“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.
I have this game on Steam and finished it awhile back. This is not a sequel. The first half of the game was release a few years back and than came the second half. As promised by the Devs. So don't listen to the reviews where they say it's a Diablo clone and than tell you how much it's not like Diablo. Duh!!! The only gripe I had with this game, is the same one the first half had. It is a slow pace. But than the focus of the game is on the story and characters. For me that is something that is a lost art and missing in some newer games. If you are looking for something original, in both play style and story, you'll like this game.
I got this game on a whim, and i was not disappointed, Its a mix of my 2 favourite games from long ago to not so long ago. This game blends a Diablo like experience with that of Soul Reaver, You have to traverse both worlds constantly "switching between the shadow and game world" and that makes this a very interesting game to play. It is a little on the short side with around 23hrs to play through it, BUT you have 3 caracters to play with and allthough its the same setting they have different story lines unique to each one. I do not regret getting this game at all, its fun and if you dont explore in both realms you will end up clueless as to solving puzzles. Overall its a fun bit of nostalgic gaming.
I was gifted this game before I realized it was part of the Heretic Kingdoms lore - years ago I enjoyed playing Kult, for its minor flaws, so I was really looking forward to this. I have to admit the game looks gorgeous, but beyond that...
- The puzzles and challenges are extremely repetitive
- There are big chunks of Walking Simulator segments
- There's little incentive to explore the various Puppets capabilities (at least on default story mode)
- Scaling goes equally poorly for silver (when you need it at the start of the game, you don't have it - by the time you have it you have very little need for it anymore) and combat (not a single challenge from chapter 3 onward, or so)
- There's at least some incentive to replay and choose other quest paths, but the amount of repetition far outweighs the urge to play it again
- Neither the dialogue (which is admittedly voiced well enough) nor the written lore had much appeal
- And the Quest Tune plays Every. Time. You. Switch. Areas.
In the end, I finished it purely as an act of OCD completionism, as I had long run out of interest in what the game had to offer. This could have been so, so much better.
To start:
◘ The game is rather slow. There are teleports from time to time, but there is a lot of walking and backtracking, many puzzles.
◘ If you are looking for the familiar arpg loop of "farm->portal to base->farm" - you won't find it here.
◘ There is a lot of focus on the story, a lot of dialogue, everything voice-acted, a lot of lore pieces all around, but I didn't pay much attention to it.
◘ I never played any other game in this universe, so it's a bit too much for me at this time, but I can't really give an opinion.
The big things for me:
◘ The core idea of the combat system is great, the execution is a bit unpolished, and the difficulty/customization is not enough to satisfy veteran players.
◘ You are basically collecting characters (souls), have 4 active at any time, swap out 2 of them, and then you switch between them in combat in real time.
◘ Each soul has its own abilites, its own equipment, its own passive skills.
◘ Dialogue options influence which characters you have access to.
◘ Your main character appears in an alternate shadow realm, which is the second layer of the map.
◘In the shadow realm you can find different pathways, enemies. Sometimes you will have to engage enemies in both realms to defeat them.
◘ (The game requires quite a lot of switching between the shadow realm and the normal world, I imagine it can be annoying for some people)
◘ The potential is really there, there are some really satifsying combos/sequences, but it's sometimes a bit slugish, a bit too delayed, the targeting is a bit too loose.
◘ The numbers of enemies is relatively small, you won't be encountering waves of enemies.
Also, I played with a controller and I didn't enjoy navigating the interfaces very much.
Overall it was a good time. The graphics are very pretty, I really like the player character models and equipment designs. This is a game I would have probably loved as a kid.
I'd rather manage a group of characters instead of cycling between them. It makes for more of an annoyance than enjoyable gameplay.
Character progression also feels limited compared to similar games.
Looks great, but makes my laptop run super hot, so maybe some optimization issues.
This game is waiting for a review. Take the first shot!
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