one of the most rewarding games i've ever ever played.
i first took note of this when i saw it on kirk hamilton's GOTY list. then i peeped it at an EB games for $10 (with an added 2 for 1 deal, which i took advantage of by obtaining a copy of Borderlands 3 for fun). i thought, well i have no burning desire to play this any time soon, but for that price i had to buy it. went for a nice bike ride on a sunny day off work to pick it up. it was a good day. played it for a moment, liked it. put it down for a month with the intention of returning eventually. finally made the jump and spent two work weeks and a weekend coming home, then sitting alone in my room, binging Seinfeld re-runs and working on a level (or two) of this a night (taking up about 1 hour of game time and 4 hours of my real time to complete).
i am new to tactics/strategy games. outside of Hades, i am sort of new to isometric game. this accomplishes s much visually though, in outdoor settings, that it may have completely changed my entire outlook on gaming. i spent the first real night of playing this thinking "all i want to do now is play disco elysium and divinity original sin 2" knowing they're utterly different games but finally having a come to jesus moment of my own thinking how this absurd stealth take on the western genre is slowly opening up my mind to broader things.
i'll probably cherish my time with this game until i die or just forget about games. my experience with this game reminds me of the night i stayed up until 4 am watching Drive and staring out my living room window listening to nightcall afterwards. like Drive, Desperados 3 is mostly a shallow revenge story. but i think it captures something inside of me through its style. being a diorama game with an isometric camera means every scene is also pretty reminiscent of the shot of the Los Angeles skyline from Drive's opening credits. there's something about the depth of the frame from angle that just sparks something inside of me. it's hard to explain. but i think there's now a clear pre and post desperados 3 line separating my gaming life in to more pieces.
i first took note of this when i saw it on kirk hamilton's GOTY list. then i peeped it at an EB games for $10 (with an added 2 for 1 deal, which i took advantage of by obtaining a copy of Borderlands 3 for fun). i thought, well i have no burning desire to play this any time soon, but for that price i had to buy it. went for a nice bike ride on a sunny day off work to pick it up. it was a good day. played it for a moment, liked it. put it down for a month with the intention of returning eventually. finally made the jump and spent two work weeks and a weekend coming home, then sitting alone in my room, binging Seinfeld re-runs and working on a level (or two) of this a night (taking up about 1 hour of game time and 4 hours of my real time to complete).
i am new to tactics/strategy games. outside of Hades, i am sort of new to isometric game. this accomplishes s much visually though, in outdoor settings, that it may have completely changed my entire outlook on gaming. i spent the first real night of playing this thinking "all i want to do now is play disco elysium and divinity original sin 2" knowing they're utterly different games but finally having a come to jesus moment of my own thinking how this absurd stealth take on the western genre is slowly opening up my mind to broader things.
i'll probably cherish my time with this game until i die or just forget about games. my experience with this game reminds me of the night i stayed up until 4 am watching Drive and staring out my living room window listening to nightcall afterwards. like Drive, Desperados 3 is mostly a shallow revenge story. but i think it captures something inside of me through its style. being a diorama game with an isometric camera means every scene is also pretty reminiscent of the shot of the Los Angeles skyline from Drive's opening credits. there's something about the depth of the frame from angle that just sparks something inside of me. it's hard to explain. but i think there's now a clear pre and post desperados 3 line separating my gaming life in to more pieces.
Reviewed on Mar 14, 2021