![]() The map helps you keep track through each playthrough as you find portals that help mark where you’ve been. It is a single player rougelike that is full of weapons and strategy. It is not linear at all, however, with each death comes the personal experience of trying to get further than the last time. West of Dead being a procedurally generated shooter is full of a variety of weapons and playthough opportunities. This is of course not to say it’s a bad rougelike, the challenge is what makes this game enticing! Just like learning music, or a new skill, rougelikes like West of Dead take time and patience and practice…and more patience…I thought teaching middle school band helped build patience before I played West of Dead. The journey is the destination and how you far you go is directly proportional to how good you are as a twin stick shooter, of which I have learned that I am not good at rougelike twin stick shooters….I treat each death as a way to figure out how to get better with each run. With it being procedurally generated, each time you die is like starting a new game, which at times can be frustrating, but that is the charm of games like this. ![]() Not being a proponent or a connoisseur of rougelikes, I was intrigued at the amount of exploration this game commands. There are also throwables you can use to increase your damage as you hide behind cover. ![]() You can also upgrade yourself and your weapons at various points throughout the game. This will help you strategize and find the weapons that suit you the best. This game is full of a variety of weapons that you will discover, but you can only carry two at a time to begin with. Throughout each level and encounter with enemies, there are sometimes lamps you can use to stun all the bad guys in the room to give you an upper hand. The cover you choose will not last forever, especially if a baddie decides to throw dynamite your way.Įvery time you destroy a bad guy, a satisfying bell rings and the music will change when you have defeated the last enemy. Your best bet is to find cover and aim carefully before you shoot, as you may have unlimited ammo, but it takes time to reload when you empty a clip. You have two weapon options on the triggers, and you must use the thumb sticks to aim at the bad guys trying to kill you, even though you’re already dead. With it being a procedurally generated style rougelike, this game can be quite challenging, which honestly adds to the fun and excitement of this game. And each time you die, you can use what you experienced to help you figure out the best pathways throughout each level. West of Dead is a procedurally generated, twin stick rougelike, cover based arcade style shooter. I could listen to him describe the world you explore for the entire game. Ron Perlman’s dry, depressed voice adds a tinge of darkness to this already grim world you must traverse. The storytelling and writing is brilliant. You replenish your health at giant barrels full of “alcohol” or whatever they give you in the afterlife. It is quite a unique twist on the idea of death and purgatory.Īlong the way you find various weapons, meet various people such as the Witch who sells you items for Sin, the currency in the game that you collect each time you defeat all the bad guys in a part of the procedurally generated levels. Every time you die, you end up back at the bar to try again. The story begins with his death, and he takes on a countenance akin to “Ghost Rider” (Flaming skull for a head) and must travel throughout this unknown world that is full of shortcuts, weapons, and bad guys.Īfter you die the first time, (trust me…you will die a lot…It is part of the game…) You wake up in a rundown saloon and share some words with the bartender. West of Dead features the voice acting of well-known action star, Ron Perlman who plays William Mason, who has descended into a procedurally generated, wild west world of Purgatory, Wyoming in 1886. ![]() The release date for the Switch came in the form of a trailer announcement back in June 2020 and West of Dead was released for the Switch August 26, 2020. It originally released for Xbox One, PS4 and PC on November 14, 2019. It was revealed it would be for PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. West of Dead was first revealed during an Xbox event called X019. They started their development as they worked on such games as the Fable Franchise! West of Dead was also published by Raw Fury who also have a few games under their belt that will release for the Switch soon! West of Dead was developed by Upstream Arcade, an independent studio based out of Goldaming, UK. By themassey18 Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Raw Fury, Upstream Arcade, West of Dead, West of Dead Review, West of Dead Switch Review
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