El Paso, Elsewhere

El Paso, Elsewhere

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Strange Scaffold · Bullet Time · Sep 26, 2023

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $9.99.

91%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 217 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 150 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 125 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 80 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 41 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise13% are divided37% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Apart from the gameplay, I found the story decent, the visual presentation nice and the sound quite good.
217 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The voice acting and great music is probably what made me finish the game, regardless of its shortcomings.
150 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay itself is...not so great.
125 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
It's one of those total package things where the visuals, sound design, gameplay and music are all working together perfectly.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters217 reviews
Audio150 reviews
Gameplay125 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Performance7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat80 reviews
76%
Difficulty41 reviews
78%
Bugs9 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
21
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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