I recently picked up a used copy of Golden Sun: The Lost Age from Gamestop, and when I started playing, I decided to take a look at the old save file still on it. He had saved right before one of the optional super-bosses, the Star Magician, and had apparently given up after being unable to defeat him, prompting him to sell the game.

So, I decided to have a go at it. I reviewed his party set up (underlevelled and with too few Djinn, but decently geared), and give the fight a try.

It was a very interesting experience, and it forced me to approach the battle in a very different way from my usual fighting style. Fortunately, he had Shade and Granite, as well as PP regenerating items on his party's healer, but the fight was very long, hard, and fun. And I did eventually kill him.

Have any of you tried a challenge like that before, and what are your experiences with it?