Gunslinger is an FPS with a light gun game’s pacing, meaning that you’ll have a variety of enemies to shoot at - but they’ll usually come from behind things directly after a set piece where you’ve destroyed an enemy or another set of them. The core campaign usually sees you and a partner go their separate ways and retell history - because apparently, there’s a lot those newspapers didn’t know about…like the existence of Slias! He isn’t offended though - he’s content to just be a big star at the bar, tell some stories, get drunk, and spend the night with the buxom waitress. Combined with the comic panels, they show off how fun the game is trying to be, rather than trying too hard to be serious. For being such a violent adventure, it’s quite light-hearted with its writing and while that may seem odd, it works out quite well with the slight cel shading that’s used for the graphics. The use of a dime novel as a framing device is glorious because it leads to Silas breaking the fourth wall a few times, and the Western movie parody panels that pop up when new characters or items are introduced always get a chuckle. Instead of an overwrought plot that isn’t very compelling, you’ve got a tongue-in-cheek storyline with Silas Greaves at a bar recounting events - or having them recounted for him so you can learn new things, and then progress as you should when Silas finally tells a patron to shut up and let him tell his story.
With the last retail installment falling short of expectations, the Call of Juarez series clearly needed a change to remain relevant and the move to a download-only game with a smaller scope has definitely helped it.
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