West of Loathing

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“What the hell am I playing?” Probably a very common question when you first enter the world of West of Loathing.

The game tells the story of a character who leaves his farmhouse and heads to the American West to change his life. On the journey with your companions, your character will face many difficulties and challenges to overcome. The storyline sounds pretty classic. But the forces you must confrontation include humans, cows, snakes, goblins, demons, mobile bones, and alien creatures.

It wouldn’t be wrong to say what happens in the world of West of Loathing can be “colored” in two colors (not literally), and one of those colors is strange.

The “dominant play” of the black and white stickman graphic style probably does not need further explanation because it is too clear. Other than that, the world in West of Loathing is filled with irrelevant things that strangely coexist side by side. You can enter a ghost town and normally talk with the ghosts there. You can approach a portal to another dimension to summon enemies. Really, everything at first glance seems to have no logic, but the “weird” things are combined and put together to create a rational, harmonious world of Loathing – Game ReviewsWhat about the second color? That is humor.

A lot of details, situations, and events in the game are expressed funnily. Understanding the humor of the game is not too difficult. How many games do you see there that give your characters experience points by flushing the toilet or scooping stool out of the way? Humorous episodes appear with countless in-character actions, talking lines, and even game announcements. The game even allows you to turn on the “Stupid Walking” mode to see the character perform all kinds of movements instead of walking normally. On a side note, however, the West of Loathing is quite textual. To fully enjoy the humor that the game brings, you should read a lot, do not ignore the announcements or texts because they are also a feature of the game.

In short, if the two tones that overlap the West of Loathing’s graphics are black and white, the two tones that overlap the game’s content are simplicity and humor.

West of Loathing brings you dozens of quests to do and places to explore. Of course, they don’t “boom” discovery on the map but force you to unlock it gradually. Locations can be found in many ways, such as accepting quests, observing from huts, talking to other characters, or even wandering around and suddenly appearing.

There will be secrets at each location that you must meet certain conditions and tools to find. There are items, information, and quests located in one place and needed for another, so wanting to discover all the secrets in the game will take up a lot of your time. Not to mention that your choices can affect the events that happen in the game, unlock secrets, and you can’t “do it a second time.”

To complete the game, you don’t need to learn everything. However, the value of West of Loathing lies not in the main details but in the exploration of your journey. Therefore, if you are trying to perform the main task, many significant parts of the game will be missed by you.

West of Loathing’s other special big selling point is the “freedom” it offers. When playing, the choices you make will determine your own experience.

From the moment you enter the game, you will choose one of three main characters with different strengths. Next, before starting your journey, you can select a companion and a horse for your character with other properties. Done all, now you enter the main part of the game.

From random skirmishes to key missions, every situation or event that takes place on the journey can be solved in some ways. Do you like fighting? Comfortably, the game will let you fight because that’s usually the easiest way. However, do not forget that there will be enemies very strong enough to crush you in a few notes. And if you hate violence? There will be a more complicated but completely doable way if you have certain items or skills. However, you will waste time and miss something from the enemy if you follow the peace policy. At the same time, what you choose can unlock other secrets. In short, the choice is yours, and you will determine your journey.

Not only lies in the game’s events but freedom is also expressed in how you build your character. In West of Loathing, your character has experience points but no levels. Experience points can be used for stats or learning skills, and it is up to you to decide whether to use them at will. And stats, skills are very much related to the options in the game.

There are two things you should keep in mind while playing. First, the game automatically saves, so you should be careful when choosing, especially violent solutions. If you lose and the stamina is low, you will have to stay and wiped any stats added from the day’s items. Wake up; your character can be “weak” there. Second, the game can automatically use experience points to build a “good in all aspects” character. But many times, you need a certain skill at a high level or need a certain stat, so you may want to turn it off and use your experience more on your own.

In short, the freedom that the game gives you is very great, accompanied by certain “risks.” Therefore, the freedom to combine many things to explore makes the game quite challenging and has great replay value.

West of Loathing received a lot of comparison with the role-playing game genre because of many similar factors. However, you should not step into this game and hope it will give you the same experience as normal role-playing games. The big aspects of the role-playing game in particular and the game in general, such as “terrible graphics,” meaningful storyline, or attractive fighting mechanics, West of Loathing do not go into depth at all.

As for the graphics, perhaps no explanation is needed. As for the main storyline, as mentioned, if you try to do it and get the game done as quickly as possible, the game will be very short, and you will miss out on many things. The good thing, the humor of the game lies in what you can explore along the way, so the main plot is only a small part. As for the gameplay mechanics, of course, it also has its characteristics, but the battles are quicker, simpler than depth. That is not to mention that you can completely avoid violent situations. In addition, you also do not have a list of received tasks but have to talk to a companion to recall if needed. In short, if you are hoping for a storyline, brain battles, or something familiar in many other games, especially role-playing games, this is not the game for you. The strengths of West of Loathing are:

The humor in the way of the guide.

• The abundance of discovery.
• The freedom of the gameplay.

Because the game’s experience is unique, you should determine in advance whether the above factors are enough to please you before choosing to buy this game.

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