There's definitely some fun to have with Shadow Warrior 3 even if its awful humour tries to make you regret it. The shooting usually takes place in designated battle arenas with ammo and health strewn about. You shoot enemies to get health and you slash enemes with your sword to get ammo. You build up a finisher bar that gives you a flashy gore kill and which gives you a gore weapon which have some powerful effects and are unique to every enemy. It's not massive but there's a decent variety to the weapons and enemies that you at least have to have some thought in how you deal with certain situations. There's also a fairly light upgrade path for your character and weapons. It is a satisfying enough loop even though I was beginning to get tired of it by the end of a pretty short game. The platforming while pretty simple is surprisingly fun which you rarely say about first person games. Unfortunately, the humour is awful and there's constant stupid dialogue coming from the main character filled with pop culture references and sex jokes. I haven't played the previous two games so I may have missed some stuff with the story but this game certainly didn't give me reason to care. There's still a decent few hours of fun to be had though.

Reviewed on Jun 09, 2022


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