Red Dead Redemption 2 Is "Slightly More Novelistic" than GTA 5 because Rockstar Co-Founder Dan Houser "Binged on Victorian Novels" for Inspiration

From Dickens to Deadeye: How iconic literature helped shape Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA’s stories

How iconic literature helped shape Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA's stories, as Dan Houser reveals the surprising Victorian influences behind Rockstar’s most ambitious worlds and characters.

You might think Red Dead Redemption 2 was only inspired by classic Westerns, but it may have been very different if not for the writer's love of a much-loved Victorian-era detective

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser has recently being doing the rounds to chat about to his company Absurd Ventures, and his latest tidbit from his time at the Grand Theft Auto studio is the surprisingly revelation Red Dead Redemption 2 perhaps owes as much to Victorian literature as it does cowboy films.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is "slightly more novelistic" than GTA 5 because Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser "binged on Victorian novels" for inspiration

"If you look at Dickens, Zola, Tolstoy or any of those authors, there's that feeling of all the world is here – that's what you're trying to get in open world games"

Dan Houser Discusses Victorian Novels, Red Dead Redemption, and the Evolution of Open-World Gaming

I It’s challenging to find a more contemporary form of entertainment than open-world video games. Merging storytelling, social interaction, and the freedom to roam, these expansive technological projects offer a uniquely immersive experience with infinite possibilities. But do they truly embody novel concepts in storytelling? This week, I had a conversation with Dan Hauser, co-founder [...] The post Dan Houser Discusses Victorian Novels, Red Dea…