Shadow Watch

[Quilty]

Anyone played it? I have fond memories of it, mainly because I was playing it around the same time I tried Deus Ex and it had a somewhat similar cyberpunk-noir style, and I really liked the fact that it was all hand-drawn. It's turn-based, with conversations between missions that have some C&C which determines where the story goes and which missions you do. You have several agents at your disposal and you level them up and upgrade their skills over time. It's nowhere near the freedom of JA1/2, but I think it's a good game with loads of charm. Give it a go.

 

[treave]

Hey, this looks good. I remember seeing the box cover but I never got around to picking it up.

Thanks, I'll give it a go.

 

[ecliptic]

Stylish!

 

[juggernaut]

Never heard of it but it looks fucking cool, will give it a shot for sure.

 

[spekkio]

Got it, never played it.
I've heard it's buggy as fuck, but fun.

 

[Quilty]

Got it, never played it.
I've heard it's buggy as fuck, but fun.

I don't remember encountering any glaring bugs, but then again I may have just ignored them. If there were any, they didn't leave any serious impact on my overall experience.

 

[Admiral jimbob]

Thought I'd tracked down most squad-level turn-based tactics games by now, definitely looks cool. Will give it a look.

 

[Quilty]

Mind you, it's not really full of variety. You only have like four of five types of missions and the enemies and locations are often recycled. Still, I think the art and atmosphere and the fact it's turn-based (though the rules are kinda wonky, I think every action requires the same amount of AP, your earn AP during a mission, and if you get more AP than your character's morale, he/she goes apeshit) makes it worth a shot.

 

[commie]

Seems cool. I remember seeing the box once in an Electronics Boutique but never again. Time to check out the usual places to see if it's 'available'

 

[Panthera]

I absolutely LOVED this game. Mostly for the writing and the branching missions and story. And the art is nice, too.

 

[roshan]

Just installed this recently. The atmosphere seems quite cool. But does it really have no mouse controls??? WTF??? A game released in 2000?

 

[Eyeball]

It does have mouse controls, it's just a lot easier to play it with the keyboard. Works fine, really.

I did a fairly lengthy review here: http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...ear-2000-squad-turn-based-strategy-rpg.89856/

Verdict: Awesome game, replay it every few years with joy.

 

[Silva]

Is there some way to speed up the agents steps ?