After both Dickinson and Muratori had lost the G.O.P. designation in the
Primary vote, Dickinson was initially undecided about whether he'd continue his re-election
quest, as he had no independent ballot
line secured as a backup.
Add to that the sheer number of things to do (skill rankings, outfits,
primary story missions, mini games, bounty
quests, etc) and amazingly entertaining ambient behavior (watching people get mauled from their horses by mountain lions, hearing the prostitutes around town say things like, «I hate to see a dry pecker» and trying to
line - up the perfect sniper shot when suddenly being attacked by a Grizzly...) and you had a game that truly defines an era.