Oh, rejoice! Fans are getting a new 'Shining' game on the PS2! Shining Tears is the next instalment in the series. I fell in love with the character designs when I saw them. Even if the game wasn't fun (but I am sure it is), I'd play it just to experience the story and live the life of the characters.
Yoshitaka Tamaki didn't design the main characters this time round (he is in charge of monster/enemy design), but fellow artist "Tony" has done justice to the series with attractive and colorful characters. I just find it a little strange that, out of the 6 partner characters, 4 are females and 2 are males. Oh, well, I shall not complain since the two males are anthros; Lazarus the Dragonewt and Volg the Wolfling.
The characters are voiced by a mostly all-star cast. Most notably, the main character (Xion) and intro song are done by Souichiro Hoshi (of Gundam SEED fame). I downloaded the anime opening and it is beautiful (despite the noisy background); I can't wait to get my hands on an MP3 of the song.
The game is set to be released on the 3rd of November, which is sort of a nice bitter-sweet date since it is two days after my project deadline. I will be waiting for the game's release with great anticipation.
[ Resources ]
- IGN Opening Video (Beware: shaky-hands camera man filming movie off giant screen TV at the Tokyo Game Show.)
- Official Shining Tears site
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