West of Loathing is an incredibly enjoyable, genuinely fun CRPG that reminds me the most of Black Isle's Fallout.
I never played Kingdom of Loathing before, but finishing West made me start it. Slowly and steadily.
West of Loathing is a bizarre beast that transpires a different part of the world that it shares with Kingdom of Loathing - where Meat is currency, cooking is magic and cows are demons from hell.
WoL's strongest suit is its writing and creativity - it's full of parody and references to real world historical things, portrayed in very bizarre and humorous ways. It's a joy to read, it's fun to engage in those dialogues and roleplay whoever you are.
Combat is fine and I'd day pretty balanced, not even once i felt frustrated with it.
A big part of your journey is your buddy, one of few people you can acquire in Prologue and who will stay at your side for the rest of the game, including a secret one who's very much beloved by the community. Buddies are mostly for combat, each one has unique skills and stats, everyone grows in their own way, and everyone has something to say while visiting locations (besides reminding you of your main and side quests), even helping in events sometimes!
Man, there sure is a big bunch if Quests to do, some transpiring through the entire gameworld, and all of them one way or the other affect the ending slides showing the fates of the places affected, just like in Fallout.
You even travel the world like in Fallout! Although instead of walking or driving the Highwayman - you have a horse, one of three you can choose in the prologue.
The game is just very charming in general, from stickman visuals to era appropriate soundtrack - it's just so... Nice.
I haven't played such a great CRPG in a long, long time. And I'm eager to play its sequel right after.
I never played Kingdom of Loathing before, but finishing West made me start it. Slowly and steadily.
West of Loathing is a bizarre beast that transpires a different part of the world that it shares with Kingdom of Loathing - where Meat is currency, cooking is magic and cows are demons from hell.
WoL's strongest suit is its writing and creativity - it's full of parody and references to real world historical things, portrayed in very bizarre and humorous ways. It's a joy to read, it's fun to engage in those dialogues and roleplay whoever you are.
Combat is fine and I'd day pretty balanced, not even once i felt frustrated with it.
A big part of your journey is your buddy, one of few people you can acquire in Prologue and who will stay at your side for the rest of the game, including a secret one who's very much beloved by the community. Buddies are mostly for combat, each one has unique skills and stats, everyone grows in their own way, and everyone has something to say while visiting locations (besides reminding you of your main and side quests), even helping in events sometimes!
Man, there sure is a big bunch if Quests to do, some transpiring through the entire gameworld, and all of them one way or the other affect the ending slides showing the fates of the places affected, just like in Fallout.
You even travel the world like in Fallout! Although instead of walking or driving the Highwayman - you have a horse, one of three you can choose in the prologue.
The game is just very charming in general, from stickman visuals to era appropriate soundtrack - it's just so... Nice.
I haven't played such a great CRPG in a long, long time. And I'm eager to play its sequel right after.