Super fun and moodie, but quite broken and unpolished.
I love the gameplay core and aesthetics of West of Dead. I love the western setting and good lord I love the soundtrack. The mood of this game is great, and that, along with the shooting mechanics (the slowliness of the combat is an enormous win for me, had a blast with it) made me play this game for hours and hours.
But as I said, this game has problems. First, the story and the script are quite forgettable and just distracted me of the flow of the gameplay. Second, this game has bugs, tons of bugs; the ones that allow you to both exploit the game in your favor AND ruin your playthrough. I don't usually complain about bugs, but this is a really unpulished game, and it continually affects the gameplay; so, be warned. And last but maybe most important, it's gameplay loop and progression are incredibly slow. Don't get me wrong, I love the slow, methodical rhythm of the game, but you really have to grind in this game to unlock new stuff, and the stuff you play gets repetitive really soon. There is a lack of variety in the enemies, in the visual style and in the weapons and tools you have, and the fact that you need so much effort to unlock new things could easily make you drop the game if the core gameplay doesn't interest you enough.
But for me, all the problems it has doesn't obscure the fun I had with this game and how much I loved it's aesthetics and setting. I would recommend this game easily if you are into it; it's the kind of game that you won't forget even if it's not the most brilliant thing you'll play (personally, I really love that kind of games). Hell, I would even play this game again sometime, even with all the bugs and repetitiveness, but I would definitely not recommend this game to everyone. If the gameplay and aesthetics convince you, go for it. I personally had a blast, even with all of it's problems.
I love the gameplay core and aesthetics of West of Dead. I love the western setting and good lord I love the soundtrack. The mood of this game is great, and that, along with the shooting mechanics (the slowliness of the combat is an enormous win for me, had a blast with it) made me play this game for hours and hours.
But as I said, this game has problems. First, the story and the script are quite forgettable and just distracted me of the flow of the gameplay. Second, this game has bugs, tons of bugs; the ones that allow you to both exploit the game in your favor AND ruin your playthrough. I don't usually complain about bugs, but this is a really unpulished game, and it continually affects the gameplay; so, be warned. And last but maybe most important, it's gameplay loop and progression are incredibly slow. Don't get me wrong, I love the slow, methodical rhythm of the game, but you really have to grind in this game to unlock new stuff, and the stuff you play gets repetitive really soon. There is a lack of variety in the enemies, in the visual style and in the weapons and tools you have, and the fact that you need so much effort to unlock new things could easily make you drop the game if the core gameplay doesn't interest you enough.
But for me, all the problems it has doesn't obscure the fun I had with this game and how much I loved it's aesthetics and setting. I would recommend this game easily if you are into it; it's the kind of game that you won't forget even if it's not the most brilliant thing you'll play (personally, I really love that kind of games). Hell, I would even play this game again sometime, even with all the bugs and repetitiveness, but I would definitely not recommend this game to everyone. If the gameplay and aesthetics convince you, go for it. I personally had a blast, even with all of it's problems.
lleon
2 years ago