Desperados III: Money for the Vultures - Part 3: Once More With Feeling

#Score: 70% The teaser of “Once More With Feeling” promised an iconic Desperados 1 level. I am sure most old players had their own favourite in mind, but the final choice should please most of them. Sure, Sanchez’s fortress from Mission 10 was not the most fun level, but it is memorable for its large gunfights. So, how to port an action-oriented original level into this pure stealth-focused game? By having the entire gang captured and relying on Hector and Cooper to do most of the work! I will not lie; I hated this concept. This is the big finale, the last level of the entire game, and half of the team sits by the sidelines. As a bigger insult, rescuing the two women is optional. Which means that you can complete the entire stage with Hector and Cooper. So, it is not even a challenging map, especially with a full gang. In the end, “Once More With Feeling” is not the worst map; some parts are quite enjoyable. It is just not an astonishing finale. If it weren’t set where it is, it would be forgettable. Oh, and the story plays out exactly as anyone with half a brain would predict. It is almost refreshing. I mean, okay, it is terribly clichéd, but at least the writers did not try to come up with some contrived twist for the sake of it.