Questions about Red Dead Redemption 2 (Gaming)

by marmot 1333 , Tuesday, August 11, 2020, 11:52 (1641 days ago) @ INSANEdrive
edited by marmot 1333, Tuesday, August 11, 2020, 11:56

[*]Would playing the first Red Dead Redemption help with the enjoyment of Red Dead Redemption 2? (A rather classic question.)

I had played a little bit of the first one. I don't believe you need to have played the first one at all to get a lot out of this one.

[*]Is the Single Player merged with Online or are they separate modes? (I've seen some videos of griefing.)

Completely separate.

[*] Is this essentially an "outlaw" game, GTA Western Style?

Storywise, this games is easily Rockstar's most emotionally mature game. Yes, it is a Western game set in a Western world, populated primarily by an outlaw gang, and you often will fight other outlaws. That being said, it isn't a generic outlaw game or a reductive western story. The world is interesting and exciting; it lives on the cusp of modern technological progress, often referred to as "civilization" in the game's dialogue. In other words, sometimes you see telephone poles.
Mechanically, the game is handled in a similar way as GTA. Weapons handle as you may expect, there is a "weapon wheel" to choose guns and items, etc.