| Gun, Red Dead Revolver, and the Wild Arms | | | | their house, they'll probably say yes. The simple |
| games. These are the only half-decent Wild West | | | | answer is that we don't see more wild west |
| themed games that have come out in the past | | | | games is because Japan has the most say in |
| decade. I give Wild Arms credit for having such a | | | | what types of games are to be developed and |
| long running RPG series, I even enjoy my copy of | | | | since their history is much different than ours, we |
| Wild Arms 3, but when I think of the Wild West, I | | | | see more samurais and ninjas than we do |
| don't picture cell-shaded anime characters shooting | | | | cowboys. |
| goblins in the face with snipers and shotguns. I like | | | | Don't get me wrong, I like exploring fictional video |
| the Wild Arms series, don't get me wrong, it just | | | | game lands like Filgaia and whatever the name of |
| isn't the type genre of the Wild West that I'd like | | | | the world is from the Final Fantasy games, but it |
| to see more of. | | | | would be a breath of fresh air and much more |
| The 1800's in America were a time of exploration | | | | interesting to have landscapes in games modeled |
| and adventure, where everyday people | | | | to look like realistic locations. Nothing would be |
| weathered the elements, the treacherous | | | | more exciting than to explore the pre-settled |
| landscape, and the wild animals to catch a glimpse | | | | territories of the American West and ride off into |
| of the Pacific Ocean or make their fortune in gold. | | | | the sunset like we see so many heroes do in |
| Nowadays, sand box games are all the rage and | | | | movies; or recognize a landmark in a game that |
| so an open ended Wild West game seems doable; | | | | you've actually seen in real life. |
| just picture Nikko from GTA4 on a horse instead | | | | Thanks to advancements in open sourced |
| of a car and using a six shooter instead of a | | | | technology, gamers are given the driver's seat |
| rocket launcher. | | | | when it comes to what they want in video game. |
| It surprises me a little that we aren't flooded with | | | | Maybe in the future we'll see more games that |
| every Western-style game imaginable like we | | | | seek to satisfy the restless American spirit that |
| were with Western movies. Ask anyone if | | | | we all seem to have because, I don't know about |
| they've ever heard of John Wayne or Clint | | | | you, but Oregon Trail just doesn't seem to cut it. |
| Eastwood and after they ask what you're doing in | | | | |