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Shadow Tactics |OT| A worthy Commandos spiritual successor [PS4/X1 on August 1st]
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It's already available in the EU store and has no Plus discount. (it's 39.99 euros)
More_Badass
Member
Hope this find a decent audience on consoles. It's already a relative big success on PC (~160,000 according to Steamspy). I want them to make more Shadow Tactics games, different eras would be cool
UberTag
Member
My preorder is en route from Amazon but I'm not optimistic about its sales fortunes given its release window and decided lack of buzz.
Even that early 89 score on Metacritic isn't getting people talking.
Omegabalmung9
Member
Sounds good to me. Will be buying tomorrow when it releases.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Feudal Japan Commandos?
Bought
Bought
xrnzaaas
Member
Yeah I ended up not waiting after all, because I'm a huge Commandos & Desperados fan. I only finished the first mission, but I already love it and I see myself spending a lot of time with this game.
The only thing that bothers me is that in the console versions they added speedrun challenges to the badges requirements. This is not a game that where I want to race against time. Oh well, I'm going to fight for the platinum I guess.
The only thing that bothers me is that in the console versions they added speedrun challenges to the badges requirements. This is not a game that where I want to race against time. Oh well, I'm going to fight for the platinum I guess.
Zepp Twofist
Member
I really hope so too. This was one of my favorite games from last year, and probably one of the most well designed games I've played.
Played the demo, and it's really good.
Doesn't look that great on console, quite lo-res and a bit jaggy, and I am fairly sure it doesn't have an Pro advancements.
At £35, I think it might struggle to find much of an audience, but it's on my radar, especially if the price comes down a bit in the near future.
Are you playing on the normal PS4 or on Pro? I'm planning to buy this game, but after I've dealt with some of my current backlog.
Just the original PS4.
More_Badass
Member
Is there a US PSN link yet?
xrnzaaas
Member
They're really good. The only think that you must get used to is that the camera doesn't automatically follow your current character. You move him with the left stick and move the camera with the right one (obviously there are also more advanced options for rotating and zooming in/out). It certainly helps that it's a game where it pays to be patient and to carefully plan your next steps.
I didn't check, but is there any one to change the way the RS works?
I'd prefer rotate to be RS and pan to be RS + RT, rather than the other way round as it is by default.
Tried the demo, and progressed in the mission up until you use the cannon to unite the characters before I decided to delete it. Really good first impression, definitely scratches that Commandos itch.
Glad to see there were tons of options in the PS4 menu, including a V-sync option to toggle between 30fps/60fps/unlimited. Played the demo at 60fps and it seemed to run perfectly fine, didn't notice any slowdowns aside from the cutscene where you use the aforementioned cannon.
Will probably pick up the game within a week or so!
Glad to see there were tons of options in the PS4 menu, including a V-sync option to toggle between 30fps/60fps/unlimited. Played the demo at 60fps and it seemed to run perfectly fine, didn't notice any slowdowns aside from the cutscene where you use the aforementioned cannon.
Will probably pick up the game within a week or so!
SkyTurnsRed
Banned
Oh shit, the PS4 version has a demo? I assumed only the PC one did.
Joe Spangle
Member
I had the same issue and couldnt find a way to reverse them, there are some controller options (on PC at least) that you can fiddle with.
By a couple of missions though i had got used to the controls and it wasnt an issue for the rest of the game. Well worth sticking with it.
xrnzaaas
Member
I'm currently doing mission 3 and this is awesome. The maps look beautiful and it's not too easy (I'm playing on normal). My only complaint are (again) the badges. In mission 2 not only you must do another speedrun but also finish the level without saving.. nope ain't happening.
Radical Edward
Member
This game is pretty great. Glad I got it, they don't make too many like this anymore
YankeeDonB
Member
This game kicks ass. Just finished first mission on PS4, and it's really fun. Scratches a pc style tactics itch I've had for a while. And on the PS4! And it controls great!
Planning moves for multiple characters and then executing them all at once is super satisfying.
Planning moves for multiple characters and then executing them all at once is super satisfying.
I'm currently doing mission 3 and this is awesome. The maps look beautiful and it's not too easy (I'm playing on normal). My only complaint are (again) the badges. In mission 2 not only you must do another speedrun but also finish the level without saving.. nope ain't happening.
Yeah, it's good, it's really really good, but I am sure, just like many other games, it will get overlooked by the usual console crowd.
I'll get the full game once I am finished with Children of the Zodiarcs, which incidentally is also a really really good tactics game.
Radical Edward
Member
Just spent 2.5 hrs on a mission. Wowowweewow... Is that normal?
More_Badass
Member
Yup. This game has long complex missions. The tutorial took me 90 minutes
Well, did you enjoy it?
More_Badass
Member
There's a demo
Cannon Goose
Member
Completely normal for this game.
gunstarhero
Member
can you save mid mission?
Radical Edward
Member
Love it. Just wondering if i was trash, especially after seeing the speed run badges
More_Badass
Member
The game has a color-coded quick save clock that lets you know how long it's been since your last save. You're encouraged to save mid mission, as much as you need
xrnzaaas
Member
Nah I think it's best to play slow. The speedrun badges seem like an ultimate challenge for people that know the game inside and out.
Radical Edward
Member
Oh yeah. Quicksave is done with a single click of the touch pad and when you die you can easily load any of your last few saves. There is even a color coded timer reminding you how long it has been since your last save.It's all really well thought out.
Green Yoshi
Member
You can play the game with 60 fps on PS4 Pro.
https://blog.eu.playstation.com/201...pyre-and-shadow-tactics-analysed/#sf100676355
I think they already announced in a German podcast that there next game will be similar to Shadow Tactics.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, I went and bought it.
xrnzaaas
Member
More_Badass
Member
Oh cool, do you remember the context? Similar in that it'll be a Commandos-style game or similar in that it'll be set in Feudal Japan?
YankeeDonB
Member
Finished three missions so far. Third was the best, infiltrating a mansion from the rooftops, methodically clearing out guards, striking from above like some kind of shinobi eagle.
Synergy between different character skills is great too. Oh look, a bottle of saki! *trap*
Synergy between different character skills is great too. Oh look, a bottle of saki! *trap*
Awesome, I'd really like to see a WW1/2 game like this, or another completely different era. Japan again would be a bit too much of the same thing I think.
Game is amazing on console, especially at the price people need to buy it!
Three small questions / complaints:
- is there a way to change the direction of the map rotation? Feels bad to me
- is there a way to send a character to a spot without moving it all the way with the stick?
- is there a way to group several characters to move them all at once?
Like I said, small nitpicks due to controller. Game itself is a masterpiece. Maps offer so many different avenues to puzzle your way through, and are beautifully drawn.
Three small questions / complaints:
- is there a way to change the direction of the map rotation? Feels bad to me
- is there a way to send a character to a spot without moving it all the way with the stick?
- is there a way to group several characters to move them all at once?
Like I said, small nitpicks due to controller. Game itself is a masterpiece. Maps offer so many different avenues to puzzle your way through, and are beautifully drawn.
If you press up on the d-pad it goes into 'Shadow mode' or something and that lets you queue up orders for all the characters I think. You can tell them to move, attack people etc. I'm pretty sure its in the tutorial in the first level. You could probably use it to queue up movement for a single character as well.
I waited 15 years for a good Commandos/Desperados type of game. Shadow Tactics has delivered. I'm all over that game, although the control system on the PS4 feels awkward. I got used to it by the end of the second mission and can't really think of how they could've made it better, so there's that.
In any case I highly recommend this game.
In any case I highly recommend this game.
YankeeDonB
Member
Kuno-ichi's distract technique is so good it almost feels like a cheat. Especially when paired w/ samurai partner....
xrnzaaas
Member
Yeah I think it should have a limited number of uses before the disguise stops working, but at least it doesn't work on enemy samurais and that for me made the end of the fourth mission more challenging.
Also I found it pretty weird yesterday that Takuma doesn't have a melee attack. Maybe it suits his character, but it makes me use him even less often during a mission (I still haven't properly "tested" his pet though).
John Caboose
Member
Uhh is the pricing way off for anyone else? It's currently 599SEK (60) here in Sweden which is frankly ridiculous. I was expecting the pricing to be more in line with steam, not twice as much.
xrnzaaas
Member
You're talking about a retail version, right? The price of the digital version is 40 (369SEK).