The 5 fictional RDR2 states are equuivalent roughly to which real-world US states?

[Jǫrmungandr]

I was thinking about which states these 5 fictional Red Dead states are equivalent to... I'm a nerd for most time periods and regions in terms of history, so I'd like to understand "where" I am when playing.

Below is my impression/feeling of where I'm at, based on climate, cities, the states' positions relative to each other etc.. Correct me if I am wrong, especially if you're American or knowledgable about USA geography. I've never been in USA...

Here goes:

AMBARINO: The snowy landscape and the fact that we're fleeing east, from the west, had me thinking I was originally fleeing from the west coast, then at the beginning of the game passing through Wyoming and Nebraska in Chapter 1, perhaps a combination of both, into Kansas (NEW HANOVER). Nebraska, partially squeezed in between the other two can perhaps amount to some of Ambarino and some of New Hanover. I've also thought of Arkansas (southern New Hanover) and some of Missouri (The far east of New Hanover).

LEMOYNE, with swamps and crocodiles and whatnot, and that southern states feel about it must surely be equivalent to Louisiana and Mississippi, right? And the look, the feel, and the coastal position of Saint Denis is the equivalent of the city of New Orleans, i should think. There's also the french connection there.

The last one is NEW AUSTIN, right? I haevn't been there yet, but I'm thinking NEW MEXICO, probably ?? Probably gonna be a bit dry and dusty?

[Argstein]

New Austin and West Elizabeth were the only US States on the map for Red Dead Redemption 1 online, however below New Austin was a river you could cross to get to Mexico, so i would liken New Austin to Texas

[Jǫrmungandr]

Publicado originalmente por asdfwasdf:

New Austin and West Elizabeth were the only US States on the map for Red Dead Redemption 1 online, however below New Austin was a river you could cross to get to Mexico, so i would liken New Austin to Texas

Yeah, of course. you're right. I mixed up Texas and New Mexico there for a moment. Texas, of course, is east of New Mexico, and therefore adjacent to Louisiana. It's what I meant. My bad. And I didn't play RDR1 by the way, so I have no knowledge about the states, as they were, in that game.

[Level 9 Hamslayer]

They're not based on any particular state but an amalgamation/representative of that area with one exception, Saint Denis, that's based off of New Orleans and lannahechee may be the Mississippi river.

Publicado originalmente por krikkert:

Publicado originalmente por asdfwasdf:

New Austin and West Elizabeth were the only US States on the map for Red Dead Redemption 1 online, however below New Austin was a river you could cross to get to Mexico, so i would liken New Austin to Texas

Yeah, of course. you're right. I mixed up Texas and New Mexico there for a moment. Texas, of course, is east of New Mexico, and therefore adjacent to Louisiana. It's what I meant. My bad.

I've been to Texas, albeit a long time ago but I didn't get Texas vibes from New Austin and I've heard native Texans say it's not Texas, it's more like Arizona, Utah, Nevada that area.

[Jǫrmungandr]

Publicado originalmente por Level 6 Ham Fighter:

They're not based on any particular state but an amalgamation/representative of that area with one exception, Saint Denis, that's based off of New Orleans and lannahechee may be the Mississippi river.

Publicado originalmente por krikkert:

Yeah, of course. you're right. I mixed up Texas and New Mexico there for a moment. Texas, of course, is east of New Mexico, and therefore adjacent to Louisiana. It's what I meant. My bad.

I've been to Texas, albeit a long time ago but I didn't get Texas vibes from New Austin and I've heard native Texans say it's not Texas, it's more like Arizona, Utah, Nevada that area.

Hm, okay. Thanks. Arizona, Utah, Nevada... Assuming that we choose go with that, that would more or less bring Dutch's gang back to the west... That said, don't give any spoilers about the wheres and the hows. I'm only halfway in the game. :)

[Level 9 Hamslayer]

Publicado originalmente por krikkert:

Publicado originalmente por Level 6 Ham Fighter:

They're not based on any particular state but an amalgamation/representative of that area with one exception, Saint Denis, that's based off of New Orleans and lannahechee may be the Mississippi river.


I've been to Texas, albeit a long time ago but I didn't get Texas vibes from New Austin and I've heard native Texans say it's not Texas, it's more like Arizona, Utah, Nevada that area.

Hm, okay. Thanks. Arizona, Utah, Nevada... Assuming that we choose go with that, that would more or less bring Dutch's gang back to the west... That said, don't give any spoilers about the wheres and the hows. I'm only halfway in the game. :)

Oh yeah. I was curious myself so I went looking but everyone had their own version and people saying how their area doesn't look/feel right and it's more like here or there. Best explanation is multiple influnces from geographical area. Maybe people were expecting more accurate places Given how GTA 5 was based on real places.

[Jǫrmungandr]

Publicado originalmente por Level 6 Ham Fighter:

Publicado originalmente por krikkert:

Hm, okay. Thanks. Arizona, Utah, Nevada... Assuming that we choose go with that, that would more or less bring Dutch's gang back to the west... That said, don't give any spoilers about the wheres and the hows. I'm only halfway in the game. :)

Oh yeah. I was curious myself so I went looking but everyone had their own version and people saying how their area doesn't look/feel right and it's more like here or there. Best explanation is multiple influnces from geographical area. Maybe people were expecting more accurate places Given how GTA 5 was based on real places.

Never played much with the GTA series myself. If you read my original post, I do mention 4 real states possibly put into New Hanover alone. I'm sure there can be opinions about that, one way or another, but the point is that I was always on that line - that the states in game are not necessarily directly based on a specific real state. They blur and overlap, if that makes sense. It's more a matter of forming a fairly accurate general idea where we are relative to the real world 1900. And I was just interested in seeing other people's take on it, especially those who live there or know more about it, to see if they roughly aligned with my own take on it ;)