Rockstar Co-Founder Says Red Dead's Shocking Ending Angered Many, But the Call Was Right

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser recalled the divisive ending of Red Dead Redemption in 2010, in which the main character, John Marston, is killed. In an interview, he said the game's lead designer, Christian Cantamessa, wanted to kill Marston, but Houser wondered about the realities of building the game: 'If you kill the hero, how does an open-world game work?' 'So I said, I think maybe we should

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser recalled the controversial ending of 2010's Red Dead Redemption, in which the main character, John Marston, was killed. In an interview, he said that the game's lead designer, Christian Kantamsa, intended to kill off Marston, but Houser wondered about the realities of making the game: "How does an open-world game work if you've killed off the protagonist?" "So I said, 'I think maybe I should.'