None of them overstayed their welcome by any means in fact, I was so overjoyed to look at my save file returning to continue my playthrough and find out I was already close to two hours in and still about midway through Chapter 2. Each level is far larger than it has any need to be for a platformer of this caliber. Solo developer Aarne Hunziker conceptualized a vast world within Cyber Shadow, and the more you play the clearer that becomes. I’m referring specifically to how the levels are laid out, and not just enemy placement. The platforming is punishingly precise, which can make your initial run through of a particular area either a reminder that you are a gaming god with reflexes that one-hit-kill spikes quake in fear of, or it’s at least 20 minutes of you dying on the same damn jump that you just can’t seem to time properly. That is thankfully not the case, and we’re all better for it.įar and away, though, it is the gameplay where Cyber Shadow shines brightest. Everything else about the game is so good, it could’ve had no story at all and I still would love it. On top of that, the dialogue from the characters you meet across ten chapters was still able to have lighthearted and comedic moments. Progen’s perspective and those who worked close to him, further emphasizing his tragic fall, while the messages left in the Ethos from your fallen clan members add lore and depth to the world and who your clan is. The logs also give you a clearer idea of how this all came to be from Dr. Thinking back on the story, it isn’t something I haven’t seen in one or more forms, but it is told so beautifully-not just with the cinematics, but with every bit of writing. Their bond plays out over the few cinematics that are included in the game and became a driving force for me, wanting to make it to the next story beat and see what happens next. Running alongside this tragedy is also a love story between Shadow and the Master. Progen’s lust for more power to achieve his goal. Progen was driven mad in his attempt to save his daughter’s life, and Mekacity is now overrun with his army of synthetics in the wake of Dr. As the story unfolds, you discover how Dr. Progen and you set off to try and save as many of your clan as possible, as well as the clan’s leader, known only as The Master. The story begins when L-Gion, your little robot companion, rescues you from being captured by Dr. You play as Shadow, the sole surviving member of his clan who had sworn to protect Mekacity. Woven in-between the excellent gameplay is an emotional story that can genuinely tug at your heartstrings, told through short cinematics at pivotal points in the game and personal logs found throughout the world of Mekacity. To start, I have to point out something that Cyber Shadow does extremely well-even though it didn’t need to for me to still give it the praise I otherwise would-and that is the story. Enemies and their placements are creative and challenging, and a killer soundtrack helps it all come together to create an excellent gaming experience.
The levels are vast and feature beautifully designed 8-bit pixel art. Developed by Mechanical Head Studios, Cyber Shadow is the latest 2D platformer to prove that there is still so much life in this genre. This time however, it’s not a Yacht Club-developed game that is now pushing the genre forward, but a Yacht Club- published game.
However, this is decidedly not the case, as developers like Yacht Club Games keep pushing the genre forward with ingenious level design and gameplay mechanics. In a genre that is old as video games themselves, you would think that almost everything that could be explored and perfected with 2D platformers has been explored and perfected by now.
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