- Publisher: Arc System Works
- Release Date: Jul 6, 2017
- Also On: PC
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Jul 25, 2017A strange yet endearing tale of sheep traveling through parallel universes is an unexpected treat. Whilst the theme doesn’t dominate play, its inclusion brings enough gravitas to make every move count. Though the absence of multiplayer and optional touch controls is questionable, the price paid is nothing to squawk at due to a well-thought out single player experience that is potentially endless. Shephy is delightfully addictive, with a dark undertone that shares some realism with society’s treatment of sheep. Above all Shephy teaches you that “if you leave one wolf alive, the sheep are never safe…”
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Jul 13, 2017Shephy has a lot of promise, but ultimately lets itself down by unbalanced decks and somewhat messy rules.
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Jul 12, 2017Shephy is mechanically sound and intrinsically fun, but it’s also a harrowing experience if you think about it hard enough. I can’t tell if Pawn intended the game to be darkly humorous or outright desolate, but either way the grim story both tempered my enjoyment and drove me to play more. It’s an emotion that I’ve rarely experienced from a game, and that itself lends Shephy merit beyond the extent that the randomisation within the game actually hurts it.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 12
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Mixed: 3 out of 12
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Negative: 4 out of 12
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May 18, 2018
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Jul 9, 2017