True Grit Redemption

True Grit Redemption Overview

Designed by the full-on designers Nolimit City, True Grit Redemption is a no holds barred western-inspired slot game with heaps of features and an exciting gameboard full of novel characters and unpredictable action. If you know Nolimit City at all, you'll know that they have a reputation for creating the most extreme slot games on the market, often with pretty out-there themes full of violence and horror. Comparably, this slot feels vaguely relaxed.

The features in this game are many and various, with nine bonuses all-in. The first feature is a cascading reels feature, triggered when players score a win. The winning symbols are removed from the grid and replaced by a new set from above, giving players multiple chances of scoring wins from the same spin. Next is the X Transform feature, which turns symbols into wilds if you match the top reel with the icons underneath. This game also has an xNudge Wild feature, an xWays and Infectious xWays feature, plus a Reel Split feature, Transform' Em feature, and two free spins rounds.

Theme and Symbols

The theme in this latest product from the Nolimit studio seems to have been directly inspired by the Quentin Tarantino film The Hateful Eight with a dash of True Grit by the Coen brothers. The first indication of this comes from the blizzard-like surroundings that perfectly match the Hateful Eight's snowy setting. Second, a few of the outlaws pictured in this game seem to resemble the characters in both movies. This is especially true of the Greta Thunberg look-a-like, who looks similar to the girl in True Grit. Regardless of the origin of this theme, it is certainly a good one that creates anticipation and excitement.

The background for this game is a forest caught in a strong snowstorm. However, the more you scrutinise the picture, the more details you can make out. Upon further investigation, there seems to be a bit more narrative here. There is a broken stagecoach wheel and its fixings cast off to one side and a cooking pot suspended by a makeshift triangular structure to the left. One can infer from this that a stagecoach carrying passengers has fallen foul of the bad weather, breaking down and forcing the occupants to set up a temporary camp in the creepy woods.

The playing board has been made out of spare palettes and crates, matching the old-school western aesthetic seen in the rest of the slot.
The symbols for this slot are split into low-value, high-value and special symbols. The low-value symbols are the 10, J, Q, K and A in playing card royals. The more valuable symbols are the various characters. These begin with 'wet dog', then Austin, Chapo, Lily, Boss, and Grit Girl. The Grit Girl is the most valuable, paying out at 500x the stake for the top combination. The specials are the wild, the x Nudge wild, the infectious X ways icon, the reel split icon, the transform 'em icon and finally, the sheriff badge scatter.

Game Play
True Grit Redemption is played on a 6-reels of varying heights with up to 240 ways to win. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel.

The betting range for True Grit Redemption is 20p to £100 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen.
Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen.
Volatility for this slot is rated in the very high range. True Grit Redemption's return to player percentage is 96.11%, which is above average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 20,220x your stake.

Features

The first feature in this game is called the cascade feature and is triggered when players score a win. Winning symbols will then be removed from the board and replaced by a new set. This gives players multiple chances to score wins from the same spin. The mechanic will continue until a new set of symbols does not form a win. Each cascade also increases the value of the locked multiplier wild.

Next, we have the xWild Transform feature. If you manage to match the symbols on the top reel above the normal playing board with symbols underneath, this feature will be triggered, turning both symbols into a wild.
Similar to the above feature is the xNudge Wild feature. This feature is triggered when a stacked wild symbol appears on the bottom reel. When it does, it will always nudge to become fully visible. Once this initial nudge has occurred, subsequent nudges increase the frozen multiplier by one. If the xNudge wild is not part of a win, it will turn itself down and nudge up to increase the multiplier.

Next on the list are the xWays and Infectious xWays features. The xWays symbols can fall onto the top reel. However, the infectious xWays can only fall onto the normal reel set. The xWays icons transform into a normal symbol and reveal two to three symbols of the same kind, helping boost your win ways.

The Infectious xWays icons, on the other hand, reveal two icons. When this icon is in play, it infects the same symbols on the reels, expanding them to the same size as the chosen icon. Again, this provides more chances of winning.
The Reel Split feature is the next feature, which concerns the Reel Split icon, appearing in the bottom reel. These special icons double all the icons above them on the main reels. Each reel can 'split' a maximum of twice. The Grit Girl is the only icon exempt from this mechanic. She will instead double the frozen multiplier if split.

Next, we come to the Transform' Em feature. This feature transforms all character symbols into the same symbol, creating bigger winning combinations. This feature will also turn all low-paying icons into the same icon.
In addition to all these extensive modifiers, this game also has two free spins rounds. The first is called the Torture spins, triggered by landing three sheriff badge scatters. The game will then grant you eight free spins. An extra free spin will be added to your tally if the scatter symbol is split. Landing a fourth scatter upgrades the free spin round to the Dead Spins.
The Dead Spin game gives you ten free spins, and all locked positions on the board will become unlocked for the duration of the spins.

Finally, there is also a bonus buy feature for this game. However, it is unavailable in the UK.

Conclusion

If you are after heart-pumping, feature-packed thrills in a western setting, you have come to the right place. With a great top win and a fairly good RTP, the win potential is pretty tasty here too. That being said, you must also bear in mind the crazy high volatility, which could see wins spread out over many spins. All in all, though, this is a great (if rather intense) product from the Nolimit City studio.