The Red Dead Redemption games really did tie one another up in a nice little bow, forming a single cohesive narrative that very few other series have ever really managed to come close to. The two games are really recognizable as high points in storytelling for the medium, and so in many senses it would be a shame if we never saw it again.
That said, a third game would have a difficult job finding exactly what it should be, whether that's an entirely original story, or one that draws on existing characters. It turns out that there are those within Rockstar themselves who have strong opinions on what the franchise should do next as well, and one in particular who thinks it should be left as a proverbial monument moving forward.
In his appearance on the Lex Fridman Podcast, Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser shared his thoughts on Red Dead Redemption, saying, “Each of the [GTA] games was kind of a standalone story. It’s not quite the same [with Red Dead Redemption]. I think it probably would be, in some ways, sadder if someone continued on Red Dead, because it was a cohesive two-game arc. That might be more sad...
