Ranking Every Settlement in Red Dead Redemption II

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[thegartmart]

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[dagobahstudios]

I noticed something about rdr2 settlements. The further from the middle of the map the settlement is, the sadder it is. In the top left, we have colter, which is abandoned. In the top right, we have annesburg, a polluted company town with miserable citizens. In the bottom left, we have tumbleweed, a dying western town with barely any people left. And in the bottom right, we have Saint Denis, a suffocating city full of crime. Then you get to the middle of the map and you have valentine, strawberry, and blackwater (kinda), all healthy settlements on the rise.

[BlondieYouTube]

What I really like about Rhodes, and what I didn't notice at first, is that it's a really tense place. People there are a bit more quiet, and it's less active when compared to the engagements in Valentine. Without explaining too much you can feel that for it's townsfolk perspective; the place fell from grace. And the town shares a horrible shame that they don't wish to speak about.

[SRM]

As for people hating the epilogue, it seems the majority of the players who disliked it were the same people that didn’t play 1 first. Arthur was such a complex and likable character and that they made John mostly an incompetent member of the gang (being in prison and stranded in the beginning) I felt made people them not like John. For us who played 1, the character build for John made remembering 1 that much better. I loved getting a chance to play as him in 2. Seeing the locations from 1, even as bland as they were was incredibly enjoyable.

[Steve.From_Saturn]

I like how between rdr and rdr2 armadilo and tumbleweed switched places

[MrNercules]

Me in Van Horn: breathes. The entirety of Van Horn: And i took that personally!

[alcflmn]

I understand a lot why towns with less of a western feel were lower, but we also have to remember that the game is about the end of the age of outlaws and how the gang is being pushed further back into eastern civilization, away from the free, open west until there’s no more east left to run to.

[dennettshane]

I think they were really careful with the Wapiti because they royally messed up their portrayal of indigenous people in RDR1. So this time they were stepping on egg shells trying not to fuck it up as bad. But in order give the Wapiti location the content it deserved they would have had to invest an inordinately larger amount of resources on it to do it right this time. So they took the more economical route and half-assed it.

[andrewperkins]

The reason why the saloon and general store are not available to the player is that Annesburg would make their own money and pay workers with that, only being used in the town essentially trapping people there due to lack of funds. Or at least that’s what company towns did at the time. If it was truly realistic, they would not have a gunsmith as it would be too easy to arm up and rebel.

[alex__andrei]

I would really enjoy a ranking of all the individual regions within the states, like the Cumberland Forest, Roanoke Ridge, The Heartlands, Great Plains, Big Valley etc. It’ll probably be long but I think it’s a great idea for a video when you have time!

[woutmaas]

I just started playing RDR2 and I just love the fact that the fanbase for this game is still so alive. U don't see that often for a story-game. So far I love every part of the game, much love!

[ItsYorManSam]

I would have loved to have seen a speakeasy in strawberry especially with the lore of general store owner running a moonshine operation out of the basement

[HarryGrant-kdzi]

I've always thought colter was the best. Its so alive and the npcs have so much character. I can't get over the moment in chapter 34 when dutch goes to the colter church and says "on, praise me jesus, for I have come to sniff the cheese". The saloon is so alive, and I love that one prostitute that always gives you the best cheese, man is she hot! Also I couldn't talk about colter without mentioning the amazing birth scene of lennys Jenny in the hurk! Baboo oogabooga does that scene slap! Also dutchs death scene at the brual hands of docta cheese in the house of cheese is so incredible! Overall colter is the best town and you can't tell me otherwise

[Dutch_V]

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[lukeketcheson]

I love pronghorn ranch because it’s very close to black bone forest which is so underatted for how useful it is. Several of the master hunter challenges can be completed there alone and the trapper with lake owanjila right next to it is just perfection

[knightium]

justice for wapiti it was doing what it was supposed to very well, it sells the hopelessness vibe because the people are hopeless. i think if it wasnt like that it would ruin the seriousness of the native american's struggles

[koolaid]

Manzanita post got absolutely downgraded in RDR2, I never played much of RDR1 (my original PS3 copy had a game-breaking glitch) but I did play RDR: Undead Nightmare and I remember going into the main building and fighting off hordes of zombies with the folk who lived there. All the buildings were explorable, and the whole area in general was very cozy and cool. The people there even let me take anything from the trading post as a gift for helping them, so they made for good companions to speak with. In RDR2, you get a single mission where you pass by them in the Epilogue, and no interiors are used, there's nothing to do, the most interesting part is talking to the people that live there and hearing their unique voice lines since they don't speak much English.

Btw just wanted to say I found your channel today, I've been watching lots of your rankings and they are very interesting. 100% subscribed!

[BatThaxEditz]

I like van horn but I swear if u get in a bar fight with one person, the whole town jumps u 💀

[TheBigO]

Lagras may not be that expansive but it’s a great fast travel location and I love the npcs there the most. It’s lowkey the friendliest place where you can hunt gators and fish for days.

[hamboneandflippy]

20:39 emerald ranch IS convenient. Every time I was wanted in the territory emerald branch was there being like “I got you”