Hello everybody, I’m Tomasz from Flying Wild Hog, Lead Producer on Evil West, our bizarre west, third-person, motion fight journey recreation now obtainable for Xbox One and Xbox Collection X|S. At this time, I’d wish to dive into the distinctive world we’ve created for Evil West, and inform you about what impressed the temper, environments, and artwork in our gothic horror, spaghetti western joyride.
Bizarre West is sort of a distinct segment style in video games, so we have been actually enthusiastic about all of the unexplored territory right here. We’ve been impressed by works which take established tropes and put very attention-grabbing spins on them. Take Mike Mignola’s “Hellboy” comedian for instance, which takes gothic parts and makes them lighter with a laid-back principal character.
Brian Azzarello’s “Moonshine” comedian does an analogous factor, mixing vampire tropes with actual historical past to nice impact. One other nice instance is Netflix’s “Castlevania” sequence, the place the monster hunter occupation is solid in a distinct gentle by very human and weak characters.
In Evil West, we uproot European vampires and plant them within the outdated American West. As soon as we did that, a lot of the world grew naturally, and we simply needed to comply with the weeds of our inventive guts taking us into lovely, darkish, and sudden locations. The vampires in Evil West have found a brand new and harmful energy, and now the wild west should progress or perish. The response is the lightning-powered gauntlet, developed by the vampire-hunting Rentier Institute, a software each brutal and chic.
The gauntlet match completely each by way of setting and gameplay; the vampire hunters received one thing new towards the rising menace, and now we had an superior lightning-powered melee-centric weapon to create combo-based, fast-paced fight with a spectacular, gory presentation. Plus all of the weapons, after all, can’t neglect in regards to the weapons! Shotgun, rifle, and flamethrower, to call just a few.
The Wild West means extra than simply the standard rocky deserts and canyons although. In our weirder Wild West, the sundown paints the panorama blood purple and stretching shadows mingle with crawling monstrosities. Gaunt figures carry out darkish rituals in deserted shacks whereas creatures from folklore stalk the twilight.
We’ve got all kinds of iconic Wild West-inspired places which have been twisted with darkish horror: from trains to banks, desert cities to snowy mountains, and past that, gaping subterranean tombs, smoke-choked industrial factories, and extra.
It was additionally vital for us to ramp up the stakes and scale of the places as you progress, with some actually mind-blowing levels for the grand finale. The dusty desert border city is a good place for us to begin, however even this location has been twisted to some extent.
To realize the temper we needed by way of artwork course, we did a number of bending of actuality. We wish it to be acquainted sufficient to acknowledge, however with one thing that also feels completely different. For instance, to create a extra gothic, twisted temper for our wild west cities, we added one or two further flooring to many of the buildings, together with extra balconies and stairways. It makes the buildings appear to loom over you, whereas nonetheless resembling the standard western frontier cities you’ve seen in your favourite motion pictures.
We hope you’ve loved this dip into the world of Evil West, and what impressed it. The entire crew has labored tremendous exhausting on nailing the sport’s really feel and magnificence. I can’t look ahead to you all to punch your first vampire in half. It’s going to be one hell of a experience!
Evil West is developed by Flying Wild Hog and printed by Focus Leisure. It’s now obtainable on Xbox Collection X|S and Xbox One.
Evil West
Focus Leisure
$59.99
Evil by no means sleeps… however it bleeds.
A darkish menace consumes the American frontier. As one of many final brokers in a prime secret vampire-hunting institute, you’re the closing line between humanity and a deep-rooted terror that now emerges from the shadows. Rise as much as develop into a Wild West Superhero, eradicate the vampire menace and save america!
In visceral, explosive fight, unleash hell together with your firearms, lightning-fueled gauntlet and devices. Kill bloodthirsty monstrosities in model as a lone hunter or in co-op with a good friend. Discover and struggle in a narrative-driven marketing campaign whereas upgrading your weapons and searching instruments. Unlock new perks to evolve your monster-slaying mastery, crafting your personal playstyle to defeat the supernatural hordes.
• Battle alone or with a good friend in trendy, gory motion fight
• Myths and legends retold inside a stylised, bizarre wild west universe
• Evolve with perks, upgradable weapons, and instruments
• Discover and struggle by a story-driven marketing campaign to avoid wasting America
