I'm seeing a lot of negative reviews on this site, but this honestly is one of my favorite games in recent memory.
First there's the story and writing which a lot of reviews I've seen say is bad and shitty, but I actually found myself enjoying it. Nothing made me laugh per say, but a lot of the jokes and character interactions did make me smile. Maybe it's because I'm a young adult who makes similar jokes with my friends but I can't help it.
Than there's the gameplay which I can best sum up as "Doom Eternal Lite" but that's 10 miles too far from a bad thing in my eyes. It simplifies a lot of Eternals mechanics. You don't have armor, you only have six weapons as opposed to 9 (7 if you count the sword), none of the weapons have alt fires (though they can be upgraded), and so on. But the thing is, everything still plays out the fabled "Doom Dance" fantastically. You shoot enemies to gain health back and slash them with the sword to get ammo, this simple loop still managed to create an amazing push forward combat loop that got really addicting, and even though non of the weapons have alt fires, they can be upgraded to improve how they play, and each weapon still felt like it had it's place in the combat and pulling of gun cycling combo's never gets old. Heck, this arena fps managed to make it's pistol weapon still viable in the late game, that's an accomplishment if I've ever seen one. And last in the game play department are this game's glory kill equivalent: the finishers, while yes they do give health back when used, they also need to be charged up and allow to use's your enemies' weapons for a short time. I love this because it really makes you have to work for a power trip and still requires the player to be smart with it.
Over all I see this game as more than a "Doom Eternal Clone" though I don't really get this criticism as whole where a game releases with a similar style to a popular game and it's labeled as a rip off. That's just how the game industry works, and Shadow Warrior 3 still manages to feel different from the rest. If you didn't like this game that's completely fine, but to quote Lo Wang "Listen I know your experience probably differs from mine, but I am having a blast!!".
First there's the story and writing which a lot of reviews I've seen say is bad and shitty, but I actually found myself enjoying it. Nothing made me laugh per say, but a lot of the jokes and character interactions did make me smile. Maybe it's because I'm a young adult who makes similar jokes with my friends but I can't help it.
Than there's the gameplay which I can best sum up as "Doom Eternal Lite" but that's 10 miles too far from a bad thing in my eyes. It simplifies a lot of Eternals mechanics. You don't have armor, you only have six weapons as opposed to 9 (7 if you count the sword), none of the weapons have alt fires (though they can be upgraded), and so on. But the thing is, everything still plays out the fabled "Doom Dance" fantastically. You shoot enemies to gain health back and slash them with the sword to get ammo, this simple loop still managed to create an amazing push forward combat loop that got really addicting, and even though non of the weapons have alt fires, they can be upgraded to improve how they play, and each weapon still felt like it had it's place in the combat and pulling of gun cycling combo's never gets old. Heck, this arena fps managed to make it's pistol weapon still viable in the late game, that's an accomplishment if I've ever seen one. And last in the game play department are this game's glory kill equivalent: the finishers, while yes they do give health back when used, they also need to be charged up and allow to use's your enemies' weapons for a short time. I love this because it really makes you have to work for a power trip and still requires the player to be smart with it.
Over all I see this game as more than a "Doom Eternal Clone" though I don't really get this criticism as whole where a game releases with a similar style to a popular game and it's labeled as a rip off. That's just how the game industry works, and Shadow Warrior 3 still manages to feel different from the rest. If you didn't like this game that's completely fine, but to quote Lo Wang "Listen I know your experience probably differs from mine, but I am having a blast!!".
AuthenticShant
11 months ago