Yes a GREAT Turn based RPG...and its NOT A FINAL FANTASY COPY!!Final Fantasy aint its own Genre!!!
Gameplay:Golden Sun is a Turn Based RPG like Final Fantasy.Usually,turn based gameplay gets repetitive,Golden Sun does not.All turn based games are basically the same.You give your party commands,and then they do all the work.Some people think this is stupid but it aint.Instead of having mere button mashing,it replaces the button mashing or other types of gameplay,by giving it strategy.You start out as a younger version of a guy named Isaac(default name,you can change it)and the town of Vale is being devastated by a storm,and a large boulder that could crush the whole village.You get Garet and he goes along with you.Then you see a boy named Felix drowning in the river and you go get help.The people of Vale fail to stop the boulder and it kills your father,jenna's family,and Felix.you then fight 2 people who are too strong for you,and later on you find out Felix is still alive,and Kraden and Jenna are held hostage by those 2 people,but are protected by Felix.You then Pursue them to stop them from lighting the Elemental Lighthouses.Like in most RPGs there are Elements.in this particular RPG there are 4 elements,Water,Earth,Fire,and Air..Since this is a Turn Based RPG there is not much to talk about the Gameplay..but there are creatures called Djinni who have attack,and defense abilities and increase your stats.You can set these Djinni on standby so you can summon powerful creatures,and the more standby Djinni you have,the stronger the type of summon will be.
For Example,There is one Djinni on standby,so you can summon a level one Venus summon:Venus.or you have 2 Djinni on Standby so you can summon level 2 Venus summon:Ramses..then cybele,and judgement and so on...This makes the game more better,and more unique then most turn based RPGs..Puzzles are decent,easy in the beginning..but later in the game..they tend to get very confusing..but it still makes the game very fun and challenging..Once again this is NOT a Final Fantasy copy!! Just because some of the battle system and puzzles do not make it the same as Final Fantasy..Final Fantasy is not its on Genre! Heck,F.E.A.R,and Halo 2 are both the same Genre..and its all SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT..yet people say they are completely different..What makes it different between Golden sun and Final Fantasy??Also,there are intense boss fights..the boss fights(some of them) are so hard,it may take you several tries just to beat a certain boss!
Graphics:Yes yes..The graphics are 3D..but only in battle...when you are in towns and such..its 2D..and i gotta say that the 3D graphics fit pretty well..and has sharp visuals in this game! Usually,3D graphics are ugly,and just plain stupid in the GBA..but in Golden Sun,its a totally different story..The hraphics really shine when you use Judgement,or when you use Ragnarok..Overall i gotta say these graphics are amazing.
Sound:Sadly,there is no voice acting in this game..just bad Speech...the Speech gets really annoying to me so i turn it off...Spell sound affects are awesome and for some spells..or summons..they borrow from each other..but its still pretty good!
Value:Since i love RPGs..what can i say? i love this game!!Although Turn based games arent my favorite..i still like this game!
Tilt:If you hate turn based games..dont buy it...Turn based games are basically like Pokemon..so if you played Pokemon..play this! if you dont care..i dunno..if you like both Regular RPGs and Turn based RPGs BUY THIS GAME!!!