First of all, I should clarify that although a number of sources have mentioned THQ’s involvement in distributing the English version of Shining Soul, there has as yet been no official confirmation.
As usual on SFC’s fortnightly update, there’s a new comic, new poll and new MP3 for you to enjoy. We’re now at over 460 links in the various site listings here, with some great new sites added.
I should be adding some more wallpapers tonight, and I’m working on implementing the scripts in a different way, so that they’re all printer-friendly versions. This may take some time, so please bear with me!
I’m now quite seriously considering tarting up SFC somewhat. It’s been as it is for almost a year now, and it’s due for something of a spring clean. I don’t know exactly when I’ll be working on this, as obviously the main priority at the moment is to get all the scripts online. Rest assured I’ll work on all aspects of the site as and when I have the time 🙂 I hope to add a lot more to the chronology section, including some submitted works on Shining Geography, Shining Religions and Shining Bosses. The expansion of this area would make it a lot easier for me to add new theories and ideas about links between the games. I may also consider including a Shining Genealogy section, though I think the Shining Force III family trees would take some time to put together, as there are so many relationships. I may also consider renaming the site, as Shining Force Central kind of implies that this place doesn’t cover the non-Force Shining games. We’ll see 😉
About a week ago I sent a letter to Camelot regarding some of the Shining series’ unanswered questions. I recently received a reply from Taguchi-sama, to say that although he’s busy working on the new Golden Sun game, he’s hoping to get some answers together within a few weeks. No doubt you’re all eager to see what Camelot have to say, as am I. I’ll be sure to put the reply online as soon as I receive it!
I intend to work more on the scripts area of the site over the coming days, especially on the Final Conflict translation, which I aim to complete by May 5th, one year from the day I began it!