![]() Combat is more frenetic and dealing damage is utterly satisfying, but the gameplay doesn’t evolve dramatically. ![]() One example is that you get a 30% attack buff on your next action if you successfully perform a melee combo at the right time, or get an extra bullet when you hit an enemy weak point.Ĭonsequentially, what this does is just power you up to deal more damage, but doesn’t really add anything new to the table because you’ll still be working with the same skills that you currently have. Most of these skills add more power, speed, and ways to combo better when you fulfill certain parameters. ![]() Building a Vampire Slayer WorkshopĮvil West boasts a large number of skills and upgrades to customize Jesse into the ultimate vampire slayer. Level design isn’t anything to write home about, as it is mostly straightforward and will mostly help when you’re running the level again while sweeping for moneybags, lore pieces, and treasure chests. After a while, all the outside sunny spots become a flash of yellow and the inside dark dungeons become a muddy state of black. What gets me though is the uniform lighting that ruins the aesthetic as a whole. Flipping the switch to 30 FPS dials the visual quality up quite a bit but loses much of its style factor due to the lessened frame rate. While you can turn it up to performance mode and enjoy 60 FPS, you’ll have to contend with unusually compromised visuals. That being said, it’s really a shame to play Evil West on the PS5 as it doesn’t take advantage of its power. This obviously degrades the value of the game that relies on a fluid combat system, and it’s especially annoying in the hardcore mode where your save file gets wiped when you die. Later in Evil West, there’s a tendency to get swarmed by a massive amount of familiars and vampires, punishing frame rates further. It brings back some nostalgia, but in a way, it also feels like this combat system is masking performance issues that are really noticeable once you go up the difficulty scale. The comparison to Darksiders isn’t unfounded, as it has that classic PS3-to-PS4 combat system before similar games of its type started to tweak the formula. ![]() As you gain more perks to add to your repertoire as well as weapon upgrades, you can push for more free-flowing combat that really feels good to look at and execute. It’s quite a fluid combat system, and it is the main mechanic at which Evil West truly excels. As you start using your firearms in the form of six-shooters, repeater carbines, and shotguns, you start adding a mix of different combos to take out your foes. You start with your Rentier Glove, which allows for a basic melee attack that can uppercut, charge, and counter against foes. (It’s ‘vampire’ in cowboy talk in case you didn’t get it.)Įvil West is much closer to the gameplay of the original Darksiders if you take a look at its enjoyable combat. Utilizing science and ancient slayer knowledge passed down from previous generations, Jesse and his fellow agents battle against the looming vampire threat that threatens to subjugate the US. The Foundation has been deputized by the US government to help thwart the looming threat of vampires. You take on the role of Jesse Rentier, the heir to the Rentier Foundation. This time around, their latest effort comes in the form of an alternative western akin to something like Weird West but with gameplay taking the form of something like Darksiders or even God of War. Platforms: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PCĮvil West is a third-person shooter developed by Flying Wild Hog, the developers behind the fantastic Trek to Yomi, and published by Focus Entertainment, the very same publishers behind the critically acclaimed A Plague Tale.
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