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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Hard and fair great stealth game

A top-down strategic stealth game entirely about dodging view cones by cleverly using and combining the skills of your characters. The singular focus of this game on its mechanics make it an absolute joy to play by constantly needing to plan in advance. Every aspect of the gameplay mechanics are very well thought out and every level is carefully crafted to allow for multiple paths and tactics. While the gameplay mechanics itself are very unforgiving (new guards spawn if the enemy is alerted and take different patrol routes) and the levels always seem impossible at the start, the quick-save and -load mechanic make up for it. It allows for experimentation and trial-and-error without overly punishing the player. It even reminds you that you didn't save for a whole minute. Picking apart piece by piece a seemingly impossible level and eventually succeeding is always incredibly satisfying. Since I've completed the game without being detected, I can safely tell you that no level is actually impossible without being detected. The story is pretty bland, but it does introduce really cool interactions between the characters while playing. When executing a move, they typically confirm it by saying something. This dialogue changes depending on the environment you are playing in and what recent events happened which is pretty cool and really makes the characters come alive a lot more. Overal, I absolutely loved this game and would recommend it dearly to anyone that likes stealth games.

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