#Hard west hard times series#

A game I knew I was eventually going to play, once I got around to it, and one that I assured myself I would love, because its wild west XCOM. A game that mentally used to sit in my mind as wild west XCOM. However, this is not a review of XCOM, but rather of Hard West. Even if I haven't played them (or beaten them) I am a sucker for these games and can buy them usually sight unseen if I know it is going to be a turn based strategy game.

Fire Emblem, Wargroove, Empire of Sin, the list goes on. Those games, while not perfect have spawned a love for the turn based strategy game that I have then carried elsewhere. I played that game to death (eventually getting all achievements), only to then be wowed by X-COM 2 war of the chosen. It combined both my love of board games and video games together, but it also allowed me to think through my actions before having anything happen. It quickly became one of my favorite games, and then spawned a love for a genre I foolishly ignored for most of my life. No where was that more clear when I first played the X-COM remake for the 360. Perhaps it is because I am a slow old man, but I like being able to take my time, plan what I am going to do and then execute.

I learned that as I got older, I have found that my favorite genres are more cerebral instead of fast action. Check out previous blog entries for other games.

#Hard west hard times series#

This is an ongoing series where I attempt to play and complete every game ever to determine where it ranks all time.