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El Paso, Elsewhere
Fight werewolves and vampires in a reality-shifting motel. Dive through barricades to escape the grasp of evil puppets. Destroy the villain you loved. A new, third-person love letter to classic shooters. Neo-noir never looked so good.
Details
- Released
- September 26, 2023
- Developer
- Strange Scaffold
- Publisher
- Strange Scaffold, Frosty Pop Games Inc.
- Platforms
- PC · Xbox One · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
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El Paso, Elsewhere Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
El Paso, Elsewhere offers a remarkable fusion of narrative depth and engaging gameplay.
El Paso, Elsewhere takes a solid shooter foundation and elevates it with a compelling and raw look at humanity as told through a story of monsters and mythology. Outstanding performances, sharp writing, and some kick-arse combat collide to make a unique and memorable experience.
El Paso Elsewhere serves up an incredibly balanced gameplay experience with an addictive loop on top of a compelling story. This is one not to be missed!
A bizzare yet enjoyable vampire-shooting game with slick slow-motion mechanics for the action game fans.
El Paso, Elsewhere isn't Max Payne, but the inspirations are here: neo-noir style, slo-mo, troubled protagonist, and other-worldly journey.
El Paso, Elsewhere wears its influences on its sleeves, and while it doesn’t reach the same highs set by Max Payne all those years ago, it more than makes up for it in its story and presentation.
Demake visuals are the perfect match for a game that's both direct and gloriously weird.
“El Paso, Elsewhere is an intense, personal indie shooter that you'll want to see through to the end.”
The actual gameplay of El Paso, Elsewhere didn’t really impress me. It’s an interesting twist on Max Payne, but it falls short in a lot of ways. Its story, though? Hoo, gosh. I’m going to be chewing on this for a while.
Strange Scaffold's shooter is like a drunken boxer in a bar brawl: lacking consistency, but the blows that connect are knockouts.Where to even begin with El Paso, Elsewhere? Let's try from the top. Director Xalavier Nelson Jr. voices James [...]
A game starts off with a monologue. A man with a really dark past is suffering from some paranoid delusions. He is grumpy, he is violent, and he proceeds to blast his inner demons, literally, with a pair of pistols and the ability to dive in the air in slow-motion, as if he was in a John Woo movie. In order to cope with damage, he takes pills, lots of them. He is an addict, after all. If you think I am talking about Max Payne, well, you’re just half-right. I am talking about El Paso Elsewhe...
With the sum of its parts laid bare, El Paso’s biggest weakness starts to be exposed the longer it goes on. The initial charm and intrigue of the first half of the game begin to wear thin in the later parts of the game. The first five minutes of gameplay are pretty much the same as the last few hours of gameplay. With little variation both in terms of gameplay and level layout, it all becomes repetitive. By the fifth hour seven, the act of playing the game feels like an annoyance getting in the way of the story.