![]() Other than the original, whose only relation with time was to limit your adventure to one hour, the Prince here holds the Dagger of Time, which gives him the power to slow down the flow of time, or actually rewind it a few seconds to undo his mistakes. Another approach is taken by Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. ![]() Chrono Trigger, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Onimusha 3 all follow the basic concept of manipulating persons or objects in the past to achieve your goals in the present. Some RPG or adventure games have experimented with time causalities, where your actions in one time period aid to your advancement in the future. However, most of these games share one common characteristic: time travel is merely used as a plot device, while games that incorporate the flow of time into their gameplay are rather few and far between in comparison. We've prevented the alien invaders from destroying Earth as the Duke himself in Duke Nukem Zero Hour - not without giving his past self a call through the centuries - snatched time crystals from the Time Splitters, hunted Dinosaurs together with the Native American Turok, and much, much more. So it hardly comes as a surprise that video gaming, too, is full of time travel stories. Be it simple visits as a mere spectator without influence, like Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol, the "visitor from the past", like the British medieval wizard Catweazle, or elaborate cause-effect constructs about the manipulation of the flow of time like the Back to the Future trilogy - people have always obsessed over the idea of changing one's past, killing Hitler, or getting an outlook on the future. ![]() But, having played it, I can honestly say that Shadow of Destiny really is a great story with solid gameplay.Time travel stories hold an universal appeal to mankind. I didn’t think I had anything to lose by buying it, nor did I have high expectations. The game bodes well on the PSP, making it a perfect portable adventure game. I first came across Shadow of Destiny at an EB Games in the bargain bin for under $5. No doubt, at first, I figured some elements of the game would be a little hokey in appearance being from the early 2000’s, but it looked good, and its story more than made up for any flaws. Shadow of Destiny was originally a PlayStation release in 2001, which was later released on Windows, and then on the PSP in 2010. I didn’t go and try to replay the game to see what other ending I could pull (not that adventurous / satisfied with the ending I got). There are 8 possible endings to this game, and there is no wrong way to play. Similar to the plot device of the Walking Dead game I played on the Xbox 360, this game relies heavily on the choices the player makes, in dialogue and interaction with other characters within the game. ![]() As we meet different characters from different time periods, we find out the thread that ties all the time periods he explores is Eike himself, and it’s interesting to see this legacy unravel. The story goes much deeper than someone trying to murder him in foul play. At the end of each chapter, Eike gets killed, in a different locale and in a different way, but with each chapter he gains more insight into who the perpitrator is. The game consists of a prologue, eight chapters, and an epilogue. He is permitted to travel to 4 different time periods, including as far back at the 1500s to investigate this mystery. The scene ends, and this is where Eike meets Homunculus, a sprite of some sort who brings him back to life and gives Eike a digital time traveling device (a digipad) used to travel back in time to just before his murder takes place, encouraging him to find out who is trying to kill him and why. When we first meet him, he had just finished eating at a diner Next thing he knows, someone stabs him to death. You play as Eike, a guy who is apparently in someone’s crosshairs. This question is the theme behind Shadow of Destiny (aka Shadow of Memories in Japan), a game I played on the PlayStation Portable (PSP) this past January. If given the chance to change your fate, would you?
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