Golden Sun - Innovation, Charm, Brilliance - Casp

[@beasleydad]

"do a bit of cardio and you're golden, son" top notch line.

[@Caspicum]

I want to be the king of a casually-written script. I got a long way to go, but that "golden, son" part cemented my goals.

[@thoughtsauce7225]

first time I have came across this channel, and I wanted to come comment about that line. Absolutely beautiful line

[@Orca87]

I came to the comment section to write this, beat me to it :D

[@SamWeltzin]

The writing in this video is pretty damn crisp. I did a double-take when you said "So do a bunch of cardio, and you're golden, son!" and the "odd-looking colored folk" line was spot-on. Did a swell job.

[@Caspicum]

u r a fucking cutie

[@nickp8253]

yeah that was definitely a super clever and edgy slavery joke for sure, brilliantly written.

[@PkmariO64]

_”There’s plenty of PP to go around”_

[@Elementrius]

I hope Isaac gets into smash so the series can get some interest back in it! We need more Golden Sun! #IsaacforSmash

[@Caspicum]

The last thing we need is another bloody sword user. Cut the entire Fire Emblem cast and put Isaac in.

[@tuures.5167]

@@Caspicum Not sure if you are being serious here, but calling Isaac just "another sword user" is in my opinion seriously downplaying his potential. Any concept of Isaac as a Smash fighter, which includes the sword outside of jabs and tilts plus maybe the dash attack and aerials is a wasted opportunity in my book. At least all specials and Smash attacks should definitely based on the various Psynergies and possibly Djinn powers. For example, his down smash could be Briar growing thorns all around his feet to strike opponents. This would mean that Isaac would be even less of a sword user than Robin from Fire Emblem. And calling even Robin just another sword user is disingenious at best. (Though I do agree that Smash Bros has too many FE characters, but oh well.)

[@freejusticehere624]

I think what he meant was that Isaac should be added in with intent of fully taking advantage of his roster of moves, rather than him just ending up as a FE character reskin. Isaac alone, if done right, could be way better than the endless stream of FE characters.

[@Elementrius]

It's not Isaac's fault the game is oversaturated with swordsmen. He deserves his spot in the game regardless of how many characters are superficially similar to him or not.

[@aaronyandell2929]

Isaac for Smaaaaash! And, as a plus, Isaac as a playable character on SSB would serve as the perfect PA for another Golden Sun game.

[@primerotophx7875]

Golden Sun for The Switch!?!?! We can only pray!

[@isaac3078]

It has happened by now

[@primerotophx7875]

@@isaac3078 Where?

[@isaac3078]

@@primerotophx7875 I meant the NSO, the first 2 games are available there

[@alejandrgr]

I wish GS in new generation consoles 🙏

[@BinaryDood]

Coupla things you cold've mentioned: - You can save ANYWHERE (not common in Jrpgs) - The ballin mini-games - You can set Djinns outside of battle so you can use your Summons immediately - Every character has their own inventory - The Battle Arena outside of the main game. In the second game I actually spent as much time there as I did in the actual story, combining specific item and djinn builds to see how far I could get. Anyway, glad you enjoyed this game. The Lost Age is often tied for my favorite game of all time alongside Chrono Trigger. Can't say the story gets much deeper but everything about the gameplay is definitely better whether it's puzzles, combat, exploration, super bosses and, more importantly, Djinn experimentation. Few games come close with their customization to be as fun as TLA. By giving you multi-colored Summons and class-changing items (as well as A LOT more Djinn), they encourage even the most class pure type people to give a shot to other builds.

[@Caspicum]

I had originally planned to talk about rigging summon-spam before you get into battle, and also how I hate individual inventories, but I decided I had nothing overly important ot say about them, and cut it for time. I completely missed the Battle Arena though, what's this about?

[@BinaryDood]

In the games menu, its the last icon that appears. Click on it and you get to an arena where you fight random monsters you fought throughout the game including bosses.

[@Caspicum]

Oh shit, I thought it was a multiplayer feature so I ignored it. They really should've made that accessible after you do the story chunks in Colosso, and given you in-game rewards for it. Do you get anything for it? Because there were games on the GBA that did similar, side-content outside of the main game, and it then gave you shit in the actual game. That was rad.

[@BinaryDood]

Its alson a mutliplayer thing. Unfortunately I dont think there are rewards. But IMO the thing is its own reward, sometimes I pick Golden Sun out of nostalgia but I dont want to play the actual game so the arena comes in just handy. I medle around with Djinn and configurations and wether i should set them or not, the battles are random so its a gamble wether you get a weak enemy or two super bosses in a row. I just think since both GS games are generally easy its really cool that there is another to test you skill to its absolute maximum possible

[@ShinkuDragon]

the one and only thing i really disliked about GS1 and 2 was the fact you could permanently miss djinn, GS2 was great but imagine my face when i got to a point of no return and then read there was a djinn in some forest i hadn't found.

[@budreviewsgames]

It actually took me a number of tries to beat Saturos at the top of the first lighthouse, but when I finally did, I managed to do so with three out of four party members still standing. You can probably guess which character didn’t make it to the end of the battle though.

[@Caspicum]

I couldn't even begin to fathom just who died in that fight :^)

[@Coaltergeist]

Golden Sun is so good. I've spent a lot of time trying to determine whether it's my favorite game due to nostalgia or whether it is just that good. In the end, I think it has some problems, but it truly is amazing overall. And I might be a bit biased, but the music is fan-fucking-tastic and just might be the best soundtrack of any game ever made (assuming you include TLA). Sakuraba really knocked it out of the park; coming from someone who has some experience with GBA programming, it truly is impressive what he managed to do. Hopefully we get a 4 at some point. We can hope. Great video!

[@Caspicum]

It's definitely got a strong OST, it's just a shame we only have it heavily compressed and garbage-sounding on the GBA's shitty sound chip. I would've loved to have heard it on any console with even a remotely good audio system. In terms of audio prowess, I think a lot of games vastly out-shine Golden Sun when it comes to direct OST comparisons, but video game soundtracks are less about the song at face value, and more about where it's used in the game, and how that connects to a scene. It's hard to be like "GRANDIA FUCKING BLOWS GOLDEN SUN THE FUCK OUT" because that's not how vidya music is designed. I do recommend listening to Grandia 1 and 2 OSTs if you haven't heard them before though, they're lovely. Legend of Dragoon got some bangers too.

[@CasualScrub]

Hey coaltergeist I love your remastering of the OST for these games, thanks so much for doing that

[@Caspicum]

Glad I checked this reply, because I was complaining about GBA compression ruining the OST, but you've gone and done it my ghost dude. you absolute mad man.

[@-lord1754]

Casp Maybe we will hear proper remixes if Isaac gets in Smash Ultimate?

[@Coaltergeist]

Thanks, glad you liked it. As for the ost, I think specific tracks (mainly the battle themes) stand out as incredible. However, I think the sequel is where the ost truly begins to shine (no pun intended). Tundaria Tower, Ankhol Ruins, Mars Lighthouse, and countless other town/dungeon themes will knock your socks off with his wonderful prog rock style. Looking forward to part 2!

[@Billybo10K]

Brilliant video! You've summed up so easily the charm and mechanics of Golden Sun in a way that'll hopefully get more people interested in the franchise.

[@TherockinTwins]

Billybo10K I’m a fan you sent me here

[@moomy9692]

Billybo10K dude you told us to come here

[@b.n9076]

The rockin Twins same!

[@danielmendez9390]

Billybo10K #IsaacForSmash

[@Caspicum]

I appreciate it, my man. If any of my videos encourage even one person to check the game out, then I'm beyond chuffed. Thanks for the comment.

[@biancocup]

This is a really great video. It'll seem like weird things to pull out of a video with lots of funny lines, but the visual presentation is really clean and you actually used music as an aid rather just tossing in 6 tracks back to back to fill in the silence. Don't really have much to add that other people haven't already said, but The Lost Age really rounds out the experience and I reckon it'll knock your socks off.

[@Caspicum]

Thanks for the kind words! I actually just chuck music tracks in as backing noise, with little care for what they are, but I try to make sure they're not too busy and that they 'fit' a mood, so to speak. I think most of the time it is just me filling silence, but I get really lucky. The Lost Age video is coming together, and I'm super happy with it so far. I hope it doesn't disappoint!

[@biancocup]

@@Caspicum lmao don't tell me that. Looking forward to it!

[@shaneoblack1672]

Gets a book from Japan. Is amazed and / or disappointed that its in Japanese. Cmon Casp. XD

[@Caspicum]

They should just speak English, tbh.

[@RandoomDude]

Glad interest in Golden Sun is going up a little bit because of smash rumors it seems all over, hopefully with some context people won't just think of the Isaac as "just another anime sword"

[@KC-bg1th]

Jake Aryland I plan on only calling him 'another fire emblem chatacter’.

[@beasleydad]

I first got the golden sun game for Christmas one year, with my first game boy advance. I was ecstatic. It was the first time I didn't have what I grew up calling poor Christmas. I had asked for a hand me down game boy color so I was beyond words. I only tried golden sun because it was a gift but I was instantly hooked. I can still vividly remember exploring Vale, the starting town while I was walking around outside. We'd had a bad ice storm and it was bright enough outside but not inside. The screen was hard to see on those back then. And I remember not even feeling the cold. I was lost in the lore of that game for many many years. Great series. I'm awaiting a fourth title one day.

[@TheSorrel]

I just realized that Breath of the Wilds puzzles pretty much work like Golden Suns in 3D. YOu have a spell to move things and one to create Ice pillars on top of water.

[@ryuail]

I love Golden Sun 1 & 2, but christ almighty Camelot needed an army of editors to cull the endless dialog which seems gleeful to say the same thing 5 times over before finally moving on. Damn good soundtrack though, that stuff is the best!

[@Caspicum]

That dialogue was killing me, especially in the early sections. It kinda balances out toward the end, but then the final scenes happen and it comes back to destroy your attention span. The OST is great though, you got good taste my dude.

[@pforgottonsoul]

i didn't mind it i personally enjoyed the story more than the gameplay anyway.

[@PaulRockey]

Is the dialogue as endless as Radiant Historia? I just started Golden Sun, and it doesn’t seem NEARLY as bad as Radiant historia. In that game, the characters would not shut up. They could have cut out half the dialogue and it would have said the same thing. I gave up after 18 hours, so about half way through. I was bored to death. But golden sun seems good so far.

[@SpoonyBard88]

@@PaulRockey that obnoxious pause and PuLsAtE between every line of repetitive dialogue is unbelievably annoying.

[@kat.]

I’m replaying the first Golden Sun right now so was excited to see your video in my recommended box! Still my favourite series of all time and hoping that rumour about Isaac in the new Smash is true. Really awesome video. I’ve never heard of Beyond the Beyond until this but will definitely be checking it out 👍🏼

[@Caspicum]

If you do check out Beyond the Beyond, know that I apologised in advance, and wish you a far better time than I had. Thanks for the comment!

[@foxboxtrot9436]

I remember picking this game up in my local game store for $20 my freshman year. I have to say it was some of the best 20 bucks I spent for a game. Turning that game on for the first time blew me away, and Golden Sun has been one of my favorite JRPG series ever since. Also enjoy typing in the Gold code for TLA. #GoldenSun4When

[@Caspicum]

260 characters. The absolute mad lads.

[@kithkin01]

But gs3 is shit

[@foxboxtrot9436]

Yah it wasn't the best game in the series, but it'll be cool to see what more they could do with light and dark psynergy. If it ever happens.

[@19AGJ86]

Same here, I instantly blown away!

[@Sivielfer]

I loved the video. Every part of it. From your take on the game, your comparisons to Beyond the Beyond, the humor, the great taste in characters, everything. You've got yourself a new fan.

[@cinnamonnoir2487]

Camelot made a very clever decision when they chose to make Weyard a virtual recreation of the real world, with regions and cultures that all have an equivalent on our own planet. RPGs depend on good world-building to make their stories compelling, and rather than making a world from scratch they decided to take the planet Earth and show it through a fantasy lens. The result is a complex but believable setting that makes the most out of the amazing geography and history of the real world. There are only a handful of games that have tried to replicate the real world like this, and most of them (Okami and Mystical Ninja 64 come to mind) only deal with Japan. Golden Sun was incredibly ambitious from a world-building perspective, even if it has very few other innovations. To this day it's still one of my favorite RPGs almost entirely because of that. ...Which is why it was so bizarre when Dark Dawn changed all of Asia and made up a bunch of new countries and races. I mean, fictional Chinese warlords and magical furries? This is why Nintendo only trusts you with sports games now, Camelot.

[@Caspicum]

The absolute savagery of the end of that comment. No coming back from that one. There're reports that Dark Dawn was dreamed up while the creators were drunk at a party one night, so I think that explains everything. I also quite like fantasy re-imaginings of the real world, a game called Shadow Hearts is set in the *real world* around the time of the first World War, and it's fucking sick. Would recommend based solely on your love for Golden Sun's world.

[@kithkin01]

Please review the 3rd. It's a shit sequel

[@cinnamonnoir2487]

Well, thank you for the recommendation. It would be great to see a fictional World War I story that doesn't butcher it like Wonder Woman did. I think Dark Dawn was about as good as could be expected given the premise. "Thirty years later the children of the original characters have their _own_ quest to save the world" is a pretty bankrupt idea, almost fanfiction level. I really liked a few parts of the game, especially the Indian subcontinent and the silly painted-cardboard reimagining of the first game at the beginning, but frankly after the Golden Sun rose at the end of The Lost Age there was nowhere for this story to go. The game also suffered from being really easy, not that I ever went to Golden Sun for challenge. The first encounter that gave me any trouble was the Ancient Devil, which is a _bonus_ boss that you fight after the game is over. I didn't even sweat during the *final boss* encounter, and that's not bragging; it's just a really easy fight. I bought it used for eight bucks, and it was totally worth that. And you can still get Djinn and watch people cooking yogurt chicken, so thumbs up all the way.

[@givecamichips]

Golden Sun was my first traditional RPG that I finished, and I like how it's getting some new love still. Mixing your Djinn is way better in The Lost Age since you get a larger pool, and if you end up with a really trash pool of Djinn for your 4th character they have class change items that reward having all types of Djinn on one person. The Lost Age really feels like the second half of Golden Sun. The story is nice to see from the other side, especially what's happening with Jenna and Kraden AKA the main reasons Issac started his quest in the first place. It's quite cool seeing how Issac operates when he's an actual character. His party gets a pretty nice reputation in story if I remember. The final boss theme is possibly even more rad than Saturos' battle theme, which is a certified banger.

[@jysaw1]

Golden Sun is one of my favorite games of all time. It is unbelievably good and this was a great video. I'm glad people are still experiencing it today since it has become sort of a niche game as of late. Can't wait for the TLA video. :]

[@Caspicum]

Thanks for the comment! Hopefully the potential Smash leaks sees an uptick in attention. It definitely deserves it.

[@max547490]

I was obsessed with this game and its sequel as a kid. I'm still waiting for a true sequel, the DS one doesn't count. Even when replaying GS1 and 2 today they're still so charming and comfy.

[@cinnamonnoir2487]

I like how you can look into any oven and see what the townsfolk are cooking. This is one of very few 2D games I can think of that passes MrBtongue's "What do they eat?" test.

[@max547490]

Absolutely. The attention to detail was really, for me the mind reading was impressive. They really went through the effort to give every NPC a hidden dialogue that sometimes gives you sidequests or loot you wouldn't have found otherwise.

[@azurepulse1870]

If you look into the right ovens, you'll get power bread or something like that. That might have just been TLA but I don't think so...

[@davidelmz2]

I'm waiting 2 for a remake and a true sequel. dark dawn was very disappointing

[@cinnamonnoir2487]

Speaking of "Power Bread", Golden Sun also had great flavor text for items. Power Bread, Lucky Pepper, Mint; I love the upgrades you get in these games.

[@DespairMagic]

I once found the game in the closet of my cousin. I played just 10 minutes and after that I begged him to lend the game to me. After that a legacy began. It was one of the best games I've ever played in my life. And then the second part came out and I almost cried when finishing it. Never played the third part tho, since I've never got a 3ds till Pokeom X&Y came out.

[@Aidan_B_Young]

This review is golden, son.

[@kgomez101]

I'm just glad people are still talking about Golden Sun. My favorite game of my childhood

[@Pwrplus5]

Lost Age is a step up in just about every regard, as they were able to polish and expand on so many things, can't wait for the video.

[@Caspicum]

Me either!

[@LordMajicus]

Ninja and Samurai classes make it absolutely worth mixing the Djinn; their powers are ridonkulously strong. You'll definitely enjoy The Lost Age, as it is bigger and better in every way imaginable. The only thing I didn't like about it was that you cannot revisit the areas from the first game :(

[@Caspicum]

Yeah, I'm going to push the system to its limits in The Lost Age, and hope I don't steam-roll the poor bosses. That 260-character code is going to fucking kill me though.

[@operationb.e.n6480]

you have no idea lol

[@CronosZxMkII]

vba link is your friend

[@niespeludo]

i had both Isaac and Garet as Ninja and Samurai. It is incredibly OP.

[@Tidalley]

9:41- 9:45 "A couple of odd-lookin' colored folk that you own" Phrasing, yo.

[@foolboyv5]

Really enjoyed watching a high quality video on this series finally!, Can't wait for your look at The Lost Age

[@Caspicum]

Oh, you! I'm currently playing through it now! It's definitely a video game!

[@kingmidas2112]

You: "You can get Mia before you do the tree thing." Me: "You can do the tree thing without Mia?"

[@Caspicum]

The beauty of a slight deviation from strict linearity. Unique takes on great games.

[@rethuic3015]

You're in for a treat with The Lost Age. You find out some stuff that just makes things click.

[@Caspicum]

I sincerely hope so!

[@thomaspolaino3188]

Fine video sir. GS has always been a personal favorite of mine. Not a a fan of the low difficulty, or the convoluted nature of Djinn and summons, but the sense of world exploration and discovery is second to none. And the game is so high quality overall. Just a pleasure to play through. I look forward to your follow up.

[@Caspicum]

Yeah, it's got a couple rough edges, but that adds to the charm if it's not over-reaching. Thanks for the comment!

[@xrossplayxino]

Gotta say, i feel your love for this one. Will try it out and can't wait for the next one. Good job, man!

[@Caspicum]

When I go into games, I never expect to like them, hey. Some pleasantly surprise me though, and I hope The Lost Age is the same.

[@nickfanelli9634]

You sir are in for a real treat when you get your hands on Golden Sun The Lost Age. More great music and they even bring back some of the old hits. More super bosses including the a super boss that some have listed (and rightfully so) as one of the top ten hardest in video game history, but it's so worth it if you can win. The final boss is also significantly harder than the Fusion Dragon and a riveting fight as it get harder as you fight. The story has some interesting twists. Thank you for you critique of the game.

[@nathanmcclaren2621]

Golden sun was the first game I ever played and im glad it was my first game because its a timeless classic that has great replay ability.

[@AlanDarkworld]

I was completely BLOWN AWAY by this game. I had no idea that something as epic as this would be possible on the Gameboy Advance. I still get goosebumps every time I hear the battle music.

[@Vanilla_Dpad]

So glad I stumbled across this video and it's so great to see it get as many views and likes as it has, this game deserves way more love. I had a rather unique experince with The Lost Age as I had never played the first one so when I picked it up at the age of 12, I had no idea what was going on and how the game worked as I had never an RPG either. This resulted in me having work everything out myself which as a 12 year old, I didn't get too far but I would return to the game every 2 years or so and progressively understand and over come the games challenges more and more as I grew up. It was one of 2 games, the other being Abes Oddysee, I had as a kid that I didn't immediately understand which compelled me to keep playing them to learn more and kept them fresh in my mind through the years. I started the game when I was 12 and didn't manage to complete it till I was around 19 and still play it to this day. Due to this, this game has a very special place in my heart and probably wouldn't be the way I am without it.

[@-lord1754]

God the GBA just had so many fucking good games. Fire emblem, Metroid, Advance Wars, Golden Sun

[@Caspicum]

Advance Wars is a goodie. I've been wanting to try Famicom Wars and Super Famicom wars to compare the two.

[@azurepulse1870]

Mega Man Battle Network 2 and 3 (the first one is skippable, and 3 is generally regarded as the best).

[@djdairyqueen4095]

@@Caspicum Advance Wars 2 was a masterpiece

[@osamamansoor927]

MY DUDE. Loved the video. Play the second game. Asap. It's my favourite video game series of all time. The second is just. So magical. It's so unique. Each area feels so new. Fantastic world building.

[@Caspicum]

I'm currently prepping a separate video, but once that's mostly done, The Lost Age begins! The password system is intimidating, but I just gotta suck it up and put the time in.

[@osamamansoor927]

+Casp Ah yes. Entering passwords was a nightmare. I think I ended up entering the silver one because I think it still has all the djinn? But for its time, porting your save over to the second game must've been amazing.

[@WorthlessWinner]

This and lost age are so strongly connected, they're like parts 1 and 2 of a 2 part tv show, it's odd seeing someone review GS1 without playing Lost Age

[@Caspicum]

I really wanted to play them both to completion and release the videos on the same day, or one a day after the other. With a holiday to Japan, I was already behind a single-release video schedule, but I was always going to keep the "Golden Sun from the perspective of not haivng played the sequel". I think that's an interesting take.

[@PushoverMediaCritic]

I think you're going to very much enjoy The Lost Age. There's two or three huge plot twists, and they're all absolutely stellar and turn the story on its head.

[@codediax]

Golden Sun 1 and 2 *wipes tears a little* Two of my favorite games of all time ;_;

[@Caspicum]

**GOOD TASTE**

[@reginlief1]

Oh what a perfectly timed release for my twenty minute break at work. Yum! Edit: Just watched, great stuff. Interested to see what you think of TLA. Difficulty is higher, although the narrative is a bit more focused on the overall than the where you are now, but only a little bit. It’s also only optional in direction around the middle of the game, and has some optional dungeons towards the far end. You totally need to use the data send feature though! Please don’t miss that in your play through, it’s super neat stuff! Anyway. Looking forward to it!

[@Caspicum]

260 characters... Here we go... *please fucking kill me* For reals though, I'm so pumped to see what they've got in store for me with The Lost Age. I AM PREPARED!

[@reginlief1]

Casp yeah sorry about that 😂 things I’m passionate about tend to leave me rambling! Thanks for the reply, I’m pumped too!

[@Caspicum]

That 260 characters wasn't about your comment! It was about the password system! I love rambly comments!

[@Tushii]

This guy's gonna love Lost age

[@otakuthegreat]

This vid is GOLDEN son. you explained every detail from the wittiness and the core mechanics going to share this round from another English person to another thank you

[@Caspicum]

Thanks for the comment! I love your display picture. 18 a severe cutie.

[@otakuthegreat]

Thanks mate, I have not played The Broken Seal since i was 14 (2001). My American friend had it and i did not put it down the whole time i was staying up there LOL.

[@Royin345]

Ivan was my favorite character xD he's where I got my nickname from

[@vortexxx87]

No way, Ive used Ivan as my RPG game name for the last 17 years for the same reason :P

[@ActiveAthleteShorts]

This is the thing about casp, puts the effort in and makes his content worth waiting for. Geniune and very few aussies I can appreciate for the entertainment provided. Good Job.

[@Caspicum]

I appreciate that, my man.

[@ActiveAthleteShorts]

@@Caspicum your welcome casp. In my opinion as told on discord I still reckon you should give dnd warriors of the eternal sun a look you won't be disappointed, the music as well was developed by Frank kelpaci can't spell he did all the Command and Conquer games till red alert 2.

[@isaac3000]

9:25 WAIT! Frost works when the door is closed? hahahah never knew this, nice minor detail! Thanks for the video!

[@Caspicum]

YEAH! It's pretty rad, hey.

[@danielmendez9390]

Wait it did, every time i closed it by accident i had to go back and go in again *CRAP* This game is truly awesome

[@Kurokun01]

oh my god, it's been years since ive seen new golden sun content on youtube :o

[@Caspicum]

I thought for sure heaps of people would be talking about this. I assumed it was like Mario 64 and whatnot.

[@intelpntium]

I'll give the opening bit this: It does a good job establishing just how thorough the devs were in crafting the world of Golden Sun. Now, I'm not sure how many people know this, but before you head to Kraden's, you can head down to the Inn. Once inside head upstairs and you'll find a certain masked man looking out the window. You can also talk to a person talking about a good looking guy with blue hair, and the two warriors staying here. It adds some nice world building to know that the villains are essentially staying at the inn

[@Caspicum]

Holy shit. That's amazing. I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED THAT!

[@DanielALahey]

Loved the take from someone who wasn't making the video from a point of nostalgia. I'm sure you'll enjoy the second game as well, can't wait for your video on it.

[@Caspicum]

It's being worked on as we speak, and it's going to be a massive video... Or massive for my shit, which is 20+ minutes, and I hope it doesn't disappoint!

[@DanielALahey]

@@Caspicum hell yeah man! Can't wait!

[@neginesuke]

By far and away this is my favorite Gameboy game and likely my top rpg of all the ones I've played. The music is spectacular and I just enjoy the simple thrill of adventure in the game. I'm glad to see some rekindled interest in the series and I can only hope that one day we'll get another entry. Or like some other commenters have stated at least a character in smash or some other shared property. Or maybe they could just release updated version of these game for the switch idk that might just be me.

[@Caspicum]

I don't even think it needs an update. It's fine the way it is. Now, The Lost Age on the other hand...

[@PkmariO64]

This video convinced me to hunt down a copy of this game.

[@ArtFenixAsordis]

Awesome vid, man! Golden Sun (or more correctly, The Lost Age, played the first part right after) was my first JRPG. These GBA gems are still my favorite JRPG! Love it so much! Would be a dream come true to see a new installment on the Switch. Dunno how likely it is considering Dark Dawn's success, or lack thereof.

[@Caspicum]

There's always a possibility. There was 8 years between The Lost Age and Dark Dawn, and it's been 8 years since Dark Dawn. I'm not saying GS4 confirmed, but it'll likely happen at some point.

[@VOAN]

If you play and 100% the first game, when you start the second game make sure to transfer all your progress so later when your new team meets the old team, your old team will retain all their stuff from the first game. You got two ways to transfer, through passwords or through link cables. I usually just do th link cable transfer it, it's more convenience. My only two gripes about the second game is that your old team joins the game a bit late so by then it will be more like an afterthought, also you can't go back to all the locations in the first game even though some were still present in the second game.

[@A-9-A-9]

Well worth the wait, great video. My absolute favourite GBA game.

[@Caspicum]

You're my favourite GBA game. Little bitch.

[@A-9-A-9]

@@Caspicum Thanks dad

[@adwins1257]

Woah. Someone having just finished the game for the first time making a video on it within the last 5 years?? I thought this game was buried or already replayed over a million times. Good to see people are actually still drawn in by it, and you had some neat insight on the design that i didn't even notice. TLA is fantastic, and even the third game does some neat shit but uh. TLA is fantastic. I'll be keeping an eye out for your thoughts on it

[@avery-san8692]

I played through both gba carts and I enjoyed them. A bit text heavy at times but great games in general. I especially liked the puzzle aspect of the dungeons.

[@ethanbassen8594]

Dude, you're gonna love TLA. Can't wait for that video to drop.

[@Caspicum]

I'm a fair chunk in to it now. *THE WAIT IS ON*

[@Nesaru]

Hope you enjoy/enjoyed Air's Rock. Out of all the dungeons in The Lost Age, that's the only one I will never forget.

[@Caspicum]

If it's anything like Ayer's Rock, I probably won't because that's just a giant sand formation or some gay shit. Hopefully it's BETTER!

[@Nesaru]

The overworld sprite for the dungeon is a little on the nose. This dungeon is infamous for how *long* it can take... like, think of the longest dungeon in Golden Sun and then double it.

[@Anywaz]

imo all the other rocks are longer, but I also speedrun the game :P

[@pauls.1191]

I'll never forget the Mars rock because of the music there. I can still remember it

[@ShiraMakesVideos]

If your content only improves from this point onward, I can see you going places. I subscribed after one video because it was absolutely fantastic. An amazing job that you should be proud of. :)

[@Caspicum]

I appreciate that a lot! I'm constantly trying to improve my stuff, and even if that's not always reflected in editing, I try to say something of worth to the best of my ability. Hopefully you won't be disappointed!

[@ShiraMakesVideos]

So far so good! I'm the same way, though I don't always have the extra push from others so I get a little lazy with posting stuff. Well, and it's not just that, but sometimes I don't know what to post/what I want to post. Honestly though, the last few days have been really good for me, so I'm going to keep pushing my channel forward.

[@Caspicum]

I do have to say, one of the only reasons I've remained so consistent is because people ride my arse if I'm not. Say what you will about Digimon and its fans, they keep you motivated. The only thing anyone asks is that you try your best, so hopefully your positive attitude will take you far. As long as you've got passion and something that's almost a good idea, you can pursue and refine it, and you'll have something workable in no time. Even a half-baked idea can introduce a new perspective. That's always something to keep in mind. The trick is to never give up, keep improving, and laugh along with everyone else at your own failures. A lot of people get caught by that one and get mad on the internet. This is how you lose the game :^)

[@sessyfuchs7316]

I grew up playing Golden sun and to this day it is still one of my favorites. I even bought the two games again because my siblings wanted to play too. (Oder brother, younger brother, younger sister) I absolutly adore the djinn mechanic and still have my notebook where I marked all djinn locations on a map and wrote down all possible djinn combinations with psynergy and class and on wich level you get what powers.

[@Caspicum]

Old school gaming was definitely a different breed, where you had to write shit down. Props to introducing your siblings to the games though, that's rad!

[@Zhigwich]

A lot of people talking about GS recently. I hope it keeps picking up recognition enough for Nintendo/Camelot to decide to finally do something with it again.

[@Caspicum]

That'd be rad. I just don't want to buy a Switch to play it. 3DS pls.

[@thepokerus4184]

I love golden sun so much that i have beat both game almost 20 times each. Never get tire, enjoy story, battles, sound tracks and different class combos every time. Never bet tire of playing this game. Best handheld RPG of all time

[@Caspicum]

That's like me and Alundra. God damn Alundra is my JAM

[@nicholasmorgan7609]

Golden Sun was one of my favorite GBA titles as a kid. Never played The Lost Age til I was in high school and never actually got very far before I got sidetracked by schoolwork and I still haven't completed it. I really should.

[@dac314]

Every now and then KZbin spits out another Golden Sun review video. Kickass

[@Caspicum]

Some mistakes were made, but overall I think it's an *okay* video. It's passable. The memes date it a bit too hard.

[@WorthlessWinner]

I played the sequel to this first, which kinda spoiled a lot.Glad to see you still reviewing games. I was so excited for GS3 but the huge delay meant i was no longer excited by the time it came out :(

[@Caspicum]

I actually played the second one a little over a decade ago for 5 minutes, so I was very slightly spoiled on the intro. Given that Legacy of Goku 2 was infinitely better than the first, I thought I'd start all series with the second entry or higher. Didn't work out so well for GS, that's for sure.

[@johnmenardi2097]

There was no way I was gonna miss this video. Great video, looking forward to your thoughts on The Lost Age as i never could finish the game. 😊 #IvanDidNothingWrong

[@Caspicum]

I will fight you on this. Ivan must pay for his crimes of existing!

[@Azorpatch]

Regarding the excessive use of menus, you can set a psynergy as a shortcut to the L or R buttons so that you don't have to open it. Pretty handy for psynergies which you constantly use like Move or Reveal, or even for a dungeon specific one like lift. Also for dialogue, I don't remember if this was available on the first one or introduced from the sequel onwards, but you can actually hold L/R and A/B (I don't remember the actual combination) and you can fast forward the dialogue.

[@Caspicum]

I'm at the end of The Lost Age now. I wish I knew you could speed up dialogue. Kraden will be the death of me!!!!!

[@kloa4219]

I think you're the gggmanlives of JRPGs, I dig you homie!

[@Caspicum]

I didn't know who they were, so I checked them out, and he seems like a bloke I could bench press with and it'd not be gay.

[@ryankeenan4425]

This and Superstar Saga are some of the best RPGs on the system. Excellent video, really smartly written.

[@Caspicum]

Thanks! Yeah, I gotta agree with Superstar Saga too. I don't know what it is about Mario RPGs, but most of them are fantastic. It's a shame about the remake removing a lot of the charm and unique character designs from the original.

[@MCBVL7]

Great video Casp! I'm glad you enjoyed Golden Sun, and yeah the Lost Age is a good sequel, hope you enjoy that one too. Also, I'm with you on Ragnarok being one of the best spells.

[@Caspicum]

Ragnarok carried me through the game, hey. It's so cheap for the amount of extra damage it does.

[@MioRaem]

You're in for a treat with The Lost Age!

[@gcj17]

This was a nice video, good job man, KZbin suggestions worked for once

[@Caspicum]

Everybody gets one.

[@lyshin2]

The Golden Sun saga are my favorite games of all time

[@trstmeimadctr]

This has always been my favorite RPG

[@haydenlukerful]

Here's a thought. A new Golden Sun game with breath of the wild rune style psynergy.

[@litgamer5160]

The music for Golden Sun was the best!!

[@josef733]

I forgot just how pleasing this game is to look at.

[@Caspicum]

It really is one of the best-looking GBA titles.

[@technicallythecenteroftheu1349]

That was one of the most satisfying GS wanks ever. I'm so satisfied.

[@Caspicum]

Yeah, it's not like me to be so positive, but here we are.

[@ChibiQilin]

I can see some indie game having a gimmick where like Golden Sun, you can choose not to embark on the adventure and save the world... but instead it leads to an alternate storymode where the world gets taken over and now your character is older and goes on a revenge story after your family gets murdered, and you regret not having stopped this in the first place.

[@Caspicum]

That'd be sick. I think a lot of games toy with that idea in good/bad endings, but it's not a fully-fleshed out concept in that regard.

[@theoldblood3804]

This is how Dragonquest 11 is paced and it works so god damn well

[@Caspicum]

I have considered buying Dragon Quest 11 so many times, but my channel would become even more of a barren wasteland :( God, it looks so good. ONE DAY

[@ferdinandavila-soto7233]

The opening to Golden Sun reminds me a lot of the opening to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Both games start in the middle of a storm and send you off to meet imminent danger. You also get to name your protagonist before starting each game. Curious parallels indeed.

[@Caspicum]

2D Zelda games have always started incredibly quickly and very strong, I love them for that very reason. The 3D ones are so fuckin' bloated.

[@ferdinandavila-soto7233]

Breath of the Wild also starts pretty strongly. Within seconds, it sends you off to explore and learn things about the world on your own. The starter area is effectively a microcosm of Hyrule, and it works well as an invisible tutorial.

[@phoivos]

4:50 I didn't feel like the Sol Sanctum segment was "text-heavy" and "tedious" at all. It serves perfectly to re-introduce the antagonists AND their apparent leader Alex, and impose upon you the question of why a character (Felix) whom you thought dead, has now returned but is also helping the baddies. All while blending in some gameplay into it.

[@Caspicum]

It was pretty bad, all you did was hop over rocks and occasionally get some text blurted at you. Great concept, they just made it really awkward and stilted. It's also weird that Felix shows up almost immediately after he 'dies', like barely even 30 minutes after.

[@Ryuzekia]

One of my first rpgs, and still one of my favorite of all time.

[@Caspicum]

Confirmed good taste.

[@PICADALOL]

My absolute favorite JRPG from all times! A video on The Lost Age next? :D

[@Caspicum]

If I can find the bloody thing. It's been lost for ages.

[@Redcloudsrocks]

Dman I love this series..I want it to continue

[@Rubberman202]

I just started replaying Golden Sun, this time with the intent of finishing it and hopefully getting through the whole series. While I do so, I'm going to try and look up videos and articles saying why it's so great, or in some cases, just about Golden Sun in general, because they're surprisingly few-and-far between. :( That's pretty much how I found out about this video, and you've summed up how hard it is to find addition information on this series in general. If only it had the kind of cult following EarthBound does...

[@Caspicum]

Straight up, I found a fair bit of info on Beyond the Beyond. The only thing I found on Golden Sun was the two interviews everyone already knows about, and das it. It's unfortunate. Hopefully we'll get some more dev interviews emerging in the future.

[@NoxideActive]

The Golden Sun fandom is getting it's time to shine again thanks smash rumors, I know this kind of attention will most likely be a flash in the pan but I'm happy either way.

[@Caspicum]

It's always lovely when your favourite shit gets another moment in the spotlight. Even if it's short-lived, it's still much appreciated.

[@joshuagreenough1954]

Uhh, Isaac in Smash? Great vid though. it's nice to see people enjoying the series for the first time even in 2018.

[@boromi03]

Thaaaanks so much for the video - it was really interesting even tho I know the game super well. ^^ I think you're be delighted with The Lost Age - it takes the original formula and gives so much more in terms of story and scale of events. I always loved the first GS, but the second one just blew my mind when I first played it. Oh, and about the Dark Dawn - yes, it is the worst installment. But it's still an enjoyable adventure and there is plenty of passion and effort (wonderful visuals, custom djinni designs). It just made some really hurtful mistakes, like the difficulty level or weird story development (I really believe that DD was written with a sequel in mind). Still, worth playing.

[@Caspicum]

Hearing people shit on Dark Dawn so much gets me excited for it. I often find that the 'black sheep' of a series ends up being a really cool shift in direction, but only time will tell!

[@18idlesuggest]

"Ragnarok is Isaac's strongest move" Me, a diehard Golden Sun fan: *stares*

[@Caspicum]

It was easily the technique that did the most damage throughout the game, but I also checked the Wiki and it says it's the strongest single-target Psynergy. Pretty sure it only cost 7pp as well, which is a bargain. I think that point was more about the limitations of using a single-elemental build, and how I should've mixed elements instead of sticking to a pure build, but I could be wrong. It's been a while since I've watched it.

[@thencsmaster4343]

We need Isaac in Smash 6 and Golden Sun 4

[@Caspicum]

With any luck, he'll be a playable characters eventually!

[@TRDGE]

Everyone here wants this to come back. It should come back.

[@pages4573]

I've been waiting for this.

[@Caspicum]

I've been waiting for you. Is this true love?

[@JimPanzeeEsq]

Golden Shower by Cameltoe. awesome.

[@Caspicum]

My favourite game.

[@jeremyfrias]

This was one of my first jrpgs, which meant I was rather spoiled and not used to the grindiness and needlessly complicated game mechanics that plagues many popular games in the genre (like most Final Fantasy games). The GBA Golden Sun duo is up there with Chrono Trigger for me.

[@SamuraiSam]

One of the first RPGs I ever played, and it was a darn good one! Going back now, I'm not a huge fan of the whole silent protagonist thing, and the other characters constantly asking said protagonist yes/no questions.

[@aaronm8143]

Getting it right now. Heard nothing but great things about this game.

[@Caspicum]

Hope you have a great time with it!

[@Orca87]

You mentioned not being impressed about using the menu to cast psynenergy during puzzles, did you know you can map one spell to each shoulder button? I had Push set to L basically the entire game and switched up R frequently, though mostly mind read or Reveal. It really sped things up and made sense to use the much underused shoulder buttons on the GBA. Also this game sold the GBA to me, I have so much nostalgia for it. I got a Gamecube and GBA Player for it too, man... Good times.

[@Caspicum]

I can't remember what I said specifically, but I think my issue was having two shortcuts for more than 2 psynergies. I remember having Mind Read bound to a shortcut for sure, otherwise it would've driven me crazy.