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Brigand: Oaxaca

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

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Quick resume

Brigand: Oaxaca is a highly difficult post-apocalyptic RPG/FPS set in Mexico. Emphasis is on challenge, a branching story with multiple endings, and total freedom of action (kill friendly characters, rob stores, jump across roofs, etc.).

Global score

94/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Shooter

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    Pros

    • Deep and branching gameplay
    • Unique and immersive setting
    • High replayability
    • Developer engagement and support
    • Excellent value for price

    Cons

    • Janky controls and graphics
    • High difficulty and punishing mechanics
    • Limited save system
    • Unreliable companions
    • Technical bugs and crashes

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report long playtimes, high replayability, and habitual engagement despite some frustration with difficulty."

      Capsule for RUSSIA BATTLEGROUNDS RUSSIA BATTLEGROUNDS

      "Players report long playtimes, replayability, and habitual engagement despite difficulty and jank."

    • Cooperation

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      "Players can recruit companions who assist in combat, but gameplay is primarily individual."

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    • Creativity

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      "Extensive character customization, skill builds, crafting, and multiple quest solutions encourage creative approaches."

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    • Domination

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      "Interactions emphasize balanced faction reputation and consequences rather than domination or power over others."

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    • Escapism

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      4

      "The post-apocalyptic setting and survival gameplay provide strong escapism and immersion from real life."

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      "The unique post-apocalyptic setting and immersive sim gameplay provide strong escapism and immersion."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and curiosity rather than obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "The game encourages trying different builds, tactics, and quest solutions, rewarding experimentation."

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    • Exploration

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      "Open world with interconnected areas, secrets, collectibles, and backtracking encourage discovery."

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      "The world is open with multiple hubs, secrets, and branching paths encouraging discovery."

    • Expression

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      2

      "Character customization and skill choices allow some self-expression, though cosmetic options are limited."

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    • Fantasy

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      4

      "Strong sci-fi fantasy elements with eldritch horrors, cybernetics, and post-apocalyptic themes."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Some community and co-op interaction exists but the core experience is largely solo and individual."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills, knowledge of mechanics, and mastery over time."

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    • Health

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      "Primarily sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; some frustration may impact well-being."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires constant attention and focus due to punishing mechanics and limited saves."

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      "Requires constant attention and focus due to difficulty, limited save points, and punishing mechanics."

    • Intimacy

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      -3

      "Social interactions are minimal and functional; emotional connections with companions are limited."

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      "Social interactions are mostly surface-level with limited emotional connection; companions are unreliable."

    • Leadership

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      "Player leads companions indirectly through skill selection and bonding, but no explicit leadership mechanics."

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      "Players can lead companions but mostly control them directly; no strong leadership or management mechanics."

    • Progression

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      "Character progression through leveling, weapon upgrades, and skill acquisition is central to gameplay."

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    • Relaxation

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      "The game is tense and punishing, with frequent deaths and high stakes, limiting relaxation."

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      "The game is punishing and tense, with frequent deaths and high difficulty creating sustained tension."

    • Sensation

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      "Unique art style and sound design provide sensory interest, though graphics are minimalistic."

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    • Status

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      "Achievements and social recognition are limited; focus is on personal accomplishment rather than social status."

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    • Story

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      "Branching narrative with multiple endings and consequences for player choices."

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    • Strategy

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      "Players must plan builds, approach quests with multiple tactics, and solve problems using skills and items."

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      "Players must plan builds, tactics, and approaches to quests; combat and exploration require problem solving."

    • Thrill

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      "High difficulty and intense combat provide suspense and adrenaline rush."

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    • Value

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      "Offers extensive content and replayability for a low price, providing good value for time invested."

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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 Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    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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