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Shadow Labyrinth – Patch News

[p][/p][p]Greetings players, UGSF soldiers, and Swordsmen—thank you for playing Shadow Labyrinth. With the help of our continued testing and your insightful feedback we have begun work to patch-in some game updates. Our focus is to address bugs, difficulty, on-boarding, and quality-of-life to improve your play experience and better deliver on the promise of exploration and combat with PUCK at your side.[/p][p] [/p][p]Our first patch will focus on:[/p][p]·         An issue where the Swordsman may not appear when entering the “Red Crystal Room” in the "Barren Volcano” map area[/p][p]·         An issue where play time may inaccurately include sleep mode[/p][p]·         An issue where players could get stuck in walls and take damage in certain areas of MAZE.[/p][p]·         An issue where the game becomes unplayable if the Swordsman dies while touching a boss at the same time as transforming into GAIA[/p][p]·         Minor UI fixes[/p][p] [/p][p]Additional adjustments to go live later:[/p][p]·         Update the HP Limit Boost PERK to be permanent[/p][p]·         Reduce ORA and resource materials required for merchant items in the “Barren Volcano” map/area[/p][p]·         Reduce ORA required for emergency escape devices and obtaining information[/p][p]·         Add retry option to Maze stage boss battles[/p][p]·         Increase initial number of lives in Maze stages overall[/p][p]·         Address time limits for fairness for clearing Maze stages for all four G-Hosts: Red Bragza: Terrias-Gilba, Blue Bragza: Terrias-Juno, Pink Bragza: Terrias-Boz Rag, and Orange Bragza: Terrias-Valou[/p][p]·         Additional minor adjustments[/p][p] [/p][p]These updates are targeting late August and early September and are intended for all platforms. We will share more details as those times draw closer. In the meantime, we are paying attention to what you have to say, please take our Shadow Labyrinth survey at the following link! (Responses accepted until September 21st.)[/p][p][/p][p]https://survey.bandainamcoent.co.jp/jfe/form/SV_0BUMeVvQEyWPbU2[/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p]For updates please follow Bandai Namco US on X, Shadow Labyrinth on Instagram, and join the Shadow Labyrinth channel on the Official PAC-MAN Discord server.[/p][p] [/p][p]END TRANSMISSION.[/p]

A Metroidvania Developer’s Perspective

[p]The Shadow Labyrinth team assembled with other notable Metroidvania developers for an intimate roundtable discussion about what makes exploring the genre so fun! Check out the full article available in English exclusively on Bandai Namco Entertainment America’s website.[/p][p]https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/shadow-labyrinth-and-the-creative-appeal-of-the-metroidvania-genre-a-developers-perspective[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Check out the latest trailer[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Available Now[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p]

Метроидвания имени Pac-Man: Обзор Shadow Labyrinth

Bandai Namco Entertainment упорно пытается оживить свои старые серии в рамках вселенной UGSF (Объединённые космические силы Галактики), куда уже входят Bosconian, Galaga и Xevious. А теперь увидела свет и свежая игра — Shadow Labyrinth, которую рекламировали при помощи сериала-антологии «Секретный уровень» (Secret Level) от Amazon.

Shadow Labyrinth - Launch Trailer

[h2]You have been chosen...[/h2][h2]Wake up! You are the last hope! Start your adventure in this mysterious planet and embrace your true purpose.[/h2][p]
[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][h2][/h2][p][/p][h3]PAC-MAN enters the Shadow.[/h3][h3]You are the key. Awaken as Swordsman No. 8 and team up with an enigmatic floating orb known as PUCK. Explore a mysterious planet and engage in battle with evolved monstrosities to uncover the secrets of this maze and become its apex predator. Don't fear the dark... CONSUME IT.[/h3][h3]
AVAILABLE NOW[/h3][h3]Pre-purchase Shadow Labyrinth on Steam
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Shadow Labyrinth review




Bandai Namco have built a massive love letter to the 2D Metroidvania, particularly the Metroid part. They’ve set it on a deadly planet where they want to tell a tragic sci-fi story of doomed soldiers, deadly superweapons, and, er, sibling rivalry. So you may think deciding it should star Pac-Man sounds like a terrible idea. Because it is. Because of course it is...
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