![]() ![]() ![]() Whereas the text-based Kingdom of Loathing was only really playable on a computer, West of Loathing is designed to be played on a mobile device or a PC. The game also takes the Loathing universe mobile. (I’ve played the demo twice as different classes, and I will confirm that it felt like a complete experience to me.) Also, as a parent, I do love that West of Loathing will not consume my life. Simmons says that gamers can play four hours of the game and feel satisfied with the game, or put in several more. The developers get that (“We’ve gotten older, too,” says Simmons.) The single-player West of Loathing is Asymmetric’s answer. The all-consuming nature of Kingdom of Loathing turned out to be a problem for some of the original gamers, who had to give it up as their lives got busier. West of Loathing is designed to be a single-player RPG with a beginning and an end, unlike Kingdom of Loathing, which is an almost infinite experience it’s been running since 2003, and the developers write almost a novel of new material for it every year, according to Simmons. You can be a Cow-Puncher (that’s the fighting class), Bean-Slinger (that’s the mage, since as the demo states, “fighting and cooking are inextricably linked”), or a Snake Oiler (I’m going to go with rogue for that one.) You then head out to your first town to learn how to survive. You’re seeking your fortune out there - a dangerous gambit, since The Cows have recently Come Home, destroying everything in their fiery, undead wake.Īs in Kingdom of Loathing, you choose your gender and class at the start. Here’s the story: You are leaving your home and family to go West. ![]() “Westerns are an unexplored genre,” said producer Kevin Simmons of Asymmetric Publications, who was showing the West of Loathing demo at PAX East. If you’ve ever been a Kingdom of Loathing fan, there’s a new stick figure sheriff in town: West of Loathing. ![]()
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