#Shadwen thief series

Many games feel like their worlds are a bit flat or incomplete. The look and feel of the world is excellent, the music and sounds fit.

The other big thing, in my opinion, is the game's exquisite sense of style. It turns its stealth mechanics, through use of the time stopping and rewinding mechanics, into more of a puzzle game than a traditional stealth game (something else that other stealth games have done, but in VERY different ways). What makes it special isn't any single thing, but how it wraps them all together in a combination that feels unique and different. All of these things have been done before, and many of them have been done in very similar ways to how Shadwen does them. The time rewinding is very reminiscent of the Prince of Persia games, while the mechanic where time only moves when you do is very much like SUPERHOT. The crafting is done in a fairly cool way, but again, not something that no game has ever done. The stealth mechanics are well-implemented, but nothing we haven't seen before.

I think Shadwen's quite pretty, but she's not the stereotype 'sexy' figure you'd expect to get away with that kind of approach.Īlso, while deceptive, that isn't exactly stealthy.Īs for what makes the game special, it's the whole package, not a single aspect. While I can see that kind of concept working in a game, I'm VERY glad this game has sidestepped that option. This game is built around a female lead who ISN'T built to be a sex symbol. but this is all kinds of NOPE right here. That said, it's not something that could work with THIS game, as cool an idea as it is.Īlso a cool idea, but also doesn't fit with the story this game is telling. I definitely like the (rare) stealth games where this is a thing. I was worried for a moment there, but this is actually a really cool idea.

#Shadwen thief series

Even Dishonored deserves to be called part of the Thief series more than that game does. As far off from the mark as Deadly Shadows had been, it was far more of a Thief game. I find it disappointing that you call the Eidos game titled 'Thief' a part of the Thief series. After playing the Thief series (Thief: The Dark Project, Thief2: The Metal Age, Thief: The Deadly Shadows and Thief - 2014) and Styx: Master of Shadows, I am not sure whether this game will be any different. Originally posted by NJ:I came across your game and it looks very similiar to other Stealth games out there. You can choose some words that you can say to the guards and when they guard is down, you can knock or kill them. It there is a fog, the visibility is reduced which will help you in the missions.īeauty kills: Since you are playing a female character why not create situations where your beauty can distract and kills or knock out guards. Also in snow, you can run faster as the snow will cover the noise you make while running. If it is snowing, most guards will tend to gather near a fireplace which will make it easier for you. For example, if it is raining, you can make a lot of noise as the rain noise will cover most of the noise you make. Also having mentioned weather, this can help us in our missions. Weather: I would like to see more weather like Rain, Snow, Fog and of course Sunshine. For example if you spend more than 1 hour playing in the outside environment it will slowly turn into night then day then night and so on (the day and night cycle continues). Looks good but will have to play the demo and find out.ĭay/Night cycle: What would be nice if we had a day and night cycle feature. I came across your game and it looks very similiar to other Stealth games out there.