Well, not officially of course, but if there could ever be any doubt about the similarities in gameplay and the enhancements comparative to those after Shining Soul included in Shining Soul II, there need be no more doubt now!
Sega Japan have updated their Shining Tears mini site to include a new System section – Monster Cards!
Just like in Shining Soul II, the enemies in Shining Tears will sometimes drop Monster Cards which detail the enemy’s stats and weaknesses. As a new feature, Monster Cards can be equipped by Xion to reduce damage from that enemy type by 50% – how handy! The site also hints that there may be some beneficial result of finding all of the Monster Cards – some kind of bonus item, perhaps?
I’ll try to find out soon, as my Shining Tears should be arriving in the next few days – along with my modded PS2 😉
In non-Shining news, I’ve been approached by a company co-developing a new action RPG for the PS2, offering me a review copy in exchange for a review placed on the site (which can apparently just be in the news if there is no other section) and a small banner placement. Half of me thinks I shouldn’t do it, because it’s not Shining-related, and this is Shining Force Central afterall. The other half of me thinks ‘Yay, a freebie!!’ and that it might be beneficial to have contacts within gaming companies like this, just in case one day they become involved in the Shining scene or could be of help in some way.
Any thoughts?