Shadowrun Online Preview

Gizorama has published a new Shadowrun Online preview, based on the currently available Steam Early Access build of the title. The tone is positive, but it doesn’t take much reading between the lines to realize that the game is still very far from completion:

The missions were not only entertaining, but extremely challenging. The first few times I played, I was anything but successful, and soon learned that I had to use every weapon, and power at my disposal to win. Not being well versed in Shadowrun lore as I am, I didn’t exactly know what was going on in the large scheme of things, but I enjoyed the story well enough. More or less because of the atmosphere, rather than the plot itself. The Shadowrun universe has always been one that interested me, but I never found the time to play the table top games, or video game adaptations. The blend of high fantasy creatures in a cyberpunk setting is both unique and visually appealing. If this game is an accurate representation of the Shadowrun universe as a whole, it is safe to say that I want to experience even more.