I of course saved this game for last, (partially so I could play the non-broken version, and partially because I was very excited from what I saw) and luckily, it didn't disappoint! This game has the feel of one of them low-budget western films, combined with the janky dialogue systems of the early elder scrolls games. There is honestly so much I could say about this, but really people should just play it and enjoy! 

Some elements feel like they were specifically there to make me laugh out loud, like the cameo of everyone's favourite sentient AI, and the references back to the long-forgotten 2019 jam winner (which everyone should check out!) The ending was a really good climax and rounded off the story very well.

I guess in terms of improvements, some kinda checkpoint system would be good. I was trying to defeat a certain boss with only dynamite, and ended up killing myself (oops!), but being able to start at a checkpoint would have been useful. However the game is not too long so I see why that wouldn't be a priority. Other than that there are very few criticisms I can even think of, which isn't very helpful! the voice acting is superb, the animations and sound effects are hilarious, even shooting someone is just extremely satisfying, and there is a really satisfying narrative with sound story beats.

Well done! And I can't wait to see what's next!

Great game, the ending had me hoping for more :D

>:D  Western settings are so ripe for goodbadness, great choice! The facial expressions and voice acting had me laughing, and the endless void had me vaguely panicked and dread filled, heh.

Oh and the wide stance walking animations! Hilarious!

Since I am pressed for time, I didn't get to make it to the final boss battle but what I played was a real treat! I'll definitely be trying for the ending as soon as I can. The way the models walked in cutscenes looked like they had bad rashes and  the voice acting was wonderfully atrocious! It oddly worked for the setting. Fighting mechanics were a bit janky, but I feel enemies deal a bit too much damage, it is hard to find cover, but perhaps I'm just not fast enough. Overall, the game was an enjoyable experience with a good level of badness and fun cutscenes. I just wish after you die you could respawn at a checkpoint 'cause restarting the game over is a bit tedious, which was why I didn't have the time to restart it to get further.

Big West Of Loathing Vibes. Loved it - probably going to fool around with this after the jam, actually. No clue how you managed to do this during the jam - it's super impressive!

When playing games made for this jam I come with zero expectations, as should be from a jam called “So Bad It’s Good”, but I did not expect a fully voice acted parody of Bethesda RPGs on my doorstep.

Morrowind/Fallout NV as seen through the filter of old GMOD nonsense machinimas is a great combination, as it turns out. Also mildly reminded me of West of Loathing if it somehow made less sense. With this sort of premise it’s easy to milk the joke for as long as possible, but thankfully Stalewater ends when it needs to.

While the voice acting and intonation was a tad too slow in my taste, the game makes up for it with excellent visual gags and smashing high-quality PBR textures on absolutely terrible modeling.

As others have mentioned, the gameplay itself is underwhelming. I don’t know if the lack of feedback when firing guns was an intentional SBIG joke, a reference to Bethesda’s lackluster combat, or just because it fits with the theme. But really I found the combat more monotonous and frustrating than funny. Hitscan weapons require sufficient cover and design to not feel cheap, and “death screams” being akin to children losing a backyard game gets old very quality for example.

But hey, off with mechanics, we’re not GMTK. Content is king here. Bottom line, it’s probably the most ambitious game I’ve seen here, both in terms of content, the subject matter it’s parodying, and actual file size (seriously, I believe it’s possible to compress the game further in Unity). And just for that it’s worth preserving.

Legit one of the best games here. 

The animation and voice acting are totally on point. I wasn't able to beat it due to difficulty and my short attention span, but I was very impressed nonetheless!

This was a pretty fun game.

Firstly, I will admit that the gunslinging action in the game was a bit on the boring side (It was perfectly functional, which is good, but it did feel kinda meh overall). I guess it probably could have benefitted from some stupidly overexaggerated viewmodel animations too. But hey it was still functional and that's a good thing.

The rest of the game, however, was great. The utter absurdity of the whole situation, VoteBot, the pretty darn wild modelling and animations, the writing, and all that stuff was genuinely 'so bad it's good'.

Anywho, there was one missed opportunity in this game: giving the player a drunk effect when they drink too much whiskey.

But yeah it was good!

I'll be honest, I went in with pretty high expectations. Out Of Order was really good, and Ja Wizardman, though very late, was amazing when it finally came out. I'm happy to say that this game met or exceeded them!

The modeling, animation, voice work and storyline are all weird and janky as hell, but they're hilarious and work perfectly for a game in this jam. In particular those fancy mouth animations had me laughing out loud. In terms of length and pacing it's about perfect; it's long enough to be a satisfying play but moves quickly enough that it never gets boring.

The combat works well enough for a so bad it's good game, but it could be better. In particular the guns lack impact and aren't all that satisfying to use. I think if the game were longer or more serious it would become a greater point of contention, but as it stands, it's fine. It's an improvement over Out Of Order, and I'm sure the next game will improve again.

The ending was amazing, and I'm looking forward to the crossover (please tell me that'll be a real thing, it needs to be a real thing).

EDIT: I accidentally a sentence.

Fun game, the voice acting is fantastic and the character model movements are comically artificial. Great Job!

Its like New Vegas but 10000 times less broken and 100000000000 times less budget!

I love it!

I know SBIG when I see it, and this definitely smells like pure SBIG!

This game was really fun. The animations and voice acting were hilarious. To me, it's truly a SBIG game!

Damn, this is good!  This is my favourite of the jam so far.  The voice acting and animation are top notch bad/good.  AND THAT HORSE!!!  Great work all round.

DAMM thats a really cool game! It has so much content and even though it has the SBIG style it doesnt feel like a game jam game! I can see you worked hard! The voice acting is great, the fallout style is great, the animations are out of this world. BUT I do have some problems with it

Its so hard lmao. Im clearly not good at it but because  the  ennemies are hitscan, they're really hard to fight. Those grey dudes do WAY to much damage. The amount of whiskey you have is not enough lmao.

PLEASE PUT CHECKPOINTS. I had to re start the game way too much because I kept dying and that made some of the funniest jokes (the slow walking at the start and the horse coming in from very far) SO TEDIOUS. after like 5 times I sadly decieded to give up (in mustachio's lair) because of all that. I am very sad I didint get the ending but ill probably come back to it later

last point is that you start with a whiskey but then when you go to the gun counter and take the other wiskhey it keeps you at 1. Totally useless thing to point out but hey. its a thing!

With some balancing this could be my favorite game of the jam yet! Its hilarious and very fun. Great job! You deserve more ratings!

The voice acting is amazing xD