Chapter 4 was fairly simple, I didn’t trouble with the thief map as a result of it appeared annoying (you need to activate lights and do different issues to make paths
On the finish you battle two of the Rainblood enemies, which have been portrayed as nearly unbeatable within the earlier chapters however they’re truly not that tough if you lastly battle them.
Chapter 5 begins out with a reasonably straightforward map after which there are a number of “trials”. For battle 19 the hot button is simply to remain within the forest, that approach not too many enemies spawn. However the forest is annoying as a result of it’s onerous to see your characters (or the enemies).
Battle 20 is a gimmick battle; there are statues that transfer round and change route, your purpose is to dam them along with your characters in order that they’ll transfer to encompass Grasia. I’m unsure why this proves that you’re worthy to make use of the innovator energy, however I suppose it does.
This unlocks a brand new set of promotions for everybody at stage 20.
Battle 21 is vs. an ice mage who will get free assaults which can be just like the Valkyrie from earlier. It’s form of annoying as a result of you need to do away with these ice crystals that she creates, however as soon as you’ll be able to have Julian or Grasia discuss to her it ends the battle and he or she joins up (I didn’t truly use her).
I believed Battle 22 was one of many hardest battles; Garm will get a number of assaults and has numerous HP. I needed to escape a number of occasions earlier than I might take him down.
Chapter 6 is mainly defeated the remaining Rainbloods and likewise coping with the brainwashed members of Medion and Symbios’ forces (who’re a lot weaker than the enemies).
The ultimate chapter is the place I believed issues actually took a mistaken flip. You now have management of all three events, and the ultimate battle is in two elements. The primary half is an enormous three-map battle the place every get together is taking up their very own enemy drive and you turn forwards and backwards between them. I believe that is meant to really feel epic, however the unskippable battle scenes and common gradual tempo of the sport made it really feel tedious and boring to me, not epic.
Moreover, you need to do a big quantity of grinding within the Hero’s Check to have the ability to tackle the battles, which elevated the sensation of sluggishness. After all you’ll be able to as a substitute simply strive the battles and Return till you’ll be able to beat it, however the sport discourages this by making the large 3-part battle simply half one of many remaining battle; you then transfer on to the final battle vs Balzam and if you need to Return from this half you need to play the 3-part battle once more.
Lastly I had gone by the Hero Check sufficient to have an excellent three get together setup, and I took on the ultimate battles.
I don’t like how onerous it’s to see the place everyone seems to be in these forest maps.
Within the remaining battle you need to first take care of three underlings of Balzam after which you’ll be able to take him on. He has ~2400 HP so it’s an extended slog of a battle however so long as you get all of your guys bunched up collectively so his assault does much less injury, it’s not too unhealthy.
I used to be fairly upset on this sport general. It’s surely my least favourite Shining Pressure sport. It’s too lengthy, too slow-moving, and too tedious to play, with a narrative that’s troublesome to observe and an interface that has barely superior because the unique 1991 Shining Pressure. The 3D maps are also extra of a hindrance than a assist; it may be onerous to maneuver your characters the place you need them to be, and it’s not at all times straightforward to see the place the enemies are. The graphics are usually not all that good, and the unskippable battle animations are a chore. My principal feeling on ending the sport was that I’m joyful there aren’t any extra Shining Pressure video games within the listing (aside from the later DS remake of 1). I used to be by no means an enormous fan of the sequence to start with.
This isn’t solely the tip of the Shining Pressure sequence but additionally the tip of the Saturn SRPGs. There are literally two extra on the listing (Farland Saga 2 and Machine Reign) however I shall be taking part in the Ps variations of these video games as a substitute.
