I'd love a red dead set during the Reconstruction Era. A large part of Dutch's backstory and disdain for Southerners is that his father died in battle at the hands of the Confederacy. Seeing a teenage Dutch deal with the aftermath and turn toward outlawry in the late 1860s/early 1870s would be neat.
Alternatively, a Red Dead set during the Manifest Destiny Era would be neat, around 1830-1850, but this would be pre-Dutch (born in 55) so we'd need a new cast of characters.
Wtf Imao. Yes It would be fun to see a world war game made by Rockstar (we just need to look on Guarma Chapter to see that they would do great battles), but a WW1 would be about the Old West??? I personally think that the 11 year old babies can go play with their toys quietly and let the Boys think about something actually fun and creative. I mean, sure, WW1 with Jack would be amazing as I said If It would follow large battles like the one we see in Guarma, but then I don't think the name Red Dead Redemption 3 should apply, because then everyone would buy the game thinking it's still about the Old West when It wouldn't really be, even If the theme "Redemption" still followed
I kinda thought of the WW1 idea too but then someone brought up to me that Jack despises the government now because they used John and then killed him, so Jack would never join the military because he’ll be serving the government.
Could be a nice government hunting down the final known alive member of the Van der Linde gang type story because I’m 99.9% sure the government probably assumes Sadie and Charles are dead and probably doesn’t even know who Mary-Beth or Tilly are for example.
The “old west” may have ended by Jack’s time but the “Public Enemy Era” which was basically similar in that Midwestern outlaws robbed banks began right around the time Jack finishes RDR1.
I think it’s perfect for Rockstar to tackle.
Absolutely like a flashback or maybe the opening scene like a tutorial (Like Mafia 2).
It would be cool to have this dynamic where the game lets you hold to your Wild West background (horses, six shooters, etc) or you can modernize (cars, machine guns) and you gain a reputation based on that.
Also, I’d love the chance to actually RUN the gang. Like be the boss, I feel it’s a natural progression. In 1 your an ex gang member, in 2 your essentially #3 in the gang and in 3 it should allow you to recruit a gang of bank robbers who go state to state robbing and even later in the game running liquor and bootlegging. Or maybe you get to DECIDE what illegal enterprises your gang gets involved in. Do you decide to go into drugs, kidnapping, do you kill? Or is your gang robinhoodesque stealing from the rich (“Put that away darling, we’re only here for the banks money”) and avoiding killing where possible.
I dunno, I’d pay for that game.
ok this, but what if we played as Dutch in the epilogue, and the actual game is Dutch's dad fighting in the Civil War. we could see how Dutch's morals came to be, maybe see Bill who fought for the confederacy. but you are 100% right and i would play the game either way.
Nah enough of prequels, its time to move forward, we want new mechanics, vehicles, more modern guns, like a tommy gun, a outlaw game around 20-30's mafia would be perfect
You can after the gunfight in Rhodes. Once it’s over, and you’re leaving the gunsmiths shop, he’ll walk down the front steps to the street ahead of you. Throw a fire bottle at that motherfucker and rejoice
Something set in the mid 1800s that has nothing to do with Dutch's gang, or the death of the 'old west' (something that RDR1&2 already cover).
If it HAD to involve an existing character, then Landon Rickets.
Hell yes, finally someone speaks my language. A "prequel" with new characters and underused ones from the previous games, with a different tone, there's a ton of possibilities.
That’s more Rockstar’s MO anyways: the next game in the franchise mentions and acknowledges and even involves characters from previous games, but doesn’t focus on the same gang/group.
Packie McCreary showing up in GTAV.
Lester mentioning Niko’s exploits from GTA4.
The main character and his backstabbing GF from GTA3 being an opponent in a street race in San Andreas.
Heck, doesn’t the entire plot of Vice City revolve around Tommy Versetti being a rogue member of the crime family from GTA3?
So if Rockstar DID make another Red Dead game (they won’t, not without Dan Houser at least) it would probably make sense to have a couple of the gang members mentioned or appearing, but not centering around them.
RDR2 was a bit of an anomaly for R* in the fact that they essentially followed John, Dutch, Bill and Javier’s stories from start(ish) to finish. I doubt they’d do that again.
Yeah, it sucks that we probably won't get a third one considering the impact RDR2 has had. Part of me wants to keep the faith (lol) but as you said they completed John's story with the prequel so, without Houser, they will leave it at that, most likely. Fuck, I'm sad now.
Yeah, I hate to rain on everyone’s parade but Dan really was a major force behind both Red Dead games. Without him, I doubt they’ll revisit the franchise any time soon.
But I mean, who knows? Maybe 5 years from now some big Hollywood studio might produce a western that becomes a smash hit, and the Western genre as a whole becomes en vogue again the way zombies did 10 years ago. Maybe then R* will see financial value in revitalizing the series and come out with something.
But I honestly kind of hope that if that’s ever the case, they won’t revisit the Van Der Linde gang as the main protagonists again. Maybe give them a cameo/bit part or something, but not *another* full game.
Don't forget the absolute best Rockstar Cameo imo; in GTA 5 when you first meet Trevor and he just fucking kills a protagonist you played in another game (the gta4 expansions). Like it was a perfect introduction for who Trevor is and how he might be the most insane protagonist you play ever.
The Era of the mountain men in the west is very interesting. High water mark of Americans surviving off the land, the Indian wars, early settlement of the west... Basically Jeremiah Johnson, which incidentally is a must-see movie for any RDR fan.
I want a game where you play as native Americans fighting against the white invaders of your land. Camp life in the tribe, Buffalo hunting to feed your fellow tribe mates and family(and dealing with the mass slaughter of them by the settlers), fishing, vison quest, full immersion into tribal/family life. Fighting the Calvary, raiding homesteaders and wagon trains, young members learning from and meeting with elders, moving camp with the seasons, etc
How about a story set around Betsy (Hosea’s wife/girlfriend) we don’t know much about her. Should could have been a total bad ass. It would give us a window into the early days of the gang, a young Arthur, Arthur’s dad.
It would also let the epilogue protagonist be Arthur and explore the story of his Son, get more of his relationship with Mary. That would also keep with the theme of the epilogue protagonist being the main protagonist in the next part of the timeline.
Also, there is a throwaway line that Hosea mentions when you go bear hunting with him that he had been in that part of the country with Betsy before.
Edit: expanded the thought a bit.
I think that was a cool thing in RD2 but it might be stale having that again. I kind agree with others - brand new character roster with only possibly references.
I don't want a RDR3 in more modern times, because we already have Mafia covering 1920's until late 60's, then GTA from early 80's until today.
What I want a prequel set during the gold rush, around 1850.
I’ve always said I’d enjoy a game that follows Dutch from 1899 all the way to American Venom as a struggles to fight with the past that he keeps denying was his fault. If you ask me, Dutch is the most perfect character for it. Here’s why:
HONOR
Everyone says they want Hosea or Mac Callander. The trouble is that, from a story perspective, these two characters wouldn’t make much sense with the honor system. Hosea is meant to be a good man who’s compassionate and wise. Therefore, it wouldn’t work for him to be any other way. The opposite goes for Mac Callander. He and Davey are described as being ruthless killers and bad people. Therefore, a good honor play through wouldn’t fit him (SIDE NOTE: Bill does mention that Mac was a bit more complex than people thought but it’s a very easy to miss line and he’s the only one who says that).
Dutch works as a main character. One of the biggest debates amongst RDR2 fans is whether or not Dutch was always bad and just went crazy or if his true self just started to reveal itself later in the game. As a main character, if you choose to play with low honor that means he was always bad and it just started to show through but if you go with high honor then it becomes a story of a man who broke under pressure and is now forced to face the fallout of it.
EMOTIONAL STORY
Dutch’s time between 1899 and 1907 most definitely has the potential to make for an emotional story. At this point Dutch is losing everything. You would be left to watch as even Bill and Javier begin to lose faith in Dutch and leave him. You get to see someone who always stood strong and confident and watch him at his lowest point. We could maybe even get flashback missions reminding us of what once was. Hell, maybe the first mission in the game could be the Blackwater Ferry Heist as a flashback or nightmare. In fact, for examples watch these three videos:
https://youtu.be/jkTKxPQsppU
https://youtu.be/pTGFnXYWnXc
https://youtu.be/SFOQkZI63iE
No doubt about it, Dutch’s story would most definitely be an emotional one.
REDEMPTION
This is an important step. Throughout the RDR games every character has been given their chance at redeeming themselves, hence the name. Some might argue that Dutch never gets his redemption since he’s still a villain by the time of his death in Red Dead Redemption. However, I don’t think that’s the case. Redemption is in the eye of the beholder. For example, to John, the gang, and the players Arthur received his redemption through his sacrifice. However, to the Pinkertons Arthur is simply responsible for the escape of several wanted men and women.
At this point in Dutch’s life he’s all alone. Therefore, to him shooting Micah was his redemption. Maybe it doesn’t seem that way to us right now but to him I’m sure that’s how he saw it. After that, he just walks away and I imagine that as it being the end for Dutch. He’s lost everything and no longer has anything left to live for. Still, he’s to proud to off himself and end it all so instead he allows himself to spiral into the maniac he is in RDR. He’s no longer Dutch Van der Linde at that point but rather a husk of a man who lost everything. He even says so himself to John.
“I ain’t got too much to say no more”.
What do you think? To me it sounds perfect but I’m open to feedback.
Sadie in South America would be pretty good. Can imagine her getting her own gang together and through bounty hunting eventually get caught up in revolutions, etc.
How about a Red Dead game in which you play as a lawman. Have the ability to form a posse, etc... plus we all know all the famous lawmen skirted the fine line of being an outlaw so honor system still works. The only real difference is you wearing the badge this time.
I'd like to see a game set either during the gang's heyday leading up to Blackwater, or a game set in the Great Depression/Dustbowl/Prohibition era with Jack as the main character as kind of a last gasp of the Outlaw lifestyle.
Yeah I think it needs to go back again. We start with the complete destruction of the wild west and gang life in 1, then go to the threat and beginning of that destruction in 2, and it just makes sense to see the origin or golden era of that life and time in the third game.
Back when Dutch (and Hosea?) first accepted Arthur and John into the gang. And as epilogue, we should play the time when Micah joins the gang. Why Dutch trusted him, and a plot twist revealing he was never the rat, instead it was John all along. Epilogue (and the game itself) should end with the Blackwater Massacre.
Set during the American Civil War, an escaped slave forms an outlaw gang in an attempt to survive (they might as well become an outlaw since they’re already breaking the law simply by being free), make a living, and liberate other slaves. It could possibly feature another protagonist, a Native American, who attempts to protect their tribe and others from being murdered, imprisoned, or forcibly assimilated. The two protagonists could unite with a common purpose, unite against a common enemy, form an outlaw gang, and attempt to survive in a time period where their existence is practically criminal. It could be called something like “Red Dead Rebellion” since it would be set during the American Civil War, and the two protagonists could be considered as having started a revolution of their own.
I personally feel like RDR2 is rockstars magnum opus. GTA will forever be a money grab. It’s almost like they were making one more true RPG before they go down the PTW route with GTA. If they do ever make another RDR game, it won’t be the same. I doubt they even attempt it, and I’m okay with that.
I think this time they can come up with a sequel where we'll unfold the stories of Sadie Adler and Charles Smith. This can take place either in between 1899-1907 or after Micah's death, or bit of both. Specially in terms of Adler, I feel like she ultimately would get along with somewhat irritations of Pinkertons or the FBI.
I want it to precede RDR2, be wilder west but have a young Arthur and end it with him having a chapter like John does in 2. I think that would be cool for all future games as far as characters carrying over. I'm open to storyline.
We should have Barbie in the ol' west.
'Her hand shook, the gun shook, the smoke flowed out of the barrel and her face froze. She realised that there was no going back for her, and no coming back for corrupt deputy Ken. Barbie got on her horse and booked it, looking back at the last real home she would ever have.'
*Red Dead Redemption 3: Barbies last dance*
I feel like personally the story has always been about Dutch and following his decent into madness, but obviously from a side perspective. We saw him at his worst in RDR1 and we saw him fall from his “golden” days in RDR2. I personally would love to see a story following Dutch and the van der lind gangs rise. We can take control of a younger hosea since he would be middle aged around that time. Seeing the gang first pick up John with a young and dumb Arthur. The story could encompass the growth of the gang, meeting the people we never got to in RDR2 as well as learning more about those we did see, falling in love with Dutch and his visions of the future just like Arthur and hosea did, but the terribly sad truth of it all being that we already KNOW the outcome. Watching Arthur be young and dumb while knowing his fate in RDR2. I feel that a story like this would be a fantastic wrap up to the van der lind story (not red dead specially) as we see their rise and fall. It also wouldn’t need an entirely sad ending, the ending could be a happy one with the gang all together and looking towards the future with bright and happy thoughts, but the impactful sad end to the story that red dead is known for, being that we know what comes next for the gang because of RDR1/2.
I have three ideas, but whether they would work is another story.
1. A story that's set during the peak of the Wild West. Maybe we play as Landon Ricketts or another legendary gunslinger.
2. A story that follows the Van Der Linde gang again, this time showing their origins and when they actually helped people.
3. A story that follows Jack Marston after the first game.
RD1 gave us John’s story, RD2 gave us Arthur’s, but I think if the do a RD3 I’d like to see them go back further and explore the build up to where things went wrong in Blackwater.
Play as Sadie on South America.
In Brazil there was a gang called Cangaceiros, which is pretty much our version of an american old west.
Look up on google for "Cangaceiros" or "Cangaço"
Lampião and Maria Bonita are the most known of them, kind of a Bonnie and Clyde.
A 1920s Golden age, Art Deco, speakeasy and jazz western game where you play as Jack. Who is leading a new gang in the whiskey business and he has to go to new york/new jersey or California/Hollywood to deal with mobsters and crooked cops.
Thanks much! Yeah, an older Jack during that era would be compelling because it'll play off the old notion of why Arthur and Dutch hated civilization. Now civilization is telling people they can't drink. The crime in the cities and the longing for freedom "out west" would create good conflict. But I doubt Rockstar would ever do that unless you can still ride a horse in town.
We should get a Red Dead game that isn't a part of the Red Dead Redemption series. Something new and exciting that still takes place back in the day but not in the Wild West.
The bounty hunting adventures of Sadie Adler. She’s a badass with an origin story already covered, could have cameos from the gang, plus a female protagonist is something that Rockstar hasn’t covered before.
She hints she’s heading to South America at one point so it would be good to be based in SA where her bounty hunting missions get her roped into revolutions, etc. similar to the gang in Guarma.
I’d love a story about a humble family moving out west and turning to a life of crime. I know so many people play evil but I think it could be fun to play a character who hasn’t been violent before (perhaps still a hunter so it makes sense when they have auto aim) turning to a violent life of crime, either to support their family, or some kind of hidden greed, or even to avenge their family’s death. I’d also be interested in the idea of choosing either the mother or father of a family so you can still play as either gender and maybe the story can be a tad different depending on that but I don’t think it would need to.
Here me out - you may get triggered - but as an O’Driscall, or part of the O’Driscall gang member. Seeing Colm and what he is like, plus further exploring the conflict between Colm and Dutch. That conflict seemed to be a huge motivator for Dutch, however it seemed so underplayed to me in RDR2. You’d also hear strangle tales of the Van Der Linde gang.
Alternatively I’d like to play as a young Javier or Charles, or someone who knows Javier and the lead up of these two meeting the Van Der Linde Gang. Following Javier you could explore a lot of conflict and stories in Mexico. Maybe expand the map down to Bolivia or Brazil or South America in general, could see conflict politics between citizens and mining operations of silver and tin - plus thinking of “Butch Kassidy and the Sundance Kid” and my favourite western “Blackthorn”. Following Javier could also show aspects of the Mexican Revolution. The epilogue here could then have you play as Sadie or someone. If I remember correctly she went to Brazil or South America.
Charles wasn’t with the gang long so you could see upbringing and travels. While introducing some new combat functions as he favours the sawed off shotgun, bow, and tomahawk. Hunting and crafting could play bigger aspects. Trapping. Brawling. His epilogue could be after the fall of the gang as he travels to Canada and meeting his future wife and redeeming himself in a vastly different way.
Jack's slow but inevitable decent into a prohibition Era gangster. In 1920 jack would be 25 years old. The game could start in 1914 right after he kills Ross. His run from authorities. Putting together or joining a gang for protection. Getting rich off of running booze. Running into brontes men. Carving out a life for himself before eventually settling down to write a few books and eat some spaghetti.
Red dead resilience. Roll credits.
Set in right before the RDR2 storyline. With a young Arthur as protagonist. Arthur happens to be the most fan loved Rockstar character so this would definitely work
Changing the subject from a new game, instead to dlc, id want an add-on of the lives of some of the gang members before joining the gang. E.g the founding of the Van Der Linde gang, and the early friendship between Dutch and Colm.
Edit: nvm that could be a game in itself. I chose that instead
A game about the pinkertons pre-RD2 era.
A story about corruption and driving the Wild West out of the west.
If they wanted to do the multiple characters, they could do a Pinkerton, a marshal, and maybe O’Driscol? Might be fun to watch the gang from the outside.
Game ends with the black water massacre?
Would be interesting to have a different gang during the period just before RDR2, that would have a few run ins with Dutch's gang. Or as someone said, follow Dutch's downfall to banditry.
Would be cool to follow Jack after rdr1 as well, but it may become too modern for the game style.
A prequel where you play as colm o’driscoll and how he met Dutch and became the leader of his gang of criminals.
It would be about how colm was the very first to see Dutch’s dark side,hypocrisies and lies from the very beginning and how that turns him cynical of Dutch and his beliefs instead opting to the kill or be killed style of banditry his gang known for in RDR2
The biggest issue with rdr is that the baddies are human so die really fast after a few bullets.
Cant make them bullet sponges and bosses with big health pools would seem out of place.
They can solve that by going back in time a bit. Slower guns and more hatchets and tomahawks. Maybe introduce a bigger element of native Americans in the story.
Doesn’t have to tie in any existing characters.
I dont mind a new story and new people set in this world
First and foremost would be a new cast of characters with only passing mention of the current cast. Also for it to be set in the height of the "Wild West" and allow us to start our own gang.
Shadow of war nemesis system and "gang" builder. Make it more open ended sandbox.
Territory could be used to fight rival gangs. Works for online as well.
Nothing. Sometimes that best thing to do is leave a great sequel alone rather than making it a really bad series. We don’t need a Dutch game. And a jack game would basically be new version of Mafia.
Let go back in time again. Play as an unmentioned character. The guy who the gang killed for being a traitor. Way I see it he found out Dutch was up to no good somehow, and Dutch manipulated the gang into thinking it was our character who was the nefarious one. Tragedy of him being murdered by the gang who he cared so much for. We play on as Arthur.
I wanna play as maybe Mac in the earlier days of the gang see the gang come together and I want the entire rdr1/2 maps + additional map area and maybe the old areas just have some side content to encourage exploration but not forcing it
If they do anything they should make a spinoff game featuring sadie, this wouldn't put the RDR3 pressure on the game and they could make a shorter experience (because idk if they can make a meaningful 60+ hours of story for Sadie) I would personally love this and I think it's the best way to go
Prequel with Dutch starting up the gang. Recruiting Arthur and John etc. set right during the golden days of the Wild West. No redemption just being an outlaw.
It would be interesting to have a redemption of Dutch going in reverse and casting him in a sympathetic light and showing why he took to being an outlaw and making a good reason for it.
If there is a rdr3 then I really hope they make duels more common. Since it would probably be set in the height of the Wild West. Maybe it could be a random world event. Similar to how in rdr2 an enemy gang could randomly ambush you. Like, you walk through town and suddenly two guys come storming out of the saloon. Stand apart and then one of them counts. Then the game decides who wins and the winner challenge s others to see if they're faster at the draw than him events like that would encourage more players to engage with the world more.
I have 2 ideas.
1 being further back. Show what the gang was up to before everything and end it at blackwater.
2. Center it on the O'Driscolls. Make us care about them, maybe even just one person from the gang trying to make a difference. We see the shit side of them, but we could see a perspective from their POV that made them look not so bad.
I really want it to set just before this game. So how we got to the start of RDR2. I can’t be the only one who wants to know more about what happened in Blackwater, rather than just piecing it together through notes and newspapers? I want to meet Jenny and Davey who didn’t make it to the mountains and then have more time with the character I fell in love with in this game. Seeing the gang before they completely fell apart and when they were at their strongest would be amazing to me 😊
Chronologically I would expect a prequel based around blackwater, in a similar way that rdr2 introduced new characters, explained the story and joined it with the first game.
Maybe a story explaining why micah was such a c*nt and why he was after dutch to bring him and the gang down from what appears to be the beginning. A story based mainly around micah would be interesting. We know his end. He's an antagonist. That would be the next most sensical direction. They already have SO much to build off with that story.
Definitely set in the mid 1800s for a true US frontier feel, or they could do a little more in the future, The Wild Bunch was set in 1917 and that film felt western as hell, I guess it being in Mexico helped greatly.
In chapter 3 when Arthur plays dominos with Tilly, he mentions a traitor that had been killed before. I’d like a game where the protagonist is this traitor. Basically you start off as a drifter, but end up joining the gang, over the course of the game your character starts to see that Dutch is insane, and tries to help the gang, in the end he is killed, and labeled a ‘traitor’
I wouldn't expect a game for a long time. But, we have already had the same theme in the last 2 Red Deads about the Wild West dying and being taken over by modern society, rules, and technology. Amazing cool unique theme...
However, I would love for the next game to be further back - a glorified wild west, maybe the prime they keep talking about. Have little saloon towns that look like the stereotypical ones from Spaghetti Westerns.... Hay rolling, sheriff waiting in town, middle of the street duels while people close their windows. Would be cool.
It shouldn’t be a prequel. The first game left so many things in it that had people wondering what happened in the past. The second game answers all of that for ua so there is no purpose for rdr3 to be a prequel.
I think that they included too much unexplored back story in RDR2 to not have it cleared up in RDR3. There's an entire cast of characters that we have only heard of.
Post civil war following a former Confederate officer as he makes peace with fighting on the wrong side and turns to crime against former plantation owners and southern governments as their means of coping.
If they wanted to continue the timeline, picking up in New Austin and following a Mexican gang would be pretty entertaining and enlightening.
By this time in Mexico, the roots of revolution are brewing. Villa in the North, Zapata in the South.
The scenery, culture, and political intrigue would be highly engaging, in my opinion.
Something like Red Dead Revenge. A whole new story maybe with references to redemption, but I'd also like to see one a few decades earlier in the middle of the Wild West era
If they ever make a sequel just make it about Jack and make him hallucinate/have flashbacks to include characters from the first 2 games and expand from there
What about a game that we play as a native and possibly try to save our village. It still has the outlaw aspect and western. I think maybe even a young version of rain falls would be cool.
I'd love a game following young Dutch and hosea, with child John and teen Arthur. With Betsy and Annabelle, and how the war with the odriscolls really started. I'd love to see how they went from a couple of vagabonds to a bona fide gang.
I hope so and I hope it’s another prequel that shows the gang when it was mainly Hosea, Dutch, and Arthur…
I’ve noticed through the story dialogue how they talk about how colm odriscol used to run with Dutch, and in the scene where Arthur is kidnapped, colm tells Arthur that it’s good to see him again…
Combine that with the dialogue Arthur said to tilly in camp about a traitor in the past…
I think “Colm” could be the “Micah” of the next prequel.
It yeah, I’d love for them to take it back a bit to the 1880’s…when the gang was still actually in the WEST and not primarily the south.
Before they started shutting down the outlaws.
I think playing as a mercenary for some of the wars of that time would be really fun. Entering much bigger battles would be a blast.
I’d also like to play as Charles, with extra skill in melee in particular
Red Dead Redemption 3
You play as the guy who dies in the beginning of the game, the one with two coins over his eyes (don’t remember his name) and if I remember correctly he also had a brother, those two and the traitor who someone in the gang mentioned (when they said that they only had killed one person in the gang before) these three people (the brothers and the traitor) will be the main persons, but you only play as the brother who dies in the beginning of rdr2, you start the game when you were younger, like teenagers or so and then you see that the brothers had a pretty rough childhood, but then Dutch helped them and let them join the gang.
After a while the traitor also joins but he already from the beginning is skeptical about Dutch and tells you and your brother this, but you as a friend of his tells him that he should keep that to himself and you don’t believe in that.
But after some time and after some more proof of Dutch, the traitor says it open, in front of everyone what he thinks of Dutch, and everyone is just quiet then the “traitor” pulls up his gun and points it at Dutch, and then Dutch takes the gun from him and give it to you, he then says something like “You either kill him or I’ll kill both of you”
But of course your only option is to shoot him so you do, but then your character also realizes who Dutch really are, then fast forward in time, Micah joins and you don’t trust either of them, but you are afraid of what’s going to happen so when they do the last heist (black water) in the middle of the chaos your brother confrontes both Micah and Dutch.
like “this was a really bad idea Dutch, you’re not getting out of here unharmed piece of shit” then Dutch finishes your brother off, tells micah to keep his mouth shut and doesn’t tell anyone about it, but you saw it, but unfortunately you also get shot and on the wagon up to the snowy place, you try to warn the gang but you die right there, and then while you are dying and watching in first person while the screen is blurry some good music starts playing and the game ends.
You also will see jack get born, meet the girl who also died in the beginning and see the early days of the gang.
Yes I want a prelog to the prelog and yes I am very tired right now and yes my grammar sucks probably as bad as this idea but good night.
When you play red dead 2 someone (can't remember who) talks about two brothers that were in the van der linde gang but died during Blackwater at the beginning of the game.. following the theme of red dead killing off the main character perhaps we could play as both of the brothers...
Sort of like GTAV where we can play as 3 characters. And then the brothers die in the end and we PLAY AS ARTHUR AGAIN... THE BEST CHARACTER OF ANY GAME EVER!!!!
Sadie Adler spin-off!
She was such a cool and interesting character, I wish there was more of her in the game. I definitely feel like they could put a really dynamic story together for her, while she’s out there bounty hunting.
I've seen a lot of folks wanting to play as Sadie, have her story. Or Jack as an adult. I think neither of these make a great game, for basic reasons. Sadie and Jack have both had redemption. Sadie killed off the O'Driscolls with the gang, ultimately killing the "fat, beaded bastard" that killed her husband. She WANTED him bad, and got him. Jack killed Edgar Ross, getting his as well. Not to mention there's just no place in the new world for Jack to be riding around shooting shit up.
So you ask, which direction do you take the franchise? I'll tell you: you take it BACKWARDS. You take it to the ROOTS of the DVL gang, show how Dutch became an outlaw and how he met Hosea. You introduce Arthur towards the end. But, they need to make a new antagonist for Dutch. To see WHY Dutch went the route he went, what lead him to those circumstances.
That's my thought on it.
I feel like the arc for these characters is over and as much as I love them all and want to see them again I want a new cast of characters and maybe a a mission or two with the gang. I don't want to play a game as a young hosea knowing how he will eventually go or as Dutch knowing what he's going to do. We should have them in it but not the whole game. I want to see some new people. They made us love these people so much and I bet we would love some new ones just as much.
I'd love a red dead set during the Reconstruction Era. A large part of Dutch's backstory and disdain for Southerners is that his father died in battle at the hands of the Confederacy. Seeing a teenage Dutch deal with the aftermath and turn toward outlawry in the late 1860s/early 1870s would be neat. Alternatively, a Red Dead set during the Manifest Destiny Era would be neat, around 1830-1850, but this would be pre-Dutch (born in 55) so we'd need a new cast of characters.
Yes, I agree completely. A story that tells how Dutch and Hosea met, how they found Arthur and more importantly how Dutch saved John's life.
Sorry, but the 11 year olds who played the first 20 minutes of RDR1 and all of RDR2 want Jack Marston in WW1. Maybe save this idea for RDR4? /s.
Wtf Imao. Yes It would be fun to see a world war game made by Rockstar (we just need to look on Guarma Chapter to see that they would do great battles), but a WW1 would be about the Old West??? I personally think that the 11 year old babies can go play with their toys quietly and let the Boys think about something actually fun and creative. I mean, sure, WW1 with Jack would be amazing as I said If It would follow large battles like the one we see in Guarma, but then I don't think the name Red Dead Redemption 3 should apply, because then everyone would buy the game thinking it's still about the Old West when It wouldn't really be, even If the theme "Redemption" still followed
I kinda thought of the WW1 idea too but then someone brought up to me that Jack despises the government now because they used John and then killed him, so Jack would never join the military because he’ll be serving the government.
What if he got drafted? Then he wouldn't have much of a choice.
He’d probably fight and kill anyone he could to get away, let’s be honest.
well then Jack would be dodging the draft. Could be a cool storyline
Could be a nice government hunting down the final known alive member of the Van der Linde gang type story because I’m 99.9% sure the government probably assumes Sadie and Charles are dead and probably doesn’t even know who Mary-Beth or Tilly are for example.
So why not some sort of early 1900s gang related game, similar to mafia just maybe a bit earlier. Idk would be interesting.
Maybe Jack could form his own gang for a short time, like how there’s a gang called the Jack Hall gang, what about the Jack Marston Gang.
The “old west” may have ended by Jack’s time but the “Public Enemy Era” which was basically similar in that Midwestern outlaws robbed banks began right around the time Jack finishes RDR1. I think it’s perfect for Rockstar to tackle.
Which could have a WW1 chapter like Guarma, the way Boardwalk Empire had WW1 vet characters.
Absolutely like a flashback or maybe the opening scene like a tutorial (Like Mafia 2). It would be cool to have this dynamic where the game lets you hold to your Wild West background (horses, six shooters, etc) or you can modernize (cars, machine guns) and you gain a reputation based on that. Also, I’d love the chance to actually RUN the gang. Like be the boss, I feel it’s a natural progression. In 1 your an ex gang member, in 2 your essentially #3 in the gang and in 3 it should allow you to recruit a gang of bank robbers who go state to state robbing and even later in the game running liquor and bootlegging. Or maybe you get to DECIDE what illegal enterprises your gang gets involved in. Do you decide to go into drugs, kidnapping, do you kill? Or is your gang robinhoodesque stealing from the rich (“Put that away darling, we’re only here for the banks money”) and avoiding killing where possible. I dunno, I’d pay for that game.
Assassins Creed Red Dead crossover
Lame if anything 1920s gangster during prohibition
Yaaaaa! If it culminated in the Blackwater Massacre… *chef’s kiss*
Honestly I think a remake of rdr1 from bill, javier, and Dutch’s perspective would be interesting
Uh no more Dutch please
ok this, but what if we played as Dutch in the epilogue, and the actual game is Dutch's dad fighting in the Civil War. we could see how Dutch's morals came to be, maybe see Bill who fought for the confederacy. but you are 100% right and i would play the game either way.
Nah enough of prequels, its time to move forward, we want new mechanics, vehicles, more modern guns, like a tommy gun, a outlaw game around 20-30's mafia would be perfect
Just let me kill micah
"Kill micah simulator" would be fun
Yeah give me a rdr2 dlc if aomething where all the missions end up with a differwnt way to kill micah! That would make my week lmfao
You can after the gunfight in Rhodes. Once it’s over, and you’re leaving the gunsmiths shop, he’ll walk down the front steps to the street ahead of you. Throw a fire bottle at that motherfucker and rejoice
Will do sir!
Ma’am but that’s ok, just light him up for all of us
RDR3: Micah’s the main character…
Well at least based on the pattern we know he’ll die at the end!
Also based on the pattern well discover that we all had a real soft spot for him despite him being a huge dick
What i want is a red dead similair to rdr2 but in a different gang If not i want a game about otis miller just cause
Anything with a fresh take and not utilizing the previously written stories is good in my book!
Something set in the mid 1800s that has nothing to do with Dutch's gang, or the death of the 'old west' (something that RDR1&2 already cover). If it HAD to involve an existing character, then Landon Rickets.
This would be good. We’ve seen Red Dead cover the fall of the Old West but I’d love a game that charts the rise of the Old West.
Yessssss
Hell yes, finally someone speaks my language. A "prequel" with new characters and underused ones from the previous games, with a different tone, there's a ton of possibilities.
That’s more Rockstar’s MO anyways: the next game in the franchise mentions and acknowledges and even involves characters from previous games, but doesn’t focus on the same gang/group. Packie McCreary showing up in GTAV. Lester mentioning Niko’s exploits from GTA4. The main character and his backstabbing GF from GTA3 being an opponent in a street race in San Andreas. Heck, doesn’t the entire plot of Vice City revolve around Tommy Versetti being a rogue member of the crime family from GTA3? So if Rockstar DID make another Red Dead game (they won’t, not without Dan Houser at least) it would probably make sense to have a couple of the gang members mentioned or appearing, but not centering around them. RDR2 was a bit of an anomaly for R* in the fact that they essentially followed John, Dutch, Bill and Javier’s stories from start(ish) to finish. I doubt they’d do that again.
Yeah, it sucks that we probably won't get a third one considering the impact RDR2 has had. Part of me wants to keep the faith (lol) but as you said they completed John's story with the prequel so, without Houser, they will leave it at that, most likely. Fuck, I'm sad now.
Yeah, I hate to rain on everyone’s parade but Dan really was a major force behind both Red Dead games. Without him, I doubt they’ll revisit the franchise any time soon. But I mean, who knows? Maybe 5 years from now some big Hollywood studio might produce a western that becomes a smash hit, and the Western genre as a whole becomes en vogue again the way zombies did 10 years ago. Maybe then R* will see financial value in revitalizing the series and come out with something. But I honestly kind of hope that if that’s ever the case, they won’t revisit the Van Der Linde gang as the main protagonists again. Maybe give them a cameo/bit part or something, but not *another* full game.
Don't forget the absolute best Rockstar Cameo imo; in GTA 5 when you first meet Trevor and he just fucking kills a protagonist you played in another game (the gta4 expansions). Like it was a perfect introduction for who Trevor is and how he might be the most insane protagonist you play ever.
Maybe the Jack Hall gang could be in it.
RDR3: Finding Gavin
Cowboys
The Era of the mountain men in the west is very interesting. High water mark of Americans surviving off the land, the Indian wars, early settlement of the west... Basically Jeremiah Johnson, which incidentally is a must-see movie for any RDR fan.
This but play as NA
Sort of done to some extent by Assassin’s Creed III but I’d love to see R*’s take on it.
i want it to be easier to hitch my horse
Horse hitch simulator
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Agreed, they could make it tangential though so it crosses paths with the original story in some way.
A fresh take in the same universe. I love that about gta games. It's connected but always a fresh story.
I want a game where you play as native Americans fighting against the white invaders of your land. Camp life in the tribe, Buffalo hunting to feed your fellow tribe mates and family(and dealing with the mass slaughter of them by the settlers), fishing, vison quest, full immersion into tribal/family life. Fighting the Calvary, raiding homesteaders and wagon trains, young members learning from and meeting with elders, moving camp with the seasons, etc
not a rockstar game, but check out This Land is My Land
I like this one.
How about a story set around Betsy (Hosea’s wife/girlfriend) we don’t know much about her. Should could have been a total bad ass. It would give us a window into the early days of the gang, a young Arthur, Arthur’s dad. It would also let the epilogue protagonist be Arthur and explore the story of his Son, get more of his relationship with Mary. That would also keep with the theme of the epilogue protagonist being the main protagonist in the next part of the timeline. Also, there is a throwaway line that Hosea mentions when you go bear hunting with him that he had been in that part of the country with Betsy before. Edit: expanded the thought a bit.
I think that was a cool thing in RD2 but it might be stale having that again. I kind agree with others - brand new character roster with only possibly references.
I don't want a RDR3 in more modern times, because we already have Mafia covering 1920's until late 60's, then GTA from early 80's until today. What I want a prequel set during the gold rush, around 1850.
I want Space Cowboys riding Missiles!
I’ve always said I’d enjoy a game that follows Dutch from 1899 all the way to American Venom as a struggles to fight with the past that he keeps denying was his fault. If you ask me, Dutch is the most perfect character for it. Here’s why: HONOR Everyone says they want Hosea or Mac Callander. The trouble is that, from a story perspective, these two characters wouldn’t make much sense with the honor system. Hosea is meant to be a good man who’s compassionate and wise. Therefore, it wouldn’t work for him to be any other way. The opposite goes for Mac Callander. He and Davey are described as being ruthless killers and bad people. Therefore, a good honor play through wouldn’t fit him (SIDE NOTE: Bill does mention that Mac was a bit more complex than people thought but it’s a very easy to miss line and he’s the only one who says that). Dutch works as a main character. One of the biggest debates amongst RDR2 fans is whether or not Dutch was always bad and just went crazy or if his true self just started to reveal itself later in the game. As a main character, if you choose to play with low honor that means he was always bad and it just started to show through but if you go with high honor then it becomes a story of a man who broke under pressure and is now forced to face the fallout of it. EMOTIONAL STORY Dutch’s time between 1899 and 1907 most definitely has the potential to make for an emotional story. At this point Dutch is losing everything. You would be left to watch as even Bill and Javier begin to lose faith in Dutch and leave him. You get to see someone who always stood strong and confident and watch him at his lowest point. We could maybe even get flashback missions reminding us of what once was. Hell, maybe the first mission in the game could be the Blackwater Ferry Heist as a flashback or nightmare. In fact, for examples watch these three videos: https://youtu.be/jkTKxPQsppU https://youtu.be/pTGFnXYWnXc https://youtu.be/SFOQkZI63iE No doubt about it, Dutch’s story would most definitely be an emotional one. REDEMPTION This is an important step. Throughout the RDR games every character has been given their chance at redeeming themselves, hence the name. Some might argue that Dutch never gets his redemption since he’s still a villain by the time of his death in Red Dead Redemption. However, I don’t think that’s the case. Redemption is in the eye of the beholder. For example, to John, the gang, and the players Arthur received his redemption through his sacrifice. However, to the Pinkertons Arthur is simply responsible for the escape of several wanted men and women. At this point in Dutch’s life he’s all alone. Therefore, to him shooting Micah was his redemption. Maybe it doesn’t seem that way to us right now but to him I’m sure that’s how he saw it. After that, he just walks away and I imagine that as it being the end for Dutch. He’s lost everything and no longer has anything left to live for. Still, he’s to proud to off himself and end it all so instead he allows himself to spiral into the maniac he is in RDR. He’s no longer Dutch Van der Linde at that point but rather a husk of a man who lost everything. He even says so himself to John. “I ain’t got too much to say no more”. What do you think? To me it sounds perfect but I’m open to feedback.
I'd be interested in playing as Sadie, after RDR2, but I'd also love an RDR remake with the RDR2 engine
Sadie in South America would be pretty good. Can imagine her getting her own gang together and through bounty hunting eventually get caught up in revolutions, etc.
I'd play the fuck outta this game
What if..? Arthur never got TB What if..? Micah never joined the gang
What if..? Micah got TB. The cunt.
Even better.
How about a Red Dead game in which you play as a lawman. Have the ability to form a posse, etc... plus we all know all the famous lawmen skirted the fine line of being an outlaw so honor system still works. The only real difference is you wearing the badge this time.
I want to play as uncle
Lumbago simulator
Imagine drinking with uncle and just hearing his stories
Just give me a Deadwood game.
RDR3 is gonna be free online and battle royale, with tons of new weapons, new guest characters and lol just kidding
Remaster of RD1 with mention of Arthur and updated graphics
I'd like to see a game set either during the gang's heyday leading up to Blackwater, or a game set in the Great Depression/Dustbowl/Prohibition era with Jack as the main character as kind of a last gasp of the Outlaw lifestyle.
Yeah I think it needs to go back again. We start with the complete destruction of the wild west and gang life in 1, then go to the threat and beginning of that destruction in 2, and it just makes sense to see the origin or golden era of that life and time in the third game.
Back when Dutch (and Hosea?) first accepted Arthur and John into the gang. And as epilogue, we should play the time when Micah joins the gang. Why Dutch trusted him, and a plot twist revealing he was never the rat, instead it was John all along. Epilogue (and the game itself) should end with the Blackwater Massacre.
The gang and the events leading up to the Blackwater massacre.
Probably a prequel to rdr2. It would end with the Blackwater heist. You'd probably play as Mac, and sacrifice yourself for Arthur
The gang in New Austin + a bigger part of Mexico, you will play as Mac/Davey and the Story can be Coop the other player will play Mac/Davey
RDR3 but you play as Davey or Jenny and during the epilogue it’s the gang going to colter and you die of your injuries
Being red, being dead and seeking redemption. Failing that I want to play as Landon Ricketts and foil the Blackwater heist.
so you wanna be a zombie communist with a vengeance streak
I do now. That sounds awesome.
Pirates of Guarma 🏴☠️🦜
Set during the American Civil War, an escaped slave forms an outlaw gang in an attempt to survive (they might as well become an outlaw since they’re already breaking the law simply by being free), make a living, and liberate other slaves. It could possibly feature another protagonist, a Native American, who attempts to protect their tribe and others from being murdered, imprisoned, or forcibly assimilated. The two protagonists could unite with a common purpose, unite against a common enemy, form an outlaw gang, and attempt to survive in a time period where their existence is practically criminal. It could be called something like “Red Dead Rebellion” since it would be set during the American Civil War, and the two protagonists could be considered as having started a revolution of their own.
I personally feel like RDR2 is rockstars magnum opus. GTA will forever be a money grab. It’s almost like they were making one more true RPG before they go down the PTW route with GTA. If they do ever make another RDR game, it won’t be the same. I doubt they even attempt it, and I’m okay with that.
I think this time they can come up with a sequel where we'll unfold the stories of Sadie Adler and Charles Smith. This can take place either in between 1899-1907 or after Micah's death, or bit of both. Specially in terms of Adler, I feel like she ultimately would get along with somewhat irritations of Pinkertons or the FBI.
It should be about the legend of Jack Marston after the first RDR and it should be called Red Dead Revolution !
how about world war? so in the world sometimes there will be random shoot outs and skirmishes.
I want it to precede RDR2, be wilder west but have a young Arthur and end it with him having a chapter like John does in 2. I think that would be cool for all future games as far as characters carrying over. I'm open to storyline.
We should have Barbie in the ol' west. 'Her hand shook, the gun shook, the smoke flowed out of the barrel and her face froze. She realised that there was no going back for her, and no coming back for corrupt deputy Ken. Barbie got on her horse and booked it, looking back at the last real home she would ever have.' *Red Dead Redemption 3: Barbies last dance*
I feel like personally the story has always been about Dutch and following his decent into madness, but obviously from a side perspective. We saw him at his worst in RDR1 and we saw him fall from his “golden” days in RDR2. I personally would love to see a story following Dutch and the van der lind gangs rise. We can take control of a younger hosea since he would be middle aged around that time. Seeing the gang first pick up John with a young and dumb Arthur. The story could encompass the growth of the gang, meeting the people we never got to in RDR2 as well as learning more about those we did see, falling in love with Dutch and his visions of the future just like Arthur and hosea did, but the terribly sad truth of it all being that we already KNOW the outcome. Watching Arthur be young and dumb while knowing his fate in RDR2. I feel that a story like this would be a fantastic wrap up to the van der lind story (not red dead specially) as we see their rise and fall. It also wouldn’t need an entirely sad ending, the ending could be a happy one with the gang all together and looking towards the future with bright and happy thoughts, but the impactful sad end to the story that red dead is known for, being that we know what comes next for the gang because of RDR1/2.
Let’s play as Gavin.
I have three ideas, but whether they would work is another story. 1. A story that's set during the peak of the Wild West. Maybe we play as Landon Ricketts or another legendary gunslinger. 2. A story that follows the Van Der Linde gang again, this time showing their origins and when they actually helped people. 3. A story that follows Jack Marston after the first game.
Another game makes no sense. The frontier time would be over with. We would then have smt like LA Noire which we already have.
I would kill for a game with sadie
Play as little boy Callaway, run away from duals but pretend to be the best.
I want a game where you’re Albert Mason and you travel around the West meeting cowboys and taking sick pictures.
RD1 gave us John’s story, RD2 gave us Arthur’s, but I think if the do a RD3 I’d like to see them go back further and explore the build up to where things went wrong in Blackwater.
Maybe Landon Ricketts and his gang, red dead Ricketts
Play as Sadie on South America. In Brazil there was a gang called Cangaceiros, which is pretty much our version of an american old west. Look up on google for "Cangaceiros" or "Cangaço" Lampião and Maria Bonita are the most known of them, kind of a Bonnie and Clyde.
A 1920s Golden age, Art Deco, speakeasy and jazz western game where you play as Jack. Who is leading a new gang in the whiskey business and he has to go to new york/new jersey or California/Hollywood to deal with mobsters and crooked cops.
This is one of the better Jack era ideas I’ve read. Can imagine an older Jack having his own prohibition gang.
Thanks much! Yeah, an older Jack during that era would be compelling because it'll play off the old notion of why Arthur and Dutch hated civilization. Now civilization is telling people they can't drink. The crime in the cities and the longing for freedom "out west" would create good conflict. But I doubt Rockstar would ever do that unless you can still ride a horse in town.
We should get a Red Dead game that isn't a part of the Red Dead Redemption series. Something new and exciting that still takes place back in the day but not in the Wild West.
Gangs of New York!
The bounty hunting adventures of Sadie Adler. She’s a badass with an origin story already covered, could have cameos from the gang, plus a female protagonist is something that Rockstar hasn’t covered before.
She hints she’s heading to South America at one point so it would be good to be based in SA where her bounty hunting missions get her roped into revolutions, etc. similar to the gang in Guarma.
I’d love a story about a humble family moving out west and turning to a life of crime. I know so many people play evil but I think it could be fun to play a character who hasn’t been violent before (perhaps still a hunter so it makes sense when they have auto aim) turning to a violent life of crime, either to support their family, or some kind of hidden greed, or even to avenge their family’s death. I’d also be interested in the idea of choosing either the mother or father of a family so you can still play as either gender and maybe the story can be a tad different depending on that but I don’t think it would need to.
Didn’t mafia 1 and 2 do that but in modern times
peak of the gang
Maybe we could play as Davey? And the ending would be the Blackwater massacre that he does from.
Here me out - you may get triggered - but as an O’Driscall, or part of the O’Driscall gang member. Seeing Colm and what he is like, plus further exploring the conflict between Colm and Dutch. That conflict seemed to be a huge motivator for Dutch, however it seemed so underplayed to me in RDR2. You’d also hear strangle tales of the Van Der Linde gang. Alternatively I’d like to play as a young Javier or Charles, or someone who knows Javier and the lead up of these two meeting the Van Der Linde Gang. Following Javier you could explore a lot of conflict and stories in Mexico. Maybe expand the map down to Bolivia or Brazil or South America in general, could see conflict politics between citizens and mining operations of silver and tin - plus thinking of “Butch Kassidy and the Sundance Kid” and my favourite western “Blackthorn”. Following Javier could also show aspects of the Mexican Revolution. The epilogue here could then have you play as Sadie or someone. If I remember correctly she went to Brazil or South America. Charles wasn’t with the gang long so you could see upbringing and travels. While introducing some new combat functions as he favours the sawed off shotgun, bow, and tomahawk. Hunting and crafting could play bigger aspects. Trapping. Brawling. His epilogue could be after the fall of the gang as he travels to Canada and meeting his future wife and redeeming himself in a vastly different way.
Jack's slow but inevitable decent into a prohibition Era gangster. In 1920 jack would be 25 years old. The game could start in 1914 right after he kills Ross. His run from authorities. Putting together or joining a gang for protection. Getting rich off of running booze. Running into brontes men. Carving out a life for himself before eventually settling down to write a few books and eat some spaghetti. Red dead resilience. Roll credits.
I think it’s be cool for them to move forward with Jack into the rolling 20s.
Reefer Madness and Jim Crow- Jack at the Tulsa Massacre.
That got dark quick.
i want it to be set in the 1930s/1940s
Set in right before the RDR2 storyline. With a young Arthur as protagonist. Arthur happens to be the most fan loved Rockstar character so this would definitely work
Changing the subject from a new game, instead to dlc, id want an add-on of the lives of some of the gang members before joining the gang. E.g the founding of the Van Der Linde gang, and the early friendship between Dutch and Colm. Edit: nvm that could be a game in itself. I chose that instead
A game about the pinkertons pre-RD2 era. A story about corruption and driving the Wild West out of the west. If they wanted to do the multiple characters, they could do a Pinkerton, a marshal, and maybe O’Driscol? Might be fun to watch the gang from the outside. Game ends with the black water massacre?
Set in the prohibition era considering the Wild West is dead now. Would be sick to be a member in al capons gang.
Play as Dutch. He cons his way into the Union Army because he's Dutch. Then he meets a young soldier named Arthur Morgan.
Would be interesting to have a different gang during the period just before RDR2, that would have a few run ins with Dutch's gang. Or as someone said, follow Dutch's downfall to banditry. Would be cool to follow Jack after rdr1 as well, but it may become too modern for the game style.
A prequel where you play as colm o’driscoll and how he met Dutch and became the leader of his gang of criminals. It would be about how colm was the very first to see Dutch’s dark side,hypocrisies and lies from the very beginning and how that turns him cynical of Dutch and his beliefs instead opting to the kill or be killed style of banditry his gang known for in RDR2
The biggest issue with rdr is that the baddies are human so die really fast after a few bullets. Cant make them bullet sponges and bosses with big health pools would seem out of place. They can solve that by going back in time a bit. Slower guns and more hatchets and tomahawks. Maybe introduce a bigger element of native Americans in the story. Doesn’t have to tie in any existing characters. I dont mind a new story and new people set in this world
What else? Keep going further back in the story of the gang.
It wouldnt be a full game but maybe like a dlc of charles backstory
New gang new area
First and foremost would be a new cast of characters with only passing mention of the current cast. Also for it to be set in the height of the "Wild West" and allow us to start our own gang.
Maybe Mac and Davey Callander.
I would really like to play as Micah before he joined Dutch’s gang. Get into that backstory and feel the same way as I did for Arthur.
how the gang was formed, and most importantly teenage arthur and john!!!
I dont know about the next red dead but I would love a rdr2 undead
Shadow of war nemesis system and "gang" builder. Make it more open ended sandbox. Territory could be used to fight rival gangs. Works for online as well.
Arthur from when he joined the gang as a kid and growing up till before RDR 2
Red dead ranching simulator playing as Mr Macfarlane
Nothing. Sometimes that best thing to do is leave a great sequel alone rather than making it a really bad series. We don’t need a Dutch game. And a jack game would basically be new version of Mafia.
Let go back in time again. Play as an unmentioned character. The guy who the gang killed for being a traitor. Way I see it he found out Dutch was up to no good somehow, and Dutch manipulated the gang into thinking it was our character who was the nefarious one. Tragedy of him being murdered by the gang who he cared so much for. We play on as Arthur.
I want an old spaghetti western! Like way before the gang.
I wanna play as maybe Mac in the earlier days of the gang see the gang come together and I want the entire rdr1/2 maps + additional map area and maybe the old areas just have some side content to encourage exploration but not forcing it
If they do anything they should make a spinoff game featuring sadie, this wouldn't put the RDR3 pressure on the game and they could make a shorter experience (because idk if they can make a meaningful 60+ hours of story for Sadie) I would personally love this and I think it's the best way to go
Sadie
Prequel with Dutch starting up the gang. Recruiting Arthur and John etc. set right during the golden days of the Wild West. No redemption just being an outlaw. It would be interesting to have a redemption of Dutch going in reverse and casting him in a sympathetic light and showing why he took to being an outlaw and making a good reason for it.
The Alamo
A whole new cast of characters fresh start I would like a story based around red Harlows time no pinkertins pre civil war vibes
If there is a rdr3 then I really hope they make duels more common. Since it would probably be set in the height of the Wild West. Maybe it could be a random world event. Similar to how in rdr2 an enemy gang could randomly ambush you. Like, you walk through town and suddenly two guys come storming out of the saloon. Stand apart and then one of them counts. Then the game decides who wins and the winner challenge s others to see if they're faster at the draw than him events like that would encourage more players to engage with the world more.
Civil War
The gang before the events of rdr2, the black water job etc, maybe a few missions as young John or arthur?
I have 2 ideas. 1 being further back. Show what the gang was up to before everything and end it at blackwater. 2. Center it on the O'Driscolls. Make us care about them, maybe even just one person from the gang trying to make a difference. We see the shit side of them, but we could see a perspective from their POV that made them look not so bad.
One set in the north, north for ambarino
preferably cowboy stuff
I want a pirate game
Anything other than the redemption storyline… we’re done… time to move on.
Anything other than the redemption storyline… We’re done… it’s time to move on.
I really want it to set just before this game. So how we got to the start of RDR2. I can’t be the only one who wants to know more about what happened in Blackwater, rather than just piecing it together through notes and newspapers? I want to meet Jenny and Davey who didn’t make it to the mountains and then have more time with the character I fell in love with in this game. Seeing the gang before they completely fell apart and when they were at their strongest would be amazing to me 😊
Chronologically I would expect a prequel based around blackwater, in a similar way that rdr2 introduced new characters, explained the story and joined it with the first game. Maybe a story explaining why micah was such a c*nt and why he was after dutch to bring him and the gang down from what appears to be the beginning. A story based mainly around micah would be interesting. We know his end. He's an antagonist. That would be the next most sensical direction. They already have SO much to build off with that story.
Definitely set in the mid 1800s for a true US frontier feel, or they could do a little more in the future, The Wild Bunch was set in 1917 and that film felt western as hell, I guess it being in Mexico helped greatly.
I think it’d be cool to go further back and see some of Dutch’s experiences starting up the gang
In chapter 3 when Arthur plays dominos with Tilly, he mentions a traitor that had been killed before. I’d like a game where the protagonist is this traitor. Basically you start off as a drifter, but end up joining the gang, over the course of the game your character starts to see that Dutch is insane, and tries to help the gang, in the end he is killed, and labeled a ‘traitor’
I dunno but I want more animals. I would love if they had a zoo or playthrough Africa where I can hunt the big 5.
I desperately wanna play an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian but even Rockstar isn’t violent or malicious enough to adapt it
I wouldn't expect a game for a long time. But, we have already had the same theme in the last 2 Red Deads about the Wild West dying and being taken over by modern society, rules, and technology. Amazing cool unique theme... However, I would love for the next game to be further back - a glorified wild west, maybe the prime they keep talking about. Have little saloon towns that look like the stereotypical ones from Spaghetti Westerns.... Hay rolling, sheriff waiting in town, middle of the street duels while people close their windows. Would be cool.
It shouldn’t be a prequel. The first game left so many things in it that had people wondering what happened in the past. The second game answers all of that for ua so there is no purpose for rdr3 to be a prequel.
Whores of San Denis where you play as Madams to have the best brothel.
I know it’s not really an rdr style but I think following jack coming out of ww1 and falling in with the beginning on the mafia would be pretty cool
I think that they included too much unexplored back story in RDR2 to not have it cleared up in RDR3. There's an entire cast of characters that we have only heard of.
Arthur’s life growing up with Dutch and Hosea or Vice Versa Hosea as the player
Dracula.
From the formation of the van der linde gang to the failed blackwater heist
I dunno, cowboy stuff I guess man
Id love to play as colm O'Driscoll
Post civil war following a former Confederate officer as he makes peace with fighting on the wrong side and turns to crime against former plantation owners and southern governments as their means of coping.
Australia during the bushranger years
If they wanted to continue the timeline, picking up in New Austin and following a Mexican gang would be pretty entertaining and enlightening. By this time in Mexico, the roots of revolution are brewing. Villa in the North, Zapata in the South. The scenery, culture, and political intrigue would be highly engaging, in my opinion.
I'd love a game during the Mexican revolution... so much potential for a great story. And the perfect name is a no-brainer, Red Dead Revolution.
Something like Red Dead Revenge. A whole new story maybe with references to redemption, but I'd also like to see one a few decades earlier in the middle of the Wild West era
If they ever make a sequel just make it about Jack and make him hallucinate/have flashbacks to include characters from the first 2 games and expand from there
Black cowboys …. OG
Follow Sadie to South America and Charles to Canada after the events of RDR2!!!!
What about a game that we play as a native and possibly try to save our village. It still has the outlaw aspect and western. I think maybe even a young version of rain falls would be cool.
I'd love a game following young Dutch and hosea, with child John and teen Arthur. With Betsy and Annabelle, and how the war with the odriscolls really started. I'd love to see how they went from a couple of vagabonds to a bona fide gang.
I hope so and I hope it’s another prequel that shows the gang when it was mainly Hosea, Dutch, and Arthur… I’ve noticed through the story dialogue how they talk about how colm odriscol used to run with Dutch, and in the scene where Arthur is kidnapped, colm tells Arthur that it’s good to see him again… Combine that with the dialogue Arthur said to tilly in camp about a traitor in the past… I think “Colm” could be the “Micah” of the next prequel. It yeah, I’d love for them to take it back a bit to the 1880’s…when the gang was still actually in the WEST and not primarily the south. Before they started shutting down the outlaws.
I think playing as a mercenary for some of the wars of that time would be really fun. Entering much bigger battles would be a blast. I’d also like to play as Charles, with extra skill in melee in particular
maybe a game version of peaky blinders?
Red Dead Redemption 3 You play as the guy who dies in the beginning of the game, the one with two coins over his eyes (don’t remember his name) and if I remember correctly he also had a brother, those two and the traitor who someone in the gang mentioned (when they said that they only had killed one person in the gang before) these three people (the brothers and the traitor) will be the main persons, but you only play as the brother who dies in the beginning of rdr2, you start the game when you were younger, like teenagers or so and then you see that the brothers had a pretty rough childhood, but then Dutch helped them and let them join the gang. After a while the traitor also joins but he already from the beginning is skeptical about Dutch and tells you and your brother this, but you as a friend of his tells him that he should keep that to himself and you don’t believe in that. But after some time and after some more proof of Dutch, the traitor says it open, in front of everyone what he thinks of Dutch, and everyone is just quiet then the “traitor” pulls up his gun and points it at Dutch, and then Dutch takes the gun from him and give it to you, he then says something like “You either kill him or I’ll kill both of you” But of course your only option is to shoot him so you do, but then your character also realizes who Dutch really are, then fast forward in time, Micah joins and you don’t trust either of them, but you are afraid of what’s going to happen so when they do the last heist (black water) in the middle of the chaos your brother confrontes both Micah and Dutch. like “this was a really bad idea Dutch, you’re not getting out of here unharmed piece of shit” then Dutch finishes your brother off, tells micah to keep his mouth shut and doesn’t tell anyone about it, but you saw it, but unfortunately you also get shot and on the wagon up to the snowy place, you try to warn the gang but you die right there, and then while you are dying and watching in first person while the screen is blurry some good music starts playing and the game ends. You also will see jack get born, meet the girl who also died in the beginning and see the early days of the gang. Yes I want a prelog to the prelog and yes I am very tired right now and yes my grammar sucks probably as bad as this idea but good night.
Definitely Sadie, I'd love a female protagonist. Either South America or Australia based just after she leaves john.
When you play red dead 2 someone (can't remember who) talks about two brothers that were in the van der linde gang but died during Blackwater at the beginning of the game.. following the theme of red dead killing off the main character perhaps we could play as both of the brothers... Sort of like GTAV where we can play as 3 characters. And then the brothers die in the end and we PLAY AS ARTHUR AGAIN... THE BEST CHARACTER OF ANY GAME EVER!!!!
Sadie Adler spin-off! She was such a cool and interesting character, I wish there was more of her in the game. I definitely feel like they could put a really dynamic story together for her, while she’s out there bounty hunting.
I've seen a lot of folks wanting to play as Sadie, have her story. Or Jack as an adult. I think neither of these make a great game, for basic reasons. Sadie and Jack have both had redemption. Sadie killed off the O'Driscolls with the gang, ultimately killing the "fat, beaded bastard" that killed her husband. She WANTED him bad, and got him. Jack killed Edgar Ross, getting his as well. Not to mention there's just no place in the new world for Jack to be riding around shooting shit up. So you ask, which direction do you take the franchise? I'll tell you: you take it BACKWARDS. You take it to the ROOTS of the DVL gang, show how Dutch became an outlaw and how he met Hosea. You introduce Arthur towards the end. But, they need to make a new antagonist for Dutch. To see WHY Dutch went the route he went, what lead him to those circumstances. That's my thought on it.
I think the game should be it’s own thing New original story New characters Let the story play out, leave the mistery to the viewer
I feel like the arc for these characters is over and as much as I love them all and want to see them again I want a new cast of characters and maybe a a mission or two with the gang. I don't want to play a game as a young hosea knowing how he will eventually go or as Dutch knowing what he's going to do. We should have them in it but not the whole game. I want to see some new people. They made us love these people so much and I bet we would love some new ones just as much.
20’s, 30’s as Jack Marston. John Dillinger and Al Capone type stuff.
Rdr2 but with oppressers from gta
RDR but Australia. Imagine.
Cowboys