The original “Shadowgate” was one of my favorite NES games. In general, I find that RPGs and Adventure games tend to stand-up better over the long-term than heavily Action-centric games, as their mechanics tend to be the type of thing that ‘ages well.’ With Adventure games especially, there are no worries about sloppy/unresponsive controls, slippery platforming, or unforgiving/punishing systems in place to handle character death. No, when it comes to old Adventure games, the biggest thing that keeps them from maintaining classic status is insane-moon-logic puzzles.
Because I loved “Shadowgate” so much in my formative years, I often wished there had been a sequel. When “Shadogate 64: Trial of the Four Towers” was released in 1999, it marked one of the exceedingly rare oc... |
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