No disrespect to Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption is my favorite Rockstar video game of all time. Everything about the western open-world is perfect: The narrative about outlaw John Marston’s quest for redemption, the poker games, the bolt-action rifles, the feeling that you’re playing the video game version of a Clint Eastwood movie.
Fans have eagerly awaited a Red Dead Redemption sequel for six years. Starting yesterday, Rockstar began slowly revealing assets for the game on social media and an official announcement seems imminent:
— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) October 16, 2016
— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) October 17, 2016
This is causing the Internet to go into full freak-out mode at the very excitement of a new Rockstar video game epic:
Frequency of mentions of "Red Dead" on Twitter over the past 24 hours.
Second image spiked up conversation again. pic.twitter.com/h5fzsWVxtP
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) October 17, 2016
As a reference, this is the frequency of mentions for "Red Dead" on Twitter over the past two years.
Yesterday caused a HUGE jump. pic.twitter.com/mfnWbVJwSL
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) October 17, 2016
Buckle up.