Posted on: December 28, 2018

flaxxiv

Jeux: 149 Avis: 2

Ok XCOM type of game in the wild west

Hard West is a bit of a mixed bag. The turn-based combats are quite good, even though it lacks a few features that I am used to from other similar games (for example there is no overwatch for your characters, only for enemy characters). However, there are also unique features, such as the richochet skill which lets you bounce a bullet of one or more object when there is no direct path to an enemy (a skill which I must admit I never made use of) and the luck mechanic which makes you less likely to be hit if you were hit recently. There are three difficulty levels, so it should be possible to adapt the difficulty to your skill level. The game is of a decent length, consisting of eight different scenarios, each consisting of a few battles and a kind of choose-your-own-adventure (CYOA) gameplay in between battles. Instead of leveling up characters there is a system where you can add new abilities to the characters and boost existing abilities by equipping different cards that you find. I would have preferred a more traditional system of leveling up characters, e.g. like in XCOM, but the card system has some things to be said for it (e.g. you can rearrange the cards between battles to optimize your team for the next battle). The story was alright, but it felt a bit like it was trying too hard to be dark. and consequently there are few if any really likeable characters. The weakest aspect of the game is the CYOA gameplay between battles, which consists of travelling to different locations on the map and choosing between a few different possible actions at each location, where the choices made can affect e.g. how much money you make and whether you receive some injuries or not. This was handled more creatively in some of the scenarios than in others but on average this aspect of the game was not all that fun. Overall, I think the game is worth playing for fans of turn based tactical strategy games, although there are much better games in the genre (e.g. the XCOM games).

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Posted on: November 12, 2024

Traskelion

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Jeux: 106 Avis: 2

Interesting and completely competant

Plays like a modern X-COM game, but without the conveniences. No "undo move", unclear line-of-sight, the card system doesn't really alter your play, it's not clear about what you're about to choose to do during various parts of the story, it's not even visible which tiles are actually lit and which are in shadow. But the story is interesting enough, and the gameplay is competant enough to be fun. Worth my time to play, but quite forgetable.

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Posted on: December 19, 2017

palyarmerc

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Jeux: 20 Avis: 1

Desperados (Turn Based)

Not had this much wild west fun since Desperados "Wanted Dead or Alive" I like DoorKickers, Commandos, Soldiers:Heroes of WWII, because it's in real-time. ...but this is solid fun. A classic. The turn based combat is fun. Buy it now!

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Posted on: September 5, 2019

J.Jordan

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Great but buggy

Pros: + somewhat fresh take on the turnbased tactical with new mechanics (no or rather very limited overwatch, risk-reward of debilitating combat injuries turning into strengthening scars over time, character building via sets of playing cards) + I like the "Weird West"-setting very much + great narrator voice + new take on storytelling with loosely but significantly interwoven episodes (a bit like some Jim Jarmusch-movies), each with roughly 5 missions + art and graphics style fit the atmosphere greatly Cons: - several scenario-breaking bugs, having no manual option to keep several saves means having to start the episode anew (most of these bugs seemingly can be avoided by completing a scenario in one sitting without exiting, which takes about 2-3 hours) - stuttering even though system should be able to handle the game effortlessly (I found a handful of different workarounds on teh web, in my case activating VSYNC and avoiding Alt-Tabbing seemed to improve things significantly) - achievements are also buggy, not always activating when they should - these issues most probably will never get addressed, since most of the development team quit the company and there have been no dev-answers on the forums for years Overall: The bugs and resulting need to complete scenarios in one go are quite annoying to me as a father of two with very limited gaming time. However, I enjoyed the game so much, that I actually did just that. A note on the difficulty: Seemingly, the lack of a proper overwatch presented a major obstacle to some people accustomed to the X-Com-mechanics. As a very methodical and careful X-Com-player, I had no problems whatsover and rather breezed thorugh most of the base game on the hardest difficulty. Positioning and flanking are key, don't let yourself be goaded into battles of attrition shooting though cover. Retreating and luring enemies into the open or teaming up to get one character into a flanking position works wonderfully most of the time.

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Posted on: October 21, 2020

plugav

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Jeux: 156 Avis: 7

A fun "dime novel" game

I love this game. It's good in the way B-movies are good: the plot is nonsense, the technical side lacks polish, but I'm just having so much fun. Don't go in expecting a sprawling campaign like X-Com or a tightly designed indie gem like Into the Breach. Rather, get ready for light squad-based tactics in a trashy Weird West setting. This has all the marks of "let's make the game that we'd like to play" and, once again, I just love that.

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