Despite the monstrous pressure, Rockstar knocked it out of the park — Red Dead Redemption 2 hovers in the high 90s on Metacritic and has sold millions of copies. Though the series has proven a smash success, it seems unlikely you will see Red Dead Redemption 3. While it may turn up far down the line, there's a strong possibility Red Dead Redemption 2 was the swan song of the series.
Despite the monetary potential of a sequel, several signs indicate the franchise has seen its final sunset. Here are several reasons why Rockstar won't release Red Dead Redemption 3. Video game development, especially for projects as huge as Red Dead Redemption 2 , keeps getting bigger. Granted, Rockstar released plenty of games between and , but it was still an eight year wait from one Red Dead Redemption to the next.
These games take time, and it seems likely the wait for Red Dead Redemption 3 would be even longer as game design grows increasingly complex. Rockstar is not the type of developer that releases an unfinished version of its next big game into Early Access while continuing development on the fly.
It does tinker with its products once released — as Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption 2 demonstrate — but those games hit the market with a level of polish that's impressive even among AAA titles. That meticulous nature would obviously find its way into the development of Red Dead Redemption 3. This alone would not be enough to slam the door on the game — plenty of AAA titles have a long development cycle.
But, there are more factors in play. This is likely the biggest reason Rockstar would hesitate to release Red Dead Redemption 3 : the story of the Van der Linde gang has essentially resolved. In Red Dead Redemption , John Marston nearly made it to the end of the Wild West era, struggling to keep his violent past from catching up with his family. In Red Dead Redemption 2 , you traveled back in time to see much of Marston's background, and who mentored him towards becoming the man he did.
If it pursued a third game Red Dead Revolver not being a part of this discussion , Rockstar would only have two real options. It could delve further into the past, which seems a bit old hat at this point, or it could tell an entirely new story in a different location, mostly involving new people. While the second track could work, it isn't just "the Van der Linde gang story" that has been told in Red Dead. Based on the psychology these games have explored and narrative arcs they've completed, Rockstar would probably just be rehashing a similar tale if it changed up the setting.
Rockstar has had some amazing writers work on its games, so there's little doubt it could put together an entertaining yarn were it to focus on Red Dead Redemption 3. The series is influenced by both westerns and the realities of the 19th and early 20th century American West.
Due to the time period in which the games are set, the horse , stagecoach , and train are the primary methods of transportation. Gameplay varies between games in the series. The first game, Red Dead Revolver , follows a purely linear story line with fixed, limited locations. The second game, Red Dead Redemption , provides the player with an open world setting and more options for side missions and random exploration.
The third game, Red Dead Redemption 2 , builds upon mechanics introduced in its predecessor and introduces greater level of interaction with the game map and NPCs, while Red Dead Online is considered by Rockstar as the series' first ever dedicated multiplayer title.
All the games take place in the final years of the American Old West The main titles are third-person shooters, but feature several key gameplay differences between them. The franchise's trademark game mechanic is the Dead-Eye targeting system, which allows the player to aim at targets in slower motion on the battlefield and then attack with a flurry of bullets. The games also share similar themes and aesthetics of the Western genre of media.
While the protagonists of Revolver and Redemption are unrelated, they share similar traits such as facial scars, hats, and strong devotion to their family. The lead character of Red Dead Revolver , Red Harlow , appears to be an amalgamation of various Western Clint Eastwood-inspired characters from assorted movies, mainly the "Man with No Name" from the "Dollars" films and the titular character from the s film "The Outlaw Josey Wales". Red Dead Revolver is a linear game, with most of the action driven by the story.
The game also reproduces a "grainy film" effect and uses music that is highly influenced by the music of famous Spaghetti Western composer Ennio Morricone. Revolver was not a widely acclaimed success but received mostly positive reviews in its day. Red Dead Redemption is not a direct sequel to Red Dead Revolver , instead it is a loosely-based spiritual successor to the previous title.
Redemption boasts a broad, open game environment comprised of three unique territories representing different regions in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. It features multiple other features aside from the main story campaign such as hunting , clearing gang hideouts , treasure hunting , and exploring.
Red Dead Redemption 2 serves as a prequel to the events depicted in Redemption , expanding on themes introduced in its predecessor, such as morality, redemption and the arrival of technology to the Old West.
Redemption 2 explores backstories hinted in Redemption , primarily the downfall of the Van der Linde gang , a central element in the original Redemption game's lore. The game retains the same open-ended design its chronological sequel featured, but builds upon established mechanics and gameplay features to create a more immersive environment.
Combat and gunplay are an integral part in all three games. Players can take cover, blind-fire and free-aim. Different kinds of weapons are introduced across the games, mostly rifles and revolvers of the Western Era.
Both Revolver and Redemption 2 feature weapon degeneration system, as well as upgrades to different firearms. Red Dead Redemption makes use of a morality system where players have the ability to gain positive or negative " honor ".
Some of the ways to gain positive honor include taking an outlaw alive instead of killing him, or saving a kidnapped innocent.
Negative honor can be gained for committing crimes including killing or robbing civilians. Dutch grows paranoid and begins doubting Arthur's loyalty, despite Molly stating she was the informant, and Micah steadily becomes Dutch's go-to person. When they manage to get in position, Dutch goes off script and faces Cornwall as he's dealing with Pinkertons.
Dutch then guns down the tycoon, sending the gang into a firefight with the remaining Pinkertons. The three outlaws narrowly escape, but Micah manages to steal some of Cornwall's papers in their hasty exit.
Before these can be put to use, Arthur accompanies Dutch and Sadie to put their long-standing feud with the O'Driscolls to rest, as Colm O'Driscoll is sentenced to be hanged. The trio has to do some assurance work, but they make certain Colm is no more.
Sadie, however, shoots the remaining two O'Driscolls in the crowd, seeking revenge for her husband they killed at the beginning of RDR2 , and a bloody shootout ensues.
Once the situation is resolved, the gang steals a dynamite shipment detailed in Cornwall's papers, using it to set up an ambush at Bacchus Bridge and cut off government supplies, nearly costing Arthur and John their lives. At this point, John and Arthur voice their concerns to one another about the man Dutch is becoming.
Even though Arthur's had his own problems with John, he is now more worried for John and his family than he is loyal to Dutch. RDR2 's tale of beleaguered outlaws led by a Machiavellian anarchist continues as Dutch again seizes an opportunity to deal a blow to the authorities.
Eagle Flies comes to the camp and tells the gang a military dispatch at Fort Wallace has stolen his tribe's horses. Tensions between the Wapiti and the military continue to escalate as more horrendous transgressions by the military become apparent, and Dutch pushes the gang further into the fighting for his own gain, seeking only to lash out against what he deems oppressors of his would-be utopia.
Dutch's quest for his specific version of freedom leads the gang in feigned support of the Wapiti tribe, all the way to an attack on Cornwall's oil refinery, which nearly destroys the tribe and sees Dutch leave Arthur to die, betraying yet another of his so-called family as his narcissistic nature fully manifests. Arthur and the gang manage to survive the onslaught, though, and reach yet another of RDR2' s "one last job" situations.
Dutch outlines what he says is the gang's final score: intercepting a government resupply coming to fix the damage from the destroyed Bacchus Bridge. During the heist, John is shot while trying to release a burning train car and ensure the gang's escape. Dutch goes to save him, but he returns shortly after, claiming John died. The Van der Linde gang manages to complete the job, but in returning to camp, Tilly informs Arthur that Abigail Marston has been taken. Dutch decides the gang should leave her, largely influenced by Micah, but Arthur refuses to abandon Abigail and leave Jack without a parent.
Sadie again joins Arthur, and the two head to Van Horn. They each fight through several Pinkertons, but eventually, Arthur is held at gunpoint by Agent Milton himself. Thinking he's won, Milton reveals to them that Micah was, in fact, the mole. Arthur struggles to break free, but Abigail resolves the situation, shooting Milton with Sadie's gun.
Arthur declares Micah as the traitor, causing a standoff, but the gang is unsure what to do until a wounded John Marston stumbles in, proclaiming Dutch left him to die. As Susan begins to side with Arthur, the Pinkertons arrive, giving Micah the distraction needed to kill her. Dutch at last betrays his two most loyal "sons" and sides with Micah, labeling John and Arthur the traitors, which the gang accepts.
Arthur tells John where to find his family, passes over his belongings, and eventually faces off with Micah. Arthur is then killed or left to die from his wounds, having been betrayed by his father figure but managing to at least help his brother figure escape. Red Dead Redemption 2' s epilogue picks up eight years after the death of Arthur Morgan and the dissolution of the Van der Linde gang, with players taking over John Marston as he works to build a new life for his family.
Situations are still tense for him and his family, and their old life proves harder for John to escape than they'd hope. When the Laramie Gang attacks the ranch and steals some cattle, John reverts to his gunslinging ways, causing Abigail to take Jack and leave. To prove to Abigail he can change, John, with the assistance of Geddes, buys a plot of land in Beecher's Hope to build into his own ranch.
John reunites with former gangmates Uncle and Charles, who help him with the building, and he also reconnects with Sadie in Valentine, who gives him the ironic work of being a bounty hunter to help fund the project. Things are looking up for John when he gets engaged to Abigail and spends more time with his family, but he eventually finds details about Micah Bell's whereabouts through his bounty hunting work.
Refusing to go back on their vow to kill Micah for his betrayal, John, Sadie, and Charles head out to hunt him down, despite Abigail's pleas. To find Micah, they abduct one of his gang members, whom they execute after he gives them Micah's location. The three fight their way through Micah's henchmen, refusing to let anything stop their quest for justice and blurring the line between redemption and revenge.
John and Sadie finally seem to have the upper hand on Micah until Dutch appears with his pistols drawn, allowing Micah to subdue Sadie. Dutch tries to convince them that John betrayed him and the gang, but he falls silent as the situation plays out.
John goes back and forth between Micah to save Sadie and himself, finally demanding Dutch say something. Dutch replies simply that he has no more words to say, and Dutch shoots Micah in the chest. He walks out of the camp, leaving all the money from the Blackwater mission for John, Sadie, and Charles, as he no longer cares about it.
The original Red Dead Redemption takes place four years after the conclusion of the sequel. John Marston is once again pulled back into the life he had worked so desperately to escape, as his actions against Micah lead the Bureau of Investigation right to him.
The new leader of the Bureau, Edgar Ross, abducts John's family to force him into hunting down his old gang members Bill and Dutch, who have new gangs of their own.
The scene opens on Blackwater, of all places, which has grown considerably as the frontier continues to be urbanized. While the players are enjoying the game to the fullest, they are confused about "Red Dead Redemption 3 release date" and when is it coming out.
If you have been wondering about the same, then do not worry, here is all you need to know about it. According to the recent report by ScreenRant, players can expect the popular game series Red Dead to have a third edition coming. Nevertheless, one can hardly guess the Red Dead Redemption 3 release date.
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