

They seem extremely cordial and polite, even though you are at war with them. However the qualm is stemmed rather quickly, oddly enough by the approach of the prince and general of the empire. More dialogue is exchanged all about the town of Saraband, and eventually you find yourself in a possible violent situation.

While negotiations between the Empire and the Republic go on, you are asked to investigate these monks by speaking to the locals. Mysterious masked monks have been spotted around town and as they are reported to be harmless, your companions seem to think differently. After that, the intrigue sets in-actually, it slams you in the face and doesn’t let up until the credits roll.

It explains the outlook of events thoroughly and provides a decent back-story. The game itself starts slow with a lot of dialogue to take in, but it’s quick and bounces back and forth between several people. The opening scene is mystifying-coma inducing graphics matched beautifully to an eloquent score. The moment the game starts, your eyes are locked in a vice grip as you hypnotically move closer to the screen. Although Shining Force 3 is lacking one very crucial element it isn’t enough to dissuade this as the best one to date. I still have some of the games even though I don’t have the systems for them. It kept me loyal to the company long after I heard it was on its way out and forced me to buy every sequel made. Shining Force has always been the pinnacle of Sega’s role playing games. Although Shining Force 3 is lacking one very crucial element it isn’t enough to dissuade this as the best one to date." "Shining Force has always been the pinnacle of Sega’s role playing games.
