


It's a run-of-the-mill storyline of revenge, but the stellar voice acting lends a distinct personality to each of the characters, from sweet-natured Hector to irascible Doctor McCoy. You observe, you try, you fail, again and again, and then suddenly one tumbler falls into place with a satisfying click, and the others quickly follow. Each area feels like picking a difficult lock. Still, Desperados 3 is unadulterated fun. Desperados 3 suffers a little from this, as each mission completion screen shows unearned badges for unmet - and previously unstated - objectives. When game developers focus too much on replayability, it can detract from the experience of the first playthrough. 16 levels mean there’s tons of hours here. Though not every enemy needs to be killed to reach the objective, levels when spedran still take 20 or more minutes and many levels taking 45 mins to an hour and a half. You are rewarded with stars if you do optional challenge objective specific to the map such as so many environment kills or not using a certain abilities or completing a harder objective first or speed running which all add to the replay ability of the game. The levels and objectives tend to be pretty open ended on how you achieve them though you’re pulled generally in the path of least resistance. The story is common fare of a western though well written and voice acted. And an alarm sounded would be certain death. A lot of the game is spent looking for the perfect way in or weakness in their patrols to pull off the attack undetected after all its about 2 to 5 vs 40-70 enemies. Furthermore the level design was done so carefully to give you multiple ways to complete each mission.

Every characters abilities were well thought out and balanced so all 5 characters were used rather evenly. These are all coordinated to create the perfect combo to take out the baddies, for example, in an ally and off the rooftops in the same breath. These variables may determine how you plan your attack and where and how it’ll take place and with which characters using which gear and abilities. Additionally they all have have limitations and inabilities when it comes to speed, stealth takedowns, or ability to climb or swim complicating who you can take into a particular area to plan your attack. Each character has their own special abilities such as possession of an enemy, disguise, sniper, healing, quick takedowns, etc. You lure, distract, quick takedown into the shadows, evade, range kill, or go loud when appropriate and the noise is contained are all actions you can use to clear an area. Gameplay consists of studying enemy patrols and movements and seeing whom can see what and where blind spots are to plan your attack. Plan your moves wisely and execute them perfectly in real-time to sneak past your enemies while remaining undetected.When I first was reading reviews for this game and hearing about spending upwards of 30 min meticulously planning a perfect takedown of a group of baddies before moving forward it seemed off putting but having the game in your hands and pulling it off is very satisfying.

Combine your specialists to overcome tough challenges in many different ways. Kate can fool almost any man with the right outfit and kill discretely with her hidden gun. Cold-blooded bounty hunter McCoy likes to be methodical, using lures, knockout gas, poison syringes and a custom long-range pistol. Strongman Hector carries a giant beartrap and can slay the toughest opponents with his trusty axe. The leader of his team is Cooper, drifter and gunslinger, who can kill quietly with a knife or take out multiple foes with his revolvers. You take control of this ragtag band becoming a highly functional group of unlikely heroes and heroines. They make their way from the mountains of Colorado to the heart of Louisiana, then finally to New Mexico, right back into Cooper's past. On his quest for redemption, Cooper joins forces with the runaway bride Kate O'Hara, shady Arthur "Doc" McCoy, the giant trapper Hector and a mysterious lady from New Orleans. On his quest for redemption, Cooper joins forces with the runaway bride Kate O'Hara, shady Arthur "Doc" McCoy, the giant trapper Hector and a On his epic journey through 1870s USA and Mexico, John Cooper will have to take responsibility for mistakes that have been made in the past.
