From EarthBound and Chrono Trigger to Golden Sun, these seven classic JRPGs still deliver memorable stories, inventive systems and distinctive worlds today.
Golden Sun: The Lost Age promised a dramatic continuation, new heroes, fresh Psynergy and answers to the Game Boy Advance original’s cliffhanger.
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Golden Sun brought inventive systems, memorable puzzles and a coherent world to the Game Boy Advance, arriving as traditional turn-based RPGs entered a new phase.