Shadow Tactics revient en décembre avec Aiko’s Choice

A l’occasion du prochain cinquième anniversaire du jeu, voici pour les amateurs de jeux tactiques d’infiltration du type Commandos une extension autonome (stand alone) pour cet original titre qui il y a cinq ans proposait de jouer une équipe de spécialistes en plein Japon à l’époque Edo, personnages spéciaux s’aventurant au coeur des lignes ennemies. Au programme, essentiellement trois missions et trois interludes, pour donc un court mais probablement intense voyage vidéoludique.

Pour plus d’informations sur Aiko’s Choice, dont la sortie est prévue le 6 décembre, voyez cette page sur Steam. Concernant Shadow Tactics – Blades of the Shogun, actuellement soldé à -90%, voyez cette fiche sur Steam (où une démo est toujours disponible) ainsi que notre test.

 

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Release Date Announcement

Konnichiwa, everyone!

Celebrating the 5th anniversary of Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, standalone expansion Aiko´s Choice releases December 6th 2021

The standalone expansion of the critically acclaimed RTT game Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun continues the story around the beloved group of assassins…

We are thrilled to finally announce the release date of Aiko’s Choice, the long-awaited standalone expansion for the acclaimed real-time tactics game Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. On December 6th 2021, marking the 5th anniversary of the release of the original game, players will once again be sent to the ancient capital of Japan, Edo. There they will accompany the kunoichi adept Aiko and her deadly assassin friends to hunt down the ghosts of her past.

The new trailer sets the mood for Aiko’s Choice by summarizing the events of the main game (potential spoiler):

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun – Aiko´s Choice focuses on one of the main game’s protagonists: the kunoichi adept Aiko. She is a master of camouflage and distracts enemies disguised as a geisha. While Aiko was certain that she left her old life behind, her former sensei, the cunning spymaster Lady Chiyo, reappears from the shadows to challenge her. Together with her friends, a group of deadly assassins, she sets out to hunt down the ghosts of her past.

The expansion features three full-fledged main missions, set in brand-new environments, and three shorter interlude missions.

Like in the main game, you take control of a team of lethal specialists, move in the shadows and sneak past dozens of enemies. Choose your approach wisely when infiltrating hidden forest camps or lively Edo-period towns. Set traps, poison and distract your opponents – or avoid enemy contact altogether. Carefully plan your every move and come up with your own ingenious tactics to vanquish enemies and complete each of the challenging missions to uncover Aiko´s past.

Features:

Return to the beautiful world of Shadow Tactics set in Japan in the early Edo period.
Rejoin your favorite characters for another adventure set within the story of the main game Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Experience a previously untold tale centered around the kunoichi adept Aiko, who has to face a vicious enemy connected to her past.
Explore three full-fledged main missions, located in brand-new environments, and three shorter interlude missions.

 

The expansion includes all the features of the main game:

Play a team of completely different characters with their own unique skill sets.
Synchronize your team’s actions to strike down your enemies at once with the « Shadow Mode » feature.
Choose between non-lethal or deadly stealth attacks.
Find dozens of ways to take out or sneak past your opponents the way you want.
Choose from three difficulty levels to match your skill.