Game Debate
Written by Stuart Thomas
August 26, 2015
Take anything and stick it in the Wild West and it
invariably becomes amazing. The gunslingers, saloons, cheap whisky and Mexican
standoffs make it the perfect fodder for videogames, but we still get precious
few. Hard West is tackling this problem head on, fusing tactical turn-based
gameplay with tobacco chewing mayhem and a hint of the supernatural.
Think XCOM meets Clint Eastwood and you’re on the right
the right track Hard West. You might remember it from a while back on GD, when
it was successfully funded via Kickstarter. It’s heading to PC very soon, and
in the meantime Creative Forge Games has revealed a full run through of a
mission. Hard West producer Pawel Kroenke is on hand for a tour of the game’s
Aspirton Bank Robbery mission.
Walking into town, the player can wander freely without
alerting the guards. This means the squad can get into position for the bank
robbery, before unleashing the first bullet and alerting the enemies in town.
The combat looks fast-paced and brutal for a turn-based strategy title, with
player characters and AI alike going down swiftly.
I was aware going in there was an element of the
supernatural to Hard West, but I have to admit I didn’t expect a full-blown
demon invasion toward the latter part of the mission.
Hard West is coming to PC this autumn.
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VatKwc4nWYs
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