Shining Force Feather
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| Developer(s) | Flight-Plan |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Producer(s) | Yoichi Shimosato |
| Artist(s) | Noizi Ito |
| Series | Shining |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Tactical RPG |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Shining Force Feather (シャイニング・フォース フェザー) is a turn-based tactical role-playing game developed by Flight-Plan and published by Sega. It's the 19th mothership title of the Shining series (not counting remakes) and was released in Japan on February 19, 2009. Produced by Yoichi Shimosato and featuring character designs by Noizi Ito and movie cutscenes made by famous animation studio Gonzo, it was the first Shining Force game to be released on the Nintendo DS. It is also one of the few recent games using the Shining name to return to the series' tactical roots, whereas many of the others after Shining Force 3 were either action-RPGs or standard turn-based JRPGs.
According to the official player's guide for the game, a Wii version was planned but ultimately scrapped in favor of the DS version.
Gameplay
Shining Force Feather features a turn-based strategic battle system with an overhead perspective. Once an enemy is selected for attack, the game switches to a side perspective. This phase takes place in real time, as the player presses buttons to activate various attacks. In addition to solo attacks, the battle system will allow players to team up their forces for combination attacks. Rather than being grid based, like many earlier Shining titles, the player is granted with much more liberty as to where to place a unit within a circular range shown during each turn.
Plot
3,000 Years ago, a war between the Shining Force warriors and enemy forces known as the Kyomu plunged the world into chaos. That war is remembered primarily in items known as artifacts, which were sealed away after the war. 3,000 years later, a young Treasure Hunter named Jin and his friend Bail discover a hidden ruin where a lost artifact is found and accidentally awaken an android girl named Alfin. A new adventure in search for lost artifacts has just begun.
Characters
Party characters
- Jin (ジン)
- Voiced by: Wataru Hatano
- Alfin (アルフィン Arufin)
- Voiced by: Shizuka Itō
- Bail (ベイル Beiru)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Ono
- Miriam (ミリアム Miriamu)
- Voiced by: Kanae Itō
- Teeda (ティーダ)
- Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu
- Julius (ユリアス Yuriasu)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya
- Rush (ラッシュ Rasshu)
- Voiced by: Kenn
- Pipin (ピピン)
- Voiced by: Emiri Katō
- Grizeria (グリゼリア Gurizeria)
- Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue
- Valbazan (バルバザン Barubazan)
- Voiced by: Akio Ōtsuka
- Cocot (ココット Kokotto)
- Voiced by: Ui Miyazaki
Zylon Empire
- Shuuou (シュウホウ)
- Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe
- Ravinia (ラヴィニア)
- Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro
- Shizuma (シズマ)
- Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama
- Longun (ロンガン Rongan)
- Voiced by: Shūichi Ikeda
- Layfa (レイファ Reifa)
- Voiced by: Hiromi Konno
- Zekuu (ゼクウ)
- Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki
- Gyaon (ギャオン)
- Voiced by: Hiro Yūki
Others
- Sayaka (サヤカ)
- Voiced by: Tomoe Ohmi
- Oushin (オウシン)
- Voiced by: Yukimasa Kishino
References
- ↑ Game release data, GameFAQs.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)