https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/13/red-dead-redemption-2-video-game-rockstar-games

Let’s hope Rockstar Games’ follow-up has the same emotional heft as its predecessor while also reflecting our troubled times

After years of promotional material largely consisting of moody western landscape shots and artwork of men on horses, the new gameplay trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2 has finally given us a better idea of what you can actually do in Rockstar Games’ death-of-the-old-west America when the game comes out in October. But while there’s plenty to get excited about – I mean, that’s definitely Steven Ogg two minutes and 55 seconds in, right? – it would be great if Red Dead Redemption 2 reflected the times.