Shadowgate

Not exactly quite like the originals or the newer ones, but still good.

A worthy remake of the classic. I played religiously on NES in the early 90s and was glad to play again.

First off , I'm old enough to have played the original Shadowgate on Nintendo. That being said, its pretty much exactly how I remember it when it comes to the specific rooms and the order of how you travel through them. If you're feeling nostalgic, there is a few settings you can tweak to play with retro style. I really appreciate that the developers stuck to the original game, but added plenty of quality of life perks (The original was WAY more difficult!) Which leads me to mention that upon getting started, there seems to be quite a few "setup" features on just how you want the game displayed and how the game "feels" while playing. Personally, for me.. it seems like just a few too many choices to the point it got just a little confusing on what exactly I was going to be getting into. The graphics and sound effects really add another layer of entertainment that immerses you further into the game, ( I love the "blocking" sound.) The story I feel was a lot more fleshed-out in this version than the original as well. All and all, with everything considered.. I recommend this game to people that played the original and even new comers to the "story/puzzle-based, click-game" genre. Now do "Deja Vu" and "Uninvited" !

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I started this game as a child and felt entirely too stupid for it, got hard-stuck and never had that closure... Finally after nearly 30 years, I got to see the ending of ShadowGate, and still felt quite stupid! hah! I wanted to play without having to use a walkthrough, and I nearly did! But at about the 6 hour mark I broke down and skimmed one as I got so stuck on a handful of puzzles, I had no idea where to go, what to do, or how to progress with a satchel full of random odds and ends, just trying to stab them into everything and firing spells that did nothing.. I had missed only a couple things, and overall - I feel I did pretty well for a game of this sort! I don't usually do point and click adventures, so this is a bit different than my usual games of choice. So much nostalgia seeing this castle, I couldn't believe I remembered so many different rooms and places I died so many years ago. Hearing that music, using random items on thyself... stumbling around in the darkness and finding new and improved ways to die. I really feel like this remake really gives it the love and respect this old dusty game deserved. The art is fantastic and beautiful. The voice acting is really good and fitting for the characters and design. As far as I remember, I didn't see much straying from the original - though as mentioned, I never actually completed the original... It was just so cool though. I can certainly recommend this game, with the suggestion of: Be patient with yourself. This game is hard... if you need to - don't feel bad to look it up to complete it - because its pretty darn cool and in my opinion worth a playthrough.

I really liked the game with the better graphics and control. I had it on NES in my childhood. :)

just looking at a few of my games, saw this... i remember my Uncle had it for Gameboy and i loved it, never was good at it but it Really stuck with me... I got this years ago now and never played it much, its not my kind of game, BUT its so great to See this updated! this is what i saw in my head as a kid! when i look at the gameboy game its mind blowing that i was so drawn into it! ah to be young again LOL