Unfortunately, using the katana doesn't feel as good as it should. The katana causes the most havoc, dismembering demons and gushing blood that nearly takes up most of your field of view. One weapon shoots out shurikens and chops enemies to bits, allowing you to shoot and continue to move throughout the level, giving it a “shoot and forget” strategy. The weapon selection is decent and brings about the typical offerings you would expect from this genre with a couple of unique ones that are fun to exploit. This may or may not be a negative aspect but it definitely makes the game feel a bit repetitive by the time you reach the end of Lo-Wang’s adventure. The game has very few moments that are not closed-off areas that bring upon wave after wave of demons. Pickups are scattered throughout the levels, respawning after a cooldown, allowing you to memorize health and ammo pickups when in a tight spot. The revamped classic has everything you would expect from a modernized arena shooter. Thankfully the gameplay in Shadow Warrior 3 is good. Clearly, nothing is to be taken seriously at all with this title, so why even try with a story? Gameplay Oddly enough, the game even points out the fact that it has terrible jokes. However, this doesn't make it much of an enjoyable experience as it is frustrating and annoying. Lo-Wang has the personality of an extremely immature man-child, which I am sure is exactly what the devs were going for. The campaign is littered with pop culture references and tongue-in-cheek humor that fails to land the majority of the time. I found myself not caring about any of these characters and they were all present just as an excuse to keep the flow of gameplay moving forward. It is now up to Lo-Wang and his cronies to stop the ancient dragon and save the world, one dismembered demon at a time.Īs I mentioned earlier, there isn't much here to keep your attention on the story. This ancient dragon has essentially brought upon the apocalypse on the world and all of humanity is at stake. The game opens up with Lo-Wang explaining the story of how he almost saved the world from an ancient dragon that he is somehow responsible for waking up. You play as Lo-Wang, a ninja assassin mercenary turned good guy. There's just enough here to give you a who and why to make sense of all the constant demon-slaying throughout the entire campaign. Shadow Warrior 3 has a pretty simplistic story.
For someone experiencing the franchise for the first time, this entry felt like an auto-pilot violent fever dream with some hiccups along the way.
However, that's exactly the issue at hand. With features such as first-person shooting, melee combat, and a free-running movement system, you would think this title would be a no-brainer. Flying Wild Hog and Devolver Digital are bringing us their second sequel to the revived classic franchise and putting a stamp of offbeat humor into the mix. Visceral combat, quirky quips, and sometimes unbearable moments make up the twisted and heavy-action-focused Shadow Warrior 3.
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