News and updates about the project are posted at Ye Olde Blah and SFC pretty frequently. You can also view the project page here at The Shining Source.
Ever wondered what Shining Force II would like like in Minecraft? DarkOddEye22 from SFC has been hard at work creating Granseal in Minecraft. Check it out!
Chaoswizard98 dropped another update for The Legend of Syro. The video below shows off the battle cutscenes along with some very cool archery abilities.
There have been plenty of other improvements too! Loading, saving and promotions are now working from the church menu. The advisor menu is also complete and can be used to add and remove characters from your force.
There are still a few more things to finish before Alpha 1.4 is released. From the forum topic:
The remaining To-Do list for Alpha 1.4 is as follows.
– Fix Egress (Currently just restarts the battle and heals all characters)
– Add “Below ship map”
– Finish rigging characters for battle weapons
– Add ranged weapons (and exploding arrows) to battle cutscenes.
– Search in battle
– Battle platforms (Because y’all keep bugging me about this! lol)
– Polish existing dialogue / cutscenes.
Chaoswizard98 dropped by Ye Olde Blah to show off progress on The Legend of Syro. There’s a new demo to try out, and also a playthrough to watch on YouTube!
chris1234p has been hard at work building a new Shining Force fan game, and although it’s early days there has been some really good progress. Below is the latest update video from earlier this month:
As you can see there’s plenty going on already! Be sure to check out the rest of the update videos from the SFC topic for more info on how things are progressing.
An impressive Shining Force fangame built using Gamemaker. Several demos are available and the game is frequently updated.
