https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/28/16379296/red-dead-redemption-2-trailer-bows-and-arrows

Good news for Red Dead Redemption fans: Red Dead Redemption 2 will let players use bows and arrows, a weapon type that was sorely missing from the previous game. Red Dead Redemption 2’s new story trailer shows off hero Arthur Morgan drawing an arrow while hunting in the Wild West, something we never got to see John Marston do in the previous game.

This may seem like a small addition for those unfamiliar with the series, but diehard fans of the earlier game have reason to be excited. The bow and arrow was a popular choice for players of Red Dead Revolver, the 2004 action Western that went on to inspired Red Dead Redemption and its follow-up. When Red Dead Redemption launched and lacked the weapon, it left some who were into it disappointed.