Boot Hill Heroes

I picked this up on sale because I'm all for traditional SNES-era RPGs. What I found was something so very similar to one of my all-time favorite games, Earthbound. This beauty has similar artwork, music, animations, and fight mechanics. The only difference is, it's set in the late 1800s in a western setting. Pardon me while I go play this game. As an added bonus, you can use a Microsoft controller for Windows, or, I can only assume, retro USB gamepads. Update after ten minutes of gameplay: This game features all of the best aspects of the Mother game series! This is definitely getting finished and put upon my proverbial game mantle. Games like this deserve to be played.

Earthbound in the old west? Sold! Thoroughly enjoying it so far. Decent pixelart style, well-realized old west world and seriously, if you played and liked Earthbound, you'll probably like this. My only gripe so far is that it desperately needs a run button, or at the very least, riding your horse should make you go faster - all the walking around can be a bit of a slog with the slow movement speed.

With nods to Earthbound and Classic Westerns, Boot Hill Heroes part 1 is a well-done entry in what could be a really good trilogy. 10 years ago, a hero averted disaster by bringing the leader of the Saint's Little - the most ruthless gang in all of Bronco County - to justice....but that was 10 years ago. I mean what is that? A decade? That's a mighty long time. It's time enough for all the Saint's Little Gang to plan for their return. Chaos is brewing, and it's up to a new generation of heroes to put a stop to it. Will they succeed? Or is it going to be their last round-up? Well, since this is just the beginning, I'd hate to imagine they failed their quest before it even started. Earthbound gets mentioned often when discussing this game, and for good reason. Both games share similar aspects such as perspective and enemies appearing on the map rather than at random. BHH also has some obvious call-backs, which can be found in Kickstart Creek, but we're getting a little ahead of oursel...

Did you ever wonder what Earthbound: Wild West would look like? Of course you have, so play this game. If not, you're a sad person and need to play this game. If you don't know what Earthbound is, you're an even sadder person who really needs to play this game and then play Earthbound. Or the other way around, doesn't matter.

[Spoiler-Free Review] [b]Setting an RPG in the spaghetti west just makes so much sense![/b] Boot Hill Heroes is a modern RPG designed as a sort of homage to the glory days of the Role Playing and Wild West genres. The story is easy to follow and progresses at a snappy pace, the difficulty is forgiving (for the most part), and while it doesn’t allow for true [i]‘save anywhere!’[/i] functionality, you’ll never feel locked-in to a play session beyond what your time allows. Despite being a linear experience overall, the game still manages to deliver a large scope RPG [i]feel[/i] (complete with unique characters, game mechanics, and plot twists and turns throughout). [b]It isn’t just an Earthbound clone.[/b] What really distinguishes this game is the setting. Everything from the types of enemies you encounter, to the locales you visit, and the weapons at your disposal remain faithful to the genre and lend a sense of authenticity to the entire experience. It's charming and cohesi...

Do you like Earthbound, Western or just old timey RPGs in general? Yes? Then get this game.

Great game, exceeded my expectations. If you're a fan of oldschool JRPG's you owe it to yourself to give this a shot. It's clearly heavily inspired by Earthbound (which is a good thing) but with plenty of it's own original flavor. The battle system in particular is much more engaging than most cookie-cutter rpg's you see these days and you can tell the whole project was made with a lot of love.

I bought this game because it was the only one appearing researching "Earthbound", At first I didn't think so, but now I do think it reminds me of Earthbound, one of the best RPG I have ever played (I am speaking about the SNES game). It's original, lots of humour, nice charactors. I am loving it Some days later... I have finished the game.. not really. The game has not a real end and you'll fight most of the outlaws (all but one) in the next episodes. I am not too disappointed as I look forward to playing Boot Hill 2 and 3. It means this beautiful game is not over! I read there is a new DLC coming soon and I'll check the page everyday

If you are a fan of SNES rpg's (Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy), you'll like this game. It has that Earthbound asthetic which is pleasing to the eyes. There are also some Earthbound refences hidden in there as well. The developers worked hard on this game. The music is composed by Jake "Virt" Kaufman the composer for Shovel Knight, he is very talented, the music sets the tone. Great game, I highly recommend this game.

This is truly an enjoyable western experience, bringing together JRPGs and westerns in an amazing way that makes for an incredibly fun game.