El Hijo - A Wild West Tale

inb4 : dropped at O2 => maybe it gets harder later tl;dr : too player-friendly for a stealth game pro * stealth game * running is limited by stamina * you can either do something (move, interact, etc) or watch level layout (points of interest, enemies viewcones / movement) contra * WASD-controls don't feel that great (haven't tried the controller, probably should be ok) * frequent autosave points * crouch is active only in specific places, and you are "glued" to those places while crouching (e.g. you can crouch beside a bed, but while you're crouching you can only walk along the bed) * moving light sources somehow don't change predefined light areas * interaction points are too pointy (at the end of O1 entire hatch was highlighted, but I had to be on the specific side of a hatch to finish the level)

It's not a perfect game but you quickly get carried away by a simple and beautifully illustrated story, great visuals, and a sound and musical ambiance that fits on a post-it but hits the mark. The gameplay gets richer as you go and the level design is effective. The difficulty (overall neither too easy nor too difficult) is very progressive over the levels. The biggest criticism that could be made to the game is the feeling, controller in the hand, of the main character which sometimes seems heavy and does not respond exactly as we would like to movements / sequences that we would like to be fine and precise. This earned me a few retries but nothing prohibitive. In addition, the enemy's vision cone is not visible, it must be deduced. Overall, it's a very charming little adventure that is well worth its discounted price.

I really like the game, the aesthetics and the gameplay, but the controlls are a little bad sometimes.

As this is a critical info we NEVER get even here at gog, I asked the dev on twitter if their game actually allowed for key rebinds. And it does, but not for movement which is harcoded to wasd. Completely unplayable.