Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom

Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom for PC, XONE and etc. is an action RPG financed in 2014 on Kickstarter (it’s campaign gathered almost 140 thousand dollars). The title was developed by French studio Enigami and it was published by Focus Home Interactive (the publisher of titles like Styx: Master of Shadows, Bound by Flame and Of Orcs and Men).

Plot

A long time ago there was a planet called Mahera. It was inhabited by members of various species who lived peacefully with each other, connected by the spiritual energy called Shi. After some time the civilizations blossomed, reducing the activity of Shi, causing a terrible war to start and breaking the world into pieces. Since then, all the races live separately on islands floating in the air. The player assumes the role of Chado who together with his friend Poky crashes on one of the islands. The protagonists were unlucky and crashed in a dangerous place called Adorn. In addition to that, soon the fate of the world started to depend on their actions. Luckily, after some time other heroes join them and help in completing the dangerous mission.

Mechanics

While playing Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom for PC, XONE and etc., the player will visit various realms where he will have main and side quests to complete. The developers allowed the player to complete them in various ways. For example, in order to obtain an item located in a cave protected by thugs, the player can kill all opponents and collect the item or sneak up there and steal it. He can also speak with the leader of the group who might decide to sell the item. Real-time combat is an important part of the gameplay. During the battles the action takes place on a special arena where the player uses magic and his fists against the opponent (which looks similar to a typical, simple fighting game). The duels are played one on one and the companions cannot enter the arena. It doesn’t mean they stand idly – they attack the opponent from distance. The enemies do the same to the player.

Since Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom is an RPG, the developers added a character development system. During the game the player learns new combat techniques and spells and he gains better equipment. It allows completing even harder quests.

Technical aspects

Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom for PC, XONE and etc. was developed by using Unreal Engine. Various versions of that engine powered many titles across the years. The newest edition was used in Ark: Survival Evolved, Fable Legends and many other games. The described title has cartoonish style similar to the one used in Japanese anime.

Last updated on 06 August 2015