SHADOW WARRIOR 2 DEMO PC

They’re red and bad and you have to shoot them. (What year is it?) And then it's back to dick jokes.ĭoom, a similar shooter, gets away with its exaggerated premise by keeping it simple: Hell spits out some demons, caricatures of evil that don't do a lot of talking. The subject and butt of the joke, the difficult transition process, isn't placed in an amusing light-it's just pointed at as if to say, hey, transgender people, right? It nests the act of coming out in the tension of the joke, coloring it as something to be uneasy about. Later on, a character mistakes Wang’s monologue about a small woman inside him-a spirit that takes up residency in his head and acts as a guide-as him coming out as transgender. It's not a lovely historical slideshow to conjure. The ‘joke’ is the word genocide, the intentional mass murder of an entire race or nation. It’s an indistinct weapon, utilitarian and mechanical, and that’s it. Early on, I found a gun called the Genocider, which is where the joke begins and ends. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions are coming next year.Vulgarity and edgy humor aren't inherently bad, but Shadow Warrior 2 uses it without purpose.

SHADOW WARRIOR 2 DEMO PC

Shadow Warrior 2 will be out in September for PC on Steam and GOG.

You won't have long to wait for Lo Wang to handle things in bloody style. Shadow Warrior 2 continues to deviate severely from the 2013 reboot, but it still retains the humor and fantastic combat. Some are immune to magic powers, others have elemental affinities, and so on. This had the expected effect of tearing through the hulking, inflamed beast.Įnemies feature Diablo III-style descriptions, so you can tell at a glance what abilities they have. Upon encountering a fire enemy, we dumped two ice gems into a shotgun. We also got to play with the gem system, which allows you to customize weapon special attributes. Not only does this look and sound cool, but because it's a sword, you can use all of the melee special moves, like charging and a spin attack. These swords do significantly less damage than the default, garden version but the beam penetrates enemies, making them great in a crowd.įor those that want a melee weapon with a bit more meat, there's a Warhammer 40K-style chainsword that replaces the chainsaw. They aren't just reskinned versions each of the weapon classes functions differently in cyber form, with altered damage profiles.įor instance, the city version of the katana is a dual-wielded version that fires a slicing beam with every swing. The cyber city weapons have a decidedly futuristic flare. So far, we've only seen the countryside versions: embossed in gold and decorated with dragons. Each of the three areas features guns and swords themed for that area. The reason for showing us the new setting was to give us a chance to play around with new weapons. Just like all of the game's mission areas, the city is procedurally generated. The cyber city is a glossy, pristine metropolis of the future. This time out, we had the chance to visit the second of three different environments. Each previous demo has taken place in a lush forest with cherry blossoms in bloom, perfectly juxtaposed with piles of demon giblets created with the game's precision cutting system. We've had hands-on time with Shadow Warrior 2 at a number of events.

Shadow warrior 2 demo