Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Shadow Tactics is an enjoyable game, though one that wore out it’s welcome a little bit in the end. At it’s core its a commandos style isometric tactical stealth game. That’s a genre I have occasionally dabbled in, playing Commando’s with a friend over a decade ago, but otherwise being aware but not really doing more than dipping my toes into the genre. Shadow Tactics is another of those games that ended up being...

12 found this helpful, 2026-04-01

It's one of those rare games where I'm naturally good at it and I pick up real fast because I am already a real life basement ninja who has been sitting and hiding in my mom's basement for decades to avoid any social interaction. I can even crouch-walk to get to my microwave at 3 am without waking my parents up, so this game is like a piece of cake for me. It's a perfect simulation of my daily existence. 10/10 I can...

12 found this helpful, 2026-03-25

In short, I enjoyed this game a lot but I think it might not be for everyone. I started this game a few years back but dropped it part way through. Recently, I came back to it to give it another go and I really enjoyed it. The thing is, this game is a stealth game, and it is nothing else. While you can technically fight head on, this game accommodates open combat even less than series like Dishonored, Metal...

9 found this helpful, 2026-06-14