FunFan said:
DivinePaladin said: Golden Sun 1, considered the best one, is still fairly run of the mill. Moreover the series simply couldn't garner a fanbase at any point. So while I'd like to see them try their hand at a fourth game, the better bet is to let Camelot try something new that has a chance at doing well. Pulling and Awakening and casualizing the game won't work because it was already incredibly accessible. |
Compared to the console RPGs of the time, maybe. Still way better than any FF after X. A million times better than FFXIII. Also, that first Golden Sun game broke the million mark in sales WW, It must have a fanbase hiding somewhere.
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I don't see why you're trying to compare to modern FF, for one. Different styles completely. Compared to pretty much anything in the genre it's sort of just there.
As for sales, the second and third games didn't do nearly as well. The second piggybacked off of the first game and STILL didn't do very well. A steady decline doesn't inspire hope for the fourth game doing well, especially when generally the series is thought to have declined in quality too.
I like the first game, it's fun. The story's interesting enough, and the gameplay is alright. But it's nothing special compared to the genre as a whole. It's the Legend of Dragoon of top down SNES style JRPGs. (And I really enjoyed LoD for the record).
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