Red Dead Redemption fans are heartbroken following an update on an iconic character, but this should come as no surprise.
Alongside the Goliath that is theGrand Theft Autoseries, the other giant property ofRockstar Gamesis without question its Wild West series Red Dead Redemption, considered to be one of the most beloved video game properties of all time.
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The popular series made its debut withRed Dead Revolverin 2004 but it wasn’t untilRed Dead Redemptionin 2010 that the series truly made its mark on the industry.Red Dead Redemptiontells the story ofJohn Marston, a man trying his best to live an honest life and leave the infamous Dutch van der Linde gang in the past.
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So it stands to reason that fans would love nothing more than to playRed Dead Redemption 3,and I’d like to think that based on previous success, Rockstar Games will make that happen one day but it’s likely to be afterGTA VI.
The chances are that if or whenRed Dead Redemption 3happens, it will be another prequel. After all, the originalRed Dead Redemptionis set in 1911 and anything after that would lose most of its Wild West identity.
I am about to venture into spoilers here for the Red Dead Redemption series, so consider this to be yourspoiler warning.
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When a fan asked Roger Clark, the actor who plays Arthur Morgan, about the future of the series and whether the character would return, he answered, “I’m certain we will seeRDR3one day. When that will be - I have absolutely no idea. Don’t count on Arthur’s involvement either. His story has been told, I feel.”
When the story ofRed Dead Redemptiontakes place, Arthur Morgan does not exist, so there’s no way he’d be part of a traditional sequel. The only way his return would make sense is ifRed Dead Redemption 3was another prequel.
It also depends if Rockstar Games would want to tell that story or tell something completely new. Personally, I’d love to have some sort of original story for Arthur Morgan, especially if it leads to the Blackwater massacre, before moving into the events ofRed Dead Redemption 2.
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We’ll just have to wait and see what the future holds. In the meantime, we’ll look forward to the release ofGTA VI, expected to arrive in late 2025.
Topics:Red Dead Redemption,Red Dead Redemption 2,Rockstar Games
