When we set out to make Shadow Complex a few years back, we wanted to create a game that was reminiscent of the classic non-linear 2D sidescrollers that we’d always loved. This beloved genre provided some of our most memorable gaming experiences, with games like Super Metroid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night – but it had been largely abandoned for over a decade, in favor of new games pushing 3D graphics. While we love our modern games, we also longed for something new, with the flavor and simplicity of something old. We designed Shadow Complex with the hope that...
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