Golden Sun DS: Dark Dawn Page 10

Started by Livewire August 23rd, 2010 9:55 PM
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Male
Ireland
Seen February 7th, 2014
Posted April 9th, 2012
74 posts
12.4 Years
Finally got the game (and it works on my broken DS ^_^).

It has been easier, the only thing that has bothered me about this game is how frequent the monster encounters are on the World Map. It makes me not want to go onto the World Map at all. When monsters appear every other step it's become a bit too much.
Wait, what? I hardly ever encountered monsters on the World Map, so I had to keep running in circles alot of the time to grind.
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Kwun Tong Mountains
Seen November 18th, 2015
Posted July 20th, 2012
3,003 posts
15.8 Years


You mean you always need to have a walkthrough playing while you're playing it?
It's not that hard (for me, at least). Some puzzles take a while to find the solution to (THIS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS the one where you have to move all the statues without them crossing paths. But even then, you could just use Amiti's Insight to see where 2 of them go. And that Venus bit on the way to the Apollo Lens, where you have to race against the wheel. Didn't realise you could use Grip to swing across.) but overall, it's not really that hard.
Yes, you're correct. I can't seem to understand why I have
to watch a video walkthrough to play the Golden Sun series.

I agree, the game's puzzles were pretty decent. Unless you mean the first two games?
Oh, don't mention the first two games. I actually beat it under a
video walkthrough. Without it, I'm basically screwed. I need
to pause the video for about 4-5 seconds to catch up with the
author's steps, and that's basically how I play Golden Sun.
I am now an anime dubber, cover singer and a fan of anime. I can still apply as a translator and grammar corrector, though.
Male
Ireland
Seen February 7th, 2014
Posted April 9th, 2012
74 posts
12.4 Years
Oh, don't mention the first two games. I actually beat it under a
video walkthrough. Without it, I'm basically screwed. I need
to pause the video for about 4-5 seconds to catch up with the
author's steps, and that's basically how I play Golden Sun.
But playing along to a walkthrough makes a game over ten times less fun. You should only look to a walkthrough if you've been stuck for a day or so.
Does it matter?
Male
Kwun Tong Mountains
Seen November 18th, 2015
Posted July 20th, 2012
3,003 posts
15.8 Years


But playing along to a walkthrough makes a game over ten times less fun. You should only look to a walkthrough if you've been stuck for a day or so.
I know, but I'll be stuck for days without a video walkthrough
to guide me.
I am now an anime dubber, cover singer and a fan of anime. I can still apply as a translator and grammar corrector, though.

Archer

NSW, Australia
Seen January 26th, 2020
Posted January 5th, 2020
3,956 posts
16.6 Years
Or if you're like me and don't wanna miss any Djinn.
This is by far my biggest complaint regarding this game. The inability to backtrack killed a major selling point of the previous games. Ah well. I really don't have the urge to level up to lv 99 again or even to beat the harder after-game bosses. Not that they're hard, it just doesn't feel as rewarding.

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I used a walkthrough mainly to make sure I didn't miss anything. The game was too easy for me to have to use it for anything else. I even defeated Dullahan on my third or fourth try.

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Livewire

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Seen December 3rd, 2022
Posted August 2nd, 2019
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This is by far my biggest complaint regarding this game. The inability to backtrack killed a major selling point of the previous games. Ah well. I really don't have the urge to level up to lv 99 again or even to beat the harder after-game bosses. Not that they're hard, it just doesn't feel as rewarding.
That's the only qualm I have with the game too. I missed the first mercury Djinn (somehow -_-) and it really screwed me up later in the game. D:
Male
Ireland
Seen February 7th, 2014
Posted April 9th, 2012
74 posts
12.4 Years
I really wish it wasn't one of those RPGs where you go back to just before the ending. I hate when that happens, I'd like to explore and see what the people would say SPOILERS now that the eclipse was over. The ending really made it so that you can't do that. Which is really annoying.
Does it matter?

Livewire

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Seen December 3rd, 2022
Posted August 2nd, 2019
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I really wish it wasn't one of those RPGs where you go back to just before the ending. I hate when that happens, I'd like to explore and see what the people would say SPOILERS now that the eclipse was over. The ending really made it so that you can't do that. Which is really annoying.
So you can't retreat after the eclipse? D: Aww then I might as well re-do my file, I missed too many Djinn then.

ahhh spoilers.
Age 34
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England UK
Seen March 22nd, 2011
Posted March 8th, 2011
16 posts
12.2 Years
Dark Dawn is awesome - feels a lot bigger than the other two but there are some points that I was disappointed with... the inability to back-track would be an obvious err but also it just seemed too easy. Like you go somewhere and do something and first time that would be it and then you'd move on.

I want to feel the same way I did when I was cut down by the Kraken!

Having said that, it was an enjoyable play-though. Even if you are called Matthew. And your scarf is the same colour as your hair so it looks like you have a massive blonde ponytail when you're walking about.

-weeper

Age 30
Male
Canada, Alberta
Seen January 16th, 2020
Posted December 17th, 2019
73 posts
12.2 Years
Dark Dawn was fun, yes. But it was pathetically easy. Specially when I didn't die once. And right before the final boss, you could literally farm the enemies for insanely easy exp and items. Anyways, it's Golden Sun, so of course I liked it. What's not to like? I just found the difficulty to be lacking a LOT. However, it was still a fun game.

Livewire

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Sunnyshore City
Seen December 3rd, 2022
Posted August 2nd, 2019
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Dark Dawn was fun, yes. But it was pathetically easy. Specially when I didn't die once. And right before the final boss, you could literally farm the enemies for insanely easy exp and items. Anyways, it's Golden Sun, so of course I liked it. What's not to like? I just found the difficulty to be lacking a LOT. However, it was still a fun game.
I agree, and neither did I. Never died once. :/ Personally, I even thought Dullahan was easier this time around, especially compared to TLA. But I still found the game rewarding and fun just as the previous two games, same basic formula for success.

Captain Fabio

Age 33
London, UK
Seen November 4th, 2021
Posted November 2nd, 2021
12,193 posts
17.1 Years

Awww, no love for Golden Sun?
Well, I haven't made any extra progress in it since I last posted really. It is on my list of games to play since I am really busy currently. One of my summer games.

How has everyone found it?