Evil West is if Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter & God of War (2016) had a lovechild who came out on Xbox 360

This is B-Movie: The Game. Camp, bloody, fun, and simple. This game does not do anything incredible, new, or insane, however, what it does do, is good. Nothing to ride home about.

Short ass game. I beat it in about 8.5 hours, but if you took your time, maybe 11-13 hrs. While I like the game, the time alone is reason enough to never buy it full price at 50$. There is not enough single-playthrough content for 50$. Even then, post-credit content is just replaying the same game or missions.

- The Gameplay

The gameplay is the epitome if a Western Action RPG during the era of the Xbox 360. It's combat feels nice enough to skip all the story and just punch ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. It feels very reminiscent of God of War (2016) with in it's melee combat and it's gruesome kills, but you can tell it has a Dark Souls inspiration with how the enemy & boss designs make you interact with the character kit. Especially with the hit and run gameplay that you have to start doing in the late-game, but because of the powers you are given, it is on speed, crack, and gunpowder. The game does make a good job to make you feel like a badass.

With the RPG system, it feels good. There is a currency equipment upgrade system that is very simple. Look around the map to find sacks of gold to spend on equipment upgrades. That, and the collectibels, is the only reason why you would really explore the map. The leveling system is small since you around level 20 when you hit the credits, but the upgrades are, majoritively, major upgrades. You can also, for free, change your points and equipment spending around, which is really nice.

The map is, and the game, is so damn linear. It's a straight line that has some curves by having some incredibly simple puzzles a child that can sort shapes can do. The Game's way to tell the player where to go, by interactable glowing chains, does limit how the player can interact with said map, but also does actually confuse what is an optional exploration zone, and sometimes how is something interactable, since they use the same piece of interactable material that is meant to only drop down as a climable piece in some areas. It is not always clear.

- The Story

It is literally a Cheesy, Campy, Bloody, B-Movie Action-Horror film. Where you play a Vampire Hunter with Electricity Powers and Guns inspired by the steam-punk era.

- Overall

Buy this game on sale, get some beer or green, and enjoy your weekend.