Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut

DND缝合赛博朋克的世界观真的有够潮酷，近未来的”屠龙“故事确实非常有新鲜感。便宜的外壳下有着相当深邃的世界观塑造和完成度极高的剧本，基本具备好的CRPG应该有的一切要素——个性鲜明的NPC伙伴，充满道德困境和利益抉择的任务，扎实的写作，丰富的对话差分。可惜战斗策略维度有限，角色BD没有太多深度，骇客的”矩阵“战斗也是拖沓无趣，不过考虑到一周目游戏整体时长并不算长（20-25H），也能在你对较为简陋的战斗设计感到乏味之前就迎来终局。

"Shadows don't just lift. you either burn them away, or you learn to live in the dark." You know the drill, a turn-based tactical rpg set in a cyberpunk-fantasy world, combat is fun and challenging enough but where the game truly shines is in its story and main team of characters. The game has enough at stake to keep it interesting, the mystery and the feeling of constantly being on the run make you want to play the next mission straight away, and the setting of a futuristic, anarchist Berlin is incredible, truly the highest point in the series. Does it have its flaws? Yes, the loot isn’t particularly varied and the hacking is a bit of a pain, but honestly, that doesn’t detract from what is a fantastic adventure in the world of Shadowrun.

In my opinion, Dragonfall is better in every aspect than Shadowrun Returns. It features significantly more side content and several fully fleshed-out companions with interesting backgrounds. This is easily the biggest upgrade from the first game, where you mostly hired generic NPCs whom you couldn't really interact with. Once again, the writing is great, and I loved the plot. It keeps you guessing, and only in the final hours do you learn what is actually going on. While the graphics, combat, and gameplay mechanics remain the same, they still work well. The turn-based combat is highly reminiscent of the XCOM games, where your team and enemies take turns spending action points on movement, skills, or items. Just don't expect voice acting, sophisticated cutscenes, or flashy production values. This is clearly a game made on a smaller budget. It is a very text-heavy game, so you will need to do a lot of reading to follow the plot. Fortunately, the writing is excellent. As a CRPG fan, I thoroughly enjoyed this game and will definitely be continuing the trilogy soon with the third installment, Shadowrun: Hong Kong.

(Ignore my playtime, already finished it before) ✅ Fantastic cyberpunk‑fantasy setting with great atmosphere ✅ Story is top‑tier — one of the best in the entire CRPG genre ✅ Companions are memorable and have meaningful side missions ✅ Turn‑based combat is satisfying with lots of tactical depth ✅ Choices actually matter and lead to different outcomes ✅ Director’s Cut adds improvements like new missions, UI upgrades, and better balance ✅ Great soundtrack that fits the tone perfectly ✅ Much longer than first game ❌ UI still feels clunky despite improvements ❌ No voice acting — lots of reading ❌ Difficulty spikes depending on your build

[h3]一句话总结：推荐给喜欢赛博朋克题材/回合制战术/crpg爱好者/能接受大量文本对话的玩家[/h3] 好吧，我得说游戏体验超出预期。赛博朋克+剑与魔法两个不搭边的体系放在一起竟毫不违和，让我仅花一秒钟时间就接受了设定。这个游戏不仅有新奇有趣的世界观，能让你沉浸式体验的氛围营造，还有同样复杂富有深度的故事线，以及出色而又细腻的伙伴塑造。 游戏内有大量文本以及多种分支选择，不仅要求玩家对游戏流程中遇到的事件/信息进行梳理和反应，在交涉过程中也尽显你的措辞和态度。战斗部分比较乏善可陈，类xcom+隐形公司的玩法虽然增加了一些趣味性，但大量探图+部分关卡设计过长（MKVI/BLOODLINE/INTO THE DARK）让人乏味。 当然《暗影狂奔 龙陨》的优秀之处在于叙事，随着流程的进展以及对整个故事的了解逐渐深入，你便越能体会每个行为产生的影响：有时怀有良好的意图未必足够，人能做的事情始终有限，而在每次做出决定后，真相总是落后于现实一步。 这是那种你在通关之后会感到一丝怅然的游戏，因为精彩的旅程就此告一段落，而故事结束的恰到好处，在给人思考的余地同时令人回味。

If you're hesitant because you tried Returns and felt that it seemed a little shallow, or perhaps like a tech demo, this one is the real deal. It's so good! Many of the missions have different solutions depending on which attributes you've invested in, and you have a team of runners with personalities (who join you on missions for free) instead of having to put a team of blank slates together. It shows off many parts of the shadowrun setting. And the story is great too!

A solid continuation to the first game. Story was longer and a bit more cohesive, and overall definitely corrected some mistakes from the design of the first game. A couple of new minor bugs, but nothing that can't be worked around with minimal effort. If you liked Shadowrun Returns, you'll definitely like Dragonfall.

Can't get over how ugly the character designs are. 'Uglier than reality' is an achievement.

My favourite of the Shadowrun trilogy, all 3 are pretty good, worthwhile cRPGs. Recommended If you are into the Shadowrun/Cyberpunk setting. A lot of reading and fun tactical combat. Dragonfall for the characters, story. Hong Kong was a breeze, cool missions. Returns was short but sweet.

Dragonfall is my favorite Shadowrun title. It feels more polished than Shadowrun Returns and more fun than Hong Kong. Personally, I think the choices you make feel more impactful and you have more of them to make. I'm having more fun playing this game than I did the others. It's kind of like Baldurs gate lite with full fleshed dialogue that you kinda have to be in the mood for to read. Combat is a bit tedious at times but what I find pushes this title forward for me in terms of enjoyment is the hand drawn looking textures, fun (yet tedious) combat + progression and an atmosphere that bleeds Cyberpunk. 8/10