Shining Force EXA
SCORE: 50
Sega has made a variety of mistakes along the way in the video game
industry. From releasing the Sega Saturn early, and making third party
developers really angry; to buying Atlus. Sega used to have the golden
touch, and it seems like they lost it, along with any common sense. What
happened with the SRPG Shining Force franchise is at the top of the list
of Sega's biggest blunders.
Sega has tried to do Shining Force games differently and they have
fallen flat on their faces. Shining Force EXA clearly falls under that
category. Sega tried to do Shining Force in the Diablo kind of a way.
Problem is Shining Force EXA is way too limited. Too often the game did
not let me swap characters. Which made Shining Force EXA needlessly too
difficult. Expect to die because Shining Force EXA forces you into a
certain party.
Shining Force EXA has a wide array of mythical creatures in it. From
skeletons to elves, animal people to centaurs. Expect to run into well
known monsters. Shining Force EXA has bad language, violence, magic,
lack of attire, enticement to lust, religious beliefs of a false
goddess, witches and more. Expect to grind in Shining Force EXA
mindlessly. It takes forever since Shining Force EXA is a slow hack and
slash game.
Once you get R3 in Shining Force EXA, I suggest you use it often to go
back and save. Defensive battles are required in certain stages of
Shining Force EXA. Making sure you have the right character there for
those defensive battles is crucial. Which is why the game suggests you
do not save within a defensive battle. I hated having to go back and
forth swapping characters making sure they were both leveled up and had
the best armor.
The Geo Fortress in Shining Force EXA is pretty powerful. The voice
acting in Shining Force EXA is decent. The talking system in Shining
Force EXA is messed up. We press 'O' to start a conversation, and then
'X' to continue the conversation. Why was this made needlessly
confusing? Shining Force EXA is a one player only experience. This
should have had a local multiplayer option. It might have had some
redeeming quality then.
- RPG Master
Graphics: 50%
Sound: 50%
Replay/Extras: 60%
Gameplay: 40%
Family Friendly Factor: 50%
System: Playstation 2
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Neverland
Rating: ‘E10+’ - Everyone TEN and OLDER ONLY
{Fantasy Violence, Mild Language}
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