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Shadowrun: Dragonfall - You should play this one

by Hiddenx, 2018-04-08 17:47:09

Backlock Critic recommends Shadowrun: Dragonfall:

Why You Should Play Shadowrun: Dragonfall From Your Backlog

When you hear the word “cyberpunk” do you think of glittering neon cityscapes speckled with flying cars and populated by sleek androids? If so, then Shadowrun would like to have a word with you. Old-school cyberpunk was about people who have been stepped on or stamped out by corporate-controlled technology in the near future, and how they used that same technology to fight back. The Shadowrun setting, originally appearing in 1989 as a pen-and-paper RPG, has always been a unique beast, mixing equal parts fantasy and sci-fi. While the image of an elf hacking a computer to steal from a dragon may be too silly for some to stomach (William Gibson, whose novel Neuromancer inspired Shadowrun, famously despises the games), the series offers a compelling peek into a technobabble-drenched life of crime.

Harebrained Schemes released three Shadowrun games in the 2010s, and as far as I’m concerned, Shadowrun: Dragonfall, originally an expansion to Shadowrun Returns, is the best of them. Technically, we’re talking about Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut, which added a few new missions as well as an improved interface and other enhancements, but that’s just too much punctuation for one title. It’s also the only version of the game currently available.

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Shadowrun: Dragonfall

SP/MP: Single + MP
Setting: Technofantasy
Genre: Strategy-RPG
Platform: PC
Release: Released


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