Reviewers Liked
- Seductive atmosphere
- Fantastic Weird West atmosphere
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Lady Luck is a fickle beast
- Some weak RPG element
Hard West
74
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By GameSpot
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Hard West takes the most tried-and-true elements of turn-based combat classics like XCOM and Jagged Alliance, and dunks them in a spooky rendition of the Wild West frontier, often referred to as the Weird West. If the sub-genre can be said to have a...
By CGM
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It's pretty refreshing to see a games set in the Old West. So much of the AAA sphere is filled with sleeky, glossy, cybernetic future cities to put all the cybernetic cyber soldiers in, it's often forgotten what an interesting motif the spaghetti...
By New Game Network
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It's hard to deny the charm and wonderful atmosphere which so warmly embraces this unique subgenre title. There are some good moments in Hard West, but the overworld struggles with lifeless text-based action and the gunfights lean more toward...
By PC Gamer
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The presentation is aced, but Hard Wests turn-based combat is too rote to be...
By WCCFTech
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Developer: CreativeForge Games Publisher: Gambitious Digital Entertainment Platform: PC ( Steam ) Copy provided by developer.Hard West, at first glance, appears to be a combination of X-Com meets Sergio Leone meets Supernatural. The west is a huge...
By Craving Tech
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Hard West is a hit and miss. There are so much potentials in the game that I wish there is more to be done. I wish the story consists of a single main storyline so I can fully invest in a character or two, rather than having the game takes me to a...
By Hooked Gamers
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An unlucky young man If you are reading up on Hard West before making the purchase you will be seeing a lot of references being made to XCOM. While I would love to continue the illusion that Hard West is XCOM in the wild west, it simply isn't. That's...
By TrustedReviews
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There’s the kernel of a truly great game beating at the centre of Hard West’s black heart and one could only imagine what the developers could create with more time and money. As it stands, Hard West is certainly a worthy addition to any turn-based RPG fan’s catalogue – even if can’t stand toe-to-toe with the giants of this genre.
By Trusted Reviews
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So, like the Wild, Weird West it's set in, Hard West is a little off-centre and rough around the edges. What's admirable, however, is its evident that the developers who created it have a clear love for what they're doing and that the Kickstarter budget...
By HardcoreGamer
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If everything about Hard West was as great as its combat and strategic layer, it would easily sit near the top of a list of memorable Old West-themed games. Take away the cowboy costumes and it’s still an excellent turn-based game with some clever mechanics to mess with.
By videogamesuncovered.com
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Hard West does everything it sets out to do and makes an adequate job of it, but it never ascends past this point. If you're looking for a pretty good tactical RPG, you can't go wrong but don't expect to have your mind...
By EuroGamer
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Despite its limitations, then, Hard West is a game that punches well above expectations. Its developers took some bold design decisions that, for the most part, really pay off. It's occasionally clunky and frequently exploitable, but it's also genuinely memorable. CreativeForge Games may not be the best writers in the business, but they sure as hell ain't no snake oil salesmen.
By The Wargamer
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With so many strategy games treading the same tired, old mechanical paths, it takes considerable creativity to stand out. The hard route is to do it with new, clever game systems but it's a long road with no guarantee of success. An easier, but no less...
By pcmrace.com
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El lejano oeste no era un lugar para corazones blandos. Innumerables peligros podían acabar con la vida de un hombre de un momento a otro, y la vida era vivida siempre al límite. Los hombres que se aventuraban en la frontera eran rudos, rústicos y...
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