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    Shadows of the Damned

    Game » consists of 9 releases. Released Jun 21, 2011

    As demon hunter Garcia "F**king" Hotspur, players must venture into Hell itself in order to rescue Paula, Garcia's innocent girlfriend, from the sadistic torments of Fleming, the Lord of Demons.

    Worth a punt?

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    #1  Edited By JohnLocke

    Hey all

    After listening to some of the Game of the Year Bombcast's (yes slowly catching up) I was pondering over buying Shadows of the Damned. However I have a few questions I would like answers for before buying?

    1). Does the gameplay stand up for itself without the story being involved (i.e. is the game fun)?

    2). How long is the game roughly (say on normal difficulty for an average level player)?

    3). Is there any of the DLC codes that means a new copy is best?

    I ask as I have seen this for a tenner and I am thinking at that price I may as well get it now rather than wait on my backlog to find the game is no longer available anywhere (as I have looked in a few stores today and have yet to find it in store).

    Thank you :)

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    #2  Edited By benjaebe

    It was one of the best games last year, for that price it's definitely a steal. It'll probably last you 8 or so hours which I think is how long it took me. It plays like Resident Evil 4 but you can move while you shoot, so I thought the gameplay was satisfying. The story is really where the game shines though - story, soundtrack and characters.

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    #3  Edited By YI_Orange

    1) I thought it was fine. It's some basic 3rd person shooting with no cover.

    2) I would say 8 hours or so.

    3) I don't believe so

    Definitely worth 10 dollars. Though, you should buy it new. Support Grasshopper!

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    #4  Edited By JohnLocke

    Cool, thank you for the feedback.

    Oh sorry just to clarify from my original post, its £10, I just realised my mistake now ha ha.

    But yes, thanks for the feedback, its appreciated.

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    #5  Edited By Commisar123

    I'd say its worth that, the game is a lot of fun and the story is great. There are no DLC codes and the game is about 10 hours long.

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    #6  Edited By Hector

    It's worth it. It's like Resident Evil 4 gone bat shit crazy! Game is about 8 hours long, no new game plus. Though I found it fun to play through it again on the higher difficulties upgrading different weapons each time.

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    #7  Edited By ltsmash

    The story and humor definitely make it worth checking out.

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    #8  Edited By DonutFever

    1: Yes 
    2: 8 Hours 
    3: No 
     
    Go-go-go!

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    #9  Edited By GunstarRed

    It's worth a tenner for the writing, The game part is junk though. It's about eight hours long.

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    #10  Edited By Imsorrymsjackson

    I got it when it first came out and paid full price for it. Worth every penny.

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    #11  Edited By JohnLocke

    Just to let everybody who responded know, I picked up the game from an online store.

    Cheers for the help everybody.

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    #12  Edited By jakob187

    The game is boss. That's all that is needed to be known.

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    #13  Edited By DocHaus

    This game reminded me of two things: I will never escape the voice of Steve Blum, and for all the cringing I think I like Suda 51 when he's even crazier. 

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