GUN was the subject of a great deal of hype and speculation
at E3. Activision have only now decided to give us a trailer. And some screenshots, of course. The game is looking
good, though the trailer is most definitely NOT for the squeamish.
The western, somewhat bafflingly, is a genre largely ignored in gaming, which is a shame. Tense shootouts in the style
of High Noon and other great westerns are a vast untapped resource for gaming. Unfortunately the industry instead
obsesses over World War II and the like.
Ah well. Maybe GUN will turn that around, ushering in an era of a market flooded with westerns rather than war sims.
We can only dream.
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Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:47PM (Unverified) said
Yeah, I hoped that "Red Dead Revolver" would kick start a new trend of western-based games. Too bad that was a slightly better than mediocre title with horrible AI. At least the duels and the music were fun...
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Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:47PM (Unverified) said
i think its because westerns usually involve shooting indians, kinda taboo.
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Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:47PM (Unverified) said
Now I know why Gun was mysteriously marketed at E3 with no screenshots, no gameply footage, and all hype.
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Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:47PM (Unverified) said
I'm a sucker for Westerns (hell, I liked Red Dead Revolver even with all it's shortcomings), so I have high hopes for this game. The gameplay footage looked mediocre, but they're still working on it.
Here's hoping.
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Here's hoping.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:47PM (Unverified) said
i've actually been really excited about this one ever since reading about it in Game Informer.
this and Gears of War are really selling the 360 for me.
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this and Gears of War are really selling the 360 for me.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:47PM (Unverified) said
"Unfortunately the industry instead obsesses over World War II and the like."
I've wondered lately why no one has even *considered* doing an OIF-based game. There's plenty of material out there, and it would actually be a game about events people *under* 60 remember.
Not to mention such a game would counter the drumbeat of doom(TM) that the press keeps beating.
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I've wondered lately why no one has even *considered* doing an OIF-based game. There's plenty of material out there, and it would actually be a game about events people *under* 60 remember.
Not to mention such a game would counter the drumbeat of doom(TM) that the press keeps beating.
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