Shining Force 2 Fairy Woods

So, Shining Force 2 has a semi-hidden timed bonus stage known as the Fairy Woods. Nowadays it is used primarily as a grinding spot by players wanted to get their pre-promotion characters to level 40 for maximum stats. I'm bringing this up because some time ago prototypes of the game's English translation were posted to the Hidden Palace. The Cutting Room Floor has more information on textual differences but I'm here to talk about the Fairy Woods.

Specifically the fact that the Woods received a major layout overhaul sometime between the prototype dated April 4th and the prototype dated June 30th. The June 30th layout is identical to the final English version as far as I can tell.( Read more... )