My apologies for the somewhat late posting of this news, however I’ve spent 12 hours of today in hospital, at the side of my boyfriend who was rushed in this morning – it’s been rather hectic and the site has been the last thing on my mind.
Thought I’d best post the news now, however little it may be, since I don’t know when I’ll next be able to update (my boyfriend will probably require at least a week of rest at home from work).
Well, in better news it seems Gamespot was not wrong with its news the other day 🙂 They just got the wrong screenshots. So, there is indeed a remake of the original Shining Force in development for the GBA, which includes “enhanced” graphics (though looking at them, I’m not sure I’d call them that… I’m something of a purist when it comes to the original classic!) and a new card battle/collection system… as well as three new characters (not sure what to make of this either).
I’ve contacted THQ with regard to the game, and they are still telling me its “under wraps” and that nothing more can be said until it’s officially mentioned on their site. Hopefully when there’s something on the site, they may be able to give us a bit of inside info 🙂 They did mention they are aiming for an April 2004 release in Europe.
With the above in mind, I’m not sure what to think of the screenshots shown on Gamekult – some of them look less than authentic IMHO, but I suppose this is explained by the fact that the game is still in development. Here’s hoping much of the messy info onscreen is just for the development stage, and that they don’t change too much of the original story or play. Looks at least as though the main maps are essentially the same. I hope they don’t set the default Hero name to Coal 😉 Max was kickarse ;P
Right, I should probably try to get some sleep now. It’s been a long day!
Will post more when I can (and have more info of course!).
Many thanks to all who have contacted me about these screenshots. Far too many to credit here, I’m afraid, but you all know who you are! 😀