BeingВ is a modВ (or hack if you prefer) of the original gameвЂ™s ROM, the extent of what can be altered and added is limited. Shining Force 2: Battle Royale by forum member nightshade00123В is a fine example of a modВ 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 вЂtrueвЂ™ Shining Force game has emerged for decades.ДЄВ dedicated community in the Shining Force Central forums didnвЂ™t take no for an answer, though. In short, whatВ Shining Force was really aboutВ was the solid, classic gameplay.ДЄfter making a rock-solid formula for fun SEGA did the only natural thingВ and followed up with a large number of entries in the Shining Franchise that played nothing at all like the originals. AВ 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 ofВ force members ofВ near-godlike power or marrying princesses youВ barely knew wasnвЂ™t really something we should be concerned with. So Shining Force was theВ typical fantasy setting вЂ“ plenty of slimes, fireballs and glowing swords with a barebones fairytale storyline that paled in comparison to, say, Final Fantasy TacticвЂ™s heavy-handed political tale of moralВ conflict.В Nonetheless, games such as Shining Force laid an important foundationВ for future titles andВ in some ways, revisiting the simplistic story and setting is aВ refreshing change.

Like most fantasy RPGвЂ™s, the kingdom is inВ turmoil and so the King saw it fit to send an outnumbered and underequipped group of inexperienced teenagers to save the world.

The first two Shining Force games were mid-90s strategy RPGs for the SEGA Megadrive (aka Genesis).

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