'Red Dead Redemption 2' Seasons Can Affect Wildlife

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Rockstar Games is going for impeccable realism when it comes to Red Dead Redemption 2. It’s delayed the game for well over a year to try and nail every aspect of the game that it can, and based on a recent hands-on report by IGN, it’s paying off in a number of unimaginable ways.

According to that site’s author, based on experiences that happened over the course of seasons, wildlife actually adjusts accordingly, depending on how you approach certain animals (out of the 200+ species that are included in the game).

For example, if you come across a bear during the winter season, it’ll be much more hostile compared to the summer season, since it’ll be in the midst of a hibernation period, and more desperate to store food before it settles in. That means, ulp, you could very well end up being the food.

Of course, a bear can still be dangerous during the summertime; but by winter, it’s a little more desperate for foraging. So maybe keep your weapons handy just in case you run into one.

While there weren’t too many examples of this in the hands-on preview, IGN did note some more scenarios in which real-life wildlife can make all the difference, such as a boar being much faster without snow to affect it, making it easier to catch and skin it; and how horses can be affected by the little things as you ride it, like tripping over a rock and potentially killing your character as it falls to the ground, or even sloshing mud causing its speed to slow down a little.

These subtle things should make quite a world of difference compared to how things worked in the first Red Dead. Winter can make hunting certain animals even more challenging as they can burrow into the snow; and during the summer, they’re likely to run even faster or find a way to gang up on you in a “hunt them before they hunt you” fashion. Whatever the case, you’ll want to prepare for these seasons accordingly, because the weather conditions and other touches can change your game within a nanosecond.

We’ll be checking out more of Red Dead Redemption 2 soon enough, as the game is set to arrive for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on October 26.

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Source: https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/10/03/red-dead-redemption-2-seasons-can-affect-wildlife/

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GroguPosted:

Red Dead have some good features ngl cant wait for the game

MazePosted:

That is pretty awesome, I can't wait to see all the little things in this game that will make it one of the best of the year

JastyPosted:

That's pretty cool, I didn't know the game had seasons and will they be like how forza horizons are? If it's just certain locations like in Red Dead where the mountains had snow and other areas where dry or regular it will be interesting. I like the idea of a boar being slower in thick snow instead of it being super fast as other games had shown prior.

LoodPosted:

I love subtle details in games like this. It makes them feel so much more real and like you're a part of the game. I cant wait for this one


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