Shining Resonance Refrain - Wikipedia

Shining Resonance Refrain is a Japanese role-playing game developed by O-Two Inc. and published by Sega. Originally developed by Media. ShiningResonanceRefrain FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2014Japaneserole-playinggamedevelopedbyMedia.VisionandpublishedbySega 2014videogameShiningResonanceRefrainDeveloper(s)Media.VisionO-Two(Refrain)[1]Publisher(s)SegaArtist(s)TonyTakaSeriesShiningPlatform(s)PlayStation3PlayStation4XboxOneNintendoSwitchMicrosoftWindowsReleasePlayStation3JP:December11,2014PlayStation4JP:March29,2018WW:July10,2018NintendoSwitch,MicrosoftWindowsWW:July10,2018JP:July12,2018XboxOneWW:July10,2018Genre(s)Role-playingMode(s)Single-player ShiningResonanceRefrain[a]isaJapaneserole-playinggamedevelopedbyO-TwoInc.andpublishedbySega.OriginallydevelopedbyMedia.Vision,itisanentryinSega'sShiningseriesofvideogames,andanexpandedandremasteredversionoftheJapan-onlyShiningResonancereleasedforthePlayStation3in2014.WhiletheoriginalPS3releasewasnottranslatedintoEnglish,RefrainwasreleasedinJuly2018forMicrosoftWindows,NintendoSwitch,PlayStation4,andXboxOneplatforms. Contents 1Gameplay 2Plot 3Developmentandrelease 4Reception 5Notes 6References 7Externallinks Gameplay[edit] ThegameplaysasatraditionalJapaneserole-playinggamewithaction-basedbattles,similartotheTalesseriesofvideogames.[2][3]Interactionsbytheplayermadebetweenthemaincharacterandotherplayablecharactersaffectplayer's"relationshiplevel";talkingwhilerestingorcampinginitiatesspecialstoryscenes,whichinturncanleadtodatingscenesthefollowingday.[4] Plot[edit] Thisarticleneedsanimprovedplotsummary.Youcanprovideonebyeditingthisarticle.(June2018)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) ThegamefollowsYumaIlvern,whoholdstheSpiritoftheShiningDragon,anancientDragonwhodiedinanancientwar.Atthestartofthegame,YumaisheldcaptiveinGaelritzPrisonwithanattemptedrescuemissionbySoniaBlancheandKirikaToweAlmaontheway.AfteraconfrontationwithExcellaNoaAuraandherthreespears,YumasummonstheBladeoftheShiningDragon,theVanderhorn.TheythenmanagetoescapeonthebackoftheShiningDragonafterYumatransformedintohimandreturntoMarga,thecapitalofAstoria.WhenhewakesupbackasYuma,hejoinsAstoriaintheirwaragainsttheEmpirealongsidetheDragoneersandthePrincessofAstoriainanattempttoachievepeacefortheirpeople.[5][6] Developmentandrelease[edit] ThegamewasannouncedinMay2014asShiningResonance,asthenewesttitleinSega'sShiningseries.[7]ThegamewasdevelopedbyMedia.Vision,andfeaturedillustrationsbylongtimeseriescharacterartistTonyTaka.[7]ThegamereceivedaJapan-onlyreleaselaterintheyearonthePlayStation3.InNovember2017,aremaster,ShiningResonanceRefrain,wasannouncedforPlayStation4.[8]Theremasterwasat90%completeatthetimeoftheannouncement,andwhileanEnglishlanguagereleasewasnotannounced,Segadidnotethattheywereconsideringaworldwideaudiencefortheseries,adeparturefrommostoftherecententriesintheseries,whichhadstayedinJapan.[9]InFebruary2018,SegaannouncedthatthegamewouldreceiveanEnglishlanguagereleaseofthePS4version,andthatanadditionalreleasewouldbemadefortheXboxOneandNintendoSwitchplatforms.[10]ThegamewasreleasedinJuly2018.[11] TheremasteredversiononPlayStation4andSwitchcontainmultiplenewadditionstothecoreoftheoriginalPS3game.Thegamecontainsa"RefrainMode"whichtellsanew"what-if"sidestoryseparatefromthemainstory.[12]Itdoesnotneedtobeunlocked-itisavailablepriortoevenstartingthemaingame,thoughthedevelopersstatethatwhilethesidestorydoesnotaffectthemainstory,itmakesmoresenseifthemaingameisplayedfirst.[12]Twoadditionalpartymembers,ExcelaandJinas,areaddedaswell;theywerepresentinthepriorgame,butnotplayable.[13]Over150piecesofdownloadablecontent(DLC)fromthePS3gameareincludedintheremasteraswell.[13] Reception[edit] Thissectionneedsexpansion.Youcanhelpbyaddingtoit.(June2018) ReceptionAggregatescoreAggregatorScoreMetacriticNS:70/100[14]PC:68/100[15]PS4:67/100[16]XONE:74/100[17]ReviewscoresPublicationScoreNintendoLife[18]NintendoWorldReport7/10[21]PushSquare[19]RPGamer[20] ShiningResonanceRefrainreceivedmixedreception,accordingtoreviewaggregatorMetacritic.[16][14][17][15]ThePlayStation3versionofthegamewasthefifthbest-sellinggameinitsreleaseweekinJapan,sellingapproximately67,000copies.[22] Notes[edit] ^ShiningResonanceRefrain(シャイニング・レゾナンスリフレイン,ShaininguRezonansuRifurein)inJapanese References[edit] ^"Work(AboutConsumerGameDepartment)".O-TWOinc.Retrieved10July2018. ^"ShiningResonanceRefrainHeadedWestwardForPS4,XboxOne,Switch,AndPCInSummer2018-Siliconera".Siliconera.2018-02-21.Retrieved2018-03-22. ^"SwitchArcadeRoundup:'LayersofFear:Legacy','ShiningResonanceRefrain','Slain:BackFromHell'andMore|TouchArcade".toucharcade.com.21February2018.Retrieved2018-03-22. ^"GoOnDatesWhenYou'reNotADragonInShiningResonance-Siliconera".Siliconera.2014-10-07.Retrieved2018-03-22. ^"ShiningResonanceSharesAFirstLookAtItsDragonProtagonistAndStory-Siliconera".Siliconera.2014-05-14.Retrieved2018-03-22. ^"ShiningResonanceShowsItsDragonProtagonist'sHumanForm-Siliconera".Siliconera.2014-06-19.Retrieved2018-03-22. ^ab"TheShiningSeriesComesToPS3WithShiningResonance-Siliconera".Siliconera.2014-05-13.Retrieved2018-03-22. ^"ShiningResonanceRefrainAnnouncedForPlayStation4WithNewElementsAnd"WhatIf"Story-Siliconera".Siliconera.2017-11-14.Retrieved2018-03-22. ^"SegaIsFinallyThinkingAboutAWorldwideAudienceToExpandTheShiningSeries-Siliconera".Siliconera.2017-11-14.Retrieved2018-03-22. ^"Update:Sega'sShiningResonance:RefrainComingToTheWestOnPlayStation4,Switch,XboxOne,andPC".GameInformer.Retrieved2018-03-22. ^"ShiningResonanceRefrainHeadedWestwardForPS4,XboxOne,Switch,AndPCInSummer2018-Siliconera".Siliconera.2018-02-21.Retrieved2018-03-22. ^ab"ShiningResonanceRe:frainProducerCommentsOnRefrainModeHasToOffer-Siliconera".Siliconera.2017-11-19.Retrieved2018-03-22. ^ab"ShiningResonanceRe:frain'sNewTrailerFeaturesItsTwoNewPartyMembers,Costumes,MoreDLC-Siliconera".Siliconera.2018-01-18.Retrieved2018-03-22. ^ab"ShiningResonanceRefrainforSwitchReviews".Metacritic.Retrieved30October2018. ^ab"ShiningResonanceRefrainforPCReviews".Metacritic.Retrieved2August2018. ^ab"ShiningResonanceRefrainforPlayStation4Reviews".Metacritic.Retrieved2August2019. ^ab"ShiningResonanceRefrainforXboxOneReviews".Metacritic.Retrieved2August2018. ^"ShiningResonanceRefrainReview(Switch)|Aceshigh".NintendoLife.5September2021.Retrieved5September2021. ^"ShiningResonanceRefrainReview(PS4)|Aceshigh".PushSquare.5September2021.Retrieved5September2021. ^"ShiningResonanceRefrainReview|Aceshigh".RPGamer.5September2021.Retrieved5September2021. ^Lloyd,David(5September2021)."ShiningResonanceRefrain(Switch)Review".NintendoWorldReport.Retrieved5September2021. ^"MediaCreateSales:12/8/14–12/14/14-Gematsu".Gematsu.2014-12-17.Retrieved2018-03-22. 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