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Synth Potato🥔@SynthPotato · Dec 7, 2024

Red Dead Redemption 2 is easily still the most detailed open world game ever made, even 6 years later, nothing has…

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A thread highlighting 10 impressive environmental and physics details in Red Dead Redemption 2, including realistic animal behavior, body decomposition, weather effects, weapon maintenance mechanics, and context-specific animation systems that demonstrate why the game remains one of the most detailed open worlds ever created.

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    Red Dead Redemption 2 is easily still the most detailed open world game ever made, even 6 years later, nothing has come close. Here are 10 amazing details from RDR2 that will literally blow your mind that you probably missed. A Thread 🧵

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    1) You can move turbines If you shoot turbines in the right spots with an arrow, you can see the turbine realistically being pushed towards where you shot it at.

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    2) Decomposing ALL bodies in RDR2 realistically decompose in real-time, that includes both humans and animals, going all the way to only skeleton remains being left behind. Bodies can also be eaten in pieces by different animals, just try throwing someone into a pig pen and see what happens, it's dark.

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    3) Animals actually hunt Animals in RDR2 are extremely realistic, arguably the most realistic wildlife ever created in a video game. Animals realistically hunt other animals, Bears can be seen grabbing fish out of the water to eat, eagles can be spotted hunting smaller animals by just picking them up. The craziest part is none of this is truly fully scripted, as you can interrupt these at any time and take the fish for yourself.

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    4) Stars don't shine brightly in cities The sky of RDR2 reacts realistically to where the player is in the world, if you're out in the wilderness, it will be much easier to see all the stars in the sky in comparison to being in a town, where all the light pollution drowns out the sky lights.

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    A small break from the thread Be sure to follow me at @SynthPotato if you're looking for more content like this plus thoughts, opinions, reviews and more! Enjoy the rest of the thread ❤️

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    5) Troughs & Boats react realistically Both Troughs & Boats react to being shot, troughs will empty out of water when shot while boats will be filled with water and sink if they are pierced through by a bullet.

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    6) Secret finishers RDR2 is filled with secret animations that depend on very specific situations, for example, tackling an NPC into water with a knife will result in this struggle execution. Do the same without a weapon and Arthur drowns the person barehanded, there are a ton of these especially with different animations for sitting positions as well.

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    7) Clean vs Dirty Guns Cleanliness of weapons affects their usage quite significantly, if you ever felt like there was too much weapon sway in RDR2, then you probably just didn't clean your guns enough. A dirty gun results in slower reloading, less accuracy, a different firing sound for all guns and added sway.

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    9) Snow on Trees While we have seen some great looking snow in other games like The Last of Us, the snow in RDR2 remains mind-blowing for an open world title. Not only does the snow have realistic deformation, the snow on trees reacts incredibly realistically to Arthur walking by it.

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    10) Different arrows types In RDR2, you can use various different arrow types, such as improved and small game arrows, All these arrows actually look and operate vastly differently, for example, improved arrows pierce through objects much more effectively Small game arrows seem to have blunt ends as to not damage the skin of small sized animals. incredible details.

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    Be sure to follow me for more threads like this and much more content! And that is 10 insane details that really only RDR2 and Rockstar could deliver at this high of quality, six years later it still is the greatest open world game ever made. What is your favourite detail from RDR2? and be sure to mention any I missed so I can include them in a future thread!

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    Sources: Be sure to check these guys out for much more details! full credit to them for the footage: - Gamebest: youtube.com/watch?v=6EwYJi… - Hectorio: youtube.com/watch?v=rbIcsN… - Nestan: youtube.com/watch?v=usMFxJ…

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    While you're here, check out my other thread covering even more details from RDR2 here:

    Synth Potato🥔@SynthPotato · Oct 26, 2024

    Red Dead Redemption 2 turns 6 years old today is one of the most detailed games ever and it is more detailed than most modern games releasing today! Here are 10 of my favorite small and hidden details in RDR2 that you might have missed. A Thread 🧵