The past week has been incredible for Xbox Game Pass. Not only didHalo Infinite’s single-player campaign launch, but multiple Day One launches have been confirmed. Four games alone were confirmed during The Game Awards 2021, butXbox Game Passwasn’t done for the week. Announced on Twitter from publisher Devolver Digital, the strange RPGWeird Westis officially coming to Xbox One Game Pass on Day One for both PC and Xbox consoles.
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The announcement did have one exciting facet, however. It features an attached new trailer forWeird Westshowing off around two minutes of gameplay for the RPG. For those unfamiliar withWeird West, it’s a great look at combat in the game. In many ways,Weird West’s combat plays out like anisometric action game. Players are able to sneak around, use silent melee attacks, or go loud and brutally attack any enemies that present themselves.
Weird West’s new traileralso shows a variety of abilities coinciding with the magical powers and strengths of the party members players will encounter. For example, a transformation into a demon-like dog is shown, as is a bipedal pig-headed party member that had a bullrush ability and seemed impervious to fire There’s also an occult character that teleports and creates illusions of itself. One other example ability is a summoned tornado that picked up the player and their enemies and then spun them across the map.
Wolfeye Studios is the developer ofWeird West,and the experience of the team shine through.Wolfeye was founded by Raphael Colantonioand Julien Roby, the former creative director and executive producer at Arkane Studios. They’ve previously worked onDishonoredandPrey, and will bring that experience with deep gameplay toWeird West– even if it’s with an isometric camera angle instead of first-person.
Just becauseWeird Westis coming toXbox Game Pass as a Day One releasedoesn’t mean that it won’t still be coming to other platforms, however. It will still launch on PlayStation 4 as previously revealed, as well as on PC via other storefronts for those who would prefer to own the game. Expect more information closer to the game’s launch.
Weird Westreleases January 11 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
