Summary
Red Dead Redemption 2players online are calling for one major change to be made to the game’s lawmen, which has remained a problem since launch. WhileRed Dead Redemption 2is one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time (with a Top Critic Average of 96 on OpenCritic), there’s always room for improvement.
Now over six years old,Red Dead Redemption 2remains extremely popular in the gaming community. The game wowed players with its engaging story and remarkable attention to detail, which arguably has yet to be matched by any title since. That said, gamers have never been shy of pointing out any ofRed Dead Redemption 2’s missed opportunities, areas where Rockstar could have improved its epic Western title. It’s always interesting to see what ideas gamers have in mind, even if there are reasons why Rockstar never included them in the base game in the first place.
Redditor Mental_Freedom_1648 started a thread online, pointing out thatRed Dead Redemption 2’s lawmenshould not be infinite. In the game right now, any player who attracts the attention of the law can submit, escape, or fight to the death. Those who choose the latter option will find that no matter how many they kill, lawmen are in infinite supply, even when in the middle of nowhere. This means that killing all the police officers in the area and then escaping simply isn’t an option, and players are instead forced to rack up a massive bounty as they fight waves of lawmen. It’s fun, but it doesn’t make much sense.
Many gamers in the thread were quick to echo the sentiment, pointing out how other games likeFablehave done this system correctly in the past. Original poster Mental_Freedom_1648 even had a great solution themselves, pointing out that it’d “be nice if they came up with some more strategic attacks, the way some gangs do, like the surprise Maxim gun ambush.” It was also mentioned thatRed Dead Redemption 2’s settingplays a part in the immersion here, too. Waves of police officers in theGrand Theft Autogames can be justified by lawmen having access to instant communication, which can’t be said ofRed Dead Redemption 2.
It’s easy to forget that it has been six years since the release ofRed Dead Redemption 2. Rockstar has been busy in the years since working onGrand Theft Auto 6, and there’s no indication of anotherRed Deadgame on the way anytime soon. While Rockstar recentlyreleased the originalRed Dead Redemptionon PC, it’s not quite the same as a new game in the series. Any news on a sequel will likely come long after the launch ofGTA 6, so it could be a while yet.
Red Dead Redemption 2
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America, 1899. The end of the wild west era has begun as lawmen hunt down the last remaining outlaw gangs. Those who will not surrender or succumb are killed. After a robbery goes badly wrong in the western town of Blackwater, Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang are forced to flee. With federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal and fight their way across the rugged heartland of America to survive. As deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, Arthur must make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him. From the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America at the dawn of the modern age.
