It feels good, great even, in spite of those things, and becomes better as you get new weapons, abilities, and so forth, allowing you to freeze enemies in place with foam, run across water, and triple jump while using a hookshot to hop from ceilings.Ĭollectibles are also well placed, and actually do not require a lot of backtracking when you really look at the map, as you only need to do one major swoop over the map near the end of the game to get everything and clear it within three hours. It’s not perfect, as even after nine playthroughs I still found the jump to feel a little awkward, and the transition from aiming at things in one direction to things in the background is not always as smooth and instantaneous as it could be. This is accomplished by both a well designed map to explore and become intimate with over time, along with a very solid gameplay foundation of a twin stick shooter and platformer hybrid, one that offers generous aim assistance. It is a rewarding loop that allows the player to rapidly gain new abilities while becoming familiar with the game world, and feel as if they are achieving something greater by either gathering as many collectibles as possible, or go through the game at breakneck speeds. Or a Metroidvania if you are the sort of person who sees nothing wrong with terms like Roguelike to describe games similar to the 1980 dungeon crawler Rogue. Shadow Complex is a take on the formula established in games like Super Metroid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, a 2D action game that focuses on exploring a large and sprawling environment while simultaneously receiving new powers and uncovering hidden upgrades. I realize that more praise for a game that is almost universally beloved may be unnecessary, but after writing well over… 200 game reviews, many of which I discarded for quality reasons, this sort of thing becomes a habit.ĭevelopers: Chair Entertainment and Epic Games As such, I was pretty happy when I heard that the game was going to be released on PC, and quickly got to it and cleared it twice in two successive days.
Before I packed up my consoles into a plastic box for what I assume will be a rather long time, Shadow Complex was a game I played annually since its release, always coming away from the title with a smile on my face.
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