I’m going away tomorrow, so you’re getting two Shining project updates today. Aren’t I good to you? First up is the behemoth of a project that is Peter van Dalen‘s Shining Force: Dark Resurrection.
Project website (hosted at TSS)
Development team:
Peter van Dalen – programming, story, graphics
Development language:
DIV Games Studio (DOS)
Most recent release
Most recent update/newsworthy happening:
The Shining Memory minigame is almost finished!
Other comments:
I plan to release the new demo in July. By then, it must have: intro, 2/3 towns, 2 dungeons, 5/6 battles (+ enemy AI) (excluding ambushes), all item shop options, all weapon shop options, all priest options, talking to villagers
Newts says: Peter has proven himself to be one of the most talented and hard-working Shining developers around these parts, and Dark Resurrection is a highly ambitious project. The new demo scheduled for July could well be the most advanced Shining fangame demo yet. I’m sure everyone else is looking forward to it as much as I am :D
As promised, it’s the Shining fangame world’s equivalent of the Harlem Globetrotters, Ikitclaw‘s and Moogie‘s Tatakai. Let’s see how it’s going :)
Tatakai website
Development team: ikitClaw – developer (see site for tester list)
Development language: VB6 + DX7
URL of most recent release: Download on request – see site
Most recent update/newsworthy happening: Main game engine finished – AI, EXP & Combat open to discussion – adding graphical & sound extras. Tatakai now distributed with Moogie‘s MOD.
Other comments: Tatakai is really just waiting for some of the testers to get back with suggestions or comments. The site’s ‘Design’ section contains specifications of AI, EXP & combat functions. Also awaiting some decent MODs by other authors.
Newts says: It seems this project has come on leaps and bounds in the past few months. The prospect of a customizable Shining battle engine sounds very promising, and obviously with Moogie on board it should all be as accurate as possible. With the game engine now fully complete, it sounds like we could finally have a fully finished, fully playable SF fangame on our hands :)
Tomorrow it’s yet another very impressive fangame, Peter Van Dalen‘s Shining Force: Dark Resurrection. Don’t miss it!
It seems like an absolute age since we heard from Lazy Bum about his Shining Truth project, so what better time for an update than now?
Shining Truth
No website
Development team:
Lazy Bum (ain’t I lonely?)
Development language: Game Maker
Most recent update/newsworthy happening:
The project is officially “on hold”, due to major exams.
Other comments: The engine is being rewritten
Newts says: On the whole, not an especially lengthy update from Lazy, which shows how busy he is. I certainly hope that Shining Truth will resume in the summer, and we can see much more development then.
Tomorrow, one of the current “big things” on the Shining fangame market, the all-celebrity Tatakai. Don’t miss it!
Another shortish update today :)
Shining Flash
Project website
Development team:
Job (Djobi) – programming, game conception
Development language: Flash MX/ActionScript
Most recent release
Most recent update/newsworthy happening:
Currently reproducing another SFII map (the one that leads from Granseal to Kazin’s quarters). This will be interesting as i’ll be able to incorporate map transitions in the game and see if they work out. As usual, the engine is also being tweaked to obtain the best performance.
Newts says: Shining Flash dates back quite a way, and is one of the most advanced Shining fangames currently available. Job was also the developer of a TSS favourite pastime, Penn Pong. Expect big things from this one!
Tomorrow I’ll be posting all the latest gossip on one of those projects which I thought had disappeared, Lazy Bum‘s Shining Truth. Don’t miss it!
I just managed to drag myself away from my Gamecube to post this for you :P
Shining Valour
Project website
Development team:
McPhisto – programming, sprites, graphics, game design
Sam Waldron – Game designer, path layer
Wyndigo – executive art director (gotta love posh job descriptions ;) – Newts)
Development language: Multimedia Fusion
Most recent release
Most recent update or newsworthy happening:
Recently released a battle engine demo. The game has been put on hold for the next couple of weeks due to University essays and exams. When the mid-year break rolls along, I will begin working on the actual game. The plan is to release the game in chapters. Chapter One will feature 10 battles, 7 playable characters, and a lot of other stuff.
Other comments:
Glad to see TSS up and running! Looking forward to updating my own section of the website :P
Newts says: Having played the first battle of Shining Valour, this is a very promising project indeed. The graphics and general feel of the game recreate that “Shining feel” which is so difficult to describe; it’s one of those “you’ll know it when you see it” types of things. That’s not a very useful thing to say, so I highly recommend downloading the demo and seeing for yourself!
Tomorrow I’ll be updating you all on Shining Flash. See you then!
