A lot of eyes are on Rockstar Games and what it plans to do next. Many are eagerly awaitingGrand Theft Auto 6, but that is years away. In fact, it seems anynewgame from the developer is years away. This may seem like bad news to some, but it does seem Rockstar has a plan, especially for theRed Dead Redemptionfranchise.
Reports indicate that the long awaitedGrand Theft Auto Remastered Trilogyis in the worksand currently set for release in 2022. This trilogy will reportedly includeGrand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, andGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas, bringing all three games into the modern era. But it doesn’t end there. It seems Rockstar is looking intoRed Dead Redemptionafter this, which has the opportunity to be truly phenomenal.
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It has been further reported that theGTAtrilogy could be the first of many, and Rockstar’s backlog is full of games deserving the remaster treatment. Of course, perhaps the most demanded remaster is the originalRed Dead Redemption,especially if Rockstar could bring it up to the level of graphical quality seen in the second game. It seems that aRed Dead Redemptionremaster is contingent upon the success of theGrand Theft Auto RemasteredTrilogy. With the popularity of both franchises, this makes it seem likely to manifest one day.
Of course, as with any remaster, fans can expect a number of graphical and mechanical upgrades. Not being a full remake means it won’t be more like RDR2 than it currently is, but it can match it in many other ways. Hopefully, with the power of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, this becomes the definitive feature of the game. None of this will matter though if theRed Dead Redemptionremaster drops one very important ball.
TheRed Dead Redemptionremaster needs to ensure that it includesUndead Nightmare(and any sort of expansion of it would be even more welcome.) There’s nothing to suggest that it too wouldn’t get the remaster treatment, but it’s also worth noting that it is standalone DLC. Undead Nightmare doesn’t require players to ownRed Deadto play it, and that could, in theory, be a bit concerning. Either Rockstar could remaster and ship both together, or it could do so separately again. Both options are viable and would likely satisfy fans, but just as both those options seem viable, so too does the fact that Rockstar could just skip Undead Nightmare and focus on the base game, especially since the DLC and base game are separate entities in a way. That would be a mistake.
Of the two, Undead Nightmare has the most potential for growth. Alongside other factors that could technically limitRDR1’s remaster, like story connections to its prequel, Undead Nightmare can be fixed up as much as Rockstar wants. A remaster could still introduce cut content, new quests, and more to either of them, but Undead Nightmare would likely be simpler and just as popular. If anything, it would only boost the popularity of the remaster.
There’s no telling what would come of this remaster, but as to this day, many fans still wantRed Dead Redemption 2to get an Undead Nightmare 2 DLC. That should be more than enough evidence that Undead Nightmare is just as deserving of the remaster treatment as the base game. ARed Dead Redemptionremaster by itself is already a recipe for success, but getting Undead Nightmare in the same ballpark would make its launch a real home run.
Red Dead Redemption 2is available now for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One.
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