Summary
ARed Dead Redemption 2player has noticed that the game missed a chance to make steamboats more important during missions. WhileRed Dead Redemption 2provides lots of ways to interact with its world through missions and exploration, this player thinks steamboats could have been used in a more impactful way in the story.
Red Dead Redemption 2provides a wide variety of missions, including those in the main storyline and additional “Stranger Missions,” each bringing its own themes and elements like gunfights, heists, and Wild West exploration. The game also offers special activities like hunting legendary animals, completing challenges, and doing robberies, which make the huge open world feel more alive. However, one player thinks there was a missed chance to use one of the game’s elements better.
A Reddit user, BairvilleShine, shared a screenshot of one of the steam-powered boats foundinRDR2’s open world. This boat is one of several that players can spot in the game. Even though it’s a pretty basic design, BairvilleShine was disappointed that these steamboats weren’t used in the game’s missions. They were hoping to actually control the boats during a mission, which could have added a fun new element to the gameplay and even led to some exciting water battles.
Other players shared the same thought, feeling that the game missed a chance to include steamboats in its story. Some fans think Rockstar Games might have avoided steamboat missions becauseRDR2’s Van der Linde gang, the main characters, are against the technological and industrial changes happening in America at that time. Since the gang sees modernization as a threat to their way of life, they might have left out steamboats, which represent progress, from the game’s narrative.
Interestingly, many players didn’t know that Arthur Morgan could actually drive these steamboats. BairvilleShine pointed out that while these boats can often be seen cruising along the east coast, from Annesburg to Saint Denis and into Flat Iron Lake, they’re not usually docked or easy to get to. To take control of a boat, players would have to shoot the NPC driving it and then swim out to board. This setup likely made it easy for the boats to be overlooked as interactive features in the game.
Even with everything the game offers, finding and discussing missed opportunities like the steamboats shows how muchRed Dead Redemption 2still means to its community. Players keep exploring, making mods, and digging into every detail. Even years after it came out, people are still passionate about the game, always looking for new ways to enjoy and expand on their experiences.
