Shining Force: RPG Review for the Sega Genesis, Mega Drive, and iphone (with gameplay!)

WaveGarden Arts review of the fantastic classic Strategy RPG 'Shining Force' by Sega. Available across many platforms and originally released on the Mega Drive and Genesis. With the power of nostalgia it is still my favorite game of all time with its top notch gameplay and tactical battles that always seem fresh.

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[misterneckbreaker88]

this game gets boring quick. i played for awhile i started chapter 2 . its repetitive. you lose a battle to gain exp points and level up until your strong enough to win the battle, and you lose characters. enemys fuck u over getting 2 attacks on you, and 7 times out of 10 your attack misses. am i playing it wrong. im at the church seeing ghoul for first time....

[robadue57]

@misterneckbreaker88

Difficulty does spike at that point in the game. See if you can get Tao in there to use her blaze magic against the undead opponents as they are weak against that. Might have to level up a bit and use the egress spell to restart the battle with a stronger force. Imagine the gameplay isn't for everyone & if you aren't digging the tactical combat than you might not like the series that much. Props for trying it at least!

[misterneckbreaker88]

this is on the mega drive collection 360. i was browsing the games and come across this.. this is a good one to get started on rpgs. i tried ff13-2 and didnt know wtf i was doing, shining force is simple. i have just started it, and liking it so far. im getting volunteers joing my force its nice. ken and han is my favourite guys so far.

[robadue57]

@misterneckbreaker88

Definitely a good title to start with for people new to the world of RPGs, specifically tactical strategy games. Ken and Han are great for their ranged attacks. Had been looking at the 360 Mega Drive collection myself as there is so many retro titles on there. Need to price that again.

[misterneckbreaker88]

@robadue57 its worth getting. shining force in original cart form is pricey. same for 2nd shining force. ,, shinobi 3 is pricey . i got it for £10 its a cracking set to have if you like your retros.

[robadue57]

@misterneckbreaker88

Can be quite expensive to snag some of the carts in that collection without question. I'd been looking to snag a copy of Phantasy Star IV for awhile, but could never find a really good deal on it (that being like five bucks, haha). So the collection is definitely the way to go, Shinobi 3 is a perfect example of that. Have the Xbox 360 set in my amazon shopping cart, haha. Did you beat Shining Force I? Curious to hear what you think of Shining Force 2

[misterneckbreaker88]

@robadue57 i have just started collecting megadrive games. i did manage to finish shining force 1 it was a good game, a guy on youtube helped me out with tips i enjoyed it i started shining force 2 a week ago i have not played it much, its good game music is more better. i also bought shining force 2 for megadrive.

[misterneckbreaker88]

@robadue57  im still playing it. played it for hours . ive managed to get to end of chapter 7. im getting hang of tactics. i just lucky to get by in some fights. i watch few vids of this, i dunno how people level up so well. if you egress you lose lots of coins and too if you are defeated, im worried im gonna end up not able to revive my guys. if i finish this im definately gonna play shining force 2.

[MikeJustesenFilms]

@robadue57 Bought it on some asian gamesite a few years ago. Art style is different, yeah, but you get used to it, and after a while it grows on you. In my opinion its a bit harder, specially at the end, where there was a few new enemies added, same as characters. But its worth picking up for sure. Its fresh, even though the original is the better version.

[robadue57]

@MikeJustesenFilms

You have the GBA remake, how is that? I've never actually seen gameplay of that version before, but know it has a different art style (from screenshots I've seen) and even a few new characters possibly? Is it worth snagging a copy of or are you a bigger fan of the original?