June 4, 2007 - From a distance, Shadowrun seems like a total calamity. The intellectual property (IP) was ripped from its pen and paper, role-playing roots, affixed to a skeletal online arena shooter, and given the visual character of an early-90s game box. It gets worse when you consider Microsoft is using Shadowrun, a game peppered with superficial pockmarks, as a launch vehicle for its Vista-only Games for Windows Live service. The service is supposed to mimic what Xbox 360 users already enjoy on their consoles, but unfortunately GFWL in its current state is a terrifically bastardized variation of the excellent console version, something no money-savvy PC gamer should bother shelling out 50 bucks for. While you could still use the Xbox Live Silver for free, the privileges allowed under such an account level are painfully limiting. You need Gold level if you really want to play, and for that you need to spend 100 dollars on a meager gaming package and a subscription to an online service that feels more like a beta test than a full launch.
Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart revealed that he would love to make a Shadowrun game if given the chance.
Yes! But don’t water it down or make it an MP competitive shooter. I’d love a Cyberpunk 2077 level Shadowrun game.
This would be awesome, but let's see what they can do with Avowed first. I don't think the talent is there anymore to make a deep RPG.
What do you mean? They still have the OGs like Josh Sawyer, Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarski as acting design leads on all of their projects. A lot of the veteran talent have remained at the studio.
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All the creative leads of classics like NeverwinterNights 2, Kotor 2, New Vegas, then to Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2; and modern games like Pentiment and Outerworlds; all very legitimate, deep RPGs; them being there, doing as they always have, means we need to question whether the "talent" is there to make deep RPGs. Definitely makes sense, as long as you don't think about it.
ShadowRun arrived in 2007 and is still played by a core audience on modern consoles and PC today, despite a bungled launch.
Played it a few months back. Not a stellar mp game at its time, but still genuine & janky fun.
I have never played Shadowrun. However, the universe of Shadowrun seems like a good setting for various game genres. The franchise combines traditional fantasy tropes with cyberpunk science fiction.
Yeah since the megadrive game I’ve always thought how cool the setting and premise is but the game never really delivers on gameplay.
Really enjoyed this back on 360. Was one of the first pc games I played as well. Nice to see it's still online I'm going to have to see about getting a copy on pc again.
Edit: is this backward compatible with series X?
The Shadowrun RPGs from Harebrained Schemes were great, but that IP is just begging for a massive, Cyberpunk 2077-style game. Open world action RPG epic with a healthy dose of immersive sim goodness.
The Xbox 360 was a fantastic console in its day with some truly classic titles, but what are the seven best games for the console?
I'll go with,
Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Culdcept Saga, Shadow Complex, Ace Combat 6 with the flight stick,A Kingdom for Keflings, A World of Keflings.
Bonus Kinect Games: Happy Action Theater and Sesame Street.
*Skyrim was so bad on PS3 that it almost deserves to be #1*
Ah yes, Shadow Complex! Good indies back in the day. Summer of Arcade. I enjoyed Trials Evolution as well.
Was this made by a.i.? No human being would put Shadowrun, Fable III, and Splinter Cell: Conviction into a list of the 7 best Xbox 360 games.
Would love to play Ace Combat6 on PlayStation, but Xbox decided to buy exclusivity and keep it off a competing platform.
The only mainline game I never played except for one level at a friends place. Game sold less than any other in the series if I remember correctly.
360 had Namco hitters AC6 and RR6... both quality titles. You should at least bust out the 360 for AC6 if you can score the flight stick. Its great.
When the current gen XBOX offering is so lacking people need to refer to games released two generations back....
It's a nostalgia peice same reason we get thousands of YouTube videos on sega genisis. Something people have fond memories for but the era is long gone.
It's xboxs golden year imo it was their genisis years the time where they stuck it to the market leaders Sony.
They stuck nothing. Sony screwed themselves giving Xbox an opening. They would have gotten the usual smack down if the PS3 had launched at $399 and was easier to develop for.
we have covered all the shadowrun reviews possible!
shadowrun is a strange looking game I think it will look quite good when we put it on the playstation network
IGN Reviews sucke even moreso!
Let's look at Saints Row review by IGN; Presentation 9.0 - Shadowrun 4.5 cause they had problems searching for games??!! I guess they never played Saints Row online. Furthermore, they called Saints Row online "great". RUFKM???
Games...or at least 360 games need to have 2 SEPERATE reviews. One for single-player and one for online multiplayer.
...to give a good review because the title is such a departure from the originally named intellectual pen and paper property that has been enjoyed by geeks since the 80's. The game play is extremely fun and addictive and requires complete team work, to review this poorly shows a strong bias nature by the reviewing sites. The learning curve is about an hour for a full understanding of all mechanics. This will also hurt the review as these guys probably never fully learned how to play and only did so for a short time. Although every review I've read has said the game play was fun and shows longevity. I think the menus, announcer and matchmaking as well as the game play flows like Halo meets a MMORPG party system. The way each person picks different magic and weapons to aid the party really makes this game great. I say 9.0 for an overall awesome game!
to say it is great is a stretch. Only 3 gameplay modes. Graphics are porous. Animations are even worse(climbing ladders), in fact, the technical portion of the game seems rushed all together. If the server quits, you are screwed. The game isn't as balanced as it should be. No single player missions and the limited maps make the game seem very short and stale after a few days. Don't even get me started on joining a game with a party as it will often split you and your friends to "balance" the room. That defeats the purpose of having a friends list if you ask me.
It reminds me of Crackdown in that it just feels incomplete. It actually feels more incomplete than Crackdown.
I'll definitely recommend this game as a rental as it is fun, but the gameplay gets boring after a few days. I don't think the low scores are unfounded, but the gameplay does work...just too much of the same.