Kingdom of Loathing creators Asymmetric Publications, have released a new trailer showcasing 23-minutes of gameplay for the upcoming wild-west foray into Loathing.
West of Loathing’s PC release is approaching. With over a year under the game’s belt since we last discussed it (when it was traversing Greenlight) we were starting to worry we might never hear from Asymmetric’s Western-take on their Kingdom of Loathing setting again.
But, here we are. The game’s Steam page is live, it’s features list plump, and a new trailer released for the title. There’s even a tighter release window for the game, August 2017.
For those unaware, The Kingdom of Loathing is a web-based game which sees players exploring a fantasy world rife with terribly good puns, silly side-quests, and nonsensical enemies. Indeed, any game which has classes like the Pastamancer and Disco Bandit, as well as an economy based around meat and booze, demands attention.
West of Loathing, then, is the game’s Western-movie inspired cousin, including such locations as Boring Springs, and Thousand Snakes Gulch, and an economy… based off meat and booze.
Some things have changed, however. Combat plays out like a traditional JRPG, with visual representation of combat now playing out on screen, and there’s also a whole lot of hats.
You can find the game’s features list, from its Steam page, below:
A sprawling open world, chock full of danger, quests, puzzles, and mysteries.
Lush hand-drawn black and white graphics.
Full stick-figure customization.
Thousands of jokes, gags, and goofs.
Crunchy turn-based combat (but only if you want it).
Liberal use of the Oxford comma.
Over 50 hats.
Disreputable saloons.
Several gulches.
A drunk horse
You can find the game’s latest trailer below,
West of Loathing will be available on Windows PC, Mac & Linux in August of this year. An iOS release is also being worked on, however does not have an estimated release date.
