How Historically Accurate is Red Dead Redemption 2?

Watch its unimaginably long credit roll and you’ll spot a number of researchers whose roles were dedicated to making sure Red Dead Redemption 2 reflected a historical reality. Outside of the simulation genre, video game tends to play very fast and loose with history, but Rockstar Games has gone above and beyond to make the world seem deeply believable while functioning within the parameters of an open world entertainment experience. This dedication to realism exercised by Rockstar is comme