Shadows Over Loathing

Funny and sometimes challenging. I've rushed through this game so much that when I start to reread the dialogue, it surprises me with its wittiness and humor. The Mob and Rufus sidequests are a little tedious but still are fun with expanding the world of SoL. KoL would be proud to call this its son.

Huge amount of game for your buck. Larger, more diverse, and imo even slightly funnier than WoL. Perfect sequel. If you liked the previous game, it's kinda a no-brainer. If you haven't played WoL but like what you see in the screenshots and enjoy absurd humor and Adventure/RPGs, try it.

旧游补评6 游玩时期：2023 《West Of Loathing》的续作，剧本舞台从西部荒野来到了诡秘之城，保留原汁原味的幽默同时各方面游戏体验都有提升，依旧推荐啃生肉。

They say man does not fear the shadows, for what they truly fear is the unknown. And thus I fear Billy the maize protectorate, for I do not know who 𝘪𝘵 is.

Worked for the Mafia and helped a guy who's first name is Creamy, absolute cinema.

It's still a good game. But I've got reservations. Primarily: This game needed a proper save/loading system. Positives: Still funny, decently fun combat (Though my mysticality playthrough feels nerfed to me). Story is enjoyable. Plenty of wacky hijinks that you'd expect. The dream and curse sequences were great. There's an equipment slot for shoes that does nothing but make you walk differently, and dangit, that's fun. Combat scales a bit weird; No bullet sponges, but enemies hit *you* pretty hard unless you've been improving your resistances and health. Your companions and familiar actually will need a bit of grinding to survive more than 1 hit, most of the time. Still, it's tactical, and neat. The quests are great... except for the stuff that isn't tracked. The game likes having lots of points of no return. That's cool- but some tasks can permanently fail with an accidental keystroke. For the most part, you can always leave a stat/resistance check for later, come back once you've respecc'd. But, *man*, does it feel like a lot of doors shut on you without warning. I know it opens the gates to savescumming, but please, just give us a save slot. Worse, this game is surprisingly long for a completionist, and the game *expects* you to remember certain tasks that *aren't* tracked as sidequests. You can even make your own notes. Even still, I've found myself multiple times leaving the game aside for a few days, coming back, and completely forgetting some minor side content. This affects the endings, too. No to-do list is going to remind you to fix a time paradox. Still a recommend. Good luck. :)

Reminds me of Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness. Investigative RPG with a lot of comedy built in.

Surprisingly addictive—but I knew that before I headed into the game. Game file is absolutely tiny compared to other games, so you're losing absolutely nothing in downloading Shadows Over Loathing.....aside from a few hours of your life