Buckshot Roulette opens on a grimy worn down bathroom with the sound of pulsing club music playing loudly through the door. The intense party atmosphere emphasizing the extreme highs and lows that comes with the game the dealer offers. Using a pump action to decide who's death comes quicker.
In the end the game feels very inspired. Providing you with a rich and dark atmosphere to enjoy. The dealer themselves provide a simple yet responsive personality. Saying little lines here and there and changing there expression if they get shot. The game in a span of an hour and a half brings out a soul in its atmosphere that is tense and final.
And its gameplay is fun as well! The simple system of roulette being upgraded with light upgrades such as health and later items. These pieces to the puzzle create enough depth to really engage for a solid couple hours. However I am rather thankful the experience is short. As the amount of luck required for long playthrough can get very grating.
BR is a game of chance. The slug's order in the gun is randomized, the number of slugs is randomized, even the items you get each new round is randomized. And while that may be best for the gun. The items are a different story.
Some items are certainly worse than others. The cigarettes are an obvious choice for best item, which give you an extra health point. That health point gives you leeway to play around and take more risks. Knowing that in the aggregate if you lose one of your 50/50's you can heal back without much risk. The next best items are the magnifying glass and the handcuffs, granting you in order the ability to see the round in the chamber and lock the dealer for an extra round. These abilities grant you extreme control over the gun letting you take low percentage scenarios with ease. The other items, beer can and saw, have some utility use being able to chamber a new round and do 2 damage. But they're inability to create guarantees make them situational.
And that's a problem for a game of chance. You can be in a situation where you lose the item draw and receive 4 handsaws or 3 beers and a handsaw and not have any real control over the gun. The game does try to give you advantages, always giving you the first turn. But it can be frustrating walking into a round. Seeing the items you have vs. the ones the dealer has. And knowing you are completely screwed no matter what you do.
Overall for a dollar and a quarter Buckshot Roulette is certainly worth a buy. You'll play it for 2 hours, die once or twice, get the good ending and the bad ending, and be satisfied. If you're looking for more than that by trying endless mode I think you'll be disappointed.
In the end the game feels very inspired. Providing you with a rich and dark atmosphere to enjoy. The dealer themselves provide a simple yet responsive personality. Saying little lines here and there and changing there expression if they get shot. The game in a span of an hour and a half brings out a soul in its atmosphere that is tense and final.
And its gameplay is fun as well! The simple system of roulette being upgraded with light upgrades such as health and later items. These pieces to the puzzle create enough depth to really engage for a solid couple hours. However I am rather thankful the experience is short. As the amount of luck required for long playthrough can get very grating.
BR is a game of chance. The slug's order in the gun is randomized, the number of slugs is randomized, even the items you get each new round is randomized. And while that may be best for the gun. The items are a different story.
Some items are certainly worse than others. The cigarettes are an obvious choice for best item, which give you an extra health point. That health point gives you leeway to play around and take more risks. Knowing that in the aggregate if you lose one of your 50/50's you can heal back without much risk. The next best items are the magnifying glass and the handcuffs, granting you in order the ability to see the round in the chamber and lock the dealer for an extra round. These abilities grant you extreme control over the gun letting you take low percentage scenarios with ease. The other items, beer can and saw, have some utility use being able to chamber a new round and do 2 damage. But they're inability to create guarantees make them situational.
And that's a problem for a game of chance. You can be in a situation where you lose the item draw and receive 4 handsaws or 3 beers and a handsaw and not have any real control over the gun. The game does try to give you advantages, always giving you the first turn. But it can be frustrating walking into a round. Seeing the items you have vs. the ones the dealer has. And knowing you are completely screwed no matter what you do.
Overall for a dollar and a quarter Buckshot Roulette is certainly worth a buy. You'll play it for 2 hours, die once or twice, get the good ending and the bad ending, and be satisfied. If you're looking for more than that by trying endless mode I think you'll be disappointed.