So was Shadow Warrior sell-a-kidney-edition worth it ? (yeah end of the month will be really dodgy for me after that purchase). Don't know. Firstly because evidently I just have begun playing it, but secondly... depends...
The game seems nicely long, count 40min to 1 hour per chapter if you look for secrets, and there are 17 chapters. A lot of powers/skills/weapons to customize. And the game plays good and is fun to play.
So what is it ? Repetitive environments. I get that the game is the product of a small team/budget, but if I must play another hour through a bamboo forest or a japanese suburb I might go ballistic. But I can't be mad at the game, it is fun to play and that is the most important thing. If things continue like this I might look at getting the badge for it, and I'm far from a badge whore these days. Still, maybe a little on the pricey side due to the repetitive use of some assets.
Edit. Oh and old-school, old-school, yes and no. While it evidently is more roots than your standard COD, while yes there is indeed the classical dance of death instead of the modern sit here and shoot trend, the level design is not really exceptionnal. Not particularly bad but we are speaking evolved corridors and arenas, the playing space is a little on the narrow side, sadly.
