The Shadowrun universe takes a bit of getting used to. But it’s a stylish, engrossing role-playing adventure that feels very much like the pen-and-paper storytelling system it’s based on. Like other successfully-Kickstarted titles-and like the early-90s Shadowrun games on SNES and Sega Genesis- Shadowrun Returns promises a bit more than it can deliver. With that kind of overachievement, hopes were high for Shadowrun Returns, which released last week on PC.
In 2012, Jordan Weisman and his team at Harebrained Schemes asked for $400,000 on Kickstarter to develop a new tactical RPG set in Weisman’s cyberpunk-fantasy Shadowrun universe.
