Information on Shadow Warrior 3 is coming in fast over the past few days. After a recent teaser trailer confirmed Shadow Warrior 3, indie publisher Devolver Digital released a new trailer of the game during a recent live stream, and the footage is violent and bizarre, but entirely intriguing.
Shadow Warrior 3 is set to release in 2021 and is a follow up to the first two Shadow Warrior titles. The stylistic series is played from the first-person perspective, with a heavy emphasis on shooting and melee combat.
The newest trailer that debuted during the Devolver Digital live stream is absolutely nuts. The start of the trailer is relatively tame, with sweet and fluid acrobatics that highlight the movement-based gameplay. But by the end of the minute and a half piece of footage, there is blood everywhere, insane takedowns, and more. But the craziest aspect has to be the bosses.
In the video, there is a boss that is mechanical and has a drill for a head. There is a harmonica-looking enemy with a horrifying face, a highflying ninja that seems impossible to hit, a disgusting-looking troll, and more. Within all of this, the trailer shows off the bosses being dismantled and destroyed with flair and violence, including ripping off the troll's arm and using it as a weapon. It seems as if Shadow Warrior 3 is trying to compete with the best boss battles of all time, and based on the trailer alone it has a shot to do just that.
Shadow Warrior is a unique series, although it can be most closely compared to the recent Doom games. The fast-paced gameplay, over the top gore, and crazy bosses are all what help to set it apart. The first two games have had success, but Shadow Warrior 3 could be the game that truly puts the series on the map.
Devolver Digital has put together a strong resume of games over the past few years. The Shadow Warrior games are perhaps the most triple-A looking games of the bunch. Recently the publisher put together a free E3 booth experience as a game on steam, in lieu of the actual event that would have taken place in June. Devolver Digital is certainly doing some unique things, and Shadow Warrior 3's crazy trailer is just a piece of that.
Shadow Warrior 3 is set to release in 2021.