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Comix zone bomb sprite8/16/2023 Of all the Shining games to come out on the Sega Genesis, what really stood out to me were the Shining Force games – these were the first ever turn-based strategy RPGs that I was able to play (largely because strategy RPGs like Fire Emblem and Super Robot Wars were Japan-only releases).īoth Shining Force and Shining Force 2 shared several qualities with Fire Emblem games that drew me to the franchise – the high fantasy setting and individual named characters with their own set of classes and abilities to name a few. Also quite unlike Golden Axe and Streets of Rage, the Shining franchise withstood the test of time better, with games released under the Shining brand for the Playstation 3 and PSP. The Shining series is another popular Sega franchise that was very popular during its time and unlike the previous two franchises that I mentioned, the Shining series consisted of different types of role playing games such as dungeon crawlers like Shining in the Darkness and action RPGs like Shining Soul and Shining Soul II. Releasing Streets of Rage 3 as a 3D Classic should be welcome to fans of Sega’s 16-bit era as this would make all three Genesis Streets of Rage games available on the 3DS. Despite the perceived lack of improvements, Streets of Rage 3 still had enough enhancements to justify a remastered edition: this sequel had multiple endings, in-game cutscenes, weapon special attacks, as well as a new blitz move mechanic and six-button controller support (the Genesis originally had a three button controller). When Streets of Rage 3 was released, it was criticized for two things: for not offering a significant upgrade of its predecessor (the excellent Streets of Rage 2) and for its soundtrack.īecause Streets of Rage 2 was such a good game, I can’t really hold it against Sega for not coming up with a more advanced sequel, especially since Streets of Rage 3 came out just a year after. Let me start with a game from one of Sega’s most popular franchises, and the only game in the franchise that has yet to get a 3D Classics version.
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