Why Is Call of Juarez: Gunslinger So Awesome?

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Shxdowboy

Shxdowboy

Күн бұрын

The Call of Juarez series is criminally underrated when it comes to the Western genre, which is a shame, as I believe that these games are charming in their fast and responsive gunplay, gorgeous visual style, and authentic storytelling. It has had a lot of ups and downs across its four games: Call of Juarez, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Call of Juarez: The Cartel, and, of course, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, which is the main subject of this video.
Today, my goal was to shine a light on this series and its history, which lead to the creation of its final entry. I also wanted to show what Gunslinger had to offer compared to its predecessors, and how it holds up just past its 10-year anniversary.
So why is it so awesome? Let's have a look.
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•Discord Server: / discord
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•All Background Music is part of the Call Of Juarez: Gunslinger OST by Paweł Błaszczak: • Playlist
•Outro Song: / coldblood-1 (Artist: / sinbeatzz )
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0:00 - Intro
01:34 - History
07:22 - Unique Storytelling (NO MAJOR SPOILERS!)
09:44 - Art Style
10:12 - Gameplay
15:23 - Side Content & Other
16:35 - Outro

Пікірлер: 94
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy Жыл бұрын
Happy 10-Year Anniversary to Call of Juarez: Gunslinger!
@joemarton_joem
@joemarton_joem 2 ай бұрын
give me Gunslinger 2 pls
@mareksobota7439
@mareksobota7439 9 ай бұрын
I've played through 1,2 and Gunslinger and loved every single one of them - awesome series!
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 9 ай бұрын
Agreed
@sorairsoft9839
@sorairsoft9839 2 ай бұрын
Hope Techland would bringback this series, especially if they bringback Silas Greaves
@ZombfectedGaming349
@ZombfectedGaming349 11 ай бұрын
I miss the Call of Juarez games it’s actually what got me into westerns and than became a Red Dead Fan.
@WillemDafuq69
@WillemDafuq69 3 ай бұрын
It's so weird that techland made gun combat this satisfying but completely dropped the ball when it came to dying light 2's combat
@user-me2ff5tm7e
@user-me2ff5tm7e Ай бұрын
My main gripe with the game is that there's no endless mode. An endless mode would be PERFECT for this game!
@TheSpagheti
@TheSpagheti 7 күн бұрын
Agree. I beat it on Hard and then True west in like 3 days and feel like im out of stuff to do.
@aliccann
@aliccann Жыл бұрын
Man this video is really good! The quality is like something you see from a channel with 100K + subs. Definitely needs more attention
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad you like it.
@TamarinPamarin
@TamarinPamarin 4 ай бұрын
CJ Gunslinger is a masterpiece. Fluid storytelling, great gameplay, solid art direction, 100% entertainment.
@joni3503
@joni3503 7 ай бұрын
Great underrated game. Great story telling. What I didn't like in it was, the constant loss of control over your movements. Also with the duels, that wavering circle of concentration, where you didn't actually have a firm grip over what's happening, I liked the duelling of previous CoJ's better. So yes, less freedom of movement.
@GeneralDelta072
@GeneralDelta072 13 күн бұрын
I recently played Call of Juarez before I even saw this video. That game is awesome.
@mar5ino659
@mar5ino659 Жыл бұрын
I love this game and have been waiting so long for someone to say something about this game. Great vid
@roughtakes7271
@roughtakes7271 7 ай бұрын
Amazing breakdown of this series, especially Gunslinger which is a masterpiece! Well done man!
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 7 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!
@engineerskalinera
@engineerskalinera 6 ай бұрын
Literally the only thing about Gunslinger that bothers me are the animations for the rifle. The reload is so incorrect, it's kinda immersion breaking for me. But I love the game in spite of that.
@hakanyavas8533
@hakanyavas8533 4 ай бұрын
İ mean you do kill 3838439 gajillion people with wolverine Healing while dodging bullets
@engineerskalinera
@engineerskalinera 4 ай бұрын
@@hakanyavas8533 that's not so much a problem, because that's part of the story. Unreliable narrator and all.
@slickseviper9758
@slickseviper9758 3 ай бұрын
we can use the same reasoning for the unrealistic reloads. He's skimming over the parts where he's sitting there reloading his gun for a while because it's not important to the story he's telling. @@engineerskalinera
@-junxix-
@-junxix- Ай бұрын
You can literally dodge bullets in slow motion even if someone shoot you from the back lol
@ricktumimomor3429
@ricktumimomor3429 5 ай бұрын
I'm glad i played the series based on the stories in order, not by the released date. I played the BIB and then I played Billy Candle's. After that the Gunslinger and then The Cartel. I'm on the same page that The Cartel gameplay system was different than other series been.
@ricktumimomor3429
@ricktumimomor3429 5 ай бұрын
Anyway, have a happy new year y'all. "Oooh death... Oooh death... Won'tcha spare me over till another year"
@cassolmedia
@cassolmedia 20 күн бұрын
After watching this video, I went and bought this game off of steam today. it was on sale for $ 1.50! Best game purchase I've made in a long time! Thanks so much for this video... this is exactly the type of game I was looking for.
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 17 күн бұрын
Enjoy!
@fardball
@fardball Жыл бұрын
love this style of content, nice work!
@jowern0224
@jowern0224 10 ай бұрын
dude ur so underrated i’ll definitely keep an eye on u
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 10 ай бұрын
appreciate it!
@adeldude13
@adeldude13 9 ай бұрын
Holly hell i didnt except such a great video from a small channel, subscribed
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 9 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!
@giedrekymantaite2293
@giedrekymantaite2293 Жыл бұрын
Awesome vid, the quality has improved drastically. Keep up the great work 👏👏
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy Жыл бұрын
The legend returns! Appreciate it always!
@greedyinc
@greedyinc Жыл бұрын
I just re-downloaded it today not realizing it was the 10 year anniversary lol
@PlatinumPace
@PlatinumPace 3 ай бұрын
How? I thought it was delisted
@greedyinc
@greedyinc 3 ай бұрын
@@PlatinumPace i’ve had the game for like 4 years on steam, i had no idea it was delisted
@PlatinumPace
@PlatinumPace 3 ай бұрын
@@greedyinc It must still on on steam. Currently not on ps3 store
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 3 ай бұрын
I believe only The Cartel was delisted, the rest of the games are still available.
@aceryax3884
@aceryax3884 3 ай бұрын
​@@PlatinumPace It was delisted for a time because Techland were acquiring the rights back from Ubisoft then it was available again.
@dude_indeed_on_the_internet
@dude_indeed_on_the_internet 11 ай бұрын
i randomly found this game on my switch i didnt regret buyin it i hate the fact that it went right under the radar
@hgmd3284
@hgmd3284 12 күн бұрын
Got a copy on switch for 3 bucks, and I’m going to have fun with it.
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 12 күн бұрын
Enjoy 🔥
@Canalbiruta
@Canalbiruta 11 ай бұрын
I recall back when it launched reading about it how it was a return to it's roots of western stories and since i always liked western spaghettis i figured it would be a fun to try. Downloaded the demo, and had so much fun with the stinking springs first level that i replayed it dozens of times and kept talking about it with my friends at school. Weeks later a bought it with the money i received for lunch at school (yeah i kept it to buy the game lmao) and had a blast. 10 years later and is still one of my fav fps games just for the simplicity of it and the creativity on display, using the mechanics of military shooters of the time to build a bunch of crazy mechanics that in time turn you from an average man shooting some guys, to this crazy legend of the wild west that can jump from the second floor while shooting 7 guys in the head in a fraction of second. What i love the most is that as Silas' stories get more exaggerated, so the gameplay and skills you unlock in the game, to a point you are dodging bullets and shooting the ones who shot at the same time, recharging fire arms in ridiculous ways (the mash R thing while the cylinder rotates itself and bullets magnetize to the chamber is one of the funniest shit I've seen in fps games), and fighting a dozens of apache warriors at the same time while Jack gets even more astonished with the cheer display of bullshit happening. It just adds to the sense of "this drunk man is just mading shit up and lost track of it", and the plot twist that some of that stuff was real but the clash of fiction and reality being blurry like what happened to real cowboy stories. Game is just a good time and probably the best techland game.
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 11 ай бұрын
Well said! Personally, I wouldn't say it's the best Techland game due to its short length and since Dying Light exists, but if you consider it your favourite, that's perfectly fine. it's still one of their better, more underrated projects. I had a blast playing through it multiple times, and making this video as well.
@roughtakes7271
@roughtakes7271 7 ай бұрын
Fantastic summary and I've always regarded it as a miniature masterpiece! Getting the completion with all the Gold medals and 100% ing the duels was incredibly satisfying!
@davidlewis3867
@davidlewis3867 Жыл бұрын
Good stuff man, keep er up
@ethansantos6386
@ethansantos6386 9 ай бұрын
great vid and editing
@ahmedluay-mu7me
@ahmedluay-mu7me 8 ай бұрын
cool video, will try this series out
@ItIsJum
@ItIsJum Жыл бұрын
this video is way too good to have only 1k views 🔥
@grammajam3682
@grammajam3682 8 ай бұрын
here's some other western games you should check out - wild guns / wild guns reloaded - desperados games -west of loathing -outlaws all of these are on steam. good video
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 8 ай бұрын
Nice!!! I'll definitely check 'em out! Thanks.
@filiplmao
@filiplmao 7 ай бұрын
If Outlaws was done today, it would have been alot like Gunslinger.
@jowern0224
@jowern0224 10 ай бұрын
Also, you should check out *Kingdom Come: Deliverance* , it’s a pretty underrated realistic medieval game. And trust me, it’s a masterpiece.
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 10 ай бұрын
Ah yes, I've heard good things! I'll give it a shot.
@newmoonrose
@newmoonrose 2 ай бұрын
Gun is PERFECT!!! But yeah Gunslinger is in my top 10 favorite games.
@grabas619
@grabas619 3 ай бұрын
Wow! I thought I was watching some 300-700k channel… only 1,6k? Jeez… what a quality… keep up, man! Will sub so I can brag I was one of the OG once you get big haha
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 3 ай бұрын
;)
@alfandiasra2726
@alfandiasra2726 Жыл бұрын
Nice vid brother. You should get more views!
@brextenbezzant7763
@brextenbezzant7763 Жыл бұрын
Great video (:
@ConnecticutIsntReal
@ConnecticutIsntReal 3 ай бұрын
it feels like borderlands
@nowynope1861
@nowynope1861 6 ай бұрын
Nice review :)
@artemivanov2141
@artemivanov2141 24 күн бұрын
played on swithch, it's awsome
@AboosD
@AboosD 9 ай бұрын
Great video
@thomasweeden2683
@thomasweeden2683 11 ай бұрын
Excellent video for an excellent game!
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 11 ай бұрын
Appreciate it!
@thomasweeden2683
@thomasweeden2683 11 ай бұрын
@@Shxdowboy you’re welcome!
@oolooo
@oolooo 5 ай бұрын
The best part of Gunslinger is how the ending reconfigures what we thought of the adventure we saw being told and hits us with the revelation: what Silas has been telling us is the Truth , he is not making this up . Too bad the """Engraved Guns""" were so ugly .Wish they could have given us real Life examples of inlaid and engraved guns , like the pimped out Colt Single Action Armys that the Dalton Boys used at Coffeyville to signal their final strike .
@kdfrogg1632
@kdfrogg1632 8 ай бұрын
Definitely gonna check this out. More interested in Gunslinger than anything else right now other than Gta6 and Mafia 4 of course. Even tho its got a bad rep I want to try Cartel so bad lol
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 8 ай бұрын
Let me know if you get a working copy!
@kdfrogg1632
@kdfrogg1632 8 ай бұрын
I will keep you posted for sure, my bro is pretty good at finding "certain" things
@nathanmcbruh6701
@nathanmcbruh6701 Жыл бұрын
Good stuff very cool
@MrRodic
@MrRodic 3 ай бұрын
Very good 👍
@gdybykozkakwiecienplecient2567
@gdybykozkakwiecienplecient2567 8 ай бұрын
Oooooh death... Ooooooooh deeeeaaaath...
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 8 ай бұрын
Won't you spare me over 'till another yeaaarrrr...
@simontaylor9362
@simontaylor9362 6 ай бұрын
£2 on steam atm, worth the buy?
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 6 ай бұрын
Try it for yourself, see if you like it ;)
@romich4536
@romich4536 4 ай бұрын
Awesome Welles 😂
@Nesty9
@Nesty9 10 ай бұрын
The xbox store have the game at 3 bucks right now ,offer exp in 2 days
@doperdr
@doperdr 6 ай бұрын
Bound in blood and Gunslinger both are better than Red dead series. I know people would call me a fool, but honestly as a game RDR is better but as an old wild west shooter call of juarez is not just better its way ahead. Tonics and auto lock in rdr killed the combat. There is no difficulty level. Its like you breeze your way through the entire game without even dying once.
@musy345
@musy345 9 ай бұрын
I'll be honest, I didn't enjoy the duels in Gunslinger but the game was great
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 9 ай бұрын
The stepping around in Bound In Blood's system is a cherry on top, I get what you mean.
@CHEESEBRGER
@CHEESEBRGER 2 ай бұрын
wish i had the money for this game (im aware its 3 dollars right now im just broke as hell)
@astro3230
@astro3230 20 күн бұрын
at the moment its just one dollar one steam for gun slinger and 2,90 for all three
@mallencons1827
@mallencons1827 Жыл бұрын
Nice
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy Жыл бұрын
Nice indeed.
@Taxevader-gk9ms
@Taxevader-gk9ms Жыл бұрын
The one good game in the series and also the last
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy Жыл бұрын
I disagree. The first two are great as well, the only downside being their age.
@elguitarTom
@elguitarTom Ай бұрын
RDR2 only has good graphics and nice euphoria physics. Behind it is an empty shell of a game. Gameplay wise it's outdated and is the excactly same as RDR 1 = no bullet physics / ballistic, which gets problemetatic since enemies can snipe you 300 meters away witha pistol as you sig sag on your horse. Also you can kill everyone in a town, then just pay a fine and everything is "fine". I expected so muhc more from RDR 2
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy Ай бұрын
That's a mighty bold statement, my friend
@mrawesome1688
@mrawesome1688 9 ай бұрын
I liked playing the call of juarez gunslinger and the story mode was very fun, though I preferred much more the multiplayer in bound in blood which had pvp. Gunslinger is missing that pvp element which you can play against and with your friends.
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 9 ай бұрын
Ah I've heard of it but didn't get the chance to play it. Although even if the servers are still up and running, I doubt there are many people online right now unfortunately
@ClintsGrievances
@ClintsGrievances 9 ай бұрын
The dueling in this game is the worst thing I’ve ever played.
@Shxdowboy
@Shxdowboy 9 ай бұрын
That is one hot take! Care to Elaborate?
@roughtakes7271
@roughtakes7271 7 ай бұрын
Naaah finding all the green and blue Orbs in Crackdown 1 is worse given the crappy map that doesn't align with any guides.....lol Duels are tough at first but once you get the mechanic down (the concentrating on both thumbs) then it does get easier. A game called "Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons" has you doing independent stuff between both analogue sticks. That sure helps with the duels in this game. But I totally get where your coming from. It may be that your right thumb is easier than your left so if that's the case focus on your left so you can try and get as close to 100% as possible with both sides (but you really need to focus on both). Also, the guys move/walk in certain ways and once you remember that it becomes easier also. Practice and you WILL get good. What you learn on the first guy you use on the last guy......remember that!!
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