Shining | |
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Genre(s) | Role-playing |
Developer(s) | Camelot Software Planning Climax Entertainment Grasshopper Manufacture Nextech Amusement Vision Neverland Flight-Plan Studio Saizensen Media.Vision |
Publisher(s) | Sega Atlus Infogrames Entertainment, SA THQ |
Platform(s) | various |
First release | Shining in the Darkness 1991 |
Shining (シャイニングShainingu) is a series of role-playing video games developed by Sega. The first game, Shining in the Darkness, was a first-person dungeon crawler with randomly encountered, turn-based battles (comparable to Wizardry and Might and Magic). The next game released in the series was Shining Force, which were turn-based strategy style tactical role-playing games with battle scenes acted out with sprites (comparable to Fire Emblem). Other directions include Shining Soul, a dungeon crawl action role-playing game with roguelike elements, and a number of traditional Japanese role-playing games. Shining Resonance Refrain was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam PC and Nintendo Switch worldwide across 2018.
Dungeon crawler titles[edit]
In the dungeon crawler titles of the series (Shining in the Darkness and Shining the Holy Ark), the player takes control of an adventuring party. Battles work very similarly to those of Dragon Quest, Mother, Shin Megami Tensei, and the fellow Sega RPG series Phantasy Star, in that they are first person and the player is placed in a position where the hero and team mates would be. Shining in the Darkness is the first game in the Shining series, and is a very simple labyrinth exploration game, with a simplified non explorable town and world map, where choices are made through a cursor system. Shining the Holy Ark was released immediately prior to Shining Force III, and while it is also a dungeon crawler, it features a far more expanded gameplay world over the first title.
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Strategy titles[edit]
For the strategy games of the series (Shining Force, Shining Force Gaiden, Shining Force Gaiden 2, Shining Force II, Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict, Shining Force CD, Shining Force III and Shining Force Feather), the player takes charge of a party in large-scale, strategic battles. The games generally limit the number of characters who can enter any one battle at a time to about a dozen. The player is only in control of unique troops; there are no generic footmen, archers, or cavalry.
Action role-playing titles[edit]
The third broad category of Shining games is the action role-playing game set of titles. This incorporates: Shining Wisdom, Shining Soul, Shining Soul II, Shining Force Neo, Shining Tears, Shining Force EXA and Shining Wind. The games it incorporates do not necessarily have any noticeable similarity in gameplay. For instance, while Shining Tears uses similar mechanics to Shining Soul II, it has less in common with Shining Wisdom than it does with any of the strategy RPG titles of the series.
On December 3, 2009,[1]Shining Force Cross was released as an arcade game for Sega's RingEdgesystem board. Free android mobile games download. It is a multiplayer role-playing game with support for up to eight players, both online and offline.[2] Within one month, nearly 2,400 Shining Force Cross machines had been sold to arcade operators by December 31, 2009.[3] A sequel has been released for the RingEdge arcade system in 2012, Shining Force Cross Illusion.[2]
Connections between games[edit]
Each game in the series has a standalone story, meaning that it is not required to play its predecessors to better understand its storyline. Nevertheless, most installments of the series prior to Shining Soul I often reference each other or have characters carried over. For example, in Shining Wisdom, the elf-cleric Sarah and elf-mage Kazin from Shining Force II make an important appearance. Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict and Shining Force II are two of the most related games, having the largest number of characters and locations in common.
From Shining Soul I onward, installments of the series tend to have less significant connections. For instance, in Shining Tears a character mentions the Klantol Kingdom (the setting for Shining Soul II) and tells its geographic location, but there is no interaction with any of the characters or plot events of Shining Soul II. However, Shining Wind and Shining Tears are some of the most closely connected pair of games in the series, since the former is a direct sequel to the latter and features return appearances by nearly all of the major characters.
Games[edit]
Title | Release date | Platform | Notes |
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Shining in the Darkness | 28 March 1991 | Sega Mega Drive | |
12 June 2007 | Wii Virtual Console | ||
26 January 2011 | Windows | ||
Shining Force | 19 March 1992 | Sega Mega Drive | |
10 July 2007 | Wii Virtual Console | ||
8 August 2010 | iOS | ||
26 January 2011 | Windows | ||
Shining Force Gaiden | 25 December 1992 | Sega Game Gear | Never released outside Japan. Remade as part of Shining Force CD. |
2 October 2013 | 3DS Virtual Console | ||
Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya | 25 June 1993 | Sega Game Gear | Released in Japan as Shining Force Gaiden II. Remade as part of Shining Force CD. |
6 November 2013 | 3DS Virtual Console | ||
Shining Force II | 1 October 1993 | Sega Mega Drive | |
11 July 2008 | Wii Virtual Console | ||
26 January 2011 | Windows | ||
Shining Force CD | 21 July 1994 | Sega Mega-CD | Contains remakes of Shining Force Gaiden I and II and a new scenario. |
Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict | 30 June 1995 | Sega Game Gear | Never officially released in English; however, fan translations are available. |
15 January 2014 | 3DS Virtual Console | Japan only | |
Shining Wisdom | 10 August 1995 | Sega Saturn | |
Shining the Holy Ark | 20 December 1996 | Sega Saturn | |
Shining Force III Scenario 1 | 11 December 1997 | Sega Saturn | Released in the US and Europe as Shining Force III. |
Shining Force III Scenario 2 | 29 April 1998 | Sega Saturn | Never officially released in English; however, fan translations are available. |
Shining Force III Scenario 3 | 23 September 1998 | Sega Saturn | Never officially released in English; however, fan translations are available. |
Shining Force III Premium Disk | 3 December 1998 | Sega Saturn | Never officially released in English; however, fan translations are available. |
Shining Soul | 28 March 2002 | Game Boy Advance | This was the first game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture (all previous ones were developed by Camelot Software); all games from this point onward are not part of the same continuity as the pre-Soul games. |
Shining Soul II | 24 July 2003 | Game Boy Advance | |
Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon | 30 April 2004 | Game Boy Advance | An enhanced remake of the original Shining Force, with a revised story, new battles, and new characters. |
Shining Tears | 3 November 2004 | PlayStation 2 | Character designs by Tony Taka. |
Shining Force Neo | 24 March 2005 | PlayStation 2 | |
Shining Road to the Force | 14 April 2005 | Japanese mobile phones | The first non-remake strategy Shining game in over seven years. |
Shining Force Chronicle I | 26 April 2005 | Japanese mobile phones | Remake of Shining Force Gaiden. |
24 October 2011 | Android | ||
Shining Force Chronicle II | 3 October 2005 | Japanese mobile phones | Remake of Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya. |
8 December 2011 | Android | ||
Shining Road Priestess of the Dark Dragon | 27 January 2006 | Japanese mobile phones | |
Shining Force Chronicle III | 27 June 2006 | Japanese mobile phones | Remake of Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict. |
24 May 2012 | Android | ||
Shining Force EXA | 18 January 2007 | PlayStation 2 | |
Shining Wind | 17 May 2007 | PlayStation 2 | Follow-up to Shining Tears. Character designs by Tony Taka. |
Shining Force EXA Mobile | 10 July 2007 | Japanese mobile phones | |
Shining Wind X | 1 December 2008 | Japanese mobile phones | Enhanced version of Shining Wind. |
Shining Force Feather[4] | 19 February 2009 | Nintendo DS | |
Shining Force Cross | 3 December 2009 | Arcade | |
Shining Hearts[5] | 16 December 2010 | PlayStation Portable | Characters designed by Tony Taka. |
Shining Blade[6] | 15 March 2012 | PlayStation Portable | Characters designed by Tony Taka. |
Shining Ark[7] | 28 February 2013 | PlayStation Portable | Characters designed by Tony Taka. |
Blade Arcus from Shining | 5 November 2014 | Arcade | Character designs by Tony Taka. |
28 July 2016 | Windows | ||
Shining Resonance | 11 December 2014 | PlayStation 3 | Character designs by Tony Taka. |
Blade Arcus from Shining EX | 26 November 2015 | PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 | |
Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena | 28 July 2016 | Windows | |
Shining Resonance Refrain | 10 July 2018 | Microsoft Windows Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One | Enhanced port of Shining Resonance; unlike the original PlayStation 3 release, this version was available worldwide. First game in the series for an Xbox console. |
Blade Arcus Rebellion from Shining | 14 March 2019 | PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch | Enhanced port of Blade Arcus from Shining with the addition of extra characters from Shining Resonance Refrain. |
Reception[edit]
In 1996, Next Generation listed the Genesis and Sega CD entries of the series (but not Shining Wisdom or any of the Game Gear installments) collectively as number 77 on their 'Top 100 Games of All Time'. They lauded the series for replacing the then-standard generic RPG encounters with story-based battles, using an exciting character class system, and having brilliant pacing that keeps the games from ever dragging.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Shining Force Cross for Arcade Games'. GameFAQs. CBS Interactive.
- ^ abGantayat, Anoop (2012-02-13). 'Sega shows new rhythm game, updated Shining and Border Break, and Fantasy Zone Medal at AOU'. AndriaSang. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^'Appendix of Consolidated Financial Statements 9 Months Ended December 31, 2009'(PDF). Sega Sammy Holdings. February 5, 2010. p. 3. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^'Shining Force Feather 公式サイト'. Shining-force.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ^'SEGA[シャイニング・ハーツ]公式サイト'. Shining-world.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ^'SEGA[シャイニング・ブレイド]公式サイト'. Shining-world.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ^'SEGA[シャイニング・アーク]公式サイト'. Shining-world.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
- ^'Top 100 Games of All Time'. Next Generation. No. 21. Imagine Media. September 1996. p. 44.
External links[edit]
- Shining-world.jp – Sega's Shining series portal site
- Shining Force Central – A comprehensive resource for the Shining series
Shining Hearts: Bread of Happiness | |
シャイニング・ハーツ ~幸せのパン~ | |
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Genre | Fantasy, Action |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Itsuro Kawasaki |
Produced by | Junichi Inaba Kuniyoshi Shigeta Masahiro Nakayama Masanori Goto |
Written by | Itsuro Kawasaki Daishiro Tanimura |
Music by | Hiroki Kikuta |
Studio | Production I.G |
Licensed by | Sentai Filmworks[1] |
Original network | MBS |
English network | Anime Network |
Original run | April 13, 2012 – June 28, 2012 |
Episodes | 12 |
Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan (シャイニング・ハーツ ~幸せのパン~) is a 12-episode anime television series by Production I.G, based on the 2010 PlayStation Portable role-playing game Shining Hearts with character designs by Tony Taka.[2] Two previous Shining games that also feature Tony Taka character designs, Shining Tears and Shining Wind, were adapted into the anime Shining Tears X Wind which has no relation to this series.
Plot[edit]
Rick lives on the island of Windaria, inhabited by various races such as elves and beast-people. Amnesiac, he is rescued by three young ladies and taken to work in their bakery. But when a red moon rises and a deathly wind blows, they’ll all be engulfed in strange events.
Cast[edit]
The cast is the same as the video game, with all voice actors reprising their roles. However, the characters Neris (ネリスNerisu) and Airy (エアリィEarii) are voiced by Mai Aizawa and Shiori Mikami instead of just Kanae Itō, who previously voiced all three girls and is only voicing Amil (アミルAmiru) in the show. Gmail password list txt. Unlike the game, the three girls are not sisters as evident by their full names: Airy Adetto, Amil Manafurea, and Neris Firiam.
Rick is voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya (Japanese) and Blake Shepard (English), Airy is voiced by Shiori Mikami (Japanese) and Brittney Karbowski (English), Neris is voiced by Mai Aizawa (Japanese) and Genevieve Simmons (English), and Amil is voiced by Kanae Itō (Japanese) and Maggie Flecknoe (English).
Episode list[edit]
No. | Title | |
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01 | 'Welcome to Le Coeur' | |
Rick works with three other girls called Airy, Neris and Amil at a bakery called Le Coeur. They come to fetch Rick early in the morning from the ship he sleeps in to the bakery, Le Coeur to bake bread. Airy also moves around town with the bread to sell it and also to deliver it the children at the church. And so, once when they are in need of more butter, they borrow a cart from Madera, an old lady who is Rick's teacher and another baker in town, to go to the farm to buy butter – Madera requests them to get some Sugar Grass and other items for her use. Since they were not able to get enough grass from the farm, they go to near the Elves' forst to get some where they find an injured Sylph. An elf then comes out to demand that they give the Sylph over and leave the forest immediately. Rick leaves the Sylph and some bread for it, but the Elf does not accept the bread. While going out, they are stopped by another elf, called Rana, who requests for the bread asking for forgiveness for her brother, Alvin's rude behavior, and even asks if more bread can be delivered from time to time. After they return, they are warned by Madera that a storm, bigger than any seen before, is approaching the island, Madera also mentions that she was hinted by the elves about this. | ||
02 | 'The Day Of The Storm' | |
Since there is a storm coming, Rick is woken up early by Airy to bake lots of bread. The girls warn everyone in town about the storm and everyone works hard and get back home in time. When she is out delivering bread, Airy meets a small girl, who is waiting for her mother to return. Airy shares a bread with the little girl and tells her that she'll wait with the little girl for her mother's arrival. Airy comes to know from the little girl that her mother works in the apple orchard. When she doesn't return home till dark, everyone gets concerned and Rick goes out with more bread to sell and fetch to fetch Airy back. Finally the little girl's mother arrives and they return to the shop. The storm starts and Airy sees the little girl's mother running towards the orchard again. Worried about the little girl, Airy takes a special bread to the little girl, as a charm for her until her mother returns. Finally the storm is over and the townspeople start the rebuilding everything destroyed by the storm. Everyone thanks Rick and the three girls for warning them about the storm. They, in turn, realizing that it was the elves who gave the original warning, bring special bread to the elves in the forest to thank them. | ||
03 | 'Blackout' | |
A girl wearing a pendant is washed up on the beach where Rick stays – and the three girls reminisce how Rick was also washed ashore in the same way, but in full armor. While baking bread, Rick finds the furnace is not heating up and when the girls are checking out the reason, the furnace blows up and collapses, and they find out that it was getting old and the storm was the last straw, causing it to fall apart. Upon Madera's advice, they go the Dwarf mountain to get the help of Hank. A girl is shown bound to chains in Hank's workshop. While they return from Hank's place since they do not have enough money to pay for his services, Rick and the girls return to Madera's place and find out that a blackout has been ordered, since some possible pirate ships have been spotted. Everyone start baking bread, and when Rick and Amil go to deliver it to the doctor's place, they find that the girl they found earlier has regained consciousness and her name is Kaguya. The pendant on her starts glowing and at the same time, a kind of search beam also activated on the chain-bound-girl at Hank's workshop and the beam stops at a spot in the sea. In the meantime, the pirate ships start closing in and attacking the village. Two soldiers arrive to demand that the light be put out in the doctor's clinic, but one of them, gets thrown off and when the other tried attacking Kaguya, Rick blocks him. He then remembers that he had met Kaguya before. The girl at Hank's shop awakens and sends a beam to the pirate ship, destroying them all. Finally, the pendant drops without any dispelling any light and the girl at Hank's shop also goes loses her consciousness. | ||
04 | 'Mechanical Doll' | |
Amil is still disturbed by the last night's events. Neris goes out to town delivering bread and while there she learns from one of the fishermen, John, that fish is scarce because of the storm, but he did see something sparkling underneath the sea, which Xiao Mei too overhears. It also turns out that the girl at Hank's workshop is a robot, trying to restore and reboot her damaged internal systems, but is unable to do so. When visiting the girl at the clinic, Rick borrows her pendant to get it evaluated by Xiao Mei. Though she evaluates that the pendant is not worth much as a precious stone, Xiao Mei suggests that the sparkling thing might actually be a treasure and proposes extracting it from the sea and splitting the profit with them. It turns out to be a huge box, and while tying a rope around it to pull it up, Neris gets her arm stuck, but is rescued by Xiao Mei. Finally, unable to pull it out, they ask Hank for help. They end up damaging most of the ship in the process of excavating the box, and Hank finds something that might actually be what the mechanical doll was searching for, but the royal soldiers take everything retrieved, saying it's the law. | ||
05 | 'As If Meeting' | |
One day, the girls find an unusual customer in their bakery asking for the sweetest bread they have. The customer then starts coming everyday, asking for more sweet bread, but taking different bread back every time. When they speak of this to Madera, she tells them that they could do a delivery instead. The girls end up following the customer, who turns out to be a familiar called Sorbet, to Melty, who is trying to find the sweetest recipe for an ice cream. They offer her their bread, but she gets all flustered and turns them away, even though she very much liked the bread. Sorbet suggests that they go find out the reason behind the deliciousness and they arrive at the bakery next morning to find that all kinds of special requests are made by the customers and delivered, making their customers very happy. Later at night, Rick and the girls talk about making special bread for Melty and Kaguya. Th girls bring some special desserts for Melty. Melty really likes them, but leaves without making any comment - to make ice cream for all of them. As the ice cream turns out to be delicious, Melty learns an important factor in making them - the desire to make them for someone. Melty also makes special ice cream for Sorbet! | ||
06 | 'The Prince's Request' | |
When Rick and Airy return to the bakery from delivering bread to Kaguya and the children at the Church, they find Rouna, a servant of Princess Lufina, Prince Lagunas. Her request to them is to make some crusty biscuits, which the Princess has requested among bruschetta and other snacks. Raouna is very clumsy, though very skilled at the kitchen. While they make the biscuits, Rouna uses their kitchen to prepare the other items and they depart to Wyndaria castle. When they arrive, the guards behave rudely, calling them suspicious, but let them in when Rouna claims to know them. The group then meet the Prince and the Princess, who inquire them about the goings-on of the world outside the castle. Neris inquires about the box that the army had confiscated and comes to know that its only to make sure that the objects retrieved from the sea are not dangerous or lost objects and that suitable compensation would be given to the one who retrieved it in due time. They also inquire if the funds for the repair of the Church building were given by the Prince, but he claims to not know it. Instead, they discover that there has been frequent burglary at the castle by a person calling themselves 'Phantome Thief Black Tail', and the Prince, knowing that Rick was also washed ashore (like Kaguya) and was a warrior, requests his help in the matter. Neris accepts the offer enthusiastically at the mention of a bonus. Rick and Neris patrol in the castle with Rouna as their guide. As the thief attacks that night, Rick, Neris and Rouna give a vigorous chase, but the thief manages to escape, just as Rick is about to know their true identity. | ||
07 | 'Everyone's Heart' | |
Hank comes for the repairs. While talking to Amil, it turns out that Madera has a past and it was Madera who helped Airy, Neris and Amil, who were also washed ashore. Rick is unable to make bread at his usual quality, since he is preoccupied with the thought of Xiao Mei being the Black Tail. Madera suggests he ask Xiao Mei his questions directly and sends him to deliver bread. When Rick asks Xiao Mei why she's a thief when she's an antique dealer, Xioa Mei, instead of directly answering, tells him that the Prince was testing him, and wonders if the real Rick is a baker or a warrior. Rick leaves after Xiao Mei tells him he knows nothing. She meets him again later, and tells him that she steals since there are people who put things off for tomorrow. She then takes him to the Chuch, where she returns fixed toys to the children there. When he returns, Rick tells the others about how he exceeded his own expectations of his capability to wield a sword, his dilemma about his past, and finally his decision to continue baking bread. Madera announces that because of Hank's hard work, the furnace is fixed and they can reopen the bakery and the girls announce of their expansion to serving the customers tea and a place to rest, while serving their bread. Amil tells Rick how she was worried that Rick would remember his past and leave them one day, but is now relieved because of his decision. A ship at sea notices a vast ship with armaments with wreckage on fire around it. | ||
08 | 'Drifting Person' | |
Business as usual at Le Coeur; when it's time for delivery, since there are huge orders Rick decides to share the work with Neris and ends up at Flora's Bar for one of the deliveries. When he sees Onion & Garlic bread as one of the items in the bar's menu, he is intrigued. When he asks Flora, she tells him that she too was ashore and Madera helped her get on her feet. When he asks her whether she remembers her past, she tells him no, and that she has lots of things to do here. She also invites Rick to come to the bar at night sometime. Rick visits her that night and the captain of the ship (seen in the previous episode) arrives, seating next to Rick and declares himself a pirate. The next day, all visit Kaguya who has gottern better and Rick again leaves for the bar at night. He shares his worries with Flora and the pirate, Dylan, who tells him that there is no one in the world without worries and its ok to take your time. He also tells him about the giant warship he saw and tells him that the village might be in danger. While returning, Rick sees Kaguya on the path and asks her whether she is not scared about not remembering her past - she replies that she's not worried since everyone was there for her since she awoke. Dylan offers flora a route of escape on his ship should anything happen to the village, but she declines.The next day, Rick delivers some Onion & Garlic to Flora as thanks and discovers her reason to remain on the island. The episode ends with Hank paying a visit to Xiao Mei. | ||
09 | 'Phantom Thief Again' | |
Rouna is invited to a picnic, to celebrate Kaguya's recovery and also to collect ingredients. Xiao Mei and Hank arrive at the castle to steal back the items they retrieved at the sea, but Xiao Mei trips on a wire which causes alarms to ring everywhere in the castle. They still manage to get inside the treasure room, and Hank takes the glass item he had found earlier and while escaping they land near the maze. As Rouna and the soldiers chase them, Hank releases a golem from the maze which gets them run away and cause havoc in the castle. The next day, everyone goes on the picnic and after collecting ingredients, Rick returns first while the girls play near the waterfalls. That night, Amil approaches Rick saying he can tell her anything - Rick confesses that he had been worrying about having no memories, but is now ok, since he has been making new memories with everyone now. The soldiers surround Xiao Mei and Hank's houses, but the mechanical doll at Hank's absorbs the glass part and wakes up with her system restoration completed. | ||
10 | 'Messenger From Another World' | |
Xiao Mei and Hank are captured and jailed at the Wyndaria Castle's Jail. Xiao Mei complains that the soldiers took everything she stole from her house, and when she inquires Hank about his stolen good, he remembers how the mechanical doll flew off after being restored. Rick's bread isn't as tasty as before, and the girls find out that he is missing, and so is Kaguya. Madera is also present while the girls discuss it, and after seeing the red moon outside, she grumbles that it is still too early for the moon to turn red. Kaguya has been carried off to a cave by the mechanical doll. But Rick is at his ship, and after hearing a huge sound, he runs outside to see the pirate ship on the shore badly damaged and Dylan and his men injured. Dylan informs him that the ship was attacked by the warship and that it is heading towards the village. News reaches the prince that one mothership along with several other escort ships are nearing the village, and also the citizens know about this. At the same time, the mechanical doll, named Queen arrives near Hank and Xiao Mei at the jail and informs them about the other, parallel world, which has gotten closer to this world. She tells them that she has to protect her master, Kaguya, from the arriving ships, which want to take her with them to the other world and that the castle, which is far away from the sea, is the safest place for her now. Upon hearing Kaguya wish that none of the townspeople should be hurt because of her, Queen complies and cuts off the chain with the pendant from Kaguya's neck and hands it over to Xiao Mei. She then helps them escape and leaves with Kaguya. Rick, Flora and the girls are at the clinic, where they get more details about the warship from Dylan and they then set out to search for Kaguya. While escaping, Xiao Mei and Hank get surrounded by the prince, Rouna, and the soldiers, and the prince question them about the gem Xiao Mei is carrying. Meanwhile, Rick and the girls gather at Rick's ship, unable to find Kaguya anywhere. The soldiers arrive at the beach, and spotting the warships arrival, alert the castle. We also see Queen carrying Kaguya and flying across the sea towards the warships, which start firing at them. | ||
11 | 'The Decisive Battle' | |
Queen and Kaguya land on one of the ships, where she is addressed as Sakuya. They get surrounded by lizard men, and a black and purple shadow appears and questions her about the stone (Kaguya's pendant). At the bakery, Rick, the girls and Madera are gathered, and Rick questions Madera about the origins of the so many people in the village, who were washed ashore. Madera replies that they are people from another world. Madera also explains that Kaguya must have been an important person in the other world, and that the pirates (in the warships) are searching for her for power to fight, since war is rampant in the other world. She also mentions that the pendant might have something to do with it all. She also tells them that they too might have come from the other world, fighting all the time, and that they even might have met one another there. A soldier arrives and Rick gets summoned by the prince Lagunas. Meanwhile, at the ship, the shadow declares that Kaguya is worthless without the stone, but when Queen tries to escape with her, the shadow tries to capture her and she gets cut off from Queen. The prince asks Rick to save Kaguya, since Kaguya sacrificed herself to save the town but despite this, the warship is still approaching the village. Rick refuses saying that he's a baker and does not know how to fight. The prince, in turn, reminds him that he fought well against the Black Thief and also that Rick's baking quality has declined. Rick finally decides and meets up with princess Lufina, who tells him that her brother has always wanted the kingdom to protect the people ashed ashore, and that he was really happy when Rick, a warrior was washed ashore since he felt that a protector would be needed. Dylan and his men also move for the fight and Hank and Xiao Mei again make an escape. Lufina hands over the pendant to Rick and asks him to return it to Kaguya, so that her powers can be awakened and restore the world and returns his sword to Rick. With Lufina's help, Rick flies to the warship and starts attacking it, alongside Dylan and his ship of pirates. Meanwhile, Xiao Mei and Hank are at his shop, where they uncover a cannon-like machine. | ||
12 | 'Bread Of Happiness' | |
Queen hurts herself while protecting Rick, and Rick loses his wings when trying to reach Kaguya. The shadow materializes into a lizard man and tells Rick that Kaguya is blinded because he wants her power. Meanwhile, through the princess' powers, everyone is protected from the warship's attacks. As Rick is about to be killed, the stone lights up and saves him. Hank fires that cannon machine, which hits the lizard man, and also awakens Queen; Queen upon receiving orders from Kaguya, fires a beam onto the ship which mostly destroys it just as a blue light flies away in the sky. Rick and Kaguya are washed ashore. When she asks him whether he won't bake any more bread, Rick just replies that he's tired. When things turn to normal, Queen leaves Kaguya, without her noticing. The prince declares rewards for Rick, Hank, Xiao Mei and Dylan and his men. Rick has been practicing at Madera's until this baking betters. While returning, he sees the pirate Dylan departing on another journey. Rick returns to being a baker at Le Couer. |
References[edit]
- ^Craig, Adam (September 8, 2013). 'Shining Hearts Complete Collection'. Active Anime. Archived from the original on December 15, 2016.
- ^'Shining Hearts RPG Gets TV Anime by Production I.G'. Anime News Network. December 14, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
External links[edit]
- Official website(in Japanese)
- Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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Speak to Kokochi in that room in the screen shot to the right. He will show you his invention which will end in a crash. He will fix this problem and joins you later in the game. When Poa (the moving town) leaves in the next chapter, Kokochi will fly down and joining the Shining Force. Surprisingly, this old man is one of the most strongest characters in the game. Heh, the place where he built his flying machine looks so.. complex.
After the first battle in Chapter 3, you will end up in this small cave to get the Lunar Dew for Zylo. Search the walls of the cave and you'll find the 'Sugoi Mizugi' which is a bikini swim suit for Tao. Put it in her inventory and next time you see Tao battle, you'll see that she actually has an ass under that thick cloak. During the Lazer Eye battle in Chapter 3, search the spot (shown in the screen shot to the right) next to the three Dark Elves. There you will find the 'Kitui Huku' dress for Anri. Put it in your inventory and check out her new look next time she battles. But also keep in mind that these sexy new clothes don't change they way they look in the animated battle sequences. They only change the way they look on the battlefield. Damn, this would be a really cool secret if it would change the way they look in the battle sequences. It's boring just having their battlefield figures changed.
Visit the church when being in Pao for the first time. If you stand near the priest you will spot Yogurt for the second time. He wakes up from his nap going crazy (as seen in the animated gif up there) and making weird whistling sounds. When this happens he automatically joins the Shining Force. If you manage to make him gain a level, he gets the Yogurt Ring. All that it does is make whoever has it look like Jogurt. Jogurt is a useless character who's purpose is just comic relief. You gain the 'Jogurt Ring' when Jogurt fights for the first time. Whoever equips this ring looks like Jogurt when they fight in the animated battle sequences.
Search the note shown in the screen shot to the right. It's pinned to a house in Prompt. Here you can read that Musashi, a samurai, will help you beating the dark armies. Read this note after you have been imprisoned and Musashi will automatically join your army. If you try to read the note before you're imprisoned, nothing will be there. He's one of the most strongest characters in the game! Actually, I think he is the strongest character in the game.
Near the town entrance in Runefaust, you will notice a bush with flowers. Search the bushes and you will find Hanzou. This ninja is the last hidden character in the game. He's pretty cool. He's pretty strong and has a nice selection of spells. I usually don't recruit him since you get him too far towards the end of the game.
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Shining Hearts (シャイニング・ハーツ, Shainingu Hātsu) is a role-playing game developed and published by Sega. It is the first Shining game to be released for the PlayStation Portable and is the third with characters designed by Tony Taka, the other two being Shining Tears and Shining Wind. The game was released on December 16, 2010 in Japan.
It has been adapted into an anime television series titled Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan, that premiered in April 2012.
PlotEdit
One day, a mysterious girl named Kaguya washed ashore the island of Wyndaria after a great storm. She encounters Rick, a swordsman who wound up working at the island's bakery. Apparently, Kaguya is suffering from having lost her memories and emotions. In addition, the usually peaceful Wyndaria is now swarming with pirates who came seeking the special spirit stone that is worn around Kaguya's neck. Knowing the situation, Rick and his co-workers, Nellis, Amyl, and Aerie decided to bring back peace to the island and help Kaguya regain her lost memories and emotions.
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Shining Hearts | |
Information | |
Developer(s) | Sega |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Genre | Role-playing game |
Platform(s) | Playstation Portable |
Rating(s) | CERO: Ages 12 and Up |
Release Date(s) | |
Japan: December 16, 2010 |
Shining Hearts (シャイニング・ハーツShainingu Hātsu) is a role-playing game developed and published by Sega. It is the first Shining game to be released for the PlayStation Portable and is the third with characters designed by Tony Taka, the other two being Shining Tears and Shining Wind. The game was released on December 16, 2010 in Japan. It is the second game of the Shining series to be apated into an anime television series titled Shining Hearts: Bread of Happiness that premiered in April 2012.
GameplayEdit
The player can form a party of up to four characters that will be encountered throughout the course of the game. With party members, the player will be able to perform special team attacks.
At the start of the game, the player must choose one out of the trio of female protagonists with different characteristics:
- Neris the Ranger
- Amil the Magician
- Airy the Priest.
The player may change their respective names but cannot change their choice of the female protagonist throughout the game.
The ocean is a major background setting of Shining Hearts, where the player's base of operations is a ship called 'Home Ship'. This ship serves both as the player's home and as means of transport. While the ship starts off in a ragged state, the player will be able to build it up with new functionality. Eventually, the player will use the ship to travel to other islands.
When not outside at sea, the player is free to roam the Wyndaria Island. The player will be able to take part in a variety of activities such as: progress through story missions, or take on side quests to help out villagers. The player will also be able to go around the island to collect materials for baking bread and forging weapons, and even go fishing.
While playing through the game, working through the story and helping villagers out on quests, the player will collect 'Hearts' that is an important key to the game. These can be used to make special bread for Kaguya and help her regain her emotions. As her emotions come back, Kaguya's spirit stone will release 'Heart Keys.' These can be used to open doors to new worlds, leading to new developments in the story.
Hearts are a parameter indicating how people feel about the main character. In response to the main character's actions, people will release Hearts of varying color. The different colors represent feelings:
- Red Heart: Happiness, Fondness etc.
- Green Heart: Kindness, Relieved etc.
- Yellow Heart: Anger, Fury etc.
- Blue Heart: Sadness, Gloomy etc.
- Black Heart: Hatred, Hostility etc.
- Silver Heart: Amazement, Surprised etc.
By collecting Hearts, the player will bring about changes to the game's island setting and world, and also expand the adventure to new areas. Hearts can also be used in battle. It is also possible to use Hearts when preparing bread at the bakery.
One method for collecting Hearts is through the MOE (Mind Over Emotion) System. During conversation, the player will occasionally be allowed to select a response under constraint of time. Depending on the player's selection, the conversation partner will release Hearts indicating their reaction and at the same time, their favor for the main character will change accordingly.
There's more than one MOE System in the game, and one of them being the 'Battle MOE' System. Battle MOE is a group attack system when every now and then, the player will be given the chance of pairing up with one of the battle members for a group attack. Depending on the selections, the player will get different moves. Some group attacks result in heal spells, some in group attacks, etc.
The feelings of the party members towards the main character will also change during combat. The character that the player selects to perform the team attack will be more pleased with the main character and will release Red Hearts, indicating happiness. The characters who don't get picked will be angry and will release Blue Hearts, indicating sadness.
Some other ways would be interacting with the NPC and Playable Characters such as Greeting them by pressing the square button when you are near them. This action normally produces red hearts but there are some exceptions like Elve Elder Alvin and Melty the Ice Magician, if you greet them they will produce black hearts. Normally each repeated greeting in a half days time produces less red hearts than the previous greeting, so it is not a good idea to spam this function. Sometimes greeting someone after a specific MOE will also provide hearts that are not red, examples would be the Fruit Garden owner, if you chose the wrong thing to say he will produce black hearts and before giving him a bread he will do so until the next day.
Another way would be Giving them bread. By talking to them, you can choose to either have a chat or give them bread. By giving them different bread, different hearts will be produced, but mostly red heart is produced through this action. The major example would be Madera the Owner of the bakery, By giving her a 5★ed bread instead of giving you red hearts, she produces silver hearts that increase the amount of all four kinds of hearts. Second example would be Alvin and Melty mentioned above, without giving them bread before you greet, they will produce black hearts. And by giving people the kind of bread they dislike or bread that tastes awful, they will produce blue hearts.
One thing a Bread Maniac should be aware of and should prevent at all cause are the Stinky Bread a.k.a Smelly Bread or Bread omitting unpleasant smell. When you have atleast one of those in your Item bag, the people you approach will produce black hearts and give out negative comments such as 'Ugh.. Whats this disgusting smell!?' 'It stinks!!' 'Yuck!' etc.
An effective way to produce hearts would be having Bread with Pleasant Smells. Smells include Sweet Scent, Rose Scent, Sea Scent etc. Whenever you approach people when you have such bread, they will produce green hearts and give you comments like 'Oh what a sweet smell.' 'Ah, the smell of roses!' 'This smell reminds me of the sea.' etc. By doing this, one can get maxed (999) green hearts very easily in the earlier section of the game by entering and exiting buildings continuesly.
PlotEdit
One day, a mysterious boy named Rick was washed ashore the island of Wyndaria after a great storm. He encounters either Neris, Amil or Airy who work at the island's bakery. Apparently, Rick is suffering from amnesia. Neris, Amyl or Aerie will suggest Rick to join her in the bakery since Madera, the Bakery owner recently started complaining about lack of menpower. The next day, a mysterious girl named Kaguya was also washed ashore the island of Wyndaria after a great storm as well. She too encounters Rick and Neris, Amil or Airy who work in the island's bakery. Apparently, Kaguya is not just suffering from amnesia, but she also lost her emotions. In addition, the usually peaceful Wyndaria is now swarming with pirates who came seeking for the special spirit stone that is worn around Kaguya's neck as a pendant. Knowing the situation, Rick and his partner, Neris, Amil or Airy decided to bring back peace to the island and help Kaguya regain her lost memories and emotions.
CharactersEdit
Playable Characters:Edit
- Rick Elwood - The game's main protagonist. An amnesiac young swordsman who works with one of the heroines of the player's choice at the bakery.
- Neris, Amil, Airy - The three main heroines the player can either choose at the beginning of the game. She works at the bakery the protagonist works at.
- Alvin - An elf who has the ability to control spirits. In battle, he makes use of archery and magic to support the party fromm the backlines.
- Xiao-Mei- A black cat female who runs an antique shop.
- Ragnus - The Prince of Wyndaria
- Rufina - The Princess of Wyndaria
- Rouna- Rufina's palace maid.
- Melty - A 'tsundere' witch who likes ice magic who is not too fond of people while not liking the sun, hence living in a mansion outside the village.
- Hank - A dwarf blacksmith and a a heavy warrior, who built the ovens for the bakery the protagonist works.
- Dylan - A dual swordswoman and a pirate captain.
Non-Playable Characters:Edit
- Madera - An old lady who is the bakery's owner.
- Kaguya - A mysterious, amnesiac young girl who also drifted ashor to Wyndaria like the protagonist, and serves an important role in the game.
- Sorube - Melty's familiar spirit.
- Maxima - A mysterious woman who has some connection to Kaguya.
- Kuon - A beast-race child, who can understand human words while not knowing how to talk.
- Mistral - Captain of the Seiren Pirates who is after the mysterious stone Kaguya holds.
MusicEdit
Game Theme
- 'Kokoro ni Todoku Uta' (心に届く詩) - Lyrics by LiA.
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