
Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation. Play as Lucas, a former police officer, alongside a mysterious Shadow who can see the “past.” Remember—every choice you make will change the fate of countless characters!
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A puppy named Teddy, found dead under mysterious circumstances. Master Reed, vanished in a bustling temple fair crowd. Years of grudges festering at the Shipwreck Wharf. Scattered newspapers and handwritten notes in an unknown prison... Traverse the eclectic districts of Dark Tide City and investigate a string of bizarre cases.
Recover the city's lost memories. Piece together the truth behind the city's fracture ten years ago. Kill. Judge. Or perhaps… kiss(?) the mastermind.


It pairs 3D HD environments with 2D pixel characters, creating a striking modern-vs-retro visual style, and offers a wide range of freely explorable locations across distinct districts, including the rusting steel jungle of a long-shuttered factory, the muddy Shipwreck Wharf built on stilts, the floating slum of the Pig Cage Walled City where Chinese tradition and neon lights bleed into one another, and the bustling, crowded streets of the Old Town District.


Freely choose how to improve your abilities: Strength, Spirit, Charm. Pick your own approach to each case: Play mind games? Grease some palms? Or just beat a confession out of the suspect?
Deduction System: Gather, analyze, and connect the clues. Craft your own unique investigation trail!


Meet the people of Dark Tide City and uncover the stories behind their masks... whether it's the sanctimonious Captain Theo, the fiery young Axel Flint (son of Griff Flint), the defiant Rafe Carter, the cheerful shutterbug Kiki, the elegant Mrs. Reed, the rumored hex-casting Priestess, the warm-hearted fishmonger Auntie Bass, or the foul-mouthed little rascal Chiffon.

The Shadow: A strange creature clinging to your back. It reads memories and reconstructs the traces of the dead.
"Don't worry, Lucas. We're just using each other. You use me to find the killer, and me? I love nothing more than feasting on the bizarre tales. Hahaha—!"
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選択肢でその後の展開が変わるので、再度やりなおしても面白い
去年夏天接触到杀死影子这个游戏,今年夏天终于玩上了。这也是我第一次玩这种风格的游戏。作为推理向游戏,我觉得是非常不错的。剧情丰富,理清整个故事的来龙去脉有难度。推理和剧情的关联性很强,比如以某个角色的某个台词作为依据。其次,游戏画风精致,富有美感,人物有配音,圆形和扁平角色均有,配乐很有感觉,尤其是被审问那段。此外,人物可通过道具增加属性,增添了游戏趣味性(还可以钓鱼)。故事性方面,故事线完整,逻辑性强,有深度,尤其最后影子的消失让我眼前一亮,回味无穷。虽然与我而言,感觉故事体系太大,不易理清整个的来龙去脉,但不影响剧情理解和推进。 希望通关后有个整体的故事介绍,也期待下一部作品。
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Languages: English*, Simplified Chinese*, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian*languages with full audio support
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[h1] 凡有接触,必有痕迹 [/h1] 《杀死影子》是由坞光岚影工作室出品的2.5D像素风多结局剧情推理游戏。玩家扮演前警探阿光,带着一个能读取死者记忆的神秘“影子”,在架空城市暗水城中穿梭于工厂废墟与霓虹城寨之间,揭开尘封十年的悬案真相。游戏的美术风格独特且出彩,方言配音相当接地气,人物群像塑造有亮点。只能说喜欢剧情推理题材的玩家一点得来试试本作的成色,相信不会让你失望! [h2] 一场从杀狗案竟牵扯出尘封十年的城市秘辛 [/h2] 暗水城,是一座被高墙一分为二的架空都市。北城是帝国控制的工业区,烟囱密布,军警高压,底层劳工被压榨到喘不过气;南城则是本土宗族和帮派盘踞的猪笼城寨,霓虹灯牌下是病态的拥挤和野蛮的生命力。而本作的主角阿光原本是个前途光明的警探,十年前到北城调查案件时因意外滞留,从此困在这座压抑的工业废墟里浑浑噩噩地过了十年。 游戏的开场也是而十年后的今天他终于如愿以偿拿到了前往南城的通行证,与此同时,一个奇特的“影子”附在了他背上,这是一个自称最爱品尝光怪陆离故事的奇怪生物,能够读取记忆并还原死者生前的痕迹。 当然这些都不重要,因为在前往南城之前你还需要解决一桩不起眼的工厂杀狗案…… [h2] 轻量化推理,不烧脑但足够有趣 [/h2] 游戏玩法算是半开放地图探索加上轻量化的推理玩法,在一片地图内自由探索获得线索,接着在线索板上把信息连线形成逻辑链条,然后再用影子的能力回溯案发过程还原真相。虽然听着简单,但制作组在这部分做得 还是相当用心的,像是调查物品或是现场时,是可以和与其互动,打开柜子,旋转视角,从而收集那些藏在视角盲区的线索。并且调查右上角还会将总共可获取的线索数量标注出来,这点还是相当便利的。 除此外还设置了哥线索板来负责把掌握的线索捋清,首先本次案件的物证、证词、现场痕迹全部收在板上左侧,将其一件件拖放在板上,用连线的方式串联逻辑。普通线索蓝色,关键线索黄色,连线正确会高亮标记,帮你一步步缩小范围。当种把所有碎片连成一条完整证据链后,还能利用影子的能力发动回溯重现案发现场,就是重现的案发现场是会随着当前掌握的线索而产生变化,所以说是回溯感觉更像是推演,如此一套丝滑连招下来,即便是推理苦手也能顺利推进。 而在推理之外,游戏的视觉小说部分也同样重要,在于角色对话时,会出现不同的选项,来导向不同的路线。而在其中部分特殊选择是需要消耗对应属性点的,如此才能获得更多的线索。当然了实际游玩下来,只要认真探索地图基本上是不会担心属性点不够用的,捡垃圾、打零工、钓鱼都能换来钱,再买药回属性,所以这部分感觉是还没平衡好,如果可以的话期待后续更新把这方面扩展一下。 [h2] 惊艳的视听表现 [/h2] 不得不说,游戏的美术风格是看一眼就相当惊艳的存在,3D场景+2D像素人物的组合,在纵深和层次感上做出了独特的视觉效果。初登场的工厂可能还感觉不出来什么,但来到南城的猪笼城寨,密集堆叠的楼宇、缠绕交错的管线、渔港的潮湿与霓虹灯光的反射,真的是让人印象深刻。 此外游戏的配音也是一绝,上海话、四川话、河南话……不同口音的NPC一开口,感觉就上来了。所以探索的时候很喜欢与那些NPC互动,只为听听他们的声音。 [h2] 结语[/h2] 尽管游戏在许多地方都存在或多或少的问题,但瑕不掩瑜游戏的表现绝对是超出了一开始的预期,至少是我今年玩到的最棒的国产剧情推理游戏了。另外也游戏也发售这么久了,新作也应该新建文件夹了吧(笑 [quote]关注[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/36224058/]老实人鉴赏家 [/url] [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/laoshirenLSR]老实人评测[/url]:独立游戏爱好者聚集地,黄油绅士交流中心。 不错过游戏的亮点,不放过游戏的槽点,带给玩家最直观的测评感受。[/quote]
剧情稀烂
7/10
挺有意思的
说实话还可以吧,手柄玩bug有点多,我是手柄和 鼠标结合起来用还可以 剧情工厂篇应该是最惊艳的了,中间部分也挺精彩,就是结尾做的有点太仓促,很多个结局突然停止我还以为出了bug- - 主角嘴炮技能点满了 玩法还是不错的,推理部分没什么难度,即使卡了也有提示。就是剧情不能细想
总体来说瑕不掩瑜,最后剧情漏洞太多,小军这都能不死?还有结局后的后日谈呢?长篇说教也是太正旋律了,推理反而是配菜。
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