Hard West 2

It´s just too often beyond frustrating, some missions are a chore to complete because they have nothing to do with tactical gameplay but instead rely 100% on the random hit chance. So what I did to complete the optional tasks in a mission was to save after every hit I landed and load after every missed shot, without doing that I probably would´ve had to replay the same mission countless times until every shot landed randomly.

The gameplay is kinda OK, but again I preferred the original. It's main gimmick, Bravado, is just too OP and feels like it should have been an end-game top end special ability for 1 or 2 characters, not the core focus of the game. Bar a few unpredictable events when you first encounter something new, you can easily control all battles once you get the hang of it. I played on "Hard" difficulty (medium setting) first, and it was way too easy; I lost only 1 battle in my entire playthrough, and that was simply a case of setting a "pod" off prematurely. I then tried Nightmare and the timer actually emphasises this flaw, rather than helping shake things up. And that's where the real crux of the lameness lies for me - it's a game which enourages you to beat the system not the scenario. From not hurting magical opponents until you can definitely kill them in that turn, to pulling back when you sense a "pod" is up ahead, to taking shots to increase luck before taking shots to actually kill someone, it's grating how much this game rewards you for predicting what the (predictable) AI will do rather than playing the scenario naturally. The balance is all off as there are few well rounded enemies and there's almost always a way out of your situation, and so you rarely feel pressured. What you do get though is a buzz out of chain-killing enemies. This is why I think a lot of people are able to tolerate all the sub-standard stuff, and enjoy it for a while. Despite my gripes, I've found some enjoyment in the gameplay too, and when I sat back and pondered why it really was down to this, just basic bloodlust. Story is also a downgrade, and a big one at that. Gone is the forboding sense of doom and desperation, where everything and everyone is evil and doomed. Instead, here you have a Bioware-esq gang of too-happy wannabee badasses, who feel limp. I skipped tons of it, it was just weak. It is OK, I'm just very disapointed in how gimmicky a direction they've taken the series in.

...mit geistern. mir gefällt die story. vom ablauf her, sind szenairen dabei, die habe ich noch nicht so gesehen. das macht das spiel spannend und lässt es von x-com und andere aus diesem spielekonzept abweichen. die negativen bewertungen kann ich nicht nachvollziehen. ja. x-com hat einiges besser gemacht. und das hier einige fähigkeiten, die man aus dem vor genannten game liebgewonnen hat, hier fehlen, ist schade. aber was soll s . wer x-com und wasteland mochte, kann sich das spiel kaufen. auf geht s . der wilde westen ruft.

I very much enjoyed first one, and second is even better the good: It's dripping with lore and immersive climate, gamplay is decent too the bad: linear and short scenario, not bad for tactical shooter, but this series could evolve into something more, it screams more sandbox freedom and rpg the ugly: it's been made with unity, I don't know why games on that engine are always so damm ugly, not counting Green Hell which is made well and 7 Days who is getting there plus I know for a fact that you can make shaders in unity that are as good as those made in unreal, so why?

It's been months since 1.5 patch released on Steam, bringing controller support and this version is still stuck on 1.2 with no further support in sight. Do not buy this.