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Only the first two in the series kept their association to the original Dragon Slayer series, and the next set of games feature a new plot, known as the Gagharv Trilogy. TheyвЂ™re both JRPGs with a connecting storyline. The Legend of Heroes games are both similar, though again, different from the other Dragon Slayer games. And yes, I mean EVERY kingdom, as once allied players smash an opposed enemy, they must then work to smash each other, since the game only allows one winner. The purpose of the game is to use your peasants to slaughter every other kingdom.

Lord Monarch is radically different, more of a strategy game with heavy RTS elements than an RPG at all. The game changes gameplay styles, though at its heart, itвЂ™s a side-scrolling action RPG. And thankfully the Megadrive releases of his work are actually considered pretty good.ДЇirst, Sorcerian features an open party which is created from scratch at the start of the game which then grow stronger as they are pitted against various scenarios for gold and glory. Without his initial work, series like The Legend of Zelda might not ever have existed. In 1985, a fledgling startup named Squaresoft would port it to the MSX as one of their first published titles. It is debated that his first game, Dragon Slayer, released 1984, is the first Japanese action RPG.

So why is it a group of cross-genre RPGs with no real connection via storyline or style can be considered connected? Because they all had the same producer, Yoshio Kiya, one of the first Japanese minds behind RPGs. It also incorporates the first two parts of a second entire series, known as the Legend of Heroes series. Ok, so this series is a mess of different RPG sub-genres, originally spreading across the 1980s and then being continuously updated for the next decade. Sorcerian (NTSC-J/1990), Dragon Slayer: Legend of Heroes (NTSC-J/1994), Dragon Slayer: Legend of Heroes II (NTSC-J/1995), Lord Monarch (NTSC-J/1994) For access to both Shining Force GaidenвЂ™s, as well as a third previously unseen chapter, Shining Force CD is available on the Sega CD to round out the collection.ДЇind Shining Series on Dragon Slayer Series While the plots are all linked, Shining in the Darkness takes place after Shining Force II, and the events of Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict on the Sega Game Gear takes place between Shining Force and Shining Force II. The art and musical styles are similar, but the series includes a variety of different RPG styles. First, itвЂ™s a dungeon crawler, not a strategy RPG like the two Shining Force. While all three titles are in the Shining series, Shining in the Darkness is a very different animal from its Shining Force brethren. In the Shining Series, the timeline begins with the return of the Dark Dragon, and after his defeat at the hands of the Shining Force, the rise of the Devil Kings. Shining in the Darkness (NTSC-J, NTSC-U, PAL/1991), Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention (NTSC-J, NTSC-U, PAL/1993), Shining Force II (NTSC-J, NTSC-U, PAL/1994) This is a series of 8 text-based adventures, later released in compilation for the Mega-CD.ДЇind Phantasy Star Series on Shining Series It should also be noted that there was one other Phantasy Star title for the console, available via the Sega Meganet in Japan, Phantasy Star II Text Adventures. Finding it for the Megadrive may be even harder since it only saw release as a limited edition with a low print run.

The entire series is composed of solid titles, and theyвЂ™re worth tracking down, though for those of us who canвЂ™t read Japanese, it might be better to go for the Master System version of Phantasy Star, since the Megadrive version never made the leap across the ocean. It is the only one of the four to feature a medieval fantasy setting, while the others are all science fiction types. All four games are connected, though Phantasy Star III would serve as a large departure from the others. All four games are JRPGs that take place in the same continuous universe in the Algol Solar System. The Phantasy Star series has the prestige of being one of the first RPG series to appear on North American consoles, and the first titleвЂ™s Japanese release for the Master System was a mere two days after Final Fantasy. Phantasy Star (NTSC-J / 1994), Phantasy Star II (NTSC-J, NTSC-U/1989), Phantasy Star III (NTSC-J, NTSC-U, PAL/1990), Phantasy Star IV (NTSC-J, NTSC-U, PAL/1993)

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(This is a rather lengthy post and we had to divide it up to two pages until we can figure out how to get the server to let us post more - see page two here. Add in the Sega CD, which I outlined earlier, and youвЂ™ve got a hefty selection available, spread across a variety of different types of RPGs. But there is actually a large number of titles available on the console. Most people I know donвЂ™t automatically think of RPGs when they think of their Genesis.