Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
After a bit of a break, (I mean a lot of a break) we return to the Shadow Tower!
After having a terrible time in the Moving Platform Area, we stumble onto... a Hotel? A Manse? AirBNB would probably take it no matter what. Filled with lush carpets, shining windows, and sconce-sculptures it's a far cry from many of the other "World's" we've been to. And yet, it isn't what it appears.
Bound alien -- almost mechanical -- ghosts litter the floor flanked by knight like creatures called the Nemesis all leading up to a Chapel that has been commandeered by fire.
Welcome to the Illusory / Vision Area.
*** Time Stamps:
* 0:00: Welcome
* 0:35: Artbook/Databook
* 1:03: Illusion / Vision Area
* 4:09: Negative Nemesis
* 5:23: Pestis
* 9:15: The Foyer (Blue Teleporters)
* 9:26: Mirror Pestis
* 11:58: The Level Hub
* 13:44: The Gold Paths
* 15:11: Gu Negative Nemesis
* 22:54: The Amethyst Path
* 26:18: Lu/Ru Negative Nemesis
* 31:30: Item/Save Game Management
* 35:09: Back Through the Amethyst Path
* 37:43: The Peal Path
* 39:35: Gu Negative Nemesis
* 43:25: The Emerald Path
* 45:45: Following Blood Trails
* 47:49: Lu/Ru Negative Nemesis
* 54:11: Down the Path of Flame
* 55:50: BOSS: Nemesis
* 1:01:10 Sign Off
*** Specs:
Alienware Aurora R7 (April 2018)
GFX: 1080ti
PCSX2: 1.5 (Dev, March 2019) DX11, Upscaled 4x Native
*** Mentioned:
Shadow Tower: Abyss Complete Official Guide (1993-2003) FromSoftware Inc, Softbank Publishing Inc ISBN: 4-7973-2525-9 . Thanks to Kris / @BallerSwagSword for the scan.
*** Other Excellent LPs:
AllisonbyProxy: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
*** Find Me Here:
Twitch: twitch.tv/theomeny
Medium: medium.com/@angelnomoon
Twitter: twitter.com/angelnomoon
Discord: discord.gg/vQn52Rg
After a bit of a break, (I mean a lot of a break) we return to the Shadow Tower!
After having a terrible time in the Moving Platform Area, we stumble onto... a Hotel? A Manse? AirBNB would probably take it no matter what. Filled with lush carpets, shining windows, and sconce-sculptures it's a far cry from many of the other "World's" we've been to. And yet, it isn't what it appears.
Bound alien -- almost mechanical -- ghosts litter the floor flanked by knight like creatures called the Nemesis all leading up to a Chapel that has been commandeered by fire.
Welcome to the Illusory / Vision Area.
*** Time Stamps:
* 0:00: Welcome
* 0:35: Artbook/Databook
* 1:03: Illusion / Vision Area
* 4:09: Negative Nemesis
* 5:23: Pestis
* 9:15: The Foyer (Blue Teleporters)
* 9:26: Mirror Pestis
* 11:58: The Level Hub
* 13:44: The Gold Paths
* 15:11: Gu Negative Nemesis
* 22:54: The Amethyst Path
* 26:18: Lu/Ru Negative Nemesis
* 31:30: Item/Save Game Management
* 35:09: Back Through the Amethyst Path
* 37:43: The Peal Path
* 39:35: Gu Negative Nemesis
* 43:25: The Emerald Path
* 45:45: Following Blood Trails
* 47:49: Lu/Ru Negative Nemesis
* 54:11: Down the Path of Flame
* 55:50: BOSS: Nemesis
* 1:01:10 Sign Off
*** Specs:
Alienware Aurora R7 (April 2018)
GFX: 1080ti
PCSX2: 1.5 (Dev, March 2019) DX11, Upscaled 4x Native
*** Mentioned:
Shadow Tower: Abyss Complete Official Guide (1993-2003) FromSoftware Inc, Softbank Publishing Inc ISBN: 4-7973-2525-9 . Thanks to Kris / @BallerSwagSword for the scan.
*** Other Excellent LPs:
AllisonbyProxy: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
*** Find Me Here:
Twitch: twitch.tv/theomeny
Medium: medium.com/@angelnomoon
Twitter: twitter.com/angelnomoon
Discord: discord.gg/vQn52Rg






![Age of Ancients: Shadow Tower: Abyss: Episode 0 (Prologue)
Shadow Tower: Abyss (2003), one of my personal favorites in the FromSoftware canon, has a history about as twisted as the tree-roots jutting up from the ground. The reboot to the Shadow Tower (1999) was announced at the dawn of the Playstation 2 life-cycle and apparently delayed to 2003. Slated to be released by AGETEC it was cancelled last minute by Sony Computer Entertainment America in a move that will be eerily similar to what would be the story to Demons Souls. Unlike Demons Souls, however, Shadow Tower:Abyss remained a curio until a fan-translation made the game playable internationally eight years after its release.
Well go over all of that and more, in preparation for our Lets Play for one of FromSoftwares best from Generation Six.
*** Citations:
* Klepek, Patrick (Gaming Age, 2004) - SCEA Rejects Shadow Tower: Abyss ( https://archive.is/20070812211718/http://www.gaming-age.com/news/2004/2/18-70 )
* Demons Souls screngrab Courtesy: demonssouls.wikidot.com
* Dengenki (Spring 2003): FromSoftware Returns to Playstation 2 courtesy: Kris (@BallerSwagSword (YT))
* Gamespot Coverage: https://www.gamespot.com/shadow-tower-abyss/
* Logos Courtesy: Wikipedia.
* Shadow Tower: Abyss Trailer Provided by Kris (@BallerSwagSword (YT))
* Shadow Tower:Abyss - Is there An English Version? (SwordofMoonlight): [ http://web.archive.org/web/20160328231145/http://www.swordofmoonlight.com/bbs/index.php?PHPSESSID=01833aa06b68c8d26805431b764c407f&topic=234.0 ]
* Weekly Famitsu (10/24/2003) Scans Courtesy: Kris (@BallerSwagSword (YT))
*** Note:
If *you* want copies of the magazine scans in the event you might want to translate things like Nabeshima Toshifumis interview, dont hesitate to shoot me a twitter message. The Artbook is the only thing thats eluded me!
*** Other Excellent LPs:
AllisonbyProxy: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP8oSCobo-owiQ5lABGnNyOG6tD1oHA7K
*** Find Me Here:
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theomeny
Medium: https://medium.com/@angelnomoon
Twitter: https://twitter.com/angelnomoon
Discord: discord.gg/vQn52Rg Age of Ancients: Shadow Tower: Abyss: Episode 0 (Prologue)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BcFXuIdPJVM/mqdefault.jpg)



