Middle Class Roadman Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I personally love all the river and lake parts of the world. Dakota River - Probably my favourite river in the game for scenery. From Calumet Ravine way up in the north all the way down to Flat Iron Lake. Would definitely recommend slowly trotting along the trails that run alongside the river between Cumberland Forest and Grizzlies West for some spectacular views and scenery. Donner Falls really is a sight to behold. Also hunting for Deer, Pronghorn and ducks more towards the southern portion of the river below Diablo Ridge and Horse Shoe overlook is a favourite past time of mine. Kamassa River - Again another incredibly long river that has an epic journey from north to south. Starting way up in the gloomy forests of Roanoke Ridge before flowing into the swamps and Bayous, finally flowing past Saint Denis into the Lannehachee River. Favourite part of Kamassa is definitely the area in and around Brandywine Drop - the views from the top of the waterfall are astonishing. I discovered the area just below the waterfall while hunting for a Robin. Super peaceful and serene along the riverbed down there, love just setting up camp there, fishing and taking it all in. Taking a canoe down through the swamp region of the river at sunset is also something I'd recommend doing. Owanjila Lake - Certainly my favourite lake in the game and go to spot if I need some Beaver pelts Another favourite spot to just set up camp and take everything in. Heartlands Overflow - Only recently realised how much I like this spot. Nothing much to it other than just a marshy grass area but I went on a duck hunt there yesterday for some animal fat while the sun was setting and it instantly became a new favourite area of mine. Heres a pic I took while there... Spoiler With such a big and diverse map with so many different regions, points of interest and spots for scenery, it'll be interesting to know what everyones favourite parts are. Kirk Lazarus and ShayD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silly_nate Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I hate to be that guy but the entire map is just fooking stunning. Can I say that this map is my favorite map? because choosing a favorite part of this map is kinda hard for me. The bayou is great. The desert is great. The plains are great. The mountains are great. The snow is great. The forests are great. 10/10. Kemasus, Winonas, ShayD and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Lazarus Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 The clear water mountain lakes Moonstone Pond and O'Creagh's Run are wonderful spots. The northern Ambarino snowy sections capture the secluded quiet nature a place like that in real life is like. I wish Tall Trees was larger. And I adore the desert sections in the previous game. They needed some more thought to match the rich textured aspect of all the new locations. I'm not suggesting changing anything major it just needed to feel more hmm, "awake?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algonquin Assassin Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 It's really hard to pick just one since all of it is just stunning. However I like the Heartlands because it reminds me of where my family came from (I'm a country boy) and it just has this "homely" feel to it. silly_nate, SneakyDeaky and Jabalous 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyThereFriend Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Hard to say because it's all so great but I'll say that Saint Denis took me by surprise. I never expected a city, an actual city to be in a Red Dead game. I think Saint Denis is Rockstar's most realistic feeling city yet. Mainly because of the alleyways and the size of the streets and whatnot. In Los Santos the roads feel quite wide and the alleyways are few and far between. Also the detail of Saint Denis is off the damn charts. What can I say, I love the fancy looking style of Saint Denis. Kemasus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotomodePNG Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) The heartlands makes me feel at home when playing with Arthur...The camp in chapter two was my favorite. Edited February 7, 2019 by Morgan Winonas and SneakyDeaky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlboroMan1995 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 The heartlands are great. Especially out around Emerald Ranch; real beautiful out there. Cumberland forest can be pretty too. SneakyDeaky and Algonquin Assassin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Class Roadman Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 38 minutes ago, HeyThereFriend said: Hard to say because it's all so great but I'll say that Saint Denis took me by surprise. I never expected a city, an actual city to be in a Red Dead game. I think Saint Denis is Rockstar's most realistic feeling city yet. Mainly because of the alleyways and the size of the streets and whatnot. In Los Santos the roads feel quite wide and the alleyways are few and far between. Also the detail of Saint Denis is off the damn charts. What can I say, I love the fancy looking style of Saint Denis. Yeah I thought the same about Saint Denis as well. I was pretty much in awe when I first got there, it's feels like the most alive city Rockstar has made to date. So much going on with everyone going about their business. HeyThereFriend 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac- Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 This is a tough one, but I do love travelling along the Dakota river especially the northern half. There's alot of lovely places in this game, and the scenery has nearly got me killed a few times. Middle Class Roadman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdavies457 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 1 hour ago, HeyThereFriend said: Hard to say because it's all so great but I'll say that Saint Denis took me by surprise. I never expected a city, an actual city to be in a Red Dead game. I think Saint Denis is Rockstar's most realistic feeling city yet. Mainly because of the alleyways and the size of the streets and whatnot. In Los Santos the roads feel quite wide and the alleyways are few and far between. Also the detail of Saint Denis is off the damn charts. What can I say, I love the fancy looking style of Saint Denis. Going to get some hate for this but it's not really a city is it. You could fit Saint Denis into the airport in Los Santos with room to spare. Both cities in the 2 prior GTA titles were far more vibrant and realistic imo. RJX74 and Vanilla Shake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbatron Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Some favourites: Valentine feels like a proper western setting. As Rain Falls points out, some of the views from the mountains in Grizzlies East are amazing. Sections of the Kamassa and Dakota rivers, especially the waterfalls. North of Big Valley for an area bustling with wildlife. I love the whole map though - there’s so much variety in the feel of different locations. Mac- and Middle Class Roadman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac- Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I should have waited, then quoted your post JimBatron, my thoughts exactly. Jimbatron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryancoke66 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I'd have to say the spooky elements of bluewater marsh and roanoke ridge are definitely enticing. silly_nate and Winonas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy_Ivanhoe Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Big Valley is my favorite if I had to pick. From Lake Owanjila up to the Little Creek River. Strawberry is also my favorite town. Reminds me of trips to Colorado when I was younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemoyne outlaw Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 well i really like the heartlands. it reminds me of where i grew up in tennessee. even if its not based on tn. it still reminds me of it. and i know roanoke ridge is partly based off east tn. and as someone who has been to east tn a few times it does remind me of it a lot. i also like all the towns in new hanover. they are really nice. i also really like scarlett meadows. i love the red dirt. it is very unique. it reminds me of punto orgullo from red dead redemption 1. because punto orgullo was a desert but the sand was white. it was very unique looking. just like in scarlett meadows the dirt is red. i like it a lot. it reminds me of when i went through oklahoma one time. oklahoma has red dirt. so i thought it was cool. i also really like the civil war battlefield near shady belle. and lastly i really like the geysers. they are very cool. SneakyDeaky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Class Roadman Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 10 hours ago, tdavies457 said: Going to get some hate for this but it's not really a city is it. You could fit Saint Denis into the airport in Los Santos with room to spare. Both cities in the 2 prior GTA titles were far more vibrant and realistic imo. The two cities are 114 years apart so I dont really see how thats a fair comparison You're also forgetting that the game is set in 1899 so for the time it would have been a decent sized city. Also size isn't detrimental to how vibrant a city is. Obviously LS was much bigger but it seemed pretty lifeless if you ask me. Cutter De Blanc and HeyThereFriend 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdavies457 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 6 hours ago, Dark Rosewood Varnish said: The two cities are 114 years apart so I dont really see how thats a fair comparison You're also forgetting that the game is set in 1899 so for the time it would have been a decent sized city. Also size isn't detrimental to how vibrant a city is. Obviously LS was much bigger but it seemed pretty lifeless if you ask me. Yeah it wasn't me who originally made the comparison. I was responding to somebody else's comment. And I'm not forgetting what period the game is set in. Even in 1899 the city of New Orleans would have been probably 20x bigger than it's depicted in RDR2. So no, not really a decent sized city at all. It's more comparable to one of the towns in GTA V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obsi Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 So many lovely places, but my favourite spot is around little creek river with the purple flowers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jungz Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) Grizzlies West as a whole. The entire territory is so soothing yet eerie at the same time. You feel like you're alone in the world but somehow you also feel like you're being watched. I also love the ambient music that plays there exclusively. @tdavies457 While it's true that Saint-Denis is relatively small in scale, you have to remember just how big the map is supposed to be from the characters' perspective. The same way that a drive from Los Santos to Paleto Bay in GTA V canonically takes about 4 hours, a horse ride from Tumbleweed to Van Horn could realistically take weeks upon weeks. When the gang moves from one camp to another, they don't really travel that far from our POV but to them, they just bought themselves weeks of assured safety. So with that said, Saint-Denis is probably 20-30 times larger than what we see it as. Edited February 8, 2019 by ThroatSlasher2 Jutland and naanbread 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Class Roadman Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 5 hours ago, tdavies457 said: Yeah it wasn't me who originally made the comparison. I was responding to somebody else's comment. And I'm not forgetting what period the game is set in. Even in 1899 the city of New Orleans would have been probably 20x bigger than it's depicted in RDR2. So no, not really a decent sized city at all. It's more comparable to one of the towns in GTA V. Yeah and the city of Los Angeles is 20x bigger than than whats depicted in GTA V, whats your point ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShayD Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 the general area between rhodes and emerald ranch would be one of my favourites, nice mix of forests and plains. Another would be north in Ambario where the river flows along the banks of the forest with steep cliffs, around the Fort Wallace area I think, its where I caught my first pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coach_wargo Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) It's hard to pick a favorite, there are so many great locations. I find myself drawn to the Kamassa River north of Brandywine Drop. I love hunting and fishing up there, I just wish it would rain a little less. The Roanoke Valley below Brandywine Drop is also a beautiful peaceful place to fish and hunt. The Dakota River just below Window Rock is another great place. There's a hunting cabin that you can sleep in, and great fishing and hunting here as well. You can also grab a canoe and paddle down the river to Cumberland Falls. The south end of the Dakota where the "S" bend is at is also great. I also find myself drawn to the area Northwest of Pikes Basin. I just think it's a cool landscape, and the views down to Cholla Springs are awesome. Mescalero on the South rim of Pike Basin is also cool. It's not labeled on the map, but when you ride through the name pops up on screen. There's not much to do there. No great hunting or anything, but it has a great Western vibe. Mescalero is also a fun place to ride out waves of bounty hunters. Edited February 8, 2019 by coach_wargo formatting Middle Class Roadman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyuNova Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 The Heartlands Saint Denis The snowy North Saint Denis rivals Assassins Creed games for sheer beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJX74 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Everything excluding Cumberland forest/Roanoke Ridge. Hate the trees. Prefer open areas that I can ride across (Heartlands, Big Valley, Great Plains, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non Funkable Token Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Each area has its unique beauty. I'll pick Great Plains because it reminds me the type of terrain I've lived for most of my life #YellowLand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Hammer Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 (edited) I moved into the Veteran's house on O'Creagh's run. My favorite spot. Bill kept coming by every few days to tell me Dutch wanted me back at camp, but I never listened Edited February 11, 2019 by JC Hammer tonko, SneakyDeaky, Kirk Lazarus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonko Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 New Austin. I'm just too much of a RDR 1 fan so i can't help it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter De Blanc Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Judging by my photo album you'd think New Austin, but it's probably the East Grizzlies. Can't really decide though. Anywhere that has good campsites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
