John Wick Hex Game Details:
John Wick Hex is an action strategy video game based on the
John Wick franchise. It was released 8 October 2019 for Microsoft Windows and
macOS, with plans for ports to consoles at a later time. The game was developed
by British studio Bithell Games and is distributed by Good Shepherd
Entertainment. The game serves as a narrative prequel to the film series.
Gameplay:
John Wick Hex is a timeline strategy game with elements of
resource management where the player manuevers the titular character through a
level on a hex-based grid, using various moves and actions to defeat enemies and
avoid being hit by his foes.
To the player, the actions of John Wick and visible enemies
are shown on a timeline similar to those used in video editing software, with
actions taking different amounts of time. The player loads commands for John
Wick to follow into this timeline, and the game will pause if the player has
not added further actions into the timeline. These actions may be about gaining
a better position to fire from, taking a better stance that improves John
Wick's chances to hit, or to take defensive actions and improved cover from
foes.
Players must also take into consideration the limited ammo
that John Wick has i.e. 15 bullets in his handgun, because once the player
reloads their weapon then the player loses any bullets left in the weapon's
magazine. However, John Wick is able to grab weapons from enemies but this
takes precious time which requires the player to think through all the possible
actions they can take before getting shot by the enemies. An interesting fact
is that every time a player chooses to shoot, John Wick fires two rounds at his
enemy because John Wick double-taps his enemies in the movies.
Initially the level is covered by a type of fog of war which
becomes unveiled as the player moves John Wick further in the level. The game
has been described as a combination of tactics games such as X-COM mixed with
fast-paced decision making of Superhot. At the completion of a level, the game
can play back a replay of the movements, without waiting for any user input,
mimicking some of the fluidity of the action scenes from the John Wick films.
John Wick Hex Minimum System Requirements:
- OS: Win 7 64
- Processor: Intel Core i3-2115C 2.0GHz / AMD Athlon II X3 455
- Graphics: AMD Radeon R5 340 (OEM) or NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- System Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Storage: 15 GB Hard drive space
- DirectX 11 Compatible Graphics Card
John Wick Hex Recommended Requirements:
- OS: Win 7 64
- Processor: Intel Core i5-750S 2.4GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 965
- Graphics: AMD Radeon R7 360X or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
- System Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Storage: 15 GB Hard drive space
John Wick Hex Official Trailer