Funhouse 'Merica: slightly off reflections of the US from foreign developers

AKA Bobson Dognutt the genre

some of these are way more prescient and scathing and hysterical than a lot of homegrown commentary and some are really confused / stoopid / utterly bizarre but I always think this sort of thing is interesting!!!!

for big multi sequel franchises like Silent hill/Resident evil I just included the title I personally feel channels 'merica the hardest/strangest

The King of Route 66
The King of Route 66
Crusty Demons
Crusty Demons
Firefighter F.D.18
Firefighter F.D.18
Big Mutha Truckers 2
Big Mutha Truckers 2
Metal Wolf Chaos
Metal Wolf Chaos
Big Mutha Truckers
Big Mutha Truckers
Devil's Third
Devil's Third
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man
Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja
Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja
Michigan: Report from Hell
Michigan: Report from Hell
Ride to Hell: Retribution
Ride to Hell: Retribution
Shadow Hearts: From the New World
Shadow Hearts: From the New World
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
Bullet Witch
Bullet Witch
State of Emergency
State of Emergency
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
Yo-kai Watch 3
Yo-kai Watch 3
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
Double Dragon
Double Dragon
MadWorld
MadWorld
Sunset Riders
Sunset Riders
Final Fight
Final Fight
Indigo Prophecy
Indigo Prophecy
Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition
Lollipop Chainsaw
Lollipop Chainsaw
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
God Hand
God Hand
Killer7
Killer7
The Evil Within 2
The Evil Within 2
Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising
Dead Rising
No More Heroes
No More Heroes
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
Alan Wake
Alan Wake
EarthBound
EarthBound
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Death Stranding
Death Stranding
Detroit: Become Human
Detroit: Become Human
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Life is Strange
Life is Strange

6 Comments


3 years ago

surprised not seeing earthbound here

2 years ago

Streets of Rage! Bonus points that SOR1-3 were made in Japan and 4 was made in France

2 years ago

Sonic 2! :O

2 years ago

seriously how is earthbound not in this list its basically the OG example of this

1 year ago

Grand Theft Auto III, IV, V

1 year ago

Crazy Taxi
Pokemon Black and White
Crime Life: Gang Wars, lol
Urban Reign
If you wanna add more wild west stuff, Gunmen's Proof and Samurai Western would be good. And I haven't played it, but Tengai Makyou 4 seems to be a great fit too.
Also, Dog's Life, weirdly enough. You wander around approximations of various styles of american towns/cities.


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