With Shining Force 3, Sega is going to stretch the
Shining Force series in some bold new directions.
First of all, the engine is no longer 2D but full
three-dimensional. The environments will be fully
polygonal, with furniture, tables, houses, and even
barrels viewable from multiple angles. Shining Force
III will be released in three different chapters. The
first chapter will arrive in December, with the
others coming in Spring and Summer of '98. Little is
known about the storylines as yet, but it has been
revealed that what you do in the one chapter will
affect the story of the next chapter and that the
hero of the first chapter will be the villain of the
second. Also, Sega plans on using the Saturn's DSP
to help create some phenomenal graphical effects.
Sega of America has not yet decided to bring over
Shining Force III, but considering the success of
Shining the Holy Ark and considering the fact that
the previous Shining Force games were fairly
popular in the US, it does seem likely that they will
bring it over.
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