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12 is Better Than 6

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux • 2015

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Quick resume

12 is Better Than 6 is a dynamic top-down shooter with stealth elements, presented in a Wild West theme. The story puts you in the shoes of escaped slave fleeing to the United States in 1873.

Global score

84/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Adventure, Shooter, Arcade

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    Pros

    • Unique hand-drawn art style
    • Challenging and skill-based gameplay
    • Engaging soundtrack
    • Atmospheric wild west setting
    • Varied weapon mechanics

    Cons

    • Short campaign length
    • Some bugs and save issues
    • Steep learning curve for mechanics
    • Limited story depth
    • Enemy visibility issues due to art style

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Players often engage in repeated attempts on difficult levels and some mention habitual play, though the game is short and some lose interest quickly."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for enjoyment and challenge, not out of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Variety of weapons and combat styles encourage trying different tactics and mastering mechanics."

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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      "Set in a stylized, fictionalized Wild West with exaggerated characters and humorous tone."

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention due to difficulty and precision; not suited for casual idle play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No social or emotional connections formed; isolated single-player experience."

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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      "No social recognition or status systems present."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Relaxation, Survival, Violence, Fellowship. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Status, Value.

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    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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