Consisting primarily of a single-player, action-adventure campaign, the game cast you as John Marston, a complex and conflicted former outlaw forced to hunt down his old crew after the government takes his wife and son hostage. Among other things, the original Red Dead Redemption was celebrated for its story and characters, its stunning, open-world vistas, and its refined shooting mechanics. Expect more of the same in Red Dead 2. Rockstar Games The game was developed using the same engine as, and it borrowed the same basic story-driven mission structure of that game.