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Loads of fun
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West of Loathing
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Say howdy to West of Loathing -- a single-player slapstick comedy adventure role-playing game set in the wild west of the Kingdom of Loathing universe. Traverse snake-infested gulches, punch skeletons wearing cowboy hats, grapple with demon cows, and investigate a wide variety of disgusting spittoons.
Talk your way out of trouble as a silver-tongued Snake Oiler, plumb the refried mysteries of the cosmos as a wise and subtle Beanslinger, or let your fists do the talking as a fierce Cow Puncher. Explore a vast open world and encounter a colorful cast of characters, some of whom are good, many of whom are bad, and a few of whom are ugly.
Talk your way out of trouble as a silver-tongued Snake Oiler, plumb the refried mysteries of the cosmos as a wise and subtle Beanslinger, or let your fists do the talking as a fierce Cow Puncher. Explore a vast open world and encounter a colorful cast of characters, some of whom are good, many of whom are bad, and a few of whom are ugly.
- a sprawling open world, chock full of danger, quests, puzzles, and mysteries
- lush hand-drawn black and white graphics
- full stick-figure customization
- thousands of jokes, gags, and goofs
- crunchy turn-based combat (but only if you want it)
- liberal use of the Oxford comma
- over 50 hats
- disreputable saloons
- several gulches
- a drunk horse
Copyright 2017 by Asymmetric Publications, LLC
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88/100
The turn-based combat isn't the best, but it's a delightfully written RPG absolutely packed with humor.
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9/10
Asymmetric
Then there's the lore. West of Loathing takes place after a major magical disaster: the Day the Cows Came Home. Portals to hell turned the cows demonic, and great darkness spread across the West. West of Loathing elicits this powerful emotional connection with stick figures. It bonds you to its world with nothing more than doodling and dialogue. There's a pretty good turn-based adventure game there, under the hood, but West of Loathing's many strengths are all personal: connections made between developer and player when you both laugh at the same time. Absurdism aside, there's something fundamentally human and direct baked into the game's whole design from aesthetic to script. On top of it, you can dunk your hand into a spittoon of caustic toxins to pull out an enchanted sword. That's the kind of player choice I didn't even know I wanted in a Western RPG.
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95%
One of the funniest RPGs ever made, West of Loathing combines a unique visual presentation with outstanding roleplaying.
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Posted on: November 18, 2017
QuinnFTW42
Games: 198 Reviews: 4
This was my favorite game of 2017.
(Review from Steam version) I've been playing Kingdom of Loathing for years now, and West of Loathing does a wonderful job capturing the exact style of comedy and brilliance of KoL in a far more animated adventure. The black and white stick figure artwork returns to great affect, but WoL makes these far more dynamic by adding animation. This is a wonderfully funny game from Asymetric, and it somehow manages to just be, well, perfect. This game is perfect. Well... almost. While the gameplay is excellent, the puzzles are just hard enough, and the writing is superb, there is one minor flaw: It ends. (But really, replay value is massive, as it is impossible to see everything in one run.)
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Posted on: June 17, 2018
cjriches
Verified ownerGames: 24 Reviews: 4
Fantastic
A rare example of a brilliantly-written, genuinely funny game. Excellent puzzle design, quests that actually make you think, and fantastically good fun. The main combat was at no point difficult during my playthough and I won most fights with ease, but I'm aware there's a "Hard Mode" that might provide more challenge. The wargame scenarios at one of the forts were pretty good though - you actually have to think ahead and plan your attacks out in those. Verdict: Why haven't you bought this already?
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Posted on: October 6, 2024
Davidovich426
Verified ownerGames: 62 Reviews: 1
Spittoons
After playing this game I started reaching my hand into every dirty toilet, sewage pipe, and spittoon I could find in hopes of finding treasure. I haven't found any yet. All I've gotten so far are viruses and various diseases. But who knows how much I'll get in life just from this game teaching me that life is about reaching your hand inside the places no one else will. This game is so powerful just thinking about it makes me want to search another crusty spittoon. 10/10, game of the year.
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Posted on: November 7, 2024
Sjama
Verified ownerGames: 20 Reviews: 2
Funny and entertaining game
This game is proof that graphics are of low priority in how enjoyable a game is. The art style is quite funny, but not visually appealing. The game has lots of funny jokes, puns, moments and design choises. The gameplay and story are also well made and entertaining. Only thing I would improve is adding a chat log or journal.
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