Oh, they have qualities, sure. Returns is still the only game I ever actually finished. I don't know why, I just lose interest with the other two after some point. I shouldn't, but... oh well.
@@ChronicNOTAG Returns is shorter and also has less freedom of options - more linear story. I imagine taking on Dragonfall and Hong Kong as a multi-day thing might work better. Same with how it's easier to watch a big anime series in chunks
Shadowrun story for the elves dwarves and other mystical races and creatures being in current "future" timeline is that magic suddenly came back and humans and creatures that had dormant dna that tied them to the mystical beings, suddenly started changing back to those races and creatures. So your neighbors may suddenly be orcs. I read all the books many years ago, they are awesome.
In old-school Shadowrun lore all metatypes have same dna - differences are caused by magic (which makes sense ig, since low magic is what caused them to lay dormant) New editions chalk new metatypes up to small dna differences and mana levels
@@ExeErdna Yeah yeah. I do wonder which one i prefer more tho tbh. Old-school shadowrun overall has cool setting flavor pieces like how spirits aren't defined by the summoner, but are instead either elementals for hermetics or more contextual spirits defined by their habitat for shamans... like, if you summon a Hearth spirit of an office, it might look like a giant office workers. City spirit? "Hey, is that a taxicab glaring at me with it's lights or did i have too much soykaf?"
While the reapearance of magic might have been sudden to the unsuspecting, the magic level is actually cyclical and connects shadow run lore with the earth dawn lore - a roleplaying system located in the far past of the earth, with a more medieval setting. At least it has been like that in the last Iteration of these games I checked over a decade ago...
Maaaan I saw the title and got so excited, I've wanted another Shadowrun game for so long. I loved the Harebrained series, though, and will check this mod out for sure.
I did the SAME thing. I thought "how did they release a new Shadowrun game and I not know about it???". Dragonfall is still one of my favorite games ever. The story and setting are just fantastic. I may have to give this mod a shot.
Just so everyone knows, if you're reasonably intelligent you can probably effectively contribute to this project. It's all done in the editor. The github is open, so what that means is you can make changes to the mod that you think will be good and the developer can look at it and will probably incorporate them if they are decent. There's a lot of loose threads that could use content. If a genesis style open world shadowrun rpg is something you've always wanted, just try opening the mod in the editor and poke around. You might be able to help.
Genesis version is the best Shadowrun game, one of the best games ever made, and can be played via ROM if anyone is itching to try it. It could use some polish, but the loop is tight, sound fits incredibly well, and game offers enough freedom that the open world doesn't ever feel constrained by the technology of the time. Masterpiece.
Yes, I always get pumped when people talk about the genesis Shadowrun. I still think it's easily one of the best games ever, and awesomely ahead of its time.
Splattercat, so happy to hear someone mention Shadowrun on the Genesis! This was my favorite game, ever, and man do I want to see SOMETHING do that again. Random matrix runs to steal some data, make some cash? Corpo sabotage missions? "Job Transfer escorts?" The genesis game was the best Shadowrun, and I've been waiting for any kind of remake or something similar for YEARS. Definitely checking this out!
Dewd yes! When I was a kid and saw this game for rent at the local movie rental store, I rented it and was hoooooked. The Matrix runs were amazing. Taught me about memory, networks, RAM, hacking, apps... so cool. Once I figured out how to steal data for big bucks the money just started rolling in.... I remember being so intimidated by runs against the big corporations... Nine floors of death and random patrols... what a great game. Oh yeah, and the ghouls were freaky.
I know a bunch of the writers and developers (Jason, Kevin, Thomas, KC) for Catalyst (the company that makes the ttRPG in the U.S.) and I can tell you that _a lot of love_ goes into the development of this game, and anything official that comes out of it. Happy to see there are people that still love the game and its video game versions to keep making new stuff for it. Now if only there was a new Earthdawn game, or even better, a mod to mix it with the SR video games!
This was also my problem, they dropped the ball centering on Battletech and gave Wizzards the Click and card game. Once they got their mitts on it they created a Dark Age that Com Star would not only oppose but would have rushed to restore their HPGs. Everything Wizzards touches goes to the trash. Look at Dungeons and Dragons to cut costs their Aniversery Editions used AI and they let down the origional Artists now doing their own things.
I don't know any Catalyst people but considering the quality of 6th edition Shadowrun and the recent Battletech Kickstarters, "love" is not something I see in abundance. In fact apathy or incompetence would be more accurate.
I must admit, I never figured out what to do, aside from killing Ghouls. I never figured out what was a smart thing to do in the matrix, never figured out how to get my bank balance in the green, and although I figured out how to do the combat, I didn't like it. It might be a good game once you "get it", but it sure could do with a better learning curve.
Man your rant on sega genesis sounds like my last 20 years. IMO the most unsung game ever made. it was SOOO far ahead of its time. Agreed top 5 game of all time.
Hell no, man. The Matrix was my favorite part of the Genesis game. Zooming around nodes in this vast digital cyberscape, finding cool (and sometimes interesting) paydata, battling ICE that were these giant monsters hovering before you. I loved it. If only the Matrix in the SR games wasn't such an afterthought. :/
There used to be a game back on like windows 95 that was a fantastic little indie title that was entirely the netrunning stuff. Used to love that game before I ever worked out it was from another game system
I finished Sega game without any saves, my cartridge had broken save system. I love it so much, my first introduction to Shadowrun. Netrunning was dope there, so many layers of gameplay.
Ironically, it's a bad Shadowrun game, but it's still a great game. Other than the matrix, it does do an alright job at handling the world. Sega Genesis Shadorun is really solid
@@Braxtonkai I agree about it being kinda bad at being "Shadowrun." It's on rails much like the modern versions. However, the storyline and graphics were excellent. I still remember the first time I found Drake's # in the beginning of the game and called him up, and a frickin' dragon appeared on screen.The Genesis version captured the full spirit of Shadowrun much better though for sure.
9:11 Exactly!! Sega's Shadowrun was the best version ever. An action open world RPG running on the Genesis was crazy. And it followed the TTP system perfectly. I had an emulator of it on my phone for the longest time. I usually used the cheat code to help get creds to help in the beginning. I'll check this mod out.
"Harebrained didn't apply any of the stuff they did to Battletech in Shadowrun-" Splat, that's literally the business model for Catalyst Game Lab (the people who own BOTH Battletech and Shadowrun). Battletech is their big money maker, Shadowrun is just some title they own. Shadowrun hasn't been good since 4th edition (now 20th anniversary), some would say 3rd, but a lot of people agree that 5th was a step in the wrong direction, and 6th is an abortion.
I would agree. 5th was so broken and had so many mistakes. Plus, it went unnecessarily grimdark. It was a real shame. We loved 4th Ed (I also loved 1st, 2nd and 3rd Ed).
I dont hate 5e (assuming ALL content is used, it had some LATE fixes). I am in the 3E is the "real SR" camp, but I play a ton of 5e and love running the shadows. 6E is the DnD 4th of Shadowrun...absolute fail on the namesake edition!
4th started strong because Catalyst still had OG FASA freelancers involved. Then they decided that paying freelancers wasn't important (instead using company funds for home improvement) and sh*tcanned them, so the quality drops during 4th and leads right into the mess of 5th (where the rules don't even function).
Catalyst doesn't own Shadowrun and Battletech. That would be Topps. Catalyst currently holds the licenses for the IPs. Someone else theoretically could come in and pick up the licenses in the future
Without you, EnterElysium, Aavak, and that string of tabletop Shadowrun, I’d have never known this glorious universe existed. Thank you, oh glorious kitty splatter.
"Harebrained schemes didn't really apply any of the stuff that they did with Battletech to Shadowrun..." That's how it is living in a chronological universe Splatty, you can't apply things before you create them.
I've spent days in this mod back when it first released in Shadowrun Returns. Happy to see it featured on your channel. It is what I've always wanted from an SR game. Kinda what I hoped Cyberpunk 2077 would be.
Much love and no shade Splatercat, but I was so hyped thinking there had been an actual update to this project. This does need much help to bring it to a next level. Has been for years.
Played the genesis version as a teen, and you are 100% right. That game had such a great feel. I'd love to see more Shadowrun games, so thanks for letting everyone know about this mod, I had no idea this was a thing, and it looks pretty fun.
Thank you Splattercat. Modders work tirelessly to create all kinds of extra content for little recognition a lot of the times. And its rare to have their work showcased on a channel as large as yours. It really means a lot to see you do something like this.
Decking is so bad every group I've ever played with has just given up and hired NPC deckers because no one wants to suffer like that. And I say that as a Rigger main.
Interesting. I know that Splat did a couple of videos on Cyberknights, but I had the impression it's a linear game, similar to the base Shadowrun games. So Cyberknights is actually Wartales/Battle Brothers/Darklands set in a cyberpunk universe, right?
@@predragpesic5953 Kinda. The basic structure is like other mercenary games with random procedural missions, but there's also storylines that consist of several related custom missions that you can trigger in various ways. Though that's part of early access that's still unfinished, the roadmap features are almost all implemented already, but non-procedural content is still missing. There's like a dozen custom missions in the game so far, and they're planning on 50ish by release.
I totally agree about the Sega Genesis Shadowrun. Bloody amazing game that did things no other games were doing at the time. So many good systems stacked on top of each other that created an amazing experience that just had so much flavor. I still can't believe how little press it has gotten over the years. It's a game I would adore having updated for modern audiences.
I loved Shadow Run on the Sega Genesis. I actually played it in the 90's on the Sega Channel that was offered by Cox Cable. It was neet we could download a game and play in from the cable. We played this and some airline tycoon like game i forget. But yeah we were obsessed with shadow run. Hope this mod gets more support.
I remember that contraption! It looked kinda like a 32x. It's a shame that nobody includes one of those in pictures of their genesis with all the add-ons attatched.
I really miss Shadowrun for xb360. Thanks for the coverage splat. I’ve been enjoying this franchise across so many different media for so long. Happy to see anything related to it.
I tried this mod out a couple months ago myself, like you really impressed me and reminded me of the Genesis version. The only thing I wanted was the ability to have a permanent team that you could upgrade the equipment and abilities of, instead of having to rehire them every mission. But I spent the weekend playing this and it was a really good time.
I played Shadowrun way back on Sega Genesis and 10 year old me was hooked on that game like crack. That game was damn legendary and I ended up jamming on that for years. While Shadowrun goes way beyond that one title of course, that game is how I judge all other Shadowrun games and games like them, and I almost always find them lacking in one way or other. That includes you SNES Shadowrun, the version of the game that it seems all future Shadowruns would be based off of sadly.
I feel like Shadowrun is just cursed. No one has ever heard about the Gensis game, no one I know has heard of these 3 amazing games, I feel like I'm always seeing people mention how they want a cyberpunk fantasy game and it's like hello, there's Shadowrun?? But this mod is amazing, I haven't played it in a hot minute... like honestly yeaaars but I'm in the mood to give it another show. I really hope one day Harebrained decides to return to this franchise and make the Shadowrun game of our dreams!
Coming from someone who had a Sega Genesis, I never heard about the game but it would've been right up my alley. I was playing BG2 for years after it came out.
Never had a Genesis, but I played the SNES games and loved every minute of it! The thing I liked about it was you were a Samurai, Decker, and a Shaman/Mage all at the same time. I know you can't do that in the TTRPG, but it scratches a BIG itch for me! I usually play a Fighter/Thief/Mage in DnD, I go for the Jack of All, Master of None kind of character.
Oh wow, Shadowrun Unlimited mod.. Is this the very same mod that was trying to make sandbox since the game release? That would make it 9-10 years in development by dedicated fans! BTW -didnt they port the mod to Hong Kong or does it run on both games?
Yeah I remember playing the extremely early variant of this. It was just random encounters back then with shop,money and exp. This looks much more fleshed out.
I played it a couple years ago. Unfortunately, the development is just at maintenance level. The writing is below average, and the main quest isn't finished. You can contribute. I even signed up to the github and contributed things like fixing typos, capitalization, and a double teleport trigger bug in one of the havens. Digging into the editor there's some cool ideas, but still a lot of work to be done. I considered buckling down and really trying to contribute, but it just seems like there are too many strands left unfinished. You don't have to know coding, it's all done in the editor. If you have basic logic abilities, you can open up the missions, look at the triggers and see how it all works. Anyone could really help adding to the variety, even with the same map layouts. Give it a shot.
I played both the SNES and Sega versions when I was a kid and loved them both despite how different they were. I've also played through Cyberpunk 2077 which is it's own thing and lets me know there is still room for something like Shadowrun. I bought the PC games: Returns, Dragonfall, and Hong Kong and it was so great to be back in the Shadowrun world. I feel like the movie Bright had to have been somewhat inspired by Shadowrun too, but there's no acknowledgement as such. I hope these developers continue to build on this as there is definitely a following for it.
I Shadowrun in the title and was like "OMG, finally another Shadowrun game!" Sad it is not a new game, already played the Shadowrun trilogy and need some more. The mod is great though.
I loved all the Shadowrun: Returns modules. But I believe I hit my Faust moment in Dragonfall, when I met that runner lady in a bar. I wanted to just hang out with her for the rest of my gaming. Just enter the game once in a few days, dive into this bar, ask her how's it going in the shadows, get a lucid dream, get a hangover, browse for contracts, eject to real life, rinse, repeat. There aren't many RPGs out there that really made me role play and not just jungle numbers and guess "the correct answer". Shadowrun, VtM: Bloodlines and CP2077. The Witcher series definitely very close, but it's harder because I've read books first and I have a firm canon of how'd Geralt handle the situation.
You know what's weird? A part of me is aware that neither of the Shadowrun games, Return, Dragonfall and Hong Kong, are actually good games, but I freaking love all three to d3ath. I'm aware of all their problems, just like I'm aware of all the fails of VTM: Bloodlines, but still I can't stop playing them. The plot on all of them is so freaking good! Way better than 99% of the movies and tv shows that have come out in the past 20 years at least. I can't stop going through them, replying each game over and over trying to find that perfect build, You know what I mean? Despite of all the things that are wrong about those games, I freaking love them!
100% on the Sega Genesis Shadowrun. One of my favorite open world RPG's of the '90's, too. And so much better than the SNES version, imo. I still go back to it occasionally, for the nostalgia of getting paid to shoot down 20 ghouls in an abandoned building with my Predator pistol as my first run, just to have the cloak and dagger vamp pop up to try to make it a bad run. Gunderson playing games again. No worries, chummer. All in a day's work. If this is reminiscent of that old gem, then I'll definitely be checking it out. Just give me limitless jobs and fun gameplay, and I'm a happy little chiphead.
commenting to help boost visibility on the mod and game, Harebrained shadowrun trilogy is an absolute must play and tbh i was very much saddened that they didnt continue making them cause each one was incrementally better than the last.
Three types of ICE: White ICE prevents and alerts the system to the presence of unauthorised acces; Grey ICE is able to run traces and eject unauthorised access, it even is able to damage any software the intruder has in active memory; Black ICE can damage the software (even unloaded softs), hardware and even the wetware of the intruder.
Played Shadowrun Returns. There is literally nothing better than an elf with a shotgun. You can just kill everything with your one character. Now Dragonfall nerfed some of the things that made that build so strong, namely Haste being harder to get and areas being more open as opposed to the tight corridors of the previous game where you could just put a stun wall in the doorway and wait for them to walk into it giving you several turns before they would even shoot you.
Nice, I really wanted them to release a sandbox of the SR games. This looks like it might scratch that itch. By the by, a roll of zero will mean zero successes, assuming they're using the D6 system from the ttrpg. Loving the soundtrack on this too. The samples from the SNES soundtrack have tickled my nostalgia.
I remember Shadowrun. It was before I got spoiled by Divinity Original Sin 2. I tolerated reading at the time. And the story of each of the franchise really got me that Cyberpunk feel. The multiple races in a futuristic sci-fi world was very unique. Not like 40K. But damn. If they got some good mods, I might just hop back in and try it.
I kickstarted all 3 shadowrun games, they were amazing and I had a really great time because everything was so well written. I even wished I could play co-op... But the biggest flaw of the game is definitely the lack of interraction with the environment ! This was frustrating not to be able to search more stuff or break stuff. Those games are also pretty linear, you follow a quest and then another one comes up and it continue 'til the end. (and you get a bit more as a decker IMO) I did see that mod back then and seeing it now makes me think that not much has evolved, everything still looks pretty bland compared to the original games. I don't think I'll check it out to see what has changed because it's still the good old shadowrun from harebrain scheme missing so many things. We need new shadowrun games though !!!!
If they could get with the producers of Cyberpunk 2077 and use it's engine, adding the fantasy magic aspect of Shadowrun to the game - I might spot myself in joy.
My dream is that someone someday (ideally Larian or Owlcat or InXile) makes a sandboxy Shadowrun game that has interesting stealth, matrix and astral gameplay
Shoutout to Sam Powell and his amazing soundtrack of the Shadowrun sega genesis. I agree it's a fantastic game, I put so many hours into that as a kid.
Oh neat, I streamed some Shadowrun Returns for a laugh cus i liked the HBS Battletech. I really enjoyed it. Having a BTA style Shadowrun sounds awesome
Shadowrun Returns, Dragonfall, and Hong Kong are all quality games.
So true! They are amazing fun games.
I bought the whole set about a year back and I was amazed with how great those games are
Oh, they have qualities, sure. Returns is still the only game I ever actually finished. I don't know why, I just lose interest with the other two after some point. I shouldn't, but... oh well.
@@ChronicNOTAG Returns is shorter and also has less freedom of options - more linear story.
I imagine taking on Dragonfall and Hong Kong as a multi-day thing might work better. Same with how it's easier to watch a big anime series in chunks
Dragonfall > Returns > Hong Kong though Imo. Dragonfall was the developers really nailing it, Hong Kong wasn't as interesting sadly.
Shadowrun story for the elves dwarves and other mystical races and creatures being in current "future" timeline is that magic suddenly came back and humans and creatures that had dormant dna that tied them to the mystical beings, suddenly started changing back to those races and creatures. So your neighbors may suddenly be orcs. I read all the books many years ago, they are awesome.
In old-school Shadowrun lore all metatypes have same dna - differences are caused by magic (which makes sense ig, since low magic is what caused them to lay dormant)
New editions chalk new metatypes up to small dna differences and mana levels
@@Alex-cq1zr It's how there's regional types and it also works the same way with the "zombie" virus too
@@ExeErdna Yeah yeah.
I do wonder which one i prefer more tho tbh.
Old-school shadowrun overall has cool setting flavor pieces like how spirits aren't defined by the summoner, but are instead either elementals for hermetics or more contextual spirits defined by their habitat for shamans... like, if you summon a Hearth spirit of an office, it might look like a giant office workers. City spirit? "Hey, is that a taxicab glaring at me with it's lights or did i have too much soykaf?"
While the reapearance of magic might have been sudden to the unsuspecting, the magic level is actually cyclical and connects shadow run lore with the earth dawn lore - a roleplaying system located in the far past of the earth, with a more medieval setting. At least it has been like that in the last Iteration of these games I checked over a decade ago...
Don't forget earthdawn.
Maaaan I saw the title and got so excited, I've wanted another Shadowrun game for so long. I loved the Harebrained series, though, and will check this mod out for sure.
I did the SAME thing. I thought "how did they release a new Shadowrun game and I not know about it???". Dragonfall is still one of my favorite games ever. The story and setting are just fantastic. I may have to give this mod a shot.
Just so everyone knows, if you're reasonably intelligent you can probably effectively contribute to this project. It's all done in the editor. The github is open, so what that means is you can make changes to the mod that you think will be good and the developer can look at it and will probably incorporate them if they are decent. There's a lot of loose threads that could use content. If a genesis style open world shadowrun rpg is something you've always wanted, just try opening the mod in the editor and poke around. You might be able to help.
Genesis version is the best Shadowrun game, one of the best games ever made, and can be played via ROM if anyone is itching to try it. It could use some polish, but the loop is tight, sound fits incredibly well, and game offers enough freedom that the open world doesn't ever feel constrained by the technology of the time. Masterpiece.
Yes, I always get pumped when people talk about the genesis Shadowrun. I still think it's easily one of the best games ever, and awesomely ahead of its time.
....Watch your back, Shoot Straight, Conserve ammo, and NEVER, EVER, Cut a deal with a Dragon, Chummer...
> "It doesn't matter if everyone else dies, it only matters if I die."
Oh you're one of those runners.
an honest one?
Splattercat, so happy to hear someone mention Shadowrun on the Genesis! This was my favorite game, ever, and man do I want to see SOMETHING do that again. Random matrix runs to steal some data, make some cash? Corpo sabotage missions? "Job Transfer escorts?" The genesis game was the best Shadowrun, and I've been waiting for any kind of remake or something similar for YEARS. Definitely checking this out!
Dewd yes! When I was a kid and saw this game for rent at the local movie rental store, I rented it and was hoooooked.
The Matrix runs were amazing. Taught me about memory, networks, RAM, hacking, apps... so cool. Once I figured out how to steal data for big bucks the money just started rolling in....
I remember being so intimidated by runs against the big corporations... Nine floors of death and random patrols... what a great game.
Oh yeah, and the ghouls were freaky.
@@c.c.germaine9960 Absolutely. That game was SO ahead of its time. I'm blown away no one has attempted a remaster
I know a bunch of the writers and developers (Jason, Kevin, Thomas, KC) for Catalyst (the company that makes the ttRPG in the U.S.) and I can tell you that _a lot of love_ goes into the development of this game, and anything official that comes out of it. Happy to see there are people that still love the game and its video game versions to keep making new stuff for it.
Now if only there was a new Earthdawn game, or even better, a mod to mix it with the SR video games!
Wish catalyst wasn't so poorly managed.
This was also my problem, they dropped the ball centering on Battletech and gave Wizzards the Click and card game. Once they got their mitts on it they created a Dark Age that Com Star would not only oppose but would have rushed to restore their HPGs. Everything Wizzards touches goes to the trash. Look at Dungeons and Dragons to cut costs their Aniversery Editions used AI and they let down the origional Artists now doing their own things.
I don't know any Catalyst people but considering the quality of 6th edition Shadowrun and the recent Battletech Kickstarters, "love" is not something I see in abundance. In fact apathy or incompetence would be more accurate.
I remember Shadowrun for the Genesis, awesome game and way ahead of it's time
I liked The Matrix better on Genesis than the SNES version of The Matrix.
Agreed. Way, way ahead of its time, particularly for a console release. Such a cool game.
Loved it as a kid, I preferred it over the SNES version.
@@xbrthrhdxYep, SNES matrix was crap. Genesis Shadowrun is best Shadowrun!
I must admit, I never figured out what to do, aside from killing Ghouls. I never figured out what was a smart thing to do in the matrix, never figured out how to get my bank balance in the green, and although I figured out how to do the combat, I didn't like it.
It might be a good game once you "get it", but it sure could do with a better learning curve.
Man your rant on sega genesis sounds like my last 20 years. IMO the most unsung game ever made. it was SOOO far ahead of its time. Agreed top 5 game of all time.
Hell no, man. The Matrix was my favorite part of the Genesis game. Zooming around nodes in this vast digital cyberscape, finding cool (and sometimes interesting) paydata, battling ICE that were these giant monsters hovering before you. I loved it. If only the Matrix in the SR games wasn't such an afterthought. :/
There used to be a game back on like windows 95 that was a fantastic little indie title that was entirely the netrunning stuff. Used to love that game before I ever worked out it was from another game system
@@Hudson316 Sounds awesome.
@@Hudson316Decker, and you can still find it floating around. Someone made it in Java to preserve it.
I finished Sega game without any saves, my cartridge had broken save system. I love it so much, my first introduction to Shadowrun. Netrunning was dope there, so many layers of gameplay.
Netrunning was a cool idea with extremely dull execution, the ancient Neuromancer game might have had better take on that
Shadowrun SNES was my first Shadowrun game when i was a kid. Still to this day i think it was decades ahead of its time.
Ironically, it's a bad Shadowrun game, but it's still a great game. Other than the matrix, it does do an alright job at handling the world.
Sega Genesis Shadorun is really solid
@@Braxtonkai I agree about it being kinda bad at being "Shadowrun." It's on rails much like the modern versions. However, the storyline and graphics were excellent. I still remember the first time I found Drake's # in the beginning of the game and called him up, and a frickin' dragon appeared on screen.The Genesis version captured the full spirit of Shadowrun much better though for sure.
9:11 Exactly!! Sega's Shadowrun was the best version ever. An action open world RPG running on the Genesis was crazy. And it followed the TTP system perfectly. I had an emulator of it on my phone for the longest time. I usually used the cheat code to help get creds to help in the beginning.
I'll check this mod out.
"Harebrained didn't apply any of the stuff they did to Battletech in Shadowrun-" Splat, that's literally the business model for Catalyst Game Lab (the people who own BOTH Battletech and Shadowrun). Battletech is their big money maker, Shadowrun is just some title they own. Shadowrun hasn't been good since 4th edition (now 20th anniversary), some would say 3rd, but a lot of people agree that 5th was a step in the wrong direction, and 6th is an abortion.
I would agree. 5th was so broken and had so many mistakes. Plus, it went unnecessarily grimdark. It was a real shame. We loved 4th Ed (I also loved 1st, 2nd and 3rd Ed).
Yeah 5th and 6th ed are so bad
I dont hate 5e (assuming ALL content is used, it had some LATE fixes). I am in the 3E is the "real SR" camp, but I play a ton of 5e and love running the shadows.
6E is the DnD 4th of Shadowrun...absolute fail on the namesake edition!
4th started strong because Catalyst still had OG FASA freelancers involved. Then they decided that paying freelancers wasn't important (instead using company funds for home improvement) and sh*tcanned them, so the quality drops during 4th and leads right into the mess of 5th (where the rules don't even function).
Catalyst doesn't own Shadowrun and Battletech. That would be Topps. Catalyst currently holds the licenses for the IPs.
Someone else theoretically could come in and pick up the licenses in the future
This is exactly what the Shadowrun games should have been.
I am all for splat spotlighting the occasional outstanding mod. good to be made aware of them.
I remember Total Biscuit WTF is... video on this game.
Rest In Peace.
Without you, EnterElysium, Aavak, and that string of tabletop Shadowrun, I’d have never known this glorious universe existed. Thank you, oh glorious kitty splatter.
Shadowrun Returns, Dragonfall, and Hong Kong are in my top 10 of favourite games. Thx for sharing this!
Oh man, the Shadowrun LP series were classics
I hope you'll make a series of it
God, I miss those days. When I first discovered Splattercat it was well over a decade ago with his let's play series like Dragonfall. Good times.
"Harebrained schemes didn't really apply any of the stuff that they did with Battletech to Shadowrun..."
That's how it is living in a chronological universe Splatty, you can't apply things before you create them.
I've spent days in this mod back when it first released in Shadowrun Returns. Happy to see it featured on your channel. It is what I've always wanted from an SR game. Kinda what I hoped Cyberpunk 2077 would be.
Fun Story.
Shadowrun is how I found Splat's channel. TTRPG he was in. Great stuff.
I love the genesis game so much, I STILL play it to this day on emulators! I'm so grateful to you for showing me this, thank you!!!!
Much love and no shade Splatercat, but I was so hyped thinking there had been an actual update to this project. This does need much help to bring it to a next level. Has been for years.
Played the genesis version as a teen, and you are 100% right. That game had such a great feel. I'd love to see more Shadowrun games, so thanks for letting everyone know about this mod, I had no idea this was a thing, and it looks pretty fun.
Thank you Splattercat. Modders work tirelessly to create all kinds of extra content for little recognition a lot of the times.
And its rare to have their work showcased on a channel as large as yours. It really means a lot to see you do something like this.
This reminds me a little of an old 90s game called "Crusader No Regret" (then the sequel, "No Remorse"). Nostalgic vibes from a 40 year guy here.
I loved those games. Played the hell out of them.
@@Zirnike Same here. Remember how cheesy those cinematics were? 480p quality: "Crusader! Go and infiltrate the lab, to help the rebels!", hahahah...
@@MauMenzori I wouldn't mind a modern remake. 😀
Absolute gem and my first encounter with the RP22/32 IIRC… 😬
> "Decking is the worst..."
I will fight you in a phonebox.
...
But you're not wrong about it being time for everyone else to do a beer run.
Decking is so bad every group I've ever played with has just given up and hired NPC deckers because no one wants to suffer like that.
And I say that as a Rigger main.
@@Damivin the table top or the video game?
@@MistwolfssTabletop.
The endless cyberpunk merc game that's like Shadowrun PnP exists, it's Cyberknights:Flashpoint.
its good, but its cyberpunk not shadowrun. i want the elves, trolls, orcs, dwarves, dragons, etc...
Yeah, it's definitely not like Shadowrun, but it does look cool! I may pick it up as well!
Interesting. I know that Splat did a couple of videos on Cyberknights, but I had the impression it's a linear game, similar to the base Shadowrun games. So Cyberknights is actually Wartales/Battle Brothers/Darklands set in a cyberpunk universe, right?
@@predragpesic5953 Kinda. The basic structure is like other mercenary games with random procedural missions, but there's also storylines that consist of several related custom missions that you can trigger in various ways. Though that's part of early access that's still unfinished, the roadmap features are almost all implemented already, but non-procedural content is still missing. There's like a dozen custom missions in the game so far, and they're planning on 50ish by release.
Mans this is a blast from the past shadowrun was how i first discovered you
> "Shadowrun"
Splatty you had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.
Splatty, you did the delivery in the Redmond Barrens. You're lucky it was 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 the Johnson who jumped you
Thank you for spotlight this splat, I can’t wait to dive back into some of my favorite games again!
6:38 They're called Mr. Johnson because they'll screw you every time.
They are usually smarter than this one was, though. Mostly, they wait until they, personally, are out of range.
we've come full circle! my first exposure to this channel was looking for a shadowrun game series on youtube, and finding your dragonfall playlist!
Splat was the pe son who first introduced me to shadow run.
I now believe it is one of the greatest cyberpunk dystopia future stories out there.
I still fondly remember your OG shadowrun playthrough.
This mod looks pretty neat, now I am itching to go do some SRunning of my own.
this is one of my favorite games man. soooo good.
I totally agree about the Sega Genesis Shadowrun. Bloody amazing game that did things no other games were doing at the time. So many good systems stacked on top of each other that created an amazing experience that just had so much flavor. I still can't believe how little press it has gotten over the years. It's a game I would adore having updated for modern audiences.
Some love for Shadowrun, looks like a cool mod!
I've been looking for something like this all week.
I loved Shadow Run on the Sega Genesis. I actually played it in the 90's on the Sega Channel that was offered by Cox Cable. It was neet we could download a game and play in from the cable. We played this and some airline tycoon like game i forget. But yeah we were obsessed with shadow run. Hope this mod gets more support.
I remember that contraption! It looked kinda like a 32x. It's a shame that nobody includes one of those in pictures of their genesis with all the add-ons attatched.
I really miss Shadowrun for xb360. Thanks for the coverage splat. I’ve been enjoying this franchise across so many different media for so long. Happy to see anything related to it.
I tried this mod out a couple months ago myself, like you really impressed me and reminded me of the Genesis version.
The only thing I wanted was the ability to have a permanent team that you could upgrade the equipment and abilities of, instead of having to rehire them every mission.
But I spent the weekend playing this and it was a really good time.
Shadow run is one of the coolest settings I have had the pleasure of meeting, I feel like such a geek for just know the lingo in the first 5 minutes:D
So happy someones modding these games! Highly underrated series and IP!
I played Shadowrun way back on Sega Genesis and 10 year old me was hooked on that game like crack. That game was damn legendary and I ended up jamming on that for years. While Shadowrun goes way beyond that one title of course, that game is how I judge all other Shadowrun games and games like them, and I almost always find them lacking in one way or other. That includes you SNES Shadowrun, the version of the game that it seems all future Shadowruns would be based off of sadly.
Genesis Shadowrun is the game I go back and play every couple of years, definitely one of my top games of all times!
I'd forgotten how much Harebrained's Shadowrun looks like OG Syndicate and this closes so much of the distance!
I love that mod :)
Nice to see it get some exposure.
I enjoyed the mod that remade the Sega Genesis Shadowrun. I'll have to try Unlimited Mod and check the remake mod again, thanks Splat
That’s it I’m watching gameplay of the Genesis version next.
I feel like Shadowrun is just cursed. No one has ever heard about the Gensis game, no one I know has heard of these 3 amazing games, I feel like I'm always seeing people mention how they want a cyberpunk fantasy game and it's like hello, there's Shadowrun??
But this mod is amazing, I haven't played it in a hot minute... like honestly yeaaars but I'm in the mood to give it another show. I really hope one day Harebrained decides to return to this franchise and make the Shadowrun game of our dreams!
Coming from someone who had a Sega Genesis, I never heard about the game but it would've been right up my alley. I was playing BG2 for years after it came out.
Shadowrun is like VTM they have a massive popular niche yet it just doesn't convert to the modern games.
Also that’s what made Shadowrun Chronicles was so fun!
I am excite for this project and I hope you do get eyes on it.
Nice to see how far this have gotten. I last played it back in 2014 when it was really early on in development by a different guy.
Buggy, undeveloped, underbaked....yeah, sounds like Shadowrun. I can't wait to play it!
This chummer runs.
Never had a Genesis, but I played the SNES games and loved every minute of it! The thing I liked about it was you were a Samurai, Decker, and a Shaman/Mage all at the same time. I know you can't do that in the TTRPG, but it scratches a BIG itch for me! I usually play a Fighter/Thief/Mage in DnD, I go for the Jack of All, Master of None kind of character.
Splat playing Shadowrun, Mechwarrior or Warhammer games is always a good time.
Genesis version STILL has the best hacking/decking system
The HBS Shadowrun games are so fucking great! Some of the mods like Unlimited made for them are truly exceptional.
Dude, as a 48 year old guy, Shadowrun on SEGA Genesis is still my favorite game ever. It was so good.
Oh wow, Shadowrun Unlimited mod.. Is this the very same mod that was trying to make sandbox since the game release? That would make it 9-10 years in development by dedicated fans! BTW -didnt they port the mod to Hong Kong or does it run on both games?
Yeah I remember playing the extremely early variant of this. It was just random encounters back then with shop,money and exp. This looks much more fleshed out.
I played it a couple years ago. Unfortunately, the development is just at maintenance level. The writing is below average, and the main quest isn't finished. You can contribute. I even signed up to the github and contributed things like fixing typos, capitalization, and a double teleport trigger bug in one of the havens. Digging into the editor there's some cool ideas, but still a lot of work to be done. I considered buckling down and really trying to contribute, but it just seems like there are too many strands left unfinished. You don't have to know coding, it's all done in the editor. If you have basic logic abilities, you can open up the missions, look at the triggers and see how it all works. Anyone could really help adding to the variety, even with the same map layouts. Give it a shot.
You had me at Shadowrun.
I played both the SNES and Sega versions when I was a kid and loved them both despite how different they were. I've also played through Cyberpunk 2077 which is it's own thing and lets me know there is still room for something like Shadowrun. I bought the PC games: Returns, Dragonfall, and Hong Kong and it was so great to be back in the Shadowrun world. I feel like the movie Bright had to have been somewhat inspired by Shadowrun too, but there's no acknowledgement as such. I hope these developers continue to build on this as there is definitely a following for it.
I Shadowrun in the title and was like "OMG, finally another Shadowrun game!" Sad it is not a new game, already played the Shadowrun trilogy and need some more. The mod is great though.
I loved all the Shadowrun: Returns modules. But I believe I hit my Faust moment in Dragonfall, when I met that runner lady in a bar. I wanted to just hang out with her for the rest of my gaming. Just enter the game once in a few days, dive into this bar, ask her how's it going in the shadows, get a lucid dream, get a hangover, browse for contracts, eject to real life, rinse, repeat. There aren't many RPGs out there that really made me role play and not just jungle numbers and guess "the correct answer". Shadowrun, VtM: Bloodlines and CP2077. The Witcher series definitely very close, but it's harder because I've read books first and I have a firm canon of how'd Geralt handle the situation.
I will pay AAA price for this if this works well
Whoo Hoo! a sandbox open-world Shadowrun? YES!
You know what's weird? A part of me is aware that neither of the Shadowrun games, Return, Dragonfall and Hong Kong, are actually good games, but I freaking love all three to d3ath. I'm aware of all their problems, just like I'm aware of all the fails of VTM: Bloodlines, but still I can't stop playing them. The plot on all of them is so freaking good! Way better than 99% of the movies and tv shows that have come out in the past 20 years at least. I can't stop going through them, replying each game over and over trying to find that perfect build, You know what I mean? Despite of all the things that are wrong about those games, I freaking love them!
100% on the Sega Genesis Shadowrun. One of my favorite open world RPG's of the '90's, too. And so much better than the SNES version, imo. I still go back to it occasionally, for the nostalgia of getting paid to shoot down 20 ghouls in an abandoned building with my Predator pistol as my first run, just to have the cloak and dagger vamp pop up to try to make it a bad run. Gunderson playing games again. No worries, chummer. All in a day's work.
If this is reminiscent of that old gem, then I'll definitely be checking it out. Just give me limitless jobs and fun gameplay, and I'm a happy little chiphead.
commenting to help boost visibility on the mod and game, Harebrained shadowrun trilogy is an absolute must play and tbh i was very much saddened that they didnt continue making them cause each one was incrementally better than the last.
Three types of ICE: White ICE prevents and alerts the system to the presence of unauthorised acces; Grey ICE is able to run traces and eject unauthorised access, it even is able to damage any software the intruder has in active memory; Black ICE can damage the software (even unloaded softs), hardware and even the wetware of the intruder.
Played Shadowrun Returns. There is literally nothing better than an elf with a shotgun. You can just kill everything with your one character. Now Dragonfall nerfed some of the things that made that build so strong, namely Haste being harder to get and areas being more open as opposed to the tight corridors of the previous game where you could just put a stun wall in the doorway and wait for them to walk into it giving you several turns before they would even shoot you.
We rented the sega version and had to pay a huge late fee because we just kept it for like 4 months as we continued to play it. good times.
Nice, I really wanted them to release a sandbox of the SR games. This looks like it might scratch that itch. By the by, a roll of zero will mean zero successes, assuming they're using the D6 system from the ttrpg. Loving the soundtrack on this too. The samples from the SNES soundtrack have tickled my nostalgia.
sega shadowrun, hundreds and hundreds of delightful hours in that amazing game!
I remember Shadowrun. It was before I got spoiled by Divinity Original Sin 2. I tolerated reading at the time.
And the story of each of the franchise really got me that Cyberpunk feel. The multiple races in a futuristic sci-fi world was very unique. Not like 40K.
But damn. If they got some good mods, I might just hop back in and try it.
SR:HK is where it's at. I just found this mod for that too, excellent!
This is a dope idea. I miss shaddowrun.
Lucky me. I just poured myself a glass of whiskey and Splat calls out a drinking game.
Love to see more in a stream! Maybe as a samurai!
I kickstarted all 3 shadowrun games, they were amazing and I had a really great time because everything was so well written.
I even wished I could play co-op... But the biggest flaw of the game is definitely the lack of interraction with the environment ! This was frustrating not to be able to search more stuff or break stuff. Those games are also pretty linear, you follow a quest and then another one comes up and it continue 'til the end. (and you get a bit more as a decker IMO)
I did see that mod back then and seeing it now makes me think that not much has evolved, everything still looks pretty bland compared to the original games.
I don't think I'll check it out to see what has changed because it's still the good old shadowrun from harebrain scheme missing so many things.
We need new shadowrun games though !!!!
The Sega Shadowrun game was indeed amazing
I wish this wasn't ½ made. HBS had an amazing opportunity but didn't follow it up.
If they could get with the producers of Cyberpunk 2077 and use it's engine, adding the fantasy magic aspect of Shadowrun to the game - I might spot myself in joy.
I read probably all the books! So awesome.
man, I would play this for all time.
I’ve lived Shadow Run since the Genesis days.
I really like the graphics on this one, very nice!
My dream is that someone someday (ideally Larian or Owlcat or InXile) makes a sandboxy Shadowrun game that has interesting stealth, matrix and astral gameplay
Shoutout to Sam Powell and his amazing soundtrack of the Shadowrun sega genesis. I agree it's a fantastic game, I put so many hours into that as a kid.
Thanks Splat for using your Interweb powers for the good of the Shadowrun fans. Keep up the good work chummer!
I really cant understand why they havent created another Shadowrun, such loved games..
That's funny. I'm looking at the Second edition of the TTRPG Shadowrun from 1992 sitting on my shelf right now. Cool world, very crunchy system.
They really need to make a game like this one day!
Oh neat, I streamed some Shadowrun Returns for a laugh cus i liked the HBS Battletech. I really enjoyed it. Having a BTA style Shadowrun sounds awesome