Desperados III Review (valentin)
Q: What is the game like?
Your characters are dropped onto a map at point A with the objective of reaching point B where they'd show you a cutscene, and then reaching an escape point. There are multiple hostiles along the way, you have to trick them so they won't notice you. Fortunately, they aren't too smart
There is also a movie before and after each mission
Q: Stealth? I'd rather take them out with my gun!
There are always more hostiles than you have bullets, so I'm sorry to disappoint you. You still can eliminate them, but not in the way you'd imagine
Q: Is it challenging?
It will make you scratch your head a few times. However, if you struggle to come up with an elegant solution, there is always a fallback option - just stealthily kill enemies one by one and walk like a king through an empty map. It's much easier, although extremely tedious
Q: What's the overall quality of the game (graphics, UI, sound design, attention to details, game balance, bugs, etc)?
It's extremely high in every aspect. However, the main activity here is tricking the AI, and for that to be satisfying, you'd want the AI to be somewhat smart. It's not
Q: What's the best thing about the game?
Nothing has really clicked with me, it's just a decent game overall
Q: What could stop me from buying the game?
Aside from the AI issue, it becomes repetitive rather quickly. As the game progresses, you won't encounter new enemies or get new weapons to play with. It's the same exact thing from the first mission to the last
Additionally, it lacks replayability. Even though missions have multiple solutions, the enemies are always placed in the exact same positions, doing the exact same things at the exact same intervals of time, with no variety whatsoever. You can't even take different characters on a mission. It's essentially a one-run game
Q: So, what would be the final recommendation?
Highly overrated, but still a solid 8/10 game. I recommend it for both rtt enthusiasts and everyone else