![]() Even though the majority of the games have been tactical RPGs SiTD is a first person dungeon crawler. Shining in the Darkness is the first game in the shining series. As the last remaining knight it is your duty to brave the many floors of the labyrinth to save the princess and hopefully find your father as well. The king sends your father Mortred to rescue her but he has also disappeared. The Kingdom of Thornwood’s princess has been kidnapped by the evil Dark Sol and taken to the labyrinth. I am happy to say this is still a great game after all these years. Yet Shining in the Darkness, with its charming menus and art style, made the experience more welcoming. ![]() I’ve never been able to explain why the genre struck a chord with me as someone who grew up on a steady diet of platformers exploring a musty dungeon should have been the antithesis of what I like about video games. Phantasy Star gave me my first taste but its dungeons were a small part of a larger whole. While the genre was ubiquitous on the PC they were rare on consoles. Shining in the Darkness was one of the first dungeon crawlers I ever experienced. Developer: Climax Publisher: Sega Released: 1991 Genre: RPG ![]()
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