Evil West

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 122 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 29 out of 122
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  1. Young_Fawn
    Jun 21, 2023
    7
    Great new IP, more games should be more daring to create something new rather than rehashing the same old IP's.

    Also has pre-rendered cutscenes and plays like God of War.
  2. grihajedy
    Nov 24, 2022
    6
    6,5/10
    Правильно в метках стима указали, это какой-то битемап получился) Хотя на самом деле это "арена-шутер/слэшер" от разработчиков Shadow Warrior с многими позаимствованными механиками, только если там арены представляли из себя какой-то "геймдизайн", тут же у нас просто пустые пространства с 2-кнопочной боёвкой, приёмов крайне мало, а из тех, что есть - очень сложно комбинировать,    6,5/10
    Правильно в метках стима указали, это какой-то битемап получился) Хотя на самом деле это "арена-шутер/слэшер" от разработчиков Shadow Warrior с многими позаимствованными механиками, только если там арены представляли из себя какой-то "геймдизайн", тут же у нас просто пустые пространства с 2-кнопочной боёвкой, приёмов крайне мало, а из тех, что есть - очень сложно комбинировать, есть только заскриптованные комбинации, которым вы можете следовать.. например, выстрел из ружья не "остановит" атаку существа, поэтому пару раз ударить, затем выстрелить - не получиться, поэтому всю игру вы будете просто закликивать всех 2 приёмами на пустых аренах с парой ловушек/взрывающихся ящиков, причём ещё и управление крайне неудобное, как на джойстике, так и на клавиатуре, да и у уворота очень плохая отзывчивость, получается вы вот вроде бы "танк", но вас вынесут из-за 1 ошибки, при этом вы неловкий и прятаться на аренке негде, крч представьте себе какой-нибудь "год оф вар", только максимально аркадный, но не очень удобный.
    Никакой "cel-shading" стилизации у картинки нет, как вы могли подумать по скриншотам, обычный unreal engine, причём графа на уровне 3-его) И очень сильно выкрученный контраст красного, из-за чего в локациях с огнём очень больно играть).
    Из плюсов могу лишь отметить хорошие анимации/расчленёнку и "вампирский" лор в записках, которых тут кличат "клещами", но сам сюжет довольно банален и юзает "безпроигрышную" концепцию "ван хельсинга", поэтому я уверен, что люди игру вознесут, хотя на это особо и нет причин, когда же всем начнут надоедать однообразные пострелушки?) Тот же недавний Shadow Warrior 3 несмотря на это мне наоборот понравился, там то арены были продуманные, было хоть немного уникальности и разнообразия, стрелять от первого лица ты мог, как хочешь, а тут у Flying Wild Hog игра из какого-то 2005-ого получилась.

    Подписывайтесь на Кураторство в Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/37365104/    … Expand
  3. bienhonesto
    Nov 24, 2022
    7
    Un juego de esos que no hacen hace tiempo, el gameplay y la variedad de combos se me hacen espectaculares, sin embargo flojea al introducir tantos enemigos en un tiempo tan corto, lo que hace que no haya una gran variedad a lo largo de las 10 horas que eh llevado, una historia, que no es que importe mucho en estos tipos de juegos, pero al menos tiene de momentos divertidos y sigue unaUn juego de esos que no hacen hace tiempo, el gameplay y la variedad de combos se me hacen espectaculares, sin embargo flojea al introducir tantos enemigos en un tiempo tan corto, lo que hace que no haya una gran variedad a lo largo de las 10 horas que eh llevado, una historia, que no es que importe mucho en estos tipos de juegos, pero al menos tiene de momentos divertidos y sigue una trama solida, con personajes agradables. El apartado artistico como el diseño de los escenarios son hermosos y creativos, especialmente en la segunda mitad del juego, espero felizmente una segunda entrega con el aspecto de la exploracion mejorado y una ligera mayor versatilidad a la hora de combatir… Expand
  4. Dinoclub
    Nov 27, 2022
    7
    I say, Cool and Hot!! I just say Cool and Hot!!! Let's enjoy!! Evil's!! Cool and Hot!!
  5. muzmuz
    Mar 5, 2023
    7
    Evil West manages to replicate some form of God of War's combat and progression with a bit of something something from themselves. This game is quite fun in short bursts and had a, nothing mind-blowing, but just works linear level design. Admittedly it got a little too exhausting mid-way and should've been shorter than it is, but I can appreciate the effort and creativity done for this one.
  6. SilverOrlov
    Jul 13, 2023
    7
    Very interesting concept of science western + vampire magic. Well made cut-scenes. Good dialogues and characters. But I didn't like the gameplay. I'm tired of having to be a "keyboard pianist". This abundance of skills and weapons in almost everything makes you beat with your fists. And either do it like a pianist or go through the whole game with the same movements. No middle solutions.Very interesting concept of science western + vampire magic. Well made cut-scenes. Good dialogues and characters. But I didn't like the gameplay. I'm tired of having to be a "keyboard pianist". This abundance of skills and weapons in almost everything makes you beat with your fists. And either do it like a pianist or go through the whole game with the same movements. No middle solutions. The game is generally good, but I'm just tired. I went through so many games that I wanted something just a little bit better in game-play mechanics. The rest was interesting.… Expand
  7. Armin4
    Jan 31, 2023
    7
    a decent and enjoyable game.
    graphics, gameplay, story and other things are not perfect but they're good enough.
    it was a good 9 hours and i enjoyed most of it.
    the only problem was balancing difficulty, on normal it was impossible to finish some fights at the end.
  8. watchm824
    Feb 28, 2023
    6
    Outdated game. The videos look nice. But the graphics and animation are not very good. There are also optimization questions. A game for slasher lovers.
  9. O3liveon
    Dec 8, 2022
    7
    As of right now, 12.3.22... There's still some pretty frustrating bugs when it comes to certain actions. Button prompts not registering either as quickly as you can input, or even sometimes at all. Which can lead to your character just standing there not doing anything, opening you up to getting hit or even dying when it isn't your fault at all. But... when that doesn't happen and theAs of right now, 12.3.22... There's still some pretty frustrating bugs when it comes to certain actions. Button prompts not registering either as quickly as you can input, or even sometimes at all. Which can lead to your character just standing there not doing anything, opening you up to getting hit or even dying when it isn't your fault at all. But... when that doesn't happen and the combat is working well, it's a heck of a lot of fun to play! The moment to moment gameplay between the combat arenas is boring and only serves the purpose to get you to the next area where you fight a bunch of enemies... and there are these awful, truly horrendous 'puzzles' that serve only to pad out the run time, which I beat in roughly 13 hours I think. Seriously, the puzzles that are here are nothing more than frustrations and they're only there so the developers can say it's 11 hours not 10 (making it seem a bit more worth it) But when you're fighting and it's working, it's a heck of a lot of fun! Great enemy design! Awesome graphics and mechanics! Story is fine, it's nothing that you're going to write your mamma back home about but it's serviceable. The characters are bland and the writing is next to atrocious but still some how interesting enough to where I wanted to see it through to the end. But oh man! That combat really is the reason to play, and it gives it good reason to. It reminds me of how games use to be, simpler... straight forward and fun. A very video game, video game, the way boss battles use to feel too. It's like an early 2000's game but made for a 2022 audience.
    I paid full price for it and don't regret it at all... But, it'll probably serve you better waiting for a sale. But, once that sale happens; I really think you should pick it up. Unless you haven't played Callisto Protocol yet. Go play that first IT'S SO DANG GOOD!

    Okay, I have now finished the story and I was originally planning on going through and playing it on new game+ to get all the other achievements. But it's now 12.08.22 and they have yet to address the combat bugs. Which are catastrophically frustrating. The combat is very high energy and you need split second timing to perform actions in order to survive or let alone have fun. As the game went on, at least for me, it seemed like the bugs were getting worse and more frequent - happening non stop through every single fight. I would dodge an attack and go to shoot, but nothing would come out, I would have to dodge again and then I could shoot. But I had already lost the important moment I needed for max damage. I would switch weapons, the weapon wouldn't switch. I'd have to dodge or switch to a weapon I didn't need before he would pull it up; but not to use it... oh no, no no! Just to stand there and do nothing. I would then have to dodge again in order for the first weapon I wanted to even pop up, but then I'd have to wait a second before the game would register that the gun was equipped. Every moment is important and a second wasted could mean death, or a missed opportunity for heavy damage. It was beyond infuriating. If I wasn't a completionist, I probably would've put the game down because even though it's a lot of fun when it works... and it really is a lot of fun. There are just too many bugs within the high octane combat that dampers the experience and leaves you angry. But even in that anger you're still kind of enjoying yourself somehow. You should play this game, but you need to wait for game pass or a very deep sale... At least until they can fix these major issues... and even then, despite knowing you'll have fun. At full price it isn't better then other games that are out right now. You should still wait for a sale.    … Expand
  10. bokarsh-z
    Dec 9, 2022
    5
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    only worth 30 dollar for solo player.
    only worth 40 dollar for coop players.
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    - 7.30 - 9 hour long.
    -glitches, very repetitive but fun, bad rebitive linear lvl design, zero immersive, boring finishers and bad story.
    -good graphic, main bosses fighting and skills upgrades.

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 44 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 44
  3. Negative: 0 out of 44
  1. Oyungezer
    Jan 3, 2023
    60
    Evil West is a game worthy of 2022 visually but remains in the 90's when it comes to gameplay. It ruins a gripping story, an exciting concept, beautiful graphics and voiceovers with repetitive arena style fights and extremely linear gameplay. Wait for a sale if you want to nail some vampires to the wall.
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  2. CD-Action
    Dec 21, 2022
    70
    After crazy Shadow Warrior 3 and toned down Trek to Yomi the Warsaw-based Flying Wild Hog studio offers a new IP that combines Wild West, horror and steampunk. It’s an explosive concoction with a surprisingly complex combat system, but if slaying monsters is not enough for you and you expect a wider range of experiences, Evil West is not a game for you.
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  3. GameSkinny
    Dec 8, 2022
    80
    Evil West has done something fairly remarkable by dragging the sort of shlocky, B-tier, 360-era action games into 2022 with basically all of the quality-of-life upgrades you’d expect from a modern title. This is how you remember games of 10-odd years ago, as opposed to how they actually play now.
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