The October 26th release date for Red Dead Redemption II is fast approaching. To continue the hype train, Rockstar Games has slowly been rolling out content that players can expect to enjoy when they finally get their hands on the long-awaited sequel. Everything we've seen so far suggests the final product will be worth the wait, but RDR2 has both a lot to live up to compared to its predecessor and a lot to measure up against where contemporary games are concerned.
So far, we've seen character reveals along with some additional plot details, the first gameplay video showing the variety of choices you'll have as you guide your character across the frontier, and, of course, the trailer released earlier this year. Now, Rockstar Games has revealed some vintage location images along with details teasing the plot you'll face in each place. How you mix and mingle with the local folk is up to you, but it's clear from these new images that there's a wide world of adventure out there to explore.
Courtesy of Rockstar Games' page:
Discover some of the towns dotted across the vast and varied landscape of Red Dead Redemption 2; from the forests of West Elizabeth to the mountains of Ambarino to the plains of New Hanover to the swamps of Lemoyne.
Check out all the newly revealed locations below:
New Hanover
Valentine, The Heartlands
A raucous, rough-and-tumble town in the Heartlands, Valentine’s livestock auctions attract traders, ranchers, cowboys, gamblers, outlaws and prostitutes from far and wide, all looking to make some money, raise some hell, and have a good time.
Annesburg, Roanoke Ridge
Life isn’t easy for the miners and their families in Annesburg, which has been providing coal up and down the Lannahechee River for almost a century. Working conditions are terrible for little pay, and many men have lost their lives down the pit.
Lemoyne
Saint Denis, Bayou NWA
A key gateway into North America with a trade route that runs the length of the country, the bustling city of Saint Denis is a melting pot of cultures and people where businessmen, socialites, sailors, laborers, beggars and thieves all live side by side.
Lagras, Bayou NWA
A small, remote settlement out in the swamps of Bayou Nwa, Lemoyne, the people of Lagras live self-sufficiently for the most part, making a little money here and there from fishing and acting as guides for travelers wishing to navigate the region.
Rhodes, Scarlett Meadows
Prim and proper on the surface, tensions and corruption run deep in the Southern town of Rhodes, which for years has been caught in the crossfire between the Braithwaites and the Grays, two warring plantation families.
Ambarino
Mount Hagen, Grizzlies
One of the more well-known peaks in the snowy Grizzlies of Ambarino, Mount Hagen towers above Lake Isabella to the west and Beartooth Beck to the east, which provides the main pass through the western mountain range and joins up with the Dakota River further south.
West Elizabeth
Strawberry, Big Valley
Strawberry was little more than a small logging town until the arrival of its new mayor, an East Coast eccentric, who is obsessed with transforming it into a cultural beacon for wealthy tourists, much to the bemusement of the locals.
Here’s the official synopsis for the new game:
America, 1899. The end of the wild west era has begun as lawmen hunt down the last remaining outlaw gangs. Those who will not surrender or succumb are killed.
After a robbery goes badly wrong in the western town of Blackwater, Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang are forced to flee. With federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal and fight their way across the rugged heartland of America in order to survive. As deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, Arthur must make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him.
From the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America at the dawn of the modern age.
Coming October 26, 2018 to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One systems.
