Разработчик: Aldorlea Games
Описание
Summary
Everyone casts a shadow, but some shadows are longer, and weigh more heavily, than others. Some lies are trivial; others have a lasting impact. When shadows and lies come together, lives can be destroyed.
What starts out as a search for two sisters who have gone missing turns into a life-changing journey where you cannot be sure whose side anyone is on, or even why things are happening. Who is the enemy? Who can you believe? How do you know who you are when shadows from the past have so much influence on how you see yourself?
Join Eldan and Dathan as they set off on a tricky mission which immediately hits disaster. Threats build up around them from the ominous Zerrlan sect, causing others to join them in order to stay safe themselves. Can you find help on your way from the many monasteries of the Virtran monks scattered all over the world? And more importantly, can they help you find Dathan's vanished sisters?
Features
General
- Up to five characters in the active party to add strategic depth
- 12 side quests
- 27 secret rooms to discover
- Discover 'skill orbs' to increase the power of your skills
- 15 hours approx. gameplay
Customize your game to suit your preferences
- Choose your difficulty level: Easy, Normal, Hard, Legendary
- Choose a class for 2 of your characters. All characters have upgrades to their classes which you can choose between
- Allocate some stat points every time you level up to build the character you want. More stat points are given for harder modes
- Bonuses after every 3 completed Quests for you to distribute
- Choose between visible and invisible enemies
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Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/8/10
- Processor: 2 GHz
- Memory: 128 MB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9.0 Compatible
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 200 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 Compatible Sound
Отзывы пользователей
"Nothing is true. Nothing is forbidden."
I am 32 years old.
My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old.
When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand I desperately needed to ensure I could continue providing.
Upon learning the severity of the self-inflicted damage, I became almost suicidal. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man, with no history of depression or anxiety. I had never experienced anger outbursts, nor was I the type to break down and cry, but I was in a tough situation that truly prevented me from seeing the light on the other side.
With nothing better to do, I looked for a game I could play WITH ONE HAND while recovering. Somehow, I stumbled upon this game and read some of the comments. I decided it was worth a try... I must admit I didn't beat the game, nor did I play as much as some of you. In fact, I may have played this game for only a day or two. That being said, after doing so, I had a new joy and hope for life. I managed to leave behind the pain and suffering that had been thrust upon me. I could experience the joy and happiness of other people. I relaxed for 5 ♥♥♥♥ minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.
After realizing this, I turned off the game and went back to work. My hand hurt a lot, but I was motivated. I stopped feeling so sorry for myself and became the father I needed to be at that moment, not the weak boy I was behaving like.
Today, I am close friends with the mother of my children. We don't fight, argue, or say hurtful things to each other. We are parents and friends.
Now I have 3 children. My third child is, wait, ALSO 4 YEARS OLD. The woman I am with was going through a very similar situation at the time of my separation, and we just unexpectedly stumbled into each other's lives. We have been dating for a year and are very happy together.
Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today. This silly little game helped me realize that.
Thank you.
I like the visibility off fights and the story line. this my third time playing.
I enjoyed this game, it has everything I like in game difficulty options, side quests, secret caves, choice to have visible or invisible enemies, good story line and interesting characters. Will definitely replay as well as has an option to choose differently the 2nd time around
trash
great game
Only 1 hr play so far. It's a real RPG Maker game - nothing fake. Unique story, unique environment, sounds, gots it all. I like variety more than deep complexity at the later hours.
I especially like the characters and dialogue and nuance so far and expect it to be one of my higher favorites of the $1 on-sale buys.
The "bad reviews" (probably from rivals try to kill off business) shouldn't be believed. one says "totally linear". Not true. Anyway many rpgmaker games have a new thing of telling a player "there is nothing you need to do here". Some people like that - it prevents them from spending an hour in some direction that will end up a waste and is "a hint" for easy mode. So "linear" is a lie. A real "linear game" (that older gamers use to avoid) doesn't allow any exploring (you are taken from each fight and talk scene to next scene period: and i've seen maybe 1 rpgmaker game people claimed did that - and this ain't it). This game allows exploring.
The whole story was interesting, and the ending was a bit sad and feel shorter than other game that develop by Gemelle games. I like how some characters had classes that can be chosen since I like offensive then defensive, it was a great idea. The tutorial scroll appeared as a scroll when view was so much better than appeared as a dialog.
If you like old school RPGs this game is for you.
The characters are well defined and I especially like Eldan - tubby and balding with a broken nose and a false hand. Doesn't sound promising does it? But he's a decisive leader, coping well with the foibles of his team.
I also like that you can choose the classes of your team members - i.e. what kind of fighter they'll be. First playthrough I chose Acrobat for Dathan and second time I chose Bard so I could get all the achievements. There are pros and cons of both classes but I prefer Bard for the healing skills.
There are 27 secret rooms to find and you get a special reward at the end if you get them all.
The artwork and music are good too.
The only downside is that the game is a bit short. It took me 22 hours first time through and I wanted more!
Overall I thought the game was pretty good. Avid RPG player here and the game fits most of the boxes. The battle system has some depth and gives you a couple ways to play it. You can chose classes for two of your characters at the begging and you get a total of six (although the last joins pretty late) and have a 5 person battle party. The exploration is decent and rewards you with items and even some stat ups. The music is average but isn't a hindrance either. My gripe with the game is that it is waaaaay shorter than it could be and the ending is a complete letdown. Give me a post dungeon or superboss or something! I missed a few things on the first playthrough so it is good enough to replay. I'd also like to see a way to get some extra equipment in there since other than status protections it feels kinda like you could skip them altogether. It definetley isnt a waste of time and will hit that RPG itch, it just feels like the game falls slightly short of the mark from getting from a good game, to a great game.
This is my first review ever and I am sad to say I do not recommend this game. This game is best describe as a "good journey but horrible destination." The ending is terrible. The awfulness is magnified greatly by the fact that the writer of the story clearly has the talent to write a decent to good conclusion to the story. There is no excuse for such a lazy and anti-climatic ending. If you hate having your expectations subverted, do not buy this game.
Love this game so far, story is fun and doesn't drag on, game play is smooth and easy, just what I wanted!
From Aldorlea Games ( Millennium 1-5, Asguaard,, etc.) comes another excellent game in the style of the classic rpgs that are becoming more abundant and popular. But nobody offers the superior quality that is consistently presented by Aldorlea ---- and this game keeps that ball rolling.
This story involves a search for sisters that have left for reasons unclear to investigate something that we need to determine. A party of 4 is formed fairly quickly, and the quest is on ---- and the action and story never slow down as the game grabs your attention almost immediately and holds it. Obstacles, dungeons, terrific maze-like overworld, and a host of NPCs all add to the interesting and very well told story.
And the technical aspects are great ---- there is a system of adding stat points that keep you thinking as you go along, there are side quests, hidden rooms you really need to find,, and tons of things to be discovered as abundant as I have ever seen ---- so always investigate your surroundings completely. Look everywhere!
The game runs smoothly throughout, there is absolutely no slowdown at any point, the controls are responsive, and I found no bugs of any kind ---- haven't even seen a misspelled word.
I have been playing and buying Aldorlea's games since long before coming to Steam, and am a huge fan. You can not beat their high quality, their more than reasonable pricing point, or their always helpful customer service ---- and this game is an excellent example of all of that. It belongs in the library of anyone who likes this type of game, and I highly recommend it.
10/10
NOT RECOMMENDED Ratings 4/10 (Lots of bugs on release day, Poor staff attitude)
First, let me say that I have been a long-time supporter of Aldorlea games. On the store page, when I clicked on "Developer: Aldorlea Games", I counted that there are 51 games that I have bought from Aldorlea. That, I believe is a lot of games from a single company, and it is because I used to love Aldorlea games. I especially love the great classics like the 5 games in the fantastic "Millennium Series" made by Indinera Falls. Those were the days where each game was carefully tested to ensure that they are of great quality before they are release.
However, things unfortunately have gone downhill from there.
I was very excited about "Shadows and Lies" and bought it on release day June 20.
To my disappointment, 10 minutes into the game and I start finding bugs.
Most (7 out of 8) of the steam achievements were not even working, and many of them can be easily verified by testers as they should have triggered in the early games (but they did not).
I am just wondering how they could have release a game where 7 of the 8 steam achievements are not working.
There were other weird bugs, like Quest 7, where after you complete the quest and goes back to the quest giver, the main hero then says he has no time to do the quest, when he has actually finished it. The quest is then marked as not completed and you lose all your hard work. Ouch !!!
I would have been happy if the developer decided to quietly fix the bug and apologize.
Unfortunately the developer on the steam forum does not seem to be familiar with the game at all and was less than helpful.
I am also disappointed at the way Aldorlea is fixing bugs nowadays. They fixed the bugs BUT expect the customer to restart the game from scratch for the patch to work. After I have spent 20 hours in the game and reported a bug, they release a patch but require me to start a new game ?? This is perhaps the straw that breaks my confidence with Aldorlea.
This is especially evident for steam achievements, many of which occurred at specific points in the story. Now, if you are past the point in the story that triggered a particular achievement, you are out of luck if you do not have a savefile. This is because the Aldorlea fix does not do anything after you have past that point in the story, so you will have to restart your game for the patch to work. Ouch!!! This is a really bad fix.
I am sorry, but I do not recommend Shadows and Lies even though it was developed by Aldorlea.
I really hope Aldorlea would start testing their games properly in future and regain the trust of long time customers like me.
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Aldorlea Games |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 02.02.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 71% положительных (14) |