The Remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion It has a few altered players and players, and it is not for less. His announcement seems imminent, and it does not stop repeating that its launch is going to be a “Shadow Drop “.
The “hype” culture has always hit the video game, but this trend known as “Shadow Drop” has burst strongly in recent years. What is a Shadow Drop?
Instead of announcing a date and revealing trailers and gameplay about a title, there are companies that sometimes surprise us with surprise ads that nobody expected and that they are available as soon as they finish their presentation Or, at the latest, a few hours after.
This is called Shadow Drop and in recent years we have had a few interesting sea. If The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster arrives in this way, it would be a bombing … although we have been rumors about its possible launch and part of the effect, it will have been diluted.
However, it is not the only case. There have been more games that have enjoyed this type of launch and here we are going to pay tribute. Let’s see The best shadow drops or games that were launched by surprise And we didn’t see coming to the last moment.
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black
The return of Ninja Gaiden will be remembered with love for fans thanks to an Xbox Delevoper Showcase who left us with the Official presentation of Ninja Gaiden 4 and with the surprise launch (also included in Game Pass) by Ninja Gaiden 2 Black.
The remastering of an entire classic has served to heat in the face of the promising future of Ryu Hayabusa and has reunited us with the most pure and visceral hack and slash genre. The game is not perfect, but it has been A really surprising and fun Shadow drop.
F-Zero 99 and Tetris 99
The “99” line of several Nintendo classics has enriched the catalog and the advantages of the service Nintendo switch online. Therefore, we wanted to mention two of the most fun titles of this branch … that They launched as Shadow Dropps of manual.
Tetris 99 was the first and arrived just after the Nintendo Direct of early 2019 as An experimental and interesting raid by Nintendo within the Battle Royalethat would return to the load with the first F-Zero in years, F-Zero 99.
This delivery may not be the most anticipated by fans, but His proposal Battle Royale married perfectly with the style of the racing saga And seeing 99 players struggling to survive in classic circuits is an experience.
Pikmin 1+2
You’ll see what Nintendo liked this Shadow Dropps. In 2023, the Pikmin saga fans lived their particular party due to the surprise arrival of two Nintendo Gamecube classics in a joint pack, Pikmin 1+2.
By way of preparation for Pikmin 4, the saga broke into these remastering launched completely by surprise. His arrival caused the management franchise to be completely played on Nintendo Switch. Ah, and also had physical launch a posteriori.
Quake Remastered and Quake II
Bethesda, ID Software and Nightdive Studios completed their set -up strategy of the Quake saga with two manual shadow drops They arrived in two years. Quake Remastered and Quake II They made us enjoy the novelty shooter again.
Visual improvements such as mapping lighting, characters and objects modeling, softened edges, dynamic shadows, environmental occlusion or a new expansion, multiplayer and the Quake II version for Nintendo 64 give shape to two large shadow drops.
Hi-Fi Rush
Hi-Fi Rush is one of the best games that Xbox Studios has launched in recent years. The title of the already deceased and resurrected Tango Gameworks (although now as part of Krafton) the Shadowdropps put in fashion when announcing and launching (also in Game Pass) on March 25, 2022.
This is one of those Classic adventures with platforms and combat that give off charisma and good taste for each of its polygons. Hi-Fi Rush did not revolutionize the genre, but his battles with rhythm mechanics and his artistic section made him one of the best of his year.
Good Job!
The indies have adopted the Shadow Drop as a fairly effective strategy To get the attention of players. Another example was Good Job! A title developed by Paladin Studios and edited by Nintendo for Switch itself.
This nice and experimental puzzles game, which invited us to solve the problems of a large company, was applauded for its gameplay and visual aesthetics. It is one of those ideal games to try something new. It was announced on March 26, 2020 and launched that same day.
Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight He reached PC before, but its launch just after the E3 2018 of Nintendo for Switch must be on this list. We believe that The opportunity to play one of the best games in history must always be mentioned.
We insist that Hollow Knight had already launched, but such is their quality, that switch users continue to remember with love so much surprise. What makes us ask ourselves … Is Hollow Knight Silksong another Shadow Drop?
PT
Hideo Kojima … What would we do without you? During the 2014 Gamescom, The father of the Metal Gear saga made his again revealing PTa horror demo that could be played at that moment on PS4 by downloading it from PS Store.
The rest is history. PT was the only thing we had left of that famous Silent Hills who never came to see the light with the exit of Kojima de Konami. PT is remembered as a terrifying “game” and due to its withdrawal from the Store, the PS4 that still have this demo are considered treasures.
Interestingly, Konami followed the same strategy recently with the surprise launch of Silent Hill: A Short Messagea curious free to play that served to go in terms of the return of the saga with Silent Hill 2 remake.
Apex Legends
In full fever by fortnite and the unstoppable boom of the Battle Royale, another joined the party with a very disruptive launch strategy. Apex Legends was a genius by Respawnwhich arrived for free in 2019 to burst it in style.
The Shooter Battle Royale managed to capture an audience that had not completely fallen into Fortnite or PubG’s proposals thanks to a frantic and fast playability, some characters with charism and an universe already known, that of our beloved Titanfall.
Metroid Prime Remastered
It is not only one of the best shadow drops, but also One of the most powerful remastering of recent years. Metroid Prime Remastered marked the return of Samus’s subjective sub -Saga bringing his first adventure from Gamecube to Switch back.
After many rumors, Nintendo wanted to surprise everyone and during the Nintendo Direct of February 2023 the immediate launch of Metroid Prime Remastered was announced for the delirium of fans who were waiting with Ansias Metroid Prime 4 Beyond.
¿You are in favor of the Shadow Dropps Or do you prefer a more traditional launch campaign? The Shadow Dropps have their good things, such as that most surprising and unexpected factor, but also offer less details about their final quality without previous analysis or opinions.
What other games will be Shadow Dropps in the future? In this case it is impossible to know, but in case you are curious, over time we have had many others like Super Kirby ClashUnravel two, Entwined o Fallout Shelter.
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