The original Golden Sun debuted on the Game Boy Advance eight years ago. The world of Weyard was introduced to us, as well as a band of magically attuned adepts. This latest installment will take us back there, following the descendants of the previous games' protagonists.
And while we can all let out a sigh of relief Camelot is back on track with the franchise, this E3 gave us only the smallest of glimpses of the role-playing greatness to come. Straight off the bat, the biggest noticeable change are the 3D visuals. The art style here is simply gorgeous, which comes as no surprise given the past titles. From the small amount of environments shown, things are already shaping up to be an epic adventure.
Golden Sun we missed you *sniff*
Unfortunately for us, it seems Camelot isn’t ready to give us an in-depth look of the new Golden Sun quite yet, because only small snippets of gameplay were shown from the E3 show floor.
Thankfully we saw the return of Djinns, a mechanic used heavily in the previous games to form character classes and used also against enemies through the use of summons. The visual effects from summoning Djinn were just as amazing and as large scaled as we remembered. However, this time around the DS hardware kicks it up a notch, with the footage showing impressive full screen special attacks on unsuspecting enemies. Another interesting aspect we noticed from the battle was the use of only three characters, rather than four used in the GBA games. Of course this could just be from an early part of the game, or simply a demonstration used for E3, instead of a permanent change.
We are excited for the new Golden Sun, as it’s been a long time coming. While it’s good to know it finally exists, it’s now an agonising wait for more to come. With a release date settled so far as a vague 2010, we recommend checking out the E3 trailer, again and again.
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