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    Golden Sun: Dark Dawn

    Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Nov 29, 2010

    Golden Sun returns on the Nintendo DS, starring the descendants of the original game's protagonists. It is the first entry on the DS, and the first in full 3D. It was released in Japan on October 28, 2010 and in North America on November 29, 2010.

    Golden Sun DS (Gameplay Video)

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    #1  Edited By Linkyshinks

    A gameplay video for you to digest...

      

    It's looking gorgeous...
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    #2  Edited By LiquidPrince

    Is this a remake?

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    #3  Edited By Al3xand3r

    It's just like the old days... Camelot making awesome SEGA Saturn RPGs that Sony fanboys pretend don't exist. Maaaaan I love this.

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    #4  Edited By AgentJ
    @LiquidPrince said:
    " Is this a remake? "
    Nope, its a new entry, according to the Nintendo website the stars are the descendents of the main characters in the first two

    The trailer and artwork implies that the party is only made up of three players. I hope it ends up being 4. 
    It's georgous though, and the enemy damage animations bring a lot of nostalgia. in the beginning i was just excited taht we were finally getting the game, but this is a high-quality product, and i wouldnt be suprised to see this baby high on the final charts for best DS games.
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    #5  Edited By BD

    cool I loved the first Golden Sun

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    #6  Edited By Lashe

    Maybe it's been a while but what is that whole 'Action!' thing for?

    Is it for demo purposes or is there some fragmented approach?

    Still looks awesome, although it may have benefited from a Chrono Trigger-like non random battles system?

    Whatever man. New Golden Sun! Woo!

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    #7  Edited By Guardian

    Looks great. I'm glad they kept the same battle angles. 

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    #8  Edited By End_Boss

    Just another reason I need to buy a DS. Man, my paycheck is going to be thin...

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    #9  Edited By Linkyshinks
    @Al3xand3r said:
    " It's just like the old days... Camelot making awesome SEGA Saturn RPGs that Sony fanboys pretend don't exist. Maaaaan I love this. "

    To be fair I think Liquid was asking a fair question, he cannot be blamed for assuming it's a remake not when so many other games on DS of this type are.

    Anyway, it's obviously not, and it's a great looking game on DS, and long in the coming also...

    I am with Lashe on the random battles thing, I don't like it, but I can deal with it.




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    #10  Edited By Al3xand3r

    Wut? My quoted text wasn't aimed @ anyone. Just the video. Looks ace. Reminds me Saturn era. Much nicer 3D though.

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    #11  Edited By Linkyshinks

    Oh right, I thought you two were at it again :D

    I suppose it does look a little Saturn like.

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    #12  Edited By JJOR64

    Looks fucking awesome.  Can't wait!

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    #13  Edited By squirtle_squad

    i sure hope Motoi Sakuraba composes the soundtrack for this one too

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    #14  Edited By AgentJ
    @squirtle_squad said:
    " i sure hope Motoi Sakuraba composes the soundtrack for this one too "
    Judging by the tune in the trailer i'd say its a safe bet. 
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    #15  Edited By Jolly_Lolly

    Never even heard of this before. Looks interesting.

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    #16  Edited By WilliamRLBaker

    now they just need compatibility with golden sun and lost age GBA either via cart or code so some weapons, and stats and certain story elements are carried over.

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    #17  Edited By Guardian
    @squirtle_squad said:
    " i sure hope Motoi Sakuraba composes the soundtrack for this one too "
    Yeah, that would be great. One of my favorite game compositions: 

      
      

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    I always thought this game would make a great console game.

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    #19  Edited By AgentJ
    @WilliamRLBaker said:
    " now they just need compatibility with golden sun and lost age GBA either via cart or code so some weapons, and stats and certain story elements are carried over. "
    Jesus christ that'd be great. Start out the game with every djinn and summon from Lost Age!
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    #20  Edited By squirtle_squad

    gamestop has this schedlued to come out 9/1/09
    i hope its true, i cant wait.
    im so effn excited

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    #21  Edited By AgentJ
    @squirtle_squad said:
    " gamestop has this schedlued to come out 9/1/09i hope its true, i cant wait.im so effn excited "
    I doubt that majorly. If Camelot had shown more of the game i'd believe it, but with what they showed im guessing an early 10 release at earliest
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    #22  Edited By squirtle_squad
    @Guardian:
     damn that brings back memories
    im gonna go find my lost age cartridge
    i lent the first one to a friend but he never gave it back because he moved lol
    i should buy it used on amazon
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    #23  Edited By AgentJ
    @squirtle_squad said:
    " @Guardian:  damn that brings back memoriesim gonna go find my lost age cartridge i lent the first one to a friend but he never gave it back because he moved loli should buy it used on amazon "
    The first one was great, but almost all of my favorite memories of the series come from the first one. If you have a save file with all the djinn from the first one, dont bother. Of course, the series is best played as one package, meaning all the way through in one shot! : )
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    #24  Edited By squirtle_squad
    @AgentJ:
    i kinda cheated witht the djinn in the first one i had the guide XD
    but the code to transfer the files didnt work so i said id do it later but i never did and now its too late :(
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    #25  Edited By AgentJ
    @squirtle_squad said:
    " @AgentJ: i kinda cheated witht the djinn in the first one i had the guide XDbut the code to transfer the files didnt work so i said id do it later but i never did and now its too late :( "
    It's all right, as long as you played it. Man, the final summon that you got in the lost age was fucking amazing. 
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    #26  Edited By tearhead

    I am so fucking hyped for this game! This is the one thing I really wanted out of Nintendo for years. The first two games were amazing and easily in the top 5 of the best RPGs I've ever played. I really hope it's being developed as a high quality product and not some weird spin-off. The only thing left to make this game perfect would be utilizing my Lost Age clear save in some way (at least I think I remember a clear save...).

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    #27  Edited By Endogene

    Oh wow this is probably the best looking polygonal game on the DS so far.

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    It's only using the the bottom screen...

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    #29  Edited By Xander

    I also hope you can transfer data from The Lost Age.  Pop in the GBA cart, sync with DS game.  It would be so easy. 

    You won't start off with all the summons though like AgentJ, suggested.  Lost Age gave you a brand new party for most of the game, and then your team met up with your party members from Golden Sun.  I thought that was a great way to do it.

    My (Clear Data) is ready and waiting with all 72 Djinns. :)

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    #30  Edited By Al3xand3r

    But then DSi users can't have that functionality anyway so maybe they won't have it.

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    #31  Edited By Aska

    I posted this in the Nintendo press conference thread, but thought I'd post here too...

    When Reggie said:

    "Before we get off of RPG's, I want to show you one more that has been sleeping for awhile now..."

    Did anyone else, even for only those few seconds between that statement and the GSDS trailer, get super excited that it might be an Earthbound/MOTHER announcement?  I set myself up for major disappointment.

    Although, GS was one of my first GBA games and I have fond memories of it.  So I'm pumped.

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    #32  Edited By CrossTheAtlantic
    Maybe it'll be password-transfer only.

    Can anyone say: HOOORAY!?!?

    No? Yeah, that password annoyed the hell out of me too.
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    #33  Edited By Xander
    @Al3xand3r: Not so.

    The Lost Age supported data transmission using two GBAs and a cable, or a password system, where you could pass your data without a cable.

    They could simply include that same sort of system.
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    #34  Edited By Endogene
    @Xander: hahaha please no, i remember how i broke my game last time by using some passwords from the net and having a party of every charater at max level.
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    #35  Edited By Xander
    @Endogene said:
    " @Xander: hahaha please no, i remember how i broke my game last time by using some passwords from the net and having a party of every charater at max level. "
    Ya, but you don't have to use those sorts of passwords at all, it's completely optional anyway. :P
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    #36  Edited By skrutop

    Looks good.  I'll probably pick this up when it comes out; I loved the first two Golden Sun's.

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    #37  Edited By VarkhanMB

    I don't want to take any chances and ruin the game(s) for anybody, so I'll just put that out there, read only if you have completed both games :P

    SPOILER ALERT













    How does this game fit in the sequel? I don't remember Lost Age, I'm trying to figure out if I even played it. I know I started it, but I don't remember everything. So when it comes to the timeline, how does everything fit together?
    Where does the first game end, where does the other one pick up, and where does the last one end. Because I'm pretty sure it's a sequel...






    END SPOILERS

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    #38  Edited By tearhead
    @BL1TZKRI3G: Well, I see the first two games as one story arc. It wrapped up nicely at the end of Lost Age with a tiny cliffhanger (quite literally). The DS title is going to be based on the decedents of the characters from the previous games. Think of it like Bragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z; time has passed, and people have gotten older, but it is still set in the same world.
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    #39  Edited By VarkhanMB
    @Tearhead: Alright, cool, thanks for the info. 'Cause I thought the characters we see in the gameplay video look strangely like the characters we've seen before...

    Well as for the "new" characters, I really do hope they mix things up a bit and make them really different from the old ones...
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