![]() Most fights find you in arenas surrounded by constantly spawning enemies, and you have to sprint around, dodge, and pump enough lead into each monster to clear them out. Work Off That DustĪs mentioned a few times, Shadow Warrior 3 is a decidedly old-school feeling fast-paced FPS. Those who are looking for a more serious story aren’t likely to find much to enjoy here…although, at this point, this style of humor is what the Shadow Warrior series is known for, and most players will be aware of it going in. And I will admit, a few moments and one-liners got some audible chuckles out of me. The writing throws as much as it possibly can at the wall to get a laugh, hoping to see what will stick. ![]() ![]() Lots of random pop culture references from Lo Wang during battles. Crude sex jokes that are ground into the dirt in a “Do you get it? Do you get it? It’s a reference to genitalia!” kind of way. Old school love ballads playing when Lo Wang comes close to a dead body in cutscenes, for some reason. Much of the humor here is of the “lol so random” variety. The humor, though, may be hit or miss for some players. The story here is a mix of serious stakes and extremely irreverent humor. As I said, they story isn’t really deep, and once I had the characters and their relationships set in my head, things became a relatively enjoyable ride. However, things like Lo Wang appearing to immediately hate Zilla at the beginning of the game just caused some immediate confusion for me. It’s not a particularly deep story, and I was able to glean character backgrounds and relationships through context clues. It’s a story carrying over from previous entries as well…and, unfortunately, the game doesn’t offer much to bring newcomers up to speed. While they have a tense relationship (to put it lightly), Lo Wang and Zilla agree to work together to find a way to stop the rampaging dragon and save the world.įor being a game that feel so tied to its old-school FPS roots on its sleeve, I’m kind of surprised by the amount of story here in Shadow Warrior 3. Whist complaining about his situation to a mask that contains the soul of an old friend, Hoji, Lo Wang is approached by his former employer, a man named Zilla. He’s screwed up big time.īefore the start of the game, Lo Wang – corporate ninja now working as a mercenary – accidentally released a gigantic dragon upon the world. The PC version was played for this review. It carries that old-school shooter vibe on its sleeve as well, for better or worse.ĭeveloped by Flying Wild Hog and published by Devolver Digital, Shadow Warrior 3 is set for release on PC, PS4, and Xbox One on March 1st, 2022. The game we’re looking at today is that exact blend of humor and violence that makes one just immediately think, “Yup, that’s something Devolver would publish alright.” It also has quite a history, being the third entry in a series that began in 2013 as a reboot of a classic 3D Realms FPS. And when they’re also loaded up with buckets of blood, even better. ![]() So it’s not much of a surprise that Devolver publishes its fair share of snarky, off-kilter humorous games as well. Watching any of their E3 “press conferences” is a quick way to see what the studio is about (and a rabbit hole all on its own to go down). ![]() While Devolver Digital is known for publishing everything from the quiet and emotional Gris to the gory and violent Carrion, the publishing studio itself is known for having a snarky, off-kilter sense of humor. ![]()
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