jericho_cross

This is a great community for VtM content, but I made a general vampire community at [email protected] for all the other great vampire franchises out there. Come join!

There are a lot of great vampire franchises and series out there but most of them wouldn’t be able to carry an entire Lemmy community by themselves. So I created [email protected] as a place to discuss any and all vampire media. Come join!

There are a lot of great vampire franchises and series out there but most of them wouldn't be able to carry an entire Lemmy community by themselves. So I created [email protected] as a place to discuss any and all vampire media. Come join!

Come check out [email protected] for discussions on the Weird West genre, including movies, books, and video games that fit the genre!

Come check out [email protected] for discussions on the Weird West genre, including movies, books, and video games that fit the genre!

I'm going to kick-start this community with my favorite Weird West work. Darkwatch had everything I wanted from a Weird Western: a vampire gunslinger shooting monsters at night. Sure, the gameplay could've been better (a lot better) but the world-building was so fun I loved it anyway.

I don't know if I could handle playing the game again today; it got mediocre reviews even when it was released and the game mechanics are even more dated now. But I'll always have a soft-spot for it and would love a sequel in this world.

Here's a trailer showing just how ridiculous the game was.

I'm no expert on the genre, I'm just a casual fan and thought I'd share the few Weird West works I've found and enjoyed. Who knows, maybe more people will show up here and share what they've found!

I won't act as a gate-keeper for the genre but just for myself, I'm going to try sticking to items that actually take place in the 1800s. I think there's a slippery slope of losing the genre definition once I start including movies/books that take place in the modern day but still technically The West so when I start posting those items, you'll know I'm starting to run out of ideas.