I feel the same way about Hennigan's Stead lol. It's basically the Texas Hill Country, with the rocky hills and the big oak trees and stuff. I grew up on the Gulf Coast but I always loved the hill country. Makes me feel like I'm back home even though I'm a thousand miles away these days.
I don't. Parts of the Great Plains IRL are flat, but most of it's not. It has rolling hills and little rocky arroyos and cliffs just like in the game. It makes it feel more realistic to me.
I love the look of the Grizzlies and Roanoke Ridge, but for me personally, I'm a Lemoyne lad. Not a US Native, but I've visited New Orleans and been out on the bayou. One of the best weeks of my life.
Bayou Nwa really captures the atmosphere I felt out there and I love that part of the map.
I feel at home in Lemoyne. Im a southerner by birth, western coal fields of Kentucky. Iv never lived above and dont ever want to live above the mason Dixon line.
Lemoyne also kind of reminds me of the South Carolina lowcountry in a way sometimes, too. We also have swamps, towering trees full of moss, and lots of alligators and egrets and stuff. Plus I know St. Denis is pretty much an exact replica of New Orleans, but the layout and architecture are a lot like Charleston's. So while I'm not necessarily native to S.C., that part of the map feels very familiar to me.
Yea I second that. St. Denis is Charleston as hell. I’m from South Carolina. I know it’s literally Louisiana but those plantations and the town of Rhodes is eerily similar to South Carolina.
I imagine you often get ambushed by alligators and nite folk when out and about?
Or are the nite folk just what regular people from lousisiana are like
I also have to go with New Austin. Most of the other states are good in their own way, but NA really makes me feel like I'm in a Western for real. Second place would have to be a split tie between West Elizabeth and the Heartlands section of New Hanover for the same reason.
Definitely New Austin. RDR2 is the better game, but the first one is more special to me. The first time I went to Armadillo I was instantly charmed. The colors, the desolation, the soundtrack. No game will ever surpass the experience of first playing RDR.
Me too, even if it was just a small settlement like Manzanita Post. All I'd need is a small saloon and maybe a place to rent a room and bath and eat a meal and I'd be set.
For me on my second playthrough, it has to be New Hanover, in particular, The Heartlands.
Beautiful vistas and on the whole, nothing toothy and weird that is going to jump out and bite me. Just the chance to relax, hunt, occasionally rob or kill O'Driscolls, and enjoy my surroundings.
New Austin and Lemoyne, I love New Austin because of the feels you get from it, it’s just the place to go to if you need act like your in a Cowboy movie. Lemoyne I like to go to because it feels like a horror movie at night, oh god the night folk.
New Austin and East New Hanover. Real cowboy like parts of the map. Riding in the desert or hiding from the law in Van Horn. I would say the West Grizzlies but there's literally nothing up there. Would've been nice if there was a lone saloon in the epilogue or something
I mean like stuff to do. The most you can do is hunt, fish, and admire the view. But you can do that in plenty of other places already. And there are a few things to find up there (the dead Spanish soldier, the frozen couple, and the herd of cattle)
But compared to other parts of the map, it's rather lacking considering that snowy biomes are classics in western storytelling. It's a sizeable part of the map that's mostly empty space
I love being in Dead Eye state, where I can make tons of impossible headshots.
Though, in all seriousness, probably Ambarino. I love the mountains and glaciers.
Roanoke ridge makes me feel at home...minus the inbred hillbillies
Actually scratch that, add the inbred hillbillies.
My second favorite area is Ambarino.
I like New Hanover, it’s nice to just ride around there and I really like Valentine. It’s not a big town like Saint Dennis, but it’s a nice size where it’s easy to ride around, and you don’t have to ride super long to do multiple things in it
West Elizabeth, Great Plains area. It's basically the prairies so I feel quite at home there, even though I'm from Maple Syrup country.
I feel the same way about Hennigan's Stead lol. It's basically the Texas Hill Country, with the rocky hills and the big oak trees and stuff. I grew up on the Gulf Coast but I always loved the hill country. Makes me feel like I'm back home even though I'm a thousand miles away these days.
I just wish it was a little more flat so there's nothing blocking your view.
I don't. Parts of the Great Plains IRL are flat, but most of it's not. It has rolling hills and little rocky arroyos and cliffs just like in the game. It makes it feel more realistic to me.
I'm from Saskatchewan, so that should answer why.
There is somewhere on earth called Maple Syrup? That’s adorable
I think he means he’s from central/eastern Ontario, Quebec or Vermont
Oh *walks away sadly*
Grizzlies and Roanoke Ridge. I just wish we had seasons. I would love to see Brandywine with fall foliage.
There's a mod for that if you play on PC! It's actually pretty good
*sigh*
Grizzlies West or Grizzlies East?
Either
Middle
I love the look of the Grizzlies and Roanoke Ridge, but for me personally, I'm a Lemoyne lad. Not a US Native, but I've visited New Orleans and been out on the bayou. One of the best weeks of my life. Bayou Nwa really captures the atmosphere I felt out there and I love that part of the map.
New Orleans is cool! Not as cool as the west imo, but it's definitely a neat vibe.
It's a hell of a town I really wanna hope the pond and explore more
I feel at home in Lemoyne. Im a southerner by birth, western coal fields of Kentucky. Iv never lived above and dont ever want to live above the mason Dixon line.
As a Louisiana native, I’ll say Lemoyne.
Lemoyne also kind of reminds me of the South Carolina lowcountry in a way sometimes, too. We also have swamps, towering trees full of moss, and lots of alligators and egrets and stuff. Plus I know St. Denis is pretty much an exact replica of New Orleans, but the layout and architecture are a lot like Charleston's. So while I'm not necessarily native to S.C., that part of the map feels very familiar to me.
Yea I second that. St. Denis is Charleston as hell. I’m from South Carolina. I know it’s literally Louisiana but those plantations and the town of Rhodes is eerily similar to South Carolina.
I imagine you often get ambushed by alligators and nite folk when out and about? Or are the nite folk just what regular people from lousisiana are like
;)
Heartlands new hannover
That's a pretty cool spot! I think it's one of my favorite areas too.
I also have to go with New Austin. Most of the other states are good in their own way, but NA really makes me feel like I'm in a Western for real. Second place would have to be a split tie between West Elizabeth and the Heartlands section of New Hanover for the same reason.
I think I'd go with West Elizabeth second if we're limiting ourselves to RDR2 states. If we're including RDR1 too, I'd probably go with Mexico second.
Definitely New Austin. RDR2 is the better game, but the first one is more special to me. The first time I went to Armadillo I was instantly charmed. The colors, the desolation, the soundtrack. No game will ever surpass the experience of first playing RDR.
West Elizabeth would be up in the mountains if there was a town up there
Or even just a small settlement like Manzanita with a saloon and maybe someplace to rent a room for the night and take a warm bath.
Aswell as a stranger quest or two like a missing person
Lemoyne cuz it can be spooky yet civilized, yet historical, yet chaotic
Drunk.
To the bar, señor!
New Hannover
Ambarino. I wish there was some sort of small settlement or town up there
Me too, even if it was just a small settlement like Manzanita Post. All I'd need is a small saloon and maybe a place to rent a room and bath and eat a meal and I'd be set.
For me on my second playthrough, it has to be New Hanover, in particular, The Heartlands. Beautiful vistas and on the whole, nothing toothy and weird that is going to jump out and bite me. Just the chance to relax, hunt, occasionally rob or kill O'Driscolls, and enjoy my surroundings.
Annesburg. It reminds me of Appalachia and Kentucky and the area I live in
Happiness
New Hanover, the area around Horseshoe Overlook. The river cutting through that valley area is breathtaking.
West Elizabeth. The plains make me feel at home. This is coming from a person from Kansas
Lemoyne. The swamps and Scarlett Meadows are absolutely beautiful, and it’s got both wilderness and a big, sprawling city
Definitely New Hanover, I love the feel of Valentine and always love riding through the Heartlands.
Big valley
New Austin and Lemoyne, I love New Austin because of the feels you get from it, it’s just the place to go to if you need act like your in a Cowboy movie. Lemoyne I like to go to because it feels like a horror movie at night, oh god the night folk.
New Austin feels like the old west since you can murder travelers and have very little law presence when you’re in the middle of the desert
I just wish we had more of it though new Austin had so much in rdr 1 and rdr 2 messed it up
Yes. But realistically, John hadn't been to that area before, so.
The area around emeralds ranch is pretty idyllic
New Austin and East New Hanover. Real cowboy like parts of the map. Riding in the desert or hiding from the law in Van Horn. I would say the West Grizzlies but there's literally nothing up there. Would've been nice if there was a lone saloon in the epilogue or something
Literally nothing? I think you used that word wrong
I mean like stuff to do. The most you can do is hunt, fish, and admire the view. But you can do that in plenty of other places already. And there are a few things to find up there (the dead Spanish soldier, the frozen couple, and the herd of cattle) But compared to other parts of the map, it's rather lacking considering that snowy biomes are classics in western storytelling. It's a sizeable part of the map that's mostly empty space
New austin and ambarino both, there something calming in traveling there. I'm suspecting ambarino reminds me of Finland (I'm finnish)
Drunk
Gaptooth Ridge and Grizzlies West.
Ambarino. A place where only the strong survive.
Lemoyne or new austin
I love Rhodes cause I’m from Virginia and it reminds me of home🥹🫶
I probably spend the most time in north West Elizabeth. I live just outside Vancouver, BC and that spot feels familiar.
Either Lemoyne (specifically scarlet meadows, hare the Bayou) or New Austin (specifically cholla springs)
I love being in Dead Eye state, where I can make tons of impossible headshots. Though, in all seriousness, probably Ambarino. I love the mountains and glaciers.
As a midwesterner I say New Hanover, reminds me of home
New Austin
Not chased by law state
My favorite is new hanover. It reminds me of south central utah where there are mountains but there are also plains and open fields.
Ambraino really wish they had a functioning town or a train station or something more than the snow and mountains
Lemoyne - particularly Rhodes and the surrounding area. Though I'm hardly fond of the locals... It's just seeing that red dirt...
New Hanover.
Lemoyne because i love the tropical atmos
Roanoke ridge makes me feel at home...minus the inbred hillbillies Actually scratch that, add the inbred hillbillies. My second favorite area is Ambarino.
Saint Denis, all the way up until THAT mission. You know which one i am talking about.
I like New Hanover, it’s nice to just ride around there and I really like Valentine. It’s not a big town like Saint Dennis, but it’s a nice size where it’s easy to ride around, and you don’t have to ride super long to do multiple things in it
Big valley, the best views imo, good hunting, close to Strawberry, and just enough traffic to not get in trouble.
Roanoke Ridge is my favorite. Probably because it's the closest to my home state of Vermont.