Random Game Saturday: Shining The Holy Ark (Sega Saturn)

Holy smokes.

I’ve already written about the amazing impact Shining in the Darkness had on me as a young gamer; a Japanese fusion of Dungeon Master and Dragon Quest, it really opened up my eyes to the allure of the first-person turn-based JRPG – so I was actually somewhat dismayed when the follow-up, Shining Force, adopted a different approach.

Don’t get me wrong, I adore Shining Force, but when I saw reports in the mid-’90s that the franchise was returning to its first-person roots with Shining The Holy Ark, I could barely contain my excitement.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

Holy smokes.

I’ve already written about the amazing impact Shining in the Darkness had on me as a young gamer; a Japanese fusion of Dungeon Master and Dragon Quest, it really opened up my eyes to the allure of the first-person turn-based JRPG – so I was actually somewhat dismayed when the follow-up, Shining Force, adopted a different approach.

Don’t get me wrong, I adore Shining Force, but when I saw reports in the mid-’90s that the franchise was returning to its first-person roots with Shining The Holy Ark, I could barely contain my excitement.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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