[t800]

Daedolon, on 16 August 2013 - 12:23 PM, said:

Where did you find this? Been so long since I saw the crossbow the last time, I really would've liked to play with that and the hand spike thing.

Dont you know about Jimmy's Build Archive (it is also in his signature)? I highly recommend it as so far the best source of screenshots from alpha versions of Build games and it is regurarly updated.

[Mr. Tibbs]

RPS gameplay commentary:

[DustFalcon85]

Will the Railgun appear in the Reboot?

[CryptKiller]

Doesn't seem so. 10 weapons were announced and shown in various videos: katana, shurikens, revolver, crossbow, shotgun, submachine guns, rocket launcher, flamethrower, ripped heart, guardian head. But maybe, maybe devs are keeping something secret.

[Jimmy]

I doubt it's a reference. Crossbows seem to be in like every game ever now.

[Daedolon]

I find it weird that the beta SW crossbow seems to be more based on reality than the one from the reboot.

[MYHOUSE.MAP]

I've noticed that the SW reboot shares some ideas with the old, pre-Dukeification Shadow Warrior beta design.

Look at this poster:



Notice the upper right-hand image and information.

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with your flesh-ripping throwing stars, crossbow with exploding bolts...wide assortment of even deadlier magic spells and special effects.

Now, let's look at some previews for the Shadow Warrior reboot:

http://www.joystiq.c...raight-shooter/

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For starters, Wang is able to use magic after he befriends a masked spirit.

https://twitter.com/...980888005804033 (Twitter account for the remake publisher's mascot)

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I just shot and killed a bunny with an explosive tipped crossbow bolt in #ShadowWarrior like my ancestors before me.

Normally I'd write the magic thing off as a coincidence, but having both magic and explosive crossbow arrows makes me a little suspicious that the reboot developers got to take a peek at stuff from the original's development files at one point.

Also, notice how the remake takes place entirely in temples, just like in the old beta screenshots. Coincidence? Who knows.

[Bloodshot]

The "demon" that talks to the player sounds like the son from family guy.

I'm looking forward to this, wasn't expecting to be this interested in it.

It kind of reminds me of the beginning of NOLF 2, though that's just because NOLF 2 was in japan...but still.

Also the way the kick looks is exactly what I was expecting it to be like in DNF, except this kick you can actually do

[t800]

One little disappointment for me from last video: It seems that enemies get heart attack and burst to pieces after squeezing ripped heart. (So in principle it is like voodoo doll from Blood.) Well, that is pretty lame, where is shadow copy of myself? I hope this is just temporary decision and get changed later.

[necroslut]

t800, on 17 August 2013 - 04:39 AM, said:

One little disappointment for me from last video: It seems that enemies get heart attack and burst to pieces after squeezing ripped heart. (So in principle it is like voodoo doll from Blood.) Well, that is pretty lame, where is shadow copy of myself? I hope this is just temporary decision and get changed later.

Maybe they have clones as part of the magic powers? Seems to me it would fit in better there anyway.

[CryptKiller]

MYHOUSE.MAP, on 16 August 2013 - 09:12 PM, said:

<awesome deductive skills>
Coincidence? Who knows.

I want to believe Flying Wild Hog got their hands on some early SW dev docs.

[randir14]

The Total Biscuit video made this game look better than the other preview videos. It's Shadow Warrior in name only, but I think it looks like a fun FPS. Lo Wang's voice is annoying though, it sounds more "racist" than the original and makes me think of those old cartoon depictions of buck-toothed guys in coolie hats.

[DavoX]

Please not that racist topic againnn

[necroslut]

Finally they showed some urban levels, was a bit worried it was gonna be all temples caves and fields.
Or maybe they already did show it eariler, I haven't watched all the videos as I assumed they were pretty much the same thing with different commentary.

[necroslut]

Trailer released:

[Lunick]

Hmm, I will like the game but I'm still not happy about the usage of "Shadow Warrior" in this.

[Jblade]

It's definitly looking much better now...they've also given him a goatee again, which is pretty great. I'll see how this reviews on release but I'm more optimistic about it now.

[Night Wolf]

James, on 20 August 2013 - 05:32 AM, said:

It's definitly looking much better now...they've also given him a goatee again, which is pretty great.

Yeah but it's still not too the glory of his original beard.



Maybe the developers think that style of beard is an offensive stereotype.

[Komenja]

James, on 20 August 2013 - 05:32 AM, said:

It's definitly looking much better now...they've also given him a goatee again, which is pretty great.

I've always thought it was a fu manchu.

[necroslut]

I noticed that in the footage from later in the game he seems to be wearing a completely different outfit, black gloves etc, than in the intro.

[Night Wolf]

Yeah he puts armour on at some point.
It was shown in one of the previews.

[MusicallyInspired]

Maybe it's a kind of story that tells of his transformation from 'generic young hitman' to the iconic Shadow Warrior with a unique look. Hopefully.

[Inspector Lagomorf]

Is anyone else as tired of origin stories in video games and movies as I am?

[Daedolon]

Well hopefully that trend will fade away soon.

[DavoX]

I would actually like if the character turned into the lo wang we all know and love at some point in the game.

[3rdmillhouse]

DustFalcon85, on 16 August 2013 - 03:51 PM, said:

Will the Railgun appear in the Reboot?

TIME TO GET ELASED!!!! bwaahahah!!! It's cracks me up everytime he says it.

DavoX, on 20 August 2013 - 09:04 AM, said:

I would actually like if the character turned into the lo wang we all know and love at some point in the game.

He gets the tattoos through the game in the form of upgrades, though I don't know about the fu-manchu mustache.

[Daedolon]

3rdmillhouse, on 20 August 2013 - 09:26 AM, said:

though I don't know about the fu-manchu mustache.

DLC.

[randir14]

One of the recent previews showed the intro video, which has a narrator that kind of sounds like Lo Wang's original voice. Maybe it's an older Lo Wang narrating?

[3rdmillhouse]

randir14, on 20 August 2013 - 11:43 AM, said:

One of the recent previews showed the intro video, which has a narrator that kind of sounds like Lo Wang's original voice. Maybe it's an older Lo Wang narrating?

That would be the tits.

[KareBear]

MYHOUSE.MAP, on 16 August 2013 - 09:12 PM, said:

I've noticed that the SW reboot shares some ideas with the old, pre-Dukeification Shadow Warrior beta design.

Look at this poster:



Notice the upper right-hand image and information.



Now, let's look at some previews for the Shadow Warrior reboot:

http://www.joystiq.c...raight-shooter/



https://twitter.com/...980888005804033 (Twitter account for the remake publisher's mascot)



Normally I'd write the magic thing off as a coincidence, but having both magic and explosive crossbow arrows makes me a little suspicious that the reboot developers got to take a peek at stuff from the original's development files at one point.

Also, notice how the remake takes place entirely in temples, just like in the old beta screenshots. Coincidence? Who knows.

I noticed the same things,also the boss at the end of the trailer looks like this SW beta monster,

www.hendricks266.duke4.net/swbeta/swbeta_2365.png