Shadows of the Damned

Shadows of the Damned is the epitome of eccentric Japanese game design. A product of the combined creative genius of Shinji Mikami and Suda51, it is a glorious mix of clichéd characters, cheesy dialogue, and totally random and over-thetop story progression, all presented with a very unique art style. It’s a third-person shooter with an over-the-shoulder perspective similar to the Dead Space games. The controls are far from smooth and combined with some average graphics. The game comes across as unpolished, but it doesn’t really hurt the overall experience because this definitely is unlike any other shooter out there. Feed crying babies to open doors and a gun with a British accent named Johnson; these are just a couple of the bizarre elements that make up this one-of-a-kind game. (Platforms: PS3)

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