Blood West

I was a little iffy at first but the game quickly grew on me, it was really difficult in the beginning, I had to avoid most enemies if I couldn't get behind them or ambush them for a quick insta-kill but it was pretty fun finding ways to clear out locations Over time you get quite a bit more powerful making it a lot easier to sweep through locations by just shooting everything in the head with your pistol or shotgun, but even if you are more powerful, getting in to open combat is such a detriment that you want avoid it at all costs and not even bother putting point skill points in to stuff that doesn't make stealth easier or mitigate the difficulty of open combat (Such as more health), stealthing is pretty easy after maybe 2 hours of playing and does get slightly more challenging in Chapter 2 (In a fun way imo) but Chapter 3 is just tanky enemy spam to the degree of point blank headshotting something with both of your Double Barrel shots from stealth and it still not dying, annoying but I didn't die a single time through out the entire game so I can't complain too much I guess The inventory management also got pretty irritating, mostly because you get so many items and weapons that just aren't super useful, and the ones that are useful are locked behind a huge price tag from a trader so you have to carry that stuff back with you to sell if you want to good stuff, and not to mention that your stash is also limited in space so you can't just hold on to much stuff to try later, you have to sell it or use it, you do get bags you can keep in your inventory for extra space but most of that ended up being taken up by ammo with how many different types there are that don't stack The game isn't super nuanced but blowing creatures heads off from the shadows is satisfying and the useful items and weapons that are there, are pretty fun to use and *can* be a big upgrade over what you had previously IF they don't have some awful debuff to go with it

I went into this expecting a fast-paced boomer-shooter with a weird west theme, something like Dusk or Blood. I was somewhat pleasantly surprised to find myself with a slower-paced, almost Thief-like FPS-RPG. Dropped into a medium sized map and allowed to crack on, you explore the gloomy world, rendered in a pleasing (if somewhat dark) low-resolution style. A fairly low draw distance is a slight hinderance, but the art style is well done, and the small touches to the environment are appealing. The gameplay loop is, for lack of a better term, inspired by 'souls-likes', where death sends you back to a checkpoint and respawns some enemies. You are given a task early on to defeat the region boss and can pick up a limited amount of simple side tasks, usually involving reaching a certain point on the map or retrieving an item. A good amount of weapons and items are available, allowing you to tailor a playstyle in conjunction with the RPG skill mechanics, though some of the skills do seem like a waste of points and the build that seems most successful is the "stealth-archer" style of picking enemies off with your melee until you're discovered, then guns blazing to finish the stragglers. Combat is punishing, without a dedicated dodge or block function, and enemies hit hard up close, though ranged enemies projectiles travel slow enough to be seen and dodged with a little lateral movement. The combat rewards methodical planning and accuracy, and is satisfying when you manage to blow up a group of enemies with a dynamite stick and then rush in to crush the survivors with your magic axe. The weapons are rendered nicely and have satisfying feedback and reload animations. Consumables are fully animated and thus require a little tactics as to when to use them. Story is vague but serviceable, you're mostly here for the atmosphere, art style and methodical gameplay. Overall, this was a pleasant surprise and a fun little adventure in the Weird West. Recommended.

Blood West is excellent. Instabuy if you love 90's masterpieces as Thief series and System Shock series. I think that you will recognize the Undead's voice :P

Wow! Je ne m'attendais pas à ça. Très fun shooter a la Souls.

Pretty fun tbh, the stealth system is really good, I love the exploration, inventory managment isn't too bad but could be better. I got my copy for free so its much easier to recommend but if I had gotten on sale would highly still recommend.