Hey Dave,

>SotB 3 however was brilliant. A proper platform puzzle game that I completed. Great game which of you haven't played is well worth it.

Yep, I played it and I think it is the highlight of the Amiga franchise. Good combination between action and puzzles, I just wish the last were not so ruthless, (one mistake and you have to start over), and that there had been more levels.

Really would have liked it if SotB1 and 2 had been remade to play somewhat similar as I do like the imaginative style of the first game. (monsters, castle, underground, elements like looks a little Giger-esque)

Back during my Amiga collecting days I really wanted at least a copy of that game for my collection, but sadly it is expensive.


>I think they have missed a trick not porting it to PC as many original fans will be PC gamers now.

I also found it a strange choice, there are probably a lot more ex Amiga owners who have a PC than a Playstation 4.


Teho

>I played it and I completed really only because it was a Shadow of the Beast game. Gameplay wise the game is very average, and I know I wouldn't have bothered with it if not for the nostalgia factor. There were quite a few nods to the original which I appreciated, so I could say I got my moneys worth from the nostalgia alone.

Yes, I have heard from various news sources that the gameplay is not very good. I could not say that I was very impressed by it when I watched some walkthrough videos of it.
The combat became a little repetitive IMO, rather holding you up from continuing onward. Perhaps it is done because the levels are not that big?
I rather would have had some sort of SotB remake/reboot that had been more of a Metroid-vania like the new Strider was, rather than a 2.5D God of War like game.


>I agree that they should've released it on PC where most of the retrogamers are. But on the other hand, on the PC we have so many absolutely brilliant small titles from independent developers, so this sub-par game wouldn't be looked at by any others than the ones familiar with the title and probably wouldn't do that well there either.

Indeed, it would probably get swamped by indie games that probably look more attractive and play way better than this game.
The main market would have to be the people who still remember their Amiga days, and if the gameplay is not that hot they will probably skip on it or only buy it if is on discount.