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[Loudninja]

GamingTrend 8.5

Not all remakes are successful, but Heavy Spectrum’s new take on Shadow of the Beast is a triumph across the board. It has enough nostalgic throwback to draw in fans of the original, but plenty of updates for a new audience. I sincerely hope we can count on them and Sony to return to the lands of Karamoon for Shadow of the Beast II.

http://gamingtrend.com/reviews/a-nod-to-the-past-shadow-of-the-beast-review/

 

[Cleve]

Can someone explain why was this game such a big deal back in the day?

It had great graphics and music. Unfortunately it played and controlled like shit. it was pretty divisive, even at the time. The series wasn't good at all until the third title.

I'm still curious to see how the new one plays out.

Dark Souls is the Shadow of the Beast of the 3rd person genre.

What? Dark souls is challenging/fun because every decision comes with some risk, but if you die, it's because you chose poorly. SotB was challenging because it controlled like shit and you could very easily get stuck and have to restart.

 

[maverick40]

Have been playing it on and off over the past few days.

Game is fine: 6/10

Any questions about it let me know

 

[maverick40]

It had great graphics and music. Unfortunately it played and controlled like shit. it was pretty divisive, even at the time. The series wasn't good at all until the third title.

I'm still curious to see how the new one plays out.

Nothing has changed so. It is a faithful reboot

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Metro 8/10

http://metro.co.uk/2016/05/16/shadow-of-the-beast-review-revenge-of-the-amiga-5885337/

Welp, if both Jaz and Jenkins liked it, that's good enough for me.

 

[Ricker]

PSNation enjoyed it as well...

http://www.psnation.com/2016/05/16/review-shadow-of-the-beast-ps4/

 

[anddo0]

3 hours? And no replay value?

VideoGamerTV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAViEnlj7R0


waiting for PS+

 

[Clockwork5]

Can someone explain why was this game such a big deal back in the day?

Because people with an Amiga, like myself, could show off how awesome games could look on the hardware.

Spoiler

Never mind that it was a bad game.

 

[Loudninja]

Digital Spy 3/5

Shadow of the Beast might not be exactly what true fans were expecting, especially with a few strange gameplay and narrative choices, but there's still something here for everyone. It's short, but it's only £11.99 and there's plenty of replayability here - not to mention it's two games for the price of one.

We just wonder whether it'll appeal to new fans at all when there are better brawlers out there already.

http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/re...o-ps4-but-nostalgia-isnt-always-a-good-thing/

GamingBolt 7/10

Overall, Shadow of the Beast still holds that classic platformer feel and style with linear paths, standard musical tones and tunes, and a lot of blood spilled all around. If you enjoy platforming as much as I do, you should get a kick out of this game, especially if you enjoyed the original.

http://gamingbolt.com/shadow-of-the-beast-review

 

[GavinUK86]

"There is so much wrong with Shadow of the Beast" - 3/10 Polygon

Watching someone play it now and it looks absolutely rubbish.

 

[Clockwork5]

Nothing has changed so. It is a faithful reboot

You just said the game is fine.

 

[Ktg1973]

Players (italian)

http://www.playersmagazine.it/2016/05/16/23137/

 

[GeordieMark]

Because people with an Amiga, like myself, could show off how awesome games could look on the hardware.

Spoiler

Never mind that it was a bad game.

I remember showing off the first few screens, but I rarely got any further. SOTB and SOTB2 are easily two of the hardest games I ever played.

I could never tell if they were good games I was bad at, or just bad, confusing games.

 

[tusken77]

Eurogamer is playing (on Easy unfortunately) the first 90 minutes right now....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKPMubNCzvM

 

[Loudninja]

Daily Star 4/5
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/gam...Review-PS4-PlayStation-4-Sony-Amiga-Psygnosis

 

[Lord Error]

It had great graphics and music. Unfortunately it played and controlled like shit. it was pretty divisive, even at the time. The series wasn't good at all until the third title.

That's really not true. It didn't play like a typical beat-em-up, but more like a rhythm game. Even if you hated gameplay, I don't know how you can say it didn't control really well. Controls were super responsive actually. That said, I preferred the 3rd game by far too, loved the puzzles they had in it - still some of the best of its kind.

 

[TheSpoiler]

3 hours? And no replay value?

VideoGamerTV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAViEnlj7R0


waiting for PS+

I thought a bunch of reviews said that it has multiple endings.

 

[Hanmik]

I thought a bunch of reviews said that it has multiple endings.

There is lots of replay value. Unlockables, secrets, unlock foreign language subtitles translation, multiple endings, better highscore and more.

 

[TheSpoiler]

There is lots of replay value. Unlockables, secrets, unlock foreign language subtitles translation, multiple endings, better highscore and more.

Well, bought. For 15 bucks it won't set me back too much if it sucks.

 

[Castef]

This one seems to be shaping as the Ps4's BloodForge.

 

[Castef]

Daily Star 4/5
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/gam...Review-PS4-PlayStation-4-Sony-Amiga-Psygnosis

Daily Star? Really?

 

[Ricker]

Eurogamer is playing (on Easy unfortunately) the first 90 minutes right now....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKPMubNCzvM

60 fps...? this looks like 10 fps right now lol...

 

[SlipperyFishes]

There is lots of replay value. Unlockables, secrets, unlock foreign language subtitles translation, multiple endings, better highscore and more.

This one is a hilariously dumb unlock

 

[Loudninja]

Daily Star? Really?

Lol my bad.

 

[Castef]

Lol my bad.

Love the front page though.

 

[Hanmik]

This one is a hilariously dumb unlock

I meant alien/monster language..

 

[brandonh83]

60 fps...? this looks like 10 fps right now lol...

The dude's face is the same frame rate so I'm assuming it's the stream quality.

 

[Hello? This is Hailun!]

most people will play it for like 10 minutes then never again. Not a game that aged well at all.

Yup. Some folks about to taste their first taste of EuroJank.

 

[Gammacide]

The pre-order theme is amazing, so if the game can match that I should be good. I loved the Amiga series, flawed as it was, so this should make me pretty happy. Can't wait for unlock tonight!! Reviews be damned!!

 

[maverick40]

You just said the game is fine.

It is fine, I liked it even though the controls suck at times

 

[Any Questions]

Not a full review but still an impression:

Outch

 

[Manos]

Does anyone know how can we play the original Amiga game? Still no sign here. Is it going to be unlocked around midnight?

 

[Dirtyshubb]

Does anyone know how can we play the original Amiga game? Still no sign here. Is it going to be unlocked around midnight?

I think you have to unlock it in the game, so collect the bonus points (however it is labelled) and 'buy' it.

 

[Stike]

Dude, I don't think I'm going to have time to do this OT. Did you want to take it?

NOW I see that goddamn message! It's almost 9 pm here and I have to work tomorrow!
Nope, I can't take that job NOW. You should have messaged me yesterday, when I still had time. Also, you didn't send a DM. I might have seen that sooner.