Posted on: June 29, 2018
Snolus
验证所有者游戏: 426 评论: 16
Fun, but mechanically lacking
West of Loathing is a quirky, funny, explorative, weird, turn-based RPG. I don't usually like using the word “quirky” because I tend to associate it with “forced funny/weird”, but WoL is actually funny. I caught myself laughing out loud quite a few times during my first playthrough, and the stick-figure black-and-white artstyle only adds to that. Of course, you have to actually like the humour in it. It's mostly silly, with some fourth wall breaking later on. If you don't appreciate the way the narrator tries to keep you from digging for items in spittoons and eventually just gives up on you, well - leave the spittoons alone. Mind you, the game has issues. The combat isn't very interesting and can just be unfair at times since you can run into encounters that seem designed for later points in the game. There are WAY too many abilities and items, especially apparel; the problem with the latter is that you might need some of it for side quests later and it's not made clear at all. I sold a hat at some point which I needed for a side quest later and couldn't buy back. You can also get overpowered easily if you just make liberal use of the consumables, and if you don't have enough of one stat for a certain quest, you can just switch out equipment. That's not necessarily a problem, and considering how much stuff there is to do in this game, I actually like that, but it does feel a bit cheap at times. I barely even leveled up my three primary stats in both playthroughs, but got them all up extremely high (+46, +60, +46) with consumables and gear towards the end. There's a lot to do, and a lot of (semi-)hidden stuff. You can just go through the game once without paying much attention to side stuff, and some is really obscure/complicated – almost annoying – but even just a simple playthrough is immensely enjoyable if you like the mechanics and humour, both of which are well done. Definitely recommended for a very fun experience with little frustration.
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