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  • Summary: Survive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an immersive sim from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey. Discover a dark fantasy reimagining of the Wild West where lawmen and gunslingers share the frontier with fantasticalSurvive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an immersive sim from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey. Discover a dark fantasy reimagining of the Wild West where lawmen and gunslingers share the frontier with fantastical creatures. Journey through the origin stories of a group of atypical heroes, written into legend by the decisions you make in an unforgiving land. Each journey is unique and tailored to the actions taken - a series of high stakes stories where everything counts and the world reacts to the choices you make. Form a posse or venture forth alone into an otherworldly confines of the Weird West and make each legend your own. Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Mar 31, 2022
    90
    There’s just so much to discover and learn for yourself. I didn't want to spoil the experience, because for me it was incredible. Gritty and majestic, all at once.
  2. Mar 31, 2022
    90
    Weird West is a fantastic debut from Wolfeye Studios, a slick and addictive action-RPG that delivers a top-notch narrative alongside some delightfully chaotic combat in a world that absolutely oozes atmosphere. The Arkane DNA is evident here in the slick selection of powers and abilities, the choice-driven storylines and combat that gives you the tools to experiment, to toy with your enemies and approach problems from multiple angles. Side missions are delightfully well-written, there's a ton of dungeons, looting and crafting to dig into and, beyond a handful of buggy enemy encounters, the whole thing looks, sounds and plays like a dream.
  3. Mar 31, 2022
    90
    With a fantastic roster of stories to play through and characters to interact with, Weird West is sure to please any fan of the Old West. Its mix of fantasy and spaghetti western tropes blends beautifully to create a memorable experience that twists and turns around the believable and magical. While there are a few niggles here and there, the overall experience feels polished throughout and WolfEye's attention to detail is noticeable in all aspects. The Weird West is beautiful, deadly, and free from constraining gameplay choices.
  4. Mar 31, 2022
    80
    Weird West is smaller in comparison to Colantonio's previous games like Prey and Dishonored 2, but it's nonetheless ambitious and leaves a lot of choice in the hands of the player. A little gem that needs just a little bit of extra polish to shine even brighter.
  5. May 9, 2022
    80
    The work that has gone into the Weird West world and the characters that frequent it is impressive. Yes the grind is real, but it is a rewarding experience when it all comes together.
  6. Apr 25, 2022
    80
    A western immersive sim with isometric camera mixed with supernatural elements is something that can only be experienced in video games format; and despite all the technical shortcomings caused by limited resources, Weird West is one of those very unique games that emerge once every 10 years.
  7. Mar 31, 2022
    70
    Weird West's astounding world-building and intriguing singleplayer campaign are worth the cost of entry on their own, but the game's lackluster technical performance and polish are huge negatives that prevent it from achieving greatness.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 22
  2. Negative: 4 out of 22
  1. Apr 2, 2022
    10
    Metacritic, where people leave negative reviews without playing the game. I pity these people. Weird West is unique and the type of game IMetacritic, where people leave negative reviews without playing the game. I pity these people. Weird West is unique and the type of game I wish we had more of these days. Impactful choices, solid writing, abundant interactivity, interesting quests, enticing random encounters, promised post-launch content, good atmosphere, immersion, etc. The only demerits are the clunky controls, lack of voice acting, and the camera. Expand
  2. Apr 2, 2022
    10
    Well optimized fun gameplay with interesting fusion of dark fantasy and western styles and wonderful sound/music design
  3. Sxo
    May 9, 2023
    9
    Very nice dark climate from beginning to the end. Whole story and mechanics are very good. Only in mid-game combat became very easy. Good andVery nice dark climate from beginning to the end. Whole story and mechanics are very good. Only in mid-game combat became very easy. Good and unfortunately underrated game. Expand
  4. Apr 24, 2022
    7
    With regard to atmosphere and setting, the game looked very promising at the start. But in the end, for me it didn't work:
    - The assets of a
    With regard to atmosphere and setting, the game looked very promising at the start. But in the end, for me it didn't work:
    - The assets of a lot of the bigger locations are almost copy-pasted. And a lot of the quests feel very samy, very soon;
    - For a game that relies a lot on battle, I found the fighting mechanisms rather clunky and unwieldy;
    - Quite a lot of technical concepts are not really explained, or not clear enough. This had the most impact on the combat & on the stealth;
    - I encountered quite a lot of elements in the environments of which I was unsure if I was supposed to know what they were (but had missed something), or if I was not supposed to know what they were yet (and the story would explain it later on). Some dialog in the game could really have helped there ("I wonder what this thing is? I really should find out more about it!");
    - And I know it is an open world, so anything can happen. But if you've just started as a character, then go to your first destination, meet a group of vastly stronger enemies en route, die, and then have that happen multiple times in a row (before reaching that first destination), that is not much fun for me;

    So the potential is there, but the game (IMHO) needs some more polish for me.
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  5. Jun 11, 2022
    7
    感谢XGP让这个游戏在性价比上赢得了宝贵的分数,游戏剧情还不错,但是行进中其实很容易断节奏。游戏bug很多,废品很多,感觉上就是一个半成品没有想好未来的作品,有很多想法,但又都没有实现。总体讲还是一款好玩的游戏,至少有了xgp你可以去尝试它。感谢XGP让这个游戏在性价比上赢得了宝贵的分数,游戏剧情还不错,但是行进中其实很容易断节奏。游戏bug很多,废品很多,感觉上就是一个半成品没有想好未来的作品,有很多想法,但又都没有实现。总体讲还是一款好玩的游戏,至少有了xgp你可以去尝试它。
  6. Apr 22, 2022
    6
    This game is decent, worth a play on gamepass. As for full price of $40, I personally would recommend to wait for a sale. There are enoughThis game is decent, worth a play on gamepass. As for full price of $40, I personally would recommend to wait for a sale. There are enough flaws to the game that makes me give a somewhat low score, but still worth a playthrough

    Cons
    - Ran into a few bugs that would have to cause me to restart/reload the game
    - Game is somewhat short and the last two storylines go way too fast and turn into fetch quests
    - The A.I. is irregular, meaning that sometimes it can be very hard to predict enemy path/movement, also it's sometimes too easy to outsmart.
    - Somewhat annoying that if you leave an area because u needed some additional ammo or item, and come back the enemies will respawn...
    - Controls are annoying when aiming, takes awhile to get used to.
    - Some abilities are not well balanced and completely wreck enemies.
    - A lot of assets are reused so the environments just become bland after awhile

    Pros
    -cool abilities
    -good music
    - interesting story and does make you want to figure out what's going on
    - Easy to navigate menus and lots of ways to interact with the environment.
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  7. Jun 26, 2022
    0
    Buggy - game breaking bug that wouldve put me 4 hours back in progress made me quit.

    Gameplay is pretty shallow but not terrible...not much
    Buggy - game breaking bug that wouldve put me 4 hours back in progress made me quit.

    Gameplay is pretty shallow but not terrible...not much roleplay decisions are bland/one dimensional...barely any emergent gameplay & puzzles are shallow too. The artstyle & story are the best parts by FAR & everything else is just shallow & repetitive
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