Red Dead Redemption 2: 14 MORE Pointless Details That'll Blow Your Mind

8. Railroads Are Built Over Time

Red Dead Redemption 2
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One of the biggest themes of Red Dead Redemption 2 (like the original) is just how much the world of outlaws and cowboys is changing, with the industrial revolution and civilisation completely restructuring the land and culture. The story does a great job of communicating this in pretty devastating ways (for instance, the first time you arrive at Saint Denis), but the change also occurs before your very eyes in gameplay.

Throughout the title you can find little pockets of contractors attempting to build new villages as well as railways, all of which can finish construction as the game goes on. Some are directly impacted by you, for instance if you provide a certain company with the lumber they need, but others happen naturally whether you directly come into contact with them or not.

Railways especially pop up all over the place, transforming the peaceful countryside of the West with the apocalyptic hum of the modern age.

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