I really want to like this game. The aesthetic seems neat; dark fantasy in the wild west, that's an incredible concept especially when you seemingly have the literal devil running around. Yet the gameplay, for a tactical offering, ends up being really stale and killing my motivation to play. Move into cover, take shots from the enemy, move to different cover (and hopefully flank the enemy so you can actually hit them), and then take pot shots until they're all dead. You can get access to abilities from cards to mix things up, but the resource you need to use them is tied to your "luck" (a bar above your life total that gets subtracted from when you get shot at and when it hits 0 you start taking damage to your actual health) so more often than not you just won't be able to use those abilities at all because you're spending all your luck avoiding damage. Taking a hit on one of your characters is usually immediate death and in the prologue all of the characters are required, so ...
Hard West
- Release Date:
- Nov 18, 2015
- Metacritic:
- 73
- Developer:
- CreativeForge Games
- Publisher:
- Good Shepherd Entertainment
- Platforms:
- Windows Mac Linux
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About This Game
Collector's Edition
The Digital Collector’s Edition of Hard West comes with a comprehensive Digital Artbook, Original Digital Comic Book, and Full Original Digital Soundtrack which was mastered and composed by Marcin Przybylowicz (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt).
About the Game
Welcome to the Wild West like you’ve never seen it before. When a tragic turn of events sets one man down a path of supernatural chaos and revenge, he must brutally hunt down all those who wronged him. Follow Warren on his descent into the darkest recesses of the human soul, and try to survive in a world full of hard choices and even harder consequences. Because in this world, death is a constant presence and the black pacts which you make with forces beyond human comprehension will forever haunt all those around you.Fight and survive through 8 unique story-based scenarios, and try your hand at 40 individually designed turn-based combat missions. Journey deeper into the world of Hard West and meet a colorful cast of playable characters whose fates are intimately intertwined with yours. Together you will need to make divisive choices to uncover the ultimate plans of the ancient powers at play, as you unravel a deep narrative storyline featuring multiple endings depending on the choices you make during the game.
Game Features
- A Unique “Weird” West World: Explore a world where Western legends meet demons, arcane rituals and satanic cults and where the dead can walk the Earth again. For a price.
- Compelling Turn-based Combat: Control 1-4 squad members in thrilling turn-based combat encounters and master a range of powerful western-inspired special abilities, from feats of gunslinging to survivability against all odds, to take out your opponents in a series of original tactical maps with unique story-based objectives.
- Collect and Combine Special Abilities: Obtain new special abilities by collecting and equipping unique cards which are earned throughout the game by completing main- and optional objectives, exploration , bartering, treasure hunting and more. These cards can be combined to create even more powerful combos, and provide additional options in combat.
- Choice and Fate: Experience a deep story where decisions made during and between combat scenarios will resonate through future events and change the ultimate fates of a divisive group of colorful characters
- Luck of the Draw: Use a combat system that goes far beyond pure probability by featuring luck as a unique guardian of engaging and challenging combat
- Dynamic Cover: Change the flow of combat thanks to an extensive cover system which allows for the creation of effective cover from objects in the environment, making flanking and maneuvering during battles a truly powerful tactic
- Shadow Spotting: Exploit the Blazing western sun to Locate out of sight enemies by the shadows that they cast, along with the sounds they make
- Ricochets: Utilize Metal objects to allow master gunslingers to shoot beyond the line of sight for increased tactical combat options, and diversified planning
- 40 Historically Inspired Weapons: Equip and employ an eclectic collection of deadly shotguns, rifles, pistols and sniper rifles, all based upon real outlandish prototypes, designs and ideas from the era
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User Reviews
Turn based squad game, who wouldn't like XCOM set in the Old West? Solid game, simple mechanics, lots of fun
No options while in game, can't even adjust the audio levels. Silly.
10 years(ish) later and the game still has bugs that completely brick your progress from minute 1. Characters getting stuck in environment from the get go from the tutorial should haw been a huge red flag. Played 2 more missions and had to restart about 10 times to avoid the same bug on both player and enemy turns. The second game is on sale currently and seriously considering not buying if this is how the developers treated the original post release.
System Requirements
Minimum
- OS *: Windows Vista/7/8/10
- Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 2.6 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad 2.6 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Radeon HD 4670 (512 MB) / GeForce GT 430 (1024 MB)
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 6 GB available space
Recommended
- OS *: Windows Vista/7/8/10
- Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 3.1 GHz / Intel Core i5 3 GHz
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: Radeon R7 260X (2 GB) / GeForce GTX 550 Ti (1 GB)
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 6 GB available space
FAQ
How much does Hard West cost?
Hard West costs $19.99.
What are the system requirements for Hard West?
Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista/7/8/10 Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 2.6 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad 2.6 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon HD 4670 (512 MB) / GeForce GT 430 (1024 MB) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 6 GB available space Recommended: Recommended: OS *: Windows Vista/7/8/10 Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 3.1 GHz / Intel Core i5 3 GHz Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon R7 260X (2 GB) / GeForce GTX 550 Ti (1 GB) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 6 GB available space
What platforms is Hard West available on?
Hard West is available on Windows PC, macOS, Linux.
Is Hard West worth buying?
Hard West has 36% positive reviews from 14 players. Metacritic score: 73/100.
When was Hard West released?
Hard West was released on Nov 18, 2015.
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