LAST TIME >The journey began >twice, as I moved back to the original >Shit is a special swordsman with no memory of his past, who's been chosen to lead the army of a town >He was sent on a mission to defend the macguffin gate, only to find out his home village is under attack! >Now it's time to hurry home and protect our town, and hopefully, we'll never have to guess what happened
What's going on? >I'm blind-playing Shining Force 1, taking inputs from you. >As more choices and options become available, I'll be asking for input from you, though as I'm not yet sure how that all works, I'm not sure what that will entail
My exam was easy, I finished it in 10 minutes. That course was a goddamn joke.
FAQs: >What the fuck is this? This is shining force, a SRPG released on the Sega Genesis(megadrive for you euros) in 1992. The game seems to follow a LOT of jrpg tropes, but hey, it's from 1992. >Are you siggy? no, I'm Nigger, the guy who barely beat fire emblem 10, then somehow pulled off actual strategy in Soul Nomad >What are you playing next? Final Fantasy V or Fire Emblem Sacred Stones. >Why aren't you playing the GBA remake? people bitched about the washed out colours, shitty art, and apparent reduced difficulty >Where are the previous threads?
Thomas Ramirez
Oh nifty, encounters on the world map!
James Parker
how the fuck do doubles work?
Dominic Garcia
You get a % chance to double based on class in SF2. Not sure if it's the same in SF1.
Kayden Brooks
They just do, shigger.
Jonathan Kelly
Good to see Shining Force get some love.
It was one of my most favorite games as a kid.
I played the gaiden games for the first time a few months ago, and planning on playing 3 since I've never played that either.
I wish this series would make a comeback.
Wyatt Edwards
so far it feels like a shittier fire emblem, I'm not liking it at all.
Ryder Lewis
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Dylan Hall
oh no!
Jacob Smith
I don't really find them comparable tbqh they're both very different games.
This is much more on the traditional RPG side of things, where FE is a true tactical RPG to it's soul.
David Hall
with the way this game presents itself, it feels like it's trying to be a tactical rpg, but failing....hard.
Dylan King
RIP.
Ethan Myers
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Parker Edwards
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Asher Lopez
more party members!
Logan Scott
the king looks fucking pissed also why are you using filters
William Butler
What the fuck are these filters, Nigger? They weren't there yesterday.
Lincoln Howard
we switched from the gba version to the mega drive version I think
Jackson Lewis
what the fuck do these do?
I have no idea what you're talking about. I closed the game last night and just now reopened it for the thread.
Ryan Gray
I know that, I was gonna use the Varios one but it was already posted. I just wanted to use a Shit image.
It's a stat booster. Strength or whatever the equivilent is.
Aaron Stewart
permanent or just for a single battle?
also does this look better?
Colton Reed
It looks much better
Brody Lewis
desu shigger SF3 is the best one.
Samuel Reyes
It pretty much is. When I was a kid, it was the hottest shit but after playing Fire Emblem, I have a tough time going back.
I like the character variety though. Getting centaurs, dwarves, elves, birdmen, dragons, and shit is pretty awesome.
I'm really not feeling this game so far...like, at all.
Eli Lee
If 5 you have to keep going
Kevin Turner
At least play until chapter 3, it has the best battle in the game.
Jaxson Miller
Danette wills it.
Alexander Hill
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Ian Ortiz
well, let it never be said I don't listen. At some point if this game continues to fail to impress, I'm going to actually drop it, but for now, I guess...who gets the power potion?
1,3,4
Joshua Green
The Shit Lord
Benjamin Harris
Ken.
Gavin Barnes
new question: why isn't this on /vg/
Dominic Rodriguez
Based hope fuccboi
Jordan Gutierrez
why is there no option to end your shit permanently?
Logan Young
stupid questions don't go in the FAQ.
Gavin Johnson
alright, next question, who gets THIS? 2,5,6
Lincoln Ramirez
Shit
Elijah Rodriguez
Tao
Cameron Turner
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Adrian Thomas
Tao is cute!
CUTE!
Ayden Allen
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Matthew Jones
Max, Luke, Gort, Lowe, and Tao are core party members for a long time. You don't have any good knights yet, ignore Mae and Ken. Never use archers they all suck.
Logan Roberts
I can't tell what kind of fantasy animal person this guy is supposed to be.
Gabriel Davis
>ignore mae no
Colton Morris
oc donut
Bentley Sullivan
>that chin that's not mae.
Alexander Russell
>that fucking filter
Jaxon Miller
pretty sure I don't have any filters on right now.
Christian Miller
well those pics clearly look like hq2x
Leo Baker
don't mind me
Camden Collins
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Jayden Watson
>double and crit I really wish I knew how crits and doubles work. Are they just by chance? Same with dodges?
Nicholas Powell
If I recall correctly, I think there's a speed stat and you double if you're faster than the enemy, but there's also a random roll done that adds a random number to your speed stat.
I'm probably wrong, but I remember it being something utterly retarded like that.
Justin Baker
yeah well idk what others feel about it but i'd turn any antialiasing off myself because it just makes no sense in 2d games
Dominic Williams
Far as im reading they are indeed just chance.
Luis Hughes
That's Shining Force, baby!
Jack Gray
Pure chance.
Ayden Allen
is Hans the reincarnation of Rolf
Joshua Nguyen
>one-shot by a crit oh boy.
wrong LPer
though I've beat all the games he didn't
Michael Wood
Yup. Counter attacks too. Enjoy!
>playing the game when I was a kid >nearing end of a map >smack Rune Knight with main character >Rune Knight's turn >double crits my main character >FUCK
Leo Powell
Hans is easily beat by Diane later, then Lyle near endgame if you really want an archer on your team.
Isaiah Hill
>crit fucking again goddamnit. this game fucking explains nothing.
Gabriel Kelly
Though now that I think about it, I'm not sure if counters are a thing in the first one. I'm 95% sure they are in II though, but not sure about the first game.
Eli Lee
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Adrian Scott
>He put his leader in front of a conga-line of 4 Rune Knights.
Ain't no explaining stats here, boy, you gotta use basic tactics! Baby your leader until he doesn't die in one hit! Use risk management! Expect crits and double attacks to happen occasionally!
>Looks at map again.
Sweeeeeet Jesus, son, why the fuck do I see a squishy mage next to a double-team bat AND a knight?
Ian Kelly
do you lose exp when you die?
Hudson Gonzalez
No.
The game does expect you to train your troops every now and again by egressing out and coming back to build up exp, but you shouldn't need to frequently.
Jacob Lee
Yes, because the AI KNOWS it wins if it kills your leader, and it WILL mob the hell out of him if he's exposed.
And every now and again you'll just get shit luck. That's Shining Force, baby!
Blake Torres
you should have kept playing the GBA version imo
William Bennett
alright, fuck this. I'll keep playing it on stream going forward(not tonight), but I'm not going to LP this whole damn game. I already dislike this game, and LPing takes far more effort and I've already lost all interest in it.
