Retro RPG fans, if Shining Force worth getting into?

[Michael-5]

kain_kusanagi said:
If you are into JRPG and don't have a Saturn than you should get one for more than the awsome Shinning Force 3. Panzer Dragoon Saga is the single greatest 32bit era RPG and even though it is rare expensive it is worth the price of entry. Do yourself a favor and discover what all of us Sega fans were talking about during the Saturn's underrated life.

Aren't the PS1 and GBA also 32 bit consoles? That's a bold statement to say that Shing Force III and Panzer Dragoon Saga are better then Final Fantasy VII, XenoGears, Grandia, Golden Sun, Fire Emblem, etc.

RolStoppable said:
If you love Fire Emblem, then Shining Force is a slap in the face. Almost everything happens randomly, so there isn't much of a strategy you can use. I suppose if you played SF before FE, then you could like it, but going from FE to SF is a very, very, very bad idea. Perhaps the mechanics were cleaned up for Shining Force 3, but SF1 and SF2 are terrible.

Yea, but I've beaten every localized Fire Emblem (except the Wii and 3DS versions, but I don't own a 3DS yet), and I've even beaten a Japanese one (Heros of Light and Shadow). I'm going to work backwards and beat the older Fire Emblems too, but it's nice to have something different once in a while.

Plus, it's by the makers of Golden Sun, it has to be decent at the very least.

mutantclown said:

Michael-5 said:

Okay, so I'm a big JRPG fan, I have most of the better JRPGs from the last 3 generations, and basically all the great JRPG's on handhelds (at least the ones I like).

I'm pretty backlogged on JRPG's as it is. I have yet to beat a single Dragon Quest game (but I've played them all a bit), I haven't beaten any Final Fantasy between 3-9 (but I'm 60% done FFVII), and haven't beaten most of my PS1/PS2/Dreamcast JRPG's (XenoGears, Chrono Cross, Skies of Arcadia, Grandia 1-3, Drakengard 2, Shadow Hearts, Various Tales of Games, etc).

Yea, I think I answered my own questions, but should I still consider this series? I love Fire Emblem and FF Tactics. I also really love Camalot Software (makers of Shining Force and Golden Sun).

You're not a big JRPG fan lol. What are you doing asking about Shining Force? Finish all those great games first!

Yea, but I own all those games mentioned and they are on my TDL, probably before Shining Force (except I might play the GBA remake fairly soon). I have quite a collection, and just want to make sure I have everything I want before the games get too old, too rare, and too expensive.

The reason I made this thread is because I get most of my games from ghetto used game stores, and the prices are usually much cheaper then ebay. However specific games don't come that frequently, so I want to know what to put on my radar. E.g. I recently bought Ogre Battle 64, Complete in Box with everything in amazing condition for $40 no tax.

I have a lot of games to catch up on, I know, but I just don't play games that often. Last year I beat....3 games, I think. XenoBlade, Last Story and Mass Effect 2. This year I have more free time, so I'm aiming for 10, but there are a lot of JRPG's the catch up on. I just like having options, you're not always in the mood for a retro Final Fantasy, or Tactics Ogre, or Tales of ___.

BTW, my goal is 10, I have 3 RPG's down (Mass Effect 3, Fire Emblem: Heros of Light and Shadow and Nier), plus Halo 4. 3 in 3 months, I'm on track for my goal.