10 Things Red Dead Redemption 2 Must Learn From GTA Online

5. Interiors Are A Good Thing, So Make Sure There Are Plenty Of Them

Red Dead Redemption Muliplayer
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I really do wonder sometimes just why Rockstar decided GTA V should axe most of its interiors. I mean, its immediate predecessor had everything. And you don't have to look far in Online to feel their absence.

First things first: we need saloons. And I don't just mean your desolate wasteland shacks with a few barflies occupying the card tables. Throughout Red Dead's environment should be plenty of rip-roaring music-filled halls where players can kick up their heels and enjoy a bar fight or two, because let's face it, as much as we all love roaming the wild with a posse, the world still needs to feel inhabited.

If Rockstar could find away to incorporate interiors into freemode events, then they could even make for Red Dead's best feature.

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