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(Steam) Shadow warrior *2013* (First impression)
Pros:
+A true modern oldschool shooter finally!
+Visually stunning. (Even on the lowest settings!)
+Amazing soundtrack.
+Nothing wrong to say about the sounds.
+Amazing writting and voice acting.
+Fans of both Painkiller and Serious Sam will find alot of fun here.
+Speaking of Sam, nice references to him and Duke Nukem.
+Really badass arsenal.
+Choosing an upgrade feels like being a child choosing a toy in a toy store.
+Best melee fighting in any first person game.
+A bloody mess, a really fun one.
+Surprising and deep story for an oldschool shooter.
+Lo Wang is simply badass and hilarious.
+Literally epic boss fights.
+Some good and challenging fights at times.
+Nice variety of ennemies!
+The powers are fun and useful!
+Well applied skill system!
+Clever references to the original game.
+Quiet long for an oldschool shooter.
+You can use your ennemies organs as weapons? Really?
+This game is indie? Rather feels like a big budget game!

Cons:
-If you want to play it on max settings, i wish good luck to your computer.
-Around the first act, explosives are spreaded a bit everywhere and its annoying.
-The sword is so useful that it takes a while until guns get their usefulness as well.
-The scoring system, even explained, is a bit confusing.
-The second act environements gets dull quickly.
-On the first act: Hard reset, Hard Reset everywhere.
-Sword fighting might be amazing, it feels a bit like a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ against horde of stronger ennemies.
-The dual katana demons are simply a pain to fight and it took me a while to figure out how to kill them.
-The demons backstory cutscenes are quiet confusing.
-Some screen and motion blur effects can be annoying for your view in the middle of a shooting.
-Boss fights can take a while....
-No multiplayer (No worries, the singleplayer is already amazing egough to keep you entertained.)
-Some spells' casting is not totally precise and can cause frustrations.

Verdict: Shadow warrior is a really amazing oldschool shooter and certainly the best modern one so far. Its definitly going to my top 10 and i recommend it to anywone who loves first person shooters.

Rating: 5/5 Excellent
Last edited by FranckyFox2468; 9 Jun, 2014 @ 5:14pm