Red Dead Redemption 2: 5 Western Tropes Rockstar Must Avoid

5. Crowbarring In Historical Figures

It seemed, at least in the 20th century, that if a Western wasn’t about a famous person or event of the Wild West, it was about someone who had something to do with a famous person or event of the Wild West.

A trope that thankfully died out in film, but seemingly didn’t get the memo out to video games, every single period-set game (looking at you, Assassin’s Creed) seems obliged to feature every notable person from that era.

Set in Ancient Egypt? Have Julius Caesar and Cleopatra as quest-givers. American Revolution? Go have fun with George Washington and Benjamin Franklin.

Western films have all but snuffed out this trope, apparently finding no point in rehashing stories of the likes ofBilly the Kid, the Earps, or Jesse James. However, if there’s any trope that would go hand-in-hand with both games and westerns, this is one we’ll be glad to see absent in Red Dead Redemption 2.