Red Dead Redemption Fans Are Worrying About A Remake After GTA Trilogy Fiasco

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For the longest time, Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games had managed to carve out a reputation for creating grand open world titles full of exquisite detail with nary a bug in sight. Much like Witcher developer CD Projekt Red and Cyberpunk 2077, all that work to build that reputation was flushed down the toilet upon the disastrous release of the GTA Trilogy, supposed remasters of the GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas that were some of the worst received games of 2021. The Rockstar name no longer guaranteed a minimum level of quality.

With rumors circulating that Rockstar is now planning to release a remaster/remake of the first Red Dead Redemption, with an updated website and a recent Korean rating adding fuel to the fire, fans can't help but cast their minds back to the release of the GTA Trilogy remasters and worry about how much effort Rockstar might be putting into giving Red Dead Redemption the updated release that it deserves.

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It was u/Plus-Inspection-688 who shared their fears with the Red Dead Redemption subreddit, explaining that the state of the GTA Trilogy makes them anxious for if Rockstar does eventually announce a Red Dead Redemption remake/remaster. Judging by the fact that their post has received 3.5k upvotes and a few hundred comments, it's safe to assume they're not the only one.

Diving into the thread itself, you'll see that the idea of a Red Dead Redemption remaster isn't something that the majority of fans are looking forward to. The top comment comes from a user called u/Naturally_Fragrant, who says that they'd rather see the game "die with dignity" than see it remastered, though they do stipulate that they'd rather