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Sega Japan have today updated their Shining Tears site…
There is now information about a new series of Shining Tears telephone cards, illustrated by Tony and available with in-store pre-orders of Shining Tears. The catch is that there are 9 (yes NINE!) different cards and different stores will stock different designs – and you’ll only get one of them! Looks like it could be very difficult to get a complete set of these. I’ll try to contact Sega Japan if possible to see if I can get a set to give away at SFC – doubtful, but it must be tried. I’ve no idea how I’ll get all of them for my collection, but I’m glad it’s not just Messe Sanoh that stock these cards as I thought yesterday! The cards are limited in quantity (though not limited edition as such), and the designs are subject to change. I’ll be adding these cards to the collectables section of SFC this afternoon.
In case it is of any use to you, here is a list of shops which will have the cards available:
Ryuna Card 1: Media Land
Blanc Neige Card: Gamers
Elwing Card 1: Messe Sanoh
Mao Card: Game One
Maple Card: Chameleon Club
Elwing Card 2: Yamagiu Software Mansion
Xion & Keiner Card: Messe Sanoh (2F)
Xion & Elwing Card: Sofmap
Ryuna Card 2: Wander
I think you’ll agree the cards are all lovely – I’ll be sure to make some new forum avatars from them!
Elwing’s character page has been updated to include her skills and, as with Xion and Ryuna, a high quality picture of her front and back views has been posted for cosplayers. Click on the second of the two buttons above her vital stats to view all the pictures and information on her skills. Unfortunately I’ve been unable to translate some of this information, but I can tell you that the third screenshot is called Dryad’s *something*, and is a single (rather than combined) attack; the fourth is Multishot, a combined attack with Xion; Return Arrow is the fifth screenshot which also seems to be a combo attack with Xion; the sixth is Elemental Shot, another combo attack which seems to be able to use fire or water. The seventh screenshot looks like some super attack, unfortunately I can’t translate the name but it is a combo attack with Xion – surely, this will be the most devastating of Elwing’s abilities!
Information about items in the game has been added to the site too. Apparently most items will have an effect but there is also fun to be had in collecting items rather like in Shining Soul. Also like Shining Soul, unrecognised items will be marked with a question mark, and must be taken to the ‘judgement house’ to be identified for use.
In addition, there’s some information about the game’s shop system – from the looks of the pictures, these are also very much like Shining Soul’s shops in design and content: identifier, forge, items & equipment. The item pictures do look very sweet 🙂 As usual, deals will be available at the equipment shop, marked with an exclamation mark – this is one of the ways to find super rare items.
And finally, the download section of the site now features some lovely, high quality original Shining Tears artwork by Tony. The designs include the game’s cover illustration, the promotional poster illustration and a new picture of Elwing at a riverside. Expect some more forum avatars from these later today, and perhaps some desktops & new greeting cards here at SFC!