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I have been playing on super for the first time and wanting to get this play-through over with, so I am not as interested in doing it this time. Does anyone feel like it is mandatory for completing a campaign? Or strictly optional?

I’m in a save state trying to get Gisarme with my first mithril purchase. I know I haven’t blocked out the RNG with my save state placement because I’m getting an assortment of katana, critical sword, and ninja katana. It’s been like 20 attempts and I’m about to just give up when I get my next ninja katana.

SF2 has been one of my favorite games since childhood--I've played it more times than I can count--but since I never had a Saturn, I never got the chance to dip my toe into SF3. I finally managed to figure out how to emulate it (bought a cheap Japanese physical copy online so I'm not violating anything), and before really getting started, figured I'd ask this community if there's anything I should know. Special tips or ways to enjoy the story/gameplay or should I just leap in? I think the ROM is just Scenario 1, but figured I'd cross that other bridge when I come to it. (Admittedly the graphics are so of-their-time that it's not as easy on the eyes as I would hope, but I'm still excited).

What say you all?

Hello, i'm a new player. I just started playing EXA a few weeks ago and i honestly find it really fun game. I'm having a lot of fun with this game.
The story is honestly really decent too and the characters are fun and i like the voice acting for some reason lol xD.
I found out about Shining Force EXA in 2012 (and the shining series in general) when Project x Zone came out, i remember a lot of people were disapointed they were picked, so i asumed the game wasn't very good so i ignored it until i saw a gameplay video some weeks ago and i though i looked fun, so i got it.
I can't believe i've been missing for such a fun game for 15+ years! Simply because people in the PxZ board at the time didn't seeem found out it.

Alright, I can't handle it. I've tried and I have to throw in the towel. I'm so excited about these fan roms of Shining Force Alternate that I'm constantly seeing changes and modifications to it that makes me think each new edition is the one I want.

Here's the problem though. I'm about as sharp as a bowling ball when it comes to these processes of updating the rom, or applying the most recent patch. I am an old diehard Shining Force fan who played the first game on Genesis from a Best Buy rental in the early 90s, finding out you could recruit Yoghurt 20 years later made me nearly fall out of my chair, but I just get the nerves when I want to try a modded rom like this and need to apply the most recent update. I'm confident I'll screw something up and ten hours in I'll hit some glitch.

Anyone want to help someone who just adores the series but isn't willing to mod or update or work with the reg rom files? I know emulators and the like. I just want a true updated version of Alternate without all the extra steps.

I have been playing Shining Force on Picodrive and lost my save file. I was right before the battle in chapter 3 where there are lasers on the bridge. Can anyone help me?

I finished the game for the first time, are my units stats alright? https://imgur.com/gallery/u5aPStN

Hey all,

I am looking to do a challenge mode for SF2. I want to do the hardest difficulty (is that actually Ouch!), but I want to do it with the worst composition possible (exceptions below)

-If Peter is mandatory, I’ll use him (I’m honestly not sure as I’ve never booted him lol) -it needs to follow a normal group composition (ranged/tank/healers/etc)

Who do you suggest? Thanks!

I'm playing shining force 1 and the heat axe always starts smoking after I use it once. I used blaze multiple times before it started smoking for the first time but after I repair it and it starts to smoke then I have to repair it again

So i have been playing the Shining series since the early 90s. Now I'm very aware on the Genesis console that randomly (seemingly for no reason?) when you load up the game a file will be deleted.. Frustrating as hell. I just downloaded the Genesis collection on my Switch and I'm trying to do "perfect" (ish) play through. Has any one experienced this file deletion on the Switch?

I’ve played a few Shining Force games but it’s been awhile. Currently playing Resurrection of the Dark Dragon on Game Boy Advance but this question could apply to any game.

What’s the best approach for deciding which characters to use? Do you try to level all up and use them equally? Or do you tend to stick to the same 12 characters and ignore the rest?

Does anyone know what the different difficulties change? Enemies and allies still have the same stats, so what is different? Do enemies make better or different decisions in combat?

.... out of nowhere i saw this https://shining.fandom.com/wiki/Shining_Force:_Resurrection_of_the_Dark_Dragon

Hell yeah! Never know it exist. Yeehaw a New shining force part (for me).

Ok the others Parts i have an original game. Now a Rom is fine for me. And tommorw i get a steam deck oled. It will be a great weekend! Pizza, Beer and Shining force!

I’m on the Willard fight. Promoting at 25 on this run and nearly everyone has promoted. However, Elric is still at his base of 21, every enemy can kill him in two hits, and he does 1 damage. Is there any way to grind him in a safer, more controlled environment or should I just bench him and press on?

Having the same issue with Rick too but I don’t really have any use for him.

For years I have imagined this thing as Rohde with a shell on his back like some sort of hermit crab. I can’t find any art other than what we see in the game. What are your thoughts?

So I’m having no issue forcing the Witch to drop a Power Ring and pick it up in the deals section of the shop but I’m curious if the shop can have more than one in stock if I don’t have enough gold to buy all of them at once. I was hoping to get 12 but that’s 36,000 I don’t have right now. I imagine it would work the same for Protect Rings as well? Thanks for the help!

I’ve played the first 3/4 of this game many times and never beat it. I want to really do it this time.

Plan:

1. Bowie

2. Chester (pegasus? Paladin? Which would be better? I like chester and would like to use him over the other centaurs)

3. Sarah- MMNK

4. Jaha- BRN

5. Kazin- Sorc

6. Slade

7. Peter

8. May

9. Gerhalt

10. Janet- sniper

11. Tyrin- Wiz

12. Freyja

I don’t really feel married to Freyja and could drop him for Sheena in the late game but I would really prefer Tyrin over Karna.

I found a patch for this game that says it has the menus, items, and spells translated but I can’t find a compatible ROM.

The patch is version 0.8 and it is an xdelta file. I used the xdelta patcher but it didn’t work because I have the wrong version of the ROM.

The site I got the patch from shows the checksums needed but I cannot find a single SFFeather ROM that matches those.

Has anyone ever had any success patching this game with that specific patch to get the menus in English?

I am proud to announce that I am making a remake of Shining Force 1, well remake might be a bit of a stretch it's more like a retelling that irons out the narrative and fleshes out the characters a bit more. Right now I'm working on gathering all visuals needed for the game we will be using sprites from Resurrection of the Dark Dragon, but the 4 characters we've finished visually (Kain, Max, Hans and Ken) all have new sprites added to reflect some story changes that are going to be happening and they look really good! I'm very happy with how all of them turned out! Since the devteam as of now is just me the game will be cooking for awhile but I'll try to keep you updated as I first work on all visual aspects of the game

[I'm thinking about trying to get a more narrative focused remake of SF Dark Dragon off the ground, but I'm curious if I should include voice acting... don't expect this game to be releasing any time soon or at all for that matter]

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I’ve played most of the major SRPGs out there, but never completed a Shining Force game. I only rented it, never owned it, as a kid, and I bounced off it a couple times as an adult. This time I stuck with it, and I’m glad I did.

The game has such undeniable charm. Graphics are nice for the generation, especially battle animations, and the music is solid too. I found many of the characters growing on me, despite many of them only having a few total lines of dialogue.

Gameplay was not great, but fine enough. My biggest complaint was the slowness, especially watching the camera pan to each enemy every turn. I think this is the first game I’ve played that does individual unit turns but doesn’t show the turn order, which led to some bad feels when an enemy got to attack twice between your turns when you didn’t expect it.

It got a lot more fun after the battle where you get the Sword of Light and all the rings. I wish there were more fights with unique challenges like the Laser Eye; most maps were just wiping out the enemy at your own pace. I was surprised that despite promotions being linear, there was a decent amount of depth in deciding when exactly to promote for short-, mid-, and long-term effectiveness.

My final party:

• Hero: Was okay early, kinda sucked in the midgame, got a lot better with Sword of Light/Chaos Breaker. Annoyingly squishy for a melee unit that loses you the game if he dies and the enemy always focus-fires.
• Mae: For a common unit type and an early joiner, she was a beast. By endgame she broke 60 HP, which let her survive 3 of the magic/laser attacks that became common. Her defense handled everything else.
• Guntz: His defense made him impenetrable in the midgame, but he fell off a bit late for having only decent HP. Wore my Mobility Ring since the moment I got it.
• Gort: Quietly good unit, he couldn’t match the mobility of some others, but when I just needed some raw power he was always there. I loved how the Heat Axe/Atlas gave him some AoE utility.
• Zylo: Loved his look, loved his mobility, loved his speed. Not the strongest in hindsight, but a personal favorite.
• Balbaroy: Had to be careful not to overextend him, but he was such a good tool for surgical kills.
• Bleu: Basically Balbaroy with more defense and less mobility, which is not exactly what I want in a flier. Maybe he’s better at the full 20/20, but my game ended with him at 20/11 and he was merely okay.
• Diane: I have no idea why common knowledge is that archers suck in this game. She cleaned house and ended up as one of my highest leveled units from all the sniping. Her 3 range was incredibly valuable with 7 other characters fighting in melee.
• Tao: Like Mae, amazing all game long. Wish she had a range 3 spell, never touched her non-damaging spells.
• Anri: Freeze 3 and 4 are absolutely busted. A+ no notes.
• Alef: Joins just a bit too late, and her spell list is too backloaded. Completed the game and never got to Bolt 3/4. Rocked anyway because mages are just that good.
• Khris: Healers are weird in this game. They fall behind on levels easily, they seem unnecessary in some battles, but in others they’re indispensable. Rarely had to use her actual spells after getting the White Ring, which felt a bit off.

Overall I’d give my experience a 7.5/10. The story didn’t tread any new ground, there’s not a ton of replayability, but the core of it is fun enough and the presentation is great. The rough edges don’t detract from a really solid first entry.

I already started playing SF2, and I’m amazed at how much more polished it seems. Graphics are better, music is way better, and holy shit the battles just flow so much faster and cleaner. The hero looks like even more of a goober though, maybe his promotion will at least be cool.

I recently did a Shining Force 1 play through where I used the characters I always skipped using and found it a ton of fun. I’m going one for Shining Force 2 now and want some input/advice on who to use. I always skipped putting Zynk/Claude so they are in. I also never used the non magic users from Creed. Keeping a few regulars for my own sanity.

Current group:

Bowie Peter Slade Luke Eric - Pegasus Knight as I usually didn’t use them Randolph - not sure if I will go Baron or not Janet - again, unsure if will go Gunner or not Zynk Claude

Not sure what I will do for spell casters. Maybe no monks. Not really wanting to use Chaz as he joins so late but could be convinced.

Thoughts? Gotta figure out 3 spots. Open to any other suggestions.

Thanks!

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A user called Shining Force World had been translating the game using AI but I don't know how he did it, do someone know? :( I want to continue that abandoned project