Red Dead Redemption 2: 14 Pointless Details That'll Blow You Mind
5. You Have To Take Care Of Your Firearms
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Although an emphasis was placed on firearms in the somewhat underrated Max Payne 3, weapons have all handled very similarly in Rockstar's games. There's the trademark weapon wheel, the auto-aim that lets players snap to targets, and the smorgasbord of firearms ranging from pistols, to rifles, and even explosives.
Such an approach has been scrapped for Red Dead Redemption's prequel. Now, players will genuinely have to think about what weapons they carry (you can only use what you wear, and bigger weapons must be stored on your horse), but there's more too; starting from October 26th, any player embarking into Red Dead's world will have to look after their weapon, as anything from mud to water can seriously affect its stats.
Much like Rockstar are seemingly attempting to add value to the relationship between Morgan and his horse, so too do they seem to be applying the same mantra to his firearms. This added element of ownership should, in theory, enable players to develop their own play style, while also giving the studio an excuse to highlight all the effort that has gone into the design of these weapons in-game.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
