![]() ![]() This is a sandbox through and through, and a damn fun one at that. Sure it might not be that deep on story, but that’s not the reason to play Desperados III. I’m really excited to see clips of the inventive ways players manage to beat levels. The gameplay completely steals the show a tight, rewarding experience if you’ve got the patience to persevere and not be a scrub like me. ![]() To wrap up, Desperados III is one of the most ambitious real time tactical stealth games I can remember playing, both in terms of scale and ways you can approach the game. In a game where every detail of a mission feels as fine tuned as a grandfather clock, these crossmap conversations felt like an irritating oversight. The main culprit that kept coming up for me was the way your team can talk it hushed whispers despite being on opposite ends of the map. I did find it less excusable how the emphasis on gameplay occasionally comes at the expense of immersion. Just don’t go in expecting a sprawling story ala Red Dead Redemption. This isn’t a huge deal, as it’s the sandbox gameplay that rightfully takes centrestage, and actually makes it easier for new players to jump into the series without having to catch up on reams and reams of lore. Most missions are as simple as getting from point A to point b. What is a little less contentious is the lack of a narrative. Of course, this is very much a matter of personal taste, and I’m sure more seasoned players of tactical stealth games won’t suffer the same pitfalls I did. It does feel good to finally succeed, but I wonder if I would’ve stuck with it, had I not had to review it. Maintaining a full stealth run can be extremely difficult, and at times I found the constant quicksaving and restarting really frustrating. But the gameplay difficulty of Desperados III falls somewhere between the two. Now normally in these reviews I’ll tell you what I enjoyed, and then dive into the bad. I found myself relying on this a tad too much, but I can’t argue it doesn’t fit in with the whole cowboy aesthetic. A split second can be the difference between a flawlessly executed plan and a total catastrophe!īut if you haven’t got the patience for the sneak, you can always rely on your sheer firepower to blast your way out of trouble. However playing purely stealth will require constant quicksaving and restarts as the AI is pretty spot on. Naturally, as a largely stealth based game it’s better to coordinate attacks to take out targets before they even know you’re there. For example, you might overhear that the heavy sign two pesky guards are standing under is a little loose, and it wouldn’t take much to make it tumble down on top of them.Īnd with this grand scale comes plenty of variety, both in terms of content and the ways you can approach gameplay. Here you can walk around without drawing attention to yourself, listening out for clues to help you with your next plan. Some of my favourite sequences came from non-combat zones. There’s so many puzzles to solve and ways to utilise the environment to take out enemies, that you can expect to sink at least 30 hours into it. The sense of scale is unlike anything I’ve seen in an RTT game before. You’ll go from the swamps of Louisiana to the rugged landscape of Colorado and even south of the border to Mexico. But is Desperados III any good? Watch on to find out…įirstly, the biggest strength of the game is the maps they’re rich, varied and require real lateral thinking to beat. I went into the experience having never played a Desperados game before, so hoped that the prequel nature of it would help make it accessible to greenhorns such as myself. ![]() Utilising squad based action, you have to coordinate plans however you see fit to solve puzzles and eliminate your enemies. Serving as a prequel, players will find themselves in the Wild West of the 1870s, exploring the origins of the protagonist John Cooper. You’re not going to want to miss it.ĭesperados III is the latest entry in the Western themed real time stealth series, and the first since the 2007 spinoff Helldorado. We’ll tell you everything you need to know before you play, but before I do, make sure to hit subscribe and the notification bell for reviews, interviews, features and more. Hey how’s it going guys! Welcome to our review of Desperados III, available for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. We’ll tell you everything you need to know before you play. Watch our review of the Western themed RTT game – Desperados III!Ĭheck out our review of Desperados III – the latest entry in the Western themed real time stealth series. ![]()
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