![]() ![]() ![]() On the other hand, though, the campaign drained the hype out of me for a few days. This allowed me to learn the game mechanics and figure out the jest of what everything is. However, I discovered that I had to complete the entire campaign in order to even unlock and play the arena mode. ![]() I had never played Shadow Warrior 3 prior to this review, but the arena mode intrigued me as something that could be a stress-relieving mode that can provide a few minutes of joy every once in a while. The core part of Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition is the new arena mode, which I mentioned previously. There were a few times when I noticed that things in this edition of the game would pop in funny or wouldn’t quite line up with an animation which shouldn’t happen on a definitive edition of a game. Looking at the videos of the game prior to this re-release and reading the review Alexx did on the PlayStation 4 version of the game, there doesn’t appear to be too much of a difference from what I can tell. As you can imagine, that is not a lot of time for there to be a major increase in the visual quality of graphics. This should not come as a surprise considering that it has been less than a year since the original game came out. Sadly, there are no upgrades for graphics when it comes to PC. The first things to discuss are the graphics and performance. However, this new version has replaced the old version and the developers have allowed owners of the original game to get this definitive edition for free. While bringing the game onto the next generation of consoles is a good reason for this edition, the new updates don’t give much of a reason for anyone on PC to pick up this new version over the original release. The first is that the game is finally being released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, and the second reason is that there is a new arena mode for the game and new skins that you can unlock. The reasoning for this definitive edition is two-fold. The multi-colored vortex grenade was my favorite, but saving up finisher charges to strategically take out troublesome baddies with those special weapons became a gratifying core strategy for later fights.Definitive editions of games are often done around major milestones or anticipated changes that come to the game. Some enemies will grant you limited-use weapons that are far more outlandish. There are also weapons you can pull straight out of the body of demons with finisher attacks. At least two of the three upgrade levels for each weapon add some kind of interesting effect like slowing down time for your sniper or adding an electric element to your SMG. Your arsenal of six weapons covers all of your bases: short range, long range, explosive, etc. Waves of enemies mob you in cramped arenas with respawning health and ammo pickups, encouraging you to stay mobile to stay alive. It drops both the semi open world and co-op features of the previous game in favor of a much more linear experience. It combines fast-paced hip fire gunplay with first-person platforming, similar to Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal. Shadow Warrior 3’s gameplay also does a bit of borrowing. It’s not as blatantly racist as the 1997 original, but it’s not a story or setting that takes into account any knowledge of the several cultures it’s borrowing from outside of buzzwords like “chi” and “yokai.” Personally, I found it difficult to overlook the mish-mash of Eastern Asian stereotypes on display. But those who’re more amused by a main character whose name is a dick joke might beg to differ. None of the writing or jokes landed for me, and Lo Wang came off as more annoying than funny. Many high-quality cutscenes convey the game’s paper-thin plot, which mixes over-the-top action set pieces with cartoon-like slapstick, as well as a constant stream of character bickering and pop culture jokes. With most of Earth’s population killed and demons freely roaming the world, you begrudgingly team up with former enemies in a last-ditch effort to save everything. You play as Lo Wang, a former corporate assassin who in the previous two games helped to stave off an interdimensional demonic invasion, but in doing so has opened the door to a bigger threat: an ancient world-eating dragon. As a sibling of the original Duke Nukem, the new Shadow Warrior series attempts to shake off antiquated gaming tropes while keeping its sense of irreverent humor. Shadow Warrior 3 is the latest FPS from Flying Wild Hog, continuing its series that reboots the 1997 3D Realms title of the same name. ![]()
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