12 is Better Than 6 is a very neat game that plasters a Western theme over the existing foundation that previously existed in games like Hotline Miami. It's very easy to say the best way to describe 12 is Better Than 6 is to imagine Hotline Miami but with a Western theme, however 12 is Better Than 6 is also far more serious in its execution than Hotline Miami where you're treated to the tale of an escaped Mexican slave who desires to flee to America for freedom in the gritty 1870s which serves as the game's backdrop towards all the carnage that the player will be causing.

One element of the game that I really liked was how the game rewards players for having to carefully map out and plan their next move in levels. Levels are filled with enemies and for everyone it's a one hit kill, but this also applies to you. So if you get shot in a stage, you'll have to restart until you can get a fully perfect run. So naturally you're not necessarily going to complete a level on the first try (there were a couple of occasions where I did purely down to luck and panicking.) What the game has the player do is see where all enemies go in their natural paths, as these never change. So you can see where an enemy moves to so you can then get an understanding of what your next move in a lesson will be. You can of course go either stealthy with a knife or go guns blazing which makes noise alerting all the enemies to your location, but if you get skilled with a gun and have plenty of cover, then this may prove to be a more beneficial method. As a result of this, the gameplay always has the player on edge and anticipating the enemy's next move which leads to a large part of the game's enjoyment factor.

The story execution in my opinion was pretty meh and sub par. It opens up pretty well but I feel the story gets somewhat lost amongst everything else. I don't necessarily think this hinders the game too much, but I was partly disappointed with how well the game presents the story to the player at the start only for it to take a far heavier back seat towards the gameplay. Not that the gameplay was bad, as I've said I really enjoyed it, it's just that the story felt very lackluster in sacrifice. But of course if you aren't buying it for the promise of a gritty story about 1870s Mexico/America then you won't be disappointed by this.

The graphics originally when looking at the game myself didn't look too good. I've never been a fan of the pen/paper style of graphics that some games use, they're put together so crisply that I wasn't being attentive or felt that the game's enjoyment was being hindered as a result of something I thought would be unappealing to look at. The game's graphics are so crisp, it makes the world feel alive and the game puts the style to great use to create a vibrant environment. Of course it also makes the gore more noticeable on top of the white backgrounds for you fanatics out there.

Overall, 12 is Better Than 6 is well worth the asking price and if you still aren't sold, pick it up on sale and give it a go, but it is a very niche game that may not be for everyone, but those that it's targeting will surely enjoy it!

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[i]12 is Better Than 6[/i] is a very neat game that plasters a Western theme over the existing foundation that previously existed in games like [i]Hotline Miami[/i]. It's very easy to say the best way to describe [i]12 is Better Than 6[/i] is to imagine [i]Hotline Miami[/i] but with a Western theme, however [i]12 is Better Than 6[/i] is also far more serious in its execution than [i]Hotline Miami[/i] where you're treated to the tale of an escaped Mexican slave who desires to flee to America for freedom in the gritty 1870s which serves as the game's backdrop towards all the carnage that the player will be causing. One element of the game that I really liked was how the game rewards players for having to carefully map out and plan their next move in levels. Levels are filled with enemies and for everyone it's a one hit kill, but this also applies to you. So if you get shot in a stage, you'll have to restart until you can get a fully perfect run. So naturally you're not necessarily going to complete a level on the first try (there were a couple of occasions where I did purely down to luck and panicking.) What the game has the player do is see where all enemies go in their natural paths, as these never change. So you can see where an enemy moves to so you can then get an understanding of what your next move in a lesson will be. You can of course go either stealthy with a knife or go guns blazing which makes noise alerting all the enemies to your location, but if you get skilled with a gun and have plenty of cover, then this may prove to be a more beneficial method. As a result of this, the gameplay always has the player on edge and anticipating the enemy's next move which leads to a large part of the game's enjoyment factor. The story execution in my opinion was pretty meh and sub par. It opens up pretty well but I feel the story gets somewhat lost amongst everything else. I don't necessarily think this hinders the game too much, but I was partly disappointed with how well the game presents the story to the player at the start only for it to take a far heavier back seat towards the gameplay. Not that the gameplay was bad, as I've said I really enjoyed it, it's just that the story felt very lackluster in sacrifice. But of course if you aren't buying it for the promise of a gritty story about 1870s Mexico/America then you won't be disappointed by this. The graphics originally when looking at the game myself didn't look too good. I've never been a fan of the pen/paper style of graphics that some games use, they're put together so crisply that I wasn't being attentive or felt that the game's enjoyment was being hindered as a result of something I thought would be unappealing to look at. The game's graphics are so crisp, it makes the world feel alive and the game puts the style to great use to create a vibrant environment. Of course it also makes the gore more noticeable on top of the white backgrounds for you fanatics out there. Overall, [i]12 is Better Than 6[/i] is well worth the asking price and if you still aren't sold, pick it up on sale and give it a go, but it is a very niche game that may not be for everyone, but those that it's targeting will surely enjoy it! [url=https://steamproxy.net/groups/MellowReviews]My Steam curator[/url]