ANCIENT SOULS : The Governor Reviews

Another game that flew completly below my (already quite sensible, if i may say so) gaming radar. Considering how few decent western style games are out there, i am glad that i catched it. Firstly i was a little concerned about the amount of frustration the fighting system may bring, but although i had some gunfights that felt more like a square dance with guns, i really enjoy it so far. Looking forward to digging deeper into it and see how it develops, but for now a big like. A like deserved alone for the fact that there is a demo, also.

The Governor is a gem even in its Alpha-stage. REMEMBER this is an ALPHA game!!! There's only a single developer working on this project, and so far, he has done an exceptional job creating a western frontier with lots of detail. Sadly there is limited gameplay, and battle mechanics are not great. You can easily beat bots without a real strategy. A few things to mention about the game is that you start off controlling the capital city surrounded by different tribes, settlements, and villages. Your goal is to unite these places under your state to win. As mentioned before, there is a lot of beautiful detail for a game in this price range. A significant part of this game is building structures in which you can hire employees and earn revenue to build more buildings to attract skilled workers so you can buy more buildings or invest in settlements to gain favor. Your citizens will protect your settlements that are under your protection from bandits. You don't necessarily have to protect every tribe or village, but it's a good idea if you don't want to lose any reputation points. Are you interested yet? If not, that is understandable. Alpha games don't get much love, and usually, I wouldn't spend money on getting one. Still, this game shows a lot of promise, and the sole developer in this project has shown a lot of compassion and dedication that I feel confident supporting the game because I know it will be worth it. If you're not interested in buying the game in its current state, then I would recommend keeping up with it. So far, I'm enjoying it and am supporting the project. **Things I wish to see in this game would include better battle mechanics, in which case weapons can do a lot more damage, so it would be a better idea to invest in dodging or taking cover instead of ganging up on a bandit one at a time. When I think of the wild west, I think of wagon convoys that can trade goods and have to need protection from bandits and hostile tribes.