A game that automatically discredits all modern portrayals of Shadow, in which he is a ruthless character that others dread interactions with - in his game, he is a confused, traumatised little man who is shown nothing but unconditional love from almost everyone that speaks to him.
Shadow the Hedgehog is a game with several branching narratives, tackling recurring themes of identity, patricide, and redemption through gay love. I don't know if that last one was intentional - though it is a fact that all sequences in which Shadow has several meaningful interactions with Sonic, and moves from dark to hero route, have canonical names such as "For Love's Sake" and "Under the Name of Love".
Shadow the Hedgehog also happens to not be a very good game, but it isn't offensively bad either. The controls can be slippery at times, but most of my personal frustration came from mission completion requirements. Each level has two or three missions to chose from, many of which require a specific number of well-hidden enemies to be defeated. There tend to be more of these in levels on pure hero or dark routes - if you're going through all routes to get the True Ending then I recommend those routes first, then work inwards towards neutral for an easier time as you near the end. This is a game that gets better the more you play, and the more you learn to effectively wrangle it's controls and requirements. The OST slaps.
In all honesty, this game is only worth playing if you have a high tolerance for kinda shitty game design and love Shadow (the character) very very much. Also I think Shadow is gay. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈