Eagerly kickstarted this back in the day in the hopes of getting something cool and I arguably did. It's a fun short experience but objectively works best when viewed as a sort of proof-of-concept for what the premise offers. Its sequel, Dragonfall, nailed everything that was lacking in this and then some. I do ask myself if playing this specific entry on the console rereleases is better despite some bugs given the consistent UI since it was apparently redone in the Shadowrun Hong Kong engine or the fan port on the PC version in Hong Kong itself that had some QoL improvements present in later games. The UI in this base version of Returns is something that was clearly designed for touchscreens while the sequels were much more in line with a proper PC experience.

Reviewed on Jan 02, 2024


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