These story and RPG sequences are always shown on a map with icons, text and dialogue choices.Ĭombat takes place in small environments where both sides take turns. It is also possible to trade tobacco and liquor across settlements. Players can use the gold to invest in additional weapons and items, including bartering, but it is possible to invest in advanced mining technique as well, for chances of more gold. For instance, Warren has several ways to try and lift a curse for his father, other families will ask for help with no immediate return, and there are several mines that can be entered with limited permits using different techniques providing varying yields of gold. Using icons, different locations on a map can be visited with role-playing elements for conversations, small quests and many encounters that involve choices and consequences. Every scenario generally has the player starting over again, as advancements are not shared between scenarios.īetween the several combat sequences the story unfolds gradually. While several scenarios continue the main story with Warren at the center, there are several spin-off scenarios, like vignettes, that introduce additional, separate characters, but with many common elements for the themes and stories. Oregon was never reached and they tried their hand at farming instead, also prospecting mines to collect enough gold to aim for Oregon again. The game then starts several years later when the son, Warren, has grown into the man. The father has to rescue her, which is played as an interactive tutorial. In a small village along the way, overrun by outlaws, the mother is kidnapped. The main story has frontier themes and tells how a couple and their son travel the Oregon Trail. From the main menu eight scenarios can be unlocked eventually, with three difficulty settings and optional modifiers such as combat injuries (debuffs for damaged characters, but stronger over time) and ironman where the entire scenario needs to be restarted if a critical character is killed. The player controls up to four characters through several scenarios with mechanics reminiscent of the X-COM games. Hard West is a turn-based strategy game in a western setting combined with some supernatural elements.
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