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Hard West

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Fight and survive through 8 unique story-based scenarios, and try your hand at 40 individually designed turn-based combat missions. Journey deeper into the world of Hard West and meet a colorful cast of playable characters whose fates are intimately intertwined with yours. Together you will need to make divisive choices to uncover the ultimate plans of the ancient powers at play, as you unravel a deep narrative storyline featuring multiple endings depending on the choices you make during the game.Game Features
A Unique “Weird” West World: Explore a world where Western legends meet demons, arcane rituals and satanic cults and where the dead can walk the Earth again. For a price.
Compelling Turn-based Combat: Control 1-4 squad members in thrilling turn-based combat encounters and master a range of powerful western-inspired special abilities, from feats of gunslinging to survivability against all odds, to take out your opponents in a series of original tactical maps with unique story-based objectives.
Collect and Combine Special Abilities: Obtain new special abilities by collecting and equipping unique cards which are earned throughout the game by completing main- and optional objectives, exploration , bartering, treasure hunting and more. These cards can be combined to create even more powerful combos, and provide additional options in combat.
Choice and Fate: Experience a deep story where decisions made during and between combat scenarios will resonate through future events and change the ultimate fates of a divisive group of colorful characters
Luck of the Draw: Use a combat system that goes far beyond pure probability by featuring luck as a unique guardian of engaging and challenging combat
Dynamic Cover: Change the flow of combat thanks to an extensive cover system which allows for the creation of effective cover from objects in the environment, making flanking and maneuvering during battles a truly powerful tactic
Shadow Spotting: Exploit the Blazing western sun to Locate out of sight enemies by the shadows that they cast, along with the sounds they make
Ricochets: Utilize Metal objects to allow master gunslingers to shoot beyond the line of sight for increased tactical combat options, and diversified planning
40 Historically Inspired Weapons: Equip and employ an eclectic collection of deadly shotguns, rifles, pistols and sniper rifles, all based upon real outlandish prototypes, designs and ideas from the era

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Good Shepherd Entertainment
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CreativeForge Games
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Creative Forge Games
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Forever Entertainment, Good Shepherd Entertainment, Gambitious Digital Entertainment, Gambitious
Age rating
13+ Teen
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Website
http://www.creativeforge.pl

System requirements for Nintendo Switch

System requirements for PC

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows Vista/7/8/10
  • Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 2.6 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad 2.6 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Radeon HD 4670 (512 MB) / GeForce GT 430 (1024 MB)
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 6 GB available space
Recommended:
  • OS: Windows Vista/7/8/10
  • Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 3.1 GHz / Intel Core i5 3 GHz
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Radeon R7 260X (2 GB) / GeForce GTX 550 Ti (1 GB)
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 6 GB available space

System requirements for Linux

Ubuntu 14.04, Mint 17
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 2.6 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad 2.6 GHz
Memory: 4GB RAM
Graphics: Radeon HD 4670 (512 MB) / GeForce GT 430 (1024 MB)
Hard Drive: 6 GB available space
Mouse, Keyboard.

System requirements for iOS

System requirements for macOS

Minimum:
  • OS: OSX 10.9.6, 10.10, 10.11
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M (2.5 GHZ)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Radeon HD 6630M (256 MB)
  • Storage: 6 GB available space
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Hard West reviews and comments

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Microsoft from Deutsch
Dust, Cowboys and Demons ... Why not. Entertaining Western Story Ballerei. Technically somewhat Problematic (GPU-Temp is being chased up! 3D models Bugs/UI Hanger etc.) 6/10 Points ... rgr & out
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Nett told Story and also nice to play. Graphically well managed and gloomy mood palpable! Makes You want even more DLC! With a Rabt urgently worth the Look-to recommend!
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The Developers really made an Effort and installed a lot of small Ideas in a meaningful way. The Scenario is unused and refreshing-the Story pleases. As with X-COM, the Fights are a little repetitive over Time.
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Hard West is a crude Mix of Westerns, Steampunk, Underworld Mysticism, ROLE-PLAYING, TBS and Economic Simulation. However, what would normally cause headaches and Abdominal Pain results in an astonishingly good Mix in this Case. What is particularly funny is the Fact that each Chapter requires a different Resource Management.
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Before starting a new game a window pops up with the following text. Do you want to play the Tutorial? We promise it's short. And useful. They have spoken the truth. This alone would make me recommend this game, besides a nicely told story that lines up around some RPG elements and round based strategy. Give it a shot! (bad pun intended)
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If you liked the Review and want to discover more great Games, take a look at my Curator Page. A Follow would be very happy For Me A very good tactics game with an Interesting Story. Unfortunately, this is told almost only via Text Boxes and by splitting it into several small Scenarios there is no great Progress about the whole Campaign. Still a good Game and I had a lot of Fun with it. The full Review is on Youtube: https://youtu.be/FN05tDJIyZ4
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Hard West is something more than ordinary, turn-based Strategy in an Alien Universe! In The Wild West, we fight our Way through Mines, cities, Abandoned Places and Desert Sections as gold Miners. The Story is presented to us by an exciting Narrator who speaks of the Devil every now and then. Storytwister incoming! The Handling is quickly learned to keep the Presentation clear and simple without missing the strategic Depth. The Difficulty is customizable. Sound and Music round it all off and you're päng päng deep in the Wild West epic! If you want to see the Game in German: https://youtu.be/WDq_iEg-Dq0 Especially for Beginners of the Strategy Titles I find the Game very suitable. It's a Lot of Fun and the Tension is maintained by initial hints of later Plots for a long Time. The Game Mechanics are very well done, the Atmosphere very dense. Hence KAUFEMPFEHLING!
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