#Weird west video game how to#
#Weird west video game Ps4#

Being the Old West this isn’t a run and gun twin stick shooter, each weapon has a low amount of ammo loaded into it and fires relatively slowly so you’ll want to pick the right weapon (from a weapon wheel) for the job and make good use of cover and your abilities.Ībilities require collectibles to unlock which you can then spend to acquire special attacks per weapon, like lightning bullets or a silent shot, or character specific abilities like planting a mine or charging down a foe. A bow and arrow is also silent if you can take someone down in one shot, but even if you go loud not everyone in the map will necessarily descend upon you which is nice.Īs this isn’t a first person game you don’t get to aim for head shots or anything like that, you can use the right analogue stick to aim in a certain direction and the game will semi-lock on to the nearest target. Enemies have vision cones on a mini map when you’re sneaking around and you can get up behind them to choke them out and carry their bodies around. If you do encounter hostiles then you have the option to go in guns blazing or take a stealthier approach, or try and then resort to violence when things go pear shaped. Outside of towns you can freely travel a map but only at specific locations will an area load in, whether that’s marked on the map or a random encounter. There is law in the West though so expect your reputation to take a hit and spend time in a cell or eat a bullet or ten if you’re caught. Naturally you can also steal things as long as no one is looking or murder the entire town, even important people, and the game will work around that to allow you to continue the story and creating a Ghost Town. Different shops will sell different items, with weapon shops, armourers, hospitals and banks all providing specific services. Good for getting cash but also to clear out your inventory which only has limited space. Here you can buy goods but also sell what you’ve collected, looted or stolen on your adventure. As well as main objectives there can be side quest givers and shops to visit. Towns are filled with people but you can only converse with a select few. This’ll take you to towns and abandoned locations for you to explore and infiltrate, either to forward your investigation directly or through helping others. With your life torn apart you dig up your bounty hunter gear and go in search for any clues as to your husband’s whereabouts. The brand appears just as the local gang kill your son and kidnap your husband.

You start as Jane Bell, an ex-bounty hunter.

They’re all linked by a brand on their neck which is placed there by some mysterious cloaked figures but they all have their own adventure to experience as well as figuring out what the brand is. It’s got a unique set up in that you don’t control one character, you jump from one to another throughout the story. Does the change in camera angle spoil that immersion?Īs the title implies it’s set in the Wild West but a fantastical version with the occult, magic and otherworldly creatures. Generally they’re seen as first person games like Deus Ex or Dishonored but Weird West bucks that trend by being a third person immersive sim. It wants to immerse you in the experience by letting you play how you want and adapting around you.

#Weird west video game how to#

It’s a genre that let’s the player choose, whether that’s story options or how to play. If you’re unaware of the term ‘immersive sim’ then it’ll probably mean nothing to you.

#Weird west video game Ps4#

Main PS4 / Reviews tagged dark fantasy / immersive sim / occult / stealth / third-person / weird west / wild west by Gareth