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Shadow Complex Remastered (PC) appears on PEGI website.
- Thread starter Guymelef
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Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Honestly the other day browsing the X1 digital store I swear I saw the Shadow Complex logo pop up. I resigned it to it being a BC thing or me falling deeper into insanity or something.
I agree completely. Not sure who should care about this in a post Axiom Verge, post Ori, post La-Mulana (and so many others) world
Possumowner
Member
Oh nice,didn't expect this,and didn't know I wanted it...but now I do.
YoYo Switch
Banned
oh no, i mean. I agree with you. I hate this game and i think people who like it are way too easily impressed: i.e. game reviewers at the time.
brad shoemaker never shuts up about this game. i think if anyone ever played a good metroid game in their life, and actually played it and understood why it was good, they'd obviously see this game has no chance against any of them
Earthpainting
Member
I skipped the original release because of the Orson Scott Card association, but I've heard on GAF since that he has pretty much nothing to do with Shadow Complex. That his tie this game is pretty much just that ChAIR worked with him on other projects. I don't know how accurate that is though, so feel free to correct me.
It may not be the best metroidvania game out (even at the time of release, and at the time i had the ability to purchase this game), but it got my attention because it was a simple, to-the-point, and tight little package.
There wasn't any bullshit that wasted my time, no arbitrary mechanics, no excessive stonewalling, and the game played and controlled nicely. Sometimes, simple and tight is all that's necessary to be a really enjoyable experience.
There wasn't any bullshit that wasted my time, no arbitrary mechanics, no excessive stonewalling, and the game played and controlled nicely. Sometimes, simple and tight is all that's necessary to be a really enjoyable experience.
Corpsepyre
Banned
Don't think I've ever heard of this title. Must look into it.
YoYo Switch
Banned
good point, and well said. i hadn't considered that.
I enjoyed Shadow Complex more than all of those games.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Is this real? I loved this game so much when I had a 360 and was always so sad when I got rid of it that I couldn't play it anymore. I hope this is true.
Next we need Scott Pilgrim and the Simpsons Arcade games on PC. Well at least Scott Pilgrim. So sad I could never play it. It came out after I got rid of my 360.
Next we need Scott Pilgrim and the Simpsons Arcade games on PC. Well at least Scott Pilgrim. So sad I could never play it. It came out after I got rid of my 360.
poodaddy
Member
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! I'm gonna buy multiple copies of this shit, friends need to know! This and Marvel VS Capcom 2 are literally the reasons I still own a 360, now if only Marvel would decide to start showing PC gamers a little love my life would truly be complete.
No the recent shit Spider man games and Deadpool game do not count.
poodaddy
Member
I feel for you brother, Scott Pilgrim is a lot of fun. My crazy ass got it on both 360 and PS3, and I'm glad I did just for posterity though I never thought they'd take it off the digital stores. If you lived in the southern Seattle area I'd say bring a six pack over and let's get some co-op going, lord knows I don't have anyone to game with anymore lol.
MrCunningham
Member
All these leaks for PC ports. I can't hold them all...
When I first finished Shadow Complex I was ranked 9th on the leaderboards. I liked the foam gun. You are awesomely powerful by the end game, invincibly running between neck snaps. I enjoyed that. I remember finding a lot of bugs. Sequence breaks were sometimes accounted for (again, thank you foam gun), but I occasionally wound up in spots where I could no longer backtrack or progress. I remember one door was set to open only if you approached it from one direction. I did something too quickly once and wound up on the wrong side, so the door was open when I was distant and closed when I approached it. But for as rough as it sometimes was, I enjoyed it. I think overall I agree with Miker, on the last page.
Really? you've played all three?
Then you could also try Valdis Story, Guacamelee, Dust, Aquaria... though I get the feeling you'll say you still prefer Shadow Complex
Madrugador
Member
Always wanted to play this game, nice.
I haven't played Shadow Complex myself so I can't speak on its quality, but the game's legacy will be enough to sell it. Being released in XBLA's heyday as one of the service's flagship titles, and in a time when there weren't as many good alternatives, people have fond memories of it.
I think it's pretty safe to say the game wouldn't have been quite as big a hit if it debuted today.
mocolostrocolos
Member
YES!
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Please be an UE4 remaster with the complete art and design overhaul. I mean, for Christ's sake, Bionic Commando Rearmed looks better than this, still looks good today and it's 7 years old now. I'm sure it's not that hard to make a complete UE4 remaster.
P.S. Day 1.
P.S. Day 1.
Haunted
Member
Don't you fucking jinx it.
efyu_lemonardo
May I have a cookie?
This is the Metroid-like, right?
SO BOUGHT
SO BOUGHT
agiantenemycrab
Member
This seems quite plausible. Regardless, Day 0 for the PC release.
GusBricker
Member
Played it again when BC was put on the preview program on Xbox One, finally 100% it. Fantastic game. Sad we never got a sequel.
GusBricker
Member
I thought it played great on the Xbox One.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Excellent
MightyHedgehog
Member
Wonder what they're doing that makes it a remaster...
You likely did. When you click into the 'browse all games' option from the front page of the games store, the 'recommended for you' listings tend to briefly appear in the top row right below the featured items only to be quickly pushed down to the bottom of the page. Shadow Complex, along with every other officially listed BC title and their corresponding DLC, are all on the store and you can search for them and install or start them from there, but you cannot buy them from the X1 store yet.
You likely did. When you click into the 'browse all games' option from the front page of the games store, the 'recommended for you' listings tend to briefly appear in the top row right below the featured items only to be quickly pushed down to the bottom of the page. Shadow Complex, along with every other officially listed BC title and their corresponding DLC, are all on the store and you can search for them and install or start them from there, but you cannot buy them from the X1 store yet.