White Shadows is a modern fable about escaping a dark, weird and violent world. A long time has passed since The Great War. Humanity is half human, half animal. What remains of civilization lives in The White City, a vast network of towers rising high into a dark sky. To protect against a deadly pandemic, those who can afford it try to keep themselves alive - by covering their skin in bright white light. Follow Ravengirl as she is trying to escape this huge city, its deadly traps and weird trials. To set herself free, Ravengirl needs to find her way into the brightest highs and the darkest depths of the city, to a mythical place called Tin Town, where the last free people live.
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Limbo deixou uma marca muito importante pro gênero plataforma, e este jogo foi mais um desses resultados
Played from – to: (2021-12-24 – 2021-12-25) – PC keyboard.
‣ 7.5/10 – Pigs get turned into light bulbs.
‣ Game Audio / Soundtrack - 10/10
‣ Graphics – 6/10
‣ Atmosphere – 9/10
‣ Main Story / Characters – 7/10
‣ Physics – 7/10
‣ Movement – 8/10
‣ Final notes: If you are a major fan of titles like Little Nightmares, Inside or Limbo you will find this game similar. Both in storytelling, atmosphere building and gameplay it feels familiar to those mentioned games. For me it was interesting to try it out, but after finishing I felt like I could’ve just watched someone else do it. The world design here is creepy and weird to say the least. It is hard to describe what this was, but overall, White Shadows is a game where you are a raven shunned by other animals who live in a city where light is like a drug and a prime resource necessary for survival. You try to escape this city and the game builds up the racism towards birds as you progress. There is not much to say about gameplay or the puzzles. Most of them include timing your movement and being in the right spots at the right moment. One thing I did enjoy was the way the story is told. I still did not fully understand what all of this was about, but at least I was not horribly confused by the times it ended.
‣ 7.5/10 – Pigs get turned into light bulbs.
‣ Game Audio / Soundtrack - 10/10
‣ Graphics – 6/10
‣ Atmosphere – 9/10
‣ Main Story / Characters – 7/10
‣ Physics – 7/10
‣ Movement – 8/10
‣ Final notes: If you are a major fan of titles like Little Nightmares, Inside or Limbo you will find this game similar. Both in storytelling, atmosphere building and gameplay it feels familiar to those mentioned games. For me it was interesting to try it out, but after finishing I felt like I could’ve just watched someone else do it. The world design here is creepy and weird to say the least. It is hard to describe what this was, but overall, White Shadows is a game where you are a raven shunned by other animals who live in a city where light is like a drug and a prime resource necessary for survival. You try to escape this city and the game builds up the racism towards birds as you progress. There is not much to say about gameplay or the puzzles. Most of them include timing your movement and being in the right spots at the right moment. One thing I did enjoy was the way the story is told. I still did not fully understand what all of this was about, but at least I was not horribly confused by the times it ended.
Um joguinho interessante e curto, com ambientação e cenários fantásticos (de longe os pontos mais fortes do jogo).
Infelizmente ele sofre com vários probleminhas que podem (e vão) quebrar a imersão do jogo - como quedas de performance, coisas carregando do nada, animações bugando, etc - mas nada que acabe com a experiência geral dele.
Comparado a outros jogos Side Scroller's sombrios, como Limbo e Inside, White Shadows possui bem poucos puzzles (e todos bem simples), sendo mais focado na parte de plataforma. Porém, ainda assim é uma boa pedida para quem curte esse estilo de jogo.
Infelizmente ele sofre com vários probleminhas que podem (e vão) quebrar a imersão do jogo - como quedas de performance, coisas carregando do nada, animações bugando, etc - mas nada que acabe com a experiência geral dele.
Comparado a outros jogos Side Scroller's sombrios, como Limbo e Inside, White Shadows possui bem poucos puzzles (e todos bem simples), sendo mais focado na parte de plataforma. Porém, ainda assim é uma boa pedida para quem curte esse estilo de jogo.
White Shadows is a black-and-white dystopic narrative adventure game from developer Monokel. Taking clear inspiration from pieces like Inside and Little Nightmares, White Shadows tells a story of racism and xenophobia from the perspective of a young Raven Girl. Like its inspirations, our protagonist must navigate the strange, mechanical world to survive when everything is trying to kill her. The game's most striking feature is its black and white art style, which is an elevated look from obvious comparison Limbo. While White Shadows mainly stays in the second dimension, the backgrounds consistently wow with dozens of moving signs, trains, and figures littering the vast, gloomy landscapes. The camera also takes liberties in key moments, which led to some engaging and surprising moments that were very appreciated. Much of the 2-3 hour runtime of White Shadows is running, hiding, and solving puzzles to progress. The solutions are comparable to Playdead's work, but skew on the easier side, with a heavier emphasis on platforming. Everything is in service of the story, which the game is not afraid to focus on without player interface for short bursts of time. If you are looking to have the most immersive gameplay experience, this is not for you. I did experience a few bugs during my time, a few checpoints didn't reset the same way after death, and one early section threw me off a moving platform in a strange way. Luckily, nothing impeded me progress for longer than a few seconds. White Shadows has a lot of great ideas to showcase, and Monokel does a great job in looping the oppressive story in with the thrilling stealth platforming. The story may not find its footing completely, but it's an excellent adventure to ride through if you're looking for more of the genre.
For fans of: Inside, Limbo, Little Nightmares 1/2, Bioshock
For fans of: Inside, Limbo, Little Nightmares 1/2, Bioshock
White Shadows é a primeira grande decepção de 2022. O game apresenta uma proposta interessante, mas a falta de foco e o gameplay simples e problemático acabam prejudicando o desenvolvimento da obra. Além disso, a narrativa do game tenta entregar algo inicialmente e no meio do caminho muda de ideia e no fim… não entrega nada.
Este fator fica evidente no aspecto da crítica social que o game promete transmitir. Portanto, o jogo acaba mostrando vários elementos e tentando criticar várias coisas ao mesmo, sendo que ao chegarmos no final da obra, simplesmente não existe nenhum elemento de reflexão ou que fará o jogador sentir algum impacto.
Por fim, White Shadows é um game que tentou ser demais e acabou ficando abaixo do ok, sendo um game que recomendo apenas para os jogadores que são fãs da obra de Orwell ou que procuram um título de plataforma para ser zerado rapidamente.
Este fator fica evidente no aspecto da crítica social que o game promete transmitir. Portanto, o jogo acaba mostrando vários elementos e tentando criticar várias coisas ao mesmo, sendo que ao chegarmos no final da obra, simplesmente não existe nenhum elemento de reflexão ou que fará o jogador sentir algum impacto.
Por fim, White Shadows é um game que tentou ser demais e acabou ficando abaixo do ok, sendo um game que recomendo apenas para os jogadores que são fãs da obra de Orwell ou que procuram um título de plataforma para ser zerado rapidamente.
I feel that's too minimalistic, but it's a not a bad game, kinda unfinished but it has it's own personality.