Saturday, November 27, 2010

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn Review

 
 

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via 1UP RSS feed by Jeremy Parish on 11/26/10

Is Golden Sun: Dark Dawn a great game bogged down by ill-considered design choices, or is it a mediocre game being buoyed by superb production values and sharp localization? Let's consider the facts.

The first two Golden Sun games were instant fan-favorites on Game Boy Advance, but despite their popularity they were deeply flawed on several levels. They were painfully slow-paced, aesthetically unappealing, and plagued by some of the most mundane plotting and dialogue ever inflicted upon an RPG. While certainly not bad, they were bland and plodding: an attempt to recapture the spirit of a bygone era of game design that dredged up plenty of bad along with the good.


 
 

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