Shining Force yɛ saa Sega Genesis RPG ahorow a ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛda so ara kura mu no mu biako —sɛ ɛnyɛ wo asɛm sɛ dedaw-sukuu grid akodi ne chunky sprites. Wofi ase di akofo, mages, ne abɔde nketewa a wɔn ho yɛ nwonwa (mfinimfini? Nnomaa Nnipa?) anim wɔ tete bɔne bi a wɔrebɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛsan akɔ wiase no mu. Asɛm no yɛ fɛ tẽẽ —Bad Guy pɛ sɛ onyan guy bɔne a enye koraa, ɛsɛ sɛ wusiw no kwan —nanso afɛfɛde no wɔ ntɔkwaw no mu.

Akodi ahorow di agoru wɔ saa grid maps yi so baabi a positioning ho hia sen sɛnea wubesusuw mfiase no. Archers snipe a wofi akyi, knights tow hyɛ wɔn so, na ayaresafo di aperepere sɛ wɔbɛma obiara atra ase. Mekae sɛ me ho yɛɛ me yaw ntɛm efisɛ mede ahopere kɔɔ obiara anim te sɛ ɔkwasea ara kwa. Pro tip: Ma ɔtamfo no mmra wo nkyɛn ɛtɔ mmere bi a.

Wɔ ntɔkwaw ntam no, wokyinkyin nkurow a wofa ayɔnkofo foforo, wotɔ nneɛma, na wutie saa Genesis synth nnyigyei a ɛyɛ dɛ no. Ɛnyɛ nea emu dɔ te sɛ akyiri yi tactical RPGs, nanso biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛma abotɔyam wɔ hwɛ a wobɛhwɛ wo kuw no nkakrankakra dan tumi a wontumi nsiw ano. Just don’t expect fire emblem-level drama —eyi yɛ 90s fantasy cheese kronkron, na mekyerɛ sɛ wɔ ɔkwan a eye sen biara so.