Evil West: We tried and there was no more escape for cowboy vampires

What bomb is this Evil West? The idea is simple: battle cowboys, criminals and vampires against each other in an action game inspired by the best of the genre, but also adding a lot to itself. The result is a satisfying, challenging and technically respectable experience.

After that tried Evil West For about forty minutes we were left with no doubt: This is a game to consider. There isn’t even a long way to go on consoles and PCs in the fall for sure on November 22, 2022. The game is already in full swing, but it only took a few minutes to get. a sense of memorizing its simple but irresistible mechanics. Our hero is a cowboy with piercings and rings, a member of a secret society dedicated to hunting vampires who will not be the only enemies to oppose our victory.

western vampires

We spend the first few minutes killing simple criminals, guarding a small frontier village whose streets hide a dizzying rift that reaches the center of the earth. A few minutes is enough to understand the quality of the work done by him. Wild Flying PigPolish software house with over a hundred employees that has recently been responsible for games like Hard Reset, Shadow Warrior and Trek To Yomi.

making a movie this is pure delight for enemies on the first sticks: the character’s responsiveness is excellent, and so is the speed and accuracy of his aim. Shots hit their targets hard, making any opponent who would oppose our investigation flake. When they attack us by revealing their weak points, we will see red circles on their bodies where we should aim for maximum damage and satisfaction. There were some simple western games like this…

Things change abruptly as we descend into the dazzling rift where the bandits seem to want to protect at all costs. Below is a huge pyramid structure and many, many vampires We are ready to oppose our religious enthusiasm. Enemies change, and the most effective strategies also change: bullets against vampires are no longer so useful, their damage will be greatly reduced, fortunately, the hero of the game does quite well even in close combat. Evil West’s melee system is somewhat reminiscent of the last God of War: You basically use a single button to hit you, but the moves will change depending on how many times and how long you pressed it. After a few more or less powerful hits, combos usually end with a final grapple or punch against obstacles that will send the enemy too far or do him more damage.

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Evil West’s vampires are big, agile, often with scary giant bugs, but nothing compared to the monster that awaits us at the end of the episode we’re allowed to try at the end of the game. There boss battle, in this case, it will be quite simple, even if on the first try we have to prostrate ourselves at the feet of the enemy. But the second time around, there was no story: the tall vampire’s wings could no longer protect him, and our slashes combined with numerous bullets allowed us to bring the result home. Evil West also includes new skills to unlock through experience points that are pretty classic in what they offer, and four special skills to unlock at predetermined moments in the plot.

absolute technique

And that’s it for now in terms of gameplay, but that’s enough. Evil West doesn’t disappoint either. controls and graphics: the first is pleasantly responsive and precise, while the graphics can’t compete with Sony’s mighty Kratos, they do their part by giving the player an extremely clean image, excellent use of color and some pretty spectacular scenarios. The only thing that doesn’t really drive us crazy, but it’s a matter of personal taste, the dough track in character design, but you soon get used to it and it still stays in line with the developers’ experience. there is. I wanted to make it happen. We would happily continue playing, if in this case too the current time and demo hadn’t ended so abruptly…