Evil West - I needed this

Evil West (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S/One) is a refreshingly "old school" 360/PS3 era style game that was flawed but fun to play through. Let's chat.
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[@JakeBaldino]

after doing the Before You Buy video I just kinda wanted to pop off off-the-cuff over here. This is like one of those weird games that you get from Blockbuster that you knew wasn't perfect but didn't really care. consider playing it at one point if you get what I meant in this video

[@heavenlyskull]

Exactly 💯 and everything I want in a video game... blood, guts and glory. All hail the evil in the west .

[@GalacticEmpireLabs]

I'm feeling it, I plan on getting it on PS5. Reminds me of cowboys and aliens

[@nikolaipersad4098]

THIS!!

[@jordanblaydes9410]

Bought the game right after watching the Before You Buy. Your enthusiasm is infectious. I think this is exactly the game I need in my life right now.

[@davidludwig7501]

Im just gonna say it already. We need more good vampire games. Legacy of Kain series I'm talking about you. Remember Bloodrayne back in the day? Oh man. When we gonna get Vampire Bloodlines 2? Still waiting.

[@anzakhan253]

As I get older, these are the type of games I enjoy the most. Just simple, straight forward, and fun. The thing I want after work is to turn my brain off and have fun. Glad these games are still being made.

[@alexrogers9051]

Yeah I agree, I just want the other good games as well.

[@nikolaipersad4098]

THIS!!

[@brycamp3237]

Same! When I was younger I did everything hard mode, 100% complete. Now I just put everything in easy mode and only focus on campaign

[@speedracer2please]

My thoughts exactly. I don't have time to finish most games, or the patience for all the grinding and daily objectives and stuff, I just want a dense, over-the-top use of my free time

[@XTheManX]

Couldn't agree more no shop, no servers, just gameplay and no surprise mechanics. Pure bliss

[@rise4097]

This game makes me feel like It's 2005, I just got back from GameStop, the oven is preheating for my pizza rolls. Such a fun, chill game!

[@zechariahross1444]

Uh my dude, don't forget the Mt.Dew!!!! All jacked up on the Dew!!!

[@tonygicz8]

Pizza rolls in the oven?

[@jagj6478]

Like when Gears of War was good

[@battleborn1055]

This game sold me simply on the fact that you're a cowboy who fights vampires. That concept alone just sounds like 10 kinds of awesome. Got my pre-order in, ready to play tomorrow

[@CagedSUPERMAN]

This game sold me alone on their trailer making fun of all other developers

[@bigmonkeking9067]

I always thought this was gonna be a sleeper hit and a blast to the past.

[@DEVILTAZ35]

I remember Bulletstorm was quite polarising as well.

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

I've been looking forward to this game so much. It reminds me a bit of Remnant, which owned my life for an entire month.

[@buggiemara4902]

@Worst Case Scenario Is it "difficult" (and I say it with quotes because difficulty is relative) like Remnants?

[@lawliet25]

Man Remnant was underrated, had so much fun with my friend, it's coop was perfect. Had over 70 hours in it and the best part is that we got it for free from egs. Wish more games, especially souls games implement their coop system, so seamless and fun.

[@TylerSmith-kn7jk]

When this game was first revealed a while back I remember thinking it reminded me of remnant. Damn I almost forgot how awesome that game was.

[@momsspaghetti4064]

You play it yet? I am getting alot of Remnant vibes and I loved that game.

[@geoffwilliams01]

Back in my day $50 was a full priced game!

[@gughunterx437]

Back in my day $30 was a full priced game... for the Atari 2600!

[@Noahmb3010]

@@gughunterx437 thats weird because game prices have actually gone down in price, even taking inflation into account

[@jerryfuquaii5790]

Atari 2600 games were 50 to 70 when they came out. That's early 80s money as well

[@syminite1]

Hahaha!! What chu know bout dat playstation underground demo disks with multiple games on it? 😂 50 bucks?? I remember when they was 39.99 in my state was 42.78 after tax. Crash bandicoot, twisted metal, one, battle arena toshenden, tobal no 1....good times.

[@gughunterx437]

@@jerryfuquaii5790 Could be for some games, though looking at the 1982 Sears catalog, they were mostly 19 to 27, with a few as high as 37. Of course in modern dollars that's probably 50 to 70.

[@derringerriley2746]

"It was like a meal.. it was like a meal from a place, where I go, I order, I know what I'm gonna get, and I'm like hell yeah. I'm gonna eat the shit out of this.. does that make sense?" Greatest description of 2022 right there folks. Great video Jake 👍

[@Glurfl]

I love me a game that doesn’t waste my time and gets straight to the point. I typically cannot spend 40 hours on a narrative game like God of War, I just hop on on weekends for a few hours and this is perfect for that

[@Odyssey-ot6nb]

I love unique games like this. Inventive and not trying to please everyone, just trying to give a good time

[@omarcomming722]

Inventive? Evil West?

[@tylertheguy3160]

I understand the kind of game and era for gaming you are describing and that is exactly what I miss. I miss going to a GameStop, finding something weird and interesting I've never heard of before, and it becoming a favorite.

[@omarcomming722]

Hard to fathom this game being anyone's favorite

[@Jactional]

@@omarcomming722 to each their own

[@Casio163]

As someone who spent his teenage years during the Xbox 360 and PS3 era and had a blast with Gears of War, Resistance and RE 5, this game seems exactly what I need. Thanks for the video, Jake!

[@AntaresLuna]

I knew the moment I saw the trailer for this game, that I had a sense of, "Is this a video-game-ass video game?!" and I was so relieved to see the gameplay look like what you described of the old 360 era of games. It may not have the exploration of Darksiders (inspired by Legend of Zelda), but it definitely had the combat of the good hack n slash games like God of War/Dante's Inferno, and I'm all for it in this day in age.

[@DEVILTAZ35]

Damn Darksiders is so much better than Zelda too. One of the best games on the 360 :)

[@morkgin2459]

Actually no, this is not hack and slash.

[@DragonElf01]

Wild Wild West will forever be a gem from my childhood, the fact that this game gave you the same vibes is comforting to be honest. Its the rough edges that give things their charm, and though it may not blow you away maybe when you randomly see the game case months or years down the line it'll bring a smile to your face. If something does that for you, it's gold.

[@magicmatson8795]

This seems like something I'll really enjoy once it goes on a decent sale

[@cryerangel]

My thoughts Exactly

[@halo2bounceguy]

$35 on CDkeys lol. That's $3.5/hr based on a 10hr estimated play time

[@doctordepression3278]

You can catch it on Fanatical currently. two games for twenty five bucks. XD

[@CasasPlays]

Evil West has exceeded all my expectations so far. I've been having a *blast* with it. The combat has been tons of fun and I love the variety of equipment you get.

[@YuniorGamboa]

Sometimes simple and fun games like this one get disregarded but I'm glad you are covering it✊

[@IDKBaseball]

Well I’m 30 and sometimes I want to play something that makes me feel like I’m playing a game from 2009 lol. Definitely gonna check this out.

[@sutripanchaudhuri2246]

I am a new gen player... Never played such games in the past like you did.. But I will say this IT WAS FUN!!! It felt repetitive and flawed but damm it was so much fun !!! I would love to play more such games in the future

[@cory1187]

Hey Jake been watching a lot more of your channel lately and just wanted to say how comforting and high quality your videos are. Been feeling crappy the last few days but your videos have helped. And yes we need more games like this, reminds me of when my dad got me and my brothers our first Xbox 360 and it came with AC 2 and darksiders

[@vaultfox]

This video is exactly what I love about games media/reviewing (and the way you explain games personally!) I only got super hardcore into gaming in 2016 but had an SNES/N64 when I was a kid and you describing this game as just a simple adventure game that came out in between AAA/IP stuff made me nostalgic for a time I never experienced which has never happened before??? I only ever played/remember the big titles when I was younger because we knew they would be solid and worth the money in a day and age when you really had no idea if it anything would be good or not so we never risked it on those sorta games. Suffice to say, you sold me on this one and once I've got some more backlog out of the way I'll be picking this one up :)

[@Krazee77]

Love your passion jake! With kids work and my kids sports I'll never give up the release and relaxation video games provide. Good work as always my man

[@JakeBaldino]

Thanks Nick!

[@FrankFreezy_]

I enjoyed every single moment of this game. It definitely took me back.

[@chrizeba]

This was an easy sell for me. Exactly what I expected and wanted. Thanks for bringing info on the game. Love the channel

[@dhruvghayal]

Ps2 / early Ps3 era gamers need more games like this..15 - 20 hrs gameplay with resonable storyline.

[@The_Roosta]

I use to love games like this, I was worried with all the massive open world and open level games I'd find it hard to enjoy but I was still excited. The combat is so much fun once you can do it quick and get a flow going. It was everything I was hoping it'd be and can't ask for more than that. My friend told me it was trash, the graphics and combat were trash, and I didn't let that stop me and I'm glad. I don't see what he saw.

[@vinnyvanhoe5614]

Recentlyish went thru bulletstorm again and man, these kinda games really are just good ol fun pallet cleaners in the modern gaming landscape. Hope this style never dies

[@st-christian14]

Jake, thanks for all the content and the chill vibes.

[@superspecky4eyes]

Reminds me of the time when games were fun and felt good to play and not just filled with endless grinding and side quests.

[@TheStrongmansteve]

Sometimes, it's fun to just mash your way through a game. This game was simple and satisfying. Lots of fun

[@theeGianniLee]

This is definitley my style of game from an era I cherish, and looks like they can do alot with this if they get a sequel. I dont know why, but I feel like these devs could also make a great transformers game a la war for cybertron.

[@mickeymouse7726]

I miss those transformers movies

[@defresh3339]

Dude, the clips shown make it look like a God of war type game, punching close enemies, shooting far enemies with ranged attacks... Sick. GoW fights are awesome

[@gallowsgradient]

"It's just a game-ass game." -- Jake Baldino, 2022. I'm gonna add that to the lexicon.

[@logan_sunday]

This is basically the arcadey version of the sequel I always wanted from The Order 1886

[@evanshannon7182]

this has been one of my more anticipated games this year and i cant wait to play

[@jerredmanns7105]

Perfect video for this. Thanks, Jake! Love ya.

[@playstationjr]

Reminded me of Shadows of the Damned. Straight-up gunning n' running with cool characters. No filler. Looks great.

[@eric7591]

I just came from your "Before you Buy", and I appreciate you fleshing out your opinions. I love to see you promoting these "video game ass video games." Nicely done.

[@JakeBaldino]

Thanks Eric!!

[@PepeSilvia22]

I love games like this. Especially in the last few years where i find myself a bit more time-poor to commit the same amount of hours i once used to put into games, after a hard days work, sometimes you just need a game like this that doesnt require much brain power or quest grinding. Evil West feels super self aware and isnt ashamed of it.

[@mjghp_artworks1025]

These past few months, I've been playing so many games from the 360 era, some of them not that polished, but they bring me joy. Just simple, pure fun. Without any kind of bullshit that we see a lot these days in video games. Bayonetta, Vanquish, Binary Domain, DMC 4, Saints Row 3 and 4, Xmen Origins: Wolverine and BulletStorm to name a few. I'll definitely buy this game. For old time's sake.

[@CostasSavvides]

Am playing this at the moment and I think is the best old school arcade beat em up and old school arcade shooter mashup.

[@benco804]

This kind of games are my favorite! I really needed a game like this right now!

[@danielaltherr1229]

Yes! I loved wild wild west! I am 33yo and still have the Jim West round sunglasses at the house lol. Great video as always, Jake!

[@runthejudes]

definitely gonna check this one out now, i hadnt even heard of it before but it does look like an excellent throwback

[@Mrs_Puffington]

It feels as if Focus Entertainment is doing what I miss in the movie industry: Funding original ideas in the mid-budget range.

[@RedtheRazor]

Great channel man. Yep I’m broken. Evil west is a quick fun adventure, I love it!

[@RFortnox]

Wild Wild West is one of my favorite bad movies, upon further rewatches I get it, but I was initially genuinely surprised how poorly recieved it was

[@saiyanroyalty229]

I never understood the hate. It is Men In Black with Cowboys yet that is nearly universally loved

[@DEVILTAZ35]

i still haven't watched it lol

[@versatilelord8893]

@@DEVILTAZ35 it’s just simple hilarious good fun lol I definitely recommend it

[@bradpatten8690]

Just the review I needed to hear. Was excited for this one. Your review has sold me.

[@wowbobwow37]

I bought this game for just this reason. A throwback to a bygone era. Haven't got to dive in yet, because of work. Tonight I will. Appreciate all the time you've dedicated to this. I think I'll dig it for the same reasons you do.

[@1BALINT1]

Getting this game today, absolutely can't wait!!!

[@Kittysniffer]

Wild wild west was dope back in the day. I used to watch it with my brother all the time. I saw the evil West trailer and got hella excited and now I'm just as excited if not more. This era of games was good times, rose glasses maybe but either way I'm getting this for sure. Love what you do my guy.

[@rikko47]

Tho i seen the before you of this game, i legit come to support your channel bro, 💪🏾

[@josuemetalhellix1543]

Dude I totally get you! This game really looks like the stuff I use to play when I was a teen and I love how it looks because it feels familiar and Im actually looking for games like that something to escape the "it has to be real and serious" kind of game. I will definitely get that game when I have the chance.

[@DR360WHO]

I love these type of games too, thanks for sharing your very reasonably grounded review, it doesn’t need to be another COD, Gears etc

[@joshakins4923]

Reminds me of darkwatch on Xbox back in the day, I love it

[@denzelgaines7607]

Gun, Darkwatch, Call of Juarez are games that may not have the critical acclaim; however, hold a special place in my heart.

[@JT-yd9lc]

I definitely am a Wild Wild West fan; my brother and I used to watch it a lot when we were younger.

[@briantomlinson7583]

It looks like the Gears of War games with a Van Helsing vibe to it. I am excited about this game so thanks for this video!

[@angryretrogamer7313]

I wanted Evil West as soon as i seen it. It just finished downloading onto my ps4 and i played for about an hour. I absolutely love the game. It's easy to get the hang of and is very fun to play. I worry about buying games that are too hard for me and then get put on the shelf and never played again but this game so far is very playable not really easy but definitely playable for a casual gamer or someone who is not good at video games. The controls are good and the game looks good except for the color saturation but i got use to that pretty quickly. I just wanted to share my 2cents as a new player to evil west and show some support for it. I'm enjoying it thoroughly and also enjoyed this video. Ty for the video and i believe i share the same admiration you do for evil west. I hope to see more games like this in the future

[@zosorover828]

I re-watched the music video for WWW after watching this vid and it totally holds up. Haven't heard it since whatever year it came out. Banger

[@DigitalCynics]

About time someone speaks positively of wild wild west 😆

[@wymanrtaylor]

I am really digging this game. Love the world and atmosphere, and the combat is super enjoyable.

[@MrSicnarf23]

Getting Shadows of The Damned vibes from this. Can’t wait to play

[@nopenope7482]

Awesome game love it. Miss these types of games

[@steelcurtain187]

This looks like a fun throwback. Pizza is on me this time for this great review, Jake 🍕

[@ollieedwards1942]

I'm so glad this game came to game pass on xbox one finally this week, had my eyes on it for a while and I'm having so much fun being able to play it, the combat is amazing and on the hardest difficulty its a really fun challenge to sink your teeth into. Ever since i've platinumed God of War 2018 and God of War Ragnarok both on Give Me God of War difficulty, Evil West is the game i've been looking for. Also Jake i am broken like you, back in high school me and my best friend got obsessed with the Wild Wild West through Just Dance on the Wii, we learnt the entire dance and all the lyrics off by heart. Good times

[@frostb1041]

Didn't get God of War Ragnarok because as much as I look forward to play it , it's a modern game that wants to be both video game and movie and honestly, I think Im very close to bruning out on video games Pre-ordered Evil West because it's a game that serves as a reminder to the AAA studios that games can still be mindless fun and so far from the videos and the gameranx video, I think it's safe to say it'll cure my burnt out feeling, thank Wild Flying Hog.

[@ethylg7572]

I saw Wild Wild West in theaters as a kid and it has always been a guilty pleasure. 😅

[@hossfly77]

Jake put into words the itch I been needing scratched. “Video Game Ass Video Game” is what we grew up on and I miss so much.

[@saiyanroyalty229]

Wild Wild West is a phenomenal movie. It's campy action packed hilarious fun. It's Men in Black with cowboys

[@cjc4426]

That movie sucks. Use to like it when I was a kid, but I watch months ago and couldn’t finish it. It’s just didn’t age well for me

[@crimsonraen]

Thanks for the video Jake, I definitely look forward to playing this! Also, Wild West was SUCH a fun movie! I think it's weird that people hate it.

[@kermut]

Keep hearing great things about this one, definitely going to have to pick it up

[@ehdrootofbeard4411]

It has the charm of an animated kid's film/Saturday morning cartoon... but with violence and swearing 👀 I ADORE this game 😍😍😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@grahamgilmore42]

Neon White gave me these “embracing the stupidity” vibes. Especially with the story. But at the same time, the gameplay feels like a fantastic PS2 game.

[@danielherrera3832]

Been playing the game today. Does remind me games from back when. This is pretty much a love letter to Darkwatch. I'm loving the game.

[@xeridian]

Pretty Sure, this game was derived from the DAMNATION mod for UNREAL TOURNAMENT 2K4 AND UT3. This mod led to the game DAMNATION in 2009, for reference. We need more in this Spaghetti Western Genre.

[@xeridian]

For a good spaghetti western, check out, "The Good, The Bad and the Weird". One of my Favs.

[@jakethegamer9977]

They need to bring back the true crime series. That series was so underrated

[@CP-uw4ts]

Activision owns true crime, embracer will soon own sleeping dogs.

[@theking-ss]

@@CP-uw4ts where'd you get that info? I thought square enix owned true crime and the studio that made sleeping dogs shut down

[@CP-uw4ts]

@@theking-ss no they sold all their western operations to embracer group except just cause and outriders IP. Embracer will soon own everything else as far as square enix Europe.

[@CP-uw4ts]

@@theking-ss and no true crime stayed with activision, sleeping dogs is a spiritual successor.

[@Kalypso_Belador]

Was looking forward to this game!

[@thegamejunky7223]

I CANT WAIT TO PLAY THIS!

[@harleylyons1889]

It reminds me of the Evil Dead game on PS2 back in the day!! Just a fun game to play with your mates on the weekend. Man I miss these games keen to give it a go.

[@stevo0916]

Can’t wait to play through this coop

[@hazismemm]

Im playing this on game pass - its great and i am confused how I barely heard of this when it came out. No matter the time or place, i always come back to jake for his wisdom. as always i am still waiting for my pizza though....

[@gbusto]

I agree it brings me back to simpler times . And a nice break from all the other games out

[@SupaDupaMarioVillelli]

This game is exactly what I needed in so many ways

[@MrBearitall]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who liked Wild Wild West. I love the movie

[@Kmfbrowne]

I knew I wasn't alone with my love of Wild Wild West

[@heatherperkins9737]

Don’t know if I’ll play this game, but I totally get why it’s a blast of fresh air in the gaming space. It does look FUN. Even if I’m not personally into playing a game that’s just come out, I love hearing about them, and love your viewpoint on games, Jake.

[@homernoy]

I really loved Hard Reset when it came out on PC. These guys know how to make games.

[@Xander_Park]

Just completed it, what an awesome fun experience!

[@DEATHrocket777]

I saw Wild Wild West in theaters and loved it, and so did my dad and my step-dad. In fact I'm pretty sure I saw it wit both of them, so twice in theaters. That movie was great.

[@dillonhartline8788]

OMG I forgot about the Wild Wild West glasses from BK! I definitely thought I was cool walking around in those.

[@cliffpennington4895]

I love "WILD WEST" too. Great movie with so much good comic relief. I am gonna have to try this game.

[@nickvarra740]

Shoutout to that magnificent Skill Up fellow for bringing me to your channel. Love your videos and the podcast.

[@DEVILTAZ35]

He is more an industry shill nowadays sadly. Gets caught up in the whole AAA scene too much. AAA is the most boring unimaginative drivel in the past few years yet people keep putting it up on a pedestal over way better Indie and AA games. Pentiment is so far my biggest surprise as just 13 people made it from Obsidian as a side project. So yeah a AAA studio but with a limited budget and people. It has better writing than every AAA release put together lol. Return to Monkey Island another absolute gem of a game with brilliant writing and puzzles.

[@nickvarra740]

@@DEVILTAZ35 Have you watched his show "This Week in Video Games"? Each week he shouts out an indie title he's looking forward to. He also showcases a lot of the Steam Next stuff. Further, his favorite game is Outer Wilds, which I would hardly say is a AAA game. But, these are my opinions and you are certainly more than welcome to have yours. Not really my place to convince you of anything. I am also very interested in Pentiment. Jake did an awesome interview with the game director on the Friends Per Second Podcast.

[@chrisbaldridge142]

Like the movie and looking forwrd to playing this with my son, thanks for the before you buy videos I find them very helpful.

[@MrRochenator]

I miss games like this. This year is full of games that twist your brain like Immortality, Pentiment, even Elden ring and God of War. Sometimes it’s good to just get a good dumb fun ten hour video game ass video game that I don’t need to turn my brain on for every cutscene or story bit.

[@rahmed71]

Oh man just had to comment, Wild Wild West was my first intro to the steampunk vibe and I loved it! For me it was before I had access to Internet and reviews so I had no idea what critics thought of it, only much later on did I learn of the bad critic and audience scores. Plus this game looks like something I can play for 15 mins between work and other chores, which is all adult me can spare nowadays. No binge gaming anymore 😅

[@vexistentialist]

I'm 100% on board, for this game. I like what it has to offer, and I like your unapologetic stance on it. Also, Wild Wild West was a great 60s show...long before the ridiculous movie where Jon Peters finally got the giant spider he pitched to like 4 other movies, (including the Nicolas Cage-lead Superman film, that never happened). That said, I do enjoy watching the movie, for shits & giggles, every few years, or so.

[@RickyRicardo03]

“Hell yaaaa” 😎 Can’t wait to play it. I completely love the no nonsense games. Keep it coming! P.S. The Order 1886 needs a sequel! Love that game

[@themightyquinn419]

Agree on All Counts my Dude!! Especially on The Order Sequel

[@Gabsterz94]

This game is right up my alley, gonna wait for a sale ..but def gonna pick this up looks like a good ol fun time with 360 and nostalgic vibes!

[@outkastagc]

So glad I came over from the fps podcast, when you said you love Will Smith, I knew I could trust your opinion.