But if any of its strong aspects sounds appealing to you, you may find yourself having a similar experience, in which case Shadow Warrior 2 is definitely worth a try. Maybe I’m just a sucker for looter shooters and didn’t know it.
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Still not sure how to fully explain its hold over me considering we’re also talking about a deeply flawed game. What kept me going was everything I mentioned above that turned it into a strangely addictive experience, one that only released its grip once I fully completed the game. None of this really did it for me, but it wasn’t a dealbreaker either. The story, the characters, the action, the voice acting, the dialogue, the humour, the visuals, everything is so corny and over the top that it’s always going to be hit and miss depending on your own personal preferences. The rest of the game comes down to taste. There’s also decent enemy variety which was an unexpected bonus. However, I’m assuming the insanity levels change this quite a bit, so I’m not holding it against the game all that much. Playing on normal difficulty comes with some balancing issues: if you go with the melee + vortex + life drain combination, there’s very little incentive to dive into any other playstyle and combat becomes too easy. The combat feels confusing initially, but it becomes pure chaotic fun as you get into it. There’s an insane number of crazy guns, blades and specials for you to collect (all of them awesome looking), which combined with the different upgrades (although like I said they went overboard here, why so many?) and character skills allows you to customise your build and playstyle a fair amount.
And this directly ties to another standout: the visual and gameplay variety on offer when it comes to weapons - and weapons only - was very impressive. I was very close to calling it a day about 4 hours in, but after that, something clicked in the way I saw the game, and I became almost hypnotised by its continuous appeal to do one more story mission, one more bounty quest, just to see what new gear would come out of it. For all its issues, Shadow Warrior 2 features an addictive mission cycle that mixes the satisfaction of a looter shooter with a rewarding sense of character progression.
I’m not sure I have the answer at this point, but if I were to guess, I’d say it’s related to the gameplay loop.
So why on earth did I do every single thing there is to do in this game? It had a ton of performance and optimisation issues, the procedurally generated levels are somewhat mediocre, most side missions are a carbon copy of each other, the gem crafting roulette is nonsensical at best, the number of unnecessary upgrades makes for confusing and bloated menu navigation, and the amount asset recycling is almost insulting. Hell, it doesn’t even break top 5 of the ones I’ve played this year so far. Yet, this is far from being one of my favourite games. I’ve spent about 35hrs in a game that seemingly takes most people 24hrs to reach completionist status. So this is the one of the very few games I’ve fully completed in my life, in the sense that I’ve done every single main quest, side quest and activity there is to do. The old /r/patientgamers Essential Games List Please use flair to display what games you’re currently playing, not a punch line, username, tag, URL, or signature. New, mobile-friendly spoilers can be posted using the following formatting: Want to play online in a dead gaming community? We expect you to know these rules before making a post. Please click here to see our current rules. We no longer maintain our posting rules in Old Reddit. Join our Discord Join our Steam Group Follow us on Twitter Posting Rules Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.
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