You get to explore the town, then change it by going back in time.
This plot allows for some interesting gameplay. But something about this effeminate deity (voiced by Mario's Charles Martinet no less) appears off.Īnd eventually becomes an integral part of the plot. That is not the end of Eike, though as none other than Satan himself gives you aid to solve the mystery and save your life, giving you the ability to travel through time to prevent your murder and unmask your killer. While visiting a quaint German town called Lebensbaum, you were stabbed in the back by an unknown assailant.
It's been almost 20 years since I've played it, so I anxiously revisited it to see if my fond memories still hold weight or will they be overshadowed by the ravages of time. I remember being wowed by the graphics, totally immersed in the distinctly Bavarian town and gripped by the time-travelling mystery contained within it. While I managed to beat Konami's quirky adventure game fairly quickly, returning to the likes of TimeSplitters or Tekken Tag Tournament far more often, the images it conjured still managed to stick with me for many, many years. It came a whole four months after the console's November 2000 launch, which I naturally bought immediately after saving up for months. Shadow of Destiny (or Shadow of Memories as it was known as over here) was the third PlayStation 2 game I ever purchased.
