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[BocoDragon]

I was just talking with a friend about old game characters that would not work in today's more evolved, politically correct climate. Lo Wang was one of them. What a surprise reboot, proving me wrong

 

[Johnny M]

From Facebook:

I dont think that they are gonna put nude chicks hidden everywhere.

 

[MedIC86]

You have split personality

 

[codhand]

this dev + this franchise is like pb & j

 

[michaelius]

I dont think that they are gonna put nude chicks hidden everywhere.

Well Witcher 1 had sex cards so don't underestimate Polish devs

Our country isn't overrun by political corectness obsession.

 

[Maluf360]

Lo Wang is going to vomit now - in HD

 

[codhand]

Well Witcher 1 had sex cards so don't underestimate Polish devs

Our country isn't overrun by political corectness obsession.

yeah, just bison grass vodka drinkers

w3 should bring back the cards, but it wont...

 

[Slair]

The multi better be called Wang Bang again!

 

[54-46!]

I've heard good things about Hard Reset, but also that it's just a bunch of hitscan enemies and guys that constantly charge at you?

 

[codhand]

I've heard good things about Hard Reset, but also that it's just a bunch of hitscan enemies and guys that constantly charge at you?

so it's a fps then?

seriously though, for people who remember when thats all fps's were, hard reset becomes a god send.

 

[Nokterian]

Rise of the Triad,Shadow Warrior i am back in the 90's again. Day 1 for me.

Don't mess with Lo Wang!

 

[DieH@rd]

What engine are they using? Cry3? UE?

 

[Shining]

I just played through Heretic this weekend. God damn, what happened to the good ol' push-the-wall level design? Every single map is filled with tons of secret areas and they are so much fun to play.

 

[Draft]

I hope it's a digital only release. Shadow Warrior won't work as 2013 AAA.

 

[AstroZombie]

Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

 

[Tiu Neo]

Please be better than Duke Nukem Forever. And please, don't butcher and censor everything. Don't make a watered down CoD clone.

I'll stay... neutral, until we get more info.

Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

Ok, that's it, I'm expecting the worse now. At least there's a chance the game is actually good, even if not worthy of the name.

 

[Nokterian]

Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

Uh oohw..well that sucks.

 

[flaxknuckles]

Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

And they just lost me. I'll still pick it up, but not at launch.

 

[scitek]

Well Witcher 1 had sex cards so don't underestimate Polish devs

Our country isn't overrun by political corectness obsession.

Polish devs + the publisher whose public persona is Fork Parker, the guy who said he would use the proceeds from Serious Sam 3 to get his wife a tit job.

EDIT: Nevermind, blame DD for that decision. It was made before FWH was even a part of it.

“We discussed that, and that’s just a decision that had to be made. Before we even talked to Flying Wild Hog, that was the decision,” Lowrie said.

 

[ThreePiMatt]

Uh oohw..well that sucks.

Yeah, not that I approve of racism or sexism, I just think at some point the racial and gender humor goes so over-the-top into the absurd that it just becomes a parody of actual racism and sexism rather than being a part of it. Unfortunately I don't think a lot of people can make that distinction and are just too easily offended to take the risk.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

I like the trippy and colorful look of those screens.

 

[Deadbeat]

Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

Excellent. Money saved.

 

[Drazgul]

Unfortunately I don't think a lot of people can make that distinction and are just too easily offended to take the risk.

So people get offended. Let them, if you want to do a remake you do it properly, not a half-assed cop-out like this.

 

[ThreePiMatt]

So people get offended. Let them, if you want to do a remake you do it properly, not a half-assed cop-out like this.

Oh yeah, if it was up to me I'd say "fuck 'em." But unless you have a dev team comprised entirely of Asian women I don't think they'd be able to get away with a Shadow Warrior's humor.

 

[Spectacular Dr Dawg]

Next game to remake? Blood

Or how about Hexen/Heretic

Ugh, I hope none of those games get remade.
Blood could use a source port but Hexen and Heretic work in ZDoom so there's no reason to try to desecrate those franchises with some crappy remake.

90s shooters were linear as fuck though. But you're right about the checkpoints, that sucked.

Believe it or not, FPS existed before Half-Life came out.

Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

“Our previous game [Hard Reset] went along with the old school design. It was a no-cover shooter, a fast-paced shooter,” Jan Bartkowicz, the lead writer at Flying Wild Hog, explained. “You could get attacked by a mass of enemies. The game play loop was more focused on finding the right tool for a particular job, rather than just going from Point A to Point B to Point C.”
Shadow Warrior is also being designed in that way; it’s not revolutionary as much as it’s a look back at how shooters used to be. You’ll be able to carry all the weapons in the game at the same time, you’ll be attacked by a large number of enemies, and they don’t care about cover.

Argh! Another simplified Painkiller posing as an old-school FPS.

 

[Gbraga]

I don't know the original, but that teaser was awesome. I'll keep an eye on it.

 

[BuckRobotron]

One of my old favorites. "No one mess with Lo Wang" was my error .wav for a good while.

 

[celebi23]

Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

Welp, back to the GOG version for me then >_<

 

[Raptomex]

This was somewhat unexpected. Can't wait. And when can I buy the original on Steam?

 

[michaelius]

Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

Now i'm dissapointed - I guess publisher is pulling strings on this one

 

[Jawmuncher]

Ill give them the benefit if the doubt until I see more.

 

[Santar]

Kinda Hilarious that they mention that the enemies in this game won't use cover when the enemies in the original actually did use cover.
I remember noticing this when I played it back in the day.
Yep, this sounds to be Shadow Warrior in name only. Not very excited anymore.

 

[JNT]

Next game to remake? Blood

Or how about Hexen/Heretic

 

[kevinski]

I don't understand the point in releasing a new Shadow Warrior game. If the character has to be changed to make him suitable for inclusion in a game nowadays, then why not create a new character (and a new IP). If you wanted Shadow Warrior without the racist/sexist jokes back when Shadow Warrior was released, then wouldn't you have just played Blood, instead?

 

[KareBear]

For those wanting a Heretic/Hexen remake check out Hellraid.

 

[inm8num2]

This was somewhat unexpected. Can't wait. And when can I buy the original on Steam?

Why get it on Steam (where it's not available anyway) when you can get it DRM-free on GOG?

 

[Raptomex]

Why get it on Steam (where it's not available anyway) when you can get it DRM-free on GOG?

I have it on GOG. And if you look on Steam it's actually listed, you just can't purchase it. I hope it's a "megaton" type of treatment like Duke did.

 

[Odoul]

For reference here is the original:

Is this supposed to be Lara?

 

[Sentenza]

Is this supposed to be Lara?

Is this a rhetorical question?

 

[Puppet Shadow]

Damn it, where's my Blake Stone re-make?

 

[Odoul]

Is this a rhetorical question?

I've never played this game, it looks like it came out years before Tomb Raider, I don't know if the same people worked on it, and it would be a hell of a coincidence.

Again.

Is that supposed supposed to be Lara?

 

[AstroZombie]

I've never played this game, it looks like it came out years before Tomb Raider, I don't know if the same people worked on it, and it would be a hell of a coincidence.

Again.

Is that supposed supposed to be Lara?

Yes, Lo Wang even mentions that she raided her last tomb.

 

[Puppet Shadow]

I think people forget how old Tomb Raider goes back.

Dem (pointy) curves.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

The lighting in the video was exceptional. Nice logo too.

The screen shots however...

 

[Anticitizen One]

Was there only one game in the series? I could of sworn it got a sequel?

Is this supposed to be Lara?

That IS Lara

The Shadow Reboot should have rebooted Lara in it

 

[inm8num2]

I have it on GOG. And if you look on Steam it's actually listed, you just can't purchase it. I hope it's a "megaton" type of treatment like Duke did.

My apologies. I think my post might have sounded a bit arrogant or condescending. In fact I didn't know that SW is in the Steam database - it's probably a 'megaton' style treatment like you mention.

I wish GOG had the DN3D Megaton edition since they're otherwise at a potential disadvantage. Whenever I have a choice between GOG or Steam for an identical product, I go with GOG. But if the editions are different that's another matter.

 

[AstroZombie]

One game and two add-ons released for free.

 

[Barrow Roll]

Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A

 

[CaptainTiptop]

Hell yeah! Didn't know I wanted a Shadow Warrior reboot from the guys who made Hard Reset but now I've come to realise that's just the best thing ever.

 

[BlackLagoon]

Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

One of my old favorites. "No one mess with Lo Wang" was my error .wav for a good while.

Sadly it looks like someone did in fact mess with Lo Wang.