You can hip fire both revolvers and rifles/shotguns.
The story evolved naturally out of the first Red Dead- a small team had begun writing ideas for the story of Dutch’s Gang before the first Redemption had even released, and the vagueness of how the gang’s history was described in the last game helped that.
Arthur is a character not mentioned in the previous game, and although there are basic characteristics to him, whether he is an honourable outlaw or a brutal outlaw is up to you (outside of story missions).
You can research animals and add them into a journal.
If you come across someone with a snake bite, you’ll need to use a tonic, if you don’t have one, Morgan will need to suck the poison out of the bite.
Inspect your guns at any time to decide to whether to clean them.
You have to scrub each part of Morgan individually whilst having a bath.
Certain women in towns will offer you a “deluxe bath”
Michah bell was a hitman previously before joining the gang, amongst other things.
Stealth is a bigger element than the previous game. You can direct other gang members to take out enemies quietly.
You can perform dressage with your horse.
There are letters and books across the environment filled with the lore of the world.
Using guns in the rain increases likelihood of rusting.