Shining in the Darkness

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Shining in the Darkness

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam

Publisher: Sega

Developer:

Sega, Climax Entertainment

M2

Genre: RPG^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

日本語

English

Português

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-03-29^[2]	¥8,7008,700	G-5506
US	1991-09^[3]	$79.9579.95^[4]	1310
EU	1991		1310
UK	1991-10^[5]	£49.9949.99^[6]	1310
BR	1997-09		041260
AS	199x
JP ▼	2007-06-12^[10]	700pts700^[11]
US ▼	2007-08-13^[7]	800pts800^[7]
EU ▼	2007-09-07^[8]^[9]	800pts800^[8]
AU ▼	2007-09	800pts800^[12]
US ▼	2011-01-26^[13]	$2.992.99^[14]	71161
EU ▼	2011-01-26^[13]	€2.492.49^[14]	71161
DE ▼	2011-01-26^[13]	€2.492.49^[14]	71161
UK ▼	2011-01-26^[13]	£1.991.99^[14]	71161
AU ▼	2011-01-26^[13]	$3.493.49^[14]	71161
US ▼	2019-02-01^[15]	$0.990.99^[16]	71161
EU ▼	2019-02-01^[15]	€0.990.99^[16]	71161
DE ▼	2019-02-01^[15]	€0.990.99^[16]	71161
UK ▼	2019-02-01^[15]	£0.790.79^[16]	71161
AU ▼	2019-02-01^[15]	$1.351.35^[16]	71161
US ▼	2019-02-01^[15]	$0.990.99^[16]	71161
EU ▼	2019-02-01^[15]	€0.990.99^[16]	71161
DE ▼	2019-02-01^[15]	€0.990.99^[16]	71161
UK ▼	2019-02-01^[15]	£0.790.79^[16]	71161
AU ▼	2019-02-01^[15]	$1.351.35^[16]	71161

Shining in the Darkness, called Shining and the Darkness (シャイニング＆ザ・ダクネス) in Japan, is a 1991 game by Sega and Climax Entertainment for the Sega Mega Drive. It is the first game in Sega's Shining series. Unlike most of the other games in the franchise, it is a 3D dungeon crawler RPG.

Story

Map

You are the son of Mortred, a warrior who was last seen near a dungeon known as the Labyrinth in the Kingdom of Thornwood with Princess Jessa. King Drake summons you to go find her, but just as that is about to happen, the evil Dark Sol appears and offers a ransom: Mortred and the Princess for the kingdom.

It is now up to you to rescue the two, defeat Dark Sol, and save the kingdom.

Gameplay

Dungeon and battle

Status screens

The game is a first-person dungeon crawler. It takes place in three areas: the Castle, the Town, and the Labyrinth. The Castle contains the King and his Court, and it is where plot progression usually takes place. The Town contains shops where the player can buy weapons, armor, and items, save the game, heal or revive in the church, and talk to townsfolk. In the Castle and Town, use and to navigate and or to interact. The Labyrinth is the game's dungeon and where all the battles take place.

The Labyrinth is a 3D maze. moves forward, and turn, and moves backward. The game introduces a cross-shaped menu system that would become a staple of the Shining series. The menus are opened with or and present the player with icons for searching the area, managing items, or checking the status of members of the party. An icon is highlighted by pressing its respective direction on the D-Pad and selected with or . Menus are dismissed with . Enemy encounters happen randomly throughout the Labyrinth. Battles are turn-based and conducted through a similar menu system. Characters gain experience and gold from defeating enemies. After earning enough experience, they gain levels that increase their statistics. Statistics include:

IQ: The character's intelligence, which affects the character's resistance to enemy magic and the damage of his or her spells.
Speed: Determines how often the character gets a turn in combat.
Luck: The probability that the character will strike a critical hit. Also the character's immunity to ailments such as poison.
Attack: The character's attack strength, which is augmented by weapons.
Defense: The character's defensive strength, which is augmented by armor pieces.

If the main character dies in battle, the player is taken back to the church in the town with half the gold. If another character dies, he or she can be revived at the church in town.

The player is initially alone but gains two additional party members early in the game. Additionally, the dungeon contains three characters in need of rescue. Rescuing any or all of the three is optional, and the story changes depending on whether or not the player locates and returns each of these characters to safety.

The Labyrinth has five levels. After completing the four Trials of the Ancients (Strength, Wisdom, Courage, and Truth) in the first level, the player gains access to the remaining levels of the Labyrinth, called the Labyrinth Proper.

Characters

Main Character

The main character is named by the player. Unlike the protagonists of the Shining Force games, he has no default name if the player chooses not enter a name, though he is called "Hiro" in the game data before his name is replaced by the player's name. He is a knight and cannot use magic. He has the highest strength and hit points but the lowest intelligence, speed, and defense. He has the ability to try to run from an encounter.

Milo Brax

Milo is a healer who learns defensive and support spells. He has the highest luck.

Magic spells
Spell	Level Acquired
Spell	1	2	3	4
Heal	Initially learned	Level 7	Level 21	Level 29
Vision	Level 3	—	—	—
Detox	Level 5	Level 15	—	—
Blast	Level 9	Level 17	Level 23	Level 32
Quick	Level 12	Level 18	—	—
Burst	Level 14	Level 20	Level 27	Level 34
Screen	Level 16	Level 25	—	—
Revive	Level 20	Level 37	—	—
Desoul	Level 23	Level 33	—	—

Pyra Myst

Pyra is a mage who learns powerful offensive spells. She has low attack power but high speed and defense. She can be equipped with whips, which hit multiple targets in one turn, or staves, which are higher power but can only attack one enemy at a time.

Magic spells
Spell	Level Acquired
Spell	1	2	3	4
View	Initially learned	—	—	—
Slow	Initially learned	Level 14	—	—
Blaze	Level 2	Level 8	Level 18	Level 31
Sleep	Level 4	Level 17	—	—
Freeze	Level 6	Level 13	Level 24	Level 35
Heal	Level 8	Level 22	—	—
Egress	Level 12	—	—	—
Bolt	Level 15	Level 27	Level 36	Level 44
Muddle	Level 17	Level 42	—	—
Peace	Level 19	—	—	—
Boost	Level 22	Level 34	—	—

Items

Alkemist

Items are sold in shops, found in chests, or sometimes dropped by defeated foes.

Category	Item	Cost (in gold)	Description
Auxiliary	Angel Feather	24	Escapes the maze.
Auxiliary	Wisdom Seed	8	Reveals a map of the current level of the dungeon.
Healing	Herb	12	Restores 20-30 hit points.
	Healer Fruit	100	Restores 70-80 hit points.
	Depoison	15	Cures poison.
	Smelling Salts	30	Cures paralysis.
	Herb Water	2,200	Revives fallen allies.
	Miracle Herb	8,000	Revives a fallen ally with full health and magic points.
	Holy Water	8,600	Used to remove cursed items.
Rings	Heal Ring	9,000	Casts Heal Level 3.
	Barrier Ring	7,800	Casts Quick Level 3.
	Magic Ring	12,000	Restores 20-30 magic points.
Crafting	Mithril Ore	4,000	Crafts Mithril equipment.
Crafting	Dark Block	4,500	Crafts cursed equipment.
Keys	Cell Key	1,000	Opens cell doors.
	Dwarf's Key	300	Opens the door to the Cave of Strength.
	False Idol	—	Opens the cell door in the Cave of Truth.
	Rune Key	500	Opens the stone door to the Cave of Wisdom.
Other	Forbidden Box	6,000	Produces a random effect in battle.
	Magic Mirror	3,500	Reflects magic spells for a round.
	Map 1	500	Shows trap floors in the Cave of Wisdom.
	Map 2	505	Shows trap floors in the Cave of Wisdom.
	Medallion	1,800	Used as a checkpoint on gold fountains.
	Mystic Rope	400	Used to climb up holes in the ceiling to the next level.
	Orb of Truth	1,500	Reveals grim walls or the false altar in the Cave of Truth.
	Vial of Tears	1,000	Awakens the Water Spirit.

Equipment

Weapons

Flails attack multiple times per turn; whips attack all enemies in a group.

Category	Weapon	Cost (in gold)	Attack	Equippable by	Notes
Knives and Swords	Bronze Knife	100	+5	Hiro, Milo, Pyra
	Main Gauche	900	+8	Hiro, Milo	Equipped on the shield hand, adds 10 Armor.
	Short Sword	200	+10	Hiro, Milo, Pyra
	Bronze Saber	300	+15	Hiro, Pyra
	Madu	2,500	+15	Hiro, Milo	Equipped on the shield hand, adds 20 Armor.
	Sword	750	+20	Hiro, Milo
	Steel Saber	1,250	+25	Hiro, Pyra
	Long Sword	2,530	+30	Hiro
	Broad Sword	9,000	+50	Hiro
	Fire Sword	12,500	+60	Hiro	Casts Blaze Level 3.
	Storm Sword	25,000	+110	Hiro	Casts Bolt Level 2.
	Dark Scimitar	28,000	+120	Hiro	Crafted from Dark Block. Cursed, chance of paralyzing wielder.
	Mithril Sword	42,000	+125	Hiro	Crafted from Mithril.
	Light Blade	65,000	+150	Hiro
Clubs and Axes	Wooden Club	120	+6	Hiro, Milo
	Short Axe	330	+15	Milo
	Morning Star	350	+18	Hiro, Milo
	Battle Axe	1,380	+23	Milo
	Double Axe	3,200	+30	Milo
	Battle Hammer	8,800	+38	Milo
	Great Axe	11,800	+45	Milo
	Mithril Axe	38,000	+120	Milo	Crafted from Mithril.
Flails	Flail	800	+12	Milo
	Super Flail	17,500	+25	Milo
	Great Flail	7,500	+28	Milo
Staves	Enduro Staff	1,000	+15	Pyra	Cursed, causes backlash against wielder.
	Fire Staff	2,000	+15	Pyra
	Demon Staff	6,774	+20	Pyra	Casts Muddle Level 3.
	Woodstaff	760	+20	Milo, Pyra
	Ice Staff	3,500	+25	Pyra	Casts Freeze Level 3.
	Mithril Rod	45,000	+100	Milo, Pyra	Crafted from Mithril.
	Doom Staff	15,000	+105	Milo, Pyra	Crafted from Dark Block. Cursed, damages wielder for half of its damage. Casts Blaze Level 4.
Whips	Bull Whip	2,000	+15	Pyra
	Thorn Whip	5,500	+25	Pyra
	Steel Whip	13,500	+35	Pyra
	Hex Whip	20,000	+60	Pyra	Crafted from Dark Block. Cursed, chance of being entangled in the whip.
Spears and Lances	Short Spear	2,800	+25	Hiro, Milo, Pyra
	Bronze Lance	5,000	+35	Hiro
	Long Spear	9,500	+35	Hiro, Milo, Pyra
	Iron Lance	12,000	+75	Hiro
	Steel Lance	20,000	+100	Hiro

Armor

Armorer

Category	Armor	Cost (in gold)	Defense	Equippable by	Notes
Helmets	Cloth Hood	120	+4	Milo, Pyra
	Leather Helmet	300	+8	Hiro
	Woven Hood	450	+8	Milo, Pyra
	Fur Hood	1,030	+12	Milo, Pyra
	Bronze Helmet	1,200	+14	Hiro
	Royal Tiara	1,000	+16	Hiro, Milo, Pyra
	Magic Hood	5,800	+18	Milo, Pyra
	Iron Helmet	3,400	+20	Hiro
	Elven Hood	14,000	+22	Milo, Pyra
	Steel Helmet	5,980	+25	Hiro
	Mithril Hood	11,800	+26	Milo, Pyra	Crafted from Mithril.
	Mithril Helmet	9,800	+32	Hiro, Milo	Crafted from Mithril.
	Dark Hood	18,000	+35	Milo, Pyra	Crafted from Dark Block. Cursed, lowers magic resistance.
	Light Helmet	19,200	+40	Hiro
	Dark Helmet	26,400	+50	Hiro	Crafted from Dark Block. Cursed, blinds wearer.
Armor	Worn Robe	40	+2	Hiro, Milo, Pyra
	Cotton Robe	80	+4	Hiro, Milo, Pyra
	Woven Robe	200	+8	Hiro, Milo
	Straw Robe	250	+8	Milo, Pyra
	Hemp Robe	700	+14	Milo, Pyra
	Fur Robe	450	+16	Hiro, Milo
	Leather Armor	700	+20	Hiro, Milo
	Leather Robe	1,800	+20	Milo, Pyra
	Chain Mail	1,200	+26	Hiro, Milo
	Breast Plate	1,850	+32	Hiro, Milo
	Bronze Armor	3,200	+40	Hiro, Milo
	Magic Robe	16,000	+40	Milo, Pyra
	Light Robe	24,000	+44	Milo, Pyra	Crafted from Mithril.
	Iron Armor	5,600	+48	Hiro
	Magic Mail	30,000	+50	Hiro, Milo, Pyra
	Sun Armor	5,000	+52	Hiro
	Steel Armor	10,000	+58	Hiro
	Frost Armor	7,500	+64	Hiro
	Mithril Armor	18,000	+68	Hiro, Milo	Crafted from Mithril.
	Dark Robe	22,000	+70	Milo, Pyra	Crafted from Dark Block. Cursed, attacks party members and heals foes.
	Light Armor	36,000	+80	Hiro
	Dark Armor	18,000	+100	Hiro	Crafted from Dark Block. Cursed, chance of paralyzing wearer.
Shields	Gauntlet	120	+6	Hiro
	Leather Shield	300	+12	Hiro, Milo
	Bronze Shield	700	+18	Hiro, Milo
	Wood Shield	3,500	+20	Hiro, Milo, Pyra
	Iron Shield	2,300	+26	Hiro, Milo
	Steel Shield	6,400	+32	Hiro, Milo
	Magic Shield	16,500	+35	Hiro, Milo, Pyra
	Mithril Shield	10,000	+40	Hiro, Milo, Pyra	Crafted from Mithril.
	Light Shield	20,000	+50	Hiro
	Dark Shield	27,000	+60	Hiro, Milo, Pyra	Crafted from Dark Block. Cursed, reduces attack power.

Magic

Some spells can only be used in battle, some spells can only be used out of battle, and some can be used both in and out of battle.

Category	Name	Level	Mana cost	Description
Auxiliary	Egress	1	9	Escapes the battle and returns to town.
	View	1	1	Shows a map of the area.
	Vision	1	1	Shows information about an item.
Healing	Detox	1	3	Cures poison.
	Detox	2	5	Cures poison and paralysis.
	Heal	1	3	Restores 20-30 HP.
		2	5	Restores 70-80 HP.
		3	10	Restores all HP for an individual unit.
		4	50	Restores all HP for all party members.
	Revive	1	15	Revives a fallen party member with partial HP.
	Revive	2	35	Revives a fallen party member with full HP.
Offensive	Blast	1	2	Deals wind magic damage.
		2	4
		3	8
		4	14
	Blaze	1	2	Deals fire magic damage.
		2	4
		3	8
		4	14
	Bolt	1	5	Deals lightning magic damage.
		2	8
		3	20
		4	40
	Burst	1	5	Deals fire magic damage.
		2	8
		3	12
		4	20
	Freeze	1	3	Deals ice magic damage.
		2	5
		3	10
		4	17
	Desoul	1	8	Small chance of one-hit kill.
	Desoul	2	15	Small chance of one-hit kill.
Support	Boost	1	9	Boosts attack.
	Boost	2	20	Boosts attack.
	Muddle	1	3	Confuses target.
	Muddle	2	7	Confuses target.
	Peace	1	7	Prevents weaker monsters from attacking.
	Quick	1	3	Boosts speed.
	Quick	2	5	Boosts speed.
	Screen	1	4	Silences target (prevents casting magic).
	Screen	2	6	Silences target (prevents casting magic).
	Sleep	1	4	Puts target to sleep.
	Sleep	2	6	Puts target to sleep.
	Slow	1	2	Lowers enemy's defense and speed.
	Slow	2	5	Lowers enemy's defense and speed.

History

Development

Shining in the Darkness was a joint venture developed by Sega's newly founded Sonic Co. and a team at Climax Entertainment, headed by Hiroyuki Takahashi, a rising star in the world of RPG development. Takahashi was seen as a good fit for the project because of his previous involvement in Enix's popular Dragon Quest series. However, corporate reasoning gave Shining and the Darkness a minimal development budget and a small four-man team, meaning that Climax was responsible for the bulk of the game's development.

“	Because we were on such a tight budget, apart from the programming and graphics, I did nearly all of the work on Shining in the Darkness. I suppose the basic concept behind Darkness was "realism." I thought it would be exciting if the player could actually travel to a fantasy world and walk around, exploring old houses, dungeons and other places. It was in essence a continuation of the sense of excitement you'd get from moving through the dungeons in older games such as Wizardry. By "reality," I'm not talking about true realism – I mean the feeling that you really are progressing through actual houses and dungeons, and the same thing applied to the battles.	„
— Hiroyuki Takahashi^[17]

Nevertheless, Shining in the Darkness was a success for the company and led to other entries in the Shining franchise, most notably the next game, Shining Force.

Legacy

Shining the Holy Ark

The game received a spiritual successor, Shining the Holy Ark, for the Sega Saturn in 1996.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Shining in the Darkness	Shining in the Darkness
English (US)	Shining in the Darkness	Shining in the Darkness
Japanese	シャイニング＆ザ・ダクネス	Shining and the Darkness

Production credits

Written and Produced by: Hiroyuki Takahashi
Special Effects: Yasuhiro Taguchi
Assistant Director: Yoshinori Tagawa, Bob Timbello
Artwork and Design: Hidehiro Yoshida
Outline and Storyboards: Yoshitaka Tamaki
Music: Masahiko Yoshimura
Visual Support: Ryutaro Ishimatsu
Technical Support: Haruki Kodera
Director: Kan Naitoh
Special Thanks: Media Mixture, Mad Cap
Executive Producer: Sega Enterprises
Created by: Climax

Source:

In-game credits^[18]

Japanese cover artist: Yoshitaka Tamaki

Source:

Sega TV Game Genga Gallery^[19]

Digital manuals

Steam manual
Mega Drive Mini 2 US manual
Mega Drive Mini 2 EU manual
Mega Drive Mini 2 JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Shining in the Darkness/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Mega Drive print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #120: "November 1991" (1991-10-15)

Ad with quotes from Hiroyuki Takahashi and Kan Naitoh in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-03: "March 1991" (1991-02-08)
also published in:

Mega Drive Fan (JP) #14: "March 1991" (1991-02-08)^[20]

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-04: "April 1991" (1991-03-08)
also published in:

Mega Drive Fan (JP) #15: "April 1991" (1991-03-08)^[21]

Advertisement on bottom half of page in Mega Drive Fan (JP) #16: "May 1991" (1991-04-08)

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

70

^[22]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

80

^[23]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

83

^[24]

Consoles + (FR)

68

^[25]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

93

^[26]

Cool Gamer (RU)

50

^[27]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 8 (RU)

80

^[28]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

69

^[29]

Games-X (UK)

NTSC-J

91

^[30]

Games-X (UK)

80

^[31]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

90

^[32]

Joypad (FR)

93

^[33]

Joystick (FR)

91

^[34]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

75

^[35]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

86

^[36]

Mega (UK)

PAL

89

^[37]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

95

^[38]

MegaTech (UK)

72

^[39]

Mean Machines (UK)

PAL

69

^[40]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

72

^[41]

Player One (FR)

89

^[42]

Play Time (DE)

75

^[43]

Power Play (DE)

85

^[44]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

100

^[45]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

92

^[46]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

93

^[47]

Sega Pro (UK)

90

^[48]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

88

^[49]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

90

^[50]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

79

^[51]

Super Gaming (US)

50

^[52]

Tilt (FR)

85

^[53]

Tricks Gold (RU)

85

^[54]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

80

^[55]

Video Games (DE)

85

^[56]

	82
Based on 35 reviews

Shining in the Darkness

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AS^†

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	4d2785bc
MD5	522b689a1b2f0ea8578fa9d888554b82
SHA-1	4e10c90199d6edd2030a4ba1c42c7c166bf309ec

1MB

1991-07

Cartridge (US/EU)

✔

CRC32	496af51c
MD5	380741cee5ff1c89498270d45af7521a
SHA-1	c09ff5bcee1a29a48c65be4ad584708b85ca549b

1MB

1991-03

Cartridge (JP)

✔

CRC32	3ee2bbc4
MD5	5bdb8286d071ec744df1ef92529156d5
SHA-1	08c6e884d48329c45d9f090aeea03efd4c1918c0

1MB

1997-06

Cartridge (BR)

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK, AU
Shining in the Darkness on Steam

References

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↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 ^16.3 ^16.4 ^16.5 ^16.6 ^16.7 ^16.8 ^16.9 http://steamdb.info/app/71161/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-13 00:00)
↑ File:Games The 25 Greatest SEGA Games.pdf, page 26
↑ File:Shining in the Darkness MD credits.pdf
↑ Sega TV Game Genga Gallery, Graphic Sha, page 35
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 2
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 2
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2003-03-10), page 206
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1991" (DE; 1991-11-15), page 138
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 29
↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-07), page 92
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 134
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 186
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 8, "" (RU; 2001-10-04), page 295
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 88
↑ Games-X, "11th-17th July 1991" (UK; 1991-07-11), page 38
↑ Games-X, "24th-30th October 1991" (UK; 1991-10-24), page 36
↑ Hippon Super, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-04), page 40
↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 73
↑ Joystick, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 121
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 63
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "June 1991" (JP; 1991-05-08), page 91
↑ Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 71
↑ Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 92
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 80
↑ Mean Machines, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-29), page 112
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
↑ Player One, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 58
↑ Play Time, "2/92" (DE; 1992-01-08), page 93
↑ Power Play, "12/91" (DE; 1991-11-13), page 170
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
↑ Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 38
↑ Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 58
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 28
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
↑ Sega Force, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 52
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Super Gaming, "Fall 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 6
↑ Tilt, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 50
↑ Tricks Gold, "Sega dlya strategov" (RU; 2003-01-09), page 162
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 38
↑ Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 82

Shining in the Darkness

Books: Shining and the Darkness Koushiki Guide Book (1991) | Shining and the Darkness Kouryaku Hon (1991)
Music: Sound Story of Shining and the Darkness (1991)

Shining series of games
	Shining in the Darkness (1991) \| Shining Force (1992) \| Shining Force II (1993)
	Shining Force Gaiden: Ensei Jashin no Kuni e (1992) \| Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya (1993) \| Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict (1995)
	Shining Force CD (1994)
	Shining Wisdom (1995) \| Shining the Holy Ark (1996) \| Shining Force III (Scenario 2, 3, Premium Disc) (1997-1998)
	Shining Soul (2002) \| Shining Soul II (2003) \| Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (2004)
	Shining Tears (2004) \| Shining Force Neo (2005) \| Shining Force EXA (2007) \| Shining Wind (2007)
	Shining Road to the Force (2005) \| Shining Force Chronicle I (2005) \| Shining Force Chronicle II (2005) \| Shining Force Chronicle III (2006) \| Shining Road II (2006) \| Shining Wind X (2008) \| SFCE Tokei (2012)
	Shining Tears Material Collection (2006) \| Shining Wind Fan Fest (2009)
	Shining Force Feather (2009)
	Shining Force Cross (2009) \| Shining Force Cross Raid (2010) \| Shining Force Cross Elysion (2012) \| Shining Force Cross Exlesia (2013) \| Shining Force Cross Exlesia Zenith (2014) \| Blade Arcus from Shining (2014)
	Shining Hearts (2010) \| Shining Blade (2012) \| Shining Ark (2013)
	Shining Resonance (2014) \| Blade Arcus from Shining EX (2015)
	Blade Arcus from Shining EX (2015) \| Shining Resonance Refrain (2018)
	Shining Force Classics (2018) \| Shining Force: Hero of Light and Darkness (2022)
World
Strategy games: Gameplay \| Items \| Accessories \| Weapons \| Magic

Shining related media

Albums

Sound Story of Shining and the Darkness (1991) | Shining Force Special Sound CD (1992) | Symphonic Suite Shining Force II (1993) | Symphonic Suite the Another Story of Shining Force (1994) | Shining Wisdom (1995) | Shining the Holy Ark Original Soundtrack (1996) | Shining Force III Original Soundtrack (1998) | Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon Original Sound Tracks (2004) | Shining Tears (2004) | Shining Force Neo Music Collection (2005) | Shining Theme Music Shiro SAGISU Collection (2005) | Shining Tears Music Collection (2005) | Shining Force EXA Music Collection (2007) | Shining Wind Music Collection (2007) | Shining Tears X Wind Original Soundtrack (2007) | Shining Force Feather Soundtrack (2009) | Shining Hearts Kaizoku Hihou Fan Disc (2010) | Shining Force Cross Raid Original Sound Track (2011) | Shining Hearts Original Soundtrack (2011) | Shining Blade Haru no Shin Seikatsu Ouen Fan Disc (2012) | Shining Blade Character Song Album (2012) | Shining Ark Tenshi no Fandisc (2013) | Shining Force Cross Original Sound Track (2014) | Shining Resonance Music Collection (2015)

Audiobooks

Shining Tears Drama CD Vol. 1 Dark Side: Memories and departure (2006) | Shining Tears Drama CD Vol. 2 Light Side: Yuushatei Hanjouki (2006) | Shining Wind Drama CD Vol. 1 (2007) | Shining Wind Drama CD Vol. 2 (2008) | Shining Force EXA Drama CD (2008) | Shining Wind Drama CD Vol. 3 (2008) | Shining Wind Drama CD Vol. 4 (2009) | Drama CD Shining Force Feather (2009) | Drama CD Shining Hearts (2011)

Books
Guide book: Shining and the Darkness Koushiki Guide Book (1991) \| Shining Force Kanzen Kouryaku Guide (1992) \| Shining Force Battle Guide (1993) \| Shining Force II: Inishie no Fuuin Game Guide Book (1993) \| Shining Force CD Koushiki Guide Book (1994) \| Shining Wisdom Koushiki Guide Book (1995) \| Shining the Holy Ark Koushiki Guide Book (1996) \| Shining Force III Scenario 1: Outo no Kyoshin Official Guide (1997) \| Shining Force III Scenario 1: Outo no Kyoshin Perfect Navi (1998) \| Shining Force III Scenario 2: Nerawareta Miko Official Guide (1998) \| Shining Force III Scenario 2: Nerawareta Miko Perfect Navi (1998) \| Shining Force III Scenario 3: Hyouheki no Jashinguu Perfect Navi (1998) \| Shining Force III Koushiki Settei Shiryoushuu (1999) \| Shining Soul Kanzen Kouryaku Guide (2002) \| Shining Force: Kuroki Ryuu no Fukkatsu Final Complete Guide (2004) \| Shining Tears Final Complete Guide (2004) \| Shining Tears Saikyou Kishidan Ikusei Guide (2004) \| Shining Tears Official Strategy Guide (2005) \| Shining Force Neo Force Master Ikusei Guide (2005) \| Shining Force Neo Final Complete Guide (2005) \| Shining Force Neo Official Strategy Guide (2005) \| Shining Force EXA: The Master Guide‎ (2007) \| Shining Force EXA Official Strategy Guide (2007) \| Shining Force EXA Final Complete Guide (2007) \| Shining Wind Saisoku Guide Book (2007) \| Shining Wind Final Complete Guide (2007) \| Shining Tears X Wind Original Soundtrack (2007) \| Shining Force Feather: The Master Guide‎ (2009) \| Shining Force Feather Complete Guide (2009) \| Shining Hearts Saisoku Guide Book (2010) \| Shining Hearts Complete Guide (2011) \| Shining Force Cross Raid Guide Book 1st (2011) \| Shining Force Cross Raid Guide Book 2nd (2011) \| Shining Blade First Blader's Guide (2012) \| Shining Blade Complete Guide (2012) \| Shining Force Cross Settei Shiryoushuu (2012) \| Shining Ark Complete Guide (2013) \| Shining Blade & Ark Visual Settei Shiryoushuu (2013)
Art book: Works for Shining the Holy Ark (1996) \| Shining Force III Koushiki Settei Shiryoushuu (1999) \| Shining Force EXA Visual Settei Shiryoushuu (2007) \| Shining Force Feather Visual Settei Shiryoushuu (2009) \| Shining Hearts Visual Settei Shiryoushuu (2011)
Unsorted: Shining and the Darkness Kouryakuhon (xxxx) \| Shining Force: Kamigami no Isan Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (xxxx) \| Shining Force Kouryaku no Tebiki (xxxx) \| Shining Force II Inishie no Fuuin Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (xxxx) \| Shining Force II Inishie no Fuuin Kouryaku no Tebiki (xxxx) \| Shining Force Gaiden Final Conflict Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (xxxx) \| Shining Force Gaiden & Gaiden II Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (xxxx) \| Tony's Artworks from Shining Worlds (xxxx)

Film
Shining Tears X Wind (2007) \| Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan (2010)

Toys
Weiß Schwarz Shining Force EXA TCG (2009)

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[:File:Games_The_25_Greatest_SEGA_Games.pdf_p26-17] File:Games The 25 Greatest SEGA Games.pdf, page 26

[:File:Shining_in_the_Darkness_MD_credits.pdf_p-18] File:Shining in the Darkness MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sega_TV_Game_Genga_Gallery.pdf_p35-19] Sega TV Game Genga Gallery, Graphic Sha, page 35

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-03.pdf_p2-20] Mega Drive Fan, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 2

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-04.pdf_p2-21] Mega Drive Fan, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 2

[:File:1700_igr_dlya_Sega_2003.pdf_p206-22] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2003-03-10), page 206

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-12.pdf_p138-23] Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1991" (DE; 1991-11-15), page 138

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-04.pdf_p29-24] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 29

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_003.pdf_p92-25] Consoles +, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-07), page 92

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p134-26] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 134

[27] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 186

[28] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 8, "" (RU; 2001-10-04), page 295

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p88-29] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 88

[:File:GamesX_UK_12.pdf_p38-30] Games-X, "11th-17th July 1991" (UK; 1991-07-11), page 38

[:File:GamesX_UK_27.pdf_p36-31] Games-X, "24th-30th October 1991" (UK; 1991-10-24), page 36

[32] Hippon Super, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-04), page 40

[:File:Joypad_FR_003.pdf_p73-33] Joypad, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 73

[:File:Joystick_FR_022.pdf_p121-34] Joystick, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 121

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p63-35] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 63

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1991-06.pdf_p91-36] Mega Drive Fan, "June 1991" (JP; 1991-05-08), page 91

[:File:Mega_UK_18.pdf_p71-37] Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 71

[:File:MegaForce_FR_03.pdf_p92-38] Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 92

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p80-39] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 80

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_14.pdf_p112-40] Mean Machines, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-29), page 112

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-41] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_015.pdf_p58-42] Player One, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 58

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-02.pdf_p93-43] Play Time, "2/92" (DE; 1992-01-08), page 93

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-12.pdf_p170-44] Power Play, "12/91" (DE; 1991-11-13), page 170

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p54-45] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPower_UK_28.pdf_p38-46] Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 38

[:File:SegaPro_UK_01.pdf_p58-47] Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 58

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p28-48] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 28

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p67-49] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67

[:File:SegaForce_UK_01.pdf_p52-50] Sega Force, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 52

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-51] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:SuperGaming_US_02.pdf_p6-52] Super Gaming, "Fall 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 6

[:File:Tilt_FR_097.pdf_p50-53] Tilt, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 50

[54] Tricks Gold, "Sega dlya strategov" (RU; 2003-01-09), page 162

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_34.pdf_p38-55] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 38

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-03.pdf_p82-56] Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 82

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Shining series of games
	Shining in the Darkness (1991) \| Shining Force (1992) \| Shining Force II (1993)
	Shining Force Gaiden: Ensei Jashin no Kuni e (1992) \| Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya (1993) \| Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict (1995)
	Shining Force CD (1994)
	Shining Wisdom (1995) \| Shining the Holy Ark (1996) \| Shining Force III (Scenario 2, 3, Premium Disc) (1997-1998)
	Shining Soul (2002) \| Shining Soul II (2003) \| Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (2004)
	Shining Tears (2004) \| Shining Force Neo (2005) \| Shining Force EXA (2007) \| Shining Wind (2007)
	Shining Road to the Force (2005) \| Shining Force Chronicle I (2005) \| Shining Force Chronicle II (2005) \| Shining Force Chronicle III (2006) \| Shining Road II (2006) \| Shining Wind X (2008) \| SFCE Tokei (2012)
	Shining Tears Material Collection (2006) \| Shining Wind Fan Fest (2009)
	Shining Force Feather (2009)
	Shining Force Cross (2009) \| Shining Force Cross Raid (2010) \| Shining Force Cross Elysion (2012) \| Shining Force Cross Exlesia (2013) \| Shining Force Cross Exlesia Zenith (2014) \| Blade Arcus from Shining (2014)
	Shining Hearts (2010) \| Shining Blade (2012) \| Shining Ark (2013)
	Shining Resonance (2014) \| Blade Arcus from Shining EX (2015)
	Blade Arcus from Shining EX (2015) \| Shining Resonance Refrain (2018)
	Shining Force Classics (2018) \| Shining Force: Hero of Light and Darkness (2022)
World
Strategy games: Gameplay \| Items \| Accessories \| Weapons \| Magic

Shining in the Darkness

From Sega Retro

Contents

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Gameplay

Characters

Items

Equipment

Weapons

Armor

Magic

History

Development

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