Mexican Stand-off

[hamt4ro]

Hi,

Can someone spoil me if there is a Mission/chapter after the Mexican Stand-off with Butch Casidy and Sundance Kid? Because I've tried it (litterally) a 30 times now, with a focus of 80% and a draw speed of 80% and I always end up dead, no matter on who I focus at the weapon draw.

Kinda starting to rage my ass of here, I would love to have a skip button on that.

[Wezilla]

Keep trying everytime different...in 3 ways

It funny even I didn't shoot both shot each other and I win LOL !

[Flan]

It's the final boss yes.

[TV late at Nite]

I was here to post the exact same statement, I spent half an hour on it last night before giving up. I once managed both but failed to dodge and died also. Maybe it's easier on normal?

[AwesamLinux]

Either it is much easier on normal or you people are doing something wrong.

I succeeded in every shoot out on the second attempt (including this Mexican stand-off one). At least on normal both times it was the left guy that draws first. Are you playing with a controller or mouse and keyboard? I think the game is easier overall with m+kb.

[BT]

Hamt4ro, do not forget to try to avoid the bullets if you are a bit late. Just shoot whoever is focusing on you (you can see this because the focus icon is yellow when you look at the guy who is looking at you), then switch to the other guy and shoot him as well.

[MAriskaDeville]

Just focus on 1 guy, either left or right. Draw andf hit the dodge key at the same time. Shoot the guy your looking at, then hit the opposite doge button, then the switch target button and shoot again. I used that tactic on both hard and true west.

[Wezilla]

1 - Normal - Both shot each other both died and I win free :)

2 - Hard - I shot left first then second on right

3 - True West - I shot left first then second on right

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Left seem more hate at right but right hate me more if lucky he shot him first I have good chance shot left first then right...

[Wezilla]

Originally posted by Sam:

. Are you playing with a controller or mouse and keyboard? I think the game is easier overall with m+kb.

Full time on xbox controller. I think trigger is lag because pull all the way to full...in such short split seconds not easy.

I have done all 3 Normal, Hard and True West :)

[whylekat]

Originally posted by Sam:

Either it is much easier on normal or you people are doing something wrong.

I succeeded in every shoot out on the second attempt (including this Mexican stand-off one). At least on normal both times it was the left guy that draws first. Are you playing with a controller or mouse and keyboard? I think the game is easier overall with m+kb.

IT'S MUCH EASIER ON NORMAL!

[AwesamLinux]

OKAY!

[DrWhistler]

Playing thru game+ mode on Hard difficulty using the wireless 360 controller and doesn't seem that difficult.

[optimistic realization]

Just pull your gun as soon as the hearbeat starts and that will give you more time to kill them, unless you care about getting a dishonorable kill. I killed them first time on normal and hard but on true west mode I got tired of getting killed and pulled my gun early. It's not worth the frustration, life is too short.

[__]

Pull out your gun on the third heartbeat. It will most likely end up being honorable.

[Elvis]

It's not *that* hard. Especially in story-mode where the duels are a bit easier than in the "duel challenge" (I think). Just make sure you keep switching to the guy who is currently looking at you - your focus only goes up when you're focusing on whoever is "active" at that time. It also helps to get a good speed rating (90+%), but in my experience, focus is more important than speed.
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that when your focus isn't high enough for the guy you're facing down, he'll just outdraw and shoot you before you even get your gun out. There seems to be a "threshold"-value for all the enemy characters (at least in the duel challenge). Early ones like Pat Garret seem to need around 80% for you to stand a chance, while later ones (Jesse James, Billy the Kid) seem to require at least 90%.

80% is definetly not good enough on later duels. Try to get both values above 90. Speed 100% and focus 93 - 95% are totally doable with a bit of practice. After the draw, wait a tiny bit for the crosshairs to tighten ("tiny bit" being the keyword here), correct your aim (if neccessary) and don't fire until you're sure you're on target. Sometimes you do get a second shot, but I wouldn't rely on it. If your focus was high enough and your aim was good before the draw, the crosshairs will appear pretty much on target, giving you a chance to almost instantly shoot. You still should wait for the (red) crosshairs to appear though, otherwise your shot will probably miss.

Other than that: Use small corrections on both speed and focus. Overcompensating is your worst enemy in those showdowns.

Oh and BTW: With practice, you can beat the Mexican standoff honorably, killing both guys with a headshot. I just did it.. :)