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Although providing some strategic considerations, the system was arguably underpowered, with mages easily outpaced by warriors later in the game. Level 4 did significantly more damage, but could only hit a single target again. Level one would generally hit only one enemy at short range, while levels 2 and 3 hit a bit harder but most importantly, hit a group of enemies. Originally, the standard elemental spells were Blaze (fire), Freeze (ice) and Bolt (lightning), which start at level 1 and slowly increase in rank to level 4. Likewise, spell selections have been completely revamped, in particular changing the elemental spell sets. It also really adds a level of excitement to see all the new characters in action. Admittedly, a few of these new graphics are a bit rough in places, but all-in-all, it is quite an impressive effort that does much to match the original style.

This means that for most, the sprites are usually a combination of sprites borrowed from other games, or original spritework and edits. There’s a good mix of classes, with some characters making appearances from other games in the franchise (including the SEGA CD and Game Gear games) while some appear to be original creations.

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You now begin from the start with a full selection of about two dozen characters to choose from. The next major change is the Shining Force itself.

Some battles take place in familiar locales that were previously safe zones

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So really, removing the exploration section by this stage is more of a mercy killing that does a lot to cut out the repetition and allows the mod to focus on the gameplay and new content. Some will argue that the exploration segments were the heart and joy of the game – and I don’t disagree – but the principle of the mod is for veterans of the game to see a classic from a new angle – people who, by now, have explored every corner of the town segments to death, and skipped past the story dialogues dozens of times already.

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Instead, the game is a series of back-to-back battles with the towns reduced to a menu between battles, similar to Shining Force CD. Normally in the Shining Force world, between battles, you could travel the world map, explore towns and interact with NPCs to catch up on story and loot their meager possessions for the greater good (as all good RPG heroes must do). The first and most significant change is the removal of the town exploration segments. It’s not quite a new game, but changed enough that there will be quite a few surprises in store even for a hardened veteran.

Impressive then, that the creator has managed to edit practically all the main characters, and add or edit a range of new items and monsters, new battle maps (in a sense), battle backgrounds, spells, and more. Being is a mod (or hack if you prefer) of the original game’s ROM, the extent of what can be altered and added is limited.

Shining Force 2: Battle Royale by forum member nightshade00123 is a fine example of a mod that breathes new life to the game while staying true to what made the originals great. Many fans were left unsatisfied, and despite petitions to SEGA, no ‘true’ Shining Force game has emerged for decades.Ī dedicated community in the Shining Force Central forums didn’t take no for an answer, though. In short, what Shining Force was really about was the solid, classic gameplay.Īfter making a rock-solid formula for fun SEGA did the only natural thing and followed up with a large number of entries in the Shining Franchise that played nothing at all like the originals. A world where the good guys were good, the bad guys were bad simply because they were evil and, after finishing the game, the implications of leading an army of force members of near-godlike power or marrying princesses you barely knew wasn’t really something we should be concerned with. So Shining Force was the typical fantasy setting – plenty of slimes, fireballs and glowing swords with a barebones fairytale storyline that paled in comparison to, say, Final Fantasy Tactic’s heavy-handed political tale of moral conflict. Nonetheless, games such as Shining Force laid an important foundation for future titles and in some ways, revisiting the simplistic story and setting is a refreshing change. Like most fantasy RPG’s, the kingdom is in turmoil and so the King saw it fit to send an outnumbered and underequipped group of inexperienced teenagers to save the world. Teknoparrot rambo amd fix.The first two Shining Force games were mid-90s strategy RPGs for the SEGA Megadrive (aka Genesis).