Another HORRIBLE top down, overbearing game

[erniem1970]

I wanted to like this, since I generally hate top down small miniature character type games. This was good, for about ten minutes, until it started to add one of my pet peeves: added moves with too many steps. Pretty much tells me that if you need to make things more complicated and detailed, you take, AGAIN, ALL the fun and relaxation out of the game. THUMBS DOWN. Game makers, stop doing that crap!
UPDATE: It's a horrible game when it cannot get some basic things right. Seeing all the idiotic negative and common comments here, it is no surprise how many trolls actually exist in the gaming world. I rest my case.

[Tricking Trapster]

Idk, it's relaxing enough for me. Not sure what you're talking about with too many steps, each move does one thing, which can be applicable to multiple things. Also, if you don't like top down strategy games, maybe you shouldn't get them. This game is amazing and well put together. If you don't like it, that's fine, but demanding the core gameplay be changed for your personal opinion doesn't paint a good picture of yourself.

[Madder Red]

Apparently the existence of commandos, which was basically the father of the stealth tactics genre as it is today, is lost on you. Aside from you not even owning the game, shadow gambit is neither a so called "top down small miniature character type game" nor does it takes the fun and relaxation out of the game. The genre always had been like this and after looking at you profile picture this has to be bait, coh of all games.

[Kildread]

Originally posted by erniem1970:

stop doing that crap!

No, this topic? YOU stop doing that crap.

I doubt you want to improve/change anything, just complain.

Actually, above poster is correct. This topic is bait, this user is in multiple game forums all doing the same thing: complaining --- big 'crochety old fart' vibes.

[gungadin22000]

If you hate top down strategy games, I'd say Shadow Gambit isn't the game that'll change your mind.

I personally find this genre of games to be very relaxing, as they really have no urgency and are really puzzle games enveloped in copious amounts of murder. Shadow Gambit is a good entry in the Commandos-like subgenre and I do recommend it.

[Grossout]

If this game is too complicated maybe you should just stick with eating crayons

[Thoz]

Uh, git gud? It's not THAT complicated.

[Quacksalber]

1. It has a demo - playing that should be a good indicator of whether you will like it
2. Why buy a game designed in a way you dislike and then complain it should be made differently, when many people like this type of game? Just avoid what you do not like; not all games have to be the same and appeal to you specifically. .

[Jun]

Originally posted by Madder Red:

Aside from you not even owning the game

i disagree with what OP said, but you don't know if they own the game or not. they could have bought it from another store such as GOG, or even on console.

[Madder Red]

Originally posted by Jun:

Originally posted by Madder Red:

Aside from you not even owning the game

i disagree with what OP said, but you don't know if they own the game or not. they could have bought it from another store such as GOG, or even on console.

He talked in his posting history about pirating games so i wouldnt hold my breath there

[Steefy_92]

The only thing horrible about this game is release window they chose.

I mean they couldn't pick the worse timing in between BG3 and Starfield. I played 2 hours trial on PS5 and this game is really fun, the problem is, it would gain much more popularity attraction if only it's not clenched between giant

And with it expand it's framework model to spin in it in various ways, now? We will see, I guess

[renegade]

Lmao, Mimimi pretty much exclusively make the kind of game you're complaining about, what did you expect!?

[stevo]

I mean, you can make it as simple or as complicated as you like really. You could probably beat this game with one character on easy mode without using combined moves.

[AshHinton]

Originally posted by gungadin22000:

If you hate top down strategy games, I'd say Shadow Gambit isn't the game that'll change your mind.

I personally find this genre of games to be very relaxing, as they really have no urgency and are really puzzle games enveloped in copious amounts of murder. Shadow Gambit is a good entry in the Commandos-like subgenre and I do recommend it.

“puzzle games enveloped in copious amounts of murder” - love it!

Agreed it’s a good entry into this kind of game, not too difficult or frustrating on the default difficulty and definitely good fun. It makes me want to play more games like this.

To the OP you spend a bit of time getting used to the zoom, rotation, how to move the view away & snap back to your current position but for me literally a few minutes in things started to click and the murder..er..mission fun began. I wouldn’t call it exclusively top-down either, you can zoom in quite far and doing that + rotation is a must to play the game IMO. If it’s not for you then fair enough but too many steps? nope, I disagree + setting up a quick plan (and sometimes watching it fail dismally) is very much part of the fun.

[Bertie]

It sounds like the genre just isn't for you. It's a bit like me saying 'Another HORRIBLE too many choices, overbearing game' to describe BG3. It's not actually a horrible game and it's widely praised, it just happens that I'm not a fan of RPGs.

[Blastom]

The start trailer already shew it requires some planning, which was the fun of the game.
If realtime bothers you, you could try using every move with shadow mode, I did this sometimes for dispatching four or five guards with complex distract and kill actions.