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Granted that it is an older game with graphics not meeting up to today\'s standard, you don\'t see many people playing this game, but for those hardcore, oldschool gamers that love nostalgia, i say take this one home. 8/10
This was a dungeon crawler type RPG. 3D and you never saw yourself and the monsters really were detailed for there time. It was a lot like the game Might And Magic. The game really was hard as it gave hints only once and if you didn't read the directions or you got lost, you paid the price and geting out was hard enough. The biggest thing was this game gave birth to the Shining Force games so if you want to know where it all started, THIS is where to go.
The large chunk of your time will be spent roaming through the dark (albeit occasionally lit by torchlight) walls and halls of the Labyrinth, fighting monsters and looking for treasure. Originally you are on your own, but later on 2 friends will join you on your quest (you may find even more characters will be available for your party later, if only for a limited time).
Though the game is a simplistic dungeon-crawler, it has a charming plot and challenging game play (especially if you don't make paper maps or use someone else's off the internet - the levels are huge and will challenge your memory). While the game play and plot aren't nearly as advanced as the later Shining Force games, it is a great game to play and though the twists and turns are few, you may find yourself surprised.
Shining in the Darkness was a "dungeon-crawler" RPG. The game put the player in control of the main character as he and two friends (Pyra and Milo) explored 3-dimensionally rendered dungeon mazes in search of the "Arms of Light". The villain of the game, Dark Sol (called Mephisto in the Japanese version), is the son of the villain of the same name in the Shining Force game which appeared in 1992.
Shining in the Darkness is a fantasy video game, set in the kingdom of Thornwood. The king's daughter and the father of the main character have vanished, while the evil sorcerer Dark Sol has appeared to threaten the kingdom. The main character is charged to find the Arms of Light, rescue the princess and his father, and stop Dark Sol.
The game consists of story line interaction, dungeon exploration, random monster fights, and predetermined 'boss' fights. The combat in this game operates similarly to certain RPG games of the same era (e.g. Dragon Quest). Monster encounters happen randomly during dungeon exploration at which point turn-based combat proceeds.
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