HookedGamers
8.7In all, Shadows Over Loathing is a treat to play and is incredibly witty - the simple designs and graphics add to the game's charm rather than do damage to it, and with the exception of audio mixing the game is very well built.
Shadows Over Loathing
Asymmetric · Nov 11, 2022
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Mobsters, monsters, and mysteries — welcome to Shadows over Loathing, the shady side of an already black-and-white world, and a follow-up to the award-winning West of Loathing.
Your Uncle Murray has requested your aid at his antique shop in Ocean City, but upon your arrival the old man is nowhere to be found. Your investigation into his disappearance and the artifacts he’s been collecting takes a turn when you stumble across some shadowy plots (and a bunch of squirming eldritch tentacles) that threaten to bring about the end of the world.
Explore a sprawling open world chock full of danger, quests, puzzles, and stick figures in this single-player comedy adventure/RPG set in the prohibition era of the Loathing universe. See how many enemies you can stuff into a phone booth as the athletic Pig Skinner, control the curds and whey of the cosmos as the cunning Cheese Wizard, or march to the beat of your own inscrutable purposes as the hip Jazz Agent.
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- Hey Poor Player8.0Shadows Over Loathing may be part of the Loathing franchise and reflect that silly yet deep gameplay we’ve come to know and love, but there’s something deeper to this world that we’ve yet to uncover.
- TechRaptor7.5The ways in which the Lovecraft mythos get lampooned or get mixed around got some chuckles. The gameplay manages to balance both rewarding turn-based combat and clever environmental puzzles. And Asymmetric's minimal farcical style helps pack the whole experience with irreverent delight.
- GameSpew8.0All dialogue and storytelling in Shadows Over Loathing is delivered via text – there’s no narration or voice acting to be found here. Honestly, it wouldn’t feel right if there was: it’s all part of the game’s barebones aesthetic. Every piece of text you come across in the game though, whether it’s a conversation or flavor text describing a random encounter, is so well-written that you’ll lap it up.
- RPGFan9.0As a whole, Shadows Over Loathing provides a highly entertaining and intriguing experience. If you’re looking for a game that brings positive aspects of old-school, text-heavy games forward, this is a good bet. It has all the charm of those types of games while being far more accessible.
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