If you’re really intent on acting like a jerk in your RPGs, this may get you down, but the writing is solid enough that, even with limited character development options, you can still feel invested in the story. It feels very linear in truth, and the lack of dialogue options makes role-playing as anything other than a goody-two-shoes quite difficult. A well-paced narrative and interesting characters meld with excellent writing to create a campaign that demands your attention.
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The Dead Man’s Switch story that comes with the game is a delight, throwing murder mystery and neo-Noir elements into the already rich mix of genres. The world is always a joy to inhabit, and its potential to spawn meaningful stories has barely been touched on in the main story. The internal logic is maintained convincingly throughout, a real credit to the lore and world of Shadowrun that it can contain so many disparate fantasy and sci-fi elements without crumbling under the weight of its influences. "The Dead Man's Switch story that comes with the game is a delight, throwing murder mystery and neo-Noir elements into the already rich mix of genres." Mixing magic, shaman culture and hacking together in a way that somehow makes sense, Shadowrun is arguably the only game where you’ll see drugged up elves wielding robot drones, neural implants and lightning magic simultaneously. Shadowrun is a turn based RPG, similar to the likes of Baldur’s Gate or Icewind Dale, set in an original game world.
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Even having missed the series’ genesis, it’s to see the quality gameplay in Shadowrun and the fine pedigree that it comes from.
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Shadowrun Returns does exactly what it says on the tin, bringing the RPG gameplay that defined the series back, and it has been worth the wait.
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My first real experience of Shadowrun was 2007’s Shadowrun online FPS on Xbox 360 and PC, and we all know how that one turned out. When Shadowrun launched on Snes in 1993, I was no doubt too busy with childhood concerns to truly appreciate its place in gaming history. Despite a healthy knowledge of retro gaming accrued through a wasted youth and years of study, some games I simply wasn’t old enough to experience in their prime.