Final of Red Dead Redemption was a controversial decision for Roskstar

During the master class of Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris, the leading game designer and co-author of Red Dead Redemption Christian Cantamessa talked about the final of the game. The ending that was so fond of the fans was not easy for the developers. Further, of course, spoilers.

In the final scene, the main character of the game, John Marston, dies. So wanted Cantamese and this decision was supported by Sam Hauser, but there were objective difficulties. The world of Red Dead Redemption works roughly according to the same laws as in the Grand Theft Auto series, where after the end of the storyline gamers can continue to play, explore the open world. The death of John violated the usual order of things and at some point from her at all wanted to give up, but Christian insisted that this will work best.

So it was decided to give players the opportunity to play after the final credits for the son of John Marston. It was a strong decision, which opened a lot of new opportunities for the team to history. In addition, the tragic death of Marston in a sense personified "the death of the West."

Rockstar incurred additional development costs, thanks to which such an outcome became possible. Christian thanked the Hauser Brothers, who approved this decision and presented all the necessary resources. He also noted that Rockstar does have "eggs", which makes them a truly special studio.

Red Dead Redemption is available today on PS3, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The release of the second part of the game is scheduled for 2018 for consoles of a new generation.