Man, Golden Sun just keeps pulling me in. At face value the game is not exactly special, it's a "4 kids go on an quest to save world" type of deal, you play as a silent protagonist, the childhood friends are the typical hothead and damsel in distress and a lot of it's mechanics are outright dated even by 2001 standards (the inventory system in particular can and will get annoying.)
But boy if I'm not loving it. Battles are fun, the visuals are really good even now and not to mention sidequests aren't just fetch quests, they're meaningful and rewarding usually with Djinns, more field Psynergy powers, or having a nice tiny subplot that just feels good to resolve.
I can't believe I slept on this game all this time. And I hear the sequel is even better, I can't wait.