Shadows of Adam

Part of the reason that I got into the RPG Maker is to re-capture that feel of the retro JRPG that I played when I was growing up. Shadows of Adam does that in spades... Let me be honest I don't have a lot of time to play games so when I say that I've clocked 5 hours into this game that is almost a weeks worth of gaming for me. I play it every time I have 30 minutes or a hour to do so.

The graphics are sufficiently retro with a modern sharpness to them. The battles are fun (and some of them challenging!) The story and characters are simple, but there is a depth to them that you can gather from their dialogue. I keep looking forward to the next series of dialogue.

Are there some old JRPG cliches in there? Yes, but you know what I loved those cliches in my younger days and I still love them now. This is the retro JRPG that I have been looking for! I hope to see more such goodness come out of the Something Classic Games crew.

Pros

• Retro JRPG

• Simple and lovable dialogue

• Beautifully modern pixel art designed in a retro style

• Curtis is best monk ever

• Throw backs to Final Fantasy

Cons

• Battle System is really nice and smooth, but costs me so much healing items. I am always broke!

• Main Character (thus far) is kind of a do-nothing that is just stumbling around and getting lucky.

• Not as long as I want it to be!

In closing, I look forward to the handful of hours that I have remaining for Shadows of Adam. I highly suggest that if you want a good solid retro JRPG then you buy this game immediately.