Game:

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (2016)

Category:

Review

Duration: 19:46

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With the recent announcement that Mimimi Games would be shutting its doors, I wanted to make a video on the first game in their excellent series of real-time stealth tactics games, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.

Hell of a studio, they'll be missed.

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Postmortem on Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/postmortem-mimimi-s-i-shadow-tactics-blades-of-the-shogun-i-

Deep Dive article on Shadow Tactics' detection systems - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/game-design-deep-dive-dynamic-detection-in-i-shadow-tactics-i-

Designing Desperados III - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/designing-the-real-time-stealth-and-combat-of-i-desperados-iii-i-

Article on Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew and save scumming - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/how-shadow-gambit-the-cursed-crew-was-able-to-make-save-scumming-a-central-mechanic

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A few video clips taken from press videos included below:
Giant Bomb's Dishonored 2 Quick Look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrDUd7VybTM
Giant Bomb's Hitsmas 2017 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faM_MXjrQ3s
IGN's Gameplay Trailer for Desperados 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZFsR_mpWJA
IGN's Gameplay Trailer for Shadow Tactics: BotS: Aiko's Choice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkS3C4VSYQQ
GameSpot's Gameplay Trailer for Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tTVKJu6iYg

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Songs in order of use:
"World Map - Sea of Serendipity" - Rayman Origins OST - Christopher Heral
"Main Theme" - Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun OST - Filippo Beck Peccoz
"Flavor Cats" - Age of Mythology OST - Stephen Rippy & Kevin McMullan
"The Siege of Osaka" - Shadow Tactics: BotS OST - Filippo Beck Peccoz
"Taking Masaru" - Shadow Tactics: BotS OST - Filippo Beck Peccoz
"Spies in Hida Village" - Shadow Tactics: BotS OST - Filippo Beck Peccoz

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Thanks for watching! Leave a like if you'd like! And check out some of Mimimi's games on your platform of choice, they're fantastic!

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