We’re arising on the tenth anniversary of the discharge of 2013’s Shadowrun Returns, and it’s solely right now I discovered that the sport (and its two sequels) have been by no means launched on console. I simply assumed that they had been, in some unspecified time in the future! That sucks, so it’s fantastic to see Paradox get round to fixing that with the announcement of Shadowrun Trilogy: Console Version.
Initially introduced final yr for simply the Swap, right now we discovered that the video games are coming to all trendy consoles, previous and new, which suggests not simply the Swap however each PlayStation (PS4 & PS5) and Xbox (Xbox One & Xbox Collection X/S) consoles as effectively. Shadowrun Trilogy: Console Version will likely be out on June 21.
As you’ll have already labored out from the title, the bundle consists of the three trendy Shadowrun PC video games: Shadowrun Returns, Shadowrun: Dragonfall and Shadowrun: Hong Kong. They’re not straight ports, both; the trilogy’s press launch mentions “upscaled graphics”, “improved efficiency” and gameplay optimised for using management pads as an alternative of a keyboard + mouse:
The Shadowrun Trilogy, a remastered launch of the Shadowrun Returns RPGs initially launched by Harebrained Schemes, has been up to date for a console expertise, with upscaled graphics, improved efficiency, and controller-optimized gameplay. All three titles within the collection will launch concurrently for the Nintendo Swap, Xbox One, Xbox Collection X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5
Should you’ve acquired this far with out figuring out what the hell I’m speaking about, the Shadowrun video games are based mostly on the previous Shadowrun tabletop RPG collection, whose designer, Jordan Weisman, was on the event staff for these diversifications, turning the sprawling role-playing journey set in a dystopian sci-fi future—the place magic lives alongside cyberpunk tech—right into a singleplayer, turn-based online game.
Some enjoyable trivia earlier than we go: the primary sport within the new collection, Shadowrun Returns, launched in 2013, was the primary ever online game to launch after elevating over $1 million on Kickstarter.
