- Publisher: Harebrained Schemes LLC
- Release Date: Jul 25, 2013
- Also On: iPhone/iPad, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Summary:
Jordan Weisman, the creator of Shadowrun, is back and Shadowrun Returns is the game that Shadowrun fans have been waiting for. A 2D turn-based single player game with deep story interaction, meaningful character development, and highly-contextual tactical combat. According to the Mayan Calendar (and lots of tabloids), the world will end on December 21, 2012. Its part a 5,200 year cycle of death and rebirth that, in Shadowrun, actually charts the ebb and flow of magic from the Earth. So, on 12/21/12 magic will return, end this world, and wreak holy havoc while starting the next. Aboriginal cultures, who maintained their mystical traditions, are the first to feel the return of magic and use their newfound power to reshape the political, financial, and physical world around them. As the magic increases, Elf and Dwarf babies are born to very surprised parents who carry the right combination of long-dormant genes. But all of these events pale in comparison to the horror of "goblinization", which painfully reshapes the teenage bodies of those unlucky enough to carry dominant Ork or Troll genes. And then the first Great Dragon rises from its 5,200 yearlong hibernation and circles over Tokyo, signaling that the world has truly AWAKENED.
Fast forward two generations, to a world transformed not only by the growth of magic but by the acceleration of cyber technologya continual effort to improve upon the gifts that nature gave humanity; by the inevitable maturation of the World Wide Web into the Matrixa network directly accessible by the human brain; and by the near elimination of governments as they are replaced megacorporationsmonolithic entities who see only customers, not citizens.
And moving through the dark shadows cast by the gleaming towers of the corps, are Shadowrunners disposable assets and corporate pawns scratching out a living using a combination of technology, magic, and street smarts. Shadowrunners live between the cracks and operate outside the law, doing the dirty work that corporate wage-slaves wont soil their hands with and occasionally acting as the only protection the citizenry can turn to.
Welcome to the world of Shadowrun, where man meets magic and machine.
| Official Site: | http://harebrained-schemes.com/shadowrun/ |
|---|---|
| Developer: | Harebrained Schemes LLC |
| Genre(s): | Role-Playing, Strategy, Turn-Based, General, General, Tactics |
| Number of Online Players: | No Online Multiplayer |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Mitch Gitelman | Executive Producer |
| Jordan Weisman | Creative Director |
| Marshall Parker | Composer |
| Gavin Parker | Composer |
| Alistair Hirst | Audio Director |
| Dave Mccoy | Matrix Art |
| Sam Powell | Composer |
| Michel Lowrance | Technical Artist |
| Chris Rogers | Character And VFX Lead |
| Rob Stokes | Additional Writing |
| Kevin Maloney | Design |
| Mike McCain | Art Director |
| Chris Kohnert | Technical Director |
| Brian Poel | Producer |
| Trevor King-Yost | Design |
| Mike Mulvihill | Design |
| Chris Aardappel | Engineering |
| Aljernon Bolden | Engineering |
| Garret Jacobson | Engineering |
| Gordon Lee | Engineering |
| Brenton Malinski | Engineering |
| Sheridan Thirsk | Engineering |
| Hollie Mengert | Character Art |
| Steven Rynders | Character Art |
| Fiona Turner | Character Art |
| Maury Weiss | Character Art |
| Katie Berfield | Art Intern |
| Cassidy Aquilino-Berg | Art Intern |
| Shannon Berke | Art Intern |
| Shawn Bruner | Art Intern |
| Michael Cech | Art Intern |
| Colin DeCarmo | Art Intern |
| Adeline Ducker | Art Intern |
| Eric Imhoff | Art Intern |
| Tristin Ishmael | Art Intern |
| Miles Loth | Art Intern |
| Jenn Tran | Art Intern |
| Katherine Walker | Art Intern |
| Zach Weisman | Art Intern |
| Eleanor Wingo | Art Intern |
| Alex Schmidt | Design Intern |
| Nate Weisman | Design Intern |
| Jennifer Brozek | Additional Writing |
| Hillary Esdaile | Icon Artist |
| Noah Maas | Interface Artist |
| Eric Rea | Interface Artist |
| Jim Soldi | Composer |
| Eric Qin | Environment Art |
| Wenbao Qu | Environment Art |
| Mengjun Yang | Environment Art |
| Yazhen Xie | Environment Art |
| Lu Xu | Environment Art |
| Yue Ma | Environment Art |
| Jia Zheng | Environment Art |
| David Nash | Portrait Artist |
| Sean Stewart | Additional Writing |
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