Weird West

 Xbox One
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7.3

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  1. Positive: 30 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 50
  3. Negative: 6 out of 50

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  1. DerEinheimische
    Apr 2, 2022
    9
    The game offers a very cool and interessting story. Gameplay like Guns, enemys and the posible ways u kill your enemys are Infinity. An Indie RGP on a weird way. Good synchronisation and music, truely a game for WildWest-Fans. I can only recommend it. The game lost a point cause enemys are (like in the most games) super dumb and intelligent at the same time. That means, they spot (or dont)The game offers a very cool and interessting story. Gameplay like Guns, enemys and the posible ways u kill your enemys are Infinity. An Indie RGP on a weird way. Good synchronisation and music, truely a game for WildWest-Fans. I can only recommend it. The game lost a point cause enemys are (like in the most games) super dumb and intelligent at the same time. That means, they spot (or dont) you when they shpuld not (should). And we all know, as soon a enemy sees you, everybody in the area knows instandly who you are and where.
    Also running behind a wall, which could be anyone, will alert all enemys in the area. The game is sometimes crashing, but not to bad.
    I played on Xbox Series X.    … Expand
  2. Explicit1
    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 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 ofMetacritic, 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
  3. Gsxman
    Apr 3, 2022
    0
    Nenache capaci di mettere i sottotitoli in italiano , è tempo perso solo l'idea di scricare sto schifo
  4. Broyax
    Apr 5, 2022
    0
    Vendu comme un jeu de rôle (indépendant à très petit budget) mais au prix fort (tout de même !) de 40 boules (ils ne doutent de rien, ces crevards), Weird West est un « western » très bizarre et volontiers ésotérique… avec des monstres et des mutants ici et là…

    En vue aérienne et en cel shading (pas terrible), le jeu aurait mérité un combat au tour par tour… Hélas, ce n’est pas le cas    Vendu comme un jeu de rôle (indépendant à très petit budget) mais au prix fort (tout de même !) de 40 boules (ils ne doutent de rien, ces crevards), Weird West est un « western » très bizarre et volontiers ésotérique… avec des monstres et des mutants ici et là…

    En vue aérienne et en cel shading (pas terrible), le jeu aurait mérité un combat au tour par tour… Hélas, ce n’est pas le cas et on se retrouve avec un temps réel foireux du type ‘haque et slache’… avec des flingues… ou du corps-à-corps. La visée (au stick droit) est particulièrement merdique et la confusion qui règne (avec des explosions venant de barils ou de projectiles enflammés par exemple) rend les affrontements encore plus bordéliques… et confus.

    Les combats sont très nombreux et la furtivité complètement claquée au sol ne pourra pas prendre le relais : c’est dans ce jeu une totale perte de temps tellement, elle s’avère pénible et mal faite. L’inventaire est très mal fait lui aussi, ne repose pas sur le poids mais sur le nombre d’emplacements… on ramasse juste quelques merdes et… plus de place ! on revend ça une misère et pendant ce temps, les trousses de soin et les munitions (rares) coûtent très cher…

    Mais le pire concerne l’espèce de simulacre d’histoire principale : elle se révèle soit-disant originale (au début) mais fait long feu, devient répétitif et ne parvient jamais à vraiment démarrer… on passe de personnage en personnage à faire des trucs qui n’ont aucun rapport, à se demander ce qu’on fout là ! ils ont tenté de copier sur l’excellent Torment (Numenera) mais ont échoué lamentablement.

    Quant au côté ‘jeu de rôle’ ici, il est aussi limité que pathétique ! les dialogues sont rares et d’une grande pauvreté ; les choix ne sont que poudre aux yeux ou au mieux purement anecdotiques… Une immense déception donc pour ce gros étron indé qui pue de la gueule !    … Expand
  5. Hawaiian_pizza
    Apr 2, 2022
    10
    Well optimized fun gameplay with interesting fusion of dark fantasy and western styles and wonderful sound/music design
  6. jojharicot
    Apr 6, 2022
    10
    une tres bon jeux western qui merite qu on s y attarde car le ejux est exellent malgre le end game un peux maigre prime en bouclle ? sa meriterais des nouveaux ennemy ex vampyre ou autre. paqar ailleur les prime devrais avoir quelque difficulter plus corce car c est hyper facile de tuer les prime a 300 400.les capacite meriterais d etre retravailler car elle n on pas asser d impacte uneune tres bon jeux western qui merite qu on s y attarde car le ejux est exellent malgre le end game un peux maigre prime en bouclle ? sa meriterais des nouveaux ennemy ex vampyre ou autre. paqar ailleur les prime devrais avoir quelque difficulter plus corce car c est hyper facile de tuer les prime a 300 400.les capacite meriterais d etre retravailler car elle n on pas asser d impacte une petite tourelle auto pour la femme et une sorte de meteore de feu pour l oniriste serait vraiment top enfin pour chaque perso se style de capacite serait plus impactant avec des ennemy bine plus costaud en late game mise a part le jeux est tres bon et je met un 10 car j encourage les studio qui font des jeux de cette quali . ma vrais note 8 felicitation wolfeye et nessitter pas a mettre vos idee dans le jeux laisser parler votre creativite. Merci pour ce jeu fabuleux… Expand
  7. Nebstar59
    Apr 4, 2022
    9
    Excellent jeu une direction artistique envoûtante on aime se perdre dans ce monde absolument dingue avec ces créatures bizarres. Bravo aux développeurs (les anciens d'arkane) qui ont dû galèrer à faire coexister tout les systèmes présents dans ce jeu. Une très bonne surprise que ce weird west.
  8. Mera
    Apr 30, 2022
    7
    This game has been one of my anticipated games as it's camera angle is isometric (which I am fond of) but also developed by the same developers behind one of my favorite games of all time, Dishonored. But sadly it did not live up to my expectations and despite the simplicity of the game mechanics and systems, I couldn't bring myself to finish the game due to the repetitiveness of theThis game has been one of my anticipated games as it's camera angle is isometric (which I am fond of) but also developed by the same developers behind one of my favorite games of all time, Dishonored. But sadly it did not live up to my expectations and despite the simplicity of the game mechanics and systems, I couldn't bring myself to finish the game due to the repetitiveness of the gameplay and quest lines.
    If you play on normal, you will have a tough time during confrontational combats and will have to resort to stealth, as it was the case in Dishonored. Unlike in Dishonored in which this was an immersive element for the gameplay and narration, I felt that this approach to combat design didn't work for Weird West as the stealth itself was itself buggy and hard to get a grasp on. The skill trees and upgrades contained some cool skills but the controls to activate them were a bit of a hassle to access.
    The story and characters are interesting and there certainly is a charm to them but it's dragged down by the mediocre art. What I specifically mean by this is the environment art, otherwise the UI and UX design is great and feels appropriate for the setting. The music and sound is although scarce, but can sometimes be able to raise your adrenaline levels, especially during those tough combat scenes. The narrator's deep voice truly adds to the "Western feel".
    Overall I think this game is a pretty good start for Raphael Colantonio's new studio & I do look forward to see what he does next.    … Expand
  9. GoDlikeRU
    Jul 21, 2022
    9
    Warning: it takes some time to make plot interesting but it's worth it! - Really good and interesting plot.
    - Good stealth mechanics
    - A lot of variety in ways to accomplish goals
    - Huge Immersive world
    One of the best games I played this year. I can definitely recommend.
  10. Meeleepit
    May 6, 2022
    5
    Pros:
    Excellent intro song.
    Fun gameplay
    Atmosphere is great.
    Cons:
    Al lot of the maps look the same.
    Aiming is clunky

    Weird West is indeed a very fun game but jumps on the band wagon with being released to early.
  11. xaviar_nl
    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 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    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.    … Expand
  12. GrumpyParrot
    Oct 2, 2022
    4
    I played this "game" for 20 minutes on game pass and 15 or so minutes were spent shooting bad guys with the worst aiming system i have ever seen in gaming. Even on story difficulty i had to hit enemies 2-3 times before they died. The story plays out in dialogue, so expect to read a lot or get lost in sim speech. Asking $40 for something that looks like it was made for mobile is a crime,I played this "game" for 20 minutes on game pass and 15 or so minutes were spent shooting bad guys with the worst aiming system i have ever seen in gaming. Even on story difficulty i had to hit enemies 2-3 times before they died. The story plays out in dialogue, so expect to read a lot or get lost in sim speech. Asking $40 for something that looks like it was made for mobile is a crime, even though the art style fits the western setting. Apparently the game has an RPG system, but i never saw it. All i saw was a bad third person shooter with adventure elements.

    Pros: interesting art style

    Cons: terrible aiming system, story told through dialogue, too expensive    … Expand
  13. Awanka
    Feb 26, 2023
    7
    A fun and interesting RPG that is somewhat marred by bugs and a lack of thoroughness. This game reminds me of the old Obsidian games like Kotor 2, NWN2, and New Vegas. It has decent gameplay, and a compelling story with good writing, but is very buggy.

    "Weird West" is a strange blend of genres; like DnD in an exaggerated wild west. Combat is real-time but surprisingly tactical. It    A fun and interesting RPG that is somewhat marred by bugs and a lack of thoroughness. This game reminds me of the old Obsidian games like Kotor 2, NWN2, and New Vegas. It has decent gameplay, and a compelling story with good writing, but is very buggy.

    "Weird West" is a strange blend of genres; like DnD in an exaggerated wild west. Combat is real-time but surprisingly tactical. It almost feels turn-based. There are a range of environmental effects like fire and water that you can manipulate to your advantage similar to the Divinity games. The setting is a fantasy frontier west with magic, cannibals, werewolves, and monsters. For the most part it is an engaging mix of interesting stories, fun combat, and exploration, as you play through 5 different characters throughout the course of the game.

    There is a weird emphasis on procedurally generated content, and maybe it's inevitable that a game that has such a random element will have squirrelly execution at times. A good amount of the issues could have been solved with better QA though. There are serious bugs with the stealth mechanics, NPC aggro flags, and quest design. I've had random people in town attack my party for no reason. I've had entire towns turn aggro on me without any provocation. Sometimes enemies will see through my stealth even though there is a wall in the way. Quest and RPG mechanics are sometimes either bugged or very flawed. I will have mercenaries spawn in the middle of death traps, important NPCs randomly not appearing, and playing poker seems completely broken.

    It's still better and more original than most modern RPGs. There's a promising core here that the developers can build upon. They should ditch the procedurally generated part of it though. It doesn't have much value add.    … Expand
  14. Lifelive
    Aug 28, 2022
    6
    Поначалу игра выглядит бодрой и доработана до мелочей, но это только поначалу. В игре много неисправностей в ключевых геймплейных моментах, а конкретно:

    - Странный стелс который работает через раз. Враги то видят тебя, то не видят. Вроде хочешь спрятать труп в кустах как это задумали разработчики, но тут орлинный взгляд бандита видит его и бьет тревогу. Когда враг поворачивается к тебе    Поначалу игра выглядит бодрой и доработана до мелочей, но это только поначалу. В игре много неисправностей в ключевых геймплейных моментах, а конкретно:

    - Странный стелс который работает через раз. Враги то видят тебя, то не видят. Вроде хочешь спрятать труп в кустах как это задумали разработчики, но тут орлинный взгляд бандита видит его и бьет тревогу. Когда враг поворачивается к тебе спиной у тебя появляется окно чтобы оглушить его, но иногда они просто оборачиваются и убивают тебя, здесь уж как повезет. Нету какой-то отточенной системы которую бы ты понимал. NPC иногда реагируют на отвлекающие предметы, иногда нет, тоже как повезет.

    - Сломанные напарники. В игре можно брать несколько напарников с которыми вы будете иследовать дикий запад. Они как очевидно не блещут умом. Если начинается заварушка и вы сидите в укрытии, они одни из первых побегут напролом и следовательно умрут. Тогда какой толк их вообще брать?

    - Пустынные города которые стоят только для декораций. Большинство городов которые вы будете встречать на пути лишь муляж жизни. Чаще всего там даже нельзя будет зайти в салун за выпивкой ( что непростительно игре про дикий запад )

    - Поломанные дополнительные задания. Мне надо было освободить пленника из тюрьмы, но я просто не нашел ключа, все обыскал но не нашел + сюда прибавляется что пока я искал пришлось пользоваться не лучшей стелс системой. Это очень вымораживало.

    Из плюсов могу выделить следующие:

    - Приятный арт-дизайн

    - Интересные игровые механики ( но опять же, они работают не лучшим образом )

    - Виды оружия и их поведение

    Все минусы перечеркнули плюсы. Невозможно играть при сломанных ключевых механиках. Особенно когда игра на это давит. Дальнейшей мотивации к прохождению не имею, т.к жалко свои нервы    … Expand
  15. lite_lite
    Apr 8, 2022
    6
    Реализация управления и камера это просто адская боль, которая ОЧЕНЬ сильно портит впечатления от довольно неплохой игры.
  16. RatchetClank111
    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 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    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 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.    … Expand
  17. blaarfengaar
    Apr 10, 2022
    9
    The camera and aiming controls take some getting used to and truthfully never feel quite as fluid and intuitive as you'd like, but everything else about this game is stunning. The worldbuilding and atmosphere in particular are absolutely stellar thanks in no small part to the amazing soundtrack and writing.
  18. Funny7Cloud
    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。
  19. Caddellzor
    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 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
  20. SMLNGN
    Jun 27, 2022
    8
    I love everything about this game - the visual style, the story, the lore, the music is amazing, the dark atmosphere that haunts the player until the very end, but also the very good humor. It was hard to shoot, sometimes there were non-critical bugs. I want books on this universe. And, of course, more games.

    The game gave the same feeling as it did when immersed in Fallout 1-2.
  21. george_bondo
    Jul 24, 2022
    8
    i love this game, its just great visuals, music and characters that lie in my brain
  22. 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 and unfortunately underrated game.

Awards & Rankings

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#5 Best Xbox One Game of 2022
5
#5 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2022

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. XboxEra
    May 26, 2022
    85
    Engaging combat is matched with stellar writing, great music, and most importantly it’s just damned fun.
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  2. TheXboxHub
    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.
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  3. Generación Xbox
    Apr 29, 2022
    85
    We are facing a title as rare as fun, which combines elements of multiple genres to create something new that won’t leave anyone indifferent. Expectations were high and it has far exceeded them.
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