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My Name is Rob, and I am a amateur writer and gamer. I write blogs about pretty much everything under the sun from video-games, to tabletop rpgs, to old TV shows. My common online Alias is Necroscourge, and I subscribe to quite a lot of betas. I am also the Admin of the New World of Darkness Roleplaying Website Jagged Shadows
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I put down my money on the Shadowrun Returns kickstarter, have you? For those that somehow have not heard yet Shadowrun's original creator put together a company called Harebrained Schemes which has been grabbing Kickstarter donations for a new installment in the Shadowrun videogame series!

There are currently four days left on the clock for you to get exclusive rewards for supporting the project. But don't look at it as just a donation, pretty much if you back it by at least $15 then you are going to receive a copy of the game in addition to whatever you get for additional money you put in.

Shadowrun is a classic series of tabletop rpgs of the cyberpunk genre and if you don't know what that is then read my review on Cyberpunk 2020. Shadowrun Returns is going to be a tactical turn based rpg game with a focus on contextual roleplaying gameplay with a team of shadowrunners (Deniable assets, more or less) comprised of your character and even characters your friends have created.

$15 for a DRM free copy of the game the day it comes out, and $30 to get some free in-game Doc-wagon death protection and a special power exclusive to backers. Backers also get access to exclusive crossover missions tying up some loose ends from the SNES and Genesis games.

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Which version of Shadowrun was better, SNES or Genesis? I've heard it was awesome, but I've never tried it.
Also, do my eyes deceive me, or did three people actually donate $10,000? These people REALLY want this game to be made.
Honestly both of those two were pretty good games. The SNES game I played was awesome and tells the story of Jake, who wakes up not even knowing who he was yet has everybody with a handgun (95% of the world) gunning for him. Its a fun rpg.

And yes, people really donated that much and get to have the creator of shadowrun fly to their town and run a game of Shadowrun for them in person. This is proof right there that tabletop gaming is in no way possibley dead.
@pedrovay2003: Both games were good, but for different reasons. The SNES version is more like an adventure game, where you explore and interact with environments and NPCs to get clues and find items. It's totally linear in nature but has a great story and gives a good overview of what Shadowrun is all about.

The Genesis version is more like a an open-world RPG, with a stat and experience system very similar in nature to the original pen-and-paper game and a not dissimilar game design where you must explore to find characters who can give you both work (in the form of increasingly complex "quests") and information you need to progress the story.

Both are like detective tales but their mechanics and perspectives differ considerably. I think the SNES version is much more accessible and less likely to feel tedious but the Genesis game is a more authentic Shadowrun campaign experience.
I've already committed too much to too many Kickstarter projects to keep my budget from turning pure red, but I hope this gets made!

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