Reddit user Savage_Aly87 recently posted a meme that compares Red Dead 2's lack of freedom to the multitude of options on display in the Obsidian Entertainment-developed Fallout: New Vegas. Related: Red Dead Redemption 2 Art Imagines Van Der Linde Gang Old Such constraints can put a damper on things, especially when considering how other open-world games such as Fallout: New Vegas handle player freedom in this regard. In the event that a different objective calls for a seemingly needless firefight, the character has no other option but to engage as requested.
If Rockstar wants a task completed in stealth, Arthur better make like a church mouse. More often than not, there exists very little room for creative solutions in Red Dead Redemption 2. Some story quests force protagonist Arthur Morgan down a mandatory golden path that users must follow lest the mission fails. But while RDR2's enormous open world allows players to roam freely and take part in many illicit in-game activities, the genuine sense of freedom and choice grinds to a halt during story missions. As the king of open-world sandbox adventures, one would think Rockstar Games filled its titles with an over abundance of choice. A popular meme from Reddit compares the absence of true freedom in Red Dead Redemption 2 to Fallout: New Vegas.
