Ways Red Dead Redemption 2 Perfected the Wild West Genre
The Gunfighter and How He Shops
One of the most incredible details in Red Dead Redemption 2 comes with its shops, which are ludicrously detailed to a tee. Upon walking into a shop, whether it’s the general store or a gunsmith, you’re greeted by the clerk and met with a wealth of items lining the walls. In order to buy items you actually have to examine them on the shelves and then purchase it, with Arthur then putting it in his satchel, or flipping through an old-timey catalog to find what he wants.
Everything about these stores and the items you can buy is tailored specifically to represent the time period. The catalogs for guns and clothes are filled with lines of text and black and white photos, while packaging for food has a rustic feel to it. It’s one of the most immersive ways to shop a video game has ever had, if not flat out the most immersive.
As Arthur’s spurs jingle on the wooden floor, you can almost imagine what that old shop would actually be like.
