I'm pretty sure that's what they were aiming for. At the time of release, it was compared to ravensword as another western RPG, and although ravensword is a pretty light on the RPG elements, I'm sure you can find the inspirations from console western RPGs that are present everywhere in the game.
Much like Ravensword, and to a degree Aralon, I see much less influence of Elder Scrolls, AD&D and Fallout, and a whole lot of Legend of Zelda in it.
