El Hijo brings a non-violent action adventure to consoles this month
Handy Games’ El Hijo – A Wild West Tale is headed for PS4, Xbox One and Switch later this month. This upcoming title is a bit of an oddity, as it is a family-friendly action-adventure title that brings a non-violent version of the Wild West to your home. With tricky puzzles, shady monks, and dancing cowboys, playing through this gloomy, yet wholesome, adventure is sometimes quite challenging. What happens if a diversion fails and your fireworks hit the pecking chicken instead of an opponent?
It’s the exciting story of a desperate child looking for his mother. The boy sneaks past different sorts of suspicious outlaws in a series of diverse western settings. Instead of violence, this child’s imaginative playfulness is used with the help of his toys, which serve to distract his “opponents”. Using the shadows to his advantage is a core element of the game, as the young hero will often have to hide. Various twists on familiar mechanics are often a product of the challenging and increasingly dangerous environments that the 6-year-old must traverse to reach his ultimate goal. You’ll be able to experience El Hijo for yourself when the game launches on the 25th of March but in the meantime, take a look at the trailer below.
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