I think they just wanted to do something a bit different with the Sniper since they had one in Shadow Tactics as well. I think the game has plenty of cohesion and really gets the theme.
Also, I think Doc goes back to the original Desperados with the sniper pistol.
I grant you that the frontier doc whose also a sniper might be a stretch, but how far have you gotten? The rest of the characters felt pretty thematic to me, and there are some really cool ones down the line.
-Tom
For some reason I completely forgot this game existed, but I have played it and loved it. I am also completely surprised that Desperados 3 is by the same developer! It shows how blind I have come into this.
Alas, I am only a few missions into the game. Will be very happy to change my opinion as I go through, It was just an initial first impression that I would rather be playing a new Commandos game than this wild west adventure. Which is strange, as world war 2 is vastly overrepresented and westerns underrepresented in game settings. Perhaps the fact I just spent 70+ hours in Red Dead 2 (which was wonderful) has led to subconscious theme fatigue.
You’ll be glad to know the missions get better, too. You’re in for a treat!
-Tom
So for those who have played both, would you recommend this or Shadow Tactics?
They are both good. I think Desperados is overall the better more refined game but also setting may impact your decision. If you have a strong love of ninjas, play Shadow Tactics, if you love the old west Desperados. If the setting doesn’t hold much sway either way then probably Desperados.
I finally got around to firing this up again, and boy howdy did I get sucked in. Sunk over 20 hours into it over the weekend. I really love the level design, with what will initially seem like an insurmountable mass of patrols breaking down upon closer examination into a series of discrete encounters to be puzzled out and solved. Despite the levels usually taking me 2+ hours to complete, it manages to trigger that “just one more group!” response.
It’s also really letting me indulge my typical stealth game approach of slowly and methodically taking out every single enemy on a map. Ain’t nothing but tumbleweeds left moving by the time I’m done.
Hehe… I’m the same! Really love just methodically cleaning up the place. All the bodies nicely removed from the map and disappeared into the bushes…
I did get a laugh out of the mission where I was tasked with defending a homestead from the evil company goons. Which I imagine was greatly appreciated.
What was likely less appreciated was that I dumped every single body down their wells.
Hope no one needs drinking water anytime soon.
On a mission now in New Orleans, and after deciding it was too inconvenient trying to pull off my suspicious activities outside the view of civilians, I’m now determined to chloroform and hide every damned person milling about in this town.
If they can’t keep their business to themselves, well, that’s on them.
Desperados 3 is free on steam starting 1PM ET Sept 16.
How is that possible, they will make zero profit?!?!
Checked on Steam, its FREE to play for 3 days. ;)
Play Desperados III
Play for free! Ends in 3 days
Awww shit, that was quite a desperate trick!
OK, so Titan Quest and Jagged Alliance are free for reals, but Desperados is only the weekend.
Sort of. Mimimi Games are self-funding and self-publishing their next game. Unannouced but probably in the same genre. So they’re squeezing their games’ long tails with new add-ons and some action, to keep the money coming in.