Yautja_Warrior
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Just in time for Scorpio then, interesting.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 (Fall 2017, PS4/XB1, Trailer 10/20 @ 11 AM EST) announced
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runnin_blue
Banned
Seriously? No PC?...ffs.
Well, there might finally be a game to make me purchase a PS4/XBO.
Well, there might finally be a game to make me purchase a PS4/XBO.
Vlaphor
Member
How about a silly side dlc where Trevor gets so high that he somehow goes back in time (thinking about the times in GTA V where you'd switch to him and he'd be in a weird place and out of it) and does some stuff with John Marston before finding drugs that send him back to the present day.
JackBauer24
Member
Day 1.
cr0w
Old Member
Day one.
Mufausa The 3rd
Member
R* Please don't make me have to double dip 
Link_enfant
Member
Time to turn my PS3 on again to play Red Dead Redemption for the first time.
Absolutely.
bonesmccoy
Banned
This might be the thing that pushes me into the current console gen.
Hip Hop
Member
The "excuse" is that it's not the story they want to tell- and that's fine.
A female outlaw would be a rare thing, and addressing that might not be part of whatever story Rockstar Games wants to tell, whilst ignoring it might just seem ridiculous with the context.
I do think the represenation argument has gotten a little overzealous. I mean, what would be the core motive behind injecting a female protagonist into the game anyway - 'women can be outlaws too'?
SDCowboy
Member
Hopefully it's a prequel, not a sequel.
boondock18
Member
Hmm, no PC? Could care less about this then.
ThatEuroGuy
Member
Console only?
Kudos to your guts Rockstar, pretty sure it will be the most amazing looking game on console when released!!
Can't wait
Kudos to your guts Rockstar, pretty sure it will be the most amazing looking game on console when released!!
Can't wait
GravityInsanity
Member
Backlogger
Member
Have they said it's not coming to PC? I think it will. They've sold millions of copies of GTA V on PC
And hopefully not a prequel. Otherwise they should have named it something else
Snkfanatic
Banned
Port begging?
Also what makes you so sure? It's even stranger that you just assume months later considering how long it took for GTA V to hit PC.
The Artisan
Member
which they have, and probably will. this will make scorpio a system seller
digoutyoursoul
Member
So why post about it then?
Unaha-Closp
Member
I'd play the shit out of a Redemption 2 Story that has Bonnie Macfarlane finding out about John's murder and then finding out about his Son being in trouble so she saddles up and goes on the rescue.
Bonnie was an excellent character from RDR and I would very much like to see her again.
Bonnie was an excellent character from RDR and I would very much like to see her again.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Oh, good point. I guess it won't suck if this doesn't come to PC at launch!
Eh - Unlikely scenarios tend to make for intriguing stories.... and even still, fronteirswomen were a thing. You ever hear tell of Calamity Jane? It's by no means a deal-breaker for me (and if they are going for a Magnificent Seven vibe, color me intrigued), but all things being equal, I'd prefer a non-white and/or non-male protagonist for this kind of setting. And that has less to do with my own personal politics, than a desire for interesting, dramatically-sound storytelling. What kind of a hero presents a unique perspective on the frontier? What sort of person - or group - would shift dynamics, up the stakes, and present a new kind of twist on the usual western formula? Django was a good example of a historically-appropriate underdog that accomplished all of these things in spades and then some -- I'd posit that a fronteirswoman would fit the bill as well.
runnin_blue
Banned
Amen.
yeah a few
Please continue, governor.
lol
I can't say I didn't see this happening. It's just the way Rockstar does things. Since there's no precedent (unlike with the GTA series), the question really is if rather than when.
BronsonLee
Member
I'm in
*shaking head vigoriously* nah I'm cool mate I'm just gonna go over here *saunters off stage*
Audioboxer
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There was segregation and racism, but African American outlaws/lawmen still existed.
Take for example Deputy US Marshal Bass Reeves (who inspired the character The Lone Ranger)
There really isn't any excuse to not include playable blacks, indians or women...
But R* didn't propose RDR2 as a game of equal opportunities. Gamers are doing that. Which is fine if that's what you wanted to see in it, but to scold R* as saying "there is no excuse" for not seeing something you wanted is a bit strange. It's their game so there is every excuse for them to do as they please. Best thing to do is vote with your wallet if RDR2 isn't shaping up to be what you wanted from it, and sure give them feedback but with R* it's going to fall on deaf ears. They have already heard it all before.
I've already elaborated previously in here with 3 posts as to why I personally think R* won't break their mold. Without a doubt I think the largest portion of their sales figures go to young males, and unfortunately many young males act childish over playing as a female character. At a corporate level when you spend hundreds of millions funding a game you're going to pander to your largest potential sales base. All forms of media and entertainment are guilty of doing this.
As a company I'd only hope they diversify their lineup by releasing other games that don't always need the R* stamped budget of x00 millions. Sadly though they seem quite obsessed with everything being on the scale of GTA. Sure it can make for insane masterpieces of games, that are without a doubt some of the best in the industry. It does also lead to every game being heavily male influenced, and only in recent times can we be thankful they at least started to include black/ethnic leads.
Captain.Arabia
Member
john marston when he was in the gang ?
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
It has happened in every Red Dead Redemption thread ever, guess they're just carrying on the tradition.
The Artisan
Member
i'd love a game that lets you play as a native american as the main character.
that's what iss was although it was a madeup fucking tribe.
I think most people are thinking it'll be like GTA V where there's a gap between console and PC launches.
JigglesBunny
Banned
DAY 1
IN FOR THE ROOTIN TOOTIN GUNSLINGING COLLECTORS EDITION
4k 60fps? At year 2018? pfff I think we will have 4k 144pfs then easy.
cr0w
Old Member
They should get people from Deadwood to star in RDR2
A friend of mine actually met him on a pub crawl in New Orleans, but didn't know where he recognized him from. Olyphant took great, great pleasure in stringing him along all night while my friend agonized over it, even shushing people who tried to tell him who he was. He finally figured it out at the very end of the night.
iShouldGoPro
Member
I still believe that Marston will be the central protagonist of this game but I can totally picture a story from the perspective of Dutch as well. After all, he is front and center in the image
But Marston looking away in the picture tells me that they are separating him from the rest of the characters, thus, setting him aside to be the central character of the game.
I would be happy either way, but that's just what I'm predicting
But Marston looking away in the picture tells me that they are separating him from the rest of the characters, thus, setting him aside to be the central character of the game.
I would be happy either way, but that's just what I'm predicting
Begging? I haven't seen any begging, more like eye rolling, laughing, facepalming and just amazement.
Also I don't expect PC port to land sooner than 1-2 years after original release. Few months would be way, way too fast when considering they want people to 2-3x dip.