Shining in the Darkness (1991)
Camelot Software Planning, Climax Entertainment
Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Wii
3.13 from 60 ratings
214 members have it in their collection · 6 playing now · 96 backlogged · 33 wish listed
How long? Main story 19h · 100% 15h (from 2 logged playthroughs)
Dark Sol has vowed to reign over the enchanted Kingdom of Thornwood, and only you can stop him. Find the powerful Arms of Light and battle the deadly beasts that keep your people desperate and starving in this epic journey for peace. Roaming the dark Labyrinth, you'll seek out enemies and collect weapons, all of which will help you pass …
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Dark Sol has vowed to reign over the enchanted Kingdom of Thornwood, and only you can stop him. Find the powerful Arms of Light and battle the deadly beasts that keep your people desperate and starving in this epic journey for peace. Roaming the dark Labyrinth, you'll seek out enemies and collect weapons, all of which will help you pass the test of the Ancients and become a shining knight. Get into the adventure with a stunning 3-D perspective, amazing cinematic views and fast-paced scrolling. You'll move from battle to battle, solving puzzles and discovering secret items in this engrossing struggle between good and evil.
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Details
- Developers
- Camelot Software Planning, Climax Entertainment
- Publishers
- Sega, Tec Toy
- Genres
- Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Fantasy
- Franchises
- Shining Force
- Series
- Shining
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Mar 29, 1991 (Japan) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Aug 06, 1991 (North_America) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Sep 09, 1991 (Europe) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Jun 02, 1997 (Brazil) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Jun 12, 2007 (Japan) Wii
- Aug 13, 2007 (North_America) Wii
- Sep 07, 2007 (Europe) Wii
- Jan 26, 2011 (Worldwide) Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Related
Bundled in
- Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (Feb 2009) · PS3, X360
- Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics (Jun 2010) · LIN, MAC, NSW, Oculus Rift, PC, Steam VR
- Sega Genesis Classics: Series 4 (Jan 2011) · PC
- Sega Genesis Classics (May 2018) · NSW, PS4, XONE
- Shining Force Classics (Oct 2018) · ANDR, iOS
- Sega Genesis Mini 2 (Oct 2022) · Plug & Play
- Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (Feb 2009) · PS3, X360
- Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics (Jun 2010) · LIN, MAC, NSW, Oculus Rift, PC, Steam VR
- Sega Genesis Classics: Series 4 (Jan 2011) · PC
- Sega Genesis Classics (May 2018) · NSW, PS4, XONE
- Shining Force Classics (Oct 2018) · ANDR, iOS
- Sega Genesis Mini 2 (Oct 2022) · Plug & Play
- Mega Drive Mini 2 (Oct 2022) · Plug & Play
Rating distribution
5 stars
7
4 stars
12
3 stars
28
2 stars
8
1 star
5
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status stupac13 Nov 25, 2022
As a big Shining Force fan, I wanted to try Shining in the Darkness, but was too frustrated my first time. It is one of those early RPGs that is super grind heavy and RNG based. The drop rates for items are insanely low, you can't hold a many items, XP and gold accumulate at glacial speed. But, I loved …
As a big Shining Force fan, I wanted to try Shining in the Darkness, but was too frustrated my first time. It is one of those early RPGs that is super grind heavy and RNG based. The drop rates for items are insanely low, you can't hold a many items, XP and gold accumulate at glacial speed. But, I loved the aesthetics, animation, detailed pixel art, and music. Just had so much infectious charm. Finally giving it another go, this time I've decided to use a few romhacks from the Thornwood Terrors Collection (https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2579/). The ones that boost gold and XP gain by 3x and substantial increase item drop rates. Loving it now so far, makes the game so much more accessible and less tedious while keeping it challenging enough to be engaging.
Status internpepper Nov 12, 2020
This is quite a generic RPG, but there is an appeal in exploring the first-person maze dungeons even if that style of RPG hasn't aged well. I can't exactly recommend this game, but I don't think it was bad at all.
