I was told Shadow Warrior 2 would implement procedural cutting, with enemies slashed into pieces based on your actions, but is that really a do-or-die feature for a game where you’ll spend a lot of your time wildly mashing on the right trigger? I did notice that my slashes were reflected on enemies, but that’s only after it was pointed out to me. Dead Island remains the only game with solid first-person melee, and even the optimal control scheme for that game was hidden behind a menu option. I honestly didn’t expect much from the katana combat, which is good, because I did not get much from the katana combat. I have sympathy for the developers on a single point: first-person melee is notoriously hard to implement. Just run around in a circle & hold down the right trigger, and you’ll be fine. It has more weapons than you can shake a stick at, with all kinds of killing abilities mapped to the d-pad, but none of it feels satisfying to use. (Thanks, Doughboys!) For a game with such limp, toothless combat, you would think maybe it would tone down the attitude a bit, but Shadow Warrior 2 struts like it’s the next great retro shooter in the Serious Sam vein. This is an especially challenging preview to write, because my brain is actively trying to flush my Shadow Warrior memories down the toilet in order to fit in more trivia about fast-casual restaurants.
After a scant few minutes inside the world of Shadow Warrior 2, I felt myself itching for the demo to end so I could do something more interesting with my time. Aside from the always-welcome damage numbers, I never had a solid indicator of how much pain I was dealing. For all their visual splendor, the guns feel like cheap toys, lacking any palpable impact. The world feels lifeless, even when populated by raging cyber-demonic forces. The real issue with Shadow Warrior 2 is how dull it feels in spite of the explosions. Hold down the trigger and then bad guys explode, genius.īombast on its own is not a problem. What’s happening on the screen at any one time is almost irrelevant.
#SHADOW WARRIOR 2 BEST MELEE WEAPON MOVIE#
I see a piece of scenery you would put in the background of a television show or movie to easily communicate that a character is a “hardcore gamer.” It’s visually arresting in that it assaults the senses like an overzealous cop busting a street tough for possession. When I look at Shadow Warrior 2, I don’t see a video game.
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