There are certain superficial similarities between Out of the Furnace and The Deer Hunter; a steel -
town setting; a soldier returning traumatised from war to engage in bloody, underground
gambling; even an actual deer hunt.
* It is still illegal for anyone to wear armour to Parliament, (Royal Prerogative 1279) * Hanging washing in the street, beating a carpet and flying a kite are
set out in the
Town Police Clauses Act, 1847, (chapter 89, section 28) as punishable by a # 1,000 fine * The Licensing Act of 1872 states that it is illegal to be drunk in charge of a cow, horse or steam engine * You can't fire a cannon close to a dwelling house (Metropolitan Police Act 1839) * You can't bet or
gamble in the library reading room (Library Offences Act 1898) * You can't use any slide upon ice or snow (
Town Police Clauses Act 1847) * You can't drive cattle through the streets of London (Metropolitan Streets Act 1867)
Playing off of a
setting deeper into the Wild West era than the first game could provide
towns full of bandits,
gambling towns, a central area for lawmen and several other Wild West staples.