel on the DS.

I'm glad the battle system is fast-paced and doesn't drag (like Glory of Heracles), and it's not as boring or dull (as Glory of Heracles). A

lso, the focus on puzzle gameplay over random battles and grinding is a refreshing plus. I think fans of the past games will love it. Newcomers may love it too, but it could be hit or miss.

Either way, I think it's one of the best DS JRPGs, much better than the other niche ones like Nostalgia, Sands of Destruction, Etrian Odyssey, or Suikoden Teirkreis, or even Lufia. The only JRPGs that may be better than Golden Sun are the Dragon Quest games, FFIV remake, Pokemon, Chrono Trigger, Mario and Luigi games, and SMT Strange Journey. But that's some tough competition.

But Golden Sun Dark Dawn is better than the other DS JRPGs, in my honest opinion.

I'm currently playing it right now and I'm really enjoying it so far. The graphics are beautiful. They really captured the original's feel on the DS.

I'm glad the battle system is fast-paced and doesn't drag (like Glory of Heracles), and it's not as boring or dull (as Glory of Heracles). A

lso, the focus on puzzle gameplay over random battles and grinding is a refreshing plus. I think fans of the past games will love it. Newcomers may love it too, but it could be hit or miss.

Either way, I think it's one of the best DS JRPGs, much better than the other niche ones like Nostalgia, Sands of Destruction, Etrian Odyssey, or Suikoden Teirkreis, or even Lufia. The only JRPGs that may be better than Golden Sun are the Dragon Quest games, FFIV remake, Pokemon, Chrono Trigger, Mario and Luigi games, and SMT Strange Journey. But that's some tough competition.

But Golden Sun Dark Dawn is better than the other DS JRPGs, in my honest opinion.

I won't get it until 10th >-< and that is only if it is in the mail, might even be delayed to 13th
I want it now!

guess I have to play some GBA golden sun while waiting

Played 9 hours, got it yesterday.

Awesome game, some time has passed since i liked a game that much. :)

If it's dialogs weren't so long, it would make my Top 2 this year.

is there really too much talking?red_sovereign

There is, at least in the beginning. I'm not sure if the whole game is like that.

[QUOTE="red_sovereign"]is there really too much talking?King9999

There is, at least in the beginning. I'm not sure if the whole game is like that.

The problem isn't the talking per se, but the reediculous amount of sad/happy/whatever faces, that pile up and make the talking scenes too long.

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[QUOTE="red_sovereign"]is there really too much talking?Icare0

There is, at least in the beginning. I'm not sure if the whole game is like that.

The problem isn't the talking per se, but the reediculous amount of sad/happy/whatever faces, that pile up and make the talking scenes too long.

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[QUOTE="King9999"]

There is, at least in the beginning. I'm not sure if the whole game is like that.

BrunoBRS

The problem isn't the talking per se, but the reediculous amount of sad/happy/whatever faces, that pile up and make the talking scenes too long.

Or loved. There's just too many of them, and it becomes very annoying. Oh, and you get to use emoticons too. Of course, it doesn't make any difference, only make the talk scenes even more boring, and the others characters always complain, despite which choice you make. -.-

Cant believe GS rated it a 7.5 like IGN. Just reinforces my opinion that reviewer scores are mostly inaccurate and biased, while user scores are far more in sync with the majority of peoples opinions on a game. The only negatives I have with it so far are the ease of combat encounters. Everything else about the game including the engaging puzzles and rich story are thoroughly gripping. I can personally rate my experience as 9.5 right now, but I think objectively it deserves at least an 8.5 from any unbiased reviewer. Any RPG lover would be delighted to have this game in their collection.Wrecked69

The GS review pretty much echoes how I feel about the game at this point.

I agree with pretty much everything on the gamespot review, but wouldn't give a score that low.

[QUOTE="Wrecked69"]Cant believe GS rated it a 7.5 like IGN. Just reinforces my opinion that reviewer scores are mostly inaccurate and biased, while user scores are far more in sync with the majority of peoples opinions on a game. The only negatives I have with it so far are the ease of combat encounters. Everything else about the game including the engaging puzzles and rich story are thoroughly gripping. I can personally rate my experience as 9.5 right now, but I think objectively it deserves at least an 8.5 from any unbiased reviewer. Any RPG lover would be delighted to have this game in their collection.BrunoBRS

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="Wrecked69"]Cant believe GS rated it a 7.5 like IGN. Just reinforces my opinion that reviewer scores are mostly inaccurate and biased, while user scores are far more in sync with the majority of peoples opinions on a game. The only negatives I have with it so far are the ease of combat encounters. Everything else about the game including the engaging puzzles and rich story are thoroughly gripping. I can personally rate my experience as 9.5 right now, but I think objectively it deserves at least an 8.5 from any unbiased reviewer. Any RPG lover would be delighted to have this game in their collection.Wrecked69

I like first two, so i will get this one soon. I hope it's a good one.

Anyone else finding the game rather easy? One of the big things that I have found with the first two games is that there was usually a chance to lose in a boss battle. So far I haven't had one that has even felled a character. I'm wondering if there are too many Djinni too early and it is skewing the game to the easy side.

Though I do have to say that I like the puzzles much better in this game, especially the ones at Craggy Peak, really well done.

Anyone else finding the game rather easy? One of the big things that I have found with the first two games is that there was usually a chance to lose in a boss battle. So far I haven't had one that has even felled a character. I'm wondering if there are too many Djinni too early and it is skewing the game to the easy side.

Though I do have to say that I like the puzzles much better in this game, especially the ones at Craggy Peak, really well done.

LOEAnubis

It's mentioned quite a lot in the game that the main original characters age at an enormously slow rate, much like the Lemurians but possible slowly.