Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut (PC) user reviews

Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!

Users comments:

Highlights:

• Dragonfall takes the same basic formula, with lots of small improvements. The new UI and VFX put a bit of extra and much welcome polish on the game (found in 17 reviews).
• The game itself is an RPG with turn based combat, with real time exploration smoothly (for the most part) transitioning to turn based when the combat starts.
• An expanded and improved version of the Dragonfall DLC for Shadowrun Returns, this Director's cut cleans up the user interface, adds some new quests, allows for a few new endings, and has lots of achievements to grab. Really though, Dragonfall was already good when it was a "DLC", and as a bigger and improved stand-alone game it has not lost any of its quality.
• 15-20 hours to complete the main campaign.
• That Dragonfall director's cut mission has little new stuff in comparison with the "classic" version: aside of better graphics and some new missions and dialogs, it's basically the same thing.
• Long story short - amazing single player experience.
• One of best old school RPG's I've played since Fallout 2 and Planescape: Torment.

Story

• By the way, your companions are all very well written, having many memorable lines and moments.
• The Shadowrun universe can be intimidating at first, it was for me at least. Though this actually can help gameplay, as you are thrown head first into a living breathing world; which wasn't made for the player but rather the player is a part of it.
• The story is simply amazing and the side missions are intense.
• Phenomenal storyline with appropriate twists and turns.

Graphics and art Style

• Graphics and art style are really well-made, with vibrant colors even for a game that takes place in the "shadows".
• There's no voice acting.
• This game is a top-down / isometric rpg design.

Gameplay:

• Story and character development are trully engaging. One of the few games that actually manages to make you care for your team outside combat situations.
• They need to hurry up and get the campaign editor set up and give author's the tools to port their work over.
• The story and game mechanics are delightful, overall skill usage was diversified compared to original Dead Man's Switch campaign and a bunch of other improvements were made (more optional missions, manual save points, selling items option, etc.).

Combat System

• The mechanics aren't exactly deep, but they're much more in depth than Shadowrun Returns, and they focus on fast, fun tactics.

Recommended for:

• Fans of Shadowrun, cyberpunk in general, or just turn based strategy.
• If you like cyberpunk worlds, with great story.
• If you like old school, pen and paper RPGs.
• If you like turn based, isometric RPGs, you will love Shadowrun. Lots of fun, great replay value.

System Requirements:

• OS: OSX 10.6
• Processor: Intel-based Macs only (x86-compatible, 1.4GHz or better)
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• Graphics: Modern 3D graphics card with at least 256MB of addressable memory
• Hard Drive: 2 GB available space

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Shadowrun: Hong Kong user reviews

Shadowrun: Hong Kong is the third standalone game in Harebrained Schemes’ critically-acclaimed Shadowrun cRPG series. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun yet with an all new crew, expanded magic and cyberware, a revamped Matrix, an upgraded Shadowrun Editor, and much more!

Users comments:

Background:

• If you don't like CRPG's, lots of text, and a slower, more methodical approach, or you didn't like the first two games, then chances are you won't like this.
• Those familiar with the first two games may earn more from the reading experience: The lingo and dialogue of the Shadowrun universe are unique and endearing. It is not "Star Trek"-style technobabble; it all makes sense in this dark, urban fantasy.
• Quite possibly the best game in the Shadowrun Returns series, and definitely a sign that Harebrained is taking their job seriously (seen in 4 reviews).
• If you liked Dragonfall and the original Shadowrun Returns then Hong Kong takes everything that was good about those and multiplies it to the nth degree (seen in 30 reviews).
• All in all, I'm loving this game, and Harebrained Studios keeps putting out better and better stuff. Keep your eyes peeled for more of their work (found in 2 reviews).
• If you are new to the serie and curious about the setting, this is a good chapter and it's self contained (as Dragonfall was self contained from Dead Man Switch.).

Story:

• The story draws you in, with yet a different take on the shadowrun business with memorable characters. Sadly you don't get to see a lot of Hong Kong as a city, confined to a few areas in the slum. And the main story feels very railroaded.
• It's pretty short (less than 20 hours).
• Some interesting Runs to do. Such as: Breaking into a Corporate office and messing up the Feng Shui (found in 3 reviews)

Music:

• I love the new soundtrack, it's very moody and often fits the theme of a particular run perfectly.

Gameplay:

• The tactical combat, the freedom of character creation, and the a-la-carte missions should appeal to the more goal-oriented RPG fans among us.
• Character creation is the same as previous games.
• Huge number of skill dependent dialogue options.

Recommended for: 

• If you like stories with interesting characters
• If you like well written stories
• If you enjoyed the Shadowrun series, this is the best adventure until now

System Requirements:

MINIMUM: OS: Windows XP SP3/Vista/Windows 7 & 8 Processor: x86-compatible 1.8GHz or faster processor Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX compatible 3D graphics card with at least 256MB of addressable memory DirectX: Version 9.0 Hard Drive: 10 GB available space

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