Shining Series Continuity
See entries on Shining Force Gaiden and Shining Force Gaiden II for details on how Books 1 and 2 fit into the continuity.
Book 3 takes place just a few months after Shining Force Gaiden II and is a direct sequel, including all the playable characters from Shining Force Gaiden I and II (most of whom are still playable characters), as well as Queen Anri, who was also in Shining Force I. In the first Gaiden, Prince Nick killed the king of Cypress, his uncle Edmond; in Book 3 of Shining Force CD, he officially inherits the crown and becomes king.
Book 4 is another sequel to the Game Gear games, albeit a very brief one, in which 13 of the playable characters again make return appearances.
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