I recall starting that game a couple years ago or so when it was the only commercial game DS emulators could run. I had completely forgotten about it until now, and had your review now been so unfavorable, I would probably be searching for a copy of it now. About how many hours is it? If it's short enough I may look into it again anyway. Otherwise, I intend to start playing through Golden Sun again either tonight or tomorrow. Ideally, I'll the first two through, then finally have a try at Dark Dawn. ____________________ Design © 2009 Stark Once for the Super Dave TV show I was the stuntman that fell down the entire wtc stairwell. ~ jargon

Posted by Trelior The Lost Age is a favorite of mine. As for Dark Dawn, I dunno what it is, but I'm strongly disappointed in it... I wish I had finished the second game on my first time through, but I stopped shortly after reaching Lemuria. :/ I'm a step out of sync with the storyline, but I did love the first game. As far as Dark Dawn, I recall reading a similar review of the game, saying it felt somewhat rushed overall, and specifically citing the same design flaw. Either way, I feel I should play it, though I'll probably make sure I have a djinn FAQ the first time through to help me avoid the point-of-no-return issue. ____________________ Design © 2009 Stark Once for the Super Dave TV show I was the stuntman that fell down the entire wtc stairwell. ~ jargon

Posted by Trelior Lemuria is only the halfway point in the best game of the series (in my opinion). D: Finish it, or watch my poorly executed let's play... I did NOT do that game due justice. :/ I recall my cousin told me his first run through the second game took him about 40 hours to complete, and that the point I was at was maybe 20 hours. Apparently I quit right around the good part. While I would watch your LP, I've never been a big fan of those in the first place, and I figure if it runs around 40 hours long, I may as well spend my time playing the game. Though if I do get stuck at any point, I'll be sure to check you videos for help. As far as the addition of new djinn, doesn't that make managing them significantly more daunting? ____________________ Design © 2009 Stark Once for the Super Dave TV show I was the stuntman that fell down the entire wtc stairwell. ~ jargon

Posted by Trelior I actually beat did that LP in (personal) record time, 20 hours on the clock, and not all of it was recorded (grinding, traveling to already visited places, etc that a good RPG LP does). It was a 100% run to boot! That's actually quite impressive. Thus far I've made exponential progress on the first game (for myself at least), and I've made it to the Venus Lighthouse, collected all the djinn, and beat Crossbone Isle. I start my summer work today though, so I imagine I'll be progressing significantly slower through the second game, but I look forward to having a second run at it. There was a ton of things I had forgotten from the first game, and I can only imagine I've forgotten and missed even more from the sequel. ____________________ Design © 2009 Stark Once for the Super Dave TV show I was the stuntman that fell down the entire wtc stairwell. ~ jargon