Its synth-ish music reminded me of John Carpenter’s Halloween, which adds a touch of horror to Weird West’s vibe. It features a beautiful (lightly) cel-shaded art style that feels especially distinct thanks to Weird West’s three isometric view points – far-out camera angle, a mid-angle, and a close zoom. Weird West’s puzzle-like twin-stick shooter combat wasn’t the only thing that piqued my interest. I began to view them as small puzzles that doubled as opportunities to gun down some local gang members, and in doing so, Weird West’s more immersive sim-nature shined.

In my couple of hours with Weird West, it was these combat scenarios that intrigued me most. I especially like that Weird West isn’t super generous with ammunition, too, because it forced me to cycle through all the weapons at my disposal quite often. Different guns have different ranges and damage outputs, and fortunately, switching between them is easy even in the heat of an intense battle. You use either your WASD keys or your left joystick to move around the area and your mouse or right stick to aim a sightline on-screen in classic twin-stick shooter fashion. The weapon will come with a precision Bolt modification and Micro Missiles. It has the same scope, but a semi-auto mode that takes 4 bullets. Regardless of what you decide to do, combat plays out the same way mechanically. The Heavy Cannon is a new weapon arriving in DOOM Eternal, as it functions similarly to a heavy assault rifle from the 2016 DOOM.

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