Rockstar Games seems ready to leave the dusty trail ofRed Dead Redemption 2behind, but players certainly aren’t with one recently sharing a new discovery regarding pine cones.Rockstar Games recently confirmed it was working onGrand Theft Auto 6, shifting tons of resources to it to make sure the game lives up to massive expectations. As part of this, Rockstar has updated its credit to say “thank you” to everyone who has worked onRed Dead Redemption 2, posting something very similar toGrand Theft Auto 5recently as well.
Many fans have taken this as an indication that Rockstar is moving on, at least mostly. WhileRed Dead Onlineis basically on autopilot, thegoodbye inGTA 5is interesting because it is the company’s most popular title. That doesn’t meanRed Dead 2is lacking though, and if anything, it’s likely many fans may continue coming back to the game for the years to come.
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After all, few games boast such a strong community so long afterRed Dead Redemption 2’s 2018 launch. This is self-evident in Redditor Omega3568’s recent discovery. It’s pretty simple: while near a tree and backing out of a ledger, Omega3568 notices a pine cone fall from a tree. It stands to reason many have seen this in real life, but few have noticed it inRed Dead Redemption 2or any other game for that matter.
Indeed,Red Dead Redemption 2has made a name for itself because of how thoroughly detailed every system is.Red Dead Redemption 2’s open world feels like a living, breathing environment instead of a checklist of activities to do. Pinecones fall from trees because of course they do. Bodies left behind don’t disappear; they decompose. And evendeer inRed Dead Redemption 2can be pursued by predators or end up locking antlers with another. These are simple things, but because so few games pay such attention to detail, it stands out.
The big question for many is howRed Dead Redemption 2’s realism will impact future Rockstar titles.Grand Theft Auto 6probably isn’t going to worry so much about pine cones falling from trees, but whenever Rockstar returns to its beloved western franchise, which it should,Red Dead Redemption 3is going to have to push that realismeven further. Every small detail, including the pine cones, has to matter.
Red Dead Redemption 2is available now for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One.
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