Dead Man's News #03: To the East and the West
Howdy fellow gunslingers!
Great pleasure to welcome you to our latest Dead Man’s News. Today we will speak about the Game Loop of Colt Canyon and what to expect when you start your adventure.
You start together with your partner in a remote and peaceful part of the canyon. Everything seems fine until a group of bandits from the more dubious parts of the canyon attacks. You will be knocked out and left unconscious in your own blood; your partner gets kidnapped. Once you open you eyes again you’re alone, somewhere in a canyon and without your partner. This is where your journey begins. You gotta fight your way through the hostile and gruesome parts of the canyon on your mission to get your partner back.
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The Colt Canyon consists of 3 areas with 3 levels and a boss level each. After choosing from a pool of unlocked characters and starter loadouts you start a new run in which you will cross these vast levels from left to right. You can explore the surroundings to find loot like new weapons, ammo or other helpful items like medicine. You will also get the opportunity to help other kidnapped folks that might return the favor by granting you upgrades afterwards. Before starting large shootouts you prepare yourself.
Especially in the beginning the game is not just run and gun! Reloading takes time and ammo can be rather scarce. Stealth elements and an extensive weapon arsenal allow for strategic decision making and different ways to approach the everchanging situations. Various traps and predatory wildlife need to be avoided and secrets want to be uncovered and explored. And don’t forget to prepare for the boss fights that will truly test your skills.
The hero will start in a more inhabited farming area with buildings, mines, lumber production and plantations (Stage 1) before moving on to the more remote areas and wilderness with traps, hunters and all kinds of thugs and dangerous wildlife (Stage 2). The final stage is the most notorious part of the canyon where you will encounter bandits and their camps everywhere (Stage 3). The further you get the deadlier the canyon becomes.
Once you manage to reach your partner the journey is not over. Now in the deep parts of the canyon and every bandit on high alert the second phase begins. You and your partner will have to fight your way back home, this time from right to left through all the levels you’ve already passed through. You already know the path and don’t need to spend any time exploring. This time you will get in way more shootouts and with your better equipment and your filled ammo reserves you only have to make sure that you and your partner don’t get hurt too badly.
Because when you or your partner dies you will have to restart the entire run. This is a roguelike game with permadeath after all. You'll need to get familiar with the game, the enemies, the canyon and the weapons in order to successfully rescue your partner.
Stay tuned for more detailed news and more reveals about Colt Canyon in upcoming Dead Man's News!
All the best and stay healthy!
Jonathan
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