Welcome to Burn Witches Get Money, or BWGT in short, a little game from the creators of Errevale Fall, a game that is similar for various aspects: in both games we play as hunters of supernatural creatures stranded in a little remote village under the menace of some horrible creature. In this case, a witch.
John Bick and (the silent) Bob the deer are out two protagonists: the first is a huge man with an impressive arsenal that includes a shotgun and a flamethrower, the second is... a real deer (and probably the smartest party member) that clearly favours close combat, even if he can equip different items.

The game starts "in media res" but after the intro a flashback starts the adventure from the beginning: our two friends are looking for the red witch in the Bwgtville (wait, where?). The place is surrounded by dangerous snowy lands where strange creature roam, but our hunters do not fear the unknown, so they start the investigation and look for the witch.


Sorry we can't be gentle, we've a witch to catch and burn!

Not unlike Errevale Fall the game has a morning-afternoon-night cycle that determines the creatures encountered (feral animals and supernatural beings) and the locations of some villagers. It's also possible to complete some secondary activities like hunting and fishing to earn money and parts for crafting useful upgrades, but first it will be necessary to convince the local nun to cooperate.

I won't spoil the fun of discovery, the adventure is pretty much linear (some paths are blocked until you complete some tasks) but very fun. I admit that the notes in the menu tracks all the tasks and their status, but in a case I did not understand what I was supposed to do (the dream essence)... I do not know if I missed some details or if I had to pay the bartender for some hints, anyway I was able to understand and complete the task.

Another "problem" is that you have to be ready for a rough start: few healing items can be used during combat, the crafted upgrades and gear are very useful, as are some extra abilities that are earned after some levels. Ok, leveling up does not take much, still enemies are pretty tough especially if you do not know a good strategy, and this is normal in the beginning, the first day in game is probably necessary to experiment and get some familiarity. And if all fails runa away... if you can!


Bob faces a terrible enemy!

Like Errevale Fall characters can use items, special abilites that cost Stamina, and guns (well only mr. Bick can use them) that need to be reloaded with ammo. And unlike Errevale Fall we have two characters, one will stay in front of the enemies and the other behind him, so positioning is also another important part of combat. Not to mention that each enemy may have some kind of paeticular weakness or resistance to some kind of attacks.
Anyway do you want an example of strategy? Use "Steady hand" to focus and then shoot, the damage will be significantly higher! Another? Bob the deer cannot use a gun but he *can* load the shotgun during his turn for his friend!
Also remember to collect the daily holy water and bullets from the chest of the nun, since strangely there is no way to buy shotgun shells anywhere. Weird.
Anyway this is the game: explore to find hints and informations fighting enemies for loot and experience, getting strong enough to take on bosses that luckily do not respawn. You can also save your game anywhere and if you die... well you don't, you will just wake up at the inn.

Graphically the game is very pretty: maps are made with Rtps and are ok, and so are some characters, others are edits but then there are a lot of custom sprites and battlers, original portraits and monsters. But what I liked a lot were the characters, especially the two protagonists. The story is also pretty good, I like how the tone is less serious than in Errevale Fall, and characters are more humorous but still badass.


Fishing minigame included!

Final Verdict
BWGM is a very stylish game that improves the gameplay of Errevale Fall (I know I mentioned this other game too many times, but the protagonists could technically be interchangeable, despite the different settings and adventures! Not that they are similar, they just would fit and play similarly) without offering lots of new aspects. In any case if that game was good, this is better! The two things that some players may not like are probably the linearity of the story and the initial difficulty of combat, anyway once mastered the system things will be a lot better. Uhm only issue I had was the part immediately before the final confrontation: you fight a lesser boss immediately before a dialogue that may lead to the last bossfight, and unfortunately this means that you may make a mistake, accept and proceed to the boss without saving and/or restocking ammo and consumables. What's worse is that you aren't even healed (thing that instead happens later after a particular combat phase!) so you may have to repeat not one, but two bossfights! Remember to save and take your time to prepare, because bosses are quite challenging, and no one will warn you.
Oh also last combat was odd because it happened to be reduced to 0 hitpoints and still be able to act! Uhm weird, anyway I did not mind that at all eheh!

Anyway there is nothing else to say: game is short but absolutely well thought out, characters are memorable and unique, and I also did not notice typos, game breaking bugs or other issues. This is very good! Challenging and fun!