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RPGWatch Feature - Shadowrun: Hong Kong Review

by Myrthos, 2015-10-20 22:27:13

Shadowrun: Hong Kong is the next game that Forgottenlor reviews for us and although he does see some issues, he likes the game very much.

The writing in Hong Kong is top notch, though it has a somewhat different flavor than the previous two Shadowrun games. Shadowrun: Returns and Shadowrun: Dragonfall had some pretty heavy themes, like racism, genocide, religious fanaticism, and serial killings. I found Dragonfall especially tried to create an oppressive atmosphere. Many of the quests were very morally ambiguous and you were often forced into making a lot of uncomfortable choices. Shadowrun: Hong Kong is anything but rosy, and yet it seemed a lot less "dark" to me. There's a mission where you can visit a party. Another of my favorites is where you are hired to alter some Feng Shui. Once in a while you're given some witty dialogue choices, and your companions occasionally deliver some too. Few jobs put you in terrible moral dilemmas. You are often given the opportunity to help people. In many of the situations where you're not, you're dealing with multiple groups of opposing scum, and choosing a side doesn't feel like taking part in a no win situation. Obviously whether you prefer Hong Kong's black humor and less gritty feeling to Dragonfall's dark and foreboding atmosphere is a matter of taste.

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Shadowrun: Hong Kong

SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Technofantasy
Genre: RPG
Platform: PC
Release: Released


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