Zylo….. He was an insane beast

in your video about chrono trigger complete story, you said masamune completely wrong multiple times ,its not masa-mewn ,say it with me masa-mu-nay ,sound out your words

In my opinion, Shining in the Darkness doesn't deserve to be compared with the Shining Force series. The music for Shining in the Darkness was so awful I couldn't even listen to it and the gameplay was horrendous. Shining Force (the original) had decent music and addictive gameplay, however it was improved on in virtually every aspect by it's successor. I do think some of the sprites and character portraits from the first Shining Force were cooler (like how the main protagonist looks like a man in the first compared with looking like a teenage boy in the 2nd) but overall the 2nd is a much more satisfying playthrough with a much more robust and lengthier story as well as the ability to do a little bit of open world exploration, something the first installment's linear gameplay and chapter based story just doesn't offer. Also, while the music for the first Shining Force is mostly decent (the town music gets old fast and sounds like something from the Disneyland teacup ride), the music of Shining Force 2 is simply the best music heard in any game period - retro or current.

My absolute favorite thing about Shining Force was all of the secrets. In addition to several characters, there are also quite a few hidden items. Unfortunately many of the item effects were dummied out. Also, exploring the various towns, talking to the NPCs, and seeing all of the sub events was usually well worth the time, if only for a laugh.

You missed the game boy advance version of shining force. It has some extra goodies. Probably the definitive version if you aren’t playing old school.

Did you ever play SFIII? If not they have all three scenarios in English. SFIII Ep 2 + 3 were Japanese only. Must play games if you like shining force. They also have the Premium Disc(something you got when you bought all three scenarios in Japan and sent in proof of purchase.). It was a disc where you could use any of the characters, and have some extra hard battles. Must play.

@@jarredcombs7603 only played the first scenario of SFIII. It's really good. Visually it didn't age well but still an amazing game.

@Ljink96 Thankfully we got Golden Sun out of Camelot before the went belly up. The Icons and art style should remind you very much of Shining Force.

I thought they still make games. Just Mario sport games.

You can still get the shining force games on steam and even shining in the darkness along with other older Sega classic games. You can buy them for cheap too like $1 each so no need to emulate them thankfully!

Thanks for this insight!

You're welcome! Thanks for watching and appreciate your feedback.

Yes, thank you!

Yeah the promoted class system is very similar to how fire emblem did it.

Loved them both and dont forget Warsong. My brother got me into Warsong and then i discovered Shining force. Amazing soundtracks too.

Did you ever play Shining Force: Return of the Dark Dragon? It was a remake of SF1 for the GBA. There are things I loved and hated about it.

It definitely was a memorable one!

You missed out. Shining Force was my first SRPG and it was a great introduction to the genre with similarities to Golden Sun, the game the same company would make a decade later.

There are two Genesis games, and one on Sega CD that's actually a nicer version of the first two Game Gear games. There's a third Game Gear game that was fan translated. Then on Saturn there's a three-part fan translated game. Only part one of Shining Force III came out in English. Get the fan translation of all three. Personally I play SF1 and CD the most but most people seem to be into SF2.

Serious classic and awesome turn based strategy RPG.

I read the Dark Sol from SITD is, his real name, Mephisto. And yes, they are conected, but you have to play other Shining Force games to understand it. Of course, the traditional Shining Force games, before than 2000s.

Excellent, glad it's held up so well even with younger people!

@@Xygor Yeah! I got stuck on some of the bosses for quite awhile and sadly have moved since so I no longer have the sega used to play it, but omg I miss it probably the most out of all the games we got for the sega genesis!

Fair enough, thanks for adding this info!

They're super solid!

Honestly all of the music is amazing

Phantasy Star 4 is vastly superior to the 2nd Phantasy Star. If you played Shining Force 2 then you're not missing much by skipping the first one.

That said, if you ever get a chance to play Shining Force CD, go for it. While it lacks the aspect of town exploration, it has plenty of what makes Shining Force truly great, which is the strategy/battle aspect.

2's graphics improve on the first game a little bit, but the biggest improvements are how much faster the gameplay is and a ton of player convenience fixes Also, secret class changes

I actually liked 1 more for several reasons - the music is much much more epic in almost every aspect. The circus battle music still gives chills. Also battle vs general elliot

I need to cover 2 and 3 soon! 3 was one of the best Saturn games ever. Yes, let's hope this gets revived!

You can kill some mobs during the battle and egress back to last save until you level up enough to win

Goldbox games and other old CRPG already had grid combat. It is actually almost as old and videogames themselves. That said, it is very obvious that SF took inspiration from Fire Emblem if you played both, but i would argue that, at least early on, SF did it better. The early FE games are kinda of a mess with many objective problems that makes them hard to play nowaday, that only really got solved by the Jugdral games, and at that point the SRPG genre was in full throttle. SF 1 and 2 are definitely more playable for a modern audience(obviously not counting the remakes here).

It was a trailblazer for sure!

True, it was in many games including Dragon Quest. I just feel like it may not hold up as well. Thanks for watching!

Isn't it a classic?

@@Xygor absolutely!

Well said, appreciate the memories!

As a kid, I got up to the laser eye bridge, on Sega channel. Never got further until my teens, when I found emulation.

Both Shining Force 2 and Phantasy Star 4 are truly excellent games and both happen to be available for free download on Android. Phantasy Star 4 in particular has a superb story with unique characters and settings compared with other RPGs. While some Squaresoft Final Fantasy games come close (part 6/3 in particular) no other RPG I've played combines the sci-fi element with the fantasy element quite as well as Phantasy Star (including yes even Chrono Trigger)

@@elgatofelix8917 I was so let down, that PS4 was the last true PS in the line. When I played the online ones, that came out later, I was highly disappointed. While somewhat fun, they didn't compare to PS4 on any level. I wish there was a true spiritual successor to SF and PS that wasn't clinging to modern standards (tutorials-as opposed to intro fights like the Gizmos in SF2. Infinite inventories (I greatly enjoy the tight inventory of the SF games).

Same here with Sega Channel. The first rpg I ever beat was Phantasy Star IV. Damn, that was quite a while ago.

Isn’t it great?

That's the one i've played for over a decade i think. I pick it up every few years and my memory is so bad it is like half a new game for me. lol

Right on, glad you did!

Indeed great for a portable console. Just played it for the first time (previously only owned SF2 on the Mega Drive) on my Switch and it was a really great experience. The Mega Drive Collection for the Switch is worth it just for the Shining series titles, Landstalker and Phantasy Star 4; the rest is just a bonus.

Please do!

Same converted me... Was only about Madden before...Then started ff series.

I appreciate this input! I will be covering Shining Force 2 pretty soon.

Isn't it great?