I remember the first time that I saw Shining Force on the Genesis. I thought that it was stupid that only the actual character that you were using earned any experience. I later grew to love the game and I wish that they made more of them. I greatly prefer turn based games since I do not have the reactions of a 10 year old with 15 fingers on a sugar rush. I also tried computer based RPGs, but some of them were so in depth that it wasn't funny. You had to choose what you wore or each arm and leg, what was in each hand, etc. That is why I was so happy to see Beggar Prince come out and once they fixed the problem with playing it on the X'Eye, I made sure to get a copy.
JY