Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

... and, again, quite an interesting way to combine storytelling and gameplay (or at the very least, in some part). Gameplay wise, Call of Juarez is perhaps the most straight forward out of the three (I'm pretending that Cartel doesn't exist) with colts, rifles and dynamite on the center of the action, and already the game provides a nice pace of action, despite being basic. But the thing that keeps you playing will be the story... or, at least, in the creative way they used the E.A. Poe's technique of presenting unreliable narrator in order to shape the game as it goes on, directly while playing! ...Yes, it's not unique, or mind-blowing, but it is nice touch, and combine with all the others (graphics, gameplay and settings) manages to give quite the worthy experience for the FPS fans and the Call of Juarez aficionado out there!

I had lots of fun with this game. Its a FPS game which i usually dont play that much, but as I already loved the first Call of Juarez and read the positive reviews on this one, I thought I give it a try. Its different from the first one which changed between action sequenzes and stealth/platform ones. Gunslinger is purely a shooter but it has some really fun ideas and twists. First theres the artstyle. The "drawn" graphics make this game really look cool and fit the western style. Music is awsome and very fitting. Shooting is fun with some different weapons and skills to unlock. You can build focus when shooting enemies which you can use to slow down time for some quick kills. But by far the best part is how the story is presented. You are Silas Greaves, a guy sitting in a bar and telling some people surrounding him the story of his life. So you always hear Silas or the people who listen talking while playing. This offers some fun ideas, when Silas is narrating how a gun appeared in front of him in a desperate situation "as if it fell from heaven" and in game there actually is a corpse with a gun falling down from the skies in front of you. Or when Silas tries to remeber which way he went and is going through the one way until he realizes that wasnt possible so the game "winds back" and then you go the other way. Another really nice idea are the "duels" that catch the western feeling prefectly and are not easy to execute. I dont know if you can transport the way the game felt with this review properly, but if you are looing for a short (around 5 hours for one go) fun and not to hard experience you cant do any wrong with this game.

If Red Dead Redemption had a cousin from Poland, it would undoubtedly be Call of Juarez. After all, who said only Americans can make a great Wild West game? Call of Juarez is a Polish western with soul. Gdyby Red Dead Redemption miało kuzyna z Polski, to bez wątpienia byłby nim Call of Juarez. W końcu kto powiedział, że tylko Amerykanie potrafią zrobić dobry Dziki Zachód? Call of Juarez to polski western z duszą.

Not one of the best shooters, or westerns, but one of the best games i've ever played. It was beautiful, entertaining and funny, i love linear games and this one was a 10/10 for me. Btw i got it for less than 3 euros so it was a steal.

Somehow this reminded me of "No one lives forever", but western style and more "hack and slash". I got hooked immediately and finished the game within a week. The RPG style really does it all. You don't really want to quit until you've reached the next level and you really make an effort finding all the secrets because of the XP bonus. Very beautiful atmosphere and graphics which I think was a bit ahead of its time. Voice acting is totally superb compared with it's predecessors. Sound effects of the gun shots are much more joyful as well. I totally love how they tell a story while playing and then "...but that was not how it actually was" and then they reverse the game back to the beginning again with another plot. This is totally ingenious. Love this game! 10/10