I think you expected too much bro. From the jump it was pretty clear this was homage to old school 360/PS3 games. I already played Ragnarok, the fact that this game is more cut and dry is a big relief for me personally
As i said elsewhere. People are just not interested in fun games anymore. This is why the 360/PS3 era was so much better as it was full of fun games lol .
Been noticing this happening A LOT with Luke. Don't worry, in a year we'll probably get a video of him revisiting this game and saying much better things lol.
I think you're confusing "homage" with "same". Doom 2016 was an homage to the original Doom, but it vastly improved the gameplay with new mechanics, better controls, etc. Evil West, on the other hand, seems to be regressing toward old school mechanics - waiting for abilities to recharge, for example, is a horribly outdated mechanic in a time when most games push the player to actually engage with the combat in order to recharge their abilities (again, see Doom).
@@richardpatton6691 I don't think this game is like doom though, more like God of War where you wait for your abilities to recharge but are still capable. Have you played this game or are you just referencing what luke said? There are slight similarities to doom but this is AA God of War, RDR, DMC monster baby
Yes it's like darkwatch and gow had a deformed, ineffective baby with downs syndrome. I've heard it also looks like a 360 game with a few more whistles. Makes it even more pathetic that it can only hit 1080 at 60 games on ps5. Ragnarok is running at 1440 with almost 100 games for me. The laziness of some companies is just sad
@@Nuuk_ Sorry what i think of Third person God of war . It was better on PS2 lol. it should have just stayed more like a fast paced platformer as that was actually fun. My PS3 plays PS2 and 1 games thankfully lol.
@@John-996 Sadly so many are just not into fun anymore. They are into depressingly long stories about relationships and other shit i couldn't care less about when i am shooting people in the face or ripping their head off lol. Games are meant to be fun otherwise what the hell is the point lol
@@John-996 Yeah true but i don't see any point in playing anything depressing. Plague Tale Requieum was insane in parts but hardly any of it was actually fun. You know a game is in trouble when the most fun was knocking down acorns in the water with a sling shot as that was the only time the stupid thing was accurate when i got that achievement lol.
Unrelated note on Spaghetti Westerns: a number of of their soundtracks were composed by Ennio Morricone, who is considered by some to have been "the Italian John Williams". For anyone interested, I highly recommend the album "Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone".
I think the whole feeling like a game from 2013 thing was exactly what they were looking for. I'm here for it and honestly....I missed looking forward to games that are just fun dumb games done well
Exactly. Not everyone has enough time to dedicate to a huge, open-world epic. It's nice to be able to play a game you can enjoy and finish in a short time.
@@patrickdoherty4527 I understand the sentiment but it doesn't do the small linear design well either, you're paying close to AAA price for a 2013 video game with technical and design flaws. You might as well play Indie games, other than the lack of 3D in the space they're well produced and written.
@@Ezichim That's fair. To be honest, I'm making more of a general point - I haven't played Evil West. Are there Indie Games which are as good as this game?
Thank god this game exists. It’s the gaming equivalent of a bad 80’s action movie. In other words, its stupid, it’s fun and it’s totally freaking awesome.
I kinda like the look of it though lol it kinda reminds me of the 360/ps3 era where we were just getting all kinds of bonkers games that made no sense but they had there times of enjoyment
Any good play testing should involve UX testing, feedback, adjustment, rinse, repeat. So if a user is having an issue with a design choice, it's probably a bad design choice.
Yeah people expect AA with limited budgets to be doing what hundreds of millions of dollars bring. Overblown third party games with too many movies instead of gameplay :) . I much prefer AA even if they don't get it all right in every game.
@@DEVILTAZ35 His reviews Are offten too biased to games he likes. I remember he said last of us 2 had bad Ai but never talked about the Ai in Ghost of Tushimia which he praised. He also went back on what he said about Cyberpunk after hyping it.
@@DEVILTAZ35 do you say that because of his reviews in general or his evil west review? Because from your first comment it seems you are excited for the game and his review is that he strongly recommends it lol
This game looks like a meat and potatoes game, just a simple fun old fashioned video game, but I'd think that the price tag seems a bit high but I'll definitely buy it when the price comes down a bit
Freedom Fighters was NOT a linear, repetitive game, the levels had multiple routes and you had the options to disable enemy key fortifications of your choosing which were also optional to ultimately take on the fortified stronghold.
I'm currently playing this coop with my friend and it's a completely different experience compared to playing it myself. Loving it so far. Just a straight forward, no nonsense game.
Luke said vampire slaying cowboy and I immediately thought of Darkwatch. Maybe I'm just wearing nostalgic blinders but that was a good game! Now I want to play it. We need a remake of Darkwatch.
When you said how unique it is due to the cowboy/vampire themes..... you described the plot of Darkwatch which was released on Ps2 lol If anything this looks like it was heavily inspired by Darkwatch, but with 3rd person instead of 1st person gameplay.
This game is awesome. I think this was harkening back to those lol random 360/ps3 games and it’s not perfect but the flaws are not as detrimental as Luke makes them out to be. I feel like a lot of these criticisms could easily be said about the AC games especially the newest trilogy. If you’re on the fence I’d say check it out.
At the end of the day it depends on you. Some things may hit for you where it may miss for others. It just be like that sometimes. This looks like one of those experiences.
@@WetWattz for cases like these buying depends on the price of it as well as how long the game is. For a less than 10 hour long game like this paying 60 dollars should be out of the question.
The video: Evil West is poorly executed The comments: YOU ARE SOOO WRONG! 😂😂😂 I couldn't agree more with everyone's comments. I'm 6 hours into the game playing on hard difficulty and I'm having a blast. I didn't feel so cool and badass playing a videogame since Devil May Cry 5. I don't need every game to be emotional, sad or controversial. A simple story fighting different types of enemies and bosses until you get to the final boss feels refreshing. The combat is by far where this game shines although is not perfect. If you lived the ps3/360 era I highly recommend it
I want to give you some honest feedback for your reviews. I am a huge fan of your long reviews for open world rpg games. It really seems like you dig deep into the game, you have fun doing it and that's great. However, you review EVERY game like if it wants to be an open world triple A title. Which is just not the case for games like Stray and Evil West. They want you to have 5-15 hours of fun and that's it. Those games make very clear what they want to be, they succeed in it and don't add any shady mircotransactions. Of course you can have your own opinion on everything but not recommending something because it doesn't fit your taste feels unfair.
Having to commend a game for not having microtransactions as a selling point for the game being good is some pathetic straw grabbing, have some standards and a respectable level of expectations for God sakes
@@chillhour6155I know I'm late but I absolutely agree. Why are we pretending this is a masterpiece just because it doesn't have loot boxes and shit? Its like, if a game isn't Fortnite or call of duty it's automatically a good game just because it doesn't do what they do. But nobody is willing to admit this is a highly flawed game with a ton of issues.
I couldn’t disagree more I loved this game beat it an hard the first play through now I’m playing evil. This is homage to linear 360 PlayStation games and I love it … turn your brain off and murder monsters. It’s challenging even if bosses are repetitive!!
Having played a few hours of the game, it's a comfortable 7/10 for me. Reminds me of Call of Juarez Gunslinger and Binary Domain. It knows what it is and it's not out there to reinvent the wheel or be an over-budgeted, try-hard AAA game. And it's 30 bucks on Steam in my region which I think is fairly priced for this type of game more so once it's discounted and patched months from now. It's a mid-2000 game released in 2022 and with the right set of expectations, there is fun to be had.
@@christoforo22 No, I understood what you were saying. If we are going the "what if" route, I probably wouldn't feel any different about the pricing if I am a millionaire. But I'm not a millionaire and never have I paid 70 bucks in my region.
Sounds like a 360 era game and I’m totally feeling it. I miss games that are just full front game-ass video games. No collectathon 150 hour life sync or trying to be the next big artistic landmark. Just a game to be played after work and forgotten about.
I wanna play this game but it looks so bad on ps5. There isn't an option to turn off motion blur. The gameplay feels fun but I feel nauseous looking at it
I got this game for free on ps4 network and it was great, its a brain off game. I dont need to outsmart and one-up the computer at every turn like you need to do in other games. I for one am getting real tired of games that are meant only for the "pro-gamer". I cant spend 18 hours a day playing, i can spare maybe 2 hours a day if any at all which puts some games outside of my ability to finish like fallout or dark souls. So evil west allowed me to play and feel like i accomplished somthing.
@@Sharingon700 Yeah they sure were. I am not really a fan of many modern movies today lol. I think Shrek is the last time i really enjoyed a modern movie lol
Does anyone else watches these videos to fall asleep? Not saying in a bad way, I just find them very soothing and distracting so always put one one for naps.
Dude i never thought somebody else might be doing this hahahaha. Like, the sound quality is really good and he's very eloquent without screaming and yelling into the mic which is perfect for falling asleep to. Though I often rewatch the videos cuz I'm actually interested in the review 😅
This is the best review so far that I've seen. No one else mentioned only 4 boss battles. I think that should have been made a bigger deal for other reviews.
@@DEVILTAZ35 no they're not, boss battles are designed to test your abilities as a player and provide satisfaction to beat. Were you born in the 2000s by any chance?
Regarding westerns, I'd really like to see a modern game set near the border of mexico during the 90s/early 00s or something and have it be like a more modern day western story. Kinda like No Country For Old Men
C'mon, freedom fighters wasn't that linear, you could select the order in witch you wanted to clear the objectives, sometimes slightly changing enemy disposition and quantity in the level. Also, the possibility to use squad commands, added a bit of strategy in how you can position the team member to cover or push forward. It was not a perfect game by any means, but I don't think it is the perfect example of linearity. ... I do not know, but today I pray to see a good (even on the light side) tactical shooter with a decently deep squad commands
07:12 yeah its called a cooldown cycle and its interesting to manage if the game is hard enough 15:50 hidden enough for me 20:25 that is strange 21:20 weird bug 🤔 23:01 price is key point
Skill Up's review (and most of his reviews) speak from multiple perspectives that aren't just his own, and thats what makes them so enjoyable and agreeable. He tries to see what kind of person would enjoy something, and also provides input on whether he enjoyed something or not. It leaves room to have conversations about nuance in video game design and preference Luke tends to just base his entire review on his enjoyment alone, and then pass that off as how the game should be defined for someone stumbling upon his video. He may say/not realize that is the case, but that is how he speaks. This is why it is much more "I agree entirely with Luke" or "I could not disagree more with Luke" for most people. To be honest it doesn't exactly breed healthy discussion on enjoying media imo to speak this way, but everyone has their preferences on reviews which is up to them
This might be an unpopular opinion but 10 hour games should be $20-$30 the only short game I’ve played recently that resonates with me, but also actually has a ton of replay value is cruelty squad, and I just feel empty after playing that and trying to find another game that scratches that itch.
well loooooks like im waitin for a sale on this one...really liked the idea but its unfortunate to see the tech issues here....everyone's fingers crossed for Calisto though right
Absolutely loved this game on PC im pretty sure would've loved on console as well, i could list all things he shit about but everyone is entitled to there opinion, but this game is amazing all thw weapons and upgrades and perks, wild west vibes was great its a game that is simple yet elegant, im happy i was able to play such good 3rd person shooting game. Thank you Flying Wild Dog.
What is so sad is that is played character looks like the most awesome character I've ever seen and would love to play this model in almost any other game.
It’s free this month on laystation, and It’s hella fun, nice and simple, but the combat can be complex if u want it to. Definitely better on harder difficulties
Evil West is excellent in all aspects, a breath of fresh air with great combat and atmosphere...,It's a fckn Sin to use lackluster in the same sentence with this great game...
I feel like a good portion of the marketing for this game was saying how fun it is cause its made similarly to games that came out in the mid to late 2000s
commenting before this game will become another "underrated" or a "diamond in the rough", since this is the same situation as with Days Gone. mixed reception at launch, some performance problems, which will be ironed out with patches
Gives me Devil May Cry vibes, looks really fun. I Think having a mission select and a ranking system would go a loooong way for the replayability of this one
No reviews yet have covered how the core gameplay is identical to GOW.. but GOW has the story and graphics so people forgive its many flaws and repetitive nature...
I like games like this man, like if the things aren’t hidden behind huge puzzles with short linear levels, I love that sort of game cause I sometimes don’t have time to play games cause of work and stuff. Maybe it just isn’t your style but that doesn’t make it a bad game, possibly it didn’t suit you but it may suit me? This is well excluding the bugs, bugs yes are well super bad
I played raganok to 100% before this game. Maybe that colored my play through. But I loved it. I shut off my brain and the combat was visually exciting.
Love the aesthetics in this game, I mean Steampunk and wild west its a great mix. Hard difficulty is more rewarding but it can get chaotic sometimes Most of my death was because the game would glitch and I would get stuck when dodging and send me flying for some reason. NO Manual save and the lack of enemy variety sure are disappointing but the game is so fun and satisfying that overall was a blast. What does the game needs now its some sort of horde mode or DLC that would make players want to come back after completing the main story?
From seeing some review, it feels like well made older style linear action game and doing it's thing very well, but I don't think I'll be getting this for 50$, 30$ would feel more like it.
Yes man I played it but I give up almost on the end of the game I may come back to finish I just got bored because is the same from the start of the game to the end
That was my problem but I gave up after a few chapters. I appreciated the concept of a fantasy western but that isn’t enough to keep me interested in the game.
I think it's great, im a huge fan of old school Cave and toaplan shumps and bullet hell shooters. I appreciate modern games feeling like arcade fun. I dont always wanna play a super lengthy cinematic movie in a video game
Thr game was awesome, I'd buy dlc right now for sure. It's literally western god of war. You might have to turn down the lock on aim Assist or it'll start aiming at enemies when you're trying to shoot tnt. Story is meh, and cut kind of abruptly but it's a joy to play.
19:38 that's literally the 2nd level only, I've played about 5-6 hours and so far that level was the only one where red was the prominent color and it was because everything was burning
Cut and dry action with a straight shot story is sometimes the best thing a game can do. I don’t like drawn out, overly complicated, boring, grindy games. Most open world games should have been semi-open world games with a lot more focus instead. Not all games need to be 40-100 hours long. 10-30 hours is often the best range of length.
I tried with this game, I got a few chapters in but it just wasn’t for me and it’s a shame because I liked the concept of westerns and fantasy. I lost interest in it completely when I realised the boss fight in each chapter was the same and while I don’t mind a gameplay loop being repeated, i like that repeated loop with something like Mafia 3. I also think people are being incredibly harsh in the comments here.
I was getting my ass hand it to me in the last couple of missions but resetting my perks and abilities helped me a lot of enjoying it and completing it till the end.
You cant have everything unlocked after 1 playthrough. There is simply not enough gold to buy all the perks. You need at another playthrough on new game+ to have enough gold to be able to buy all the perks.
Been loving your videos recently, just getting back into gaming after almost a decade and I’m so surprised and pleased with the quality of gaming content on TH-cam these days.
@@gamingbytetv665 Yeah I've learned that since leaving my original reply. Started realizing his content was rather uncritical, stumbled upon hbomberguy's video (love his content but never got into the gaming stuff until recently), and then did a google search for Luke Stephens. Pretty fucking beat.
@@willr3891 Yeah I did the same thing. Never liked the guy tbh but most of his takes seemed nitpicky at best, or slightly reworded from someone else's content as I found out from hbombers video. He did a dogshit "review" of the last of us remake and the title is "they didn't even try" and I'm like, that's rich coming from you 😂.
@@gamingbytetv665 They're (edit: his videos like that) great! I'm very familiar with his non-gaming work and that particular side of TH-cam. I do English and history. Glad you enjoy :))
Isn't this pretty status quo for Focus Entertainment? This publisher seems to have a long history of treating developers horribly, and pushing games out before they are ready.
SMH Nooo Luke Whyy😂😂🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️ Your a smart man I'm sure you know this is how its supposed to be right?? Everything doesn't need to be deep nd cinematic
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I feel like we didn't play the same game. This was a pure joy for me personally.
Same for me, played it on console tho. I mean, it's vampires in the Wild West, nuff said
Same! Combat was fun and intense. Is it the best game? No way. But was it a whole heap of fun? Hell yeah!
He’s just mad because there’s no loot boxes and no bombardment of side quests
Exactly
@@lotheravanti4295game runs like shit on console. Bought it for my pc it’s very fun game
At this point I'm gonna assume: If Luke is shitting on it, it's probably a fun game.
I know 😂
I glad I’m not the only one to notice this. I’ve watched a lot of his videos and he seems to shit on games that are genuinely good.
That would be correct
I think you expected too much bro. From the jump it was pretty clear this was homage to old school 360/PS3 games. I already played Ragnarok, the fact that this game is more cut and dry is a big relief for me personally
As i said elsewhere. People are just not interested in fun games anymore. This is why the 360/PS3 era was so much better as it was full of fun games lol .
@@DEVILTAZ35 yeah, they think it's outdated. When people say it's similar to 360/ps3
Been noticing this happening A LOT with Luke. Don't worry, in a year we'll probably get a video of him revisiting this game and saying much better things lol.
I think you're confusing "homage" with "same". Doom 2016 was an homage to the original Doom, but it vastly improved the gameplay with new mechanics, better controls, etc. Evil West, on the other hand, seems to be regressing toward old school mechanics - waiting for abilities to recharge, for example, is a horribly outdated mechanic in a time when most games push the player to actually engage with the combat in order to recharge their abilities (again, see Doom).
@@richardpatton6691 I don't think this game is like doom though, more like God of War where you wait for your abilities to recharge but are still capable. Have you played this game or are you just referencing what luke said? There are slight similarities to doom but this is AA God of War, RDR, DMC monster baby
I'm sorry, but looking at the gameplay footage, the only thing I can think is:
"What if Kratos was a vampire hunting cowboy?"
It’s a “war” like.
Yes it's like darkwatch and gow had a deformed, ineffective baby with downs syndrome. I've heard it also looks like a 360 game with a few more whistles. Makes it even more pathetic that it can only hit 1080 at 60 games on ps5. Ragnarok is running at 1440 with almost 100 games for me. The laziness of some companies is just sad
I'd much rather this over God Of Bore anyday.
@@DEVILTAZ35 god of bore?
@@Nuuk_ Sorry what i think of Third person God of war . It was better on PS2 lol. it should have just stayed more like a fast paced platformer as that was actually fun. My PS3 plays PS2 and 1 games thankfully lol.
Just having a short linear game is nice. I Love well made open world games, but some times its nice to have a game you can play over a weekend.
It’s ok to have a straightforward game. Video games exists. No reason to abandon old styles that existed. Try having fun.
A game thats just pure fun, loved it so far.
That is what i thought of Bulletstorm :)
@@DEVILTAZ35 Love that Game its funny as Fuck as well.
@@John-996 Sadly so many are just not into fun anymore. They are into depressingly long stories about relationships and other shit i couldn't care less about when i am shooting people in the face or ripping their head off lol. Games are meant to be fun otherwise what the hell is the point lol
@@DEVILTAZ35 I like all types of games vaierty is always good.
@@John-996 Yeah true but i don't see any point in playing anything depressing. Plague Tale Requieum was insane in parts but hardly any of it was actually fun. You know a game is in trouble when the most fun was knocking down acorns in the water with a sling shot as that was the only time the stupid thing was accurate when i got that achievement lol.
Unrelated note on Spaghetti Westerns: a number of of their soundtracks were composed by Ennio Morricone, who is considered by some to have been "the Italian John Williams". For anyone interested, I highly recommend the album "Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone".
I think the whole feeling like a game from 2013 thing was exactly what they were looking for. I'm here for it and honestly....I missed looking forward to games that are just fun dumb games done well
Exactly. Not everyone has enough time to dedicate to a huge, open-world epic. It's nice to be able to play a game you can enjoy and finish in a short time.
@@patrickdoherty4527 I understand the sentiment but it doesn't do the small linear design well either, you're paying close to AAA price for a 2013 video game with technical and design flaws. You might as well play Indie games, other than the lack of 3D in the space they're well produced and written.
@@Ezichim That's fair. To be honest, I'm making more of a general point - I haven't played Evil West. Are there Indie Games which are as good as this game?
@@patrickdoherty4527 Sifu. Sifu is single handedly one of the most fun games I've ever played, and it's indie
Thank god this game exists. It’s the gaming equivalent of a bad 80’s action movie. In other words, its stupid, it’s fun and it’s totally freaking awesome.
I kinda like the look of it though lol it kinda reminds me of the 360/ps3 era where we were just getting all kinds of bonkers games that made no sense but they had there times of enjoyment
first elden ring and now this xbox 360 game i didnt buy next gen to play outdated trash
@@WhySoSeriousSenpai outdated descibes elden ring as well
@@llamabot9889 yes that what he was saying not that i agree
@@WhySoSeriousSenpai the burn your hardware
@@TheGameianDark might as well this generation sucks
Luke “if I think something is a bug wether or not it is an actual bug, that’s a problem” Stephens
If it feels like a bug to the player, it is a bug. The creator is correct about that.
He's not wrong tho. Playing cyberpunk was the same
It's a bug, not a feature
Any good play testing should involve UX testing, feedback, adjustment, rinse, repeat.
So if a user is having an issue with a design choice, it's probably a bad design choice.
@@imthemoeron sure. Maybe he’s right I just think there isn’t a more pretentious way to articulate a point in a review
Coming from skill ups review, really all I need, Luke had some valid points but the overall sentiment is it’s rock solid 7/10 and I’m ok with that!
Yeah people expect AA with limited budgets to be doing what hundreds of millions of dollars bring. Overblown third party games with too many movies instead of gameplay :) . I much prefer AA even if they don't get it all right in every game.
Skill up is a AAA industry shill these days. He used to be good years ago but predictable now.
@@DEVILTAZ35 His reviews Are offten too biased to games he likes. I remember he said last of us 2 had bad Ai but never talked about the Ai in Ghost of Tushimia which he praised. He also went back on what he said about Cyberpunk after hyping it.
@@DEVILTAZ35 do you say that because of his reviews in general or his evil west review? Because from your first comment it seems you are excited for the game and his review is that he strongly recommends it lol
@@John-996 i got him mixed up with Gman lives though. He actually liked this game lol
This game looks like a meat and potatoes game, just a simple fun old fashioned video game, but I'd think that the price tag seems a bit high but I'll definitely buy it when the price comes down a bit
"Different Shades of Blood" sounds like a game I'd play.
Freedom Fighters was NOT a linear, repetitive game, the levels had multiple routes and you had the options to disable enemy key fortifications of your choosing which were also optional to ultimately take on the fortified stronghold.
This guy has no idea what he's talking about.
Yeah, Freedom Fighters is one of my favorite games of all time. I'd love an updated remake.
I'm currently playing this coop with my friend and it's a completely different experience compared to playing it myself. Loving it so far. Just a straight forward, no nonsense game.
Luke said vampire slaying cowboy and I immediately thought of Darkwatch. Maybe I'm just wearing nostalgic blinders but that was a good game! Now I want to play it. We need a remake of Darkwatch.
I'll try it when it's $19.99.
Yeah I’m with on that
When you said how unique it is due to the cowboy/vampire themes..... you described the plot of Darkwatch which was released on Ps2 lol If anything this looks like it was heavily inspired by Darkwatch, but with 3rd person instead of 1st person gameplay.
Yeah, not a lot of people know about darkwatch
Wow, it vaguely resembles one game that came out like 20 years ago, how derivative.
Loved this game, wish it was longer and needs a a sequel
Saw the footage and my first thought was...Red dead God of Remnant
Yeah I instantly thought Santa Monica Studios made a Red Dead game!
God of War but is cowboys and vampires.
This game is awesome. I think this was harkening back to those lol random 360/ps3 games and it’s not perfect but the flaws are not as detrimental as Luke makes them out to be. I feel like a lot of these criticisms could easily be said about the AC games especially the newest trilogy. If you’re on the fence I’d say check it out.
Luke: It's unique but bad.
SkillUp: It's not unique but great.
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At the end of the day it depends on you. Some things may hit for you where it may miss for others. It just be like that sometimes. This looks like one of those experiences.
Your dad: Games are bad for you
I would say its Unique not a whole lot of games like This and as far as this year it is one of the most unique games if not the most.
I would trust skill ups word more personally. His taste in games is very similar to mine
@@WetWattz for cases like these buying depends on the price of it as well as how long the game is. For a less than 10 hour long game like this paying 60 dollars should be out of the question.
Developers at the start of the project: "What are we aiming for?"
Luke trying to hit something on target using the reticle: "GOOD QUESTION."
“A simple western story about hunting vampires with the power of galvanism.”
The video: Evil West is poorly executed
The comments: YOU ARE SOOO WRONG!
😂😂😂
I couldn't agree more with everyone's comments. I'm 6 hours into the game playing on hard difficulty and I'm having a blast. I didn't feel so cool and badass playing a videogame since Devil May Cry 5. I don't need every game to be emotional, sad or controversial. A simple story fighting different types of enemies and bosses until you get to the final boss feels refreshing. The combat is by far where this game shines although is not perfect. If you lived the ps3/360 era I highly recommend it
I want to give you some honest feedback for your reviews.
I am a huge fan of your long reviews for open world rpg games. It really seems like you dig deep into the game, you have fun doing it and that's great.
However, you review EVERY game like if it wants to be an open world triple A title. Which is just not the case for games like Stray and Evil West. They want you to have 5-15 hours of fun and that's it. Those games make very clear what they want to be, they succeed in it and don't add any shady mircotransactions.
Of course you can have your own opinion on everything but not recommending something because it doesn't fit your taste feels unfair.
Having to commend a game for not having microtransactions as a selling point for the game being good is some pathetic straw grabbing, have some standards and a respectable level of expectations for God sakes
@@chillhour6155I know I'm late but I absolutely agree.
Why are we pretending this is a masterpiece just because it doesn't have loot boxes and shit?
Its like, if a game isn't Fortnite or call of duty it's automatically a good game just because it doesn't do what they do.
But nobody is willing to admit this is a highly flawed game with a ton of issues.
I need to see Skill up and Luke discuss this game. Skill up is generally more forgiving
Sometimes they flip flop. Skill up is sometimes very unforgiving depending on his personal biases
Skill up is the same guy that said that pre release cyberpunk 2077 was an amazing game, I would say avoid him but, hey, it's a free country
At this point just having a game be released in a finished state makes it an A+ in my book. Too many half baked games have been released as of late
Skill Up said it’s the Wild West version of GOW. I imagine he’s speaking to the play style and sandbox level though it’s not as big a sandbox.
Well GOW is not a sandbox either tbh
I couldn’t disagree more I loved this game beat it an hard the first play through now I’m playing evil. This is homage to linear 360 PlayStation games and I love it … turn your brain off and murder monsters. It’s challenging even if bosses are repetitive!!
The game kinda reminds me of Remnant From The Ashes
Yes very similar. At first sight I thought it was the same studio.
So this premise is actually a genre called Weird West
Having played a few hours of the game, it's a comfortable 7/10 for me. Reminds me of Call of Juarez Gunslinger and Binary Domain. It knows what it is and it's not out there to reinvent the wheel or be an over-budgeted, try-hard AAA game. And it's 30 bucks on Steam in my region which I think is fairly priced for this type of game more so once it's discounted and patched months from now. It's a mid-2000 game released in 2022 and with the right set of expectations, there is fun to be had.
I think you would have had a different feeling if you paid 70 for it
@@christoforo22 But I didn't, regional pricing.
@@RandalReid i didnt say you did i said if you did you might feel differently
@@christoforo22 No, I understood what you were saying. If we are going the "what if" route, I probably wouldn't feel any different about the pricing if I am a millionaire. But I'm not a millionaire and never have I paid 70 bucks in my region.
@@RandalReid then be considered lucky i guess
Sounds like a 360 era game and I’m totally feeling it.
I miss games that are just full front game-ass video games. No collectathon 150 hour life sync or trying to be the next big artistic landmark.
Just a game to be played after work and forgotten about.
I wanna play this game but it looks so bad on ps5. There isn't an option to turn off motion blur. The gameplay feels fun but I feel nauseous looking at it
His review makes me want to actually play and enjoy the game.
This game is mad fun, especially with a friend.
Edit: Try managing your expectations next time.
I got this game for free on ps4 network and it was great, its a brain off game. I dont need to outsmart and one-up the computer at every turn like you need to do in other games. I for one am getting real tired of games that are meant only for the "pro-gamer". I cant spend 18 hours a day playing, i can spare maybe 2 hours a day if any at all which puts some games outside of my ability to finish like fallout or dark souls. So evil west allowed me to play and feel like i accomplished somthing.
May have to check it out either way. It reminds me a bit of Darkwatch.
Will do! Thanks!
Omg i loved darkwatch
Bro I remember darkwatch 🤣 my mom would beat my ass whenever she saw me playing it but idc it was way too fun
Well hello, didn't see you there Buzz Killington.
Looks like it was made for me. Single player action game like dead space 3!
"dead space 3"
Dont you ever mention this trash again boy
@@phil_5430 compared to hundreds of games out today dead space 3 is like a 9
@@llamabot9889And compared to Dead Space 1 and Dead Space 2?
@@llamabot9889 Seriously. It wasn't a horror, but by golly I'll take dead space 3 over 90% of games from the cesspool that is modern gaming.
@@phil_5430 dead space 3 is only a bad dead space game. Still a solid action shooter
Reviews are all over the place for this game lol. Some people don't like while some people love it. Seems like a solid 7/10 at this point
0:02 yeah Darkwatch did it first (PS2), and it also my reason for playing this game.
I never bothered to look up why they were called "spaghetti westerns", that was a fun tidbit of information that genuinely made me laugh!
They were some of the most fun rip roaring movies :). Movies are mostly depressing shit shows these days lol
@@DEVILTAZ35 Oh for sure, I remember watching them with my grandpa growing up, good times.
@@Sharingon700 Yeah they sure were. I am not really a fan of many modern movies today lol. I think Shrek is the last time i really enjoyed a modern movie lol
@@DEVILTAZ35 you should check out Django Unchained
@@DEVILTAZ35 bro said Shrek 💀 how old are u
Not every game is supposed to be deep and gritty, this is just a old school shoot ‘Em up
Does anyone else watches these videos to fall asleep? Not saying in a bad way, I just find them very soothing and distracting so always put one one for naps.
Dude i never thought somebody else might be doing this hahahaha. Like, the sound quality is really good and he's very eloquent without screaming and yelling into the mic which is perfect for falling asleep to. Though I often rewatch the videos cuz I'm actually interested in the review 😅
This is the best review so far that I've seen. No one else mentioned only 4 boss battles. I think that should have been made a bigger deal for other reviews.
Agreed, check out Gmanlives review, he also has some great points including the bosses
@@Mistasinistaa another gman viewer ayyyye
Its a 10 hours game thou.
Not everyone is into boss battles though. They are often just there for padding in other games.
@@DEVILTAZ35 no they're not, boss battles are designed to test your abilities as a player and provide satisfaction to beat. Were you born in the 2000s by any chance?
The gameplay kinda reminds of of God of War but with guns.
Regarding westerns, I'd really like to see a modern game set near the border of mexico during the 90s/early 00s or something and have it be like a more modern day western story. Kinda like No Country For Old Men
C'mon, freedom fighters wasn't that linear, you could select the order in witch you wanted to clear the objectives, sometimes slightly changing enemy disposition and quantity in the level.
Also, the possibility to use squad commands, added a bit of strategy in how you can position the team member to cover or push forward.
It was not a perfect game by any means, but I don't think it is the perfect example of linearity.
... I do not know, but today I pray to see a good (even on the light side) tactical shooter with a decently deep squad commands
I loved Freedom Fighters! Totally agree with you.
Sounds a bit Like The Warriers By Rockstar.
@@John-996 mmm no, the warriors was more like some sort of story driven 3d action brawler, freedom fighter was a 3rd person shooter
@@giuseppesantoro3620 Mean more so in the squad feature With how you can give orders.
Freedom fighters!! that takes me back
07:12 yeah its called a cooldown cycle and its interesting to manage if the game is hard enough
15:50 hidden enough for me
20:25 that is strange
21:20 weird bug 🤔
23:01 price is key point
What a stark contrast from Skill Up lmao
Skill Up's review (and most of his reviews) speak from multiple perspectives that aren't just his own, and thats what makes them so enjoyable and agreeable. He tries to see what kind of person would enjoy something, and also provides input on whether he enjoyed something or not. It leaves room to have conversations about nuance in video game design and preference
Luke tends to just base his entire review on his enjoyment alone, and then pass that off as how the game should be defined for someone stumbling upon his video. He may say/not realize that is the case, but that is how he speaks. This is why it is much more "I agree entirely with Luke" or "I could not disagree more with Luke" for most people. To be honest it doesn't exactly breed healthy discussion on enjoying media imo to speak this way, but everyone has their preferences on reviews which is up to them
Crazy how I remember playing this as a mobile game and look at them now. Props.
My immediate reaction: there is a ROLL?!!?!!? THIS MUST BE DARK SOULS
This might be an unpopular opinion but 10 hour games should be $20-$30 the only short game I’ve played recently that resonates with me, but also actually has a ton of replay value is cruelty squad, and I just feel empty after playing that and trying to find another game that scratches that itch.
10 hour games used to be the standard and in my opinion is fine for a new ip that's in a genre that doesn't really have mass appeal.
well loooooks like im waitin for a sale on this one...really liked the idea but its unfortunate to see the tech issues here....everyone's fingers crossed for Calisto though right
Absolutely loved this game on PC im pretty sure would've loved on console as well, i could list all things he shit about but everyone is entitled to there opinion, but this game is amazing all thw weapons and upgrades and perks, wild west vibes was great its a game that is simple yet elegant, im happy i was able to play such good 3rd person shooting game. Thank you Flying Wild Dog.
$50 on pc, but $60 on consoles
What is so sad is that is played character looks like the most awesome character I've ever seen and would love to play this model in almost any other game.
It’s free this month on laystation, and It’s hella fun, nice and simple, but the combat can be complex if u want it to. Definitely better on harder difficulties
Evil West is excellent in all aspects, a breath of fresh air with great combat and atmosphere...,It's a fckn Sin to use lackluster in the same sentence with this great game...
Thanks for the Review mate. I was thinking about buying it but i Will certainly wait. Hope you are doing great!! Cheers
You don’t fight any of the bosses twice, there are 4 unique fights.
I feel like a good portion of the marketing for this game was saying how fun it is cause its made similarly to games that came out in the mid to late 2000s
This feels like a genuinely honest Review. I like it!
I wasn't expecting a very good stuff but at least Call of juarez serious kind of serious story...
Aside from the technical issues, this game is really good fun. It's a very old school game. I hope it gets a sequel. Luke is overthinking it.
Reminds me of the Van Helsing movie with Hugh Jackman
commenting before this game will become another "underrated" or a "diamond in the rough", since this is the same situation as with Days Gone. mixed reception at launch, some performance problems, which will be ironed out with patches
Gives me Devil May Cry vibes, looks really fun. I Think having a mission select and a ranking system would go a loooong way for the replayability of this one
Mission select is in the game, you can select replay from the lore screen.
No reviews yet have covered how the core gameplay is identical to GOW.. but GOW has the story and graphics so people forgive its many flaws and repetitive nature...
I like games like this man, like if the things aren’t hidden behind huge puzzles with short linear levels, I love that sort of game cause I sometimes don’t have time to play games cause of work and stuff. Maybe it just isn’t your style but that doesn’t make it a bad game, possibly it didn’t suit you but it may suit me? This is well excluding the bugs, bugs yes are well super bad
I pre ordered but I think I’ll wait to play it until it’s properly optimized
Get a refund. There are better games to play dude. It's black Friday.
I played raganok to 100% before this game. Maybe that colored my play through. But I loved it. I shut off my brain and the combat was visually exciting.
Same here, did 100% gowr and was burnt out. This gamr gave me a good r8sh and excitement for a perfect duration. It was great
You’ve kind sold me on this game
Love the aesthetics in this game, I mean Steampunk and wild west its a great mix.
Hard difficulty is more rewarding but it can get chaotic sometimes
Most of my death was because the game would glitch and I would get stuck when dodging and send me flying for some reason. NO Manual save and the lack of enemy variety sure are disappointing but the game is so fun and satisfying that overall was a blast.
What does the game needs now its some sort of horde mode or DLC that would make players want to come back after completing the main story?
Reminds me of remnant from the ashes
From seeing some review, it feels like well made older style linear action game and doing it's thing very well, but I don't think I'll be getting this for 50$, 30$ would feel more like it.
Yes man I played it but I give up almost on the end of the game I may come back to finish I just got bored because is the same from the start of the game to the end
That was my problem but I gave up after a few chapters. I appreciated the concept of a fantasy western but that isn’t enough to keep me interested in the game.
i dont know why but this game makes me want a Hellsing game. Being an overpowered alucard would be awesome.
Play Devil May Cry then. It’s the closest thing you’ll get to a Hellsing game.
I think it's great, im a huge fan of old school Cave and toaplan shumps and bullet hell shooters. I appreciate modern games feeling like arcade fun. I dont always wanna play a super lengthy cinematic movie in a video game
This guy likes Assassin Creed what can I say
This game is really cool, I loved it. What's the problem of being simple and straight forward?
Thr game was awesome, I'd buy dlc right now for sure. It's literally western god of war. You might have to turn down the lock on aim Assist or it'll start aiming at enemies when you're trying to shoot tnt. Story is meh, and cut kind of abruptly but it's a joy to play.
19:38 that's literally the 2nd level only, I've played about 5-6 hours and so far that level was the only one where red was the prominent color and it was because everything was burning
Cut and dry action with a straight shot story is sometimes the best thing a game can do. I don’t like drawn out, overly complicated, boring, grindy games. Most open world games should have been semi-open world games with a lot more focus instead. Not all games need to be 40-100 hours long. 10-30 hours is often the best range of length.
I tried with this game, I got a few chapters in but it just wasn’t for me and it’s a shame because I liked the concept of westerns and fantasy. I lost interest in it completely when I realised the boss fight in each chapter was the same and while I don’t mind a gameplay loop being repeated, i like that repeated loop with something like Mafia 3. I also think people are being incredibly harsh in the comments here.
Should do the Dreamcast Guy's classic and great " the goods and the bads ".
I was getting my ass hand it to me in the last couple of missions but resetting my perks and abilities helped me a lot of enjoying it and completing it till the end.
1:25 “now in honor of the spaghetti western theme, I’m going to eat spaghetti and meatballs for the duration of the review”
the game on the highest difficulty is great. i think its at its best on the highest difficulty it makes the combat extremely engaging
Who was the boss you fight twice? The bosses are the parasite the bruche thing then william rentier and finally felicity?
I played it on PS5, no issues. It's vampire's in the wild west, what the fk more could you ask for?
Can I ask you to try out the X-series ??
(It's a space game very similar to Star citizen)
E.g: X3 & X4
Made by a egosoft
You cant have everything unlocked after 1 playthrough. There is simply not enough gold to buy all the perks. You need at another playthrough on new game+ to have enough gold to be able to buy all the perks.
Been loving your videos recently, just getting back into gaming after almost a decade and I’m so surprised and pleased with the quality of gaming content on TH-cam these days.
Except none of it is his. He steals content from other creators and passes it off as his own. He's an absolute clown.
@@gamingbytetv665 Yeah I've learned that since leaving my original reply. Started realizing his content was rather uncritical, stumbled upon hbomberguy's video (love his content but never got into the gaming stuff until recently), and then did a google search for Luke Stephens. Pretty fucking beat.
@@willr3891 Yeah I did the same thing. Never liked the guy tbh but most of his takes seemed nitpicky at best, or slightly reworded from someone else's content as I found out from hbombers video.
He did a dogshit "review" of the last of us remake and the title is "they didn't even try" and I'm like, that's rich coming from you 😂.
@@willr3891 Check out hbombers response to tin foil hat lunatic and Alex Jones lackey, Paul Joseph Watson. It's glorious.
@@gamingbytetv665 They're (edit: his videos like that) great! I'm very familiar with his non-gaming work and that particular side of TH-cam. I do English and history. Glad you enjoy :))
Isn't this pretty status quo for Focus Entertainment?
This publisher seems to have a long history of treating developers horribly, and pushing games out before they are ready.
SMH Nooo Luke Whyy😂😂🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️ Your a smart man I'm sure you know this is how its supposed to be right?? Everything doesn't need to be deep nd cinematic
No, but it should at least be good. And this game is not that.
Its half-assed at best.
Order 1886 on steroids