SlasherJPC
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Fantastic game... metal as fuck. Great thread....metal as fuck!
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Shadows of the Damned was a great video game
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hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Liked the game overall but the cardboard cutout shooter levels and the big boner tasting segments were the hottest of garbage.
malingenie
Member
The big boner stopped me in my tracks. Game returned.
I enjoyed it too and the ending was pretty damn great.
Not sure if other people felt similarly but that was my experience. Seemed pretty clever to me.
Garcia has given up and the darkness is closing in. As the player, you're still fighting on, trying to figure out what to do because you still have some control and you can see your health going down. Eventually, you just give in too and then you both just wait there for the end.
Messofanego
Banned
After Brutal Legend and Painkiller, I'm up for some metal-inspired fantasy games. Put this on PC, and I'm there.
The game was a lot of fun, though some parts, especially the big boner, were pretty annoying. Game was also kinda easy, good thing hard was unlocked from the start.
And I agree about the music, it was fantastic.
Yeah, this is one of those games that I feel would really benefit from a PC port.
And I agree about the music, it was fantastic.
Yeah, this is one of those games that I feel would really benefit from a PC port.
bumpkin
Member
I picked this game up on the cheap and enjoyed every moment of it! I mean yeah, it was over the top. And sure, it was obsessed with dick jokes. And maybe it wasn't the best in terms of dialog or narrative. But the fact is it played just fine and had a lot of really satisfying little touches.
And come on, who can pretend that the line, "I am Garcia 'fucking' Hotspur. Hunter of demons and slayer of pendejos like you!" isn't pure awesome?
No regrets.
And come on, who can pretend that the line, "I am Garcia 'fucking' Hotspur. Hunter of demons and slayer of pendejos like you!" isn't pure awesome?
No regrets.
manfestival
Member
dialogue of the game was absolutely fantastic. I played it because of the positive comments but the game faded into obscurity for sure. I even forgot about it despite enjoying it so much.
Truly love the game. It sorely lacked NG+ though. Oh and unless I'm forgetting the ability to skip cutscenes.
I actually spent a fair amount of time and effort trying to get one of the jackets from the game but no luck. It was made by my favourite brand but just couldn't get my hands on one. Even had a friend get in touch with the PR lady of the shop. Someday I will own that jacket. Someday.
I actually spent a fair amount of time and effort trying to get one of the jackets from the game but no luck. It was made by my favourite brand but just couldn't get my hands on one. Even had a friend get in touch with the PR lady of the shop. Someday I will own that jacket. Someday.
spacemonkeynation
Member
Couldn't get into it despite really liking aspects of the art style. Brutal Legend was a better Metal game.
SteveO1683
Member
I didn't know what to expect when I played it the first time but I really enjoyed my time with it.
Miles Quaritch
Member
I take issue with the claim that the gunplay was tight.
It really wasn't. It was wonky as hell and suffered from being unresponsive at times.
I liked some of the level design and thought the story was pretty decent, but the gunplay and somewhat repetitive gameplay let it down.
It really wasn't. It was wonky as hell and suffered from being unresponsive at times.
I liked some of the level design and thought the story was pretty decent, but the gunplay and somewhat repetitive gameplay let it down.
It's in the OP.
Garcia FUCKING Hotspur.
But yea the 2D and the GF chase parts were horrible. I don't know how anybody could look past those.
Forensic Scene
Member
Parts of this game made me want to pull my hair out...like the mist sequence near the end.
YES. IT. WAS.
My GOTY for that year, hands down!
Edit: So badass seeing him/them performing it live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YPNNGPLfqc
My GOTY for that year, hands down!
Edit: So badass seeing him/them performing it live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YPNNGPLfqc
Dragon1893
Member
It's fun for one playthrough if you can find it cheap.
Like many already said, the sniper and 2D levels dragged it down but otherwise it's a competent TPS.
Got quite a few laughs out of it too.
Like many already said, the sniper and 2D levels dragged it down but otherwise it's a competent TPS.
Got quite a few laughs out of it too.
It was okay. I enjoyed the core combat, but it felt really unfocused at points, particularly toward the end, and the difficulty could have been bumped up just a notch. The roll was too powerful as well. Invincibility frames and you can spam it forever, aight Grasshopper.
semiconscious
Member
i thought it was funny/clever till a few chapters in, after which it was no longer either. quit shortly thereafter...
I did. Still one of my favorite games of all time. (And probably my first real impulse buy)
Jawmuncher
Member
It really was great. Shame it came out to almost no hype.
EA published it and called it a day. Surprised Deep Silver didn't grab it as well for PC since it uses the UE as well.
EA published it and called it a day. Surprised Deep Silver didn't grab it as well for PC since it uses the UE as well.
UnluckyKate
Member
loved the game. Not sure about the ending though
the humor and surreal style, the art and design, the soundtrack--it all comes together quite nicely and feels like a labor of love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1vLb4gu6Tw
I love that track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1vLb4gu6Tw
I love that track
OnionPowder
Member
This is one of my girlfriends favorite games. Just played through it with her a few months ago and she already wants me to replay it.
Dr_Boris_Goltz
Banned
I LOVED Shadows of the Damned, and always tell people to play it.
It was so overlooked.
It was so overlooked.
thewhitehawk
Member
I saw it for 10 euros at my local Fnac retailer... picked it up, was on the fence... now I feel more inclined to get it.
(Actually I didn't buy it because I wasn't certain if I had purchased it already or not)
(Actually I didn't buy it because I wasn't certain if I had purchased it already or not)
Barry Burton
Member
Loved the art-style, I mean really loved it. Gameplay was solid as well.
But the game went off the deep end with too many side-scrolling levels, and the game's juvenile humor was never really funny at all and really hurt the game for me. Could have been a surreal gothic masterpiece, and instead wastes its potential on jokes that weren't funny back in middle school.
I attribute the poor writing to Suda, who has been a big disappointment since Killer 7.
But the game went off the deep end with too many side-scrolling levels, and the game's juvenile humor was never really funny at all and really hurt the game for me. Could have been a surreal gothic masterpiece, and instead wastes its potential on jokes that weren't funny back in middle school.
I attribute the poor writing to Suda, who has been a big disappointment since Killer 7.
The instakill section made me quit the game, which was annoying as I was really enjoying it up until then. The storybook sections got a more than a few chuckles due to the (admittedly juvenile) interplay between Garcia and Johnson.
Version 3.0
Member
I liked it. A lot.