I just watched this video from The Completionist:
And made me remember how much I love the Golden Sun series. The amount of interesting puzzles, skills and customization that it delivered was insane, especially considering that it was done in just the very first entry. I would love to see the franchise again.
That being said, I'm not sure if I trust Camelot at handling the series again considering what has been happening with some of their recent games. However, I'm pretty sure that they at least could deliver a solid experience if they decide to remake the first two games in one single package since they were originally going to be a single game anyway, is just that the GBA limitations forced them to separate them.
What I would love in a possible remake of GS and TLA is:
No more random encounters: We're way past such clunky RPG designs and I believe that it was one of the reasons why Dark Dawn was considered dated even at the time it was released. Visible enemies should be the norm.
No more "points of no return": These were present in the first two entries but it was especially obnoxious in DD since you could miss important stuff like Djinns and Summons. The world should be completely free to explore without fear of losing anything.
Go full 3D: I think this should be the next step in the franchise. DD kinda played with the idea but as most things in that game, it didn't execute it properly. The world of Weyard could be way more interesting to explore if it was depicted in the same vein as Dragon Quest XI, I'm not even asking worldbuilding like in the Xenoblade Chronicles, just give me a small but dense setting to travel.
Basically be a reboot: This should be obvious since I'm asking for a remake after all but what I mean is that I want this to be a proper jumping on point for newcomers and launch the new direction for the series. That way we can ignore the less interesting events like Dark Dawn and its obnoxious cliffhanger that probably won't ever be continued anyway.
So, what do you think? What would you want for the future of the Golden Sun series?
And made me remember how much I love the Golden Sun series. The amount of interesting puzzles, skills and customization that it delivered was insane, especially considering that it was done in just the very first entry. I would love to see the franchise again.
That being said, I'm not sure if I trust Camelot at handling the series again considering what has been happening with some of their recent games. However, I'm pretty sure that they at least could deliver a solid experience if they decide to remake the first two games in one single package since they were originally going to be a single game anyway, is just that the GBA limitations forced them to separate them.
What I would love in a possible remake of GS and TLA is:
No more random encounters: We're way past such clunky RPG designs and I believe that it was one of the reasons why Dark Dawn was considered dated even at the time it was released. Visible enemies should be the norm.
No more "points of no return": These were present in the first two entries but it was especially obnoxious in DD since you could miss important stuff like Djinns and Summons. The world should be completely free to explore without fear of losing anything.
Go full 3D: I think this should be the next step in the franchise. DD kinda played with the idea but as most things in that game, it didn't execute it properly. The world of Weyard could be way more interesting to explore if it was depicted in the same vein as Dragon Quest XI, I'm not even asking worldbuilding like in the Xenoblade Chronicles, just give me a small but dense setting to travel.
Basically be a reboot: This should be obvious since I'm asking for a remake after all but what I mean is that I want this to be a proper jumping on point for newcomers and launch the new direction for the series. That way we can ignore the less interesting events like Dark Dawn and its obnoxious cliffhanger that probably won't ever be continued anyway.
So, what do you think? What would you want for the future of the Golden Sun series?
