Shining Resonance
Japan-only action RPG later remastered as Shining Resonance Refrain.
Shining Resonance is an action role-playing video game developed by Media.Vision and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3 in 2014. It is an entry in Sega's Shining series and was released only in Japan. An expanded and remastered version, Shining Resonance Refrain, was later released worldwide in 2018.
Quick Facts
- Title
- Shining Resonance
- Developer
- Media.Vision · O-Two (Refrain)
- Publisher
- Sega
- Producer
- Makoto Suzuki · Tsuyoshi Sawada
- Director
- Makoto Suzuki · Masaya Kobayashi · Takeshi Ozawa
- Artist
- Tony Taka
- Composer
- Junpei Fujita · Hitoshi Fujima · Evan Call
- Series
- Shining
- Genre
- Role-playing
- Modes
- Single-player
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Windows · Xbox One
- Released
- PlayStation 3JP · December 11, 2014PlayStation 4JP · March 29, 2018 · WW · July 10, 2018Switch, WindowsWW · July 10, 2018 · JP · July 12, 2018Xbox OneNA/EU · July 10, 2018
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Lore & Background
Shining Resonance was announced in May 2014 as the newest title in Sega's Shining series. It was developed by Media.Vision, with character illustrations by longtime series artist Tony Taka and music composed by Elements Garden. The game follows Yuma Ilvern, who holds the Spirit of the Shining Dragon, and his involvement in a war between Astoria and the Empire. The game was released only in Japan on the PlayStation 3 later in 2014.
Reader's Guide
Shining Resonance is significant as a Japan-exclusive entry in the long-running Shining series, representing a traditional Japanese role-playing game with action-based battles similar to the Tales series. Its remaster, Shining Resonance Refrain, brought the game to a worldwide audience for the first time, adding new content such as a 'Refrain Mode' side story, two additional playable characters, and over 150 pieces of downloadable content. The original PS3 version sold approximately 67,000 copies in its first week in Japan, ranking fifth in sales. The remaster received mixed reviews, with critics praising its combat system but noting a lack of originality and some presentation issues.
Did You Know?
- Shining Resonance was released only in Japan for the PlayStation 3 in 2014.
- Character illustrations were done by longtime series artist Tony Taka.
- The original PS3 version sold about 67,000 copies in its first week in Japan.
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