Today I am angry

Playing once again Red Dead Redemption 2, my hope for a third game remains strong and with high hopes. Having no one to talk about, I will post my thoughts here, where probably no one reads it, no one cares about, but yet here I am. If there actually is someone who reads this, beware of spoilers, because this post will include them. Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of my favorite games ever, if not THE favorite game of mine. I love it deeply and in my eyes Arthur is truly the best written, most perfect male protagonist of any game ever created. Yes. I said that. And I stick to it. Now the game also gave us some opportunities for a third game. So I just want to share these options here. Sadie Adler I think Sadie is one of the characters that is perfectly set up for both a sequel and a prequel. I personally love her character, her writing. Though we have some idea how Sadies life was before she was rescued by Dutchs gang, there is still some potential for a prequel to be told. How she got this life far up in the Grizzlies, if there might be more to the conflict with the O'Driscolls. We did not get to see her life with her husband that she truly loved, so his dead is the perfect tragedy for a game like this. On the other hand, the epiloge of RDR2 set up a new story for her in South America. It would not only give us a complete new map to discover, the writers would have some freedom here for a story. But also there is a chance that her past with the Van Der Linde Gang plays a role, since she is one of the very few left alive. It could even play simultaneously to RDR1, which would make sense, since the wild west is also still at it end in this one. I think there is potential for her here.

Hosea Matthews There is no need to say what a great man Hosea is. Is there actually anyone who hates him? Of course this is only possible as prequel to RDR2. They could tell the story more in-depth on how he met Dutch, how the gang formed, lastly until we reached the Blackwater heist. In that case the story would follow him over many years, but imagine if we get even more background on how they met everyone, seeing them form and care as a gang. Based on the ending of RDR2 it'd be heartbreaking. If they follow the epiloge scheme we could play as Arthur again, just like we played John at the end of RDR2. Maybe during the journey to the Grizzlies, but I guess that wouldn't make much sense, since Hosea is alive during this time. Jenny I think this might be a very far reach, but her me out. We don't know a lot about her. We only know that she was a young woman that got shot during the Blackwater heist. And since the main character died in both games, wouldn't that be something to build a story on? Because we don't have full details on her death there is a lot to build around. Maybe her dead helped to let Arthur escape? Maybe just like Arthur with John, this was her redemption. Saving Arthur by taking a bullet. I know that in this case is not mentioned by Arthur in RDR2, but Arthur isn't even mentioned in the first game - obviously, since he was not a fully written character there. So this could work here, too. I honestly think this could be a good story. We could see how she went from a maybe innocent woman to an outlaw. The same goes for the Callander Brothers, who also died during Blackwater. But I am not sure about them since Charles viewed them as bad, which says a lot in a group of outlaws. Again, they could give us a chance to play Arthur in the epiloge, which would make sense here. Since Jenny would die at the end of the game, it'd follow the same scheme. Dutch Okay. So this is actually one I like the very least. Eventhough it might make sense. Experiencing his story would give us some more insight on the leader of the Van der Linde Gang. But truly I personally do not really like him and rather view him as an antagonist of the series. I am not sure if that is an unpopular opinion, but I do not like him due to his behavior towards the end. Dutch is an opportunist. He takes every opportunity to at first save his gang, but at the end his own ass. I lost respect for him and I don't think a game focused on him would change that. Of course he does not have bad qualities only. He surely is honest. I don't think he ever lied about loving Arthur as a son. But the one thing he loves more than Arthur is himself. The one thing he loves more than anyone is himself. He asks for loyality, but is not loyal to his people. He is not truly evil, but I can't see him as a protagonist of a game, but I see why some people might. Bus there is no place for a redemption arc for him in my eyes. Jack Marston I only include him, because I think people might think this is the most obvious option. For me, I don't see it, but this is only due to preference. We know that he got his revenge for John and it might not be without consequences. But giving the time Jack is a grown up man, the game would be set after the wild west is over and most likely during one of the World Wars. And for the Red Dead Redemption series I personally can't see the game working during times like these. I also think it would lose the heart of the game. I don't think we need another game set during one of the wars.

A new story Not sure if I want to leave the story of the Van der Linde Gang, or at least one of the members. But it could work. Maybe set during the peak of the wild west with a new gang, new people and so one. Maybe even as a leader of your own outlaw gang, simply something completly new that plays simultaneously to our beloved Gang. So, I know Charles might be an option. We know that Charley went to Canada to find a wife and build a family. I personally find this to be a good ending of his story. He deserves this. So I am not including him here.