In addition, the level design is very accessible providing gamers with lots of options and opportunities to take the fight to the bandits. It was developed by Techland and took inspiration from both Spaghetti Westerns and realistic westerns. Call of Juarez is a run and gun style action shooter with a very linear level design not dissimilar to the Call of Duty single-player campaigns and filled with lots of thrilling set-pieces.
Released in for the PlayStation 2, Wild Arms 3 is a western-inspired Japanese RPG with aspects of magic and even medieval weaponry creating a very original universe. In addition to its solid gameplay mechanics and interesting visuals, Wild Arms 3 has an excellent story. Red Steel 2 was released on the Nintendo Wii in Red Steel 2 makes use of western and samurai themes and seamlessly blends swordplay and gunplay mechanics in a very creative and energy-consuming way.
Visually, the game looks like a Japanese anime and uses a very stylized cell-shaded art style reminiscent of the Borderlands games and remains one of the best looking games on the system. This may be a controversial selection, but with so many of the standard western and cowboy games skewing towards the same genres, TimeSplitters 2 becomes a breath of fresh air.
The sequel is a part of one of the most popular rail-shooter series, but TimeSplitters 2 gets especially crazy with the periods that it visits. TimeSplitters 2 spends some time in the Wild West to great effect. It takes the surreal universe of the Oddworld games , but turns them into moody westerns with an original slant.
Stranger is a grizzled bounty hunter who just wants to get enough money to complete his goal. Before games like Red Dead Redemption came along and essentially perfected the western genre, there were games like Gun that were attempting the same thing, just a generation earlier.
Gun excels with its extensive side missions and how it fleshes out this world. So if you like a bit more thought to your Wild West action, then this new indie title is for you. A simulation game, Turmoil has you scour the land for deposits black gold so you can become the next oil tycoon. While managing an oil empire and bribing the authorities to maintain your monopoly may sound stressful, playing Turmoil is a very calming experience.
So dig away pioneer and good drilling! Did you ever have that friend growing up who always told the most outrageous stories? Gunslinger plays as if you were living one of those stories. You play as the main character in a story being told by a drunken gunslinger. Where for most stories, the narration is used to provide necessary details, this sleepy drunk will instead change the story on you at random.
Let me take you on a journey back to your elementary school. You just heard today your class gets to go to the computer lab. You are an intellectual and you are playing the Oregon Trail. You are loading up a wagon on your Mac and preparing the historically accurate journey across the west with your posse.
Managing resources and making life or death decisions, that is your fate on the trail. Until you die of dysentery that is. In this point and click adventure game, you control a hapless stick figure set in a large open world that, itself, is also populated entirely by stick people. Whether you are exploring ancient ruins or having a showdown at high noon, you will never not be smiling as this game is absolutely packed to the brim with self-aware humor and gags.
A prequel years in the making, Desperados III is a story-driven strategy stealth game, like Shadow Tactics, a genre in which developer Mimimi Games is now the leading authority. The universal acclaim surrounding this new title praises it for its engaging story and astonishing detail put into the level design.
With a variety of characters to play each with their own unique play-style, Desperados III will reward the tactician in you with its engrossing but challenging gameplay. A direct follow up to the smash hit, Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas had some big power armor to fill. But Obsidian entertainment delivered on a post-apocalyptic Wild West complete with the option to launch nukes at your enemies instead of dynamite. Coupled with the 1st person action RPG gameplay was a rich world packed with quests ranging from hilarious to heart-wrenching.
In the world was given one of the most finely crafted open-world experiences of all time. Players around the world connected deeply with John Marston and his journey through the Wild West. Incredibly fun and free gameplay set in the finely crafted narrative and breathtaking scenery. This achievement in artistic vision, as well as its phenomenal zombie themed DLC, Undead Nightmare, can only ever be surpassed by one contender.
The mere announcement of Red Dead Redemption 2 exploded with hype when Rockstar teased it on twitter years ago. With such an impressive older brother, the expectations for this sequel were absolutely sky high.
Yet, this masterpiece surpassed all expectations. The world was bigger, the story was richer, the gameplay was sharper. Everything that could be improved was. I have spent days worth of time in the boots of Arthur Morgan, and have not regretted a second because at the end of the day Red Dead Redemption 2 is the greatest western game of all time. Skip to main content. Level up. Earn rewards. Your XP: 0. Updated: 25 Sep am. BY: Thomas Gray. A level 23 Mississippian, Thomas just wants to use his proficiency in writing to offer inspiration to his party members.
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With both entries in the series being genre-defining, fans can't wait to see what Larian Studios has in store for the third entry in the series. It managed to review on an average higher than the main game and landed with a Metacritic score of The Xbox feels like a lifetime ago at this point, but at the time the record-breaking Microsoft console saw hit after hit land on the machine.
Most gamers remember seeing The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion debut on the cover of GameInformer as it was being marketed as the must-own next-gen title at the time. Bethesda Game Studios didn't disappoint and Obsidian managed to build on the legacy of the series and ended up securing a Metacritic score of 94, which helped sell Xbox consoles. Not often do the first two entries in a franchise review exceptionally well, but Divinity: Original Sin happens to be the exception. Not only did Divinity Original Sin II review very well, its Metacritic average of 95 surpassed the original entry in the series which is no easy feat.
The sequel was released in and was developed by the same studio who made the first entry, Larian Studios. It allowed players to truly role-play and experiment, leading to experiences that felt custom and unique, adding to the overall adventure.
Baldur's Gate 3 is set to release in , but the second installment in the franchise is the reason the newest entry is so hotly anticipated.
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