Yes, exploring WWO's world is inherently satisfying - not least because it's one of the best ways for a newbie White Shirt to gather XP - but it's just window-dressing, really.Īlthough every vanilla player starts their adventure as a 'Townie', there's instant pressure to shell out more money on top of your £30 investment when you're offered a chance to upgrade to either a 'Pioneer' or, if you're feeling flush, a 'Collector'. Though it's out of Early Access it nevertheless retains a beta-esque vibe, most assets lacking polish and finesse, but there's lots of lush grassland to giddy-up along and an endless supply of cotton-candy pink sunsets. And to DJ2's credit, it's a beautiful place, this.

It's supposed to be rough in the Wild West, though, right? It's a time of bandits and lawlessness. And it's brutally tough for anyone new to its universe. And that's the most frustrating bit here, really despite a great premise and some truly lovely environments, within only a few hours Wild West Online is already repeating itself, unable to conceal its shallow experience behind the majesty of its backdrops. And thanks to someone cleverly (or irritatingly, depending upon your perspective) dropping that screenshot onto GTAforums this time last year, it sparked a lot of interest, enough that the developer DJ2 Entertainment no longer needed to crowdfund financial backing.Īnchoring a rich, expansive MMO in frontier times - a time ripe for exploration and discovery - is a masterstroke, of course. Whether by accident or design, Wild West Online arrives on the coattails of HBO's phenomenal Westworld, and is an early appetiser to those of us aching to lay hands on that Red Dead Redemption successor and are struggling with the wait. Wild West Online couldn't have come at a better time, could it? Ahead of that, here are some early impressions of this frontier MMO. Our review of Wild West Online will be with you next week.

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