Quote Originally Posted by Bolivar View Post
^ Props for the extensive write-up, we needed one of those!

I played one of the Game Gear ones, Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict, which is the same battle system but with towns only being menu-based like in FFT. I played it to get ready for Shining Force II in HD on the Ultimate Collection and it actually has a pretty good story with the same great combat and characters. Music from SFII as well. There really wasn't a whole lot to tie in but it was pretty good overall, I'm glad I played it at the very least to make me more experienced with the combat.
It's smurfin' scary how well Shining Force transferred to the Game Gear; I mean the graphics and animations were IMO almost as good as the Genesis games. Camelot were able to pump a lot of power out of the Game Gear with those games.

Yeah the story is good. Well, what little I could understand of it anyway. :P I mostly played Sword of Hajya since it was in English.

Right now my aim is to try to find Shining Force III (an uphill battle, I know). I had a friend who had the game but I haven't seen the guy in like 10 years. Because of him I was able to play it.

I also have another friend who loves Shining Force, at least 1, 2, and Resurrection. He's never played any of the others. For his birthday I'm thinking of getting Sword of Hajya and a Game Gear for him.