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I had that happen with one of the fat Toxin demons, it ended up with nothing but two legs and a spinal column. Is there a trick to getting the sword sticking out of the box in the demon temple, or is it just something you get through the story?
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It's story-related. Specifically you get it in the final story mission of the second act. edit: (ending spoilers) Man, I really just can't get over how crazy abrupt and unsatisfying the ending is. There's nothing after the credits, right? The dragon that busts through the gate diving at Wang is the end of the ending? CJacobs fucked around with this message at 04:56 on Oct 15, 2016 |
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Oct 15, 2016 04:50
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CJacobs posted:They hit enemies multiple times per swing which makes them real good if you're trying to inflict an element on an enemy or doing one of the special moves for bigass damage. Personally I'm currently using a lot of the three-barreled revolver, loaded up on acid and damage. I blew an elite's head off in one shot with the drat thing. InfinityComplex posted:Non-descript objects or actors that you can interact with. Have no idea what the Wang Cave desk one does. Also, for everybody who wants the preorder chain-katana, there's another chain-katana available in the game. I think it's a drop from a named boss enemy in a side mission, I don't quite remember where I got it.
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Oct 15, 2016 05:00
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I keep getting more and more guns and I'm just having a loving blast. Got a 4 player co-op game going with friends and everybody couldn't stop talking about how much simple fun the game was. All thriller no filler.
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Zereth posted:Personally I'm currently using a lot of the three-barreled revolver, loaded up on acid and damage. I blew an elite's head off in one shot with the drat thing. 
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Oct 15, 2016 05:23
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CJacobs posted:It's story-related. Specifically you get it in the final story mission of the second act. I guess they're contractually obligated to have dat sequel hook in there. Seems to be a prerequisite for a lot of modern shooters. Even the new Doom ends on a massive sequel hook.
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Oct 15, 2016 05:36
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Amusingly enough, Shadow Warrior 2013's plot was surprisingly conclusive and gave Lo Wang a solid character development arc, most of which has been ignored for the sake of the second game.
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Oct 15, 2016 05:54
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I love the city level, such a fun and cool place to play in this game is what hellgate london should have been
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Oct 15, 2016 05:56
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Geight posted:Amusingly enough, Shadow Warrior 2013's plot was surprisingly conclusive and gave Lo Wang a solid character development arc, most of which has been ignored for the sake of the second game. Honestly strikes me as odd since 2013's plot was actually pretty good. However I find this one's plot to be incredibly disjointed but coherent enough for you to understand things.
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Oct 15, 2016 06:08
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VolticSurge posted:I guess they're contractually obligated to have dat sequel hook in there. Seems to be a prerequisite for a lot of modern shooters. Even the new Doom ends on a massive sequel hook. I guess it just bothers me that the ending is completely inconclusive as to why what happened did happen. Even for a sequel hook it just ends way, way the hell too soon after its events have transpired. Is the dragon what happened to Kamiko's soul?? Was she playing Lo Wang for a fool the whole time?? Were the demons playing Lo Wang and Kamiko for a fool the whole time?? Was her soul not powerful enough to fix the gate?? Did they run out of time because they were fighting the goddess lady?? Was that the gate being busted or the gate starting to be fixed?? Why does it do a cut to black ending not more than 30 seconds after the most important thing in the whole plot happens???? I'm gonna be bummed if they put out a "here's what happened after the ending" DLC campaign and it picks up exactly where the ending stops. I do want that DLC, but I would still be disappointed if the story begins by explaining the actual ending. CJacobs fucked around with this message at 06:19 on Oct 15, 2016 |
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Oct 15, 2016 06:16
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InfinityComplex posted:Honestly strikes me as odd since 2013's plot was actually pretty good. However I find this one's plot to be incredibly disjointed but coherent enough for you to understand things. Yeah, unfortunately it seems like co-op brotimes and a compelling plot are still mutually exclusive for video games. It's a little sad, but the game we got is still pretty fun.
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Oct 15, 2016 06:30
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Well now.  
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Oct 15, 2016 07:04
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Okay this is a sadistic choice, I had to choose between a shotgun and a chainsaw.
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Oct 15, 2016 07:06
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The Gamespot review sure is down on the jokes being bad. I think someone didn't get the memo about the whole Shadow Warrior thing.
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Oct 15, 2016 07:47
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Really wanting to do co-op but no body I know has the game yet. Anyone down? I just got to the entrance of the lab.
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Just in case you guys didn't know - if you see the Shadow Warrior 2 decal, there (usually) is a secret hidden nearby. For example, in the pic below you can jump through the painting on the wall into a hidden room CJacobs posted:Is there a way to change the FOV on your arms? Some of the guns are so huge they take up an entire third of the screen and it's pretty annoying. I'll pass this one along
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Oct 15, 2016 09:57
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Dr. VooDoo posted:drat this game looks amazing on Ultra and runs flawlessly what is this witch craft This is what it feels like when publishers allow developers to give a poo poo about and put effort into optimization. Shame it happens so rarely.
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Oct 15, 2016 10:01
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I like having a huge gun take up my screen because I can hide from the spiders  After spending 3 weeks playing Demon Steele for Doom all the movement stuff in SW2 feels so natural. Game runs brilliantly too on my 780 except for a weird stuttering in the audio if things are turned up too high which I imagine is my poor Cpu having a stroke.
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Oct 15, 2016 10:05
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So I just started playing this (stopped when I hit mission selection) and am having a great time with the mechanics, but has anyone else found the quality to be really uneven? I've found NPCs who just stand there non-reacting until they arbitrarily become vendors, NPCs completing quests for me I didn't even know I had, really weird transitions between pho-asian temples to super high tech areas with no narrative bridges, z-fighting issues on transparent objects, and general confusion about how this story and world at all relate to how Shadow Warrior 1 left the universe. I mean, I'll happily continue to shoot and stab dudes with these super fun mechanics, but the narrative design so far just feels... Unfinished? At minimum it feels like a step back in narrative execution quality from the first game. Does anyone else agree?
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Zagrod posted:Just in case you guys didn't know - if you see the Shadow Warrior 2 decal, there (usually) is a secret hidden nearby. For example, in the pic below you can jump through the painting on the wall into a hidden room Good to know, I'll try to look out for those.
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Oct 15, 2016 10:24
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Brackhar posted:nd general confusion about how this story and world at all relate to how Shadow Warrior 1 left the universe. The game's story definitely does feel like we're actually playing Shadow Warrior 3 and they expected us to play 2 first. Which is a weird feeling to have. Zagrod posted:I'll pass this one along Sweet!
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Oct 15, 2016 10:29
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How to make the worst part of the game less annoying: * Don't touch the inventory during the mission. Wait until you're in the hub. * Junk everything in the "Weapon Upgrades" category (it's all just boring and pointless stat bonuses). * Stack every weapon with nothing but fun unique mods (like Akimbo or Turret) and Elemental mods. I've been playing that way on Hard for a while now and the game honestly flows sooooo much better when you don't stop every 5 seconds to optimize your guns. Also the less time you spend on spreadsheets the more time you spend carving monsters and giving them the Wang.
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Brackhar posted:So I just started playing this (stopped when I hit mission selection) and am having a great time with the mechanics, but has anyone else found the quality to be really uneven? I've found NPCs who just stand there non-reacting until they arbitrarily become vendors, NPCs completing quests for me I didn't even know I had, really weird transitions between pho-asian temples to super high tech areas with no narrative bridges, z-fighting issues on transparent objects, and general confusion about how this story and world at all relate to how Shadow Warrior 1 left the universe. Yeah the story and NPC aspect of the game is definitely a bit weird. Flying Hog definitely has a problem when it comes to narratives. Hard Reset was completely non-sense and impossible to follow. SW1 was simple and generally a connected story, but also kind of weird with a very unlived in world where there didn't seem to be a reaction to what the heck was going on and really wasn't any characters besides you/hoji/zilla. SW2's narrative feels a bit more disconnected from one place to another, but it does feel more lived in with people and feel of society or whatever. I do wish they had a stronger connection to SW1 and how things came to be and better transition between places. Xaris fucked around with this message at 10:48 on Oct 15, 2016 |
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Oct 15, 2016 10:45
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I wish you could turn off skills cause 99% of the times I do a Vortex it's by mistake. Incidentally, is there a way to cancel a special melee move after starting to charge it?
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Jack Trades posted:I wish you could turn off skills cause 99% of the times I do a Vortex it's by mistake. Does switching to a new weapon work? That's what I do to get out of drawing an arrow I don't want to shoot.
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jivjov posted:Does switching to a new weapon work? That's what I do to get out of drawing an arrow I don't want to shoot. Doesn't seem to work.
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Oct 15, 2016 11:43
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Press the reload/parry button.
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Lowclock posted:Press the reload/parry button. Ah, I haven't thought of trying that, thanks.
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CJacobs posted:Is there a way to change the FOV on your arms? Some of the guns are so huge they take up an entire third of the screen and it's pretty annoying. 
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Lowclock posted:Press the reload/parry button. Wait, reload with a melee weapon is parry in addition to just cleaning the blade?
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Lemon-Lime posted:Wait, reload with a melee weapon is parry in addition to just cleaning the blade? Yep. It's hastily mentioned during the prologue. During the combat R is a Parry while outside of combat it's just some random animation. Personally I don't find Parry very useful, the enemy gets stunned for way too short amount of time to do anything and it's easier to just dodge and punish instead.
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Lemon-Lime posted:Wait, reload with a melee weapon is parry in addition to just cleaning the blade?
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Thanks. I have no idea why they put it on R, a button that it's hardly convenient to press while running around like an idiot.
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Lemon-Lime posted:Thanks. The first Shadow Warrior at least was considerably better on a controller due to stuff like this.
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Maaaan, oh maaan. I just fight against the Corrupted Kamiko and what a boss fight that was. My rear end is still sweaty. I would've gotten loving destroyed there if I didn't just get the max level Chi regen skill just a minute before the boss fight. Negative cost Vanish sure does make the game way easier. In fact it reminds me a lot of how I used to play Lilith in Borderlands 1. Which is great.
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Everyone should disable chromatic aberration. It's godawful in most games and ruins this one's art.    I'm 10 hours in and the gameplay is still A+. The writing is noticeably worse than the first, however. Lo Wang and the dialogue loops of Wang is a manchild and an rear end in a top hat -> Someone/His womanchild companion calls him out on it or acts amused -> Wang doubles down on being an rear end in a top hat -> Repeat for every cutscene get extremely old two hours in. For the next game I hope they work on improving the story and characters instead of continuing to make it a more crude version of Borderlands. GUI fucked around with this message at 15:34 on Oct 15, 2016 |
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GUI posted:I'm 10 hours in and the gameplay is still A+. The writing is noticeably worse than the first, however. Lo Wang and the dialogue loops of Wang is a manchild and an rear end in a top hat -> Someone/His womanchild companion calls him out on it or acts amused -> Wang doubles down on being an rear end in a top hat -> Repeat for every cutscene get extremely old two hours in. For the next game I hope they work on improving the story and characters instead of continuing to make it a more crude version of Borderlands. I see that, you too, dont like fun.
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"This game isn't as well-written as the first one" doesn't seem to be a particularly uncommon assessment of the game. It's still fun. People can criticize aspects of a thing they enjoy, it's actually pretty important to understanding why we enjoy things.
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The overall writing is still entertaining enough, but yeah its a very valid complaint to say the writing is worse when the first game actually had good writing.
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Oh, a patch hit when I was getting errands. Shadow Warrior 2 Patch Notes: Shadow Warrior 2 ver. 1.1.1.0 - Fixed cutscene FOV, when playing with non standard FOV - Fixed game stuck on loading on 2 core CPUs - Added safe mode (add -safe to properties->general->set launch options) in order to fix startup crashes on some configurations - Added option to disable AlienFX (add -noalienware to properties->general->set launch options) in order to fix startup crashes on some configurations - Added option to disable videos (add -novideos to properties->general->set launch options) in order to fix startup crashes on some configurations - Fixed PAX MP avatar skin - Fixed weapon select menu blur constantly rendering on screen, even when weapon select menu is hidden - Added HDR Display Brightness slider - Fixed co-op bug, which in rare cases could corrupt saves - Added lobby filtering by difficulty and player level - Added list of previous saves, so in case of corrupted save you can load previous one - Localization fixes - Fixed hitching of intro movie - UI improvements: Allow replace gem inserted in weapon - Fixed AlienFX crash on startup on some configurations - Fixed corrupted saves bug
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