Red Dead Redemption 3: 10 Things Rockstar MUST Do
9. New Map Locations
Red Dead Redemption’s map was a diverse area spread over a number of classic western backdrops. New Austin was an old-school western movie desert, West Elizabeth took inspiration from the Great Plains, Tall Trees was a snowy forest true to its namesake and south of the border was Nuevo Paraíso - a lonely portrayal of Mexico.
This established map was redeveloped in RDR2, opening up towards the northeast and more than doubling in size. Numerous areas to explore were added from the snowy Grizzlies mountain range in Amberino to a bustling city called Saint Denis in the heart of the Lemoyne bayou.
Rockstar’s ability to create believable, lived-in worlds is second to none, so they will definitely deliver when it comes to RDR3’s map. But what will it look like? They could take the game further north again and explore what lies beyond the Grizzlies. Or the map could move east, closer to a growing modern age of metropolis cityscapes. Will there be another ghost town like Tumbleweed? Could we see more ruins of the American Civil War like Bolger Glade? Rockstar could even decide to take the game to an entirely new location, separate to the previous titles.
It will be exciting to see where they choose to go next, but if anyone knows how to design an open world map it’s Rockstar.