Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew - Review After 100%

Talking about my experiences with Shadow Gambit after doing all of the things!
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:55 Overview
01:30 Difficulty
02:38 Story Set Up & Thoughts
03:57 Progression Systems
07:19 Gameplay/Stealth/Combat
15:12 Steam Deck
16:11 Positives/Negatives
17:55 Conclusion
19:01 Wrap Up
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[@rappscallion3238]

Tip! The game has a free demo on Steam that lets you play 2-3 islands, a good way to test if you would like it or not. You can transfer your progress to the full game if you complete the demo.

[@evanpeterson3941]

One of my favorite games growing up was Commandos and I didn't know there was a genre just like it. This looks like a great way to channel that nostalgia for me.

[@ennuiarduous6446]

Try shadow tactics and desperados 3

[@Kentish9494]

​@ennuiarduous6446 100% there's also a stand alone DLC for Shadow Tactics I think it's called Aiko's Choice

[@rattleboned]

@@ennuiarduous6446Shadow tactics is so good

[@MatsuSenpaii]

​@@Kentish9494yes, and i liked how they did a more story driven style for the Shadow Tactics DLC Aiko's Choice, and they even succeeded with it

[@jhonnyappleseed4130]

You will like jagged alliance

[@AcceleratedMango]

Despite the same enemy placements, starting from different landing points and bringing different crewmates completely change the feel of the mission.

[@mcslothalot]

Its actually not the same enemy placement for every mission as told in the review. Like overall for the islands it stays the same, but the missions and the difficulties change some setups. Higher difficulties add more enemies or swap out weaker enemies for stronger ones. And usually the missions have additional setups unique to them.

[@alkaneashworth]

Just finished the main story of shadow gambit, really satisfied with everything they presented with this game. From shadow tactics to desperado 3 to this one, Mimimi really made me hooked on tactical stealth games even though I am not very good at them. What I really appreciate is that not only the game mechanics and stage design is good, from story to art to voice acting to music they all delivered so well. Can't wait to unlock jester and hope he has some crew story or interaction I can see. He seems really nice : )

[@Arios189]

Unfortunately, the studio behind Shadow Gambit yesterday announced they are closing.

[@ceno10101]

your ability to just clear games is astonishing! Especially with this year of so many great games. Its like the Mortismal Train just plows through its course.

[@bigego503]

Excellent as always. And great breakfast entertainment. Picked this game up 2 days ago and should be playing it this weekend. With relish. Good vid

[@GajeelRedfox]

Thank you for this review! I really wish Mimimi could find a way to implement more enemy variety without breaking their game. I understand why it's not an easy task, but it was my biggest gripe with Desperados 3 as well. Frankly, I'd be happy if the enemies had some different outfits at least. Desperados 3 had that with the basic guards, but in this game it seems like everyone is wearing that regular red.

[@Arnold_94]

Thanks for covering this game, Mimimi deserves to be known, and, to me, 40€ isn’t expensive considering the quality and length of the game (it’s even 35€ on xbox right now). When you see RDR on PS4 at 50€…

[@nicolasmayer618]

Doesn’t matter anymore. They shut down last week :/

[@Shnuksy]

Man, BG3, Starfield and CyberPunk... now this. I played all their previous games and liked them, but my wallet is hurting.

[@Cipher_XoF]

Zelda TOTK?

[@blkwng]

And armored core 6;we eating good at last

[@solutionxero]

​@@Cipher_XoFoverrated

[@euclid4703]

@@solutionxeroain’t no way u called zelda overrated

[@Shnuksy]

@@Cipher_XoF I don't have a switch, maybe i'll emulate it at some point

[@Schizm1]

It might sound like a weird issue but... I kinda miss interiors like in Desperados 3. In those Commandos-like games I alwasy like seemless transition from exteriors to interiors. Going through buildings, vertical level design etc. So I kinda miss having that here.

[@nwahally]

Mimimi has basically revived the genre on its own. The few things I have seen from Shadow Gambit has already gotten me hyped. And that is with Desperados 3 still resting comfortable on my pile of shame.

[@Outmind01]

Desperados 3 is fantastic, you MUST play it! I have played almost al the OG Commandos games, and would even dare to suggest that it's better. Well, better than the later ones certainly.

[@randomhodgepodge8902]

"Pile of shame":) I like the ring of it. Sounds more accurate than "backlog".

[@MzehnMzehn]

​ @Outmind01 I compeltely agree, having played OG Commandos games multiple times through the years, Desperados 3 has most to offer and is a more of a "whole" experience than basically anything I played from the genre. Can't wait to dig into this one, looks amazing.

[@ahyabm]

They need to be the ones to remake Robin Hood, and Chicago too. I loved those games so much

[@Mannimarco_King_of_Worms]

There is another great real time tactics game out here, not from mimimi - partisans 1941, highly recommend to try

[@randomhodgepodge8902]

Played the demo a short while, liked it enough to add it to my Wishlist. Your review just upped it.

[@cloudvoid0]

Can’t wait to get my hands on this, the gameplay looks incredible.

[@loganfodrie5676]

You are an absolute god for 100%’ing this already. I LOVE Mimimi stealth games. Desperados, Shadow Tactics and this game are all amongst my favorite games of all times. Anyways- I’ve played it every day since release and I’m at like 50% complete. Well done.

[@javiernovoa8756]

Loved the demo. Definitely a buy for me and the review just cements that decision. Looking forward to seeing the entire story develop.

[@immyth6935]

i love creators liek you putting in the work for review + beating game =cant wait for some future games i m excited for

[@fussypart6494]

Would love to see a review or first impressions of Gord. Alot of mixed reviews but it looks very interesting.

[@battlericky17]

Damn….im for sure buying this after mk1

[@BucklingSwashes]

Reviews for this have been stellar, and while this genre is one I've only occasionally tried, this seems like the perfect opportunity to go all in. I love how much character is packed into the experience, and I have a particular soft spot for pirate stories so the setting is a great way to draw me in. Once I'm ready for a break from BG3, I'll definitely be picking this up.

[@CanadianRamen]

The rate at which this man can 100% games is genuinely impressive. He has it down to a science, if he had enough time to dedicate to speed running some games I think he could be incredibly good at it

[@saintallison]

Private theory of mine is he's a vampire who doesn't need sleep lol It's very impressive indeed

[@mikeg5039]

When youtube reviews are your job you have the time. He gets an early copy usually and if you play 8 hours a day you can easily finish most games within a week. He is impressive as hell tho lol

[@BasementMinions]

Too many good games! The demo was so fun, I really hope I can make time for this one.

[@solarowninja7609]

I played the demo of shadow tactics bought the game for like £5 then played desperado 3 on gamepass it was going away soon so I rushed it and then played shadows tactics dlc I love theses games wish I could buy it but have to wait for sale as there many games that need to buy

[@xSS4x]

Sad its their last game ever though. At least mimimi is going out with a banger of a game!

[@Alex-zz6vt]

Jesus, didn't this just come out over the weekend? Mort, you are a beast!

[@tni333]

This month is so crazy with releases tailor made for me: first Jagged Alliance 3, then Remnant 2 and BG3, En Garde! and Shadow gambit only to top it all off with armored core 6. Amazing, this is best gaming month I had for decades

[@tni333]

⁠​⁠@@sensoeirensenI don’t get your point, what you said applies for every game on my list except BG3. And even BG3 is very much a niche genre but managed to „go viral“. Sounds like you just want to dump on AC6 for the sake of it? Maybe because you think fromsoft is overrated? Either way, doesn’t really matter. I’m very confident AC6 will be a great game I‘ll enjoy a lot, just like the rest from my cute little list :)

[@spacemonkeyentertainment6413]

@@tni333 Comparing BG3 and AC is quite a stretch though. DnD is BIG in the west, Western RPGs are big in the West, Larian has outstanding reputation since DOS2, Gundam etc. simply aren't even close to the same level. The MechSim genre died a good 20 years ago in the West, if not earlier (not saying AC6 is a classical MechSim, but when it comes to marketing imo they can be related) and it simply is true that FromSoft are playing way outside their wheelhouse with AC6, which could be good, could be bad. So i think it's fair to say it's a fairly big gamble and either way it will set the trajectory for the genre in the near future. In the end i don't care why people give it attention, i just hope they'll get what they are hoping for. If FromSoft's reputation is anything to go by i can't imagine the game being a complete disaster though. More broadly, Starfield and BG3 are indeed the big players in the Ring currently and at least imo there were a couple more really good releases this summer. Meaning, if it's not a "major" release, a lot of competition usually hurts sales.Will this translate into a flop ? No idea, depends on production costs and expectations i guess and i haven't looked into those. Saying AC6 doesn't have a few more hurdles in its way currently than it might have otherwise is simply denying reality though imo.

[@tni333]

@@spacemonkeyentertainment6413 I’m not comparing anything, nor did I ever predict AC6 will be as successful as BG3. I just said this single month brought me a bunch of great games for my tastes.

[@spacemonkeyentertainment6413]

​@@tni333 Clearly you must have forgotten your reply to the guy that said AC6 would flop where you went as far as constructing a strawman arguement to dismiss his point of view. My contribution to the topic was to point out how there are very reasonable concerns as to why AC6 might underperform (though, again, i`m still not convinced that equates to a "flop") in the context of the other guy asking how people could enjoy it and it could still be a flop, because at the end of the day FromSoft has no interest in a dedicated niche audience, because dedication doesn`t mean more sales, a broader audience does. Now you might take offense to the word "comparison", but you yourself replied to AC6 being "niche" with "all those other games are niche too" and literally pointing out that this is even true for BG3. I told you why it's not "COMPARABLE" as in "not in the same league". Do with that what you will, but you really come off as unreasonably standoffish for no apparent reason. I hope you get over that. Enjoy your games and have a good one.

[@tni333]

​@@spacemonkeyentertainment6413 Jesus Christ my dude. I just commented about this month in gaming making me happy, that is all. I don't care to discuss what games on my list are comparable or not or which was a financial success or not. Nothing you or that other dude said even remotely relates to my initial comment. I'll leave it at that and bid you adieu.

[@maxhuk]

Great review 🙏

[@neodav00001]

Your notes about the lack of enemy variety and repetitive placement make sense, and kind of make me wonder if it wouldn't have benefited from a more linear set of missions where you tackle each map once, similar to Shadow Tactics and Desperados 3. I'm also not 100% sure whether I prefer the weird fantasy setting and the like of this compared to the more grounded, real-world setting and artstyle of those other games, but that's entirely a personal preference, and this setting is also great.

[@jorgetiagosilva]

All the previous games already have a grounded setting, I'm glad they went for more fantasy. I'm halfway through the game and not sure how I feel about the islands. On one hand it allows us to explore a map for shorter missions before going for a main one on the other they keep the enemies in the same place so that's not possible. Would be so much better if one time you went to an almost empty island and afterwards something happens and the island is full of guards in the next mission

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

I hope you reach 250K subs soon!

[@dangilboa6496]

Really enjoying this game, does exactly what it needs to with both mechanics and atmosphere encouraging you to try (and fail) in interesting ways without fear or remorse. Even the weak spot that you pointed out is to my a strength as doing the exact same enemy setup with a completely different crew is to me a brilliant option and design choice. Agree that a few more enemies would have raised this game from excellent to spectacular. I'll take excellent.

[@mcslothalot]

Regarding the enemy variation and placement on islands I would like to add that many missions have unique enemy setups that can only be found in that specific mission. Also the enemy setups are different on higher difficulties.

[@Jopeth23]

One fun thing I had with this game is experimenting on different character synergies in order to cheese the missions. One such synergy I had most fun with is Gaelle, Teresa, and Quentin. Gaelle would shoot Teresa to a vantage point in the map where she can easily snipe enemies, and Quentin would hide in a bush nearby. As Teresa takes out targets, Quentin would reel in their corpses in order to retrieve her crossbow bolts. Rinse and repeat. I have cleared camp after camp using this cheese combo.

[@CB-lw7ty]

For me Suleidy was the cheese character by herself, all you need is a bush placement just outside of view range then pulling enemies towards you with her ability and you can literally clear majority of area's just with her pulling people out of others protecting view and immediately hide the bodies in the bush you put down.

[@surendrapadamata2123]

Sanaka was a really fun character! I loved how Toya gets surprised every time Sanaka pulls off something impossible 😂

[@AAMODi-sv2jc]

which one is sanaka? i play with teresa suliday and john most the time

[@cmdr.jabozerstorer3968]

This game feels like it needs a Mission Builder feature so Modders can create their own maps.

[@saitamagotchi44]

I enjoyed blades of the shogun so the first decent sales this goes on i'll be getting this, great review.

[@coconutologist]

Thanks for the video, and congrats on the code. Mimimi games are always well done, but they always run a bit too structured for me, and end up feeling more like puzzles than anything tactical. Onward to 300k. All glory to the algorithm.

[@Arnold_94]

Mimimi just announced this was their last game and they will close the studio 😢

[@Kentish9494]

This is on my wishlist but still working my way through Shadow Tactics, Aiko's Choice and Desperados 3

[@Seba-rr3dx]

I'm playing the game a lot since release and I agree completely with you: the game offers a lot of fun, with the only downside worth mentioning is the lack of enemy variety.

[@w3bbi3]

Man this is a good tactical year

[@CB-lw7ty]

This game surprised me how much I enjoyed it considering what it is and how little anyone really talks about it, I feel like a good full stealth game has been missing in the market recently over these stealth games where you end up setting the alarm off after 2 minutes and just have to go action the rest of the mission. My only thing im not looking forward to while currently at 50% completion is getting 100% completion by doing all these random challenges for every mission and every character, feels a bit OTT when it's done just for the sake of extending the run time when I'd be happier just having the game be 100% once you've done all the missions and crew tales with the challenges just being an extra thing rather than required for 100%.

[@rrodriguez3558]

NOT a game I would normally play...but what the heck I downloaded the Demo...dayummm any time I tried to play a different game all I could think about was maximizing Suleidy's abilities to help Afia Manicato. Well 14 hours in and still going...this game is a lot of fun. Its a buy for me.

[@hipsterbrigadier9428]

This game is totally my vibe, going to have to wait till it drops in price though

[@vermelsilk5833]

You know what? You are a cool dude.

[@TheStowAway594]

Unfortunately I keep getting a "Memory Capture Error", basically the quicksave won't save and I am stuck till they patch it, or something, I filed a big report but it sucks cause I was having a ton of fun with this game. Also I think the landing points were there to try and keep the islands interesting, because it can be more difficult coming from one direction vs the other. Either way super fun game, wish I could play it 😩

[@ninety2876]

I had the same bug - it disappeared after restarting the mission for me

[@ethan3690]

It's been patched today! Enjoy :)

[@ennuiarduous6446]

Save/load bugs are standard to mimimi developer, unfortunately ;(

[@Markynaz]

The last level of the story is a MASSIVE difficulty spike. Even as someone who's played this type of game since the original Commandos (holy was that game hard), it still took every bit out of me to figure the last level out. Not only was it long, but it had elements and enemy formations that were never seen in any of the levels before.

[@SmashFetus]

You deserve WAY more subs and credit. By far some of the best reviews available on the internet!

[@TheGreenDigi]

I somewhat get where you're coming from with an island feeling repetitive once you clear it, but that only really works if you take the same team or almost the same team every time. Not all crewmates can handle situations the same way, so depending on which you take on a mission determines how you'd have to tackle each one. The only thing that really stays the same is whatever priority of enemies you have to take out, but the way in which you do that can vary. I only just completed the main story so the game hasn't felt very repetitive to me, but as I start grinding out badges I can imagine how that issue would arise. Though I'll likely just swap out which crew I take on each visit to an island to help mitigate the repetitive feeling.

[@MrDitano]

It is on my wishlist and I definitely buy it because I love this "Pirates of the caribbean" setting. Actually Pirates of the Caribbean is my favorite Movie Franchise. I love Sea of Thieves too and I will definitely will love this game. But I want to finish Baldurs Gate 3 first.

[@bogdan4024]

Yo Mortym, been looking for some JRPG game to try out and seen your reviews, the one that interested me the most was Triangle Strategy. What do you think about doing your Favourite JRPG list as a video idea?

[@Scarygomez]

Another great review Morty son ! No wonder Asmon recognises you’re a great game reviewer on his stream the other day !

[@yakumomo9128]

Do you like Desperadoes or Shadow Gambit better?

[@armelior4610]

So the new design of reusing the same maps but from different entry points hurts the variety compared to the other 2 ? I wish Mort had said if he thought it was better or worse than desperados 3.

[@davidautinify]

thank you for including a section on steam deck compatibility/performance, it's much appreciated! :)

[@lolmao500]

Seems to me they could easily fix the enemies always at the same place with a patch introducing some random placement of enemies? No?

[@jhorvat01]

Sadly Mimimi Studios had to shut down. The reason is the heavy workforce producing games and the uncertain funding for new projects. Shadow Gambit will be the last game for that kind of niché genre

[@superbatman3762]

I really would love to see a Death Stranding review soon.

[@wanderinroy]

There are some comments in the Steam forums about losing saves or saves being corrupted. The devs have acknowledged the problem, and say they are looking into it.☠🏴‍☠

[@bahamajo]

Btw. they are not talking about loosing entire safe files. They are talking about loosing progress in one mission. Afaik a patchnote released today that attempts to fix this issue.

[@mhjmstultiens]

How's the world, post BG3 Mort? Are you reviewing Sea of Stars as well? Release next week. :)

[@MortismalGaming]

No current plans, but I have my eye on it, just too much going on at the moment

[@Level30Commoner]

That looks nice, but at the moment I have only one response: Where is Shadowheart?

[@nicolasmayer618]

To bad that the developer shut down. Another german dev studio less :/

[@spellandshield]

Honestly, maybe when you hit 500K you can give us an explanation of your scheduling on how you manage to play hundreds of hours of multiple games a week, edit and cut videos and stil eat, brush your teeth, sleep and presumably spend time with your son. For example do you have a fixed time you get up every day such as 7 on the dot every day or only sleep 3 hours a day? It just seems superhuman. I guess on some level you are superhuman since you said you read super quickly and such but there are still only 24 hours in the day.

[@andor8429]

I didn't get that sense of staleness, as the different crew members bring such different toolsets to the same problems.

[@reem_ice]

Imagine... a crowdfunded Mimimi developed remake of original Commandos.

[@Elgar337]

Just finished Shadow Tactics: Blade of the Shogun and I'm stoked to play Shadow Gambit at the first opportunity. Really sad to learn that Mimimi closed doors.

[@ascg9102]

The developers closed their studio after this release. I strongly recommend anyone grabbing this before unavailable.

[@rafaelsousa2633]

If this is as good as Shadow Tactics I'm already sold.

[@kaidorade1317]

Yo Ho yo Ho a pirates life for me!

[@DNDmaster29]

Everyone pls pray to Mort's health and especially his wallet because September is Packed (starfield , maybe armored core 6 , cyberpunk 2077 phantom liberty and more)

[@Jaszunai]

How does this compare to the developer's other games?

[@zekonja90]

Yep, game needs more enemies and island placement of enemies could have been randomized. Hopefully you play their other games.

[@vincentroy-croteau2303]

Wish i could play it on PS4 😢

[@javierper3z]

Dude, it’s been a rough couple of months for you, hasn’t it? Are you doing Starfield when it comes out ?

[@chillaxboi2109]

Hola Javi, encantado, soy Javier.

[@MortismalGaming]

Yeah I will

[@azorrr]

you going to review Immortals of Aveum?

[@MortismalGaming]

No plans

[@thomasward00]

This game is a buy, BUT i'm waiting for it to go on sale, it's too much at $35 right now.

[@Mandalore9999]

mimimi are so adept in stealth that I have not a slightest idea their game is released until youtubers start reviewing them instant buy because desperados and shadow tactics were both excellent

[@kronosDking]

No BG3 review after 100%?

[@cmdr.jabozerstorer3968]

He said he will. He's still 100% ing it.

[@MortismalGaming]

Just gonna take time, a lot going on atm and BG3 is massive

[@simonced]

I main Linux and yes, the game runs perfectly, but Proton experimental should be avoided.

[@bonster101]

Love the esthetics of this game. UI Is so pleasant to look at

[@onatgz]

free comment.

[@leoSaunders]

9:00 man that's disappointing. that it's a different mission but the exact same guard layout. Larian would've never done it this way.

[@TheThornicator]

I'm not necessarily going to play this, but have a comment and a like in hopes we get to see more BG3 builds (Paladin wink wink nudge nudge) 😅

[@vincentbatten4686]

Sucks for the studio. I loved the variety they brought to the genre.

[@sshim950]

: )

[@sapphicmystery2734]

This is definitely one of the games that I will only purchase because of your review. It sounded really great. It's amazing to see indies pulling something like this off, consistantly. The game has a whopping 96% positive rating on Steam.

[@jamieward3574]

RIP Minimi games

[@Dramn_]

KZbin Algorithm

[@memesofdestruction5601]

bro u got a shout out from asmongold! man such an honor =D

[@megmucklebones7538]

Only an honor to 10 year old children.

[@zanethezaniest274]

I don’t like the guy’s ‘content’ but at least it’s more exposure for Mort.

[@RaydonMadeek]

When?😮

[@taomahNEGEV]

Who?

[@cmdr.jabozerstorer3968]

Not for the first time. I don't really like Asmon though.

[@irabucc469]

Too bad the studio is closing down. It's very unlikely there will be more of this kind of rtt games😢

[@ainursayan3340]

I just started this yesterday, and I gotta say I'm loving it. One of my favourite was Commandos and the first Desperados.

[@ragamuffin98]

Just finished the main story and learned about the reward for 85 percent completion. But 85 percent seems too much considering how little progress you get for every step you make. I’d be too exhausted to have fun with the reward.