The consensus of the rumors about the upcoming open world Western action-adventure video game “Red Dead Redemption 2” is that it is going to be a prequel of the original game and shall come out officially as “Red Dead Redemption: Legends of the West.”
As it will be set some years before the setting of the first game, it is unlikely that John Marston would be the main protagonist of “Red Dead Redemption 2.”
Latest reports have it that the upcoming game shall feature the story of legendary outlaw gunslinger Landon Ricketts, notes Game Rant.
Landon Ricketts was first introduced to gamers in the first “Red Dead Redemption” game, who is a legendary outlaw from the Old American West. He and his gunslinger exploits made him an iconic figure.
Gamers of “Red Dead Redemption” could very well remember that John Marston actually had high respect for Landon Ricketts, who only appeared in a handful of missions in the original game.
Most famous exploits
With the presence of Ricketts, players of “Red Dead Redemption 2” could actually live through some of the most famous exploits of the gunslinger, which were detailed in the first game.
The players could see what really happened during the famous battle between Ricketts and the Butcher Brothers, as well as the famous Blackwater Massacre.
Observers believe that it is because of the Blackwater Massacre map leaked recently that “Red Dead Redemption 2” would have Landon Ricketts at the spotlight instead of Marston.
Blackwater Massacre, after all, is a turning point in Ricketts’ life where he was convinced to leave the life of being a gunslinger.
Based on the sketchy information provided about Ricketts, he also had a wife who died before the events of “Red Dead Redemption.”
Unveiling at the E3 2016
“Red Dead Redemption 2” is widely rumored to come out in about two weeks time at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2016 to be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
However, what seems to be a downer to most fans are recent reports that although the game might possibly be launched at the E3 2016, it would not make it to the gaming consoles this year but early next year.
The speculations were actually drawn from the latest statement from Lainie Goldstein, Chief Financial Officer of Take-Two Interactive, when she said recently that it is expecting Rockstar Games and 2K Games to split revenue for this year, with the latter accounting for three-fourths of the pie, notes the Christian Today.
Rockstar has no new games in the current fiscal year that shall end in March 2017, which means that “Red Dead Redemption 2” may possibly come out after March 2017. It is possible that what the 25% that Goldstein is referring to as regards the share of Rockstar are the continuing revenues for “Grand Theft Auto V” and “GTA Online.”
Since “Red Dead Redemption” was released on the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 way back in 2010, the release of its sequel is almost assured this year even in the absence of official confirmation from Rockstar.
What seems rather surprising with regards to the latest rumors about the game is that there are reports saying that “Red Dead Redemption 2” may have some sort of connection with the action-adventure video game “Mafia 3” from 2K Games.
Apparently, a city of New Bordeaux in “Mafia 3” has been added to the leaked gameplay map of “Red Dead Redemption 2” which hinted of a possible crossover between the two popular video game franchises.
However, these rumors remain as speculation pending the confirmation from Rockstar and gamers would know more of the real score about this next month when “Red Dead Redemption 2” is finally unraveled at the E3 2016.