Call of Juarez Goes Modern With "The Cartel"

Here’s a fun one: Polish developer Techland has revealed that it’s working on a third installment in the Call of Juarez franchise, but unlike the other two titles, it won't be set in the Wild West. No, instead, it’ll be set in the modern world. 

I’m not making this up. In a press release issued today, publisher Ubisoft said Call of Juarez: The Cartel will feature “the best elements of the Wild West” in a modern setting. An EGM exclusive is keeping the details light at the moment, but we do know that the game will include two locales: Los Angeles and Juarez, Mexico.  Also, it's slated for release on the Xbox 360, PC, and PS3 this summer.
 

HAhahahahahah

I'm sure this will be great.

Looks interesting. Probably will make me thirsty, all these sand color games do so :\

it's too bad time travel isn't involved, that would be so much better

Well, changing a game's setting to something more contemporary worked for Call of Duty so surely it will work here, right!?

Call of Juarez: Modern Westfare?

Gotta give them credit for shaking up the franchise.

I bet the mainstream media will go nutso over this.

I never really liked Call of Juarez, but this smacks of desperation. Instead of having a somewhat unique and interesting setting, it's going to look like far more games, far more of which are probably better.

BOOOOO!!!! A little early for April Fools isn't it?

At least they are trying new things, which most people are too scared to do.So props to them for that.Though the whole cartel thing just worries me, just more fuel for the media's perception of Latinos as no good drug dealers.

" Call of Juarez: Modern Westfare? "

looks interesting, I would want to see some trailers or gameplay or even a demo would be cool.

" it's too bad time travel isn't involved, that would be so much better "

This kinda sucks.

You know, I like the idea of this, but I don't really care for the character design.

What a goofy stupid thing to do.

No

Aren't   “the best elements of the Wild West” the fact that there's no cars or laser sights or guns that don't suck? What possible classic West element would play in a modern setting?

Seems interesting, take the Ronin/ Western story and put in in a modern setting could be fun.

AHAHAHA. I wish they called it Call of Juarez: Modern Combat.
 
Actually, CoJ wasn't a bad game at all. I played okay and had a nice and entertaining plot.

" HAhahahahahah "

This is awesome! Here's hoping for a gritty tale in the vein of Cormac McCarthy or Elmore Leonard. This is pretty much the only thing they could have done to get me interested in it. The only thing i'm concerned about is 'hacking'. Cowboys don't hack.

I don't know why so many people on here are pooh-pooing this idea.  Having a Western take place in an unconventional  period worked for No Country for Old Men, it worked for Firefly, and it can work for Call of Juarez.  And yes, they're doing something similar to Call of Duty inasmuch as they're taking their franchise in a new direction so as to keep it from getting stale.  Is that a bad thing?  Sure, rag on Juarez for being middling games, but this idea isn't worthy of ridicule.

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Very disappointing to see it drop the old west setting.. Would have rather see them stick with that and expand upon the open world they briefly touched upon in the second game.  There was a lot of potential there.

I loved all the Call of Juarez games so far, so hopefully this doesn't disappoint.
Also, this would solve the "old guns suck" problem some people seem to have.

" I don't know why so many people on here are pooh-pooing this idea.  Having a Western take place in an unconventional  period worked for No Country for Old Men, it worked for Firefly, and it can work for Call of Juarez.  And yes, they're doing something similar to Call of Duty inasmuch as they're taking their franchise in a new direction so as to keep it from getting stale.  Is that a bad thing?  Sure, rag on Juarez for being middling games, but this idea isn't worthy of ridicule. "

Well that's...different. I kinda like this idea, but I still have to give out a huge, "Wut?"

Now it's up to one man and his crew to clean up the drug infested streets of Mexico...our UAV is online. 
 
I would say it's a cool new idea but this just reeks of riding that modern warfare bandwagon by setting it in the present day.
 
I hope I'm wrong this this turns out into one amazing game.

Brad always posts news right after I post it on the forum. HMM...

Oh not another one, the first two were just plain bad and judging by the screenshots for the third I don't see this series evolving into something better.  

What the heck?

" Oh not another one, the first two were just plain bad  

This is actually kinda interesting...but yeah. Not sure how its gonna turn out.

" this smacks of desperation.

Army of Two Cowboys.

That's... surprisingly awesome.

This smells like someone from marketing decided to be a game developer.
 
Head of Marketing:  "You know what's hot right now?! Modern First Person Shooters! With a crime story! And drugs! That's what kids want these days! Drugs, violence, and modern urban combat! Jenkins! I want to see you promoting our modern action crime story strategy by making one of our franchises use it! How about this Call of Jar -rez or whatever it is!?"
 
Jenkins: "But it's about the old west, and I don't know anything about developing games, just selling them..."
 
Head of Marketing: "GOD DAMNIT JENKINS! Quit talkin' that weak ass game, or we'll miss out our chance to hit up that kind of rush while this gravy train is still rolling!"
 
Jenkins: "...what?" 

This is Techland right? WHERE'S MY 'DEAD ISLAND' HMMMNMM? Eh, could be good, or not. Let's wait and see.

" @Cold_Wolven said:

" Oh not another one, the first two were just plain bad  

You are spoiled rotten if you think the second one was 'just plain bad' "

Call of Juarez  did fairly well because it was one of the very few modern Western themed games. Now RDR exists, I guess they've realised that Rockstar now own the Western niche and have backed off to just make the most generic game setting of all time.

I really liked the second game, and this move for the franchise makes me sad. 
 
Oh well, maybe it'll just look dumb and end up playing great.

What about not naming the game Call of Juarez? That would make more sense, right?

I bet most of you don't know but Juarez actually means Duty in spanish... (no, it doesn't)

A "modern" western could be decent. Shame I don't have faith this developer can pull it off. I don't know, though. We shall see.

" @zoner said:

" @Cold_Wolven said:

" Oh not another one, the first two were just plain bad  

You are spoiled rotten if you think the second one was 'just plain bad' "

Having a job and playing a ton of games has opened my eyes to standards of quality and yes the second one is just plain bad. "