Game

Red Dead Redemption 2 QA

  • Publisher Sumo Digital
  • Platforms Xbox One
  • Genre Stealth
  • Service Line Co-Dev, Full Game Dev, Game Dev Services
  • Support Studio Sumo Academy, Sumo Leamington, Sumo Newcastle
  • Release Date TBA

Game Summary

The world of Red Dead Redemption 2 spans five fictitious U.S. states:
New Hanover, Ambarino, and Lemoyne are located to the immediate north and east of New Austin and West Elizabeth, which return from Red Dead Redemption.[28][d] Ambarino is a mountain wilderness, with the largest settlement being the Wapiti Native American reservation;[29] New Hanover encompasses a sweeping valley and woody foothills that feature the cattle town of Valentine, the riverside Van Horn Trading Post, and the coal town of Annesburg;[30][31] and Lemoyne is composed of bayous and plantations resembling the Southeastern United States,[28] and is home to the Southern town of Rhodes, the village of Lagras,[31] and the former French colony of Saint Denis, analogous to New Orleans.[28] West Elizabeth consists of wide plains, dense forests, and the prosperous port town of Blackwater;[10] the region is expanded from the original game with a northern portion containing the mountain resort town of Strawberry.[31][32] New Austin is an arid desert region on the border with Mexico and centered on the frontier towns of Armadillo and Tumbleweed, featured in the original game.[33] Parts of New Austin and West Elizabeth were redesigned to reflect the earlier time: Blackwater is under development,[34] while Armadillo is a ghost town as a result of a cholera outbreak.

Features

Red Dead Redemption 2’s world features different landscapes with occasional travelers, bandits, and wildlife, and urban settlements ranging from farmhouses to towns and cities.[9][10] Horses are the main forms of transportation, of which there are various breeds with different attributes. The player can steal horses and must train or tame wild horses to use them; to own a horse, they must saddle or stable it. Repeated use of a horse begins a bonding process, increased by leading, petting, cleaning, and feeding it, and the player will acquire advantages as they ride their horse.[11] Stagecoaches and trains can be used to travel; the player can hijack a train or stagecoach by threatening the driver and rob its contents or passengers.[12][13] The player may witness or partake in random events in the world, including ambushes, crimes, pleas for assistance, ride-by shootings, public executions, and animal attacks. They may be rewarded when helping others.[11][14] They may partake in side activities, including tasks with companions and strangers, dueling, bounty hunting, searching for collectibles such as rock carvings, and playing poker, blackjack, dominoes, and five finger filet.[15] Hunting animals provides food, income, and materials for crafting items. The choice of weapon and shot placement affect the quality and value of meat and pelt, and the player can skin the animal or carry the carcass, which will rot over time, decrease its value, and attract predators.

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