A Red Dead Redemption 2 player posted a time-lapse video of the game's dynamic natural scenery, compiling 120 hours of in-game time footage into a three-minute clip. Some of Red Dead Redemption 2's biggest strengths are its vast open world and careful attention to detail, all of which aid the game's evocation of the American frontier at the turn of the century.
Red Dead Redemption 2 takes place across five fictional U.S. states, all of which represent the Western, Midwestern and Southern regions of the country. While the game's protagonist, Arthur Morgan, takes players through these territories to face gunslinging gangs and adversarial government forces, the entertaining plot is only strengthened by Red Dead Redemption 2's scrupulously detailed graphics. The world is so immersive that players can catch seemingly real moments in nature, like an RDR2 eagle snatching up a rabbit after a hunt through the game's snow-covered mountains, or a lightning strike during a thunderstorm.
Redditor GAME-LAPSE captured the picturesque scenery of Red Dead Redemption 2 in a short video posted online. The video spans 120 hours of in-game time, which translates to about four hours in real life. In the time-lapse, viewers can see the area go through several natural phenomena, such as rainstorms, fog, heavy winds, and more. One redditor, reddevil_23_, commented on the thread that the game's accuracy is so sharp "the world even orbits and the stars shift accordingly. Amazing." GAME-LAPSE also expressed awe with Red Dead Redemption 2's graphics when responding to another comment on the post, saying even "the smoke from fire goes in [the] direction of winds."
The time-lapse video follows other recent fan-made projects that show admiration for Red Dead Redemption's extensive, scenic world. One fan recently posted a five-part RDR2 nature documentary to YouTube that was so creative it compelled developer Rockstar Games to repost it in a blog post. The interest in Red Dead Redemption 2's devotion to nature goes beyond its vivid graphics, though. Another fan recently took to Reddit to describe their theory that an RDR2 character is based on George Shiras III, a pioneering nature photographer known for his contributions to National Geographic magazine throughout the late-1800s and early-1900s.
As players dive deeper into the game, they might come across even more elements of Red Dead Redemption 2 that mirror real life. The game's devotion to accuracy is by no means limited to nature and animals, and multiple playthroughs can actually reveal the full extent of Red Dead Redemption 2's intricacies. Much like the game itself, this three-minute time-lapse video certainly warrants a few playthroughs as well, seeing as so much of the game's strongest graphical elements are there on display.
Source: GAME-LAPSE/Reddit
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July 26, 2021 at 12:56AM
