Shadow of Destiny

 PC
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 22
  3. Negative: 4 out of 22
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  1. GameplayCrush
    Dec 12, 2011
    10
    In my expirience this is one of the most under-rated games, with an unforunate launch date and other big releases launched around that time, it never did take off to great.
    This game is very original in gameplay, a great story wich doesnt bore you, intresting puzzles but nothing too brainbreaking. Trough the game youll get to know the characters, and get a conection with them.
    This game is    In my expirience this is one of the most under-rated games, with an unforunate launch date and other big releases launched around that time, it never did take off to great.
    This game is very original in gameplay, a great story wich doesnt bore you, intresting puzzles but nothing too brainbreaking. Trough the game youll get to know the characters, and get a conection with them.
    This game is without a doubt on my list of "best games ever played" Its an adventure you dont want to miss.    … Expand
  2. Esteban0612
    Nov 26, 2013
    10
    Es uno de los mejores juegos que he jugado, la trama me encanta y es para investigar y tienes que tener un poco de lógica, le doy un 10, más que merecido.
  3. Formedras
    Dec 2, 2011
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One professional review suggested that Shadow of Memories (as it's known outside of America) has no "actual gameplay." With a story this good, who cares, as long as the presentation's serviceable. And it is.

    You play as a German man named Eike. The first thing that happens? You die. Stabbed to death. But you get brought back to life by a person called Homunculus. (Depending on your anime preferences, you now know the MacGuffin of the game.) He gives you the Digipad, a time machine. Now you have two objectives related to each other. 1: Keep yourself from getting murdered. (You'll have to do this one a few times. Someone IS out to get you.) 2: Do Homunculus a favor.

    Things happen, and the story splits off into 6 or 8 depending on point of view. Of course, you can only get one per playthrough and the save file holds your prior endings, not a System File save. (Of course, by the time you want to split your save, the branch choices have probably already been made anyway.)

    This was an early PS2 game, most likely made with a PS1 "Not everyone has a DualShock controller" mentality. And this is the PC version. So the controls are even worse than that.
    There is no combat. Don't expect any. You're investigating your own murder, not avenging it.

    Let me guess: TL;DR. Ok, then. Skip the rest, get to the point.
    The Bad: Bad controls, 2001 PS2 graphics, no System File keeping track of separate playthroughs.
    The Neutral: No combat.
    The Good: Multiple endings; all are noticeably different from one another. The entire story.
    Final: If you can find a copy on PS2 or PC, get it. It's what? 5 bucks now? Seriously, you can slog through the gameplay for the story for that much. And I'm pretty sure it'll run even on netbooks now.    … Expand
  4. SiL.
    Mar 16, 2005
    10
    The only game better than this is metal gear.
  5. dwhee
    Dec 13, 2011
    0
    Really forgettable. Aside from the premise it really wasn't much more than a puzzle solver. It's original, but I just found it boring. The only Adventure games I ever liked were Grim Fandango and Full Throttle though.
  6. Ri
    Feb 9, 2007
    10
    Just as intriguing as the Suikoden series also made by Junko Kawano with yet another wonderfully deep plot.

Awards & Rankings

93
#93 Best PC Game of 2002
81
#81 Most Discussed PC Game of 2002

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. GameSpot
    77
    It may seem ironic that Shadow of Destiny, one of the best PC adventure games to come around in some time, was originally a console game.
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  2. PC Gamer
    70
    A cleverly written adventure game, and offers a thought-provoking twist on the ol' murder-mystery genre. [Sept 2002, p.76]
  3. Computer Gaming World
    40
    Maybe I'm way off base here, but I expect my games to contain actual gameplay and not be a series of ong, poorly acted cut-scenes, lightly salted with puzzles that require the intelligence of a gnat to solve. [Oct 2002, p.114]
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