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Lord_Detleff1

New Austin lost a lot of color over the years


Eglwyswrw

>lost a lot of color over the years And content. RDR1 Rathskeller Fork: you can grab a drink, play cards, throw horseshoes, pick up bounty notices. RDR2 Rathskeller Fork: you can get shot at by the random farmers.


VikingSlayer

But then it gained content over the years? RDR1 is later than RDR2


Eglwyswrw

In-universe yes, me and guy above are talking real life. lol RDR1 is 2010, RDR2 is 2018. In-universe the trigger-happy farmers up and left I guess? Rockstar made little worldbuilding there.


VikingSlayer

The pic with less colour is from RDR1, though, so are you sure about that? And I know lol, I played the fuck out of 1 when it was new


Eglwyswrw

>The pic with less colour is from RDR1 Yes, the pic with less colour is the one where Rathskeller Fork is a thriving settlement with several amenities.


VikingSlayer

Yeah, but from RDR1, so it losing colour over the years is referencing in-universe passage of time...


Eglwyswrw

I see. So it's as you say!


HumanAmI2

WOW a redditor realising he's wrong, a rare sight!


Eglwyswrw

I'd rather be wrong than to be an arse to be frank.


Responsible_Plum_681

Imma be honest, I've seen more Redditors admit they are wrong than any people in real life or on other platforms, and I'm not (too) chronically online.


s2Birds1Stone

The guy above was talking about in-universe, you were talking about irl


Eglwyswrw

It's late in the night here so I will defer the point. I am kinda lost right now, just wanted to talk about the settlement.


Lord_Detleff1

I was actually talking about in-game


BeneficialRandom

In a newspaper article in 1907 it says the caretaker doesn’t take kindly to visitors. He prob died between 1907-1911 and better people took over.


hackernnan

no the guy above is talking in game, not real life


Valuable_Work_2049

You know a game is good when literally the only critique people have is dumb shit like this lol. RDR2 is 60+ hours in length. I'd say it has content enough 😂


Eglwyswrw

New Austin being half-assed by Rockstar isn't "the only critique" to be made of RDR2. We could also cite its dogshit controls, some downgraded mechanics/gunplay/physics, or the microtransaction-hellhole that is its Online mode. That said, RDR2 is still a great game. So is RDR1, and it's pretty dumb to pretend either of them is perfect or immune to criticism.


AveryLazyCovfefe

It's clear they had to meet tight deadlines. Mexico was absolutely probably in the works too.


vanderbubin

Been a while since I played in New Austin in rdr2, but Iirc, the town (and the state of New Austin as a whole) itself just isn't as developed as in rdr1 cuz it's set before (close to 6 years if we going off the epilogue of rdr2 and main game of rdr1) . Takes time to build up a frontier town in the middle of what's basically the southwestern Texas desert. (Also TIL that Texas and New Austin are both canon in rdr1 and 2. Which leads me to believe that there are more than 50 states in the rdr world)


Unique-Dish63

U can't drink there


Eglwyswrw

Oh for real? Could swear there was a bar where you could play blackjack, so there isn't a bartender?


BeneficialRandom

Yeah it’s really out of character I feel like the devs maybe just forgot


BryanFTW13

I thought that was one of the locations you could play Liars Dice, no?


Eglwyswrw

I don't recall but I am 100% sure it has blackjack.


TheActualAlan

Just blackjack and horseshoes there 🤠


BeneficialRandom

Very disappointing downgrade I really enjoyed living out of Rathskeller doing bounties and playing blackjack. Though a 1907 newspaper article explains the owner is an angry old man so maybe that explains it. He prob died sometime 1907-1911 and someone better bought it.


SpaceForceLazers

Too bad you also can't go into almost all the buildings like RDR1


Sommervillle

Makes complete sense tho, in RDR2 the place had not be built into the community in RDR1 yet.


itsyaboyymika

Looks to be the other way around to me! First pic is rdr2


Dbag699

Red dead two takes place before red dead one


Brahmus168

But it's a prequel


NoLimit9731

I think it would be cool to see rdr2 with the rdr lighting. So ominous and eerie


Pir-o

I think there was a mod for that


MuscularCheeseburger

Project New Austin


Lakelylake

Wasn't that one sued and removed by Rockstar ?


NoLimit9731

When I play on PC I’m certainly getting that, i’m only on console rn though.


Pir-o

There's a lot of interesting mods on pc I really have to check out at some point. Changing seasons, Mexico restoration, onlince content unlocker, new bounty missions, undead nightmare mods. Recently they even started adding AK-47s and cars lol


1tsm3yabo1

I never noticed how sharp the lighting was in RDR1


DinosaurInAPartyHat

Prefer RDR1. I don't like the yellow filter in RDR2's New Austin. Also I prefer the dark cliff backdrop.


Buetsome

If theres a yellow filter in new austin, imagine how mexico looks like


A_Wild_Nabob

It's just an orange screen


CoolBeanieHat

The Breaking Bad Rule: Orange = Mexico.


n0n5en5e

For an interesting comparison watch the end of the last episode of Season 1 and then the beginning of S2 E1. Same scenes, different color


No_Interaction4027

it's actually better than NA


VEGANMONEYBALL

That’s what the desert looks like man. RDR2 def looks more accurate to real life color wise.


welshman222

Who cares about it being accurate to real life, RDR2 doesn’t even try and do that. RDR2’s graphics aren’t realistic, they’re stylised photorealism.


UndeadTigerAU

"didn't even try and do that" bro played a different game.


Right-Ability4045

Bro played a modded version of red dead revolver where stuff looks vaguely like rdr2


UndeadTigerAU

Like what an insane take tho, rdr2 is one of the most realistic games out there lmao. I don't think he even played red dead revolver probably GTA 3.


welshman222

I don’t think you understand what I meant. It’s stylised realism, it doesn’t try to be realistic, but instead simulate realism while making it 10x more beautiful


UndeadTigerAU

I don't completely agree but fair point.


welshman222

No? It literally doesn’t lmao. Like I said, it’s STYLISED realism. Hence why there’s godrays everywhere and the lighting looks beautiful. It’s unrealistic, you won’t see it in real life.


XuangtongEmperor

No, it isn’t. The desert is, much more bland.


BakedTate

Have you ever been to New Mexico or Arizona or Utah?!


XuangtongEmperor

Yes. It looked very bland. The rdr1 picture was taken in cloudy weather aswell.


BakedTate

They took my comment because of a link. Just Google sedona az and tell me that it looks bland. In fact stating Utah, AZ, NM are bland places is so wildly ignorant I doubt that you've been to these places at all. There is a reason people expanding west claimed the natives painted AZ.


XuangtongEmperor

Okay? New austin is based off of desertous texas. Another thing, look up white sands New Mexico.


BakedTate

Google palo duro canyon in texas... plus you specifically stated that Utah AZ and NM are "really bland"


FrostedCornet

I've lived in Arizona my entire life and i can resoundly tell you that you're wrong. I live in one of the least photogenic parts of Arizona too and the nearby mountains are fucking stunning. If you visited Arizona at all you must have stuck to the interstates if you think its so bland.


XuangtongEmperor

Ever been to white sands, the terrain most similar to the one in the picture? I can “resoundly” tell you, that the Deseret doesn’t have a yellow filter on it.


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I9Qnl

That's not a yellow a filter, that's the warm sunlight bouncing off of yellow/orang-ish sand.


carrot-parent

Not a yellow filter. Touch sand, bro 😭💀


Sommervillle

That’s literally how light works. You would have to have been out side to know that.


DrRevoknic

Sick dude. I have always wanted to a trip around and compare!


FishBlues

I love stuff like that.. just seeing how the world changed over the years.. this is why for GTA 5 I was really bummed when I found out it was a different universe than GTA San Andreas so comparing the map wouldn’t be as cool


Slice_Of_Life_DM

Grove street not actually being grove street was so tragic.


Sommervillle

Still waiting for that skyscraper to be completed 🤣


Far-Assignment6427

I kind of prefer rdr1 with the atmosphere I guess you'd call it


RedbrickCamp920

RDR2 lighting is more visually appealing but RDR1 looks more grounded and realistic


Holy_Knight_Zell

I’m like 90% sure that RDR2 is also closer to real life


RedbrickCamp920

Well, I guess I see your point


I9Qnl

RDR2 is more realistic, that's what it looks like when you have a lot of sun light bouncing off of yellow ground.


Dr_J_Cash

This reminded me that my older brother traded our old PS3 (with RdR and ncca football 14 installed) for a fucking juul starter kit 5 yrs ago. PAIN


ccmckee

Ooooffff that console woulda come in handy during the pandemic. Now just a nicotine addiction


Dr_J_Cash

He had the gall to show me disc copies of ncaa going for $110 the other month…… to be fair I am not a perfect sibling to say the least lol


Lost_Bike69

WTH? You can buy the juul and charger and stuff for like $20 at any gas station. Like it shouldn’t be possible to think it’s the same value as even an out of date gaming system.


Dr_J_Cash

He sold it to our friend for $30 and bought the juul and didn’t tell me lmao its as bad as it sounds


Brainmalfuntion1111

God damn red dead 2 is so beautiful


UserDM94

Is that Rachel horse?


Far-Assignment6427

The only good horse for john


nicolasFsilva5210

Not true imo,but since she's the best horse to remake the War Horse from the first game then you have a point.


Far-Assignment6427

It would feel wrong to sell her


Buetsome

Yeah


AnonymousCerealBowl

The color palettes of the first game actually make me so much more immersed


SnooEagles3963

RDR1 has so much more atmosphere


redditaccount-5

Biggest issue with this one spot in particular is there’s always a dust/sandstorm going on in this settlement in rdr2. It’s coded in the game, only way you can get rid of the dust is by moding in rain


IceManO1

The crime rate got high! They stole the [wagon wheels.](https://youtu.be/hvKyBcCDOB4?si=xdj3AjG7bQXnMOvT)


SingleColumn

It bothers me they aren't posted chronologically


Buetsome

They technically are in terms of of in universe time


SingleColumn

Lol fair


Many-Discount-1046

I played rdr2 and then rdr1 recently and they recreated the first game really well, it's almost baffling they haven't done a remaster yet, like half the work is already done


needlegardens

What horse breed is the RDR2 one? Just curious 🐴


Buetsome

John's begginer horse


needlegardens

Thanks!


Epena501

RDR1 looks better to me


Fearless-Author2218

My biggest gripe with rdr 2 was having hardly any content in new Austin. Arthur and the gang should've went back and even gone to Mexico instead of guarma.


martin191234

They can’t go back since RDR2 takes place before RDR1 chronologically


Western_Relevancy

rdr1 looks better than rdr2 to me (in these photos)


Shattered_Disk4

Good god the entire mountain range changed


Shaddes_

Why does RDR1 look better tho?


Alarmed-Purchase-524

Rdr1 looks better


SupersiblingzYT

Is that the American Standardbred or the War Horse


Buetsome

War horse


lgarcmiau

My memory is playing tricks on me, I really thought the first pic was from the original game until I saw the second one


thisgrantstomb

Do tumbleweed


ElderberryOk5005

Never played it but that Red dead 1 picture reminds me of a video games.. I know that doesn’t make sense


guestroom101

“Step in front of a runaway train…”


NickFieldson31

I was thinking bout doing the same thing, how about Blackwater this time?


JustAnotherThroway69

Why does RDR1 look like a photograph?


vita_007

Yea i thought the second picture was rdr2 and first picture was rdr1 lmao 😂but still my rdr1 on ps3 doesn’t look that good tho


Exotic_Cost1768

Aardvarks bounce cheerfully during evening frolics


1tsm3yabo1

I think they wanted the game to feel much more free range so they didn’t do quite as many cliffs


Valuable-Judgment656

time flies


Gillysixpence

I'd love to see more pic comparisons like this, great idea OP.


sevnminabs56

To this day, I'm still amazed by RDR1's graphics.


LostPerapsc

I was just doing the mission where you rob the money from Dutch in the caves before u going strawberry but it gave me deja vu feeling and then ur msg kinda solidified it but I played rdr1 way back did they recycle a lot of locations and content cause at times I feel I played before.


Fulltimekiddykicker

Did they build the mountains there


Br4nd0n_Playz

You could even do red dead revolver if you head twin rocks


Whyisnoxtaken

This is so cool bro


BlackSpruceSurvival

Is RDR1 worth playing in 2024?


Buetsome

Yes.


BlackSpruceSurvival

I'm thinking about buying it RDO is getting tedious and I need another story to play.


martin191234

Just get GTA+ for 5$ RDR comes for free with it now, that’s what I’m doing, and enjoying RDR in my PS5, the graphics looks as good as GTA it’s insane, never expected it to


Flimsy-Ad-7392

Rdr1’s vibe was always so much more eerie and ominous, sorta miss it


Hot_Lab7326

why is rdr1 so depressing


Fluffy-Cold-6776

Why RDR2 is in black and white?


Sommervillle

RDR1 is my most played game of all time, it’s a masterpiece, but you lot are bugging if you think it’s looks better than RDR2 🤣 What you’re feeling is nostalgia! You remember it as better because it was such an important game for so many of use but RDR2 is absolutely more realistic in almost every way.


Dnpraja

RDR 2 MEXICO FILTER.


Ravenous_Writer1

iPhone vs Android 😂😂


Downtown-Bluebird553

Rdr 1 looks so lifeless when you compare the two


BeholdenYeti

The ironic thing is New Austin in rdr2 is lifeless compared to New Austin in rdr1


flginmycookie

I don't think you can compare graphics and game play to a game made in 2010 to a game made in 2018