Classic Gamer

I can’t review this game because I’m biased by nostalgia. I got a Sega Genesis after my days of NES were over and I was ready to usher in the next generation of gaming into my world. NES had tons of great RPG titles so the transition was lacking since I was huge on RPGs. There was a longing for great games like Final Fantasy, Chrysalis and even Dragon Warrior.

The Shining Force was Sega’s greatest RPG line. Only it wasn’t really a pure RPG; It is a role playing game with a strategy battle system. Epic battles were way more detailed and often frustrating than your typical RPG turn based affair. Often I felt like I was playing chess (only way more interesting to my adolescent mind).

Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing did everything the first game did, only better. Without question it is the finest game of the genre to come out on Genesis. Phantasy Star pales in comparison, although I enjoyed the fourth installment.

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Dreamcast is a great video game system with some really cool games so it’s strange looking back since it only lived from 1999-2001. Even Sega Saturn lived longer (from 1995-1998). We probably should also mention the doomed Virtual Boy that was released in August 1995, and discontinued the following year. Sure, there have been plenty of sucky game consoles that died quick, but the Sega Dreamcast is not one of them.

I bought a Dreamcast after is was announced dead on eBay. It was great for me since I was a casual gamer at the time and the hardware and games could be had so cheap. If you see one, pick it up. It’s a great beater system for your second television.

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