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Shadows: Awakening - A New Take on the Good Ol' ARPG - General Previews

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited July 2018 in News & Features Discussion

imageShadows: Awakening - A New Take on the Good Ol' ARPG - General Previews

Three people, three stories, and one demon are mysteriously bound together by a strange hooded man. The events started 300 years ago when the God-slayer sword struck down the God-empress of the Garulian empire. Now mortal adversaries fight together for survival. This is our Shadows: Awakening preview impressions.

Read the full story here



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  • DiscipledOneDiscipledOne Member UncommonPosts: 103
    This looks awesome, I’m going to get it.
  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,061
    On one hand, I do appreciate that this game is trying to innovate. On the other hand, I have to wonder if the puppet switching mechanics risk ruining the entire purpose of the genre. Character identity and customization are the bread and butter of an ARPG, and this risks lessening that.
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  • irvenirven Member UncommonPosts: 27

    Aeander said:

    On one hand, I do appreciate that this game is trying to innovate. On the other hand, I have to wonder if the puppet switching mechanics risk ruining the entire purpose of the genre. Character identity and customization are the bread and butter of an ARPG, and this risks lessening that.



    same engine of Vikings Wolf of midgard... probably very sad...
  • 3dom3dom Member RarePosts: 889
    Found this game today on Steam. Hopefully, it may replace Diablo3 (for me) - which is a bit too old and too simple.

    Thank you for your time!

  • k61977k61977 Member EpicPosts: 1,526
    edited July 2018
    This is the remake of the shadows heretics. Anyone that owns that game already has this added to there steam library. The devs had lost the rights to the game but got it back and this is what they are doing. The original was a good game, with a different approach. Overall I give any dev that gives customers that had bought the original game, their new remake for free a dev worth giving some support.
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  • Slapshot1188Slapshot1188 Member LegendaryPosts: 17,654
    Damn it... why single player only?
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  • BoltonsquadBoltonsquad Member UncommonPosts: 403
    The fact that it's only single player is no good for me unfortunately, there won't be enough re-playability for me to purchase this as I only play multiplayer games.
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  • Slapshot1188Slapshot1188 Member LegendaryPosts: 17,654
    Torval said:


    Thanks for reading. That always means a lot to me.
    I didn't read the byline but instantly knew the author :)
     
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  • Truvidien88Truvidien88 Member UncommonPosts: 462
    Really wish this game had multiplayer. :(
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  • cranthugcranthug Member UncommonPosts: 102

    3dom said:

    Found this game today on Steam. Hopefully, it may replace Diablo3 (for me) - which is a bit too old and too simple.



    Something against Path of Exile? A bit more complex than your D3.
  • Solar_ProphetSolar_Prophet Member EpicPosts: 1,960

    cranthug said:



    3dom said:


    Found this game today on Steam. Hopefully, it may replace Diablo3 (for me) - which is a bit too old and too simple.






    Something against Path of Exile? A bit more complex than your D3.



    It presents the illusion of complexity, nothing more. Ultimately the passive skill tree is just a needlessly complicated way to put points into your attributes. And unless you have a ton of free time to constantly reroll characters due to the lack of respecs, in PoE you use an established build.

    I'll take the slightly simpler but far more accessible and flexible D3 skill system over PoE's any day.
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  • lahnmirlahnmir Member LegendaryPosts: 5,054
    Hooray, getting it for free on GoG! Great news, the original game was pretty fun tbh.

    /Cheers,
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  • 3dom3dom Member RarePosts: 889

    cranthug said:



    3dom said:


    Found this game today on Steam. Hopefully, it may replace Diablo3 (for me) - which is a bit too old and too simple.






    Something against Path of Exile? A bit more complex than your D3.



    PoE = dated character graphics + inability to skip campaign / storyline. Cannot really play the same quests more than couple times, even though I liked them a lot.

    Thank you for your time!

  • berlightberlight Member UncommonPosts: 345

    3dom said:

    Found this game today on Steam. Hopefully, it may replace Diablo3 (for me) - which is a bit too old and too simple.



    I would like to suggest Grim Dawn. It's my go to ARPG since it was released.
    I'm one of those guys that didn't like D3 aswell.
    Cheers.
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    Beta tester maniac

  • kitaradkitarad Member LegendaryPosts: 8,178
    edited July 2018
    I was interested enough to check the earlier release too. Thank you I just love finding games I have not seen before and an interesting one at that.


    Can play the beta if I buy it now it seems hmmmmmm.....
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  • KajidourdenKajidourden Member EpicPosts: 3,030
    3dom said:

    cranthug said:



    3dom said:


    Found this game today on Steam. Hopefully, it may replace Diablo3 (for me) - which is a bit too old and too simple.






    Something against Path of Exile? A bit more complex than your D3.



    PoE = dated character graphics + inability to skip campaign / storyline. Cannot really play the same quests more than couple times, even though I liked them a lot.
    Also, god-awful skill animations.  That's what put me off the most.
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  • Zeppel80Zeppel80 Member UncommonPosts: 74
    The other Heretic Kingdoms games were a lot of fun, so this is a "buy" for me. 

    These games have never been the type of ARPG Grim Dawn is. There's less emphasis on theory crafting and more hack'n'slash action. I like them because they're fun without being overly complex. 
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  • kitaradkitarad Member LegendaryPosts: 8,178
    I downloading the beta now will get back to you when I can get some time from playing on my impressions.  >:)
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