The land of Rune, in the kingdom of Guardiana, has been at peace for centuries, until the hordes of Runefaust attack.
Now, the evil forces of Runefaust are spotted near the Gate of the Ancients. As a young swordsman of Guardiana, find out what Runefaust is after, stop their ambition, and bring back peace to the land of Rune. The fate of the world depends on the Shining Force™ and you.
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Dated, but still fun.
This game is actually pretty decent, but I've played so many similar but better games, that it just didn't grow on me. I never played it when it came out, so people who have might like it better due to the nostalgia. Will not make my favorite games list, but still decent enough to not make me regret playing it.
Shining Force review
This is the very origin of tactical RPGS. Although it has aged rather poorly it is still a lot of fun to see where the genre came from. Also this game will appeal immensely to those that love trying to max out their characters stats as stat gains are very random and can have huge upswings.
Shining Force review
This is a classic strategy RPG similar to Fire Emblem. While it can be archaic at times, it holds up quite well. You have a team of characters that you move one at a time on a grid, almost in a chess-like fashion. Each character can move a certain number of spaces depending on terrain, and either position themselves right next to enemies to attack, or for long range attacks like magic and arrows they can position themselves more than one tile away. After you make a move for all of your characters, the enemies moves their characters, and so on. When they are defeated or you reach your goal, the story progresses and you move on. As I said, it holds up well because it is strategy-based, and thus more about logic than reflexes. The user interface can be slow and cumbersome, but it's still more than playable and definitely worth a try if you like retro graphics, music and anime-style games.
Shining Force review
Easily worth £1. Best £1 I've spent in my entire life.
But I probably should've bought the Megadrive Volume 4 pack like the fellow below said. Oh well.
Shining Force review
This is part of the megadrive volume 4 pack. If you pay attention, you can get the whole pack for 7.50 USD, which includes extra games besides SF, SF2 and Shining in the Darkness, the last of the series, for the same price.
I haven't spent much time with this game, as I was a Nintendo kid when it was new, but what I've spent it is easily worth the pricetag I paid for it and I can tell I will get hours of enjoyment from it.


