After completing Forged Shadow Torch City on PS5, I played it again on PC for another 16 hours. I highly recommend this game—it boasts stunning visuals, smooth combat, and is a rare high-quality Metroidvania title. I really hope for a sequel and can't wait to see more!
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
- Release Date:
- Oct 2, 2021
- Metacritic:
- 81
- Developer:
- TiGames
- Publisher:
- Astrolabe Games
- Platforms:
- Windows
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About This Game
Six years ago, the Machine Legion invaded and colonized the Torch City, which was originally inhabited by animals. Rayton, the former soldier in the resistance war, has been living in seclusion since then. After his friend is forcibly arrested, Rayton reclaims his mechanical fist and steps to his journey fighting back. And he never expects that he has been involved in a bigger scheme between the mafia, the rebellion, and the legion.
Exploring the Metroidvania game world with a dozen of areas with distinguishing vision themes and level designs. Earning the rewards by conquering the challenges of combats, puzzles and platformers in countless chambers, tunnels and shortcuts.
Interconnected and automatically loading game map makes the detailed Torch City more convincing and beautiful.
Mastering the Fist, the Drill and the Whip, depending on the situation of the battlefield, switch your advantages between the long hits, the high damage and the wide range, taking every enemy standing in front of you down.
Dozens of enemies wielding their unique weapons challenge you with exquisite cooperation tactics, and various bosses with totally different combat patterns provides you never repeated experience.
The combining of the dieselpunk aesthetics and the oriental-style architecture constructs the core visual style of Torch City, exposing the world with the intense conflict between the furry animals and the mechanical army from their appearance to the nature.
Powered by Unreal Engine 4 with physically based rendering and extremely detailed textures, presenting a gorgeous 3D visual performance and pushing the genre to a whole new level.
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User Reviews
good game pls buy and play and buy some more
Some glitches and crashes here and there, sometimes it's annoying to navigate trough the map but in general it was pretty fun. Like a mix of hollow knight and celeste in my opinion I like the refrences and the artwork
Catchy music and decent gameplay. Relatively easy until the final part, but the map lacks teleport markers, which makes backtracking confusing.
Metroidvania with great 3-D graphics, servicable soundtrack (ambiance, little in terms of melody); very obvious Chinese translation; and a hero who's "getting too old for this shit". It's fine. The gameplay between the three weapons works against one or two enemies, but the DASH is not a DODGE and 3+ enemies = a bad time. Parry is finicky and imprecise. Combat and controls (especially when in the water) are often frustrating. All that and yet this isn't enough for me to stop playing, and the world itself is fun to explore and learn about. I haven't yet finished the game, but I feel I'm probably 80% through the story and needed to vent about the stiff controls. In a way, it reminds me a lot of the GBA Mega Man Zero, albiet without the tight controls and memorable soundtrack.
System Requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 version 1903
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 or AMD FX 8320
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 280
- Storage: 25 GB available space
- Additional Notes: NVIDIA显卡用户,请检查驱动是否为472.12
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 version 1903
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6400
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB
- Storage: 25 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Please ensure NVIDIA graphic card driver above 472.12
FAQ
How much does F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch cost?
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch costs $39.99.
What are the system requirements for F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch?
Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 version 1903 Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 or AMD FX 8320 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 280 Storage: 25 GB available space Additional Notes: NVIDIA显卡用户,请检查驱动是否为472.12 Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 version 1903 Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB Storage: 25 GB available space Additional Notes: Please ensure NVIDIA graphic card driver above 472.12
What platforms is F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch available on?
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is available on Windows PC.
Is F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch worth buying?
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch has 70% positive reviews from 27 players. Metacritic score: 81/100.
When was F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch released?
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch was released on Oct 2, 2021.
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