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''Shining The Holy Ark'' was the ninth installment of the ''[[Shining Series (Franchise)|Shining Series]]'' but the gameplay shares more in common with the original ''[[Shining in The Darkness]]'' than any other title in the franchise. It was a first person Dungeon Crawler rather than a strategy game. It’s also an indirect prequel to ''[[Shining Force III]]'' as several characters reappear in that game.
''Shining The Holy Ark'' was the ninth installment of the ''[[Shining Series]]'' but the gameplay shares more in common with the original ''[[Shining in the Darkness]]'' than any other title in the franchise. It was a first person Dungeon Crawler rather than a strategy game. It’s also an indirect prequel to ''[[Shining Force III]]'' as several characters reappear in that game.


In game three mercenaries Arthur, Melody and Forte are tasked with hunting down a ninja called Rodi who has holed up in an abandoned mine. When the group finally catch up to the ninja, a space-ship smashes through the roof mortally wounding everybody involved. In order to save their lives the Spirits inside the ship possess Arthur, Melody and Rodi. While still retaining their free will they gain additional skills. During this however Forte gets possessed by an evil spirit and goes missing.
In game three mercenaries Arthur, Melody and Forte are tasked with hunting down a ninja called Rodi who has holed up in an abandoned mine. When the group finally catch up to the ninja, a space-ship smashes through the roof mortally wounding everybody involved. In order to save their lives the Spirits inside the ship possess Arthur, Melody and Rodi. While still retaining their free will they gain additional skills. During this however Forte gets possessed by an evil spirit and goes missing.
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To help them out they meet up with female paladin Lisa, dragonman Basso, female ninja Akane and the half-wolf ninja Doyle.
To help them out they meet up with female paladin Lisa, dragonman Basso, female ninja Akane and the half-wolf ninja Doyle.


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''' ''Shining of the Holy Ark'' Contains the following tropes:'''

* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]
* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]
* [[Arbitrary Headcount Limit]]
* [[Arbitrary Headcount Limit]]
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* [[Defeat Means Playable]]: For all the characters, bar maybe Akane.
* [[Defeat Means Playable]]: For all the characters, bar maybe Akane.
* [[Evil Chancellor]]: Rilix
* [[Evil Chancellor]]: Rilix
* [[Evil Detecting Dog]]
* [[Evil-Detecting Dog]]
* [[Fairy Sexy]]
* [[Fairy Sexy]]
* [[Faux First Person 3D]]
* [[Faux First Person 3D]]
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* [[The Good Chancellor]]: Sabato.
* [[The Good Chancellor]]: Sabato.
* [[Guide Dang It]]: To find Doyle you have to revisit the first village and search a "suspicious looking tree", but only after a set point. Also the infamous stone puzzle.
* [[Guide Dang It]]: To find Doyle you have to revisit the first village and search a "suspicious looking tree", but only after a set point. Also the infamous stone puzzle.
* [[Half Human Hybrid]]: Basso and {{spoiler|Panzer}}.
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: Basso and {{spoiler|Panzer}}.
* [[Haunted House]]
* [[Haunted House]]
* [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]
* [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]
* [[Hit Points]]
* [[Hit Points]]
* [[Infant Immortality]]: Julian. But averted with stories of Elise eating children.
* [[Infant Immortality]]: Julian. But averted with stories of Elise eating children.
* [[Insurmountable Waist Height Fence]]
* [[Insurmountable Waist-Height Fence]]
* [[Kleptomaniac Hero]]: You can steal 1 gold from under a bed and then get told off by a NPC.
* [[Kleptomaniac Hero]]: You can steal 1 gold from under a bed and then get told off by a NPC.
* [[Laser Guided Amnesia]]: Rodi.
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Rodi.
* [[Last Chance Hit Point]]: An odd one. Only the three characters that are possessed with spirits will automatically revive after being "killed" in battle, with a measly 1 HP. All the other characters required a trip to a church, items or spells.
* [[Last Chance Hit Point]]: An odd one. Only the three characters that are possessed with spirits will automatically revive after being "killed" in battle, with a measly 1 HP. All the other characters required a trip to a church, items or spells.
* [[Leprechaun]]
* [[Leprechaun]]
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* [[Respawning Enemies]]
* [[Respawning Enemies]]
* [[Scratch Damage]]
* [[Scratch Damage]]
* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: the Vandal that the bad guys are trying to release. In fact Vandals in general, only the weakest ones weren't sealed away with Galm being the exception.
* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: the Vandal that the bad guys are trying to release. In fact Vandals in general, only the weakest ones weren't sealed away with Galm being the exception.
* [[Shifting Sand Land]]: The South Shrine.
* [[Shifting Sand Land]]: The South Shrine.
* [[Shining Goodness]]: Well of course!
* [[Shining Goodness]]: Well of course!
* [[Slippy Slidey Ice World]]
* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]
* [[Tank Controls]]
* [[Tank Controls]]
* [[Temple of Doom]]: The three Shrines.
* [[Temple of Doom]]: The three Shrines.
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Latest revision as of 05:20, 9 December 2019

Shining The Holy Ark was the ninth installment of the Shining Series but the gameplay shares more in common with the original Shining in the Darkness than any other title in the franchise. It was a first person Dungeon Crawler rather than a strategy game. It’s also an indirect prequel to Shining Force III as several characters reappear in that game.

In game three mercenaries Arthur, Melody and Forte are tasked with hunting down a ninja called Rodi who has holed up in an abandoned mine. When the group finally catch up to the ninja, a space-ship smashes through the roof mortally wounding everybody involved. In order to save their lives the Spirits inside the ship possess Arthur, Melody and Rodi. While still retaining their free will they gain additional skills. During this however Forte gets possessed by an evil spirit and goes missing.

Arthur, Melody and Rodi decide to temporally combine forces in order to escape the deadly mine, find Forte and find out just what is going on with these mysterious Spirits. Along the way they uncover an evil plot to revive a powerful Vandal that would doom the world to an age of darkness.

To help them out they meet up with female paladin Lisa, dragonman Basso, female ninja Akane and the half-wolf ninja Doyle.

Tropes used in Shining the Holy Ark include:
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