this post was submitted on 18 Sep 2024
49 points (100.0% liked)

Games

32463 readers
1260 users here now

Welcome to the largest gaming community on Lemmy! Discussion for all kinds of games. Video games, tabletop games, card games etc.

Weekly Threads:

What Are You Playing?

The Weekly Discussion Topic

Rules:

  1. Submissions have to be related to games

  2. No bigotry or harassment, be civil

  3. No excessive self-promotion

  4. Stay on-topic; no memes, funny videos, giveaways, reposts, or low-effort posts

  5. Mark Spoilers and NSFW

  6. No linking to piracy

More information about the community rules can be found here.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
quinten@lemmy.world
shitpostpolice@lemmy.world
Dremor@lemmy.world
Dremor@jlai.lu
49
Beyond Shadowgate, the sequel to the console version of Shadowgate, launches on Sept 19th! (www.zojoi.com)
submitted 1 month ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/games@lemmy.world
10 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

The original design of the never-before seen point and click adventure is being brought to life after 30+ years in the vault – Beyond Shadowgate! The game is being created by the designers of the original 8-bit hit Shadowgate and a leading 8-bit adventure studio! With a story that is over four times larger than Shadowgate, Beyond Shadowgate captures the same look and feel as the 8-bit console version while including modern design sensibilities. Get ready for the ultimate Shadowgate sequel!

top 10 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Tbh I'll be surprised it this gets any upvotes.

But I grew up with this series on the ol' 8-bit Nintendo. And if you search for it online, there's NO news story about this. I found it because I have a calendar reminder to visit their Kickstarter every few weeks.

The game looks great!

Hopefully this gets them some Lemmy attention and gets them some marketing.

[–] Menschlicher_Fehler@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Really excited for this and the Broken Sword Remaster that comes out on the same day. Shadowgate was my gateway to learning English. I sat in front of my NES with a dictionary when I was like 10 or 11 years old. Even managed to beat the game that way.

[–] otherbarry@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Steam link for those interested https://store.steampowered.com/app/2332240/Beyond_Shadowgate

I'm also on that Kickstarter, really happy this one is nearing release. Now wondering if I should be doing a play through of the original Shadowgate before jumping into this one.

All the MacVenture games were awesome (Deja Vu and Uninvited are up there too), don't worry you'll get a few upvotes from others that used to play these games :)

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 month ago

I recently played the 2014 version and thought it was fantastic! Apparently it was released with bugs during launch, which gave it a lot of bad reviews.

At the end of the game, it prompted the Kickstarter, which how I learned about it!

[–] Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I played the N64 version. Some of those games were tough before web browsing was a thing.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I never played that one! Would you recommend it?

[–] Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Shadowgate 64 doesn't hold your hand, but I can recommend it.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

I hope they will keep a rendition of this masterpiece

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvBlKm66E4E

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Console? You mean Macintosh?

Either way, I'm glad to see it getting some love; I played it on Amiga growing up.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

The Mac was the original version.

This release is following the NES UI and graphics!