Red Dead Redemption 2is already looking to be one of thebiggest releases of Octoberalone, let alone 2018. Aside from being a hotly demanded and highly anticipated title, the sequel/prequel to Rockstar Games' last Western action/adventure will feature a frankly ginormous open-world for players to explore - one large enough to fit the entire map from the first game. And that’s a fact Rockstar have officially proven.
There have already been a few leaks that suggested that the first game’s open-world would appear inRed Dead Redemption 2.But now we have an official confirmation, courtesy of an interview Rockstar had with Dutch website Inside Gamer. The Q&A session has been authentically translated from Dutch to English and, when asked if New Austin (one of the territories from the first game) would be returning, Rockstar responded with:
Yup! After asking Rockstar they told me the entire (!) map of Red Dead Redemption is also in this game, but that of course there are many more areas added. In the six hours I played I only got to see a small part of Blackwater, and even that was already gigantic. Six hours was not enough to see any of the other familiar places.
Rockstar had previously boasted that this game would featuretheir largest map to date, and it’s safe to say that that wasn’t pure hyperbole. It’s not entirely unsurprising that they’ve done this, however, as they did a very similar thing withGrand Theft Auto V.
Red Dead Redemption 2takes place before the first game and puts players in control of a new protagonist, Arthur Morgan, who is part of a gang of crooks that is forced to go on the run after a botched robbery. Players will be able to take part in all manner of crimes, from basic muggings to full on train robberies, in order to survive.A new trailershowing off a bunch of these activities and other gameplay was released a few days ago.
Red Dead Redemption 2is set to release on PS4 and Xbox One on October 26th.
