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From the Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/25/antique_code_show_retro_gaming_shadow_of_the_beast/?page=1
Antique Code Show Let’s state one fact clearly from the start: for all its virtues, Shadow of the Beast did not play especially well. Its often half-baked platform action appeared promising at first, but was let down ultimately by having no game-save positions, a frustratingly high difficulty level and a general lack of fair and progressive gameplay.
Yet Shadow of the Beast still rates as one of the Amiga’s most important titles, principally because it must have sold thousands of Commodore’s dearly loved machines all by itself.
In those days, rolling demos in shop windows were marketing gold-dust, with kiddies transfixed by the title’s smooth-scrolling, multi-parallax layered backgrounds, more akin to the latest hit in a games arcade.
Could you really have this thing of beauty in your own home? “Of course, of course,” whispered those smooth-talking Dixons dickheads.
Read more by going to the News Article Link above.
Official Sony Page for Shadow of the Beast remake.
https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/games/shadow-of-the-beast-ps4/
The legend of Aarbron is told once more
Explore the eerie, yet beautiful, world of Karamoon as you discover hidden quests and unravel its darkest secrets in your bid to overthrow Maletoth. Along the way, you will battle hordes of enemies in ferocious adrenaline-fuelled combat, unlocking increasingly brutal moves as you draw power from the blood of your enemies.
Discover the souls of other players and summon them to fight at your side, or to lead the way to new locations, plus enter Survival mode to put yourself to the test against increasingly cunning enemies in endless, brutal combat.
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From the Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/25/antique_code_show_retro_gaming_shadow_of_the_beast/?page=1
Antique Code Show Let’s state one fact clearly from the start: for all its virtues, Shadow of the Beast did not play especially well. Its often half-baked platform action appeared promising at first, but was let down ultimately by having no game-save positions, a frustratingly high difficulty level and a general lack of fair and progressive gameplay.
Yet Shadow of the Beast still rates as one of the Amiga’s most important titles, principally because it must have sold thousands of Commodore’s dearly loved machines all by itself.
In those days, rolling demos in shop windows were marketing gold-dust, with kiddies transfixed by the title’s smooth-scrolling, multi-parallax layered backgrounds, more akin to the latest hit in a games arcade.
Could you really have this thing of beauty in your own home? “Of course, of course,” whispered those smooth-talking Dixons dickheads.
Read more by going to the News Article Link above.
Official Sony Page for Shadow of the Beast remake.
https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/games/shadow-of-the-beast-ps4/
The legend of Aarbron is told once more
Explore the eerie, yet beautiful, world of Karamoon as you discover hidden quests and unravel its darkest secrets in your bid to overthrow Maletoth. Along the way, you will battle hordes of enemies in ferocious adrenaline-fuelled combat, unlocking increasingly brutal moves as you draw power from the blood of your enemies.
Discover the souls of other players and summon them to fight at your side, or to lead the way to new locations, plus enter Survival mode to put yourself to the test against increasingly cunning enemies in endless, brutal combat.
The Register is a bit late (a year late), this is old news.
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Good looking version!
New generation of 2D game it seems. Finally something that beats the original?
I imagine that is not extremely heavy for CPU... not that I think there is 1% chance to get a port...
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Good looking version!
New generation of 2D game it seems. Finally something that beats the original?
I imagine that is not extremely heavy for CPU... not that I think there is 1% chance to get a port...
2D? That doesn't look 2D.
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Good to see Amiga.org catching up and only being a year or so behind.
Anyway no 2D platformer there, all 3D.
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Let's state one fact clearly from the start...
Way to start your article off on a down note, whoever wrote that article. Sheesh.
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The game is 2.5d. Neither 2d or 3d. The demo looks really good. I hope i get to play it on pc one day.
I like their approach to making this game in that they tried to recreate the original but taking advantage of modern hardware. Watching the interview recently it is obvious the developers are fans of the game. For example, they even put the jet engines in there!
I also liked the background graphics. It's spot on. Very atmospheric. I only hope the music is on the same par as this.