Desperados III

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 721 Ratings

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  1. Pavithran710
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    Good game but not for all. Because it is not my taste that does not I wont recommend for others to play
  2. Mandulum
    Dec 15, 2020
    6
    I was on the fence about the game. It was no Shadow Tactics, the Old West might be my least favorite era. The pathing sort of sucks and the game sometimes has trouble following orders. But the real kicker for me was loading it up and having my quick saves marked as deprecated. I might have only lost about an hour but what kind of developer has the nerve to deprecate saves post launch? It'sI was on the fence about the game. It was no Shadow Tactics, the Old West might be my least favorite era. The pathing sort of sucks and the game sometimes has trouble following orders. But the real kicker for me was loading it up and having my quick saves marked as deprecated. I might have only lost about an hour but what kind of developer has the nerve to deprecate saves post launch? It's unreal.

    Date Completed: 2020-12-12
    Playtime: 19h
    Enjoyment: 6/10
    Recommendation: Only if you enjoy this type of game or dusters.    … Expand
  3. SuperkenGaming
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    Desperados III
    Guarded Fun
    Desperados 3 is a story driven real time tactical stealth game set in the wild west where you play as a variety of characters all with their own unique abilities to help you obtain a goal whether that’s gaining dynamite or killing targets… Desperados III in a way is a top down assassins creed meets hitman, youre set in one large open map per level, each map    Desperados III
    Guarded Fun
    Desperados 3 is a story driven real time tactical stealth game set in the wild west where you play as a variety of characters all with their own unique abilities to help you obtain a goal whether that’s gaining dynamite or killing targets…
    Desperados III in a way is a top down assassins creed meets hitman, youre set in one large open map per level, each map taking anywhere from 45 minutes to two hours to complete depending on your trial and error… so there is potential for easily 20 hours of gameplay here, especially if you set out to complete each mission challenges.
    At the beginning of each level youre given the goal and then the game lets you lose, figure it out… you have your characters, you have their abilities, use their abilities to accomplish the goal…
    At first desperados 3 feels overwhelming, constant tutorials, new mechanics to learn, but once I got the hang of it, I really started to enjoy this game.. im a huge fan of assassins creed so I love to dabble in stealth games from time to time.. distracting guards and setting up kills, hiding in bushes and executing ambushes.. quicksaving anytimei felt I made hefty progress or just incase I mess up a set up… and theres a new mechanic called showdown where you can pause the game and indivually input camands to your characters and with the press of a button execute the plan..
    Desperados 3 has everything going for it to be one of the best and most fun stealth games ever.. the variety of characters, all having great personalities, great level design and world building.. interactive items in the world like hitman that you wait for just the right moment to pull off… BUT
    Desperados 3 desperately tries to challenge you in an annoying way rather than an enjoyable way.. this is another instance of hard for the sake of being.. this is annoying hard not challenging hard
    My biggest gripe with desperados 3 is that it gives you so much to have fun with but it doesn’t want you having fun at all… it advertises itself as go in quiet or loud, good luck… the moment youre spotted youre swarmed like a piece of cake on an ant hill, being spotted is a sure death sentence on any difficulty…
    which is fine I respect force stealth.. if its fair.. the stealth in desperados 3 however is not fair.. its unrealistic and annoying.. every guard has 2 eyes on them and those 2 eyes have another 4 eyes on them and those 4 eyes have 6 eyes on them, its constant cones on all directions, making a game about picking bodies off one by one - about getting lucky, getting in a ranged kill and running and hiding until the heat is off.. its ridiculously unfair how many enemies are thrown at you on these maps, and to make it worse when guards are alarmed it isn’t enough for enemies from the map to come check things out, the game spawn even more onto the map for that area, I didn’t feel as though I was completing levels with skill, I felt I was getting through with luck… how is there a sniper watching a sniper… this is there simply because the player sees an opportunity to sneak to a sniper and use an environmental kill.. but you have a sniper watching the sniper just incase that sniper gets taken out? Hes just there to be annoying, no reason other than that.. and this is how the game feels from start to finish.. sneaking up behind someone to take them out, only for someone at a different angle to be warking towards you while the other 2 characters guarding that angle is leaving… again urning this into a game of luck rather than a bunch of dumb stealth fun…
    Desperados 3 has potential… it has so much good going for it.. but the insistence on challenging the player rather than creating an enjoyable puzzle to solve squanders that potential.
    I give Desperados 3
    a 7/10    … Expand
  4. AJMO
    Feb 4, 2021
    7
    Great story and good characters (especially Hector). However, the stealth is kinda borked in this game at times. Sight cone is crazy accurate and after awhile gets tedious. Even if things go down, you pretty much just wait for the AI to reset and continue on. What broke me was a glitch i hit at the very end, where no matter what i did i would auto fail an encounter.
  5. ProfAmateur
    Jan 15, 2022
    7
    (german below)
    Because of the different playable characters with different skills, you can try out different variations to achieve the goal. The individual characters are all a lot of fun. The game is rather difficult and you have to make good tactical decisions. Thanks to quicksave/quickload, the fun doesn't fade away. I had very few moments of frustration. The 16 levels are nicely and    (german below)
    Because of the different playable characters with different skills, you can try out different variations to achieve the goal. The individual characters are all a lot of fun. The game is rather difficult and you have to make good tactical decisions. Thanks to quicksave/quickload, the fun doesn't fade away. I had very few moments of frustration. The 16 levels are nicely and differently designed. Pleasant cutscenes before and after the levels (not too many). Good western feeling.

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    Aufgrund der verschiedenen spielbaren Charakteren mit verschiedenen Skills, kann man unterschiedliche Varianten zur Zielerreichung ausprobieren. Die einzelnen Charakteren machen alle sehr viel Spass. Das Spiel ist eher schwer und man muss gute taktische Entscheidungen treffen. Dank Quicksave/Quickload vergeht der Spass nicht. Ich hatte nur wenige Frustmomente. Die 16 Levels sind schön und unterschiedlich gestaltet. Angenehme Zwischensequenzen vor und nach den Levels (nicht zu viel). Gutes Western Feeling.    … Expand
  6. Ahabz
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    Decent strategy game even though it won't be for everyone. Could use better controls though.
  7. Alphain
    Jul 11, 2020
    5
    The best examples of Real Time Tactics Stealth games. Every RTT fan must have play this.
  8. hinatasaix
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Game is alright..........................................................................................
  9. pewitte
    Jul 23, 2020
    7
    The game was pretty solid. Numerous characters with plenty of abilities. Just couldn't find myself becoming addicted with the game. Perhaps, this genre just isn't my style which is not a knock on the game developers or the game itself.
  10. thecoolreviewer
    Sep 11, 2021
    6
    This title is a 6/6.5 at best. Generic Old West. The characters are pretty much genre archetypes and predictable. The over-saturated color palette clashes with the darker tones of the game, which is a shame because the models actually look really nice. I prefer the camera in Fallout 1 to this one. I'm completely unsure what they were going for with the control scheme. Through this all, theThis title is a 6/6.5 at best. Generic Old West. The characters are pretty much genre archetypes and predictable. The over-saturated color palette clashes with the darker tones of the game, which is a shame because the models actually look really nice. I prefer the camera in Fallout 1 to this one. I'm completely unsure what they were going for with the control scheme. Through this all, the pieces feel like they are there. Try it out if you get it for free.… Expand
  11. Young_Fawn
    Jun 21, 2023
    7
    A solid Real Time Tactics entry

    Desperados 3 is a Real Time Tactics game developed by the same group that did Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, so if you've played that you'll feel right at home with Desperados 3. The first thing I'd like to highlight, is despite Desperados 3 being the "Third" main entry into the series, the game is actually a prequel/soft reboot. You do not need    A solid Real Time Tactics entry

    Desperados 3 is a Real Time Tactics game developed by the same group that did Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, so if you've played that you'll feel right at home with Desperados 3.

    The first thing I'd like to highlight, is despite Desperados 3 being the "Third" main entry into the series, the game is actually a prequel/soft reboot. You do not need to play any of the other older Desperados games in order to understand the story, this game is rather self-contained and doesn't require any prior knowledge of the other games; thus making it easier to get into.

    The game itself is very Trial and Error, you will be using Quick Save and Quick Load a lot, which isn't as bad as it sounds, to complete missions and have everything run smoothly. For those who have played Shadow Tactics you will notice that a lot of the abilities from that game carry over to this one.

    The cast themselves are all interesting characters in my opinion, to your standard Cowboy main character archetype, to the seductress all the way to the voodoo woman, utilising their abilities and having everything connect together to complete missions, is nothing short of satisfying; especially after you pull off all five people doing something at once using Showdown Mode.

    The story isn't anything to write home about but this is one of those games where the story merely serves as an excuse for the enjoyable and interested gameplay, it's unlikely you'll care about what's going on in the story but you'll be more interested in the set-pieces and enemy locations as to rack your brain to figure out the best solution forward.

    There are dozens of ways to complete any given mission, different routes, who to use, what abilities to prioritise, this for me is what makes the game enjoyable; you can play the same mission twice but you probably won't accomplish it the same way twice.

    Of course in games like this there are challenge modes, DLC missions and what not which are also enjoyable, I only just completed the main story when writing this review but I know some of them are effectively; "Do this mission with only these characters, instead of the original ones." And some are just brand new missions entirely, which means you can get a lot of time and content out of this game for what you pay for it.

    To complete the main story it'll take around 15-25 hours at best, since there will be times where you're just staring at the screen, watching guard patterns and thinking. "This is bloody impossible." Only for something to click, an ability you rarely use becomes feasible and then you've got it.

    Overall, this game has my recommendation, although I did prefer Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (Purely because I prefer the Japanese Sengoku Era aesthetic) This is a fantastic game and a great entry into the Real Time Tactics Genre and a must have for any stealth game enthusiasts out there.

    7/10, fantastic gameplay, lacklustre story.    … Expand

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 61 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  1. Quarter to Three
    Jan 4, 2021
    80
    It’s got what it needs: a keen appreciation for how to smooth the tedium out of stealth games, adroitly presented by its rakish cast on a picante Western stage.
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  2. KeenGamer
    Dec 21, 2020
    95
    Do not pick up the game if you are looking for a fast-paced adventure heavy on whipping out six-shooters. Fans of real-time tactics should give it a look though because the gameplay here is top-notch. With Mimimi still improving the game with the Bounty Hunters update and level editor, Desperados III is a game you will want holstered when riding off into the sunset.
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  3. GameGrin
    Sep 15, 2020
    80
    Desperados III is a great stealth tactic game with great graphics, music, voice acting, characters and story but can feel like a rehash of previous games made by the same developers.
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