Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

What a wonderful game Shadow Tactics is! I played a lot of Commandos and Desperados when they released and long after that. They feel dated of course and I always assumed this game style couldn't be translated into a modern contemporary form. I was wrong. Even playing with a controller is perfectly fine. The missions are a blast, they are different in approaches, setting and atmosphere. The characters are a joy to play with their own strengths, yet the system is agile enough that you can favour one (or more) - and they are all very likeable! The story is ... there. And superficial. But that's obviously not the focus of the game. Even so, I never felt it was lacking or even bothering bland. It just is a tool for different maps. Works for me. The difficulty is a not as famously teeth-grinding as Commandos, esp. BTCOD, but this is also not a cake walk. I still feel Commandos was more of a sandbox while Shadow Tactics is a bit more composed in terms of obvious paths. But maybe this is pure nostalgia speaking here. Overall, I had such a great time with Shadow Tactics.

Shadow Tactics is a fun stealth RTT set in Edo-era Japan, with five distinct characters whose abilities make each mission feel like a big tactical puzzle. I really enjoyed figuring out how to combine their skills, and the game keeps things fresh with wrinkles like snow tracks, darkness, and missions that force you to rethink your usual strategy. The characters and simple story are also surprisingly engaging. My main issue was the camera, especially on controller, where bad angles and blind spots could hide enemies and get me killed, so constant saving became mandatory. Good game, clever design, but enough friction to keep it at 6/10.

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Great game, insanely fun. Ignore how a samurai abandoned all of his honor to stab people behind the back with no repercussions. Each character kit is small but are distinct from each other and are effective in their own right. The map design can get really big and complex so it's always a good challenge to find where in the security net that you can poke through. The game can be really hard or easy depends if you really want to kill all the civilians or want to do no HP loss runs. The controls might feel a bit weird on keyboard if you had no prior experience but I find it really intuitive using a controller, and this is coming from a person who has never played rts. The enemy AI can be a bit dumb as they only work track you based on sight and sound and has 0 object permanence; this is a balanced choice because being found out can result in an instant failstate 90% of the time. 100% recommend, everyone likes solving a good problem, everyone likes japan, and everyone likes Yuki

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안 되는 걸 0.1~0.2초 단위로 억지로 비틀어가면서 결국 성공시켰을 때의 짜릿함이 진짜 좋다ㅋㅋ 근데 후속작들이랑 비교하면 이번 작 도전 과제는 좀 너무했어. 모든 배지 얻기라니… 그래도 "임무가 끝날 때까지 저장하지 않기" 조건이 딱 1개뿐이라 그나마 다행이었어. 이런 게임은 나중에 처음부터 다시 하려면 진짜 귀찮으니까, 배지 조건은 미리 구글에 검색해서 확인해두고 중요한 분기점마다 저장하는 걸 추천해. 그게 정신 건강에 좋아ㅋㅋ 그리고 배지 욕심내서 한 번에 여러 개 같이 따려고 하면 오히려 시간도 더 쓰고 스트레스도 더 받더라. 너무 욕심내지 말고 적당히 나눠서 하는 게 훨씬 편해.