Wild West and Wizards

no thanks

I love the other two games by Lavaboots Studios, but this one seems to have been abandoned, and I can't really recommend it in it's current state. It's fun, but infuriating. I'm sick to death of spamming all my health potions and bandages, only to watch my health steadily go down, down, down. I'm not thrilled with cleaning out a cave of all the boss's henchmen, only to find them respawning behind me as I'm about to finish him off and killing me. Maybe I'll come back to it later, when my temper cools off a bit, but with no work being done on it in years... I'll stick to Salt 2.

There is something worth while here but fifteen dollars is steep for what feels so barren. Get during a sale.

I'd forgotten I'd even purchased this game so I decided now was the time to play it. I genuinely wish I'd played this earlier so it was still eligible for a refund, because this game is complete and total garbage. This is an unfinished itch.io demo at least and a lame cash grab by lazy developers at most. It's a nice big (empty) world to "explore" and the low poly aesthetic is nice, but that's where the positives end. The devs clearly gave up on this game before they even released it. I feel bad for the money I spent on this, at least it'll be a learning experience.

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[h1]Wild Trash & Abandoned..[/h1] [h3] I purchased this in 2020, and since I'm going through my library trying to play games I backed during Early Access, I played some more of this garbage. Which brings me to a unique observation about this developer.[/h3] [h2]Abandoning games seems to be a common theme for Lavaboot Studios.[/h2] First with Salt, then with this. I bought both games to support a Indie dev, bought this one thinking the dev might do better after learning from first experience, add better gameplay, better world development, better level design, etc., but I was wrong on all accounts. This should be a short review, since there isn't much worth reviewing before I bin this game into my "trash" folder on Steam, never to touch it again (getting as much attention as dev puts in his games). [h1]CONS:[/h1] [olist] [*] [b]BORING WORLD[/b]: If you thought that a theme of wild-west & wizards would bring some exciting clash in interesting locales, think again. Truth be told, I didn't really think the premise for this game was anything interesting (found it childish) when I first saw it, but supported the development by buying it, thinking the developer had some unique idea to wow us. But nope. It seems to be a thing, either because "Wild West & Wizards" has WWW in the title or the name just rolled of the tongue quite well enough? Who knows. The point is, this developer somehow managed to turn this unique setting into one of THE most generic settings in existence. You won't find interesting locations, won't encounter interesting enemies, or spells/weapons. The world is mostly a dead, barren wasteland with nary a tumbleweed in sight. How droll. Seems like Salt all over again. [*] [b]ABANDONED DEVELOPMENT[/b]: Playing this game feels like playing their previous game, Salt. It feels like somebody had an idea, but failed to properly put it into action, then abandoned it because of boredom. Like Salt, this whole game feels unfinished, as you keep running around in some of the most boring locations ever, pointlessly killing same boring enemy models over and over again. The feeling of "This HAS to be Early Access" never leaves your mind, as you run around doing some of THE lamest quests Bethesda would be proud of. And in typical fashion. Developer abruptly stopped the development and moved on. Not even pretending to have some interesting content update or DLC planned, just the generic soundtrack DLC indie's bundle to make some extra cash on an already overpriced game ($15, which is a joke for the amount of content and effort this trash of a game has). [h1]Suffice it to say, this will be my last purchase from Lavaboots Studios.[/h1]

Fallout plus magic plus the wild west equal a good time. This game is crazy fun and well put together

Wild West and Wizards has been a game on my backlog I've been looking forward to getting to, ever since forever ago. the ambition of a small indie studio working on a game of this scale, with a setting this interesting, was too tantalizing. and, y'know what? I love it. there is an undeniable layer of crust to this, but after playing Starfield's sterile regurgitation of the Bethesda formula, the fact that WW&W's an RPG/FPS that doesn't feel like it's just going through the motions really struck me. the sense of exploration, unearthing secrets, solving clever puzzles, and roaming an actually interesting world that isn't the same old, same old is what I really appreciated. plus the overall fantasy of being a wizard in the Wild West remains pretty damn unique for this genre, and it executes this with precision. if you don't mind some jank, this totally satisfied my desire for something in this field that actually had some of its own ideas and soul to it. for more thoughtful recommendations of the best games on Steam, check out my curator, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38563966-The-Absolute-Finest/]The Absolute Finest[/url].

Perky Jones

I love the game. It is really fun being able to shoot outlaws and then blast them with magic. It’s such a crazy combo and this mad lad did it. I do wish the music was more often or had the option to turn it on repeat. 10/10 for me and it’s map is MASSIVE. For a cheaper game it’s greater than expected