“An ancient proverb warns: ‘Never trust a demon, for betrayal is their very blood’.
Yet the Sura, the great ogres of the Wastes, have a different saying: ‘A demon honours its pact’. Perhaps when the race of men looks into the eyes of hell, they see their own darkness reflected…”
– Carissa Cantrecht...
“An ancient proverb warns: ‘Never trust a demon, for betrayal is their very blood’.
Yet the Sura, the great ogres of the Wastes, have a different saying: ‘A demon honours its pact’. Perhaps when the race of men looks into the eyes of hell, they see their own darkness reflected…”
– Carissa Cantrecht
Shadows: Awakening is the new adventure in the Heretic Kingdoms saga. After the members of the secret council known as the Penta Nera are assassinated, their souls are consumed by the Devourers – evil demons which possess the ability to absorb the memories and personalities of the souls they acquire and materialize them as their puppets. Re-emerging into the mortal realm once again, the demonic Penta Nera continue their quest for power and immortality, but at what cost?
Shadows: Awakening is a unique, isometric single-player RPG with real-time tactical combat. You take control of a demon summoned from the Shadow Realm – the Devourer – to consume the souls of long-dead heroes and embark on an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics. Do you have the focus and wits to master the world of the Heretic Kingdoms? Gather your party, control powerful heroes and use their skills to your advantage. But who is in charge… the demon, or the souls that it has devoured? It's up to you to either thwart a major threat and save the world, or to plunge it into complete disaster…
Features
A Tale of Two Worlds – In a parallel universe inhabited by demons and monsters; seamlessly switch between the Shadow Realm and the mortal plane and witness a gripping storyline in a world full of myths, destinies and legendary creatures.
Unique Party System – multiple characters in one demon, each retaining their own personalities with internal dialogues, rivalries and communication between the characters.
Wide variety of Skills and Characters – Choose from 3 heroes, each with their own personal storylines, quests and dialogues. Consume the souls of 14 playable characters, each with their own unique skillsets, like Kalig the Bandit King and Evia, Daughter of Fire.
Tactical Real-Time Combat – Combine the skills of your various characters to maximize the effects of your devastating skills and spells.
Extensive Gameplay – 20+ hours for a single playthrough, but with substantial options for replayability which accumulate to 60+ hours for the full experience.
Challenging Puzzles – Complex puzzles are scattered throughout the game, and will take you through a vibrant set of locations, from rustic towns to the deepest and darkest of dungeons.
Crafting and Looting System – Expanded crafting and looting system will let you use rewards to configure the ultimate adventurer.
Fully Voiced – All dialogues are fully narrated, including actors like Tom Baker.
Gotta be honest, got it for free and cause of that did not expected anything at all.
And yet I am pleasantly surprised. It is really decent and for a title like that really packed.
Lore is, arbeit not original, well thought out and interestingly put togerther, worls is beautiful and immersive and character interactions can make player chuckle once or twice.
You need tyo get used to the mechanics, some puzzles and sidequests are really pain in the ass but overall it's a solid title.
It really needs a NG+ option in my opinion. Like during the game it shows you what puppets you missed because of your decisions, but it is kind of meaningless if you can not transfer anything to the new game. And after playing it once starting a new run just to experience the options you missed...I see no point, cause the game does no provide you with an ability to reach those faster. Starting the completely different character is more interesting, but still less so, cause there is nothing transferred from the previous run, and goin through exactly the same bosses and dungeons second time is less interesting.
Some puzzles are overused, and some mechanics are underused. I mean the puzzle where you need to roll a bolder is slightly annoying, cause the controls on it are not so precise, and those are used more than it make sense in my opinion. But the mechanic of "switching to shadow stops time" does not really work in cases where it makes sense, like the rolling boulders puzzle, where switching only actually stopped time in one location, but none of the others. It really should've been used more, cause it is kind of the main mechanic of the game.
For a single run it was fun enough, for more - it is too tedious, even if the story of the other characters is interesting...
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