Admiral Woofington
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For the life of me I can't find a thread about this game no matter how many times I search so I figured I might as well make a thread. But close if there is one.
West of Loathing launch trailer
Metacritic score of 87 so far from major publications that have reviewed it. But overwhelmingly positive reviews from Steam users.
I just beat this game on PC. and I feel I need to get the word out to those who might not even know it exists. It's an 8-10 hour single player campaign RPG with massive replayability. The best example I can give is that it's aching to South Park: Stick of Truth in its way it blends turn based RPG mechanics with a silly premise where you wouldn't expect it otherwise.
The basic plot of the story is: You are the child (son or daughter) of a family that decides to head to the West. But this isn't just a regular Western setting. This one has demonic cows, skeletons, necromancers (who practice their art of Nex Mex), clowns and ghosts. You will be one of three classes. Cow Puncher, aka the melee class. Bean slinger, aka the magician. Or snake oil vendor, which I can only assume has to be something like a melee/alchemist.
The game's biggest draw is its humor. Which is where most of Steam's overwhelmingly positive reviews so far seem to largely aim for. Think of it as a Monkey Island-esque type of humor. Every conversation is a joy to read, every interaction with anything tends to have a smile on your face, and when you get to a certain ghost town filled with small government agency bureaucratic bullshit of paperwork you will learn what pain is in a comedic way.
The gameplay mechanics are simple enough. You have your turn based combat with its basic premise, but with unique items to it like how using items and certain skills won't take up your turn, being able to summon a third party member, and using cover to protect yourself from ranged attacks. Then there is the main stat system that are both what determine how useful you are in that particular aspect (strength, magic, cunning) and your skill checks for conversations and exploration.
The majority of your time in the game will be exploration and side quests, as this is the meat of the game since the main plot is close to non-existent. But that is ok, because that is the best aspect of the title.
I just beat the game and I urge you to try it if you were looking for a relatively quick experience prior to something else you're waiting on, or if you need a quick break from another game you are playing. Heck, I played the game at the recommendation from a friend over how quirky and funny it was, and I had no intentions of playing more than maybe 1 or 2 hour tops.... 8 hours later I beat the game and it was midnight. And today, I fully intend to start a second playthrough as the other class I am interested on.
For 11 bucks you can't go wrong, the length and fun of the experience for that price is an absolute steal. If others have already played it please chime in with your experience, I did not expect this to be as good as it was.
