We Are With You Zack Snyder
Shouldn't it be Red Dead something that starts with R because Red Dead Redemption was the second game in the series.
To Red Dead Revolver, I know. However, It was Rambo III not First Blood Part III.
There's not much to make a sequel out of. One of the major themes of Redepmtion was that Marston's 'way of life' was coming to an end. The Wild West would be tamed. That it was over. Wouldn't it be a bit... undermining if they just slapped a 2 on there and made a sequel?
On top of that, what do you make a sequel out of? It tied its plots up nicely. There's nothing really to continue on.
Makes sense. The Wild West period isn't all that long, and Redemption was a "last days of the era" kind of story. There would practically be no more Wild West for any story taking place after it.
Plus a prequel that takes to task a lot of the conventions of western stories told in the late 19th century would be pretty neat. A deconstruction of Reconstruction, if you will (*rimshot*).
I'm curious about the setting, though. Redemption made sure to hit every Western trope in the book with its various settings, so that whole region is set up - are they going to tell a new story int he same area, but with the map greatly expanded and refined (like they did with GTA V), or are they going to make a whole new region, I wonder.
edited 30th Nov '15 12:11:52 AM by KnownUnknown
What if they set the game in The '70s? (No, not the 1870's, the 1970's. And not 70-79 AD, Servo.)
That's like saying Halo: Reach is a "cash grab" because it's a prequel.
x4 Right, but there's nowhere for his character to really go. We got his story through John's. And his ending fits the themes of the first game. To continue his story would feel contrary to the ending of the first. And where would you take his character anyway?
Plus, he exists after the end of the Western Era. The West has been civilized by 1912 (or, at least, in such a way that the 'Wild West' kind of setting had died out) and the age of Industry was in full swing.
We Are With You Zack Snyder
Red Dead Redemption 2 is the story of outlaw Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang as they rob, fight and steal their way across the vast and rugged heart of America in order to survive.
edited 28th Sep '17 8:14:20 AM by Halberdier17
Batman Ninja more like Batman's Bizarre Adventure

Really? Dumbass. Really? Two.
It seems that Rockstar is working on Red Dead Redemption 2, according to a former employee.
If that's the case, I wonder who the protagonist will be. Will it be Jack Marston? Or someone new?