I remember there being another 2D quest game similar to the castlevanias on GBA. Anyone know it? Or another side scroller similar to it?
On the RPG side, i only want to know about good gameboy exclusives. No final fantasy/breath of fire ect. remakes plz.
I have the Castlevania Double Pack which is both CV GBA games on 1 cartridge and its a pretty good deal since they are both good games.
There are 3 Castlevania games on GBA: Aria of Sorrow, Circle of the Moon and Harmony of Dissonance. All three are similar enough.
If you're looking for Metroidvania-style gameplay, then you should start with both Metroid games on GBA (Metroid Fusion and Metroid Zero Mission), as this is where Aria of Sorrow drew its gameplay elements from.
As for RPGs, two words: Golden Sun. There are two (exclusive) installments on the GBA. And of course Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (my favourite zelda game!).
Aren't you into beat em ups and fighting games? Not sure if aware, but the best SFII Turbo version is on GBA, as well as Final Fight One and SF Alpha 3.
Don't forget shining force port for the GBA, Also just about every 16 bit final fantasy...The GBA has tons of RPGs, Lunars, Ogre tactics, Mario RPG , Lufia, 2 metroid games, both original zeldas, Kingdom Hearts, Sowrd of Mana, and tales of Phantasia, and the Phantasy Star Collection. Plus tons I didn't think of
He was asking about exclusives though.
I remember beating a great game called Sword Quest or something, it was a dungeon crawler with Tales of Destiny like battles.
Guardian Heroes looks like an RPG beat em up.
I dont play handheld fighters or beat em ups.
That's probably Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2. There is a prequel as well.
Advance Guardian Heroes is a sequel to the Saturn game; it's an action RPG. Pretty good, but not great.
Fire Emblem is the best RPG on the system imo, even if you don't like srpgs.
Scurge: Hive is pretty similar to the "metroidvania" style, but with a 3/4 overhead view. Great game, too.
Shaman King Master Of Spirits is supposed to use the GBA Castlevania engine.
Wow, that game seems awesome! Thanks.Quote:
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Scurge: Hive also has a ds port. Pretty decent game.
I also highly recommend Sigma Star Saga.
Any reason it can't be for the DS??? Dawn of Sorrow is the direct sequel to Aria of Sorrow. And they are a lot a like.Quote:
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True, except for the rune writing before defeating each boss. Ridiculously redundant and slightly annoying, especially since you're not using the pen for anything else throughout the entire game and you get like 5 seconds to pull it out and write the rune. If that fails, you have to kill it all over again. Zzz.
D'oh! You beat me there. And yes, it's VERY similar to Castlevania and Metroid. I recommend it heartily. You MIGHT need to have at least SOME familiarity with the show though.Quote:
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