![]() 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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