It's been over five years since the release of in 2018, leading many to wonder where the franchise can go next in. While and the improvements it will bring are likely on the minds of most when it comes to upcoming Rockstar Games releases, those who prefer the Wild West setting of the games have been left postulating and theorizing where the title can go next.
, after all, was a prequel to the events of, which featured a story amid the decline of the Old West or American Frontier. That said, there are still a ton of loose ends from both and left to explore by the time the true credits roll, lending itself to a ton of different possibilities of where the franchise could go in the future.
Born at the tail end of the 19th century, Jack Marston would enter the world in during the tail end of the Old West, thrusting people into the events of the original. That story ends with John dying at the hands of Bureau of Investigation agent Edger Ross and the government, with Jack getting his vengeance on Ross in the end.
However, people never really get to live Jack's life in those proceeding years, nor do they see what his tale of vengeance looks like. While an extended mission does let people play as the character, there's a massive leap in time. This opens up the potential of a story of Jack in the early 1900s, trying to grow up and make his way with his mother, Abigail, in a new and evolving world and leaving behind the brutality that he grew up in.
Abigail also perishes at the end of, leaving Jack parentless.
Though has fully explored life as a career criminal in the Old West, it hasn't viewed the government in a positive light whatsoever. While the Bureau of Investigation in and give the law a bad name, it could be interesting to explore the Old West as a sheriff protecting a town or further explore the role of a bounty hunter by expanding it into a full storyline for the next game. Standing on the other side of the law would be a nice contrast, and obtaining redemption
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