08-29-2004, 09:02 PM | #1 |
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The Westerner renamed
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I suppose I should be glad it has a publisher in the US. But why in *&^@! does Dreamcatcher feel they have to rename almost every game they publish? And what kind of a stupid name for a game is "Wanted." |
08-29-2004, 09:06 PM | #2 |
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Maybe they're somehow trying to make it look good on the shelf next to "Missing"?
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08-29-2004, 09:19 PM | #3 |
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Damn this annoys me, what is up with the generic one-word names these days? I see them more in movies, but sadly of late they seem to be creeping into the gaming industry, too.
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Lets face it, "Wanted" is much more attractive and catchy to the youth the "The Westerner".
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08-29-2004, 09:38 PM | #7 |
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i still don't think that the box art for "missing" did the game justice...i didn't find it appealing at all
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08-29-2004, 09:41 PM | #8 |
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Its not so much that 'Wanted' is a bad name it's just that we've come to know and recognise the name 'The Westerner'. Now that its called 'Wanted' you will have to associate mental images with the new name... sorry I'm raving again. So anyway, I'm sure if the name was always 'Wanted' and they changed it to 'The Westerner' you would feel the same way.
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It seems that TAC doesn't think very high of it's American audience. I mean, what are they thinking? Can't Americans remember words with more than two syllables?
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This is all sort of sadly amusing to me...at E3 the Revistronic rep gave me a poster with a big logo that said "Fenimore Fillmore: Wanted". He didn't speak the greatest English, but I thought he made it clear that this was some advance promo art for the inevitable sequel to The Westerner. I never realized that the decision had already been made to change the name at that point.
TAC's explanation for "Missing" was passable..."In Memoriam" implies death and that's not really what happened here, etc. But changing "The Westerner"? To "Wanted"? It's totally beyond me. Not that thrilled about "BeTrapped" either, but that's another story...
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Wanted is far too generic for my tastes. The Westerner isn't a particular good name either (IMO), but Wanted is just... too plain. Maybe they should add "Since January"? |
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Recent garbage budget title that's still on store shelves (untouched). Need I say more? Kelmer, if it makes you feel any better, most people like their news to be confirmed by a second source. Don't take it personally. (And a lot of people probably missed the news on your site). |
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Me personally I don't really care if it is called the Westerner or Wanted or whatever. As long as the game is good, they can call it whatever they want.
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