Shining is a series I'm surprised never got more popular with all it's charm. My fave is Shining Force 1

shining force 1 was my first strategy rpg. My love of them all stems from it.

Thank you for that highlight of Etrian Odyssey Untold the Mellenium Girl. I always felt like that was a bit of a spiritual successor of Shining in the Darkness.

My first RPG. Charming game, Climax is amazing!

i watch a lot of newer game review channels and this is very cool, i wish you much success and joy

I've always liked this game. I used to like to go through dungeons crawlers strictly from memory, though, as my free time has has waned as I've gotten older I do employ map making (and maybe even predone) maps to ease me experience a bit. The Saturn exclusive Shining the Holy Ark is a wonderful sequel in the same style (and same world/lore).

Only 91 Subs? I suspect that could increase rapidly.I think you've got something here and quite appreciate the production value of the vid. I would respectfully add. though, that I had a bit of trouble keeping up with the subject matter when confronted with the complexity of your script combined with your unique cadence, having to re-watch portions of the video to grasp what you were saying. Admittedly, it may have been a result of my unfamiliarity with your accent, or I might be thinking slowly tonight. In any case, it is good to have new channels putting out gaming reviews/retrospectives with obvious effort put into them. I'll add "Shining in the Darkness" to my gaming backlog. Best of luck on the growing channel. Cheers.

I used to play this every year. This and Phantasy Star 4. I found a tile you could walk back and forth on to farm mithril. It was my greatest discovery over the years. A modern game in this style with some of today's quality of life would definitely find an audience. Etrian Odyssey filled this void for me for a decade or so - but it seems that franchise is over now, too.

I remember staying home from school while I was sick back when this game first came out and just playing it nonstop. Good memories. Was the time before the internet so you couldn’t just look up a map. Made me feel like I was really exploring a dungeon.

This vid is an absolute treat. Been wanting to start my own channel for a while, and this is exactly what I’ve been trying to do. Very inspiring to see such well written and edited short form content about game design, keep it up

Thank you friend, i hope knowledge from this video gona help future tactical games become more appealing for new players. Writing and editing is superb as well.

Shining The Holy Ark. Cool as fu... I mean... Is very cool. Grandia needs to be cool lol... Golden Sun. Oh and subbed - All the best!

Still my all-time favorite Genesis game. Yes, even more than Phantasy Star IV. I just have a real soft spot for Dungeon Crawlers, and this one is done superbly well, made by Climax Entertainment in their prime.

We have here a true gamer, a true lover and an authentic retro-warrior

“Lauded” wow it took me a minute to hear that word with my American ears, in the first sentence lol

Cool video and I appreciate how short it was. I'd watch a bunch of these about cool old games.

Great video. Good edits and audio.

Surprising. Watched a bit and I expected it to be usual niche video game with a few hundred thousand views. Didn't expect to be here prior blowing up. Overall, good job.

I had been trying to get into Shining into the Darkness but never thought to make my own map. Duh! 🤕 A nod to Ultima dungeon crawling. Got it. Absolutely love Shining Force games!

you are a TRUE gamer

Your review fills me with a sense of adventure!

Cool Video. Heh I finally got around to playing this and like it, about half way through. I have meant to play it for many years. I ended up settling playing it on a Steam SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics because it had a fast forward option which really helps on these old games to grind(other than that I don't care for that steam collection emulator they put out, it just seems way more clunky than a Pi or other emulation, but my pi and mini's do not have a fast forward).

Excellent video thank you ! 😊

Very cool game, I have beaten it once many years ago, but I think I finished Shining the Holy Ark first, oddly enough only after I have beaten SF3 (the three scenarios) back in 1998/99. From this debut, to SF1, 2 and 3 (where I consider this trilogy to being the apex of the whole series), subsequent games on the franchise didn't held any appeal for me.

I love this game

Very cool indeed.

Been too long since I've seen this game!

Great game, but it requiring you to walk on every tile to find an npc made me look up a guide.

Love the editing and pacing, never heard of this little old gem. To quote Gandalf, it's quite cool

i used to love it but i never made it far enough because i am bad at remembering the map :D

How about that The Dark Spire for the DS tho.

Cool channel. Have you thought about doing any Game Gear videos?

I like what you're saying, but some pronunciation and loud music makes it difficult to understand what you're saying in parts and breaks the flow. Please consider investing some time into closed captions? (the auto captions don't do very well)

Shining and Phantasy Star should return. I mean, seriously, serisouly, they are just wasting a lot of potential with those franchises and even more nowadays that JRPGs are very popular again

Force players 🚽

Did you take your delivery cues from ThorHighHeels? I kinda enjoy it, actually :)