Better late than never, right? 
I was just about to ask the same. I thought it was coming before the end of 2015.
I was just about to ask the same. I thought it was coming before the end of 2015.
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Shadow Complex Remastered (PC) appears on PEGI website.
- Thread starter Guymelef
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Hmm maybe I should reconsider wanting this game.
BTHR Zero X
Member
better late then never but YUS!
Quote
Member
So.. no then?
Grampa Simpson
Banned
Can't wait!
Azure Dream
Member
Plenty of fish in the sea.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
It's something of a joke, the song is kind of out of place. XD But I love dumb cheesy stuff like it.
Steverulez
Member
Well I think it depends if they wanted to go a quick port or not... Its possible but I dont think its necessarily a "given"
Tizoc
Member
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Day zero. Love this game.
They announced that it would come after the Xbox One version, just that.
Ryu bogard
Member
Awesome game. Will get day 1.
Portugeezer
Member
Finally! http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=554094&
Best Metroidvania game that isn't Metroid.
Best Metroidvania game that isn't Metroid.
thehillissilent
Member
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
statham
Member
fo shizzle my nizzle. 5 years? thats nothing. Glad I waited.
I see, it doesn't get any more open ended than that. Thanks!
Deputy Dangle
Member
Best metroidvania since Metroid: Zero Mission. Can't wait to play this again.
the_firewithin
Member
Yes finally
chromatic9
Member
Nice. Not played the original but have always been quite interested. I own a 360 as well but just never got around to it, never used it a ton. Wonder how remastered it is? Will people be claiming the original is the better purest experience.
Haha, yeah me too. One of the best games on the HD twins for sure.
Just take it with you.
Member
Cool. I'm looking forward to it.
you're in both the old thread i just read linked two posts up and now this one being defensive about xbox
i lol'd
edit; just noticed your tag, i guess it's your thing
the years pass, things change, but you're always there
watching, waiting, to avenge bill gates with passive aggressive sarcasm
Nightshade
Member
Yess. I've wanted to play this ever since I read the workflow for how the devs mocked up the entire map on paper on one wall of their office. Sadly I never had a 360.
Triscuitable
Member
Been playing through this on backwards compatibility. It still holds up, though the aiming sucks. Hopefully that gets changed.
Shadow Complex is about as paint-by-numbers Metroidvania as you can get. I've got a post about it that I keep on updating bit by bit whenever it's mentioned, so here's the newest version:
As a Metroid/Igavania fan, Shadow Complex was a game that I expected to unabashedly love, especially after all the praise I heard for it. "Secret best 360 game! Can't believe this gem is stuck on XBLA!" Everybody effused about it. And then I played it.
It's got the Metroidvania template down pat - map screen, upgrades, progression, and all that jazz, but it has some really, really generic art. And this is coming from someone who thinks most games have a pretty solid visual identity, and usually dislikes using the word generic. On top of the unremarkable art direction, it has that distinct early-gen UE3 look that doesn't do it any favors - too much bloom, desaturated for no good reason, and even a kinda shitty framerate when outdoors. People think Gears of War looks dull and gray, but at least it executed its "destroyed beauty" aesthetic. Shadow Complex has none of that. It's just...boring.
Unreal Engine 3: The Game. Playing this at 4K/144fps won't make look any less terrible.
Beyond that, the upgrades are incredibly dull, real-life counterparts to the more fantastical elements in Metroidvania games. Because it's constrained to a kinda-sorta real-world setting, you don't get anything remotely as cool as Morph Ball, Mist Form, or even Pollo Power. The ice beam equivalent is a foam gun. Woooooooo. There's also a serious lack of any memorable boss fights, or any standout moments at all. It doesn't help that it all takes place in factories, warehouses, mineshafts, and some tiny sections outside. Enemies range from grunts to mechs, and none of them are fun to fight. The only really unique mechanic it has, shooting in the z-axis, ended up being a pretty pointless addition to the core Metroidvania gameplay.
The story was also stupid
your girlfriend is a spy wow
I want to say that Shadow Complex got a lot of praise at the time because it was a Metroidvania in a time when there was a serious drought in the genre, and it was also a marquee XBLA title back when the service actually meant something. Nowadays, indie/small digital-only games are held to different, higher standards. For reference, the new Strider, another paint-by-numbers Metroidvania, is a flashier, arguably more competent game than Shadow Complex in many ways, and it got decidedly middle of the road reviews.
If it were to be released today, I think people would mostly like it, but wouldn't nearly have the same affection for it that they do now. Nowadays, we have Guacamelee, Axiom Verge, new Shantae games, and upcoming games like Bloodstained, Ghost Song, Indivisible, and more.
For what it's worth, I still think Shadow Complex is an okay game, but it's nothing more than just an okay game. I personally have zero desire to ever revisit it.
Mister Negative
Member
helllllll yeah
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
One of the blandest, most painfully disappointing Metroidvanias I've played, but it's cool it's getting another bite at the apple on PC.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Will double dip like a motherfucker.
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
Well that came out of no where! Nice, though. The game had a lot of potential that I'd like to see taken advantage of in a sequel, so hopefully this can be successful.
transience
Member
I think this and Geometry Wars 2 are the last two XBLA games to stay exclusive to that service. all of the other big games made it to PSN and PC.
let's get both of those onto other platforms. at least we got Geometry Wars 3. Shadow Complex is nowhere.
let's get both of those onto other platforms. at least we got Geometry Wars 3. Shadow Complex is nowhere.
PixyJunket
Member
This is probably my favorite easter egg in a game ever.
