Red Dead Redemption 2: 14 Pointless Details That'll Blow You Mind
1. All The Depth To Stranger Encounters
Red Dead Redemption 2 has a heavy emphasis on exploration, and one of the things you'll find while exploring the frontier are strangers. With this being the Old West, you'll find characters both good and bad - and there's a surprising amount of depth to each encounter.
Rockstar have made a big deal of the fact that you can interact with any character, but more importantly that you can choose how you interact with them too. Arthur can antagonise or calmly approach a given NPC, and some will even challenge him to specific battles. Gamespot noted how one encounter saw them enter a bet with a Mexican gunfighter - one they subsequently lost. The true depth of this encounter, however, is best shown by the fact that the game doesn't force you to hand over your dough - it has to be a voluntary transaction.
One can only speculate as to what would happen if you refused to fork over the cash, but exemplifies perfectly just how Red Dead's gameplay encourages players to make their own stories. Of course there's an overarching narrative to invest in, but as players explore the Old West, they're going to make their own adventures. That, more than anything, is what's so exciting about this prequel.