Shadow Warrior 2

The developers technically did everything right in terms of designing a sequel. The budget increased and they put in more of… everything. Way too much actually! Does a simple arena shooter as this really need an involved leveling system, 100+ customizable weapons, crafting, magic abilities, an in-game-economy, side-quests, trials and a build in Wikipedia! I can't fault them for trying though but a sequel will need to crash diet all of this to a more manageable volume. The graphics are certainly top of the line, even if the human character models and animations could have used more work. The voice acting is a bit forced but the actors had nothing to work with. Especially if I consider how forced the humor is in light of the rather dark story. I also don't remember any of this being build up in the prequel. Not that anyone bought this for the story and the game just end almost mid-sentence. The everything and the kitchen sink approach may have been a bit much in the end but the overall experience is very unique and the core blade combat is top of the line. Feel free the skip the now redundant 1st game and start here. 8/10