Red Dead Redemption 3 - 10 Ways To Make The Perfect Sequel
6. Classic Western Settings
When the average person hears the word "Western", it generally conjures up images of sun-soaked deserts, like those you may find in New Mexico and Arizona; giant stone spires, like Monument Valley; and desolate, lawless towns with dusty streets and a saloon with a couple of swinging doors, like Tombstone or Dodge City.
Admittedly, this is an incredibly narrow and reductionist view of Westerns. A Western doesn't just have to be deserts. It can be towering mountains, open ranges, thick forests, booming towns, sprawling plains, and bottomless canyons. The Red Dead Redemption games have covered a lot of the Western biomes already.
All that said, it would be nice to see that traditional Western iconography. We already had some of it in the first game, where we had towns like Tumbleweed and Armadillo. It would be interesting, though, to go further west, exploring places inspired by classic Western landmarks such as Carlsbad Caverns, Antelope Canyon, Zion Nation Park, Mesa Verde, and the Grand Canyon.
We could also see places that are still relative strongholds for American Indian culture.
Speaking of which...