Red Dead Redemption 2 is finally almost upon us, and Rockstar have celebrated by releasing a launch trailer.
According to the quickly redacted statement from studio head Dan Houser, the team at Rockstar controversially pulled 100-hour weeks to get the game finished – including making “70 versions” of the trailer to make sure it was perfect. It seems like the least we can do is to watch the thing…
The official synopsis is out too, accompanying a trailer that tells us quite a bit about what to expect from the story missions:
“America, 1899. The end of the Wild West era has begun. After a robbery goes badly wrong in the western town of Blackwater, Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang are forced to flee. With federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal and fight their way across the rugged heartland of America in order to survive. As deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, Arthur must make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him.”
The real draw, of course, is going to be the game’s ridiculously gorgeous visuals, detailed character animations and endless sandbox interactivity – letting players fully immerse themselves in a playable cowboy film like some kind of non-evil Westworld.
Check out Red Dead Redemption 2’s eye-watering gameplay videos and get yourself set for the game’s release on Playstation 4 and Xbox One next Friday, on October 26th.
