Alright, so let’s dive into this, but bear with me if I veer off course a bit — my mind’s a seesaw, and this is gonna be a bumpy ride. So, Red Dead Redemption 2, right? This thing drops in 2018 and boom, it’s got folks saying it’s Rockstar’s pièce de résistance. Yeah, that’s fancy talk for “big deal.” Anyway, you step into Arthur Morgan’s boots, and suddenly, you’re smack dab in the dying days of the Wild West. It’s like, “Here we go again with another cowboy saga,” but it’s not. It’s deeper. Seriously, grab some tissues, ‘cause this game isn’t shy about yanking at your heartstrings.
Now, let’s chat about the fun stuff — Easter eggs! RDR2 is what you’d call an Easter egg extravaganza. It’s got all these hidden surprises scattered like confetti at a birthday party. Paranormal stuff too, because of course, why not? Rockstar’s always had a flair for the weird and the eerie. There’s even a Strange Tales of the West update in Red Dead Online. Think campfire stories, but with missions. Ghosts and ghouls lurking around like they’re auditioning for a horror flick. Actually, hold that thought — Rockstar should just lean into the spooky full throttle and whip up a paranormal game.
This is my quirky transition… so Rockstar’s been playing footsie with the supernatural forever. Remember RDR1’s Undead Nightmare? John Marston fighting zombies. That DLC was a blast! Zombies, cowboy hats, and the Wild West. Who even comes up with this stuff? It’s too good. It’s been a hot minute since then, though, and where’s RDR2’s own shot at zombie glory? Nowhere, that’s where. Shame, really. The game’s ancient now, in gaming years anyway, so fat chance of getting another undead rodeo. But, hey, Rockstar’s capable with this “paranormal with a wink” thing. The bizarre little encounters — cave-dwellers claiming devilishness, a Saint Denis vampire, UFOs, and ghosts aplenty. It’s like a paranormal smorgasbord.
Speaking of strange — tangent time! Ever hear about Z? No, not the letter, but some Rockstar game-that-never-was. It was all set to bring zombies to a Scottish isle. Now, did that chicken or did it egg before The Last of Us made it cool? Who knows. But it got canned, allegedly too grim for its own good, so we never saw it. Too bad, could’ve been awesome, but that team went and made GTA: San Andreas instead. What a pivot, huh?
Anyway, back to the here-and-now. Horror’s all the rage again — bleakness is the new black, or something. Rockstar could probably whip up a killer game, pulling horror and humor together like they do best. Picture Zombieland meets GTA, with maybe a dash of Tucker & Dale vs. Evil. Pure chaos. Adrenaline would be cranked up to eleven, and I’d play the heck out of that. Rockstar, don’t leave us hanging. Unleash the eerie, the kooky, and the downright bizarre on us. It’d be golden! And uh, yeah, if they aren’t already working on it, maybe they should be. Just saying.
