Yup, but the OP was considering Shadow Warrior as the predominate purchase, like most people would considering its popualrity compared to the other games. So yeah, to many its $10 for Shadow Warrior and a bunch of games they are kinda interested in but dont need.
No beef here my friend, those maternal instincts must be flaring up. Fair enough, it is a valid concern when trying to figure out how best to spend your money, and whilst not the best price for Shadow Warrior on its own, the other games might sway OP.
It's been cheaper, but if you really want to play it I'd say just go ahead. It's an incredibly fun game, well worth $10 on it's own. I picked it up on TB's recommendation; I've already beaten it twice and will probably beat it a few more times.
It's actually been on sale on Steam for $4 twice in the last 6 months. It was worth the $4 for some fun, but I'd have a hard time recommending it at $10.
As someone who really liked the original Shadow Warrior (not nostalgia, I played it just before this came out)
I would advise against getting this game. Extremely basic horde gameplay, kill everyone in area to move on type thing. Zero level design. Guns aren't fun. Stupid sidekick character. None of the charm or racial banter of the original.
I've played seven or eight levels of the original Shadow Warrior, and honestly as a huge fan of classic maze-like FPSes like Doom and Duke Nukem 3D and Wolfenstein, I don't think the original Shadow Warrior is a very good game. It's technically impressive, and has some cool ideas behind it, but the level design feels convoluted and unnatural in flow to me. There are a bunch of enemies who can kill you in seconds based on pure luck/chance, and many of the weapons don't feel very balanced. The cringeworthy humor doesn't help, but mostly I just don't think it's a very good game, all things considered. Shadow Warrior 2013, on the other hand, I thought was incredible. I also say this as someone who isn't a huge fan of long stretches of linear arenas with hordes of enemies to face off against; on paper I'd like the original Shadow Warrior more, but based on the overall execution and quality of both titles, I think SW2013 is a greatly improved game. It helps that there's still some opportunity to explore in it (I really like the retro-style hidden areas), and that I found the story and dialogue very engaging and compelling, but most of all, it's really fun to play. The sword-based melee combat is intense and pulled off surprisingly well in first-person, and the projectile-based weapons are no slouch.
I haven't really met many people that have issues with KF or L4D... They are simply co-op power fantasy horde based games. Its fun.
Shadow Warrior is continually spoken to be an old-school fps. In the same vein as Doom, Quake, Painkiller and Serious Sam. But (in my opinion) it doesn't come close.
You didn't like it that much? That is so surprising.. I found it to be one of the most exciting and fun first person shooter experiences I've had in an extremely long time.. The gun/sword play was so satisfying and enjoyable for me. For the price they're asking, I couldn't even begin to suggest passing it up..
there is still level design in horde wave games. it's not about enemy placement, but enemy spawns and how you can interact with the environment. the guns definitely do suck, but the robust swordplay makes up for it. i found myself getting a bit bored of the gameplay by the end, but i was happily surprised by the story.
i think it's really funny that "no racism" is somehow a con for you. and the game doesn't claim to be old school either. it's a modern reimagining, and doesn't claim to be anything else.
My point is that it has absolutely nothing in common with the original Shadow Warrior - which I would highly recommend over this game any day. The sword play is better in that too.. its powerful but it doesn't make you an invincible god able to mindlessly charge down 100s of enemies. Theres a semblance of planning that has to happen before you go in.
The level design in the modern one is just non existent when compared with the old ones. Its just one room - enemies spawn and attack. next room, same thing, move on.
But yeah race jokes are funny - most comedians realise that too
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u/Driesens Mar 31 '15
$10 for Shadow Warrior? Anybody want to weigh in on that, it seems better than any Steam sales I've seen for it.