Up to this point, the modding community is stronger than ever, and there are more mods out there than our own imaginations can keep up with! But have you ever imagined what a crossover between Red Dead Redemption 2 and Pokémon would actually look like?
Yeah, me neither, but apparently someone did, since this brand-new mod for Rockstar Games’ open-world Western masterpiece takes that exact idea and puts it into practice in the most literal way possible.
Gotta Catch 'Em All in The Old West
Created by Blurbs, a popular content creator, Twitch streamer, and software developer known for creating "nonsense" comedy mods for popular video games, this project literally transforms Red Dead Redemption 2 into a Pokémon-style RPG.
This means that yes, you can expect the core systems that make the Nintendo franchise so iconic, including different Pokémon to catch, move sets to unlock and manage, and even Gym Leaders to defeat.
The modder shared the unusual concept in a YouTube video, showing Arthur Morgan exploring the Wild West in search of animals to capture with a period-appropriate Pokéball. And he can even name his catches and battle his way through the entire van der Linde...
