Summary
In light of advancements made inRed Dead Redemption 2andGrand Theft Auto Online,Red Dead Redemption 3needs to make one move to stay on track. TheRed Dead Redemptiongames have so far offered some of Rocksar’s best gameplay, soRed Dead Redemption 3already has a high bar to clear. This is only heightened byGrand Theft Auto Online’s continued updates, as well as whateverGrand Theft Auto 6will do is only raising the bar higher. WhileRed Dead Redemption 3needs to innovate, it also can’t afford to drop much from its predecessor.
Even thoughRed Dead Redemption 3is far away, it already has a remarkable bar to clear in terms of quality.Red Dead Redemption 2earned plenty of awards and gained high praise for its gameplay and characters. The originalRed Dead Redemptionwas a popular game as well, successfully reviving the series after the six-year gap followingRed Dead Revolver. The series may not have the cars and raunchiness ofGrand Theft Auto, but is still brings a lot of action and drama throughout. IfRed Dead Redemption 3continues the tradition of featuring trains in meaningful ways, more memorable content could be guaranteed.
With the wild west aesthetic,train robberies inRed Dead Redemption 2were a natural part of the package. However, it went a step further than the first game by adding the ability for Arthur to drive a train if he can get to the controls. While trains have to stay on the tracks, players have full control over the train’s speed when they take the controls, so the player can use it for a quick ride to the next station if necessary. While horses are usually the player’s main mode of transportation, a train joyride can be an amusing change of pace.
There is going to be a lot of pressure forRed Dead Redemption 3to replicateRDR2’s features, and that includes train driving. While not necessarily the biggest part of the game, it’s still something that a lot of players would notice if it were to be removed between games. Considering that an update toGrand Theft Auto Onlinepermitted players to drive trains in that game as well, it would be even more noticeable ifRed Dead Redemption 3’s protagonist lacked this ability. As it stands, there wouldn’t be much reason to remove the ability for players to directly drive trains.
While horses are usually the player’s main mode of transportation, a train joyride can be an amusing change of pace.
With driving trains seeming to become more common in Rockstar’s recent games, they could be incorporated intoRed Dead Redemption 3’s challenges, at least in some way. Similar to how an earlyRed Dead Redemption 2mission tasked players with robbing a train, a missing in the next game could see the protagonist having to hijack a train for some purpose. Not to mention, driving a train would make for a pretty exciting getaway to cap off a spectacle of a mission. Now that train driving has been introduced,Red Dead Redemption 3has an opportunity to do even more with it.
Letting players drive trains again inRed Dead Redemption 3feels like something that would fit the game well. Regardless of the chosentime period forRed Dead Redemption 3, trains will almost certainly be around. A wild west story would feel incomplete without them, after all. While train heists are something that a lot of fans will likely expect to come back, driving the trains themselves is another feature that deserves to be revived.
