User blog comment:Wagnike2/Red Dead Redemption Not A Western/@comment-1980831-20100422164230

Interesting article, yeah, but I disagree. He only makes one passing reference to "The Wild Bunch", one of the first and reigning masterpieces of revisionist westerns that takes place in 1913. What makes a western a western is still absolutely present in the early 20th century. It's a defining film of the genre and has solidified itself pretty strongly.

Of course violence is exaggerated in this game -- I don't think it's attempting to be historically accurate, but to be entertaining, as well as pay homage to the early revisionist westerns like Death Rides a Horse and the Dollars trilogy.

I think it's a brilliant mashup. Rockstar has given us their take on the rise of urbanism since the 1960's, now they're going to give us their take on the modern industrialization of the west. I'm excited!