Shining in the Darkness
Dark Sol has vowed to reign over the enchanted Kingdom of Thornwood, and only you can stop him. Find the powerful Arms of Light and battle the deadly beasts that keep your people desperate and starving in this…
Shining in the Darkness is a puzzle developed by Camelot Software Planning, released 29 March 1991 on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux and Mac.
What Shining in the Darkness is
Shining in the Darkness is a puzzle game developed by Camelot Software Planning and released in 1991. It was published by Sega. It is available on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
"Princess Jessa, along with the loyal knight Mortred, has gone missing in the vicinity of the Labyrinth. King Drake and his aides have no clue as to where she is. As Mortred’s son, join forces with Milo and Pyra in a quest to find the princess."
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Shining Force series
Shining in the Darkness is the first of 10 entries we hold in the Shining Force series. The next entry was Shining Force in 1992.
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