This makes Shardlight feel like a more streamlined adventure without being much less tougher… but the downside is that it can feel easier anyway. I really like this style, and I also like how useless items get discarded and locations Amy doesn’t need to visit anymore get taken off the map. Don’t know what to do and Amy doesn’t either? Ask around, maybe even read a book or two. Can’t get into a display case? There’s a sporting goods store downstairs, grab a baseball bat and go to town. WadjetEye have their own particular style of puzzle, which has them as rooted in believability and common sense as possible. So on to the meat of the gameplay, which are the puzzles.
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Oh, and once again WadjetEye have hidden their graphics options in a separate program file you can only find by opening up the game’s install folder. Furthermore with the low resolution it sometimes makes things hard to spot. More specifically, despite some occasional cool animations most of the animations such as walking are stiff and very AGS-standard. I’m happy with 2D art but I’d like a crisper, higher resolution so I can appreciate the Shardlight world even more. There are heartfelt moments in Shardlight and there are some truly horrifying moments too, and the actors (in particular Amy’s actor) all make you believe in the situation despite the low-res graphics.Īh yes, might as well get it over with now: while it’s undoubtedly up to you I’m not a fan of the Adventure Game Studio early-90s graphics engine. The acting is pretty good, certainly for the studio’s budget, and while it can’t match the absurd professionalism of a Broken Age it’s still better than 90% of the adventure games out there. The writing is just as sharp, with some excellent believable dialogue despite the mad things going on and, perhaps most importantly, a sense of humour when required. The marketplace, home to rapscallions of all sorts. I hugely liked Amy, and a likeable protagonist is the first step to making a great adventure game. She’s a bit world-weary but not ready to give up yet. However she doesn’t give up, she keeps pressing on, and will do anything to survive and help her friends when they need it most. Other than friends she doesn’t have anyone close after the passing of her Dad and is staring death in the face, so she shouldn’t have anything left to live for. Revolutionary leader Danton is committed but understands Amy’s own needs.Īnd Amy? She’s an incredibly strong character. Amy’s friends such as graffiti artist and runaway Denby are all well rounded and with their own wants, needs and problems. Tiberius is the most compelling of villains: one who thinks he’s doing the right thing, and the secrets he’s hiding just added one more reason for me to play Shardlight through to the end. WadjetEye have created an interesting world for sure, but as with the best fiction it’s the characters that bring it to life.
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