Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered - Reviews Topic

That price point is tempting and im not even a big fan of the game. Gotta revisit the PS3 version before I buy though.

Grest game for the Halloween season and glad something so edgy can be released without censorship.

Also, Rock Paper Shotgun is staffed by cringe pussies.
 
I felt compelled to buy it. It's one of those games I play while the wife is sitting next to me on the couch and she is out of dice on Monopoly Go. One of those games in which she asks me what the hell is wrong with me? What kind of dumb shit is this? What the fuck did he just say? One of those games.
I had the same experience playing Stellar Blade while my wife watched. "So she just sits there in her latex dominatrix gear? Because that's a thing people do."
 
dudes crying about the tone of the game probably have that lone chair sitting in their wives bedrooms.

The sort of people that want everything to be a big grey puddle of boredom with no creativity or expression.
 
Limited run games is release it. I think pre orders ended tho
Limited Run isn't the only place to get Limited Run stuff.
For example
 
They kept the lingerie, right?

Not gonna lie, the PS3/360 look but spruced up and sharper is mighty tasty, I hope we see more like this, this game is peak "Gamestop sweaty smell" energy.

Also, it's insane how joyless game journos are, not even the most tight assed church lady schoolmarm from decades ago would so hard to lighten up.
 
If I wanted to play this on my ps5 tomorrow night what's the trick? I'm in USA.
 
Can't wait. I play through this on the 360 every couple of years, really looking forward to it on PC. For me, the main draw is the gunplay. It's similar to RE4, great weapon variety and impact. I love the zoom camera on a critical hit. Plus the soundtrack is amazing. I just hope the cutscenes are skippable.
 
I had the same experience playing Stellar Blade while my wife watched. "So she just sits there in her latex dominatrix gear? Because that's a thing people do."
Awesome! When I played Stellar Blade it was simply called "Jiggle Physics". She would ask what are you going to play today? Jiggle Physics I would state! Then I'd get the low tone, "Jesus Christ."
 
Limited Run isn't the only place to get Limited Run stuff.
For example
The physical release will probably eventually be on at least amazon as it wasn't part of the "number" releases from LR. These are rarely LR exclusive.
 
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Yes indeed. "Just warn me if I have to fuck a horse to unlock a door, huh". I missed you Garcia 😄
 
Started this AM before work and it's super solid so far. Sometimes just a res and framerate bump is all you need for these cult games. Well done.

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Also getting one hit kill headshots seems easier now, but that could totally be due to the 60fps. Everything is so silky.

Also good use of the haptics/triggers.
 
Started this AM before work and it's super solid so far. Sometimes just a res and framerate bump is all you need for these cult games. Well done.



Also good use of the haptics/triggers.

Tell us more !
Haptics with rain effects ? walking/running or is it only when shooting (triggers) ?
 
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Beat the OG, but re-buying here for the NG+ and skin unlocks. Waiting for my physical copy to arrive this week.
 
Where did you order your physical copy? Debating if I want this on PC or PS5.
I pre-ordered through LimitedRunGames a few months ago. I think pre-orders closed by now so I'm not sure where one would purchase a physical copy now. I suggest checking Amazon and Ebay, I've purchased LRG releases from both in the past.
 
I pre-ordered through LimitedRunGames a few months ago. I think pre-orders closed by now so I'm not sure where one would purchase a physical copy now. I suggest checking Amazon and Ebay, I've purchased LRG releases from both in the past.
I usually go through VGP as they get LRG releases. I was wondering if there is a Japanese physical version that's out. I imported my copy of Lollipop Chainsaw from Play-Asia myself.
 
One of my favourite lines in all of videogamedom, had me seriously lol-ing when I first heard it years ago and now I've got a clip to go back to again and again 😂



I forgot just how good the banter between Garcia and Johnson is, this is one of the best duos in all of gaming and both of their voice actors crushed the roles. This game is seriously funny, it manages to be campy and punk rock both at the same time, Suda's fuck you attitude and overactive imagination present at all times.

On a negative note the game doesn't hold a consistent 60 and there really isn't an excuse all these years/two generations of hardware later. It also feels stiffer than I remember and I wish you could increase FOV/disable camera bob on sprint but I'm getting used to it. Some areas like the excellent storybooks seem to be in the original 720p resolution too.

Overall though I'm having a blast all over again, Suda's humor/bloodlust x Mikami's design philosophies x Yamaoka's killer OST makes putting up with the jank easy, you really can't put a price on fun and it's hard to complain at $25.
 
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Started this AM before work and it's super solid so far. Sometimes just a res and framerate bump is all you need for these cult games. Well done.

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Also getting one hit kill headshots seems easier now, but that could totally be due to the 60fps. Everything is so silky.

Also good use of the haptics/triggers.
Wasn't this only coming on at the end of the month? You're playing on PS5?
 
Its just as fun as I remember. Some of the music and sounds are very Silent Hill like which is cool after just playing the SH2 remake. Seems like a good enough remaster. 60fps 4K? I only find it stupid that you have to shoot the boxes on the floor.
 
Gotta say, in a world where now something like Dragon Age Veilguard exists, Im so glad this has been re released without anyone fucking with its content and writing.

This game is pure refreshment.
 
Looks about right in terms of review scores. My main concern comes with the technical parts of the remaster. I never got to play this back on PS3 (did emulate it briefly, though), so it would be good to have a definitive modern release that isn't fucked in some fashion.

Also, let's not pretend like a Rock Paper Shotgun writer was going to say something different about a game like Shadows of the Damned. It's really not worth dwelling on.
 
Normally I'm a replay fiend, but despite really enjoying this game back when it came out, I only played through it once. When I moved a couple years ago I stumbled across my old 360 copy and I was going to install it on my Series X, but then this remaster got announced so I figured I'd wait. I just started playing it on PS5 last night. As far as I can tell they haven't changed a thing, just looks good on a 4K TV and runs smooth. Good enough for me, glad to finally be re-playing it.
 
I get back from my work trip Wednesday and will buy this.

Think this is the last Suda game I've never played.

It's odd how I have only completed no more heroes 1, but still buy all his games. Generally the gameplay is atrocious in his games but the atmosphere, writing, and absurdity of it all really feels special.

Hoping this one will be the second game of his I beat.
 
Goddamn does this feel fucking good to play again. Especially in 2024. Absolute refreshment. I'm so glad nothing got fucked with. The b movie vulgarity and banter between Garcia and Johnson is just fucking primo.

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Yamaoka really nailed it out of the park with this one. Forgot how amazing the soundtrack is. And the higher quality sound just makes it that much better.

Perfect Halloween/Fall season game. And a REALLY perfect game to play after shitting yourself in SH2R. The Yamaoka godliness carries right over too 😎
 
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I tried to play through this game earlier this year on Series X and while I made it much further than usual, I still couldn't finish it. There is something about the controls that just feel off but maybe I'm just trying to compare it to RE4. The level design is pretty awful and the sense of humor just rubs me the wrong way. Great soundtrack though.
 
Take *that* Woke Mind Virus 😂



We need a Killer is Dead remaster next and where the fuck is Killer 7 on PlayStation? All-time classic, been too long since I played it on GameCube. More importantly, what the hell has Suda been doing these past few years? He needs to know the industry *needs* his special brand of crazy shit, warts and all👌
 
nm Note: preorder on Playstation or Xbox and play on 10/28th midnight depending on your region
Holy shit, I was about to go to bed after a horse shit night of work, and thought I'd check the forum for some Dragon Age reviews and found this instead! Guess I don't need to sleep quite yet...
 


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jesus fucking christ... it's a gen7 Unreal Engine 3 game having framerate drops on a console that is LITERALLY more than 40 times more powerful.
when, in theory, a GPU with ~18x the power should be enough to run it at 4k 60fps. which begs the question how a ~40x GPU power increase still results in frame drops
 
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