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[JaseC]

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[flaxknuckles]

Searching Google for Shadow Warrior 2 reviews yielded a cached IGN review. They gave it an 8.6. Strong start.

EDIT: it looks like IGN also gave the 2013 release an 8.6, so it could be Google pulling the wrong review.

Nope, cus I just read it. Use

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/10/13/shadow-warrior-2-review

on

http://cachedview.com

 

[Corpekata]

That review hits one note I was worried about, that the game would lose some heart without Hoji, but they quite literally say what I said about the previous game, it had a surprisingly good story on the character front.

 

[Kaztinka]

GOD DAMN IT DEVOLVER!
I NEED MY WANG AND I NEED HIM NOW!

 

[Kaztinka]

Did I hear they changed the controls so you don't have to double tap directions to use powers now? That was one of my bigger issues with Shadow Warrior 2013.

It kinda gave a Devil May Cry feel to it (at least for me)

 

[Karak]

Searching Google for Shadow Warrior 2 reviews yielded a cached IGN review. They gave it an 8.6. Strong start.

EDIT: it looks like IGN also gave the 2013 release an 8.6, so it could be Google pulling the wrong review.

It is the right one

 

[mcz117chief]

CrunchyFrog is the winner of the key hunt. Congratulations

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

I need the reviews. Need.

 

[scitek]

No preload?

 

[StarlordDial]

goddamit gmg giff me my code for the game lol

 

[Finaika]

Should I play the prequel first?

 

[seph1roth]

When the SW2 review embargo lifts?

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Any videos of "carving your name in an enemy's guts? I need to see this.

OP: could you reveal the seven hidden messages (including the trap) and their locations?

 

[Ozium]

will wait for reviews.. I enjoyed the first but felt that levels became too long and too tedious and it wore out it's welcome well before the finale

 

[AHindD]

Hmm their Steam store page seems to indicate that they received an 8.6 from IGN, however its a dead link.

Im guessing the review was published and was then taken down, or the developers somehow already knows the score/review...

 

[Corpekata]

Hmm their Steam store page seems to indicate that they received an 8.6 from IGN, however its a dead link.

Im guessing the review was published and was then taken down, or the developers somehow already knows the score/review...

It was discussed up thread. It was published early and taken down.

 

[JaseC]

When the SW2 review embargo lifts?

Score-based reviews will go live when the game unlocks. I think this is the first time Devolver has imposed a release day embargo.

 

[Stitch]

Powers are handled via keys or d-pad on the controller.

Meh, I hope they'll patch double-taping back in.

 

[scitek]

IGN accidentally put their review up early, then pulled it.

But guess what...

http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...m/articles/2016/10/13/shadow-warrior-2-review

8.6

 

[Hyun Sai]

Finally, a good game with campaign Coop ! Fuck yes, here we go, my friends and I.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

IGN accidentally put their review up early, then pulled it.

But guess what...

http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...m/articles/2016/10/13/shadow-warrior-2-review

8.6

Sounds good. 12 hours for the campaign seems a little small for a loot game though. I guess it's about NG+ but they don't explicitly talk about that in the review.

 

[Shadowhaxor]

Another review up, because some people just don't respect embargos - http://attackofthefanboy.com/reviews/shadow-warrior-2-review/

 

[epmode]

Another review up, because some people just don't respect embargos - http://attackofthefanboy.com/reviews/shadow-warrior-2-review/

Screw pre-release embargoes, especially when pre-order bonuses are involved. Hooray for Steam refunds.

 

[120v]

was hoping to have this loading in the morning so i could get some wang in after work. ba humbug

 

[gdt]

Won't be playing this for a week or two but I already bought it a couple of weeks ago. Can't wait. The combat looks amazing.

 

[Dictator93]

Meh, I hope they'll patch double-taping back in.

Maybe if we are lucky, they will have a Star Citizen style input menu that allows you to reprogram in double taps by default.

I will try out the new way, but I did not have any real problem with the last double tap system.

 

[Karak]

My review for ACG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxu5HIzC8Ec
Rated it a Buy.

The game is absolutely fucking phenomenal and aside from a few quibbles I have had as much or more fun with this than any game I can remember in years.

In many ways it reminds me of some of the ideas in Hellgate London but done RIGHT and well.

 

[killercow]

"It’s DOOM without the claustrophobia. A Serious Sam + Borderlands cocktail with weighty, thumping, exciting, speedy combat. Diablo in first-person, with wide open spaces, packs of enemies, giant bosses and more weapons than you can shake a wang at. Shadow Warrior 2 is anarchic, excessive, ridiculous, occasionally spectacular and almost entirely wonderful."

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/10/13/shadow-warrior-2-review/

 

[Karak]

Sounds good. 12 hours for the campaign seems a little small for a loot game though. I guess it's about NG+ but they don't explicitly talk about that in the review.

I played a bit longer than that for sure and will be returning with more pals. its just absolutely great.

 

[CrayToes]

My review for ACG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxu5HIzC8Ec
Rated it a Buy.

The game is absolutely fucking phenomenal and aside from a few quibbles I have had as much or more fun with this than any game I can remember in years.

In many ways it reminds me of some of the ideas in Hellgate London but done RIGHT and well.

Stellar review, man. Keep it up. Definitely gonna pick this up soon.

 

[Karak]

Stellar review, man. Keep it up. Definitely gonna pick this up soon.

Thanks. A game like this makes it easy man.

 

[MHWilliams]

Buy it. Enjoy it. 4.5/5 for me over at USgamer.

 

[Shadowhaxor]

Embargo is dropped, expect the reviews any moment. Here's our review - http://www.theouterhaven.net/2016/10/shadow-warrior-2-pc-review/

Loved this game and if you like FPS's or enjoyed the first Shadow Warrior (Remake), you're gonna love this.

 

[Karak]

Maybe if we are lucky, they will have a Star Citizen style input menu that allows you to reprogram in double taps by default.

I will try out the new way, but I did not have any real problem with the last double tap system.

The switch occurs in stride and to be honest just works well.

 

[Tapejara]

Great reviews so far.

 

[xRaizen]

Any reviews explaining how good of a loot game it is? How does NG+ work?

This affects my decision, if it's not that great on loot then I'll wait until December-ish..

 

[Dictator93]

The switch occurs in stride and to be honest just works well.

Nice to hear!

I am definitely quite happy to try this game out later today. Such a shame though that I cannot preload it :X

 

[e_i]

1 pm EST is so far away.


Anyway, I miss Hoji.

 

[Fordy]

My review for ACG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxu5HIzC8Ec
Rated it a Buy.

The game is absolutely fucking phenomenal and aside from a few quibbles I have had as much or more fun with this than any game I can remember in years.

In many ways it reminds me of some of the ideas in Hellgate London but done RIGHT and well.

Good review as always.

 

[Karak]

Nice to hear!

I am definitely quite happy to try this game out later today. Such a shame though that I cannot preload it :X

Ya I wondered how controller gameplay as a whole was going to work out but switching between the two was cake and honestly some of the better controller gameplay so far.

Good review as always.

Thanks Fordy

 

[Snkfanatic]

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/10/13/shadow-warrior-2-review/

Good gracious...that quote might have sold me right now.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Eurogamer

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-10-13-shadow-warrior-2-review

Shadow Warrior's surprising new direction makes the sequel a riotous blast, though it can't quite live up to its predecessor.

I like Shadow Warrior 2, and I think the direction the developers have taken is ultimately the correct one. But I'm not as enamoured with it as I was the previous game. There I played because I was actually interested in what was happening. Here I'm playing in an endless search for a sharper sword, or a better boomstick, always pushing that big red button in Flying Wild Hog's randomly generated Skinner Box. That's absolutely fine, and in terms of madcap FPS action it's definitely worth playing. But unlike the first game, I doubt I'll remember much about it in a few years' time.

 

[Karak]

Also I do cover it in the review but yes the HDR worked fine.

 

[scitek]

Eurogamer

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-10-13-shadow-warrior-2-review

Interesting. The first game had real problems with pacing at times, but I remember thinking the story was quite good. Can't say I also remember a ton about it, though.

 

[Alethebeer]

I bought because of RPS review, damnit. I'll have to skip Battlefield 1 then.

 

[e_i]

I'm at work, but I have Chrome remote access to d/l this to my laptop and desktop later.

 

[derFeef]

Nooo, I have yet to finish Doom!

 

[Karak]

Nooo, I have yet to finish Doom!

No...you have to finish BOTH

 

[derFeef]

No...you have to finish BOTH

True!

 

[mabec]

Eurogamer prefered the game in sp, coop made even the most easiest enemies a drag

Many of Shadow Warrior 2's changes are plainly in aid of cooperative play. Unfortunately, there's one big problem with this. Shadow Warrior 2 is actually less fun in coop. The game is most enjoyable when you're fighting lots of fairly weak enemies, where Wang's eclectic arsenal is at its deadliest. But the game responds to an extra player by making enemies tougher, transforming an individual power trip into a cooperative grind. It's still fun enough, but it's a rare inversion of the usual trajectory of games that add a cooperative mode.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-10-13-shadow-warrior-2-review