Golden Sun: The Lost Age
The direct sequel shifts perspective to antagonist-turned-protagonist Felix, expanding the world of Weyard with sailing mechanics and 72 new Djinn. Introduces 4-player versus battles and the epic 8-phase final dungeon.
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Story
Isaac's party has killed Saturos and Menardi, but they succeeded in activating two of the four Elemental Lighthouses situated across Weyard. Saturos' companion Felix takes the rest of his group and sets out on his own journey to complete Saturos' original objective and activate the remaining two Lighthouses, as lighting all four will restore Alchemy to Weyard. He is joined by his sister Jenna, Jupiter Adept Sheba, who was previously kidnapped by Saturos, and scholar Kraden. The group searches for a ship to cross to the western half of Weyard, and learns of a man named Piers who has been falsely accused of piracy and owns a ship they can use.
After Felix and his group clear his name, Piers agrees to join them. During this, Isaac's party continues to pursue them. The group also discovers that their former companion Alex has allied himself with Menardi's younger sister Karst and her partner Agatio to keep Felix on track. Felix's party is able to access Piers' home, the legendary, secluded Atlantis-like society of Lemuria , which is located far out in the ocean.
After convening with Lemuria's ancient king, Hydros, they learn of Alchemy's true nature; it is the sustenance of Weyard's life force, and its absence has caused the world's continents to decrease in size and parts of the world to collapse into the abyss. Knowing that restoring Alchemy will save the world, Felix crosses the sea to activate the Jupiter Lighthouse. However, when Isaac's party enters the lighthouse, Karst and Agatio ambush and trap them. Felix rescues Isaac, but Karst and Agatio escape with the Mars Star, which was formerly in Isaac's possession.
Felix is able to explain to Isaac why Alchemy's release is necessary for everyone, and that Saturos and Menardi aimed to do so for the sake of the survival of their home colony of Prox, which is located to the far north near the Mars Lighthouse. He also reveals that his parents and Isaac's father are alive and being held hostage in Prox to coerce Felix's initial cooperation. Isaac and his company agree to aid Felix, and the group sets out north to activate the Mars Lighthouse. The group discovers that Karst and Agatio have been transformed into mindless dragons and are forced to defeat them, with them returning the Mars Star before succumbing to their wounds.
When they reach the tower's top, the Wise One, the entity responsible for originally tasking Isaac with preventing the breaking of Alchemy's seal, confronts them. He warns them that mankind could destroy Weyard if they possessed such a power; when Isaac insists on breaking the seal despite this, the Wise One summons a giant, three-headed dragon for the party to battle, only for it to be revealed to be Isaac's father and Felix and Jenna's parents fused by the Wise One to test the party's resolve. After slaying the dragon, the party of Adepts finish their objective and activate Mars Lighthouse. With all four towers across Weyard lit, the process that heralds the return of Alchemy to Weyard ensues at the mountain sanctum Mt.
Aleph. Alex appears, revealing that he took advantage of everyone else's quests to gain immense power from the light of the Golden Sun, a manifestation of Alchemy itself. However, he discovers that the Wise One had taken steps to prevent this, and is left to die as the mountain sinks into the earth. Meanwhile, Isaac, Felix and Jenna's parents are revealed to have been resurrected by the light from Mars Lighthouse, and they join the group of Adepts on their homebound voyage to the village of Vale.
Upon reaching, they find that Vale and most of Mt. Aleph has sunk into the ground, but also discover that the Wise One telepathically ordered all the villagers to evacuate, including Isaac's mother. The group has a joyful reunion with their loved ones, concluding the game.
Gameplay Systems
The Lost Age follows the same traditional role-playing video game formula as Golden Sun . Players control a cast of characters as they journey through a fantasy-themed world, interact with other characters, battle monsters, acquire magic spells and equipment, and take part in a building, predefined narrative. While many actions the player takes are compulsory and central to the story, The Lost Age allows them to complete many objectives in the order they choose. As well, visiting previous locations to advance story elements and complete gameplay objectives are given a stronger emphasis than in the previous game.
Most gameplay outside of battle takes place either in the game's overworld or within dungeons , caves, and other locales with puzzles integrated into their layout. Unlike the original game, in which the overworld was explored on foot except for a brief, non-navigable boat ride, a large portion of The Lost Age's gameplay involves navigating a magical ship across a large sea and visiting continents and islands. To complete puzzles, players must either push pillars to construct negotiable paths between elevated areas, climb up or descend cliffs, or obtain a special item to progress through the story and game world. Many of these puzzles revolve heavily around the usage of Psynergy , requiring the player to find items that grant the bearer new forms of Psynergy to accomplish tasks.
Acquiring new Psynergy spells gives players access to new locations and secrets hidden within the game world. Besides combat, Psynergy spells are also heavily used in puzzles and exploration. Some types of Psynergy can only be used in either combat or in the overworld and non-battle scenarios. Other types of Psynergy can be used in both situations; for example, the “Frost” spell can be used to damage enemies in battle or to transform puddles of water into elongated pillars of ice as part of puzzles.
The player gains more Psynergy spells as the game progresses, either through levelling up or acquiring and equipping, or using, special items. With each "utility" Psynergy spell, the party gains access to more locations and secrets hidden within the game world. Players are required to return to previous locations in the game to finish puzzles which they were previously unable to solve due to lacking specific Psynergy spells. Battle The Lost Age contains both random monster encounters and compulsory battles that advance the story.
When a battle begins, a separate screen is brought up where the enemy party is on the opposing side and the player's party is on the battling side. While a battle being is conducted, the characters and background swirl around and change positions in a pseudo- 3D effect. In battle, the player must defeat all enemies using direct attacks with weapons, offensive Psynergy spells, and other means of causing damage while keeping the party alive through items and supportive Psynergy that restore life and supplement defense. If all the player's characters are downed by reducing their hit points to zero, the party is returned to the last village that the player visited and loses money.
Successfully completing a battle yields experience points , coins, and occasionally rare items . In addition to the main game, there is also a competitive battling mode accessible from the menu screen, where players can enter their teams into an arena to battle CPU-controlled enemies or other players.
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About Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Golden Sun: The Lost Age is a classic video game released for the Game Boy Advance on January 1, 2002. This title has become a beloved entry in the retro gaming library.
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