Shadow |Saif Ü Reviews|

[Saiffu 26]

 

Game Title: Shadow

Author: Zeone013

 

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Gameplay

 

Shadow is a game with horror as its genre. Most people wont even try to play such games but once discovered to be enjoyable, a possible door to play such games might open. I myself, disliked this type of games at first, why? I was avoiding being scared, being shocked or anything which might draw fear, but I started to enjoy such jumpscares since it only indicates that the game has potential. I had a few jumpscares with the game, my only problem is, it lacks flavor. The game does not have any other way to scare the players but simply by playing sound effects which has its volume on high.

 

A lot of sentences were structured poorly and might cause for the player to lose his focus on the game. for example, "I'm a Shadow" and "I'm just want to go back". So it is a "Shadow" and it is also a "just want to go back"? such things matter so I suggest you fix most of the grammatical errors.

 

I also had no idea where I was going, I had to go through every part of the house, wandering aimlessly. You had some messages wherein we would have to go to a certain place, for example, the bathroom. Well, we do not know where that is so such message would be pointless, together with having such small vision on the place where everything appears black unless near the candle which we are holding. I suggest before telling the story, have a scene wherein the protagonist would be wandering around the house first, showing every room so that the players would then have the idea to where he/she may search.

 

The environment was dull, I had nothing to interact with except with the notes which we are supposed to find. No bgm/bgs was playing while the game was progressing, bgs would only play when a certain event would be executed, bgm would be played only at the climax of the game. I suggest you add in bgs like dripping of water from the faucet, random whispering sounds while walking, footsteps, creaking sound and such and if it would be accompanied with a fitting background music, I assure you it would have a big impact on the gameplay.

 

SPOILER ALERT

I found a glitch in the game wherein, if I am already to encounter the shadow and once he has finished speaking with me. He was supposed to chase me, and yes, he did. But nothing happens once it has already caught up with me. you better fix that since speeding up the protagonist's speed would make no sense then.

 

 

Story

 

The story was a bit interesting. I like how you have foretold the story at the Introduction. A few grammatical errors were my problem and sentences wherein it would not fit such situations. example, when the protagonist is speaking with the so called shadow, as if they were only friends. Protagonist:"Who are you", Shadow:"I am your shadow",Protagonist:"You wrote the notes?",Shadow:"Yeah". It made me sort of lose my focus on the game and I started laughing. So appropriate dialogues on the certain situations must be used to be able to tell the story the best way you can.

 

Resources Used

 

There were no additional resources which was used, I suggest the use of flashing pictures or additional sound effects which are not in the RTP. These would surely contribute to the feel of the game, trust me. The more unexpected things are, the more the mind would think, and the more chances to be surprised.

 

Overall

 

Overall, if the games ending was to be how it ended in the game. I guess I would give it a 6/10 since it has not been fully polished and many improvements may still be made. 

 

I played the game a lot of times just to get to the right ending, and for me, the ending was not satisfying and it seemed like the story was not complete. So I must be searching for more since the game has its potential and the story could be interesting if it is going to be progressing on the right way.

 

Anyway, good job, and happy game developing

Edited December 28, 2014 by Saif Ü

[Zeon013 21]

thank you so much for your review now I know what to fix ^^