Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew – Modern Commandos

I loved as a child commandos. Although the game has never really gone well for me and the highlight for me after the evenings of suffering was that I coped with the first mission, but even this did not spoil my gaming experience. The title was basically perfect, and the only thing that annoyed me was that you had to pretty annoyingly sneak up on enemies when it would be much easier to teleport to them or just possess them! However, after years of waiting, he proposes my desires Shadow Gambit: Cursed Team and I had the opportunity to try the game a few months before the official release.

Creators Mimimi Games they are already experienced veterans in the field of stealth strategies. After all, they did a great job. Shadow tacticsso I Desperate 3. If you are not familiar with any of the games mentioned, just imagine that you are controlling a team of people from a bird’s eye view in real time, combining their abilities and trying to complete tasks invisible on maps populated by enemies. After experiences with cowboys and samurai, this time they decided to enter the waters of pure pirate fantasy. Although this video is not a review but a preview, I still can’t help but say that setting it in the golden age of piracy was absolutely the perfect idea!

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, as the name suggests, will show us a cursed team of sea criminals. It’s a pity that none of them are alive. main character Afia so he frees the ship first Red Gauze and with her help, thanks to magical pearls, she will also bring the rest of the decaying sailors back to life of the undead. Oddly enough, Red Marley is not just a vehicle or a base where you spend time between missions. She is a member of the crew herself, and you can actively communicate with her. The developers even revealed to me that the ship was originally supposed to be the main character, but gradually moved away from this idea. I’m glad about that, I don’t want to think how big my butt would be in the shape of a boat.

Now let’s shed some light on the gameplay itself. Heroes usually have two or three unique abilities, so you can get a feel for them pretty quickly. Navigator Aphia, for example, has a short teleport and a stun. Witch Suleida can conjure up a bush nearby and smell enemies. my favorite – Pinkuss von Presswald – again, for example, he can inhabit the bodies of enemies and have a fun conversation with other enemies as if nothing had happened. In total, the game will have eight different characters to control, and their abilities are very well thought out. The only thing I regret a little is that the missions didn’t force me to use the characters’ abilities to the fullest, as in the individual crew members’ training chambers. The full version of the game should also be better in this regard. The developers promise additional personal missions to get to know all the characters better. In the process, you can even improve your abilities. In addition, you can always increase the complexity, which I certainly did not do.

And you ask, against whom will we fight with our heroes? Against the Inquisition Burning virgins! Nobody expected this. A pious army is trying to rid the Caribbean of the damned and has their own weapons in reserve. The base acolytes just serve as pigs for the slaughter, and when no one is looking at you, you can almost cut them off with a frontal attack. Commissars are like regional commanders and are easier to spot when a soldier starts to disappear somewhere. And, probably, they, too, will not allow themselves to be driven away from their habitat. Then the high priesthood is even more dangerous. They live in pairs and the only way to get rid of them is to kill them both at the same time. Heavier enemies are also often immune to special abilities.

The game surprises with a significant degree of freedom even before the very beginning of the mission. You can visit some islands again, and before the start of the mission, thanks to the video, you will find out what awaits you this time. You will often be able to choose where you want to start the mission, and you will be given almost complete freedom in choosing your crew members. The game only recommends combining characters so that you always have someone who is a good distraction, who hides and who kills effectively.

What else captivated me in the game is the graphics page and the map as a whole. Studio Mimimi is not afraid of verticality, so the individual islands are very beautiful and complex. It is often possible to stumble upon a previously hidden path, help yourself by hiding on the roof, or turn off the lamp and hide in the shadows. At the same time, everything is beautifully painted and quite clear. You can also use the environment to your advantage sometimes, and I can’t think of anything the developers would do wrong. After all, you can try it yourself in a few days. Within Steam next festival free demo will be available from from 19 to 26 June. So definitely don’t miss it. In the meantime, I have to go clean the front deck. Hello!