{"id":17888,"date":"2018-06-18T00:01:51","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T00:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=17888"},"modified":"2018-06-05T13:34:54","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T13:34:54","slug":"west-of-loathing-switch-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/18\/west-of-loathing-switch-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"West of Loathing (Switch, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This unique downloadable game on Switch and PC (reviewed on Switch here) has a Wild West motif to it, but that\u2019s not what makes it stand out.\u00a0 All the graphics are black and white and look like doodles in a schoolkid\u2019s notebook!\u00a0 Even all the characters are stick people!\u00a0 In the game, cows have turned into evil demonic creatures and it\u2019s up to you to head out west and try to stop them.\u00a0 Or not.\u00a0 You can do pretty much whatever you want in this pseudo open world adventure RPG.<\/p>\n

When you first start out, you\u2019ll choose your character\u2019s gender, name, and class job.\u00a0 These include things like \u201cCow Puncher\u201d (fighter) or \u201cBeanslinger\u201d (magician).\u00a0 Then you leave your family\u2019s farm and head out west.\u00a0 You\u2019ll start out in a small town where you can take on little quests to get used to how the game works, but once you get a horse, you can leave whenever you want for the main area.<\/p>\n

While in town, you can talk to people and sometimes get quests and reveal new spots on the map to travel to.\u00a0 You might have to find an item for someone, or defeat criminal gangs or evil cows.\u00a0 Befriend and partner up with people who can aid you in fights, and equip yourself with armor and weapons like hats, guns, knives, and more.<\/p>\n

Battles are turned-based fare and remind me of RPGs like Final Fantasy.\u00a0 Take turns using guns and knives to whittle down enemy hit points, but you can do other neat things, too, like build cover to make it harder for baddies to hit you.\u00a0 After winning you can gain experience points and increase your stats.\u00a0 Even outside of battle, doing things like cleaning up horse poop after you get a shovel or reading books can add to your stats as well!<\/p>\n

West of Loathing is a great game, but I had a few problems with it.\u00a0 Due to the open world nature, quests and goals can sometimes be a little unclear.\u00a0 That\u2019s not necessary a bad thing, but at this point in my life I prefer my RPGs to be a bit more straightforward, so the game didn\u2019t hold my interest as much because of that.\u00a0 Another minor quibble is that the menu screen is a bit cumbersome.\u00a0 But if you enjoyed games like Red Dead Redemption and like a bit of humor, you\u2019ll definitely want to download this!<\/p>\n

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West of Loathing is rated T for Teen with ESRB descriptors of Crude Humor, Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood, Suggestive Themes, and Use of Alcohol and Tobacco.\u00a0 Lots of horse poop humor but most of the jokes and suggestive themes are in text only.\u00a0 You can hit stick figures with guns and knives, but they just fall over when defeated.\u00a0 No worse than most kids\u2019 schoolwork doodles I\u2019m sure.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t see any blood, though.\u00a0 There are bars and drunk stick figures about as well.\u00a0 I\u2019d say the T for Teen rating is about right, but I\u2019d be ok with mature preteens handling this game, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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