That world...
John Marston's story was brilliant, but it's over now. RD
drew from The Searchers, and all the other great westerns, to create one of the most compelling and original tales in a long time. Even so, the sheer beauty and magnificence of that world trumps what would otherwise be one of the most original video-game plots of the decade.
I adored that game, but I'm not going to buy a sequel. They nailed the world so completely that any possible sequel would just feel like story DLC, rather than something compelling. The they crafted was so seamless, immersive and - damn...
I could go on for hours, but you get the point. Red Dead was brilliant, but I don't want a direct sequel to it, even if the plot is just as good. What I really want, is for Rockstar to take that world, that characterisation, and that level of story telling somewhere else, and to craft another stunning game in a different time and place.