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Cyber shadow chapter 73/31/2023 ![]() Lyle Carr, God is a Geek: "As you destroy enemies and containers you pick up currency, and this currency can be used to power up checkpoints. They're more like sandboxes, connected by spokes on a wheel, and like the Rescue Rangers NES game (deep cut), it's possible to not see it all by the time the credits roll." It also cleverly employs the use of shortcuts, to 'connect' each individual area to itself. The aforementioned chapter conceit heavily breaks up each stage into themes, though you can backtrack with the help of fast travel terminals and use new powers to locate additional powers and gauge-boosting items. Despite the apocalypse that’s underway, there’s a great variety of color in all places, with a nice blend of industrial environments ranging from robot factories to laboratories swarming with biological horrors."Ĭhris Carter, Destructoid: "To be clear, this is not a full Metroidvania per se. The pixel art and animation are astounding, and even with the various little touches like parallax scrolling, it looks exactly like an NES game pushing everything it has to the limit. Kyle LeClair, Hardcore Gamer: "The first thing that immediately strikes you when playing Cyber Shadow is, unsurprisingly, the presentation. It’s at this point where it metamorphosizes from a Ninja Gaiden-esque larva state and becomes entirely its own beast.Some of the best moments came when I was able to dash my way across a level without ever touching the ground." Mitchell Saltzman, IGN: " Cyber Shadow really hits its stride just a little more than halfway through, once you gain the ability to sprint. ![]() These finer points are divined through repeat attempts over the most difficult checkpoints, but gives Cyber Shadow a Soulsborne-like quality where awareness of nuance is key to success." Enemies tend to have only a few attacks, but also react in unexpected, interesting ways. Once they leave, Shadow will now be able to charge their skills to unleash powerful variations! With these new abilities in tow, they’re ready to take on the rest of the game’s challenges.Leo Faierman, Screen Rant: " Cyber Shadow is smart about relying on its strengths throughout - a wide variety of enemies, unique environment-specific obstacles, menacing level design, and mechanical depth and detail despite a boiled-down “retraux” approach akin to Bloodstained and games like it. There is no item or prerequisite required, other than reaching chapter 7 of course. After some exposition from it, explaining more of the game’s story, it will enhance their combat prowess by upgrading all of their skills. Thankfully it isn’t a boss fight, but rather a guide that watches over Shadow. Shadow will be given the option to interact with it by meditating, which the player should choose to do who wouldn’t? Doing so will bring them to the dragon shrine, where a menacing dragon lurks in the distance. Near the bottom of this building, players will find the statue resting on the left. ![]() After defeating the strange orb mechanism floating in cyberspace, head left to find an abandoned facility full of lore-filled log entries. Towards the end of chapter 7, players will need to look for a blue dragon statue. Considering Cyber Shadow has around 10 chapters, not counting area revisits, these newfound powers will help players get through the more challenging enemies during the late game. ![]() Only those that have made it through chapter 7 can obtain these new powers, so don’t expect the boost until reaching that part of the story. Instead, they must progress to a certain point in the game in order to make their skills stronger. There’s no collectible or shop in Mekacity where Shadow can upgrade their skills.
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