Red Dead Redemption should have been on the Wii

by Travis Johnston on Jul.06, 2010, under Development, Graphics

Someone recently asked me how I would make Red Dead Redemption a better game and take advantage of more online elements. True the game could do more with some online elements that would make it a better, ie allow you to own farms, build a ranching empire and start land wars with your neighbors online ( complete with hangings ).

The more I thought about it though it becomes clear the best thing they could do is port it to the Wii. Although the designers did an amazing job of mapping the complex controls needed to pull off all the different gameplay systems to the controller. The result is still kind of clunky and often times frustrating.

Just think of it:

how much faster and better dueling would have been with the Wii remote were you really have to pull it up and aim when they say draw.
roping a horse would have been a lot more fun and less frustrating.
they would not needed such a over whelming auto targeting system and shooting would be fun instead of just tapping the targeting trigger over and over again.
they had to put in a slow mode system for shoot outs that would not have been needed if you could just aim. Their systems works but looses some of its intensity since it is all happening in slow mode.
hog tie up things could be an interactive event instead of just a cinematic.
knife fights could be skill based instead of just button mashing.
wiping your horse to run faster would be interactive instead of just button pressing against a meter.
most of the mini games including tossing flaming bottles, horse shoes could be motion based.
skinning animals could be way more detailed and a mini game