Deadwater Saloon Prologue

Recommending this game only because of the promising good looks and anticipated story design. for me it's not ready yet. The keyboard does not re-set accurately, the screen moves too fast and jerky and the Tutorial was difficult top follow. I want to play this game so I will follow it and keep re-trying as updates fix the issues; but not now.

i like the game - is relaxing

[h1]A short and brutal trip to the American frontier. Très effronté. [/h1] Deadwater Saloon Prologue drops you straight into the rough‑and‑ready cowboy era of the United States, where business was dirty, relationships were transactional and survival was a daily negotiation (if you really could negotiate without violence or deceit!). It captures that atmosphere well. You can customize your character, build up your saloon and carve out a living in whatever questionable way the frontier allows. Your entire moral compass NEVER matters! Want to run a respectable establishment? Too bad. The frontier laughs at your dreams. [h2] À prendre ou à laisser. [/h2] Random encounters shape your fate and the odds rarely lean in your favor. Every choice feels like flipping a coin that’s weighted against you. Sell something risky? Get arrested. Bribe? You might pay high but end quickly. Try to charm someone? They might rob you. Try to rob them? They might be armed. Provoke a fight? Get killed. Try to mind your own business? You might get caught in the crossfire of someone else’s bad day. The game doesn’t shy away from showing how harsh life could be. Customers brawl in your saloon, employees cause you trouble and danger is never far away. [h2]The game’s philosophy is simple:[/h2] [b] Survival first. Dignity optional![/b] Be brave to suffer. Mourir jeune. Be lucky to get away unharmed. Ne regrettez pas vos erreurs, mais regrettez ce que vous n'avez pas fait. Unfortunately, the technical side doesn’t match the intensity of the gameplay. Loading a saved file takes four to six minutes and the game starts sluggishly every time. It’s a noticeable drag on an otherwise atmospheric experience. But once you’re in, the chaos is strangely compelling. It’s short, it’s brutal, it’s messy and it feels like the frontier is personally offended by your existence.

This review is for the Prologue only, so bear this in mind. I've seen a lot of negative reviews complaining about people moving into town and not liking them, not being able to pass skill checks, and not being able to progress. Well, there are ways around all of this as I have made two very successful runs from the prologue play through with two very different characters. Having success in skill checks; to win people over and for the random events, is specializing in specific skills that deal with these things. You can max out your starting abilities (to 50) in several categories if you spec your character correctly. A couple of hints here: Leadership, Muscle, Seduction, Savoir Faire. Use your first couple of days to set up your saloon properly. Research the first level of booze and food. Cozy up to the trapper because that will reduce your purchase prices. Auto restock things when they run low so you don't have to waste an action point doing it manually. Build a bordello and a bar. Hire appropriate staff for the bordello and the bar (the "lady of the night," a bartender, and a server), build a storage container, and buy a safe. Build up some income, expand. It is really quite simple once you understand what you need to do.

Feeling weird when seeing a Chinese owned Opium store in game which in history china was forced to purchase opium cuz of treaties. you know how they hated drugs after that and in this game you're making them a supplier.

After playing the demo I am almost sold. It is a great start to a great game. I love all the different interactions and possibilities. At one point my bar was targeted by a group of bandits who roughed up my staff and had their way with the ladies. Another time I gained fame by participating in a boxing match and winning poker games. Keeping my saloon stocked and neighbors happy is a full time job but I wouldn't want it any other way in the wild west. The only thing holding me back is not seeing any recent updates or new work from the developer. Don't let it die like Deadwood.