![]() ![]() She knows a lot more then anyone else, thinking highly of herself, ending up making similar mistakes that Zilla did in the past. Zilla is still clearly frustrated by Wang due to their past but has some respect for him when he finally gets his head together, and Makoto makes for an interesting addition to the dynamic. The key to this is everyone else is just as self absorbed, but still capable of doing good. It shows how his hero complex and love for ultra violence combine him into someone who means well, but can easily be manipulated by others, and it makes him genuinely sympathetic as he tries to make the best of a bad situation. As an exploration of Lo Wang, the story works great, perfectly nailing his morally ambiguous place in the whole way of things. This is probably the best script in the series so far, tying up loose ends from the first two reboot games, while ignoring and outright removing more troubling elements from the last game by making the dragon just wipe everything out off-screen. Things quickly spiral out of control as Wang ends up on an emotional roller coaster while the fate of the world hangs in the balance (or at least what’s left of it). He has a last ditch plan to end that dragon, and he needs Wang’s help to do it, along with a powerful witch named Mokoto. Taking place a few months after the world changing end of the last game, Wang has now become a recluse talking to Hoji’s worn out mask and explaining that his failure to kill a world ending dragon (which also killed off all the ancients off screen) has made him lose his “mojo.” Thankfully, Orochi Zilla appears, now without his former empire or riches, to get Wang back in the game. ![]() Just know it may be a tad too streamlined. If you thought Eternal was over stuffed with mechanics and busy work, you may just enjoy Shadow Warrior 3, which can be best described as a streamlined version of that game with actually engaging and witty writing. The start of the reboot series used a Painkiller frame for the rhythm of combat and exploration, the second game went into looter shooting with fun movement from the last game, and now the third game has decided that that ol’ DOOM Eternal over there is pretty neato. With the release of Shadow Warrior 3, it is finally clear that Flying Wild Hog’s ultimate plan for this franchise is to do whatever the hell they want with it. ![]()
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