The other game I played was Luckslinger, a side scrolling action platformer where luck is a measurable commodity. Also, it’s completely, 100% free, meaning you have nothing to lose by trying it out. It’s mild compared to more complete games, but it’s clear that a lot of love went into its production. It touches on the classic Western idea of a person being drawn in by more and more violence and how that creates an endless cycle that’s exceptionally difficult to break out of. Its brevity means that your mileage with the game will vary but I had a good time while it lasted. It revolves (hehe) around a series of duels, where you must pull your gun by holding the mouse button and swinging the look icon downwards before aiming as fast as you can and pulling the trigger. ![]() In the amount of time I sat down, opened my computer, and started typing this, you can beat Dead Horizon easily. It’s essentially a short story in video game form. The first game I goofed around with was Dead Horizon, a point and click adventure game where you control a young woman named Bonnie Starr who goes on to be a legendary gunslinger. ![]() ![]() This week I dove back into the more Western side of video games with two pixelated, but very different takes on the old West. Our gaming editors share what games are trending in their personal zeitgeist in this week’s edition of We’re Just Playing.
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