Man, when I saw those Uninvited/Deja Vu stretch goals I really thought they were gonna be optional side paths like a DLC or something; rather than be part of the actual main progression.
There are many ways to meet the reaper. As well, the death screens change based on what segment of the game you're on. For instance, the Uninvited segment has the red skull game over screen.
i thought I was a dummy as I thought there was a way to get the shovel back to fix the corpse in the manor its such a shame how well this game is designed and yet they made it so you stuck yourself out of the good ending
What I learned is that Del was responsible for the misery of both Ace Harding, and the Deja Vu protagonist. Thanks for the playthrough, this was almost first on RU-vid… But someone posted a any% speedrun of ending A first.
@bellduke6417 Actually, ACE HARDING IS THE PROTAGONIST OF DEJA VU. The way you said, it makes it sound like they are two different people, but they are not, they are the same person
You mean the Uninvited Protagonist? Yes this heavily implies that Del caused the crash of the car in the beginning of Uninvited, funny that, a dimension hopping fenling. Being the "shadowy figure appearing on the road" as the protagonist tried to avoid him and crashed. Also funny that you enter another haunted mansion to find something to gain entrance to the one in Kal Torlin's.
@@suokkis Yeah, I guess bellduke6417 meant The Uninvited protagonist, but either got confused, or mistyped. Also I love how Del is able to go to the rooms the protagonists in the other games could not, I guess that solves the mysteries of what are in those rooms. I love how this game is all connected to all of the there’s too.
@@suokkis And is responsible for the mansion becoming haunted in the first place by unwittingly opening a portal to Hell while opening a portal back to Kal Torlin. I've always thought that the shadowy figure was one of the mansion's undead inhabitants. LOL
Okay CrankyTemplar, so that is the best ending, will you show the ones that are worse and work your way down to the worst ending in seperate videos excluding game overs as those are technically not endings and those would be in their own separate video naturally? Good job by the way, impressive to see you were able to get the best ending bravo. And since it pays homage to the other Macventure games in the style of nes graphics and controlslike the original shadowgate, the uninvited, deja but a nightmare comes true, infested, and spectacle, you could say this game is the ultimate macventure game yet. Also it is nice to see a dragon be one of the good guys or heroes you can befriend in this game and not a villain or enemy, though I wonder if you would get killed if you attacked it.
Weird, I've had a few games lost from bad luck but most of the time it didn't take long to beat. Although I'm really surprised I did it in one try here.
Oh boo, why did RU-vid eat my comment? Anyway, I was thinking about this game not long ago. Glad to see it wasn’t abandoned! Also, the spirit’s lines are different. Do they not get tired anymore when giving hints? :o
Man, I just got endings A and C, tried everything to get B and D. No spoilers/guides the whole way until I finally just gave up trying things at the final fight. Found this video and find out the manor bit. What an arbitrary way to screw you out of the best ending. Having a hard time appreciating this design decision, as beating the entire game again (which isn't enjoyable as you already know everything) to correct one small thing they let you mess up on seems like a dumb way to add replay value. Thanks for the vid, I at least got to see the better ending without clicking through the entire game again because the dev wanted to hinge endings on something so dumb.
Well, you're still able to get Ending D if you had the imp die, but it is surprisingly easy to not realize a mistake was made in the manor until it's too late for getting the best ending. Since B and D are mutually exclusive you'd have to do two playthroughs to see all the endings and if you're achievement hunting there's a likely reason for a second playthrough anyhow with the sub 2hr achievement. I don't know if that provides any consolation but hopefully you enjoyed the game nonetheless.
Yeah it was fun, just a sour note at the end. Gave me flashbacks to having to use a guide on games like Suikoden to make sure you do everything exactly right so you don't botch your file. Would have been nice if they gave you a way to go back and correct things, for those of us that aren't wanting to have to beat the game again to 100% it.
I mean, the point of this is that it's supposed to be a sequel to a NES era game. They are trying to be as faithful to it as possible, and that is exactly the kind of chicanery you would encounter. If anything, they're uncharacteristically nice this time around. You actually have a hint system, and it warns you when the time is about to kill you. Shadow gate 1 didn't. Uninvited gave you no such kindness either. It won't let you throw away an item that would soft lock you or cause you to lose the game. Deja Vu didn't care. Do note the point of this comment isn't to belittle you or to say that your viewpoint is not valid. I'm just commenting on the fact that this game design that you claim is kind of BS is actually a mercy.
To be fair the NES version did try to prevent unwinnable states that were possible in the PC version. If you died to the ruby you could just continue and have more time to ditch it unlike on the PC version where it was just a time limit based on the number of moves you made.
@@roetemeteor I don't disagree, I beat the NES Shadowgate. The removal of the torch system, the inability to soft lock the game, the hint system, etc are much more forgiving. In those regards they weren't faithful to NES at all (and I didn't mind it). I'm sure some people will be pleased to find they have to beat it again, and enjoy it despite knowing all the solutions. For me though after going through every area a hundred times already, I think I'll pass lol
This retelling Shadowgate sequel feels much better than Shadowgate 64. At least Lord Jair returns instead as a statue. Hope they will remake the Third game that was made for Turbografx CD
@@hanchiman Yes. From the Wikipedia page: "The player controls Prince Erik, the descendant of the hero from the first game, Lord Jair. When Prince Erik returns to his home country, he finds out about his father's murder. The Prince is framed by the minister of the late king, who imprisons him where the adventure starts."
@CrankyTemplar Ah, good point! Having an absolute blast so far though. This game and Broken Sword Reforged released on the same day and cured a year long "gaming anhedonia" of mine pretty much.
