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* [[Arbitrary Headcount Limit]]: You can only have 12 characters in each battle. This can sometimes lead to having to make painful decisions over who gets bumped from the team when a strong new character comes along. |
* [[Arbitrary Headcount Limit]]: You can only have 12 characters in each battle. This can sometimes lead to having to make painful decisions over who gets bumped from the team when a strong new character comes along. |
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* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: [[Curse|Cursed weapons]]. Despite sporting a far higher attack than even [[Penultimate Weapon|mithril weapons]], they carry negative drawbacks that make them undesirable. These include ebbing away at the wielder's hit points, [[Nerf|nerfing]] the wielder's strongest stats (Defense for Warriors, Movement for Knights; etc.), and even paralyzing them during an attack. Worse yet, they cannot be removed without the aid of a costly purification from a priest or a high-level detox spell. |
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: [[Curse|Cursed weapons]]. Despite sporting a far higher attack than even [[Penultimate Weapon|mithril weapons]], they carry negative drawbacks that make them undesirable. These include ebbing away at the wielder's hit points, [[Nerf|nerfing]] the wielder's strongest stats (Defense for Warriors, Movement for Knights; etc.), and even paralyzing them during an attack. Worse yet, they cannot be removed without the aid of a costly purification from a priest or a high-level detox spell. |
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* [[Back from the Dead]]: Woldol, the [[Big Bad]] of ''Shining Force Gaiden'', returns as an end-game boss in ''Sword of Hajya''. If you've only played the Game Gear port, his appearance [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere|won't make much sense to you]]. |
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* [[Badass]]: ''Plenty'' of examples. |
* [[Badass]]: ''Plenty'' of examples. |
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** If you didn't read the above [[Annoying Arrows]] example with Lyle (SFI), then let this statement be an example: Once you put [[Big Badass Wolf|Zylo]] onto your team, chances are you will ''[[Lightning Bruiser|never]]'' remove him. |
** If you didn't read the above [[Annoying Arrows]] example with Lyle (SFI), then let this statement be an example: Once you put [[Big Badass Wolf|Zylo]] onto your team, chances are you will ''[[Lightning Bruiser|never]]'' remove him. |
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* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]] |
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]] |
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* [[Furry Confusion]]: Shining Force II has an anthropomorphic rat character named Slade, and later in the game there is a boss that is a real rat. |
* [[Furry Confusion]]: Shining Force II has an anthropomorphic rat character named Slade, and later in the game there is a boss that is a real rat. |
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* [[Game Mod]]: For starters there's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGVf6Hdni7g Shining Force 2 CD-I], a fan-made [[ |
* [[Game Mod]]: For starters there's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGVf6Hdni7g Shining Force 2 CD-I], a fan-made [[YouTube Poop]]-themed mod where the characters are replaced by characters from [[The Legend of Zelda CDI Games]] and [[Hotel Mario]]. |
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* [[Geo Effects]]: Terrain plays a role in giving a defense bonus, as well as a movement pentalty. |
* [[Geo Effects]]: Terrain plays a role in giving a defense bonus, as well as a movement pentalty. |
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* [[Glass Cannon]]: Mages/Wizards, archers, and occasionally certain centaurs. |
* [[Glass Cannon]]: Mages/Wizards, archers, and occasionally certain centaurs. |
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* [[Team Pet]]: Kiwi in the second game. In the first game, there's an extremely large number. Save for one (Bleu, who is plot-mandatory), all of these characters are [[Lost Forever|easy to miss]]. |
* [[Team Pet]]: Kiwi in the second game. In the first game, there's an extremely large number. Save for one (Bleu, who is plot-mandatory), all of these characters are [[Lost Forever|easy to miss]]. |
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* [[Too Awesome to Use]]: Shower of Cure can become this, as well as level 4 magic attacks (you want to save your MP so you can keep attacking of course). |
* [[Too Awesome to Use]]: Shower of Cure can become this, as well as level 4 magic attacks (you want to save your MP so you can keep attacking of course). |
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* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: Most characters will once promoted. |
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* [[Unexpected Gameplay Change]]: After ''SFIII'', every last game in the series save for the [[Updated Rerelease]] of the original ''Shining Force'' has been an action-adventure RPG in the vein of the ''[[Seiken Densetsu]]'' games. Mostly critically panned, the games range from playably mediocre (''Neo'' and ''EXA'', the first ''Shining Soul'') to actually ''fun'' (''Shining Soul II''). |
* [[Unexpected Gameplay Change]]: After ''SFIII'', every last game in the series save for the [[Updated Rerelease]] of the original ''Shining Force'' has been an action-adventure RPG in the vein of the ''[[Seiken Densetsu]]'' games. Mostly critically panned, the games range from playably mediocre (''Neo'' and ''EXA'', the first ''Shining Soul'') to actually ''fun'' (''Shining Soul II''). |
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** Though technically, ''Shining Force I'' was an [[Unexpected Gameplay Change]], as the first game in the series was a dungeon crawling RPG called ''Shining In The Darkness''. This genre was revisited with ''Shining the Holy Ark''. |
** Though technically, ''Shining Force I'' was an [[Unexpected Gameplay Change]], as the first game in the series was a dungeon crawling RPG called ''Shining In The Darkness''. This genre was revisited with ''Shining the Holy Ark''. |
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** The Jewels of Light and Evil in SFII, though they have no effect on gameplay. The Shining Force swords in ''EXA'' also have a similar effect. |
** The Jewels of Light and Evil in SFII, though they have no effect on gameplay. The Shining Force swords in ''EXA'' also have a similar effect. |
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* [[You Dirty Rat]]: Slade the Rat is the cause of everything that goes wrong in SFII. Though it is mentioned that he was more of a Robin Hood-type [[Loveable Rogue]] who [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|simply had no idea what he was unleashing]] when he stole the jewels of Light and Evil. He does later join the Shining Force and redeem himself. |
* [[You Dirty Rat]]: Slade the Rat is the cause of everything that goes wrong in SFII. Though it is mentioned that he was more of a Robin Hood-type [[Loveable Rogue]] who [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|simply had no idea what he was unleashing]] when he stole the jewels of Light and Evil. He does later join the Shining Force and redeem himself. |
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** Redeem himself? He becomes one of the best members of the force, barring [[The Hero|Bowie]] and [[Game Breaker|Peter]]. He's also the only member, when promoted, to be able to [[One Hit KO|slice things in two]] without damage rolls (except a boss) if he lands a critical. {{spoiler|Guess that's what [[Took a Level |
** Redeem himself? He becomes one of the best members of the force, barring [[The Hero|Bowie]] and [[Game Breaker|Peter]]. He's also the only member, when promoted, to be able to [[One Hit KO|slice things in two]] without damage rolls (except a boss) if he lands a critical. {{spoiler|Guess that's what [[Took a Level in Badass|being promoted from a thief to a ninja]] does for you!}} |
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* [[Your Mom]]: In ''Shining Wisdom'': "Your mama's so ugly she looks out the window and gets arrested for moonin'!" |
* [[Your Mom]]: In ''Shining Wisdom'': "Your mama's so ugly she looks out the window and gets arrested for moonin'!" |
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