Sword
09-27-2006, 09:59 AM
Anyone tried this game? I picked it up a while ago and finally managed to complete it last evening. And I gotta say this is one of the better FPS experiences I've had in a while.
The game is set in the wild west where you play out the story of two very different characters with very different play styles. Billy is a young rogueish character who can sneak around his enemies, use his whip to climb and swing over things and later in the game get access to bow and arrow.
Ray is a old preacher of the fire-and-brimstone variety who deals out the lords judgement with everything from his fists up to gatteling guns.
During the game you keep changing form one character to the other, telling two sides of the same tale.
The game looks very nice and has a decently interactive environment. You can pick up and trow most objects. Mostly used for stacking objects to climb over things and to throw lanterns at your enemies to splash them with burning oil.
The game has a nicely wide variety of challanges. You seldom get stuck in the rut of doing the same thing over and over for very long. And the changing back and forth from Billy to Ray makes for a constant change in gameplay. Not to mention such extras as wild horse chases, gun-fights from horse-back, duels, rabbit hunting and mountain climbing.
I also gotta mention: Ray can pull out his bible mid-combat and start quoting it to confuse his enemies. Nothing's cooler than reading scripture with one hand while dealing out the lords head-shotting justice with the other :D
There's a demo out btw, for anyone who wants to have a taste before considering buying it.
The game is set in the wild west where you play out the story of two very different characters with very different play styles. Billy is a young rogueish character who can sneak around his enemies, use his whip to climb and swing over things and later in the game get access to bow and arrow.
Ray is a old preacher of the fire-and-brimstone variety who deals out the lords judgement with everything from his fists up to gatteling guns.
During the game you keep changing form one character to the other, telling two sides of the same tale.
The game looks very nice and has a decently interactive environment. You can pick up and trow most objects. Mostly used for stacking objects to climb over things and to throw lanterns at your enemies to splash them with burning oil.
The game has a nicely wide variety of challanges. You seldom get stuck in the rut of doing the same thing over and over for very long. And the changing back and forth from Billy to Ray makes for a constant change in gameplay. Not to mention such extras as wild horse chases, gun-fights from horse-back, duels, rabbit hunting and mountain climbing.
I also gotta mention: Ray can pull out his bible mid-combat and start quoting it to confuse his enemies. Nothing's cooler than reading scripture with one hand while dealing out the lords head-shotting justice with the other :D
There's a demo out btw, for anyone who wants to have a taste before considering buying it.