History YMMV / RedDeadRedemption2

** Many believe that the playable area of the first game is part of this game's map as well. This stems from the fact that the leaked map ends at Thieves Landing. In the previous game, there was no natural boundary there (except for [[SuperDrowningSkills water]]) and Rockstar has avoided invisible walls since GTAIII. The various previews have also claimed that the map is Rockstar's biggest yet[[note]]If the leaked map is close to the real one, it's not that much larger than [=RDR1=]'s map was (Around 1.5 times). This was determined by matching 1899's Blackwater with 1911's Blackwater as it is the only town in both maps, although there is also evidence that everything has been slightly upscaled. Of course, they may have meant in terms of ambition, or that it merely ''feels'' bigger due to the interiors, foliage density and the slower speed of horses[[/note]] which simply isn't possible if the leaked map is real.

* EpilepticTrees: There's a popular theory that John Marston becomes the PlayerCharacter at some point of the story, likely after Morgan... [[RememberTheNewGuy disappears]]. Depending on the timing, John may or may not have started his path to redeeming himself yet and he canonically didn't spend much time with his family before the first game so both karmic paths could still fit his character[[note]]With the possible exception of prostitute services, since John is already a father in 1899[[/note]]. Further evidence for this comes in the form of an otherwise accurate leak from 2016 that had info which later proved out to be true, the fact that Marston in some screenshots holds his gear in the exact same place as Morgan does[[note]]So they may share animations if John becomes playable. Note that as of this writing, no other character shares this trait with Morgan[[/note]] and the fact that many people wanted to keep playing as John in the epilogue of [=RDR1=].

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Since it's a prequel, we know something terrible happens to most of the gang, since only 4 of them appear in the original game. Since Ross [[KillEmAll was pretty adamant in ensuring every member of the gang died]] and wasn't above breaking his own promises, the chances of survival for any member of the gang is pretty low, and even if they managed to find a hiding place, they are still hunted by the entire country's law enforcement.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Judging from the available screenshots and trailers, the game will be gorgeous. From the beautiful, colourful graphics to the huge amount of detail in both the environments and character models, the game looks awesome all around.

* HilariousInHindsight: ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' aspires to be a highly immersive Western-world where the world keeps going on around your character even if you remain idle as [=NPC=]s are given distinct 'loops' to simulate actual life. [[Series/{{Westworld}} Sound familiar?]]

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Since it's a prequel, we know something terrible happens to most of the gang, since only 4 of them appear in the sequel. Since Ross [[KillEmAll had a pretty obvious plan reserved for the gang]] and wasn't above breaking his own promises, them dying is the most likely option.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The honor mechanic of the last game was considered somewhat out-of place, as John was such a NiceGuy that negative-honor actions felt OutOfCharacter for him [[labelnote:Note (Spoilers for RDR 1)]]Although it's been noted that the meter makes more sense once you switch to Jack[[/labelnote]], and that it was included only so people could role-play as a desperado. The second trailer of 2 shows us that our new protagonist, Arthur Morgan, is an already wanted AntiHero and is shown committing several crimes, so a low-honor playthrough fits his character. (That's if the honor system isn't removed, of course. And we don't know if this makes the ''high''-honor playthrough OOC).

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The honor mechanic of the last game was considered somewhat out-of place, as John was such a NiceGuy that negative-honor actions felt OutOfCharacter for him [[labelnote:Note (Spoilers for RDR 1)]]Although it's been noted that the meter makes more sense once you switch to Jack[[/labelnote]], and that it was included only so people could role-play as a desperado. The second trailer of 2 shows us that our new protagonist, Arthur Morgan, is an already wanted AntiHero and is shown committing several crimes, so a low-honor playthrough fits his character. (That's if the honor system isn't removed, of course. And we don't know if this makes the ''High-honor playthrough OOC).

* ToughActToFollow: The original ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' is considered to be Rockstar's best non-''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' game, is almost universally loved, and is considered to be (one of) the best western games out there. As a result, people have very high hopes for this game.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The honor mechanic of the last game was considered somewhat out-of place, as John was enough of a NiceGuy that low honor actions felt OutOfCharacter for him [[labelnote:Note (Spoilers for RDR 1)]]Although it's been noted that the meter makes more sense once you switch to Jack[[/labelnote]], and that it was included only so people could role-play as a desperado. The second trailer of 2 shows us that our new protagonist, Arthur Morgan, is an already wanted AntiHero and is shown committing several crimes, so a low-honor playthrough fits his character. (That's if the honor system isn't removed, of course. And we don't know if this makes the ''High-honor playthrough OOC).

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The honor mechanic of the last game was considered somewhat out-of place, as John was too much of a NiceGuy so low honor felt OutOfCharacter for him [[labelnote:Note (Spoilers for RDR 1)]]Although it's been noted that the meter makes more sense once you switch to Jack[[/labelnote]], and that it was included only so people could role-play as a desperado. The second trailer of 2 shows us that our new protagonist, Arthur Morgan, is an already wanted AntiHero and is shown committing several crimes, so a low-honor playthrough fits his character. (That's if the honor system isn't removed, of course. And we don't know if this makes the ''High-honor playthrough OOC).

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The honor mechanic of the last game was considered somewhat out-of place, as John was too much of a NiceGuy that negative honor felt OutOfCharacter for him [[labelnote:Note (Spoilers for RDR 1)]]Although it's been noted that the meter makes more sense once you switch to Jack[[/labelnote]], and that it was included only so people could role-play as a desperado. The second trailer of 2 shows us that our new protagonist, Arthur Morgan, is an already wanted AntiHero and is shown committing several crimes, so a low-honor playthrough does fit his character. (That's if the honor system isn't removed, of course. And we don't know if this makes the ''High-honor playthrough OOC).

* SequelDisplacement: Not this game, but very few knew that ''Redemption 1'' was a sequel to the 2004 title ''VideoGame/RedDeadRevolver''. [[FandomBerserkButton Those who knew this didn't like when people called the potential third game ''Red Dead Redemption 2'']], as it was the third game in the ''Red Dead'' series, not the second game in the ''Red Dead Redemption'' series. These fans preferred to use names like "''Red Dead 3''", "''Red Dead (fitting R-word)''" etc. [[HilariousInHindsight Then this game was revealed and was titled ''Red Dead Redemption 2'']].

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: [[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/60210/Red-Dead-Redemption-2-Is-Now-Coming-Spring-2018 If the screenshots]] are anything to go by, the game is pretty goddamn gorgeous.

** [[BlatantLies Leaked Red Dead Redemption 2 screenshot.]][[labelnote:Explanation]]When Rockstar first announced that ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' was being made, it took a long time before they released and any sort of official media. It became a common ImageMacro to proclaim that a screenshot from another Western is actually from ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' - usually something silly from the likes of ''Film/BlazingSaddles'' or ''VideoGame/TheTownWithNoName''.[[/labelnote]]

* MemeticMutation: [[BlatantLies Leaked Red Dead Redemption 2 screenshot.]][[labelnote:Explanation]]When Rockstar first announced that ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' was being made, it took a long time before they released and any sort of official media. It became a common ImageMacro to proclaim that a screenshot from another Western is actually from ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' - usually something silly from the likes of ''Film/BlazingSaddles'' or ''VideoGame/TheTownWithNoName''.[[/labelnote]]

* SequelDisplacement: Not his game, but very few knew that ''Redemption 1'' was a sequel to the 2004 title ''VideoGame/RedDeadRevolver''. [[FandomBerserkButton Those who knew this didn't like when people called the potential third game ''Red Dead Redemption 2'']], as it was the third game in the ''Red Dead'' series, not the second game in the ''Red Dead Redemption'' series. These fans preferred to use names like "''Red Dead 3''", "''Red Dead (fitting R-word)''" etc. [[HilariousInHindsight Then this game was revealed and was titled ''Red Dead Redemption 2'']].

* MemeticMutation: [[BlatantLies Leaked Red Dead Redemption 2 screenshot.]][[labelnote:Explanation]]There was a long period of time between the official announcement that ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' was being made before Rockstar released and any sort of official media. It became a common ImageMacro to proclaim that a screenshot from another Western is actually from ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' - usually something silly from the likes of ''Film/BlazingSaddles'' or ''VideoGame/TheTownWithNoName''.[[/labelnote]]

** VisualEffectsOfAwesome: [[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/60210/Red-Dead-Redemption-2-Is-Now-Coming-Spring-2018 If the screenshots]] are anything to go by, the game is pretty goddamn gorgeous.

* TaintedByThePreview: While tainted is a strong word to use at this point, the fact that a multiplayer mode was announced at the same time as the game has some fans nervous. This is because many felt that Rockstar's previous game, ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' suffered because of it's multiplayer mode, and it's SP was generally deemed disappointing and full of wasted potential. Since GTA Online keeps getting new content while Single player DLC was abandoned because of the focus on online, people feel that Rockstar never gave a damn abut the singleplayer mode to begin with and created the game only to get extra cash from Microtransactions. People are afraid the same will happen to Red Dead series.

TaintedByThePreview: While tainted is a strong word to use at this point, the fact that a multiplayer mode was announced at the same time as the game has some fans nervous. This is because many felt that Rockstar's previous game, ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' suffered because of it's multiplayer mode, and it's SP was generally deemed disappointing and full of wasted potential. Since GTA Online keeps getting new content while Single player DLC was abandoned because of the focus on online, people feel that Rockstar never gave a damn abut the singleplayer mode to begin with and created the game only to get extra cash from Microtransactions. People are afraid the same will happen to Red Dead series.