I've just finished my third village and so far...
...it's even better than the original!
There are a couple of key additions to the original formula that make it even better:
1) I've only had one level with the train, but it really does throw a great curveball into the gameplay. The game already felt like you had to be 10 places at once. Now, make that 11. It's good, though.
2) Without giving much away, the way the extra ranger changes up the gameplay is really great. Makes me think that this game could thrive as a multiplayer game at some point.
3) At one point I had a duel. I'm playing Red Dead Redemption at the same time and, I gotta say, I liked the way Rolling Western handled this feature even better.
4) So far, I'm still in the usual desert levels. No new enemy types so far. But there are some different terrain features that are interesting. Dillon gets his Tony Hawk on a few times.
5) My man Russ! He actually is useful, now. His Battle Reports at the end of the fighting are valuable for planning each days attack. It does mean that you get sort of a cheat sheet on where to put your weapons - which might prove in the long run to be a bit too much help - but right now I kind of like the way it works. And you could always just ignore the reports if it gets to be too much hand-holding.
6) Looks like there's a story a-brewing... Dillon is turning into something of a badass.
Yeah, right now, if the game keeps this up, I might even recommend new players start with Rolling Western 2. |
