Review: Towaga-Among Shadows (Steam)
Towaga: Among Shadows is an action-packed shoot’em up arcade adventure. Inspired by classic 2D animation, embark on a journey to combat the darkness and find the light within you.
Pros:
- Gorgeous graphics.
- 998mb Download size.
- Steam achievements.
- Controller support.
- Graphics-fullscreen, resolution, v-sync, texture quality, level of detail, and post-processing.
- Controller prompts available-generic, Xbox One, Dualshock 4, and Nintendo Switch Pro controller.
- Codex-
- Trials-
- Multiplayer and single-player modes.
- Two difficulties-normal and challenging. Normal gives more health and you deal more damage.
- Story mode-3 parts.
- Survival mode-two levels temple and sky and comes with full online leaderboards.
- Prologue acts as a tutorial.
- Soul shards-earn in-game from playing and earning achievements. You use soul shards to upgrade your powers and spells as well as unlocking items and outfits.
- Own in-game achievements complete with rewards and pop up notifications.
- Shooter gameplay.
- Game-stand on a shrine and shoot enemies away in a 180 degree turning arc. Eventually, you will elevate to the sky where you can play a more traditional Shmup experience with twin-stick controls.
- The bestiary shows enemy details as you encounter them.
Cons:
- Repetitive game flow.
- Constant pop-ups of bestiary additions.
- The story is not that engaging.
- No voice work.
- The gameplay itself is very flat and uninspiring.
- The difficulty is inconsistent.
- Lore entries are instantly forgettable.
- The same set of enemies over and over.
- All the realms feel the same, just a different backdrop.
- Levels or phases should I say, last way too long.
- No actual hook or pull to keep you.
- Boss fights are all the same and no wow factor.
