Westard
- January 10, 2018
- SIEIDI Ltd
Get on Steam"Westard is a historical real-time strategy game that offers single-player, co-op, and PvP modes. In Westard, players can rob banks, blow up vaults, and take down other players to collect money. With manual weapon handling and limited ammo, strategy and quick thinking are crucial in multiplayer PvP modes such as Robbery and Classic deathmatch."
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has great gun physics and a satisfying shooting experience, making it enjoyable for fans of westerns.
- It offers a fun co-op campaign experience, allowing players to enjoy the game with friends despite its current state.
- The art style and atmosphere are appealing, providing a decent western feel that immerses players in the setting.
- The game appears to be abandoned, with a low player base and many bugs that hinder gameplay, including performance issues and unresponsive mechanics.
- Movement controls are frustrating, as they are tied to controller orientation rather than head orientation, making navigation difficult.
- The AI is simplistic and often unresponsive, leading to a lack of challenge and immersion during combat.
- stability16 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is widely criticized for its instability, with numerous reports of bugs, glitches, and low frame rates significantly impacting gameplay. While some players acknowledge the typical issues associated with early access titles, the extent of the problems has led to frustration and a perception that the game may be abandoned. Overall, stability remains a major concern for users.
“As far as I can tell, this game has been abandoned and is a buggy mess.”
“I haven't even made it to the bank yet as the game just glitches out before I can get there.”
“- massive stutters and glitches for the gameplay area, unable to play with it like this low FPS.”
- gameplay16 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
Gameplay reviews highlight a mix of strengths and weaknesses. While the shooting mechanics, particularly the loading and firing of weapons, are praised for their realism and tension, players report significant issues with glitches, low FPS, and unresponsive controls that hinder the overall experience. The game features some cool mechanics, like the Hollywood-style flip-reload, but these are overshadowed by frustrating gameplay elements.
“The shooting mechanics are almost perfect and add to the tension and feeling of success when nailing a target from yards away.”
“It's still a little glitchy, but the mechanics of loading, cocking, and firing the various rifles and shotguns are spot on, and being able to do the Hollywood-style flip-reload is really impressive.”
“Graphics and shooting gameplay are cool, especially the reloading mechanics.”
“The gameplay is plagued by massive stutters and glitches, making it nearly unplayable due to low FPS.”
“The game mechanics are tricky and unresponsive; reloading the shotgun requires so much effort that it renders the gun useless in a firefight.”
“It's okay, but the gun mechanics weren't for me and the servers are dead.”
- graphics16 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 31 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The graphics are characterized by a simple, cartoon-like style that many players find effective and appealing, contributing to an enjoyable aesthetic. While there are no options to enhance the graphics, the colorful art and attention to detail in elements like gun mechanics create an immersive experience reminiscent of a western movie. Overall, the art style is well-received, with players appreciating its charm despite the lack of high-end realism.
“The art style is cool, the guns look and sound great, and I really enjoyed having to pull the hammer or cock the gun after firing every round.”
“There aren't even any graphics options to make it better.”
“Although the graphics are simple and cartoon-like, I found them to be effective and appealing.”
“It may not be surreal with the highest level of graphics, but it feels like you're in a real western movie.”
- optimization6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The optimization of the game has been widely criticized, with users reporting constant stuttering, frame drops, and even softlocks, rendering it unplayable. Many attribute these issues to the game's early access status, suggesting that performance problems are expected at this stage.
“Every other game of mine runs perfectly fine, but this game just has constant stuttering and frame drops, making it unplayable.”
“Performance seems to have problems as well and even resulted in a softlock, but that's to be expected on the first day of early access.”
“Garbage performance.”
- story6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is perceived as straightforward and engaging, offering a fun challenge for both solo and cooperative play. However, players express disappointment over the lack of weapon selection at the start of missions and suggest that the game would benefit from additional progression elements, such as leveling up and unlocking new content.
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users find the reloading mechanic tedious and frustrating, particularly noting issues with controllers colliding and the revolver cylinder spinning uncontrollably after loading the last bullet. This suggests a need for improvements in the reloading system to enhance gameplay experience.
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is consistently praised as exceptional, with multiple users highlighting its immersive and engaging qualities.
