Other reviewers don’t seem to have encountered the same issue as I had, so perhaps it’s just a one-off. Overall, I think Shadwen could be a good game, but for whatever reason I was unable to play it as the developer intended. It's not that these mechanics don't all work together, but added together, the total is a rather generic and familiar experience that has been done better elsewhere before. Shadwen (Reviewed on PlayStation 4) The game is unenjoyable, but it works. The manipulation of time is used to either do that or lie in wait for guards on patrol to move past you, which is also a familiar application of this kind of game mechanic. It's nothing new, but since time only moves when you do, you'll often find you need to scrub further back by five minutes or more to try everything you did before in a more streamlined fashion. It always feels a tad unfair to discount how a game adheres to its genre, though the cycle of killing guards and stashing their bodies in piles of hay or leaves while avoiding detection is a familiar theme in video games. A mission like this will have its hazards and. Setting you as an assassin with a mission to kill a usurper king, Shadwen’s premise is a simple one. It's tempting to go over and see what's there, but it remains out of touch: Your focus lies on guards, castle walls, crypts, and muddy fields, and you fumble through them over and over. Shadwen Review Aran Suddi 17/05/16 7 Comments. Everything is dark, brown, and gray - which is disappointing given the deep purples and blues you see over the horizon in the starry night sky on each level. Shadwen is a stealth action game developed by Frozenbyte, the developers of the ever popular Trine series. The stillness and expanse of each map works together to make progressing through the game clunky and uncertain - you're constantly unsure of where to go and will sink a lot of time heading in wrong directions or even going backward due to the sameness of the maps. Until then, you're left to flail around and wonder why things like jumping and swinging around with a grappling hook are so frustratingly hard. This is intended to enhance and play up the strategic element of everything happening around you (what were you not aware of until it was too late?), but this isn't explained until you're considerably into the game. Gameplay wise, Shadwen is a mix of tiny aspects of the best stealth games over the years, with some inspiration from Dishonored.

Stay hidden - or the ruthless guards will kill you on sight Shadwen, an assassin on a quest to kill the king, has a chance encounter with an orphaned girl, Lily. For example, there's a big learning curve in Shadwen because time only moves when you do. Shadwen is a 3rd person stealth-action game where the only rule is to remain unseen. Trophy list PS3T guide PSNP guide PS Store (NA) I am a bot. Its trophies are medium difficulty, take 10 - 15 hours to complete, and require 2 playthroughs. This action-stealth adventure tries to break new ground, but all the features are handled in a way that doesn't really improve the gameplay at all. Shadwen has 48 trophies: 36 bronze, 8 silver, 3 gold, and a platinum.

Shadwen review