There is one fact that proves why a future Red Dead Redemption 3 needs to be another prequel. Although there is no official confirmation that a third game is being developed, the enormous success of the series certainly sets the stage for it. Ignoring the potential of a prequel for the next installment could be a mistake, and creating something that is set any time after the first game, could be a huge risk in separating it from the rest of the series.

There are also a lot of big rumors around Red Dead Redemption 3, alongside many ideas of possibilities of where the series will go. The speculation proves that another game in the series is highly anticipated, and the expectations set by that kind of excitement mean that the series needs to avoid abandoning any of its strengths. Following the tradition and acknowledging this one fact with another prequel could be the first step to creating another highly successful game.

Red Dead Redemption 3 Needs To Be A True Western

Another Red Dead Prequel Will Keep The Series A Western

Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2 take place during a time when the Wild West is dying down, embodying the anti-Western. In both games, players can see the progression in civilization as time progresses between 1899 and 1911. Any games in the series that take place after this time period will not be the same, environmentally and thematically. For a future Red Dead Redemption 3 game to stay firmly rooted in the Western genre, it will need to take place during the height of the American Frontier, which players will know as the Wild West.

Creating another Red Dead game that is set after the first game could take away from the Western entirely. Characters like John Marston have witnessed the decline of the Wild West firsthand alongside the player, which is an interesting and capturing angle to approach. To keep players' attention and interest, Rockstar Games may have to increase the elements that make the series a Western. This can start with turning time back to when the American Frontier was the wildest in the likely scenario of Red Dead Redemption 3 being on the way.

The Heights Of The Wild West Would Be Fun

The Next Red Dead Redemption Could Be The Wildest Yet

The next game being a prequel to the prequel game would set it in the height of the Wild West. The time period hits its stride around the end of the American Civil War and ends around the first game, but any time before the second game's 1899 is sure to be a more intense and thorough Western experience. Rockstar can pull out all the stops with a more wild time where the frontier was littered with outlaws, possibly allowing players to experience the beginnings of the Van der Linde gang.

Realistically, the game would most likely take place around the mid or late 1800s, since Rockstar is bound to connect it directly to the previous games. Depending on the characters players meet, and even the protagonist choice of Red Dead Redemption 3, the game will probably have some connections to the series and its expansive lore. Even with this connection, turning time back will create a more true Western theme where players can see more frontier life and gunslinger outlaws.

Creating the next Red Dead Redemption game to be a sequel could remove the Western theme entirely. Rockstar Games has the opportunity to bring the series into the height of the Wild West by turning back time for the highly anticipated next game in the series. The possible prequel would add a lot more fun for players with the wildest installment in the series yet while still remaining connected to the existing games.