Rockstar Tries to Outgun “Gun”
by MICHAEL TUNISON / GRAND THEFT AUTO / ROCKSTAR / VIDEO GAMES
Rockstar Games, makers of the controversy courting Grand Theft Auto series and “Bully”, is bringing their open-world format to the western genre with “Red Dead Redemption”. The four-minute narration-heavy trailer is forthcoming with details on the game, but other than a significant upgrade in the graphics department and a few minor tweaks here and there, the game a little too closely resembles 2005’s “Gun” to spark a ton of interest of my part. Don’t get me wrong, “Gun” was a fine game, if a little too short, but I’ve come to expect a little more out of Rockstar’s offerings.
I’m sure there will be some lurid wrinkles to the game to give it the necessary outcry from those of delicate sensibilities, but so far I’m not seeing much. The trailer shows you can lasso people and drag them from your horse. C’mon, I’ve seen worse than that on the title screen of GTA.
— January 20‚ 2009 —
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