Red Dead 3: 7 Reasons We Want It More Than GTA VI

1. Red Dead Redemption Is Rockstar's Best Game Ever

You can laud GTA V's pitch-perfect presentation and glossy, lively world all you like, but Red Dead Redemption was far more ambitious in both its setting and story, hitting the mark in both areas. It knowingly inverted all the tropes we've come to expect from a Rockstar game, making for an affecting story far more powerful than anything from the GTA series. Unlike his GTA counterparts, Marston isn't driven by money but by survival, he doesn't sleep with prostitutes (a key activity of the GTA games) because he's loyal to his wife, and his ending isn't your typical rags-to-riches GTA conclusion - to put it mildly. Redemption felt like such a welcome contrast to the constant chaos of the GTA games, where you always had to worry about not driving into another car, accompanied by a constant soundtrack blaring through the radio. Redemption wasn't afraid of slowing down the pace and treating us to quiet moments - hunting animals in the countryside, wandering across town after coming out victorious in a deadly gun duel, or just cantering aback your horse through the arid wilderness. The reason Redemption was able to pull these moments off was because it was dripping it atmosphere, enhanced by a fantastic soundtrack, desolate yet beautiful setting, and rough-and-ready characters. The action sequences, too, felt visceral and satisfying in a way that GTA never quite managed, proving that shootouts don't need to be massive in scale to be riveting. No game deserves a sequel more than Red Dead Redemption, and definitely not GTA, which for all its successes should take a hiatus and let us revisit the wild west in a way we've never done before. Are you more excited by the prospect of a Red Dead 3, or Red Dead Redemption 2, than by a GTA VI? Let us know with a comment. Or if you have more to say on the matter, then have a go at writing for us!