Wanted Shadows

Great game, and I really appreciate how communicative the developer is! There's already a new major patch just 4 days in, so that's a great indicator of how well the game is being supported.

Sehr günstiger und preiswerter Geheimtrip. Vampire Survivors war der Überraschungshit 2022, obwohl oder gerade weil es das Konzept eigentlich schon wesentlich länger gibt. Diese Version holt mich mit seiner Nintendo like Aufmachung allerdings etwas besser ab und trift mehr meinen Geschmack. Technisch nehmen sich die beiden Spiele nicht viel, da sie eh sehr kurzweilig gehalten sind und das auch extra so sein soll, böse Zunge behaupt es wäre nur Diabolo für arme.

at first blush, Wanted Shadows seems like a solid enough garlic-like. the visuals are genuinely terrific, the music's nice (but more on that later), the levels don't feel as barren as those in Vampire Survivors, and the fact that you have to manually attack intrinsically makes the gameplay more involving than a lot of the lesser entries into this burgeoning field. however, upon further inspection... Wanted Shadows feels, well, wanting. the more powerful your run, the less fun it is, I find. I like power fantasies, but when you get a god-tier build, you end up making the run trivial; not inherently a bad thing, until the music starts glitching out at the slightest frame rate hitch or when you get a build that is so busted that the game just turns into a glorified PowerPoint presentation. the latter can be pretty hilarious, as actually good games in this genre have proven, but in concert with the MUSIC dying on the vine, it just leads to a really pitiful experience. the game is also *awash* with absolutely egregious typos in the ability descriptions. "whenver"? c'mon. I am begging you to run a 1-second spellcheck on your write-ups or to just ask someone to proofread these things. obviously that's not the worst thing, but it really does add to the feel that this game is profoundly rushed, shoddily crafted, and--considering that these typos have been in the game since its release and have yet to be corrected--honestly lazy. and I really ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate calling devs (or creatives, broadly) lazy, when I know that that's virtually never true. all creative endeavors take so much time and energy that is going to wash out anyone who is not earnestly dedicated to getting that project out there. the fact that they actually shipped a game is commendable on that front. but I cannot deny that the thought crosses my mind, sadly. :p

It's actually crazy how nice this game is. Developed in 2 weeks, only costs a buck and I still kept coming back for more. Discovered a lot of different viable builds. I've played way worse for a lot more money.

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I am not recommending right now. Its okay. But the sounds of the enemies or my own familiar swiping are beyond annoying. Its louder than everything in the game. Just constant SWIPE SWIPE SWIPE. Also seems to be a problem with the wind melee weapon. If the attack speed gets high enough it just passes through enemies and deals no damage. So you lose a large amount of dps. Other than that not bad. If my two main issues got fixed i would recommend. Be aware there isnt alot here. Not alot of options for perks on level up ect. Edit * Dev Fixed the issues. It is a simple game but i had fun. Thank you for addressing it so quickly. review changed

El juego tiene mucho potencial si continuan su desarrllo, el precio es una ganga y funciona bien, si que es verdad que los menus son demasiado simples y necesitan un poco mas de "personalidad" y profundidad, y los enemigos son un poco repetitivos pero aun asi merece la pena completamente. En mi opinion le hace falta lore

Very barebones, only several skills and for the whole run you can use only 1. Visually looks very clusterf*cky. A good amount of upgrades don't even do a thing. Choose "get 25% more damage" - damage stays the same. There is no meta progression, you just unlock some characters, and powers, but you can only select 1 power, which usually equals to 1 upgrade on level up.... This game becomes repetitive after a few runs. One of the most boring survivor-likes.