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Without such a mode it would be very risky to get rid of such adversaries. The Shadow mode makes it possible for two or three characters to trigger a single action/movement at the very same time – like a coordinated attack, to get rid of enemies facing each other. In such cases you have to use the so-called Shadow mode. Most of the time, you can get around using a single character to get through difficult parts, but sometimes it looks (and is probably) completely impossible to go through without further aid. As you progress to other missions there are more characters you get to control, with more abilities (an old geezer who can snipe from a distance, a mature woman who can disguise herself, a young girl who puts traps on the ground, etc…). Additionally, due to his sheer strength, Mugen can carry several bodies at once (!) to remove them from sight, while Hayato is slow in doing so but can easily use hooks and ropes on buildings to reach higher grounds and stay invisible this way. He can also throw a sake bottle in the open to attract or distract enemies, making it easier to slash them once they are close enough.

Mugen has a powerful strike that can kill all enemies very close to him. For example, Hayato can use a shuriken to kill a single enemy at short distance. Each character has a specific set of skills that you have to combine to progress smoothly. Once Hayato reaches a certain point, Mugen the armor-clad samurai becomes available and can help where Hayato cannot. Through the course of this first mission, you will soon discover that you can be in charge of several characters at the same time. It makes sense, as it is very unlikely you can complete a single mission without failing at least once – and the price of failure is usually death, unless you manage to hide on time and not be detected anymore. In case you are not used to saving games frequently, well this game will make sure you do – after 1 minute or so a message will pop up, as a reminder that it’s been already a while since you did not save. It’s often a matter of a few seconds between being right on time and too late – timing is the key. Enemies move around and have a limited field of vision that you need to exploit to either go through stealthily, or get rid of them one by one without raising any alarm. The similarity to Commandos is pretty obvious right from the beginning.

SHADOW TACTICS BLADES OF THE SHOGUN WIKI HOW TO

The whole setup acts as a tutorial to show you how to play and how to use all the tools at your disposal.

That’s precisely the character you take control of from the get go. Here comes Hayato, a ninja, whose mission is to get to the main gate on the other side of the castle, and break it open so that his lord’s soldiers can storm the place at once. But the assault is difficult as all gates are shut and archers and gunmen shoot everything on sight. The whole thing starts like an Hollywood action movie: right as one faction assaults another entrenched in a castle. This recent release (Day 1 on Linux!) piqued my curiosity when it came out – taking place in medieval Japan (hm?), mixing stealth and Commandos-style gameplay (hmm!?) and all in gorgeous environments (!!) – that was enough to get me to want to try it out.

Shadow tactics blades of the shogun wiki