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If you played the first Golden Sun and thought, "Man, I wish this had more of everything," well, The Lost Age heard you loud and clear. It’s the same addictive mix of elemental puzzles and turn-based battles, but now you’ve got a boat to sail across uncharted islands—each one hiding some ridiculous puzzle that’ll have you scribbling notes like a mad alchemist.

The Djinn system is still my favorite part—collecting these little fire, water, wind, and earth spirits, then mixing them to tweak your party’s classes mid-game. One wrong swap and your healer suddenly becomes a glass cannon, which… yeah, I learned that the hard way. And the story? Turns out the "villains" from the first game aren’t so black-and-white after all. The pixel art pops on the GBA screen, and Sakuraba’s soundtrack makes even random battles feel epic. Still one of the best RPGs Nintendo ever put on a handheld.