Underplayed Gems

Shining Force: Horizons (2024)

Shining Force: Horizons cover
Developer
Erikin84
Platforms
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Main story
about 26 hours
Where to get it
Website

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A Shining Force ROM hack letting you customize party member classes for fresh strategic depth in each playthrough.

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About

What if you could choose the classes of force members as they joined? After some brainstorming, I figured it out and put together what became Horizons. I figured this would be something that would offer tons of enjoyment for those that have always wanted to choose classes for their team. To make this work, there is a limited cast, out of the 12 members, 9 are given the option of choosing a class upon joining.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.