8 Incredible Fun Facts You Didn't Know About Red Dead Redemption 2

Mount Hagen! in RDR1, you can meet a character named Landon Ricketts.

He was portrayed by Ross Hagen, who died a year after the game's release.

Rockstar named this mountain, Mount Hagen, to honor his memory.

Street Names! While you're on the RDR1 subject, let's take a look at the street signs in blackwater. Some of them have the same names as locations in RDR2.

Here's Sisika Avenue.

Which inspired the Sisika penitentiary.

Over here, you can find Wapiti Avenue.

It has the same name as the Wapiti Indian Reservation.

Here's Van Horn Street.

Which inspired the name of the Van Horn trading post.

There's also a street named Tallulah Place.

You can't find a location called Tallulah in RDR2. However, originally there was supposed to be a town called Tallulah Jetty in the game.

Sandra Bullock's House! For the next one, you will need to go here.

Its commonly known that Saint Denis is based on new Orleans.

This house in particular is inspired by Sandra Bullock's new Orleans property.

Deleted Mission! In RDR1, theme was supposed to be a stranger mission, that featured a giant and a little person.

Here's the audio of the missions (First, Second, Third, and Forth(A&B) missions).

This mission inspired a similar one which you can currently play in RDR2.

It's called the Smell of Grease paint and it also features a giant and a little person.

Hitching Posts! You've probably noticed the hitching posts in Saint Denis look different than in other towns.

That's because they're based in the real life hitching posts in the Orleans.

Street Signs! You can also notice that the street names in Saint Denis are written on the sidewalks. It is based in real life street signs in new Orleans.

Brand names If you play RDR1, you can notice that the same brands return in RDR2. For example, in Armadillo, you can find a Jolly Jacks advertisement.

You can use their chewing tobacco in RDR2.

In Saint Denis, you can find a spaldings building near the train station. Spaldings is a luxurious clothing store, you can hear peds complaining about it in RDR1.

Not steven DGG! Sounds awfully like Trevor Philips, it led players to believe that he's portrayed by Steven OGG, the actor who portrayed Trevor.

However, steven OGG confirmed that wasn't him.

The actor who portrayed the Laramie gang leader can be heard during the diamond casing heist. And you can tell that this is not steven OGG.