
Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation. Play as Lucas, a former police officer, alongside a mysterious Shadow who can see the “past.” Remember—every choice you make will change the fate of countless characters!
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A puppy named Teddy, found dead under mysterious circumstances. Master Reed, vanished in a bustling temple fair crowd. Years of grudges festering at the Shipwreck Wharf. Scattered newspapers and handwritten notes in an unknown prison... Traverse the eclectic districts of Dark Tide City and investigate a string of bizarre cases.
Recover the city's lost memories. Piece together the truth behind the city's fracture ten years ago. Kill. Judge. Or perhaps… kiss(?) the mastermind.


It pairs 3D HD environments with 2D pixel characters, creating a striking modern-vs-retro visual style, and offers a wide range of freely explorable locations across distinct districts, including the rusting steel jungle of a long-shuttered factory, the muddy Shipwreck Wharf built on stilts, the floating slum of the Pig Cage Walled City where Chinese tradition and neon lights bleed into one another, and the bustling, crowded streets of the Old Town District.


Freely choose how to improve your abilities: Strength, Spirit, Charm. Pick your own approach to each case: Play mind games? Grease some palms? Or just beat a confession out of the suspect?
Deduction System: Gather, analyze, and connect the clues. Craft your own unique investigation trail!


Meet the people of Dark Tide City and uncover the stories behind their masks... whether it's the sanctimonious Captain Theo, the fiery young Axel Flint (son of Griff Flint), the defiant Rafe Carter, the cheerful shutterbug Kiki, the elegant Mrs. Reed, the rumored hex-casting Priestess, the warm-hearted fishmonger Auntie Bass, or the foul-mouthed little rascal Chiffon.

The Shadow: A strange creature clinging to your back. It reads memories and reconstructs the traces of the dead.
"Don't worry, Lucas. We're just using each other. You use me to find the killer, and me? I love nothing more than feasting on the bizarre tales. Hahaha—!"
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[h1] 前期颇有趣味,后期笔力不足 [/h1] 刚上手的时候对这款游戏的印象很好,画质精良,配音自然,剧情真实细腻,上来也是一个简单的案子了解所有能力。虽然在手柄操作上的优化,ui设计,配音跳过后不中断等等有一些小问题,但是总体瑕不掩瑜。 我对这款游戏印象的转折点就在游戏后期,人物的文本上动不动出现一些书面词汇就有一些出戏了,越到后面越明显。收尾是不是可以节奏变化一点, [spoiler] 最后boss战只交锋了一个回合就结束了,有点太没有压迫感了,甚至不如前面一段被boss发现有压迫感,boss战也是在丢大道理,没有一点激情 [/spoiler] 反正后面的结尾没有配得上前期剧情给我的期待,我感觉还有一个大地图的时候就已经结束的失望感。 题外话,我感觉作者是不是私货塞得有点多了,首先我对同性恋这个话题持中立态度。[spoiler] 我能理解小赖皮是男同,因为剧情需要。 [/spoiler]但是我不太理解为什么要给一对名义父子贴上同性恋标签,而且当义父的还是个老太监,删除这个标签游戏剧情没有半点改变,这只是一个例子,还有更多为了贴同性恋标签而写成同性恋的例子。还有一个印象深刻的,在日后谈的杂货铺里,为什么在物资匮乏,工人只能吃救济餐的工厂里,女工会集体投票修建美容院???居然还审批通过了???还有很多女工去???
Kill the Shadow is far from a perfect game. Still, if you’re willing to overlook some glaring audio issues and the deduction aspect being extremely easy, there’s a lot to enjoy here. The story and unique world in which it’s set are worth the price of admission, and they kept me motivated to see how the murder mystery played out. There were several times I thought the game was about to wrap up when it suddenly hit me with more narrative twists and turns, making me wonder just how far the political conspiracy would go. With its distinctive artistic design and substantial play time, those who don’t mind a lack of challenge should find it worth the trip to Dark Tide City. https://adventuregamehotspot.com/review/7207/kill-the-shadow
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Languages: English*, Simplified Chinese*, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian*languages with full audio support
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At first i didnt think much of the game. i just bought it to kill some times. but suddenly it was 3 AM. i love the character built and stories. hell almost even brought me to tears... if you love detective game or story rich i think this game could be the one for you
[h1] 十年饮冰,难凉热血 ——《杀死影子》简评(微剧透不涉及核心剧情)[/h1] 《杀死影子》自从公布起就一直在我小小的愿望单里躺着,在经历了发行商下架风波之后,现在终于端了上来。游戏以回溯、搜寻、推理为主要玩法,但当我游玩之后才发现,这不是游戏最核心的,玩法只是串起了整个故事,讲好一个故事才是本作的闪光点所在。 [h3] 【回忆穿插,揭开暗面】 [/h3] 游戏中玩家所操控的主角阿光原本只是暗水城警局的一名新手警员,在一次收到线人的信前往北部工厂调查,游戏的开始就是主角收到信的场景开始的,虽然是开头但玩家很容易就能看出是回忆不是正常叙事比如警局门口的血、默默喝酒的师傅等等,最后画面一转果然如此。制作组非常喜欢以这种回忆的手法来补全游戏的故事,经常在一段案子告一段段落之后通过关键人物的回忆来为玩家揭示故事中不为人知的暗面。 [h3] 【人物塑造多面有血有肉,隐喻颇多】 [/h3] 在整个数十小时的游戏,我“结识”了许多npc,大部分的游戏npc都塑造的非常好,而且配音非常有特色,不仅仅是普通话还有许多如上海话河南话四川话等方言配音,他们并非是非黑即白的正邪人物,而是仿佛有着自己思想的,有血有肉的,食烟火气的一个个活生生的人,不管大人物还是小人物,哪怕是路边npc的一句吐槽也道尽了暗水城南北分裂的社会变迁与各方势力的利益博弈,让你感慨颇多。最终讲述出来的故事凝结成了一部暗水城人民的血泪史,有点像近代1840之后的那段历史的改编,完美结局里阿光“杀死”的是影子吗?我觉得“杀死”的是自己的过去、人们刻意遗忘的真相和暗水城老旧固化的思维,希望他们真的能在混沌中迎来新生。 [h3] 【探案解谜,线索连线】 [/h3] 作为一款推理游戏,《杀死影子》有一套类似于《心灵杀手2》中差不多的探案版系统,不过我们的主角没有和萨贾一样神奇的人物侧写能力,不过有一个神奇的影子提醒自己,玩家在靠近可以交互的线索点时画面会有明显的变化,在交互后可以收集到碎片,全部收集到相关的碎片之后可以进行回忆回溯,这个能力后期还可以用来通过一些关卡。在收集到线索之后,玩家可以在探案版上连线来揭开谜题还原真相,从而将故事串联起来并推进下去。所以说探案玩法更像是一个功能,将看似彼此无关离奇案件联系起来,从而让玩家明白实则每桩案件的人物、动机都与十年前改变城市命运的“沉船事件” 深度勾连。 [h3]【个人感想】 [/h3] 游戏以每个案件创造小切口从而为玩家一步步揭示时代的大真相,最终让玩家明白和反思这一切悲哀的真正源头,是一部兼具刑侦故事的抽丝剥茧感与现实主义的批判的优秀作品,也是游戏为何被称为第九艺术的有力佐证。游戏有一些小毛病,比如在剧情已经推进告一段落之后如果还有小任务没有完成,玩家在对话npc时还是重复之前小任务的语句,有点割裂,一些对话的配音不全等等,但总体无伤大雅,推荐喜欢优秀讲故事游戏的玩家尝试。 [quote] 关注[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44791929/]游戏好声音[/url],认真品味好游戏,倾听游戏好声音。 [/quote]
不是有bug啊,猪笼城电梯开着的后面加载进去又关了,戏台后给封锁周围了。我彻底卡档了
好玩
好游戏
这很中国
10小时左右可通关,算是国产精品。玩起来一股极乐迪斯科的味道(包括ui布局也像),暗水城就是瑞瓦肖。相比极乐迪斯科比较简化,没那么“自由”,主要还是剧情推理。沉浸感一般,背景介绍不够深入,点数系统聊胜于无,选啥都差不多,很少与主线绑定,并没有那种特定玩法才有的剧情(指的是类似极乐迪斯科中帮工会还是帮公司是有不同的剧情线的。影子就比较线性,不同群体的好感度似乎不影响主线)。一周目不能跑步是什么鬼设定,还必须成就解锁。美术和音乐吧比较好,有特色。总的来说值得鼓励,世界观还可以再拓展一下。
还可以,就是剧情感觉写大了又没啥能圆回的能力,只能草草结束这样。小案件蛮有意思
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