Higher luck points will also mean that the character is more likely to dodge a bullet, but doing so will deplete their luck so that they might not be as fortunate the next time. Your luck meter assumes a role similar to magic points in an RPG, in that it can allow the character to perform special attacks when it is full. Luck also plays a big part in the gameplay, but not as you know it. Using these points, your character can move in an indicated space, the size of which is determined by their movement stat, or they can shoot. Each turn, you are given two action points for each of your posse (there are power-ups that extend the amount of AP allowed, but the standard is two). The combat that makes up the bulk of the game is well thought out but sorely lacking in some much-needed variety. The score uses instrumentation commonly related to Westerns, such as classical guitars and horns, but is also given an appropriately sinister edge in the form of unsettling choral chanting. The game also sounds great, featuring a soundtrack by Marcin Przybylowicz of The Witcher III: Wild Hunt fame. All of them are presented in an isometric view, and while the graphics are far from jaw-dropping, they are good enough. You shoot your way through run-down bars, abandoned railway tracks, seedy brothels, and dilapidated mansions. The developers were definitely going through a checklist of all the locations associated with Westerns when coming up with the level design. The game’s core missions take place in some very familiar settings. His thirst for vengeance is helped somewhat by a mysterious stranger who seems to have granted Warren some supernatural powers. The main story arc follows a man named Warren, hell-bent on avenging the death of his love, Florence. There are eight chapters, or “scenarios,” to play through, several of which follow a linear story while others branch off to explore the interlinking journeys of other unfortunate souls. Hard West follows several characters experiencing tough times in the violent, unforgiving era of the Wild West. It sounds like a fun premise, and the game has some strong ideas going for it, but it lacks the solid execution needed for it to stand out in a month full of monumental releases. It features tactical, turn-based combat (similar to the XCOM series), taking the player through a story of revenge, betrayal, and the occult. Hard West, the new RPG-inspired strategic shooter from developers Creative Forge Games, is such a project. It’s very refreshing, therefore, when a game that is inspired by classic shootouts in old dusty saloons and stars tough, no-nonsense Cowboys is released.
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