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The Shining Series is a series set in your Standard Fantasy Setting developed and published by Sega. The games are all set in the same universe but sequels are rarely a continuation of the preceding games; with only minor characters, locations or references linking the series together.

Games in the franchse are;

• Shining in the Darkness - Released 1991 for the Sega Genesis.
• Shining Force - Released 1992 for the Sega Genesis.
• Shining Force Gaiden - Released 1992 for the Sega Game Gear.
• Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya - Released 1993 for the Sega Game Gear.
• Shining Force II - Released 1993 for the Sega Genesis.
• Shining Force CD - Released 1994 for the Sega Mega-CD.
• Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict - Released 1995 for the Sega Game Gear.
• Shining Wisdom - Released 1995 for the Sega Saturn.
• Shining the Holy Ark - Released 1996 for the Sega Saturn.
• Shining Force III - Released in three parts;
  • Scenario 1 - Released 1997.
  • Scenario 2 - Released 1998 (Japan Only).
  • Scenario 3 - Released 1998 (Japan Only).
• Shining Soul - Released 2002 for the Game Boy Advance.
• Shining Soul II - Released 2003 for the Game Boy Advance.
• Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon - Released 2004 for the Game Boy Advanced (Remake of Shining Force).
• Shining Tears - Released 2004 for the PlayStation 2.
• Shining Force Neo - Released 2005 for the PS2.
• Shining Road to the Force - Released 2005 for Japanese Mobile Phones.
• Shining Force Chronicle I - Released 2005 for Japanese Mobile Phones (Remake of Shining Force Gaiden).
• Shining Force Chronicle II - Released 2005 for Japanese Mobile Phones (Remake of Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya).
• Shining Force Chronicle III - Released 2005 for Japanese Mobile Phones [Remake of Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict).
• Shining Road II - Released 2006 for Japanese Mobile Phones.
• Shining Force EXA - Released 2007 for PS2.
• Shining Wind - Released 2007 for PS2.
• Shining Wind X - Released 2008 for Japanese Mobile Phones.
• Shining Force Feather - Released 2009 for the Nintendo DS.
• Shining Force Cross - Released 2009 in Arcades.
• Shining Force Cross Raid - Released 2010 in Arcades.
• Shining Hearts - Released 2010 for the PlayStation Portable.
• Shining Blade - Released 2012 for the Playstation Portable.
• Shining Fresonance Refrain - Released in 2018.

It also has two Animes;

• Shining Tears X Wind - Based on Shining Tears, originally broadcast in Japan 2007.
• Hearts: Shiawase no Pan - based on Shining Hearts, currently ongoing.

The following tropes are common to many or all entries in the Shining Series franchise.
For tropes specific to individual installments, visit their respective work pages.