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Alright. Buckshot Roulette is, well, a bit off center, and you've got to be a bit disturbed to enjoy this game. I enjoyed this game a lot. :)
It's a very simple premise. You are meeting up with what seems to be a demonic host (whose name is apparently Josh. LMAO) in a nightclub to play some Russian Roulette....with a shotgun, and an alternate set of rules. Winner takes all...the cash. The cash being actually meaningless outside of being the basis for the game's leaderboard (of which there is one), but at least you know you're leaving with something, lol. You begin in a disgusting bathroom, walk onto a walkway overlooking a grimy dance club, and finally enter the game room itself, which is equally dank and disturbing. You sign a waiver (lol) and the match begins.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3276958087
In this version of Russian Roulette, you can choose to shoot yourself or the host. You just have to decide if you believe the next shell is a blank or not. Each of you begins with a random but equal amount of health. One live round equals one health point. After taking a shot, you are defibrillated back into the action until your health is completely gone, after which you wake up in a grimy bathroom to start the process over. If you win, you begin the next round. Each match features three rounds. Additionally, you can unlock a 'double or nothing' phase, wherein after winning, you can choose to take your winnings or try your luck again for double the cash (points). And you can continue to decide to double or nothing until you eventually lose or cash out. Double or Nothing is engaged at the beginning of the game once unlocked by taking 'QuayLudes' btw.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3276958064
Each round features the shotgun with a randomly determined amount of live and blank shells which are revealed before the shotgun is loaded by the host. Neither of you know which order the shells are loaded. You are then given an also randomly determined amount of items which you can use on your turn to boost damage, heal, remove shells, determine which shell is next, and so on. You have eight slots that can be filled with items, and the RNG selection of items happens every time the shotgun needs to be reloaded (and each reload goes through the same random shell reveal process). You might get to grab two items, you might get to grab six items. Who knows? You and the host each get the same number of selections. Each item has two quick animations enabled for them. One is your animation, one is Josh's animation.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3276957977
Your only real objective is to survive, and to advance up the leaderboard, while also of course knocking out some achievements. If you are a disturbed individual, this is the game for you, lol. It definitely earns the $2.99 price tag, and I'd say this fits nicely into the presentation of horror you might expect from a Dread Collection or Szymanski-verse or some such.
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