Shining Force Classics 9+

I have a place in my heart for shining force... namely 2 for being my 2nd video game ever played and the first I liked. But 1 and 3 are just as good in many ways. I was so shocked when I saw Sega release these games on iPhone and they turned out to be just as playable and lovable as the originals... by themselves. The swapping of save states and in game saves is really unique, but the save state system is glitchy at times and can cause game crashes; I had to restart Kazin’s quest two times due to glitches. The ads by now are expected due to the amount of Sega classic ports I’ve played on my phone, so I was not fazed by those but others will if this is their first classic Sega port.
Don’t get me wrong, this game port was superb overall, but a patch here or there could make me give a Insant
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I remember buying Shining Force and not expecting much but when we ( me and my best friend ) busted out the game we ended up playing for three hours or more then ordering pizza and fortifying our bellies so we could continue our first marathon session....we took turns with the controller but ,as far as gameplay, each and every move was a collaboration...back in the day when it was Nintendo and Sega there just weren’t enough games that promised to take weeks of original play with new twists and turns ....most available could be beaten in hours tops so this clever offering was a welcome obsession...here it is 30 or so years later and I find myself putting in an hour or two a day with this faithfully reproduced game and I get it....sometimes it’s worth revisiting a classic and finding out it’s still great fun...look forward to finishing 1 and moving on to 2...how much of fans were we...well we went halves on The Sega CD game console just to play Shining Force CD...hooked ! And Sega CD was a total Frankenstein device....if you had one you know what I mean...Brutal ! Anyway I am loving this revival and looking forward to the sequel so I can name each and every member of my Shining Force ! Thanks Sega... thanks a lot !

I actually don’t have an issue with Sega retooling these games with ads if it’s free. I owned a lot of Sega iPhone games and with most of them if you purchased it before they would let you continue to have the ad-free experience.

I have two issues. I actually purchased Shining Force before and under this new collection, the app did not recognize it as a previous purchase. I could technically try to repurchase it and it may recognize it but I’m not sure and wouldn’t want to waste money.

My biggest issue is that I wrote to Sega years ago begging for Shining Force 2 on iPhone. They wrote me back saying that they appreciate my enthusiasm but had no plans at the time which is fine. I never played Shining Force 1 until I bought it on iPhone and I always heard that 2 is a much better game. It was just out of morbid curiosity that I decided to look at Shining Force out of nostalgia and the 2 is included. There is no way of knowing this. Of course I instantly purchased it and can’t wait to start playing but it would have been nice to have known that this game was available.