Red Dead is a series of Western-themed action-adventure games published by Rockstar Games. The first entry in the series, Red Dead Revolver, was released on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in May 2004. Originally developed by Capcom, Red Dead Revolver borrowed elements from their 1985 arcade title Gun.Smoke, to which it was intended to be a spiritual successor, but the game was cancelled in 2002. Subsequently, after acquiring the rights, Rockstar purchased Red Dead Revolver and expanded on it.[1][2]
Red Dead Redemption, developed by Rockstar San Diego (who also worked on its predecessor), was released in May 2010 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 to critical and commercial acclaim. Selling over 15 million copies by 2017 and winning many year-end accolades from multiple gaming publications, the game is considered to be one of the best games of all time. Multiple DLCs were added, including Undead Nightmare, a single-player expansion later released as a standalone game. A Game of the Year edition of the game includes all of the additional content.
Red Dead Redemption 2, developed by Rockstar Studios, was released on October 26, 2018 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and on November 5, 2019 for Microsoft Windows. The game was also widely acclaimed and a commercial success, generating $725 million in revenue in three days and selling 23 million copies in two weeks. Its online multiplayer component, Red Dead Online, was released in beta on November 27, 2018 to mixed reviews, with a full release on May 15, 2019, which received more positive reviews.
Games
BearbeitenYear | Title | Developer | Home release |
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2004 | Red Dead Revolver | Rockstar San Diego | Vorlage:Flat list |
2010 | Red Dead Redemption: GunslingersVorlage:Efn | Rockstar Games | — |
Red Dead Redemption | Rockstar San Diego | Vorlage:Flat list | |
Red Dead Redemption: Undead NightmareVorlage:Efn | |||
2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Rockstar StudiosVorlage:Efn | Vorlage:Flat list |
2019 | Red Dead OnlineVorlage:Efn | ||
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Red Dead Revolver
BearbeitenRed Dead Revolver is the first entry in the series, released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004. Set in 1880, during the American Old West, Red Dead Revolver follows bounty hunter Red Harlow as he uncovers the plot that killed his parents and exacts revenge on those responsible.[3] In terms of canonicity to the Redemption followup series, Dan Houser suggested that Revolver is set in a separate universe, but a version of the events in the plot could still have taken place due to the nature of legends told in the Red Dead games' world.[4]
Red Dead Redemption
BearbeitenRed Dead Redemption is the second installment in the Red Dead series, and the spiritual successor to Red Dead Revolver. The game released in 2010 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game takes place in the year 1911, during the decline of the American Old West and the Mexican Revolution.[5] A spiritual successor to Red Dead Revolver,[6] the game follows John Marston, a former outlaw, whose family is kidnapped by the Bureau of Investigation. In exchange for his family's return, John sets out to hunt down the surviving members of his former gang, in the process achieving closure and redemption for his past actions.
Undead Nightmare is a non-canonical expansion to Red Dead Redemption that follows John's efforts to find a cure for a zombie plague that has infected his family.[7] A standalone disc, titled Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Collection, which does not require the original Red Dead Redemption game to be played, was released in North America on November 22, 2010.[8][9]
Red Dead Redemption 2
BearbeitenRed Dead Redemption 2 is a prequel to Red Dead Redemption and the third main entry in the series, released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in October 2018 and for Microsoft Windows in November 2019.[10][11] Its story follows Arthur Morgan, a member of the infamous Van der Linde gang in 1899, in the waning years of the American Old West, and the extinction of the age of outlaws and gunslingers. [12] The game features several returning characters from Red Dead Redemption, including a younger and less-refined John Marston, his family, and fellow gang members Dutch van der Linde, Bill Williamson, and Javier Escuella. A lot of focus is put on Arthur's morality and relationship with other characters, primarily John, with whom he has a nearly brotherly-like bond, and Dutch, who slowly descends into madness as the gang faces more problems.[13][14][15]
Red Dead Online is the multiplayer component of Red Dead Redemption 2 and released in May 2019. It acts as a prequel to the single-player game, set one year prior, in 1898, and follows a silent protagonist who is freed from prison and tasked with taking revenge in exchange for their innocence.
Future
BearbeitenIn October 2018, Dan Houser said that Rockstar might develop a future entry in the series depending on the success of Red Dead Redemption 2.[16]
Common elements
BearbeitenGameplay
BearbeitenIn each game in the franchise, the player takes the role of an outlaw in the waning years of the American Old West. All three titles are third-person (although Red Dead Redemption 2 also gives the option to play in first-person), yet there are crucial differences between them. The first game in the series follows a linear storyline with fixed, limited locations. Red Dead Redemption, however, provides the player with an open world setting and gives them various options for exploration, random encounters and side-missions. Red Dead Redemption 2 is the biggest and most immersive of the three, providing far more options and activities for the player than in its previous titles. Combat and gunplay are a fundamental part in the franchise; players can cover, blind-fire, free-aim and can get into physical altercations with enemies. A large number of weapons are introduced in all three games, typically rifles and revolvers. Horses, stagecoaches and trains are the primary methods of transportation in all three games due to the period in which they are set.
Dead Eye
BearbeitenThe trademark game mechanic of the series is the Dead Eye system, which bridges the gap between the protagonist's exceptional shooting prowess and the limitations of the human player's speed and coordination. For a short period, it allows the player to aim at targets in slow motion for better accuracy. After painting their targets, time goes back to normal as the player then attack with a flurry of bullets in rapid succession. The Dead Eye system in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2 has been refined, as it levels up as the game progresses, giving the player more options when using it.[17]
Honor
BearbeitenRed Dead Redemption brings a new mechanic to the franchise that has been improved in Red Dead Redemption 2: a morality system where the player gains positive or negative "honor". Good deeds like saving townsfolk from danger will level up the player's honor, while malicious actions like harming innocents or committing theft will lower the player's honor. The player should be considerate of the honor system, as it can influence how the world interacts with the character.[18]
Setting
BearbeitenAll games in the series take place during the days of the Wild West. Red Dead Revolver takes place at an unidentified point in time during the 1880s, while Redemption is set primarily in 1911 (with the epilogue taking place in 1914), and Redemption 2 is set in 1899 (with the epilogue set in 1907). While Revolver's aesthetics and atmosphere are reminiscent of the films set during the Wild West, the other two games depict the final two decades of this time period, as new factories, machines, motor vehicles, and modern technology appear all throughout the United States, marking the modernization of society. In Redemption and Redemption 2, the map undergoes several changes between the two different time periods, such as new houses being built, and NPCs sporting new looks.
Red Dead Revolver
s setting is quite transient, as Red moves from town to town throughout the game. The most prominent location is the town of Brimstone, which acts as a hub between several missions. The game takes place in the United States, in an unidentified region of mostly desert, although some levels also feature a forest or mountain setting.Red Dead Redemption offers the player a more significant interaction with the environment, and its location is bigger than in the previous game. It ranges from canyons to deserts, but the player is unable to reach to the outer limit due to the borders surrounding the area (mountains and deep ravines). There are several towns and settlements that the player can visit, each with their own citizens (with whom the player can interact). The map spans two fictional U.S. states, New Austin (which is mostly desert) and West Elizabeth (which features lush forests and a mountain area), as well as the Mexican state of Nuevo Paraiso (which is also mainly a desert area).
Red Dead Redemption 2’s world is greatly expanded compared to its predecessor's, and is far more immersive, lifelike and responsive. Both New Austin and West Elizabeth from Red Dead Redemption make a return, although they have been expanded with new regions and towns, while three new states have been added: Ambarino (which is mostly a mountain wilderness), New Hanover (a wide valley that incorporates multiple small settlements, including the town of Valentine), and Lemoyne (composed of bayous and plantations, and the location of the small town of Rhodes and the large industrial city of Saint Denis).[19]
Characters
BearbeitenVorlage:See alsoThe following list contains only main and supporting characters from the Red Dead franchise, who play a significant role in the narrative of the game(s) they appear in.
Character | Red Dead Revolver | Red Dead Redemption | Red Dead Redemption II | ||||||
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Single-player | Multiplayer | Undead Nightmare | Single-player | Red Dead Online | |||||
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Cast | |||||||||
Red Harlow | Robert Bogue Vorlage:Small |
Mentioned | Robert Bogue | Mentioned | |||||
John Marston | Rob Wiethoff | ||||||||
Arthur Morgan | Roger Clark | ||||||||
Jack Swift | Gregg Martin | Mentioned | Gregg Martin | ||||||
Annie Stoakes | Carrie Keranen | Mentioned | Carrie Keranen | ||||||
Shadow Wolf | Chaske Spencer | Mentioned | Chaske Spencer | ||||||
Buffalo Soldier | Benton Greene | Benton Greene | |||||||
Sheriff Bartlett | Gene Jones | ||||||||
Nate Harlow | Kurt Rhoads | Mentioned | |||||||
Falling Star | Messeret Stroman | Mentioned | |||||||
Governor Griffon / "Griff" | Bert Pence | Mentioned | |||||||
General Javier Diego | Robert Jimenez | Mentioned | |||||||
Colonel Daren | Dennis Ostermaier | Mentioned | |||||||
Mr. Kelley | Joseph Melendez | Mentioned | Joseph Melendez | ||||||
"Curly" Shaw | Lloyd Floyd | ||||||||
"Bloody" Tom | Christian Tanno | ||||||||
"Ugly" Chris Bailey | Erick Devine | Erick Devine | |||||||
Sheriff O'Grady | Stephen Schnetzer | ||||||||
Pig Josh | Dennis Ostermaier | Dennis Ostermaier | |||||||
Bad Bessie | Heather Simms | Mentioned | |||||||
Mr. Black | Geoffrey Arend | Mentioned | |||||||
Professor Perry | Geoffrey Arend | ||||||||
Katie O'Grady | Ursula Abbott | ||||||||
Grizzly | Erick Devine | ||||||||
John "Jack" Marston Jr. | Josh Blaylock | Marissa Buccianti (child) Ted Sutherland (pre-teen) |
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Abigail Marston (Vorlage:Nee) | Sophia Marzocchi | Cali Elizabeth Moore | |||||||
Dutch van der Linde | Benjamin Byron Davis | Benjamin Byron Davis | |||||||
Bill Williamson | Steve J. Palmer | Steve J. Palmer | |||||||
Javier Escuella | Antonio Jaramillo | Gabriel Sloyer | |||||||
Uncle | Spider Madison | John O'Creagh James McBride |
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Edgar Ross | Jim Bentley | Jim Bentley | |||||||
Archer Fordham | David Wilson Barnes | Character is silent | |||||||
Bonnie MacFarlane | Kimberly Irion | Mentioned | Kimberly Irion | ||||||
Drew MacFarlane | Chuck Kelley | Mentioned | |||||||
Marshal Leigh Johnson | Anthony De Longis | ||||||||
Deputy Jonah | Brad Carter | ||||||||
Deputy Eli | Frank Noon | ||||||||
Nigel West Dickens | Don Creech | Mentioned | |||||||
Seth Briars | Kevin Glikmann | ||||||||
Irish | Kevin Harrison Sweeney | ||||||||
Colonel Agustín Allende | Gary Carlos Cervantes | ||||||||
Captain Vincente de Santa | Hector Luis Bustamante | ||||||||
Captain Espinoza | David Anzuelo | ||||||||
Abraham Reyes | Josh Segarra | ||||||||
Luisa Fortuna | Francesca Galeas | ||||||||
Landon Ricketts | Ross Hagen | ||||||||
Professor Harold MacDougal | Joe Ochman | ||||||||
Nastas | Benjamin Byron Davis | ||||||||
Norman Deek | James Carroll | ||||||||
D.S. MacKenna | Jay O. Sanders | Jay O. Sanders | |||||||
Mother Superior Calderón | Irene DeBari | Irene DeBari | |||||||
Sadie Adler | Alex McKenna | ||||||||
Charles Smith | Noshir Dalal | ||||||||
Micah Bell III | Peter Blomquist | ||||||||
Hosea Matthews | Curzon Dobell | ||||||||
Leonard "Lenny" Summers | Harron Atkins | ||||||||
Susan Grimshaw | Kaili Vernoff | ||||||||
Sean MacGuire | Michael Mellamphy | ||||||||
Simon Pearson | Jim Santangeli | ||||||||
Leopold Strauss | Howard Pinhasik | ||||||||
Mary-Beth Gaskill | Samantha Strelitz | ||||||||
Tilly Jackson | Meeya Davis | ||||||||
Karen Jones | Jo Armeniox | ||||||||
Molly O'Shea | Penny O'Brien | ||||||||
Josiah Trelawny | Stephen Gevedon | ||||||||
Reverend Orville Swanson | Sean Haberle | ||||||||
Kieran Duffy | Pico Alexander | ||||||||
Mary Linton | Julie Jesneck | ||||||||
Leviticus Cornwall | John Rue | Mentioned | |||||||
Andrew Milton | John Hickok | ||||||||
Colm O'Driscoll | Andrew Berg | ||||||||
Catherine Braithwaite | Ellen Harvey | ||||||||
Sheriff Leigh Gray | Tim McGeever | ||||||||
Tavish Gray | Madison Arnold | ||||||||
Deputy Archibald MacGregor | Greg Hildreth | ||||||||
Beau Gray | Bjorn Thorstad | ||||||||
Penelope Braithwaite | Alison Barton | ||||||||
Angelo Bronte | Jim Pirri | ||||||||
Colonel Alberto Fussar | Alfredo Narciso | ||||||||
Levi Simon | Jeffrey Gurner | ||||||||
Hercule Fontaine | Guyviaud Joseph | ||||||||
Rains Fall | Graham Greene | ||||||||
Eagle Flies | Jeremiah Bitsui | ||||||||
Colonel Henry Favours | Malachy Cleary | ||||||||
Captain Lyndon Monroe | Jake Silbermann | ||||||||
Cleet | P.J. Sosko | ||||||||
Joe | Ian Bedford | ||||||||
Anthony Foreman | David St. Louis | ||||||||
Thomas Downes | Peter Lettre | ||||||||
Edith Downes | Jayme Lake | ||||||||
Archie Downes | Paul Thode | ||||||||
David Geddes | Jeff McCarthy | ||||||||
Jesicca LeClerk | Lisa Datz | ||||||||
Horley | Larry Bull | ||||||||
Old Man Jones | Gary Desbien | ||||||||
Marshal Tom Davies | Mike Keller | ||||||||
Samson Finch | Julian Rozzell | ||||||||
Alfredo Montez | Emilio Delgado | ||||||||
Teddy Brown | Daniel Stewart Sherman | ||||||||
Amos Lancing | Unknown | ||||||||
Jeremiah Shaw | Unknown | ||||||||
JB Cripps | Larry Kenney | ||||||||
Madam Nazar | Daniella Rabbani | ||||||||
The Woman With No Name | Ebony Blake | ||||||||
Maggie Fike | Stephanie Roth Haberle | ||||||||
Lemuel "Lem" Fike | Unknown | ||||||||
Danny-Lee Caton | Unknown | ||||||||
Reid Hixon | Unknown | ||||||||
Harriet Davenport | Emilea Wilson | ||||||||
Gus Macmillan | Unknown |
Note: A gray cell indicates that the character does not appear in that medium.
Reception
BearbeitenVorlage:Expand section Vorlage:VG Series Reviews The Red Dead series, particularly the second and third games, are critically acclaimed. Red Dead Redemption, averaging 95% on both review aggregate websites Metacritic and GameRankings, won numerous awards, including Game of the Year by GameSpy and GameSpot,[20][21] and is considered to be one of the greatest games of all time.[22][23][24][25][26] Reviewers praised the visuals, music, acting, open world gameplay and the story. A Game of the Year edition containing all additional content was released in October 2011.[27]Red Dead Redemption 2, averaging 97% for both platforms on Metacritic, was also widely acclaimed by critics, who praised the same aspects as well as its significant level of detail,[28][29][30] winning a number of awards from publications.[31][32]
Sales
BearbeitenRed Dead Revolver sold 920,000 copies in North America as of July 2, 2010.[33] Red Dead Redemption broke the records of its previous game, having shipped over 11 million copies by August 2011[34] and over 15 million copies by February 2017.[35]Red Dead Redemption 2 however, marked the franchise's commercial achievement. In three days, the game generated $725 million in revenue, officially having the largest opening weekend in the history of entertainment, as well as being the second highest-selling entertainment launch, behind Grand Theft Auto V, another widely popular title from Rockstar Games. Two weeks after launch, the game shipped over 17 million units, thus exceeding its predecessors' lifetime sales.[36] By August 2021, the two Red Dead Redemption games had shipped almost 60 million units.[37]
Einzelnachweise
Bearbeiten- ↑ Jeremy Parish: Red Dead Redemption's Curious 8-Bit Origin Story. In: USgamer. 26. Oktober 2016 .
- ↑ Capcom cancels Red Dead Revolver and Dead Phoenix. In: GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc., 12. August 2003, abgerufen am 11. April 2011.
- ↑ The Legends and Killers of Red Dead Revolver: Part One. In: Rockstar Games. 5. August 2010, abgerufen am 9. August 2018.
- ↑ Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare Q&A. Abgerufen am 5. Juni 2020: „Red Dead Revolver is also its own universe, but the world of Red Dead Redemption was always meant to be a world in which the myths and realities of the American frontier collide.“
- ↑ Paul Tamburro: When Does Red Dead Redemption Take Place? RDR 2 Time Period. In: Game Revolution. Mandatory Media, LLC and Evolve Media, LLC, 2. Mai 2018, abgerufen am 9. August 2018.
- ↑ Adam Mills: Red Dead Redemption 2 Release: 5 Things to Know. In: Gotta Be Mobile. 5. Februar 2018, abgerufen am 22. Oktober 2016.
- ↑ Venom Raptor: Violently cleansing the wild west frontier and wilderness from the walking dead as John Marston is gory entertainment. In: GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc., 17. März 2013, abgerufen am 9. August 2018.
- ↑ Red Dead Redemption Original Artwork: Horse Racing with Combat (From the Undead Nightmare Collection / Liars and Cheats Pack). In: Rockstar Games. 22. November 2010, abgerufen am 9. August 2018.
- ↑ Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare. In: GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc., 22. November 2010, abgerufen am 9. August 2018.
- ↑ Why Red Dead Redemption 2 Is More than Just a Prequel. In: IGN. Ziff Davis, LLC, 3. Mai 2018, abgerufen am 26. Oktober 2018.
- ↑ Chris Pereira: Red Dead Redemption 2's New Release Window Narrowed Further. In: GameSpot. CBS Interactive, 23. Mai 2017, abgerufen am 25. Mai 2017.
- ↑ Gabe Gurwin: 'Red Dead Redemption 2': Everything you need to know. In: Digital Trends. Designtechnica Corporation, 16. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 26. Oktober 2018.
- ↑ Tamoor Hussain: Red Dead Redemption 2 Trailer Shows John Marston And Van Der Linde Gang. In: GameSpot. 4. Mai 2018, abgerufen am 2. Mai 2018.
- ↑ Tom Orry, Hirun Cryer, Jamie Wallace: Red Dead Redemption 2 Release Date, Pre-Order Bonuses, Editions, Trailers, Characters, PC Version - Everything we Know. In: USgamer. 12. Juni 2018, abgerufen am 22. Juni 2018.
- ↑ Red Dead Redemption 2: Who is Arthur Morgan? In: IGN Entertainment, Inc. Ziff Davis, LLC, 3. Mai 2018, abgerufen am 9. August 2018.
- ↑ Harold Goldberg: The making of Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption 2. 14. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 14. Oktober 2018.
- ↑ 'Red Dead Redemption 2' Dead Eye and How It Works.
- ↑ Red Dead Redemption 2 Honor System: How does it work, honor ranks, rewards and unlocks. 5. November 2019 .
- ↑ Red Dead Redemption 2 map size comparison: How big is the map compared to the first game? 8. November 2018 .
- ↑ GameSpy Game of the Year 2010. In: GameSpy. IGN Entertainment, Inc., 2010, abgerufen am 19. Juni 2012.
- ↑ GameSpot Game of the Year 2010. In: GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc., 2010, archiviert vom am 19. Juni 2013; abgerufen am 19. Juni 2012.
- ↑ The 100 best games of all time. In: GamesRadar. Future Publishing Limited, 15. Februar 2013, abgerufen am 14. November 2013.
- ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
- ↑ The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time. In: Empire. 1. Juni 2009 (empireonline.com [abgerufen am 25. September 2014]).
- ↑ Metacritic Game Releases by Score, All time. In: Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc., abgerufen am 19. November 2013.
- ↑ IGN's Top 100 Modern Games. In: IGN. Ziff Davis, LLC, 2011, abgerufen am 19. November 2013.
- ↑ Emmy Kasten, Alan Lewis: Rockstar Games Announces Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Release on October 11, 2011. In: Business Wire. 13. September 2011, abgerufen am 9. August 2018.
- ↑ Jonathan Dornbush: RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 REVIEWS ROUNDUP. In: IGN. Abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2018.
- ↑ Oscar Dayus: Red Dead Redemption 2 Review Roundup -- What The Critics Think. In: GameSpot. Abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2018.
- ↑ Sherif Saed: Red Dead Redemption 2 reviews round-up, all the scores. In: VG247. 25. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2018.
- ↑ Connor Sheridan: Golden Joystick Awards 2018 winners: God of War wins big but Fortnite gets Victory Royale. In: GamesRadar+. 16. November 2018, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2018.
- ↑ Christopher Grant: The Game Awards 2018: Here are all of the winners. In: Polygon. 6. Dezember 2018, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2018.
- ↑ Alexander Sliwinski: NPD on the Red Dead, Alan Wake, and Split/Second retail showdown. Joystiq, 2. Juli 2010, abgerufen am 11. April 2011.
- ↑ Kris Graft: Take-Two: Red Dead Redemption Ships 11M Units. Gamasutra, 8. August 2011, abgerufen am 10. August 2011.
- ↑ Eddie Makuch: Red Dead Redemption Shipped 15M Copies; Take-Two Promises Major Marketing For Sequel. In: GameSpot. CBS Interactive, 7. Februar 2017, abgerufen am 7. Februar 2017.
- ↑ Samit Sarkar: Red Dead Redemption 2 tops 17 million copies shipped. In: Polygon. 7. November 2018, abgerufen am 7. November 2018.
- ↑ Eddie Makuch: GTA 5 Sells 150 Million Copies As GTA Online Continues To Grow. In: GameSpot. CBS Interactive, 2. August 2021, abgerufen am 3. August 2021.
- Blake Hester: How the Red Dead franchise began. In: Polygon. 17. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 21. Oktober 2018 (amerikanisches Englisch).
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