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Weird West received "generally positive" reviews for PC and Xbox One [9] [11] and "mixed or average" reviews for PlayStation 4, according to review aggregator Metacritic. [10] Destructoid liked the game's compelling story, world, exploration, frantic combat, and player choice, but lamented the presence of technical issues. [12]
This section is for Western games that have non-traditional themes or hybrid genres such as Space Western, Sci-fi West, Fantasy Western, Hybrid Western (e.g. Horror Western, Film noir, Martial arts (genre), anthropomorphic animal characters), neo-Western (Contemporary settings/times), Post-apocalyptic West, Weird West (Also can have supernatural, steampunk, superhero themes), among many others.
Weird West, also known as Weird Western, is a term used for the hybrid genres of fantasy Western, horror Western and science fiction Western. [1] The term originated with DC's Weird Western Tales in 1972, but the idea is older as the genres have been blended since the 1930s, possibly earlier, in B-movie Westerns, comic books, movie serials and pulp magazines. [1]
As a continuation of Deadlands: Hell on Earth, Lost Colony features a number of similar character types to both the Weird West and Hell on Earth.Sykers, Harrowed, and Cyborgs are available as playable options, and while not expressly stated, many other character classes such as Hucksters, Martial Artists and Blessed are also playable.
Deadlands: The Weird West saw an update in 2006 as Deadlands: Reloaded. The Reloaded line updates the setting and brings the rules in line with Pinnacle's current flagship product, Savage Worlds . Hell on Earth: Reloaded was released digitally in July, 2012, with a print version to follow later in the year.
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Pinnacle Entertainment Group published the "Weird West" horror role-playing game Deadlands in 1996, and followed up with a variety of supplements, including Fire & Brimstone, a 138-page softcover book designed by John Goff, with interior art by Mike Chen, Mike Clem, James Crabtree, Paul Daly, Kim DeMulder, Geoff Hassing, Scott James, Jeff Lahren, Ashe Marler, Allen Nunis, Andy Park, and Loston ...
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