A slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.
Overwhelmingly Positive
3,234 Steam reviews
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Whole game's great, but I have a particular soft spot for the puzzles
Relentlessly weird and hilarious. Pour your fleeting hours into this game without remorse!
I adore the loathing series, one of the best comedy rpgs ever created.
The jokes are funny
this is EXTREMELY high praise, but I like it more than its prequal, west of loathing which was a 10/10 game in my opinion.
After my full completion run of the previous game West of Loathing (Go check that too!), I was at a loss for so long at how to get my hands on more of this flavor of tomfoolery and somehow cohesive storytelling (Like wet cardboard held by damp scotch tape), and was unsuccessful for about two years... Until I found this. Their second release, with a story I've yet to finish, I've spent more time on my first playthough than on ALL THREE 100% runs for each class for WoL. If you want wacky stories with even dumber events, or want more WoL, this is the PINNACLE of silly (Not even mentioning the fact that you can kiss your future self and it becomes a joke about making out-). So please, in this age of AI slop meant to lower your standards of entertainment and humor, let this PROPER, 100% HUMAN, HAND-MADE slop brighten your day and confuse you to the point of total organ failure. I'm not really anyone, but I BARELY write reviews or share my thoughts online due to my insignificance. Let that be a tell of the quality, making an online ghost like me yap this much in favor of this goofy MASTERPIECE of a game. Cheers, sam :3
This game is so easy to play for as long or as short of a session as you want. The gags never get old, and the references to past games are top notch.
This game is so smart in how exceptionally stupid it is. Cannot recommend it enough. As good if not better than West of Loathing
The comedy? banger. The gameplay? banger. The art style? banger. The soundtrack? a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ orchestral masterpiece.
Play. This. Game.
Cthulhu Fhtagn?
Or is that k-thoo-loo fuh-tine?
I can never quite remember,
’Cause I’m not in my right mind since I met you.
No one corrupts the way you do.
You know it’s true.
OH, it’s what you’ll do to me.
oh, and all humanity.
OH, you’ll rise up from the sea.
oh, kill everyone slowly.
Except the ones like me.
yer
我好喜欢这个游戏，体量比一代变得更大，就是很多解密不看攻略很难打通
Gonna need a third one.
I bought this at full price and don't regret it, but recommend that those who aren't big fans of Loathing wait for a sale. If you've played West of Loathing, this is more of the same. Adventure game / RPG with puzzles and turn based combat. You use items and skills to solve problems, and can use the environment to defeat enemies without a fight. There's also dialogue / diplomacy sometimes.
It's very zany and tries to be funny, and succeeds most of the time in my opinion, but whether or not you'll enjoy it or not depends on your particular sense of humor. If you want a glimpse of the writing style, you can check out Kingdom of Loathing for free on the web. West of Loathing is also an alternative which is cheaper, especially on sale.
I'd honestly say the writing and wit is sharper in West of Loathing, but Shadows over Loathing isn't bad by any means, just more on "good" side than the "great" side. That's just my opinion though, depending on taste and preference, people might feel the other way. The only downside to this game is that it has WAY too many items, and inventor management and filtering isn't great.
It also auto-saves constantly, so if you did something by accident, there's no way to undo it, and trying an alternate route usually requires starting an entire new playthrough. If there's a way to back up saves every so often, I actually recommend it, as this one save that constantly gets saved over design decision means that a corrupted save or game breaking bug means you're totally screwed.
That's something I hope Asymmetric works on for their next game, alongside the poor inventory management and having too many useless items. Multiple saves and manual saves and reloads are a good thing, especially for people that don't want to do 4 different playthroughs to see different options.
Alright game
Incredibly silly dialog, kudos to whoever did the writing. Every game from Asymmetric's Games has made me laugh. 10/10
phenomenal game in general, but I really like how they went all in on implementing the more reality-averse aspects in a way that feels smooth and exciting. Time travel is explored in like three separate ways and all of them are cool, and in general the lovecraftian atmosphere feels very present even though the game is still very silly.
Some parts are light and funny, while other parts are spooky and funny. great game all around
West of Loathing meets Cthulhu/Lovecraftian horror. As is par for the course with Asymmetric's titles, an absolute gem of a game. To those of you who require the checklist, here you go;
---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☑ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
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☐ 8
☑ 9
☐ 10
Jick & co have done it again! Great punny game.
I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love this series
another wonderful game from this wonderful company, you guys never fail to make my day, 10/10 would pay double the price for the game happily
inexcusably hilarious
This has been one of my favourite games of all time, I really enjoyed West Of Loathing and was excited to see a new game.
I love how things are drawn and the companions you can get throughout the story. Speaking of the story I really enjoyed it and I enjoy replaying the game and trying things that I either couldn't access or didn't do before.
I give a solid 9/10, would love to go in semi-blind again! ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡
Unironically the best time travel game I've played
太喜欢了，wol和sol都是神
Very amusing.
前作WOL是啤酒，一口气喝下去舒爽无比；这一部SOL则是鸡尾酒，酸甜苦辣又带着酒精的上瘾。虽然地图的切换以及章节的递进让前作玩家有些诧异，但是适应后反而会觉得更加好玩。
玩家拥有不亚于前作的选择权利，一周目即使不看wiki也能体会到绝大部分主线内容，而二周目在看完wiki后又会发现许多新的解决方式！
故事的叙事文本还是一脉相承的黑色幽默搞笑感，我真的爱爆这种风格了！同时在游戏其他方面也做了很多别出心裁的小设计，例如爵士特工的战斗音乐会因为技能而变化……
P.S.真的很喜欢前作里伙伴到一个新地点就说一句这个地点的吐槽……虽然知道文本量会很大，但还是希望之后的作品能够延续这个设定……TT
最后感谢伟大的汉化组！
i love shadows over loathing, it's such a good upgrade from the original game and still so incredibly funny
WOL but more. Although that snaggletooth leatherback ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Alphonse has left a sour taste in my mouth because I CANNOT FIND HIM.
its gud
very good game
very funny and exciting stickman game
神中神
Not bad
It's okay.
It's more of the original. If you liked West of Loathing's dry humor and similar jokes, and don't hate the Call of Cthulu Roaring 20s theme, you'll love this one. If you didn't like the original, you probably won't like this one either.
Got a few sensible chuckles out of me and outside of getting stuck in the swamp level, was an alright experience.
i got run over by a car
Stupid Walking changed
Lovecraft and Mel Brooks don’t mix
I miss the spittoons.
(A Steam-ku Review™)
Make sure you turn on HDR for the best black and white, low res, 2D experience.
Very fun. If you liked West of Loathing, this is a worthy sequel. Also very fun references to Lovecraftian horror.
Great game :D
Its not the same as west of loathing in fact its very different at first it surprised me because I was expecting a full west of loathing sequel and the comedic master piece that it was but this is its own thing and I'm very excited to say its a phenomenal game.
I beat up many people with food, killed an alien god, and drank enough liquor to kill 37 horses.
先玩了前作再玩的，对内容还挺期待，前期铺垫的也确实挺好，克系风格到位的同时也没有丢掉幽默的风格。美中不足的是到结局章的时候感觉整体都变得有些仓促，打完有种莫名的空虚。
制作组似乎也做了一些铺垫，不知道会不会还有dlc或者续作。
Very funny, entertaining, and at times puzzling. Only complaint is that they take the Lord's name in vain.
A worthy successor to wol that stands on its own.
That said, while the combat is more balanced, I feel something is lost without the ability to throw a year's supply of dynamite in one turn.
First game I have ever gotten ALL the achievements, this hit me like a truck when I first started to play, wanna be able to be pacifist and finish the game? You can do that, wanna beat the ♥♥♥♥ out of everyone? Go ahead, there is cats too, what else can you ask for? So many ways to get through the game man I'm telling you if this ever gets a dlc you bet your sweet ass I'm buying it because of how good the main game is
The jokes aren't as funny as KoL or West of Loathing.
There are trap options in the early game that can make you waste all your initial resources.
When I went to see if other people had those problems with this game or if it ever got better, I found some awful stuff about the developers. Separating the art from the artist becomes a LOT more difficult when you hear the multiple accounts of what the developers have done to vulnerable people (and when you read the apologies from the developers confirming the accounts). I'll leave those to the reader to look up and draw your own conclusions but I was a multi-decade fan of the franchise and I'm not any more.
I don't care to try them in the court of public opinion, and I'm not interested in he-said-she-said. You can figure that out yourself. The fact is that this is a worse game than the others, and that's why I don't recommend it and got a refund. In the past these games have been funny enough to overlook the mediocre gameplay, but the humor and gameplay are both SO much worse this time around that it's not worth time or money.
Somehow even more engaging and funny than West of Loathing, which is one hell of an achievement!
A cute game that I might give a second chance to one day, but honestly the humor got a bit old after a while. Doesn't help that I'm not a huge fan of RPGs that are built like this one is, I thought the humor would carry me through it but not enough unfortunately
A creepy and wacky adventure as only the Loathing series could provide.
If you are a fan of the absurd humor Loathing games are known for, you will enjoy the game.
I figure I'm probably slightly less than half way through the game, and I am enjoying hunting for all the little gags I can. I do feel like the overall gameplay is probably a step backward from West of Loathing. Gear seems to matter a lot less and is more useful for getting through puzzles. Perhaps this is due to the game supporting a pacifist mode, or maybe I just haven't started unlocking more powerful gear.
The storyline is enjoyable, but not quite what I expected, though it could steer more in that direction.
Graphically, the game seems pretty smooth. The art is all stylized as stick figures, but the game has a lot of character and detail, despite the artistic limitations of black and white stick art,
I give this game a solid 7.5/10.
还行吧，但是感觉没有太多很新的东西，快结尾时相比前作略显平淡
This game is like WoL except the team behind it lost direction in gameplay and concept entirely. Absolute slog to play through given the arbitrary events that have to transpire for the story to progress with the combat system being so downsized it feels like I'm actively choking while fighting something - you deal 1-2 damage to something, it deals 1-2 damage to you, maybe you or the other party uses a special ability that deals a grand 3 damage, repeat until things die. Given how sized downsized your stats are as well it feels like a lot of the absurdity behind it all just went away.
Regarding the concepts behind it all I think someone else in this review section put it better than I did. Nothing really fits the genre that the team ended up going with. The classes don't fit, monsters don't quite do either.
At least they kept the good ol' slapstick humor. The new VFX were a good addition as well.
如果说有什么游戏，是一边跟你插科打诨、一边在暗地里把刀子递到你手里的，那《Shadows Over Loathing》绝对算一个。别被它那副火柴人画风和满屏冷笑话骗了，这玩意表面上是喜剧 RPG，骨子里却是个不动脑子你就会被世界牵着鼻子走的狠角色。而且最要命的是，它不是靠数值碾压你，也不是靠难度恶心你，它是靠信息、选择和理解力，一点一点把你筛出来。
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这游戏给你的第一感觉非常不严肃。
对话全是阴阳怪气，NPC 没几个正经人，连世界观本身都在自嘲。你会下意识放松警惕，觉得这是个“随便选选也能过”的轻松 RPG。但只要你真这么玩，很快就会发现不对劲——很多看似无关紧要的选择，都会在后面反咬你一口。
它从来不告诉你哪条路是“强路线”，
但会在你走错之后，用结果教你做人。
《Shadows Over Loathing》的“变强逻辑”非常隐蔽。
你不靠刷怪堆数值，也很少能靠装备一夜翻身。角色成长更多体现在三个方面：
你掌握了多少系统、你读没读懂文本、你记不记得自己做过什么选择。
技能不是单纯的数值加成，而是直接改变你处理问题的方式；
属性高不高，往往决定你有没有资格触发某些选项；
而很多时候，最关键的“优势”甚至不是面板，而是你是否意识到——这里其实可以不用打。
这点非常狠。它不奖励蛮干，也不纵容无脑莽。
1、战斗系统本身并不复杂，但千万别小看它。
敌人数量不多，但机制各不相同；状态效果看似搞笑，实际却非常要命；有些战斗，如果你没提前准备好路线或技能，硬打就是在浪费资源。尤其在中后期，错误选择会被迅速放大，轻则一场战斗拖成消耗战，重则直接让你后续路线变得异常难受。
你会慢慢意识到：
这个游戏不是在考验你“能不能打赢”，而是在考验你“有没有必要打”。
2、探索是这作真正的核心驱动力。
地图不大，但信息密度极高。每个角落都可能藏着分支、伏笔或者回旋镖一样的后果。你如果只是为了推进主线一路狂点，很容易错过关键资源；但如果你肯多看看、多试试、多读几句废话，往往能提前拿到决定性优势。而这些优势，不会用“恭喜你获得神器”这种方式砸在你脸上，而是体现在后面一连串“我好像比刚才顺了不少”的细节里。这是一种非常老派、也非常残酷的设计。
3、文本
《Shadows Over Loathing》的文本量极大，而且绝大多数都不是摆设。笑话是真的好笑，但信息也是真的有用。很多人会被它的喜剧外壳骗过去，结果一路当段子看，等到关键节点才发现——原来前面那堆废话，早就把答案写脸上了。这游戏对玩家的态度很明确：你要么认真对待这个世界，要么就被它当笑话。
它不急着让你爽，前期节奏偏慢；
没有“明确最优解”的指引，新玩家很容易陷入犹豫；
而且它的幽默风格并不是所有人都吃得下。但如果你能接受这一点，它给你的回报是实打实的。
《Shadows Over Loathing》是一款越玩越想变聪明、越玩越想少犯错的 RPG。它不会逼你练级，却会逼你反思；不会用难度压你，却会用后果教你记住。
在这个世界里，拳头当然重要，
但更重要的是——
你有没有搞清楚，什么时候该出拳。
如果你厌倦了那种“数值堆够就赢”的 RPG，又不介意被游戏用冷笑话包装的现实狠狠教育一下，那这作值得你坐下来，好好打一场。
Do you want to amass an army of homeless people? Do you want to murder IRS workers for fining you 16 dollars? Have you ever wanted to fish in toilets?
Then this game is for you!
For such short period of time, got far enough to review this;
SOL is very different from WOL.
WOL is centered to be more adventurous fast pace while SOL is more of a 'mysterious' slow pace.
In comparison, what WOL charmed, SOL mostly downgraded it.
Story was meh, combat awful, travelling + map size worse, repeating dialogue felt more visible once travelling all over. Quest reminder was cool but whenever I forgot characters, not even Wiki could help me because it was barely existing, dry jokes all the time, Puzzles were mostly just boring or too complicated to do.
There was also a big discomfort ever since Prologue untill I quit completely.
What I liked in the game:
Used music and easter eggs to WOL, more characteristics for your character.. I wish it would also be in WOL.
Overall not my cup of tea, and most likely you wouldn't like it that much if you played WOL first and want to play this next.
If this is your first time, I'd suggest to rather play West or even Kingdom than this.
From milking roaches, to cheese wizardry, to a time paradox. Damn silly.
확실히 재밌었지만, 확실히 전작보다는 아쉽다
전작의 쌈마이하고 재밌는 느낌보단 뭔가 진중한 느낌을 좀 가미 했는데 이게 더 독이 된듯
그래도 증오 시리즈를 처음 하는 사람에게는 진짜 재밌는 게임일듯
I love all parts about this game, would highly recommend it.
hoooooly sh1t
Molly is best girl
yes
Very funny RPG with compelling short stories and genuinely creepy encounters. The combat is a little bit shallow, and pretty much all of the fights can be beaten with any gear or party setup.
WoL is a much better game, story and writing. This is fine, but WoL takes the prize
eu amo essa série, todo jogo é fantástico e tem das melhores escritas em jogo por aí
So much content, me likey
These shadows definitely loathe me
10/10
great
KoL, WoL, and now SoL. Always high-quality, hilarious writing and fun game play. I recommend to anyone who like RPGs or story-rich games and has a sense of humor.
Génial! Toujours aussi chouette!
[h1]More of the Same[/h1]
The only people who should get this game are superfanf of the first game (West of Loathing) or the KoL in general who want MORE of the same. Nothing wrong with that. Just a warning that you're not going to get anything more "outside the box" with this installment.
If you're a new player then just buy WoL as it's a much more compelling and better written effort.
Another downside: you have to play through the game THREE TIMES if you care about getting all of the achievements. Actual new and significant story/interaction content runs out by around the middle of your second run.
증오의 그림자는 좋은 게임이다. 전작을 해보았다면 더더욱 확실하게 좋은 게임.
그렇기에 나는 이 게임을 추천한다. 다만, 졸라맨판 '크툴루의 부름 TRPG' 를 원한다면 실망할 것이다.
So funny, dialogue is top notch, and combat is a bit more engaging than west of loathing in my opinion. 100% recommend!
Game is fantastic in every way it's predecessor sucsessed (the fenomenal wrighting) and improves on what it can to make it more challenging and fair at combat + it is so much more replayable
After the joy of playing West of Loathing, this game was honestly a disappointment. There are plenty of things I like: the soundtrack is good, the enemies are varied, and the world is interesting. I loved being able to run a speakeasy and befriend the hobos in the city. However, the gameplay is incredibly tedious and feels more text-heavy than the previous game in the series; moreover, the humor that made West of Loathing so fun feels like it has taken a backseat. I want to like this game. . . but overall, it's just kinda boring to play.
Yes this is good. Been a fan of the Loathing series since I was a kid, this hits that same ITCH. Good stuff, tons of choices that probably don't matter all that much and a few that probably do. Lots of bugs. Some spiders, unless you don't like that. A lot of spiders, if you do.
Fun on a bun.
Much like The Sopranos, this game is essentially just a documentary of northeastern life.
Another great silly game.
Well, not with that attitude you won't!
I played this game for over 400 hours and the one before it for over 800 hours. This series is so funny and clever and I will play every game these people make.
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不是，你有见过这么搞笑且硬核的RPG独立游戏吗，开局就因为走到马路中间被小车撞倒，而可以直接光速实现游戏完结。这就是《Shadows Over Loathing（憎恨之影）》，作为前一部《West of Loathing（憎恨之西）》的续作，剧情文本编写完成度依旧很高，超多的可探索内容使得游戏体量相提高了，在本次的游戏中我们将开启一场非常有趣的冒险，而在这里经历怎样的荒诞奇葩的趣事呢，真的十分期待。
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[h2] 别被游戏的外表所欺骗了[/h2]
其实我跟许多玩家一样，刚一开始看到这只有黑白颜色搭配，且场景立绘的表现甚至能说是比较粗糙的游戏，真的就对这个游戏不太敢兴趣了，但正是这简简单单的黑白线条，其所描绘出来的游戏乐趣是无穷的。本作的主旋律是为玩家们带来充分的自由度，我们可以在这里想干什么就干什么，全身心地代入到其中人物的体验去，各种无厘头的故事情节让人体验一次就笑一次，没有人能忍住不笑的。
游戏也贴心地设置了一条大致的主线任务，来引导一些刚接触这种类型的玩家能更好地上手，并且还设计了大量的支线任务，每个队友都有自己的故事剧情，之后还延伸了出各种结局，玩个好几周目都是没有问题的，体验其中的各种搞笑桥段。故事从我们收到亲戚的一封书信就独自一人前往大洋城，路上遇到汽车抛锚，农场激战，最后好不容易来到大洋城，结果亲戚还不在，这算哪门子事情啊，但随着故事的逐渐深入，我们越来越觉得之前的肯定隐藏着什么我们不知道的事情。而冒险的旅途也不是一路顺利，各种解密环节不断激发着我们探索的欲望，虽整体难度不高，但是却处处充满惊喜，且每个谜题的解法不单单只有一种，我们可以尝试每种解法会出现什么不同的情况以及剧情，甚至可能会在探索的过程中发现一些超级无厘头的物品道具，甚至还能将其戴在自己身上成为武器或者防具，用来提升属性提升战斗能力。
[h2] 勇于探索，敢于尝试[/h2]
可惜了这一代没有掏痰盂的环节了，但依旧十分多了很多新的花样。就如同开始的金丝雀弗莱彻和乌龟托特，它可以作为我们的跟班使魔，帮助我们在战斗中增加我们的属性。或者是在救护站护士手上购买纱布头盔，说是用纱布来保护我们的头部在受伤时能及时止血，其实就是简单加一些血上限。我们会因为找不到饼干，无奈直接干吃奶酪条而获得神经大条的特性。或者会因为阅读了一本从书架上翻出来的书籍，学会如何在战斗中采用更加“优雅”的方式来进行射击。亦或者直接用手伸进燃烧的高炉中找到新手最有用道具，物理学圣剑，游戏还贴心地在物品介绍中暗示了我们可以拿它去干什么，那当然是撬开一切。
[h2] RPG的经典养成也不能丢[/h2]
虽然说本作是没有中文，但已经有汉化组为该作做了精细的汉化，原本英文的那些喜剧性语言特色都被很好地保留了下来，依旧有原作的那些味道，体验感依旧上头。相比起第一代游戏，整体的游戏世界观上没有发生大变动，依旧是那种无厘头且黑色幽默的感觉，但这一作感觉属性数值削弱得较为明显，回合制的战斗设计使得前期单人战斗都很难打赢，后期有小队配合还会稍好一些。我们像是一位收集佬一样疯狂捡破烂收装备，主动做任何事情来获得经验值，看着自己的角色一点点成长，学会新的天赋，穿上好装备，这还是挺有成就感的。
[h2] 总结[/h2]
个人体验下来感受，这款游戏成功治好了我的电子阳痿，真的是在闲暇空闲之余补充精神最好的代餐，在这里没有什么压力和烦恼，慢慢地品味角色所经历的各种荒诞且有趣的故事，不小心在战斗中死亡也是直接复活，没有任何的惩罚，不停地探索发现隐藏在游戏新东西。十分推荐喜欢探索冒险RPG类型的玩家，相信本作不会让你失望。
Even better than West of Loathing. :>
They never miss.
GREAT GAME A MUST PLAY SO GREAT YOU NEED TO PLAY HILARIUOS SO GREAT GREAT GREAT T GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT
We need to talk about the sound and music in this game. It's PHENOMINAL. The sound design and the mixing is so good, especially the rain and the sound effects of the shadow creatures. And the music in the Big Moist is so perfect for the atmosphere of the area. The twangy steelstring and offputting echoey beat behind it are genuinely such a good pair.
blew a trumpet and someone died godlike game
A spiritual successor to West of Loathing, SoL hits almost all the same highs as its predecessor. It never quite gets there, but seeing as I'm comparing it to one of the best games of all time, that's perfectly fine. SoL is still funny, captivating and a great experience overall. 9/10
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[h1]在简笔画世界中邂逅克苏鲁爆笑冒险 [/h1]
《Shadows Over Loathing》的故事始于一个简单的任务：你的叔叔Murray在Ocean City经营一家古董店，他突然来信请求你的帮助，当你抵达这座海滨小镇时却发现叔叔神秘失踪了，而他留下的各种古董藏品似乎与一股正在侵蚀现实的超自然力量有关。于是，游戏便从简单的寻亲任务扩展为了一场阻止世界毁灭的宏大冒险。
在游戏的视觉风格方面，本作延续了前作的简笔画美学，画面整体始终保持着黑白的基调，角色和环境的线条设计依然简单，但动画效果更为流畅了；不同于传统的克苏鲁游戏强调严肃恐怖，《Shadows Over Loathing》将恐怖色彩与接地气的幽默结合在了一起，你可能刚在屏幕边缘瞥见难以名状的恐怖，但下一刻就会被一个无厘头的笑话逗乐，这种恰到好处的“恐怖”足以让玩家感受紧张却不感到压抑。
[h1]量大管饱的角色与任务 [/h1]
在《Shadows Over Loathing》中，几乎每一个NPC都有自己独特的个性与故事，从神秘的政府特工到疯癫的街头艺人，从普通的市民到完全超自然的存在，形形色色的任务发布者共同组成了这个荒诞的世界。在任务设计方面本作采用的是非常经典的主线+支线的多线并行策略，主线自然就是前文提及的以叔叔Murray的失踪为引逐步显露的阴谋，而支线任务则完全是制作组脑洞的展示——从帮助一个痴迷于奶酪的巫师完成他的荒谬实验，到解决两个家族之间的荒唐争执，每个任务都充满了意想不到的转折与笑点。
在完成任务的过程中部分谜题可能略显困难，但这不打紧，因为本作几乎所有任务都是多解决方案的设计；通过完成任务和战斗，你的角色会获得经验值并升级从而提升基本属性并获得新能力，基础属性包括肌肉、神秘感和灵活度等类别，你的技能点分配决定了角色的构筑进而影响到了不同类型的互动选项，在特定构筑下你甚至可以避免正面战斗并化敌为友，当然了，角色的构筑没有标准答案，大家可以根据自己的游戏风格自行决定。
[h1]战略与趣味并存的战斗 [/h1]
没想到吧，我们文字向游戏也能有扎实的战斗系统，《Shadows Over Loathing》采用了回合制战斗系统，每场战斗通常只需几分钟即可完成，恰到好处地穿插在探索与解谜之间。战斗系统的核心在于技能与物品的协同运用，你的角色可以装备各种武器、护甲和特殊物品，每件装备都会提供不同的战斗能力；此外，制作组将贯穿游戏始终的幽默也带入到了装备设计中，从传统的棍棒、手枪到奇特的活鳗鱼或诅咒古董，你不会以为手雷只能炸敌人吧？依旧是脑洞大开，简单的回合制战斗也被玩出了花来。
[h1]游玩总结 [/h1]
不需要逼真的图形或庞大的开发预算，仅用创意和幽默就可以创造出引人入胜的游戏体验，从俏皮话、双关语到聪明的文字游戏、低俗的厕所幽默，各种“奇葩”设计成功地在一个简笔画的世界里塞进了比3A游戏更多的乐趣（要是能有中译就更好了）；无论你是前作《West of Loathing》的粉丝，还是寻找独特RPG体验的玩家，我都推荐你入手本作。
Gameplay and humor are very much the same as in [i]West of Loathing[/i]. The todo list was a nice addition. That's something I felt was sorely missing from the previous game (yes, you could talk to your companion and have them remind you of some things, but that's not even remotely as useful). Stat upgrades and perks were better in [i]West of Loathing[/i], though.
And then there was the uncursing of the sickle, which has to be one of the most cursed, diabolical puzzles in gaming history. Being sent through more than half a dozen locations in random order, over and over. Collecting about half a dozen items that you have to discover by trial and error. On a timer. Getting killed over and over. On top of that it bugged out for me, and I had to manually fix it by editing the save file. [i]ARE YOU F*CKING KIDDING ME?![/i] This puzzle alone cost the game an entire star in my rating. Whoever decided to go with this PoS "puzzle" should throw themselves on their sword.
Rating: ★★★☆☆
《憎恶之西（West of Loathing）》是2017年由Asymmetric开发、发行的作品，以火柴人西部大冒险的题材加上及其丰富的游戏内容和剧情量一炮而红，其文本风趣幽默，也有着非常有趣的解谜环节。而时隔五年，其续作《憎恶阴霾（Shadows over Loathing）》、也就是本作于2022年发售，延续了前作的风格，又稍稍加入了一些不可名状，依然大受好评。
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[h1]写在游玩之前[/h1]
无论是本作还是前作都没有官方中文，不过都有民间汉化补丁，本作的汉化是借助BeplnEx完成的，汉化组花费大半年才完成了这30万字文本的翻译，实在是值得尊敬。虽然作者在前段时间做了个小更新，但是这是为了应对Unity的BUG，汉化补丁未受影响。
需要注意的是，《憎恶阴霾》是民间汉化的名称，国内圈子讨论中更常用的是和前作对仗的《憎恶之影》，不过也只有一些注意事项可查，如果需要查每个任务的详细流程和回报还是要去看系列的Wiki，两作的内容都十分齐全[spoiler]比如我就是错过了坐锡车帮老大椅子的机会，拿了个钥匙就被打发了……[/spoiler]。
[h1]扎实的回合制玩法[/h1]
本作的玩法是回合制，敌我双方按速度出手，玩家的队伍由主角、一名队友和宠物组成，战斗中有时候会视和其他势力的关系或是任务情况出现黑帮等各势力的协助者，还可以用触手种子等道具召唤召唤物[spoiler]别用完了，这个可以种在家里[/spoiler]，但是也有上限。
能决定玩家普攻造成伤害的是属性、武器和护甲。角色有强壮、修为和胆识三种属性，不同的武器会基于不同的属性造成伤害，但是这些属性除了有可以触发天赋的近远程之分，也有最普通的物理、污秽、高温……等等属性，而敌我双方都可能会有部分属性的护甲，减免相应伤害。
不过本作最特殊的点是将道具使用、技能使用和普通攻击分隔开来，玩家可以使用一次道具，并视乎当前行动力使用相应次数的技能，最后再使用普通攻击结束主角的回合，再加上大量可以学习的技能、不同的装备流派与职业，形成了非常丰富的build——比如技能让宠物每回合多次行动，再提升行动力上限，就可以疯狂清怪。
[h1]天马行空的任务与解谜[/h1]
而在战斗系统之外，将本作这个火柴人RPG推上神坛的是他细腻丰富的故事线。一方面，本作可探索的内容非常多，有时候逛着逛着就会触发支线任务，但是这些任务绝非普通的通马桶，而是用幽默风趣文本搭起来的有趣事件，往往还有着基于多种属性可解决的路线。而在任务之外，也有流浪者密文、撞到不同时间线自己这种不存在于任务列表却值得去触发的内容。另一方面，本作的解谜量大管饱且非常有趣，比如晶梦湖在过去建造的厕所就可以让玩家在现在穿越到过去，而依靠着两边来回穿越，就能改变很多地点的命运，这些改变甚至会反馈在“现在”节点的文本上，比如墓志铭。当然，在搞笑之外，恐怖感虽然不多、但描写的也很好，比如突然意识到是在复读受害者遗言的小精灵，比如初登场还没变成搞笑角色的鱼人和暗影怪，再加上解除诅咒时的推理玩法和诡异氛围，非常值得一试。
总的来说，《憎恶阴霾》称得上是RPG爱好者不应错过的作品，如果对主打丰富剧情的RPG感兴趣的话，本作绝不会令人失望。
thy third tree doth not honketh
This game had some big shoes to fill after west of loathing came out, and it filled them Shadows over Loathing is a fantastic game thats a few times the length of a West of Loathing and an overall great time, with stunningly beautiful and dramatic music.
However, I feel like SoL is the inferior product to WoL. The classes in my opinion are a big step back from how they were done in WoL, it sticks to the 3 M's (Muscle, Moxie, and Mysticality) but somehow makes them feel a lot less impactful. while there are a lot of Stat checks, there are far more elemental resistance checks, this is done because you cant spec into your M's directly, and have to purchase them alongside other upgrades on your character sheet.
Character progression in general feels like a step down from WoL, you can no longer spend XP to directly put a point into a stat. Instead you get 4 single tick boxesfor each stat, plus a few more general upgrades, that you can purchase for 1 point in the stat, and some other boost like more AP. This simplifies the system, but its more limiting. Previously in WoL, there was a large variety of things you could spend your XP on from the get-go, did you need to pass a skill check? grab the point in the main stat and do it, no sweat. Did you need to eat more food for a buff that would help you out? upgrade Grit, Glamour, or Gumption, and feast! Now you can spend points on the stat boxes, exactly 1 time, for a total of 5 in each stat once you have everything upgraded. and you can't even increase the amount of potions, liquor, or food you can intake for buffs, you can eat infinitely but only 1 buff in each category of consumable is active. Grinding is made semi-pointless unless you for some reason want to grind out all the sheet upgrades in chapter 1.
It's an RPG game, combat is one of the main focuses, and honestly Shadows does it pretty well, there's more strategy in West of Loathing since stacking up stuff that gives AP isn't viable anymore. For the most part Jazz Agent, and Cheese wizard (Moxie and Mysticality) are fine, they get combat abilities that relate to their theming, Jazz Agent plays instruments that adds more sounds to the battle music, and cheese wizard does stuff with cheese, but Pig Skinner, the muscle class, got the VERY short end of the stick, what you would expect, a skilled knifeworker who can skin whatever is in front of them, is instead a generic highschool bully giving people noogies and making them hit themselves. compared to the Seal Clubber, the Turtle tamer, and the Cow Puncher of games past, the Pig Skinner is really stripped of an identity, a better name would've been "Nerd Slapper" or something.
Ok look, Is Shadows over Loathing worth it? Absolutely 100%, if you loved West of Loathing, then you will love Shadows, there is a lot to be enjoyed, but there is also a lot to be envied , and a lot to be learned from the masterpiece that came before it. The years of development time were not wasted, the hundreds of hours of writing time to make the story work, incorporate gags, and more, these are all best experienced by playing the game, thanks for reading, it means a lot if you didn't skip to the end!
i only had fun for like the first 20 minutes. its extremely repetitive.
fun fun fun.
I might be stupid, but I found the questlines and puzzles way more convoluted in this game than West of Loathing.
I came here looking for cheap laughs and mindless combat after a long day, instead was given mental exercise and jokes that don't really hit.
Another hilarious adventure. I'm enjoying this one even more than West of Loathing. I should note, though, if you don't like reading a bunch of text this game isn't for you - almost everything great about this game is going to be in that sea of text.
The only thing I find slightly disappointing is that sometimes if you do or say the wrong thing there's no going back and you miss out on an event. Normally I wouldn't care, but this game is so funny that it's sad to miss out on something.
A turned based Lovecraft game set in the probation?
Yeah, pretty good.
Ya like jazz
