Red Dead Redemption 2 fan finds alternate opening cutscene a lot of us missed

It’s hard to believe that people are still finding little things in Red Dead Redemption 2 that others will likely have missed.

The Rockstar Games masterpiece is filled with tiny details, hidden secrets, and often-overlooked lines of dialogue. In this instance, it’s a whole cutscene you may have missed.

The next Rockstar game out of the gate is the monumental GTA 6 due in 2025

This Red Dead Redemption 2 detail occurs in the mission, Fisher of Men, which is a main story mission where you’ll take Jack on a little fishing trip.

The opening cutscene, where you talk with Abigail, can actually come in two versions as showcased on YouTube by AshwinY.

In order to see both versions you’d have to approach Abigail at different times of the day. During the daytime, you’ll get one version of the scene, but talk to her in the evening and a slightly longer and different scene will play.

It’s not a major difference and the mission itself still plays out the same way, but it shows the level of detail put in by the developers when programming the scenes.

This level of detail runs throughout Red Dead Redemption 2 with the many areas to explore off the beaten track which often reveal cool moments of lore or awesome secrets.

It seems many players have never seen this difference in scenes and why would you? Unless you happen to be there at a different time on a subsequent playthrough (and have a great memory) you’d likely never know.

Kudos to the development team. Rockstar Games are known for their detailed worlds so it’s no wonder fans are so eager to see what we’ll be exploring when GTAVI finally releases in 2025.

Of course, that’s a very different game, and the cowboy fans will have to wait much longer for a possible sequel to this one. But you can be sure that the folks at Rockstar are cooking up Red Dead Redemption 3 soon.