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ARed Dead Redemption 2player has gone back to the first game to create a comparison between how New Austin looks in both. The map inRed Dead Redemption 2is Rockstar’s biggest game world yet, although there is some overlap between it and the 2010 original.
New Austin features prominently in the originalRed Dead Redemption, but is initially locked in the sequel by invisible snipers, preventing Arthur Morgan from ever crossing its border. It becomes available during the game’s Epilogue, where players can return to it as John Marston. Despite playing a smaller role in the sequel, Rockstar paid it plenty of attention. One player even created aNew Austin 120-hour time-lapse inRed Dead Redemption 2, highlighting how amazing the region can look in the game.
Redditor Buetsome went to New Austin in bothRed Dead Redemptiongames to see how it had changed between the two. WithRed Dead Redemption 2being a prequel, it would make sense if the location in the newer game looked a little underdeveloped. However, this wasn’t the case, with the two looking structurally extremely similar. In fact, the stark difference between the two came in the lighting.Red Dead Redemption 2remains one of thegames with the most impressive graphics, with its vibrant colors giving its version of New Austin a livelier feel. In contrast, the original game evokes a feeling of loneliness with its washed-out color palette.
Given that the only real difference is in the lighting and color palettes, whichever version players prefer is totally subjective. Gamers in the thread were quick to point out the obvious difference in vibrancy between the two games, but many actually preferred the dull colors of the originalRed Dead Redemption. Comparing two of thebest Rockstar gamesof all time is always going to prove difficult, with every player having their own unique experiences in both.
Although new details are still being discovered inRed Dead Redemption 1and2, gamers are waiting to see what the future holds for any potential sequel in the series. However, withGrand Theft Auto 6still to come from Rockstar, any concrete news is likely some time away yet. Recently, theRed Dead Redemptionre-release got a new update, although it proved to be nothing substantial with general stability improvements to the game. With little word of a sequel, gamers can only continue to speculate about the possibility of New Austin making a return inRed Dead Redemption 3.
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 in order 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.
