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Call of Juarez is, Thankfully, Going Back to its Roots

After an unfortunate misstep in the modern era, Call of Juarez is returning to what it does best: the Old West.

Mar. 14 2013

Posted by: Patrick

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Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

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Edited By duckhuntstinks

We can only hope, folks.

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looks pretty awesome, but i just want more western games...

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@huey2k2 said:

@dr_mantas said:

I liked the first two Call of Juarez games. Anyone who says they're bad hasn't even tried to play them.

That's a blanket statement if I have ever heard one.

How dare people disagree with your opinions of video games?!

Have you played them?

That's not really the point, I never said whether I thought the games were bad or good. I was merely pointing out that it's kind of dumb to just outright say that people who think they are bad clearly have never played them before.

I am sure there are people who genuinely played the first two games and just did not enjoy them, regardless of whether or not you did.

People have different opinions.

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@huey2k2 said:

@dr_mantas said:

I liked the first two Call of Juarez games. Anyone who says they're bad hasn't even tried to play them.

That's a blanket statement if I have ever heard one.

How dare people disagree with your opinions of video games?!

Have you played them?

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I liked the first two Call of Juarez games. Anyone who says they're bad hasn't even tried to play them.

That's a blanket statement if I have ever heard one.

How dare people disagree with your opinions of video games?!

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What it does best? I think you mean what is does mediocre.

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I liked the first two Call of Juarez games. Anyone who says they're bad hasn't even tried to play them.

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@sammo21: I'm glad I was able to give you a laugh.

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@jams said:

@hamst3r said:
@sammo21 said:

Call of Juarez 1 = SUCKS

Call of Juarez 2 =sucks

Call of Juarez 3 = sucks

Call of Juearez 4 = probably will suck

@hamst3r = SUCKS

Gun = AMAZING!

Red Dead Revolver = SUCKS

Red Dead Redemption = Awesome!

Fixed.

WHAT?! Red Dead Revolver was awesome. That was my GOTY that year at least.

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@hamst3r said:
@sammo21 said:

Call of Juarez 1 = SUCKS

Call of Juarez 2 =sucks

Call of Juarez 3 = sucks

Call of Juearez 4 = probably will suck

@hamst3r = SUCKS

Gun = AMAZING!

Red Dead Revolver = SUCKS

Red Dead Redemption = Awesome!

Fixed.

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Well hello, Mister Agegate, they told me you was out of town...

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Good call going back to being a Western. There are already plenty of modern shooters.

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I really want more good Western games. Please let this be a good game.

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Not like I have very many places to get my western game fix from.

Based on the title, Gunslinger, and that we apparently wear a poncho....and hunt down historical outlaws...I'm now interested. Which, after the last Call of Juarez game, is saying a fucking-lot.

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@missacre: Sorry it took me so long to respond to you. I've been laughing at your comment for a few hours.

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@sammo21 said:

Call of Juarez 1 = sucks

Call of Juarez 2 = OK

Call of Juarez 3 = sucks

Call of Juearez 4 = probably will suck

What's more, how can anyone have any faith in the developers if they keep changing direction in what Call of Juarez is? I think I rather preferred the banned-in-Mexico modern variations.

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I enjoyed BIB for what it was.

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I recently finished New Vegas and I'd love a new western game. I'll wait for the reviews though (considering the score of its most recent predecessors).

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Love this series, good to see them going back to the west

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I got Bound in Blood on the PC for free, but it crashes every couple of minutes so I can't even enjoy it. I was liking it for what little I played.

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They should just make a 3D version of that Westerado game.

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Even though the original Call of Juarez had its issues, it turned out to be one of my favorite games of 2006 (!). If you just stick with it through some of its awkward shooting mechanics, the levels just get better and better (and the game itself becomes really expansive). I hope this one truly is a return to form, but after the last one, I'll be approaching it with extreme caution.

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It would be nice if this game was fun like Bound in Blood was.

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I saw the trailer on IGN, and I have to say it looks pretty cool. I haven't played a good Western since Red Dead Redemption and I'm looking forward to this one.

I also played Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, and I thought that was a pretty good game. It was fun playing as both Ray and Thomas.

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Should be going 3 feet under.

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this looks pretty bad

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@sammo21 said:

@missacre: You're right. Because I think this series is largely mediocre I hate the entire subgenre of western video games. Congratulations on being a great example of "dumbass gamer". Shouldn't you be on GameFaqs or something?

Hahaha, "dumbass gamer." If you call yourself a "gamer" in the first place, you have no place playing video games.

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OH THANK GOD THE SERIES IS SAVED

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make it stop

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I like that framerate. I wonder if the console versions will be able to play it that well.

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Thanks GB, i really liked watching this in `Blocky-Vision`

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Bound in Blood was pretty freakin' great. The others not so much. This new one looks promising.

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How has this series continued for so long without a single critically acclaimed entry/

Man, remember the last good Call of Juarez game?

Me neither.

Whatever fools, the first one was really cool in spite of its problems.

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This years Gun it will be on every platform.

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@missacre: You're right. Because I think this series is largely mediocre I hate the entire subgenre of western video games. Congratulations on being a great example of "dumbass gamer". Shouldn't you be on GameFaqs or something?

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@ghostiet: Yeah, I loved Bound in Blood so much I even swallowed playing as Thomas to S rank it!

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@ghostiet said:

@CollegeguyMike said:

I actually really kind of liked Bound in Blood. Hopefully this will follow in it's path rather than The Cartel..

Bound in Blood was pretty great, actually. The plot could have used a bit of snappiness, but damn me if playing as Ray wasn't fun.

Maybe the people who didn't like it made the horrible mistake of playing as whoever the other brother was. Cause man, he was terrible.

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Something about this looks weird but I can't quite tell what it is. The animations, the grafics...hmm

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I wasn't expecting much from this being a downloadable title, but this actually looks pretty neat.

Also, Bound in Blood is a fantastic game, so I have no fucking clue what some of you guys are talking about.

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Normally, I would be fairly excited about this, because I really liked Bound in Blood. But, I hated The Cartel so much that I'm more worried than excited.

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Man, remember the last good Call of Juarez game?

Me neither.

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I just played a ton of Dead Island (ton of fun, by the way) and all I kept thinking while watching that was, "That is so very much running on Chrome Engine 5." I kept expecting zombies to pop up in frame or the twin pistols to turn into a machete, just because of how close the two games look graphically.

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I really liked Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, but The Cartel was so shit so I'm mildly positive to this.

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Looks fine.

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"The Cartel" seemed like it had potential, though the lobby-based mission interface pushed me away from playing it - It suggested a co-op focus which, like L4D, makes me feel weird about soloing it. I hadn't heard that it was "profoundly reprehensible," hopefully the new one will manage to live up to that standard while also being a more inviting single-player game.

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@CollegeguyMike said:

I actually really kind of liked Bound in Blood. Hopefully this will follow in it's path rather than The Cartel..

Bound in Blood was pretty great, actually. The plot could have used a bit of snappiness, but damn me if playing as Ray wasn't fun.

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@sammo21 said:

Call of Juarez 1 = AWESOME.

Call of Juarez 2 = OK

Call of Juarez 3 = sucks

Call of Juearez 4 = probably will suck

Fixed.

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@civid said:

Really don't think the borderlands-ish artstyle fits this AT ALL

You need corrective lenses or Lasik, duder.

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@sammo21 said:

Call of Juarez 1 = sucks

Call of Juarez 2 = OK

Call of Juarez 3 = sucks

Call of Juearez 4 = probably will suck

Well, it's nice to see that you don't like western games. You're probably better off playing the next installment of CoD.