Somebody Decided that Shadow Warrior Needed a Remake

@vitor: im glad im not the only one. shadow warrior looks like the opposite. just some good ol' fun!

Sticky bomb likey you

What's the point of remaking shadow warrior if they're not going to. . .oh never mind. I would still like some wang

Well I didn't think I would see a 3D Realms logo again. So I guess that's something.

I'm actually Japanese, but whatever. I'm not offended or anything - I just hope they take this opportunity to create an interesting world rather than a lazy "I've been to Chinatown" thing.

Yeah! They should have used Metcallica so it would appear less Asian. Then white people wouldn't have to get uptight about it!

Huge build engine fan here, played the original soooo much. I am not expecting anything out of this - but im gonna buy it, because I HAVE to know.

Alex, there are more than one 3D Realm.

Well, yeah. For one Flying Wild Hog aren't fucking hacks like 3DR and Gearbox.

@cloudyimpulse: well gearbox isnt making it so i'd have to say no. I love the brothers in arms series but theyve ruined two hyped up games already with duke nukem forever and aliens colonial marines

Cause Asian people look and sound funny! ching chang chong lololol!

This

So weird to see the 3D Realms logo on anything anymore.

@tomba_be: This kind of delusional reasoning is mindblowing to me. Other people's fun? The only people who have fun with racist caricatures or stereotypes are middleschoolers, there's no place for it in the adult world unless you need some growing up to do. The original game was garbage, both ethically and technically. Also, your fun sure is great when it upsets people and brings up memories of generations of institutional racism and the projected image that society places upon people of color. Just because you think talking about watermelon and KFC is funny, doesn't mean some black person should just get over it even though the sad reality to that black person is that most people think they're genuinely like that.

That being said, Hard Reset was an amazing game and the developers straight up said they're removing the misogynistic and racist humor, so they can only improve on the original game. It's not like the bar was set very high.

We need a remake of the Build Engine. Every game made with it was fun as hell. Yet every sequel to them was shit.

I dunno. That recent Star Trek game was worse than Duke.

Build Engine fan 4 lyfe over here, too.

Hopefully some of the enemies will still blow their own brains out occasionally. That was the most shocking part of the original.

Also, that sword combat...

YUP, LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

Shadow warrior only sticks out in my mind as a superior product to Duke Nukem because at the time, it was one of the first games to feature 3d sprites, and game engine wise, rooms above other rooms was improved in key ways. As a self proclaimed level designer back in "The Duke" days, the slight engine improvements drew me in, and the stupid humor kept me interested. It now forms the foundation of humor I can stand, so I'm more than ready for another go all these years later. Always makes me remember ... this whole gaming thing came about with almost NO internet to support it at first. Crazy how far we've come from so little.

same here

@joshardson: While Shadow Warrior's main character was rather crass, the levels & music were quite fun as well as the creative weapons. As long as it turns out like the people of Hard Reset doing it & not like Duke Nukem Forever, should be good though I really really want someone to do something like this for the other game using this engine (of the original Shadow Warrior) Blood.

From SW I still vividly remember throwing shurikens and dual-wielding Uzis, back in '97. The rain of ejected bullet cases from the Uzis was amazing, had never seen anything like that before. Let's hope this reboot turns out to better than DNF...

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I think that Rise of the Triad will have an easier transition to the modern age because it had a slightly more serious tone to begin with. Regardless of how you felt about the humor in the original Shadow Warrior, it still had awesome gameplay and I hope that is the part that they focus on rather than fan service.

I really liked the old Shadow Warrior game, but mostly just because it was another game on the Build engine (Which I absolutely loved).

I never expected a new Shadow Warrior game, though... and didn't think it was a great idea when I heard this game announced.

However, my excitement for this went from 0 to 60 once I heard it was being developed by the Hard Reset guys. That game was awesome, and beautiful, and definitely brought back that oldschool First-Person Shooter vibe.
Here's hoping this new Shadow Warrior turns out to be good.

This could be good, Hard Reset was really great! Hopefully, they'll take a new look at the series. And they didn't end the trailer with "You no mess with Lo Wang", so things are already looking up.

This game suffers from a weird catch 22 in that you don't want to make it racist and offend people, but if it's not racist then you failed at remaking Shadow Warrior.

As pretty as Hard Reset was, and as much as I wanted to like it, the gameplay bored me to tears.

I really hope that this turns out well and I can get into it this time, the devs clearly have talent.

I never said it was racist.

I hope it's overtly racist and juvenile, just to annoy the people who can't stand other peoples (tasteless) fun!

I was so sure they were going to end the trailer with "You no mess with Lo Wang!"

The original Shadow Warrior was just as racist as the original Duke 3D was sexist. It'll be interesting to see how this type of humour will fly these days.

Yes! Shadow Warrior was one of my favorite demo sharewares! How will it play for ppl. today...I really do not give a shit. The protagonist sold me when he progressed from his samurai sword to a nuclear tactical device as a 'good personal weapon'....

Duke Nukem can go suck on his own..different dev here and now. As for Hard Reset, I liked the first half, but got tired of the expansion. That might be a summer endeavor, also.

This is a weird re-release. I don't remember it being racist, although that term is thrown around a lot now, but I do remember it being really campy and gory. I remember having fun with, and it was the first game I can think of that had 3d sprites (that I played anyway, may not have been the actual first to do it).

It had really no other significance to me, and while I thought it was funny as a kid I havent really ever gone back to it (although I still own it).

It was a weird game. I have no idea what that means for a reboot. As a concept it could be interesting, but it depends on how that goes I guess.

I feel the same about Redneck Rampage which used the same engine really. Although, Redneck Rampage was way crazier.

How is that racist? That's a quote from the Remo Williams movie.

So is Lo Wang supposed to be Chinese or Japanese or what? That list of quotes mixes up languages and references so much I don't even know which way is up any more. I suppose cultural consistency is a bit much to ask for a game like this.

"You move like a pregnant yak."

Oh dear.

does anyone else keep having a problem where after the video is over it auto replays and doesn't show anything?

@cloudyimpulse: OMG! I'm so happy I could kiss your old wrinkled cheek, Bob.

...I thought this was the same thing as Rogue Warrior. Huh.

Is it really worth digging up that immature, racist trash for a remake? Is even a single person on this planet going to buy this because they have fond memories of fucking Shadow Warrior? Anyone who would remember is a grownup by now.

Never played the original Shadow Warrior, but Hard Reset was fantastic.

"Woops, Lo Wang drop soap, you bend over get it, hahaha."

I'm sure this will be great.

I remember the original Shadow Warrior & the game Blood being Duke3D wannabes. So any of us really need or want this remake?

I'm reading some of the quotes from the original on IMDB to refresh my mind and I don't remember it being that racist... Just really, really corny.

That's a baller Fairlady Z. Right hand drive, fender mirrors, ZG flares, rear strut bar and dual exhausts imply some engine work too.

Lo Wang's riding in style.

Anyone knows how Hard Reset did? I remember liking it