Hard West: Collector's Edition (2015) PC

A shooter strategy from people who were on the Call of Juarez development team.

Material values above all

Wars between the South and the West do not stop. Someone goes to war, someone goes to the mines for gold, those who do not want to work rob everyone they can, and another category of people tries to survive thanks to hard work and invention.

The heroes of the game are a father and son who went for gold and became victims of an ancient curse. Here the second storyline unfolds, where there was a place for occultism, Satanists and communication with spirits. Jumping from firefights in prairies and cities to mysticism are combined very organically.

Cards

Each of the three scenarios has its own global map, which you will have to travel in search of:

• ways to get rid of the curse;
• treasures;
• a scientist;
• methods of revenge;
• options to find your place in the world.

During your travels, you can meet merchants with interesting offers, bars where you will hear an interesting or terrible story, or fight with a drunkard, and a bunch of settlements where different devilry is happening.

Skirmishes

Encounters with those who wish you dead are simple, but interesting. First, we distribute weapons, supplies and other items that are useful in combat between the characters, then we suppress the enemy's fire, moving between shelters, and destroy it.

The key moment of the fight is luck. If it is higher than the probability of hitting the character, a well-aimed shot is guaranteed. For a miss on an NPC, part of his luck is taken away from him, which increases the probability of getting into the next time.

Cheating abilities of enemies sometimes spoil the whole picture. They can go into a blind attack, hoping to destroy your hero at the cost of the life of one NPC, which entails defeat.

There is also a simple economy in the Hard West. For the gold you receive, you need to purchase weapons, food and medicines, replenish ammunition and distribute the available