Shadows Over Loathing Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · Published May 4, 2023 · Updated May 3, 2023

For this Shadows Over Loathing Review, where our Uncle Murray has requested your aid at his antique shop in Ocean City, but upon your arrival the old man is nowhere to be found. Your investigation into his disappearance and the artifacts he’s been collecting takes a turn when you stumble across some shadowy plots (and a bunch of squirming eldritch tentacles) that threaten to bring about the end of the world.

Shadows Over Loathing Review Pros:

Decent hand-drawn graphics.
861MB download size.
Accessibility options – turn off flashing lights, rumble, brightness slider, and a dark mode option.
Character creator lets you choose your face, and name (random/name entry).
Dialogue and interactions are all written in a choose-your-own-adventure style.
Multiple choice encounters and questions.
Five difficulties – Easy, relaxed, normal, hard, and eleven.
Pacifist mode. (greys out combat options)
HDR rendering.
Spider options – Arachnophobia and Arachnophilia.
Dialogue and combat speed slider.
Adventure gameplay.
Opening prologue.
In-game cutscenes.
Constant text pop-up boxes.
Clear easy-to-use menu system.
Has a touch of old-school adventure games.
Easy to learn controls.
Turn-based combat.
Earn EXP and level up to increase stats.
Excellent music and sound effect work.
Actions within the world may require a particular stat entry to be a certain level.
Possible to skip portions of the game.
Earn EXP in a variety of whacky ways like reading or picking something up.
Fun game open to explore at your own pace.
Fits the Nintendo Switch well.