Golden Sun Fans Should Play Shining the Holy Ark

Golden Sun fans have been waiting over 11 years for a new entry in the JRPG series, but playing the series' under-appreciated predecessor, Shining the Holy Ark, might help make the wait for a new Golden Sun game a little easier.

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00:00 Intro
00:57 Shining series background
01:32 Shining the Holy Ark overview
02:26 Story and setting
04:04 Dungeons, puzzles, and exploration
04:48 Combat
06:40 Interface and presentation
06:53 Music
07:32 Pixies and Djinn
08:45 Overworld and other similarities
10:44 How to play Shining the Holy Ark in 2021
11:19 Shining in the Darkness
11:59 Final verdict
12:31 (Cursed) outro

Links to the other Shining series reviews the I mention during the video:
‪@ProjectCOE‬ Shining the Holy Ark review:    • Shining the Holy Ark Review for the S...  
‪@hungrygoriya‬ Shining in the Darkness Review:    • Shining in the Darkness for Sega Gene...  

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