Shining the light on Shadowman: Darque Legacy with Clinton McCleary

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Reviewing Nightdive’s fantastic port of 1999’s Shadow Man back in (checks watch) 2021 was a pretty fun experience for me. I missed it back when it was first released, and while I saw it around a whole bunch on N64 rental shelves, I never really sat down to try it. I missed out! It’s not the greatest game, but it’s definitely a memorable one.

As for 2002’s Shadowman: 2econd Coming, I should probably get around to trying that out.

Acclaim wasn’t a particularly good publisher. They’re best remembered for mid arcade ports and often terrible licensed games, but buying Valiant Comics was one of the few things they did that benefited games. It led to games like Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and, of course, Shadow Man. After they went bust because making good decisions wasn’t their strength,  Valiant Comics refused to stay down with them. Valiant Entertainment rose from the ashes. Shadow Man was rebooted as Shadowman, but it’s taken this long to get a new game based on the series.

Clinton McCleary from Blowfish Studios, the developer of the upcoming Shadowman: Darque Legacy, agreed to talk to me about the game. Not much is known about it beyond a teaser trailer and some environment shots. To be honest, we still don’t know much, so we’re going to have to let them paint a picture for us.

In the original Shadow Man run of comics, the role of Shadow Man was actually passed through a bunch of characters. In the reboot series that started in 2012, it’s been the same character the whole time: Jack Boniface. I asked if this would be the case for Shadowman: Darque Legacy.

“Yes! In Darque Legacy, we join Jack early on in his journey as Shadowman, while he’s still learning the role and struggling with the responsibilities,” McCleary said.