Red Dead Redemption 2 Release Date

Innotoria tower defense systems. Red Dead Redemption 2 Release Date Confirmed. The video game developer Rockstar Games officially confirms the release date for its forthcoming action-adventure game Red Dead Redemption 2.

. PlayStation 4, Xbox One. October 26, 2018. Microsoft Windows.

November 5, 2019. Stadia.

November 19, 2019Mode(s),Red Dead Redemption 2 is a 2018 developed and published. The game is the third entry in the series and is a to the 2010 game. The story is set in 1899 in a fictionalized representation of the, and and follows, a member of the Van der Linde gang. Arthur must deal with the decline of the whilst attempting to survive against government forces, rival gangs, and other adversaries.

The story also follows fellow gang member, the protagonist of Red Dead Redemption.The game is presented through both and perspectives, and the player may freely roam in its interactive. Gameplay elements include shootouts, heists, horseback riding, interacting with, and maintaining the character's honor rating through moral choices and deeds. A bounty system similar to the 'wanted' system from the franchise governs the response of law enforcement and bounty hunters to crimes committed by the player.

Red Dead Redemption 2 was released for the and in October 2018, and for and in November 2019., the mode of the game, was released as a version in November 2018 before a full release in May 2019.began soon after Red Dead Redemption 's release and was shared between all of Rockstar's studios worldwide. The development team drew influence from real locations as opposed to film or art, focused on creating an accurate reflection of the time with and world.

The game was Rockstar's first built specifically for, having tested their technical capabilities while porting to the platforms. Features an original score composed by and several vocal tracks produced by.Broadly anticipated and marketed before release, Red Dead Redemption 2 broke several records and had the second-biggest launch in the history of entertainment, generating US$725 million in sales from its opening weekend and exceeding the lifetime sales of Red Dead Redemption in two weeks. It received widespread critical acclaim, with praise directed at its story, characters, open world, graphics, and considerable level of detail; minor criticism was directed at its control scheme and emphasis on realism over player freedom. Considered as an example of, it including awards from several. It is among the with over 29 million copies shipped. The player may choose to respond positively or negatively to non-playable characters throughout the game world, which affects their reputation within the game.Red Dead Redemption 2 is a -themed.

Played from a or perspective, the game is set in an environment featuring a fictionalized version of the, and in 1899, during the latter half of the era and the of the. The game features both single-player and online multiplayer components, the latter released under. For most of the game, the player controls outlaw, a member of the Van der Linde gang, as he completes numerous missions—linear scenarios with set objectives—to progress through the story; from the game's epilogue, the player controls. Outside of missions, the player may its interactive world. The player may engage in combat with enemies using attacks, firearms, throwables, or explosives. Combat has been refined from the game's predecessor, and notable new mechanics consist of and the ability to use a bow.

Unlike the previous game, the player is granted the ability to swim.Red Dead Redemption 2 's unexploited land makes up the largest portion of the game world and features diverse landscapes with occasional travelers, bandits, and wildlife. There are urban settlements in the game, ranging from farmhouses to towns and cities. Horses are the main forms of transportation, of which there are various breeds, each with different attributes. The player must either train or tame a wild horse to use it, except for stolen horses; however, they must saddle a horse to acquire ownership over it. Increased use of a horse will begin a bonding process, which can be increased by cleaning and feeding it, and the player will acquire advantages as they ride their horse.

Stagecoaches and trains can also be used to travel. The player can hijack an incoming train or stagecoach by threatening the driver or passengers and then rob its contents or the passengers.The player may also witness or take part in random events encountered from exploring the game world. These include ambushes, crimes committed by other people, pleas for assistance, ride-by shootings, public executions, and animal attacks. For example, as the player explores the Wild West, they can find specific people in distress.

If the player decides to help them, they will be thankful and may reward the player if they cross them again. The player may also take part in side-activities, which include small tasks with companions and strangers, dueling, bounty hunting, searching for treasure or other collectibles around the map such as rock carvings, and playing,. Hunting animals also plays a major role in the game, providing food, income, and materials for crafting items. When hunting, the player needs to take into account several factors, including the choice of weapon and shot placement, which affect the quality of the meat and pelt and subsequently the price traders are willing to pay. The player can either skin the animal immediately or carry the carcass, which will rot over time and decrease its value and attract predators.The game focuses heavily on player choice for the story and missions. Certain moments in the story will give the player the option to accept or decline additional missions and lightly shape the plot around their choices. The player can communicate with any (NPC) in dynamic ways new to the series.

The player can choose different dialogue trees with NPCs, such as having a friendly chat or insulting them. If the player chooses to kill an NPC, they can loot their corpse. Red Dead Redemption 2 brings back the Honor system from its predecessor by measuring how the player's actions are perceived in terms of morality. Morally positive choices and deeds like helping strangers, abiding the law, and sparing opponents in a duel will add up to the player's Honor. However, negative deeds such as theft and harming innocents will subtract from the player's Honor. The story is influenced by Honor, as the dialogue and outcomes for the player often differ based on their Honor level.

Hitting milestones for the player's Honor level will grant unique benefits, such as rewarding the player with special outfits and large discounts in stores. A low Honor level is also beneficial, as the player will receive a greater number of items from looted corpses. Red Dead Redemption 2 's targeting system allows the player to slow down time and mark targets. Once the targeting sequence ends, the player fires to every marked location in a very short space of time.Maintaining Arthur and John is important, as they can undergo conditions that affect their health and stamina attributes. In addition to a health and stamina bar, the player also has cores, which affect the rate at which their health and stamina regenerate. For example, wearing warmer clothes will mean they avoid freezing in a cold environment, but wearing them in a hot environment will result in perspiration. Freezing or overheating will rapidly drain cores.

The player can also gain or lose weight depending on how much he eats; an underweight character will have less health but at an increase of stamina, while an overweight character will be able to better absorb damage but will have less stamina. The player can eat and sleep to replenish their cores. The player can bathe to remain clean, and can visit a barber to change hairstyles; hair also grows realistically over time.

The game features weapon degradation, with weapons requiring cleaning to maintain their performance. When the player uses a certain type of gun for a long period of time, they become more experienced with it, which improves weapon handling, reduces recoil, and increases the rate of reloading.Gunfights are an essential mechanic in the game. The player can take cover, free aim, and target a person or animal.

Individual body parts can also be targeted to take targets down without killing them. When the player shoots an enemy, the game's reactions and movements depend on where they were hit.

Weapons consist of pistols, revolvers, repeaters, rifles, shotguns, bows, explosives, lassos, mounted, and melee weapons such as knives. Red Dead Redemption 2 brings back the trademark mechanic in the franchise: Dead Eye, a targeting system that allows the player to slow down time and mark targets. Once the targeting sequence ends, the player fires to every marked location in a very short space of time. The Dead Eye system upgrades as the player progresses in the game and grants the player more abilities, such as being able to spot the fatal points of their enemies.The bounty system also returns from Red Dead Redemption, a crime-governing mechanic inspired by Grand Theft Auto 's wanted system.

When a player commits a crime, witnesses run to the nearest police station to get the law to intervene, and the player needs to stop the witness to avoid repercussions. Once the law is alerted, law enforcers appear and will start investigating. When the player is caught, the Wanted meter appears with a bounty sent on their head.

The bounty grows higher as the player commits more crimes, and more lawmen will be sent to hunt them. If the player has committed serious crimes and then manages to escape the law, bounty hunters will be hired to track them down in the wilderness. After committing enough crime, the will be sent to the player's location. To escape law enforcement, the player must evade a red circular zone in the map and the wanted meter will slowly deplete. They can alternatively hide from the pursuers or kill them.

Whether the player escapes or gets captured, the bounty will remain on their head, lawmen and civilians will be more vigilant, and regions where the crimes have been committed will be on lockdown. When caught by lawmen, the player has the opportunity to surrender if they are unarmed and on foot, though bounty hunters will not accept surrender if the player is known to slip out of apprehension attempts. The player can only remove their bounty by paying it off at a post office.

Synopsis Setting The world of Red Dead Redemption 2 spans five. The states of New Hanover, Ambarino and Lemoyne are new to the series, and are located to the immediate north and east of Red Dead Redemption 's world, whilst the states of New Austin and West Elizabeth return from Red Dead Redemption. The states are centered on the San Luis and Lannahechee Rivers and the shores of Flat Iron Lake.

Ambarino is a mountain wilderness, with the largest settlement being a Native American reservation; New Hanover is a wide valley that has become a hub of industry and is home to the cattle town of Valentine; and Lemoyne is composed of and plantations resembling Louisiana, and is home to the Southern town of Rhodes and the former French colony of Saint Denis, analogous to. West Elizabeth consists of wide plains, dense forests, and the modern town of Blackwater. This region has been expanded from the original Red Dead Redemption to include a vast northern portion containing the small town of Strawberry. New Austin is an arid desert region centered on the frontier towns of Armadillo and Tumbleweed, also featured in the original game. Parts of New Austin and West Elizabeth have been redesigned to reflect the earlier time; for example, Blackwater is still under development, while Armadillo has become a ghost town because of a cholera outbreak. Characters. Main article:The player takes on the role of Arthur Morgan , a lieutenant and veteran member of the Van der Linde gang.

The gang is led by Dutch van der Linde , a charismatic man who extols personal freedom and decries the encroaching march of modern civilization. The gang also includes Dutch's best friend and co-leader Hosea Matthews (Curzon Dobell), Red Dead Redemption protagonist John Marston , his partner Abigail Roberts (Cali Elizabeth Moore) and son Jack Marston (Marissa Buccianti and Ted Sutherland), gang members Bill Williamson , Javier Escuella (Gabriel Sloyer), and Micah Bell (Peter Blomquist), Native American hunter Charles Smith (Noshir Dalal), and housewife-turned-bounty hunter Sadie Adler. The gang members' criminal acts bring them into conflict with various opposing forces including the wealthy oil magnate Leviticus Cornwall (John Rue), whose assets become a gang target. In response, he recruits a team of agents from the, led by Andrew Milton (John Hickok) and his subordinate Edgar Ross (Jim Bentley), to hunt down the gang. The gang also encounters the Saint Denis-based Italian crime lord Angelo Bronte , the controversial Guarman ruler Alberto Fussar , and Dutch's nemesis Colm O'Driscoll (Andrew Berg), leader of the rival O'Driscoll gang.

Along its travels, the gang becomes entangled with the Gray and Braithwaite families, two warring families who are rumored to be hoarding gold; the gang's affiliation with the families primarily take place through Leigh Gray (Tim McGeever), the sheriff of Rhodes, and Catherine Braithwaite (Ellen Harvey), the matriarch of the Braithwaite family. Later in the game, Arthur helps Rains Fall and his son Eagle Flies , both members of the Native American Wapiti tribe whose land is being targeted by the Army. Plot After a botched ferry heist in 1899, the Van der Linde gang is forced to leave its substantial money stash and flee Blackwater. The gang realizes that the progress of civilization is ending the time of outlaws, and so decide to gain enough money to escape the law and retire. The gang members rob a train owned by Leviticus Cornwall, who responds by hiring the Pinkertons to apprehend them. Dutch continually promises that the next heist will be their last.Cornwall retaliates for the train heist, culminating in a deadly shootout in Valentine. The gang relocates to Lemoyne, where they meet the Grays and Braithwaites.

Dutch tries to pit the families against each other but underestimates them. The gang is ambushed by the Grays and Sean is killed; meanwhile, the Braithwaites kidnap Jack. The gang retaliates and destroys both families, before retrieving Jack from Bronte, who embraces the gang. He offers them leads on work, but double-crosses them. Dutch kidnaps and feeds him to an alligator as revenge, which disturbs Arthur.The gang commits a bank robbery in Saint Denis. The Pinkertons intervene, arresting John and killing Hosea and Lenny. Dutch, Arthur, Bill, Javier, and Micah escape the city via a ship heading to.

A torrential storm sinks the ship, and the men wash ashore on the island of Guarma, where they become embroiled in a war between the tyrannical owners and enslaved local population. The group successfully aids the revolution against the plantation owners and secures transport back to the United States.The group reunites with the rest of the gang, and Dutch obsesses over one last heist. Dutch doubts Arthur's loyalty after he disobeys him by liberating John earlier than planned. He takes Micah on as his new lieutenant, replacing Arthur. Arthur becomes concerned that Dutch is no longer the man he knew, as he is becoming insular, abandons their ideals, and murders Cornwall. He is faced with his mortality when he is diagnosed with. Arthur reflects on his actions and how to protect the gang following his death, telling John to run away with Abigail and Jack and openly defying Dutch by aiding the local Native American people.When the Pinkertons assault the camp, Dutch becomes paranoid that a gang member is working as an informant.

Several gang members become disenchanted and leave, while Dutch and Micah arrange one final heist of an Army payroll train. Arthur's faith in Dutch is shattered when he abandons Arthur to the Army, leaves John for dead, and refuses to rescue Abigail when she is taken.

Arthur and Sadie rescue Abigail from Milton, who names Micah as the Pinkertons' informer before Abigail kills him.Arthur returns to the camp and openly accuses Micah of betrayal. Dutch, Bill, Javier, and Micah turn on Arthur and the newly returned John, but the standoff is broken when the Pinkertons return. The player can choose to have Arthur aid John's escape by delaying the Pinkertons or return to the camp to recover the gang's money. Micah ambushes Arthur, and Dutch intervenes in their fight. Arthur convinces Dutch to abandon Micah and leave.

If the player has high honor, Arthur succumbs to his injuries and disease and dies while watching the sunrise; if the player has low honor, Micah executes him.Eight years later, in 1907, John and his family are trying to lead honest lives. They find work at a ranch where John fights back against outlaws threatening his employer.

Abigail believes John is unwilling to give up his old ways and leaves with Jack. John takes out a bank loan and purchases a ranch. He works with Uncle, Sadie, and Charles to build a new home and proposes to Abigail on her return. John, Sadie, and Charles pursue Micah. Dutch has also recently arrived at Micah's camp, but shoots him and leaves in silence, allowing John to finish him off. John finds the Blackwater stash and pays his debt.

John marries Abigail and they start their new life on their ranch alongside Jack and Uncle, as Sadie and Charles leave for other pursuits.The final scene shows Edgar Ross observing John's ranch, foreshadowing the events of Red Dead Redemption.Development. Main article:Red Dead Redemption 2 from, winning several awards. Before release, it was nominated for Most Anticipated Game at in and, and for Most Wanted Game at the. At, the game received eight nominations and went on to win four awards: Best Audio Design, Best Narrative, Best Score/Music, and Best Performance for Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan. At 's Best of 2018, the game garnered seven nominations, winning two awards and named runner-up in four (behind ).

The game earned eight nominations at the, including Game of the Year. At the 6th, Red Dead Redemption 2 was named the Trending Game of the Year and won for Excellence in SFX and Technical Achievement. The game received seven nominations at the, and six at the.On Metacritic, Red Dead Redemption 2 was the highest-rated game of 2018. The game also appeared on several year-end lists of the best games of 2018, receiving Game of the Year wins at the Australian Games Awards, Brazil Game Awards, Global Game Awards, Select Awards, and Italian Video Game Awards, and from outlets such as, Electronic Gaming Monthly, GameSpot, The Guardian, USgamer, and; it was named runner-up by several other publications. The game was named among the best games of the 2010s by, The Hollywood Reporter, Metacritic,. Sales Since the previous installment in the series was among the best-selling games of the, many analysts believed that Red Dead Redemption 2 would be one of the highest-selling games of 2018 and would have a great effect on other game sales during the fourth quarter. When discussing the delay until October 2018, Paul Tassi of Forbes said that a successful launch 'could be a crater that dampens sales of all competitors in that window, so I have to imagine this shockwave is being felt pretty hard right now around the industry'.

In July 2018, industry analyst Mat Piscatella predicted that Red Dead Redemption 2 would be the best-selling game of 2018, outselling other blockbuster titles such as, and.Red Dead Redemption 2 had the largest opening weekend in the history of entertainment, making over US$725 million in revenue in three days, and over 17 million copies shipped in total in two weeks, exceeding the lifetime sales of Red Dead Redemption. Additionally, Red Dead Redemption 2 is the second-highest-grossing entertainment launch (behind Grand Theft Auto V) and set records for largest-ever pre-orders, largest first-day sales, and largest sales for the first three days in market on.

The game had shipped 23 million copies by December 2018, 24 million by May 2019, and 29 million as of February 2020.Red Dead Redemption 2 is the best-selling retail game in its first week of release and the second-fastest-selling game of 2018 in the UK (behind ). The game's opening week UK physical sales were doubled from its predecessor's, with 68% of sales from the PlayStation 4 version. Red Dead Redemption 2 is also the third-fastest-selling non- game released in its generation, behind. Within its first week on sale in Japan, the PlayStation 4 version of Red Dead Redemption 2 sold 132,984 copies, which placed it at number one on the all-format video game sales chart. Red Dead Online.

Main article:The online multiplayer component to Red Dead Redemption 2, titled, was released as a on November 27, 2018, to players who owned a special edition of the base game, and then progressively opened to all owners. Upon entering the game world, players customize a and are the environment alone or in a 'posse' group. As players complete activities throughout the game world, they receive to and receive bonuses, thereby progressing in the game. Though Red Dead Online and Red Dead Redemption 2 share assets and gameplay, Rockstar views them as separate products with independent trajectories, reflected in its decision to launch the multiplayer title separately. Player progression in the public beta carried over when the beta ended on May 15, 2019. Controversies Prior to the game's release, Dan Houser stated that the team had been working 100-hour weeks 'several times in 2018'. Many sources interpreted this statement as ' for the entire development staff of the game, comparable to similar accusations made by wives of Rockstar San Diego employees in regards to the.

The following day, Rockstar clarified in a statement that the work duration mentioned by Houser only affected the senior writing staff for Red Dead Redemption 2, and that the duration had only been the case for three weeks during the entire development. Houser also added that the company would never expect or force any employee to work as long as was stated, and those staying late at the development studios were powered by their passion for the project. However, other Rockstar employees argued that Houser's statements did not give an accurate picture of the 'crunch-time culture' at the company that many of its employees worked under, which included 'mandatory' overtime and years-long periods of crunch.

Due to the -based nature of employment contracts, many employees were not compensated for their overtime work and instead depended on year-end that hinged on the sales performance of the game. Nonetheless, a sentiment echoed across many employee statements was the observation that working conditions had somewhat improved since development on the original Red Dead Redemption.In November 2018, Shirrako posted several videos of his player character murdering a female NPC, including feeding her to an alligator and dropping her down a. In response, YouTube suspended the channel for violation of their community guidelines, citing its graphic nature for purposes and for promoting violence. Audiences, including other channels, protested the decision.

Conversely, the channel had also published additional videos of similar actions to other non-playable characters, such as those from the. YouTube restored the channel and designated an age restriction to the suffragette videos, commenting that 'the reviewer will be educated on this outcome and on how to avoid repeating this mistake'.Rockstar received a notice from, the parent company of the modern-day. Securitas asserted that Red Dead Redemption 2 's use of the Pinkerton name and badge imagery was against their trademark of both marks, and demanded royalties for each copy of the game sold or that they would take legal action. Rockstar filed a against Securitas in January 2019, asserting that the Pinkerton name was strongly associated with the Wild West, and its use of the term did not infringe on the Pinkerton trademark. Rockstar sought a summary judgment to declare the use of Pinkerton in the game as allowed. By April 2019, an undisclosed settlement was agreed upon, with Securitas subsequently dismissing the lawsuit.