Speaking of nods to other games, another excellent example in Golden Sun: The Lost Age. Upon Mind Reading someone traumatized by an attack on their village:
"Eyes... Shining in the darkness... No, go away!"
For those unaware, Shining in the Darkness was the first entry in Camelot's Shining series, which then gave us Shining Force.

We got the reference, Camelot, now make another SF game!