Shadow Warrior 3 is a completely different game than the previous 2. it is linear, linear like the original Super Mario on the NES. 1- The fights happen in arenas where you have to kill the same 4 big enemies in order to complete the fight. 2- the weapons are so unsatisfying to use. 3- the big enemies are just bullet sponges. 4- the "improve" skills and weapons is there but you are asking why. I like how you can switch between the katana and the guns. 5- it is not gritty, it is missing something (or a lot more) Shadow Warrior 3 is a distant shadow of Shadow Warrior 2. I hope that SW3 is the stinker in the SW series and the next one ( if there will be one) will be a solid SW game. I'm disappointed