Wang’s immature yet faithful attitude is captured well in a good amount of dialogue. Motoko is also barely featured and seemingly exists just for one plot contrivance (and for Wang to poke fun at). Despite misgivings about Kamiko seemingly being retconned, the set-up starts off interestingly, even if it does quickly veer away from the interesting friends-turned-enemies dynamic of Wang and Zilla. Shadow Warrior 3’s campaign mostly succeeds with its pacing, quickly moving along without much delay. But sometimes the writing goes to the well a little too often for innuendo and crass humor." "Wang’s immature yet faithful attitude is captured well in a good amount of dialogue. Somehow, Hoji’s mask holds the answer but can this team of angry misfits hold it together long enough to co-exist? Instead, the dragon has been wreaking havoc on the world and Lo Wang is focused on killing it, teaming with his old nemesis Orochi Zilla and the cranky witch Motoko. So you’d be forgiven for not seeing a single mention of Kamiko at all (or how Lo Wang survived being eaten. The story takes place shortly after the events of Shadow Warrior 2, which saw Kamiko transform into a massive dragon to seal the gateway between the Human World and the Shadow World. This may not be the most epic single-player shooter campaign of 2022 but it’s a fun time, for as long as you can savor it. It retains the grindhouse-level gore of its predecessor while presenting a more focused, linear narrative (sometimes to a fault) with above average levels of crassness. If you have your list of favorite videogame easter eggs, don’t be shy…comment on the blog post and share yours.Shadow Warrior 3 is a smorgasbord of shooting and slashing, topped with wall-running, grappling, executions and other relevant action game tropes. He makes another appearance in MGS 4 in what I feel is the most hilarious tribute to his character.Īnd that’s my personal top 5 videogame Easter Eggs. If you thought that was the last time you’d see him, you’d be sorely mistaken. If you had a memory card loaded with other Konami games (castlevania and suikoden to name a few), then he can mention that you do play them. The man can literally read your mind (unless you put your controller in port two then.he’s pretty much toast) and it shows when he can reead your memory card. Metal Gear Solid (ps1) introduced us to one of the most interesting boss characters in Pyscho Mantis. Metal Gear Solid – Psycho Mantis ‘reads your mind’ This has been mentioned by one of my earlier entries…but it’s so fun bringing it up again! GTA:SA has been one of my favorite games in the GTA series and its Easter Eggs such as this sign that made me like it more.ġ. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – There are no easter eggs here Once you use the dog key at some doghouse, it is revealed that it was a dog that’s running the show all along. Another Simpsons reference in the game would be the ‘sector 7G control panel’ at the ‘atomic’ level.Īfter you acquire all the other endings, this easter egg will be unlocked. In a nod to the Simpsons, developers put in a very important ‘pick up bart’ message in one of the game’s stages. This ‘cheap knock off’ of Duke Nukem 3D had its funny moments and this little Speed Racer easter egg was one of them.ĭuke Nukem 3D was known for being one game filled with inside jokes, pop culture references, and Duke’s one liners. ‘Go Speed Racer, Goooo!’ Those immortal words uttered by the game’s main character always cracked up the 8 year old in me while I was playing Shadow Warrior. So bring out ALL the Easter eggs! Here’s a list of five video game Easter eggs I’ve enjoyed seeing as a videogamer. Easter Sunday Spectacular – My Top 5 Favorite Videogame Easter EggsĮaster Sunday is here.
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