![]() ![]() One against a huge creature that attaches itself to buildings and either shoots a stream of plasma at you or swings into you like a wrecking ball is cool, and there’s one fight in the late game that requires you to use everything in Jesse’s arsenal to stay alive. Each of these, and even some of the end-of-stage bosses, are shuffled into the enemy roster, leading to some insanely busy – even stressful – encounters later on. You’ll periodically meet miniboss enemies such as a giant winged Highborn Vampire, a tunneling mole monster, and a grotesque beast with a hideous spider on its back. Health and energy pick-ups will drop from enemies killed in certain ways, such as with a finisher or shotgun (sorry, “boomstick”) blast. Everything is on a cooldown, including Jesse’s guns, requiring you to keep moving and switching up your weapons to speed up the recharge times. Interestingly, nothing requires ammo pick-up. There’s no weapon wheel to cycle, as every weapon is attached to a specific button, meaning switching on the fly is easy. Then factor in the Crippling Rod that stuns entire groups, dynamite, a rapid fire crossbow, a long rifle, handgun, shotgun – all of which can be augmented with lightning to deal extra damage and even channel the effect through crowds. Just the Zapper Gauntlet alone can stun enemies, pull them to you, or create massive shock waves to stagger enemies. His right hand he uses to clobber vampires into sticky giblets with a lightning-infused Gauntlet, called the Zapper, that has a multitude of uses.įor a 12-15 hour adventure, Evil West packs in an awful lot of weapons and abilities. In lieu of a magical boomerang axe, though, Jesse instead wields a variety of guns and gauntlets. The movement feels similar, and even the combat shares DNA. In fact, Evil West’s structure is more like Kratos’ 2018 adventure than anything else. There are jokes here and there but most are in the many, many references to other games and media.Īction is in third person, with an over-the-shoulder camera that feels most like God of War, believe it or not. Jesse isn’t a bumbling jackass like Lo Wang, though he has a tendency to shoot first. That said, Evil West is played straighter than the Shadow Warrior games. The narrative is surprisingly engaging, with diabolical villains, sweary antagonists, and reluctant heroes, all laced with Flying Wild Hog’s particular brand of irreverent humour. Felicity and her maker are at the spearhead of a new vampire initiative and only Jesse and his small band of allies can stand in their way. Vampires use magic known as Glamour to hide their appearance and their lairs, so the Institute employs advanced science to weed them out.Īs the story opens Jesse and his mentor survive a devastating vampire attack on the Institute headquarters and come face to face with Felicity D’Albano, a new breed of vampire with the appearance of a teenage girl and the powers of a god. ![]() Vampires, also known as ticks, are a rampant, deadly menace, and the Rentiers and their agents hunt them down across the North American frontier. Jesse is a vampire hunter, see? The heir apparent to the Rentier Institute, a steampunk anti-vampire agency that seems analogous to the Pinkertons in Evil West’s alternate universe. It’s the same with pirates and vikings, but cowboys have a certain swagger that makes a dirty face, three-day stubble, and eight layers of leather plus a scarf and a massive coat look somehow badass.Īnd very few cowboys are as badass as Jesse Rentier, whose duster coat is actual armour and who uses a revolver that shoots lightning bullets. Even without monsters and werewolves and witchcraft, you can stick cowboys in more or less any story and improve it. It’s no surprise the subgenre has taken off either. And now we have Evil West from Shadow Warrior devs Flying Wild Hog. West of Dead, Ritual: Crown of Horns, and Weird West spring immediately to mind. These last few years we’ve had our share of spooky westerns. ![]()
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