A FPS ask for sharp eyes to spot key items and tunnels/doors. It certainly shows its age, but it's quite playable and fun by today's standards. Playing this Western FPS reminds me a bit of Mad Dog McCree.
The map design is both the highlight and the pain point, a maze with locked doors and varied paths.
But first, I must congratulate the Devs on the mapping of the Reservoir Level. A solid big level, the valve turning, then the switch to control the water slides are nice designs, making beating the level feel so satisfying. But what I don't like is that after putting back the gears, the door leads back to the central area I've already explored, resulting in me not knowing where to go next, especially with no new enemies to hint the way.
Actually, most of the time I need to search very carefully for keys and other essential items, and remember which doors were locked where and which wouldn't budge, because I need to go back, and locked doors need keys and doors that won't budge need a crowbar to open.
Too often I thought I found a secret area, but it turned out to just be an area with essential items. This game requires really sharp eyes and good patience, the key can be randomly placed on the ground, under the table, at a corner, or in a dark cave, and the oil lamp burns out fast. Besides, enemy corpses may just cover it, so unless you walk past it, you never know the key is there, it's not unusual to get stuck in the game.
Another interesting level is the mining one. Entering the mining mountain is interesting enough, not to mention later you need to jump to and crouch pass different stories of cart rails and eventually get the evil doctor. Though I must have wandered for 10 minutes before figuring out a well-hidden path, so narrow and it blends in with the walls so well that I missed it several times. The next level featuring numerous pathways is impossible when the oil lamp runs out, it's the last mission till the end so I gave up.
The enemies are easy targets and unvaried. The biggest fun is finding the path in the maze and the cutscenes, and I only wish it went longer.
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