![]() ![]() Everything you do matters, and that’s interesting to me despite it being a frivolous, hilarious game with lots of dry humor, it has a story to tell that you unravel as you go. So you head into the West, to the town of Dirtwater. After a few quests in the starting dustbowl town, you start to head West, but you can bring a partner! A variety of folks you have worked with will come with you … but you don’t have to have a teammate. Well, at the cost of my hair color Libby’s hair turned white and lost a permanent 3 Moxie for my dealing with the evil forces. One of the paths I walked, I decided to read the Nex-Mex manuals I found, which taught spooky, skeleton-related spells but at the cost of my sanity. From a Bean Barrier to a Bean Golem… but all spells aren’t bean related. The Beanslinger has an Infinite Can of Beans, and can learn new spells from finding/buying books, which teaches new ways to use those beans. I spent more time trying to figure out which class I really wanted than I did most decisions in the game. The Moxie class is the “Snake Oiler”, who wields a Six-Gun and has a briefcase full of live snakes! Oh, dear a Snake Oil Peddler. The Muscle class is “Cow Puncher” who just happens to be skilled at punching cows. Personally, I play “Libby Littlefield, Beanslinger”. So before you can head West, you have to have a character class. You can mine for it, you can acquire it in battle, you can rummage through piles of skeletons for it. Meat returns also! Yes, Meat is still the currency of the game. But now there are more, Western-themed stats to join them: Grit, Gumption, and Glamour. It helps, but not much! The same stat system, each play off of the classes. If you didn’t play Kingdom of Loathing, fear not, you don’t need to have mastered the nuances of that browser game to play this. ![]() But this won’t stop you! Well, maybe it won’t. Portals to Hell erupt across the land and began possessing the Cows, and now we have Hellcows. West of Loathing takes place after “The Cows Come Home”. No matter the item, it seems to have a use, depending on how you play. No matter how silly you might think something is, don’t forget it. It has tons of side-stories, missions, lore, that all gets tied up at the end. Your only course of action? Head into the Wild West! What I love about this game is that it has a hilarious, off-beat story, but it still makes sense, if you really think about it. If you try to head east again you can see a sign that says you aren’t allowed back in Topeka. Huh? Huh? Well, West of Loathing is a sequel made by Asymmetric Games, and instead of being in the Kingdom, you’re from Kansas! Yes, you have left Topeka behind forever, and you can’t go back. A stick-figure “MMORPG”, featuring hand-drawn stick figures, more puns than you can shake a stick at. He is tall, Scottish, and has a beard.Kingdom of Loathing is one of the best games you might not have ever played. Graham Smith ( is the managing editor of Rock, Paper, Shotgun. He is always sure to grab at only the low hangingest of flutes. He's a writer and designer on the indie hacking MMO Hackmud and publishing lead for Hytale.Īlex Wiltshire ( writes about games for PC Gamer, RPS and Edge, and is also the author of some books. Marsh Davies ( is an illustrator, game developer, and former words person for Mojang.Ĭhris Thursten ( is a writer, presenter, and game developer. ![]() Her expertise spans wildlife photography, biscuits, IP law, opposites, art, and counting. Philippa Warr ( is a creator of miscellany. Tom Senior ( is the online editor of PC Gamer and occasionally writes about things that have gone into his eyes, ears or mouth on his blog, BlamBlamBoom. Tom Francis ( is an indie developer and former PC Gamer writer.
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