Highlights
- Red Dead Redemption 3’s potential hinges on maintaining a balance between supernatural mysteries and grounded realism in its narrative.
- Rockstar’s history of hidden Easter eggs adds an element of surprise to their games, but should be carefully managed in the next installment.
- The success of GTA 6 may influence the development and release of Red Dead Redemption 3, offering hope for fans of the franchise.
Red Dead Redemption 3 may just be a dream at the moment, but hope for a third mainline story has persisted since 2018, when Red Dead Redemption 2 was released. Rockstar has brought some incredible stories into the spotlight, but Red Dead Redemption 2 really outdid itself. Red Dead Redemption 3 has a lot to live up to with its narrative, but that’s not the only thing the next game will be challenged with.
Rockstar has a reputation for adding fun mysteries to its games, and the developer really turned this concept up a notch with Red Dead Redemption 2. From ghosts to murmurings of Bigfoot, Red Dead Redemption 2‘s mysteries became some of the best features of the game, and the next chapter of the series has its work cut out for it if the game wants to up the ante.
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Red Dead Redemption 3’s Mysteries Will Be a Tricky Balancing Act
Red Dead Redemption 2 features a great variety of strange and compelling supernatural side content that adds unexpected layers to the game’s world. Rockstar has a great ability to add urban legends to its games. One of the most notable is GTA 5‘s Mount Chiliad, which leads players to discover a UFO. Flying saucers make their way into Red Dead Redemption 2 as well, so it’s likely that the next game will continue this tradition. However, Rockstar will need to carefully balance this feature.
Too Many Mysteries Could Be Distracting
If Red Dead Redemption 3 goes too hard into the supernatural mysteries and side content, it could cause the game to get lost in its own fun. From the Vampire of Saint Denis to a cameo from the Strange Man from the first game, Red Dead Redemption 2 is so full of weird content that there is an entire community on Reddit dedicated to the mysteries of the franchise.
Despite these odd mysteries and supernatural touches, the Red Dead Redemption games are known for their grounded nature and focus on realism. Rockstar has a strange talent for including these specific Easter eggs without losing the realism of its games, but if the developer goes too hard into this genre of side content, it could ruin the great balance it has managed to achieve. Red Dead Redemption 3 should feel like a consistent continuation, so the supernatural elements need to be kept to a minimum, possibly even cut back compared to Red Dead Redemption 2.
Undead Nightmare
is a fantastic zombie-filled DLC for
Red Dead Redemption
. A DLC for
Red Dead Redemption 3
focused on supernatural creatures and cryptids could be a good way to offer more strange content while keeping the base story grounded.
Red Dead Redemption 3’s Uncertain Future
There is a long list of hopes for a potential Red Dead Redemption 3. Red Dead Redemption 2 brought to life a beautifully compelling story as it followed protagonist Arthur Morgan and his journey. It’s a bittersweet tale that doesn’t get too lost in its extra content, and that’s difficult to achieve.
Many are watching Rockstar incredibly closely as gamers await more news on GTA 6, and the success of such a highly anticipated release will hopefully give Red Dead Redemption 3 the green light. There’s no telling what direction Red Dead Redemption 3 could go, but whatever the next chapter happens to be, it’s highly likely that Rockstar will have fun hiding surprises in its world.
Red Dead Redemption 2
$20 $60 Save $40
- Released
- October 26, 2018
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Engine
- RAGE
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Use of Drugs and Alcohol
- How Long To Beat
- 50 Hours
- Metascore
- 97