Putting aside the fact that there seems to be a fresh Rockstar rumour every other day, these latest whispers actually have some weight to them. As reported by Kotaku AU, Australian ratings board IARC has essentially refused the classification of an unannounced Rockstar project. Sadly, this is an all too common an occurrence down under, but at least the documentation has brought "Bonaire" to light.
"Bonaire" is the code name for whatever this mystery Rockstar project is, and at first glance it may not mean much. But again, as Kotaku AU points out, Bonaire is a southern Caribbean island, not too far off the coast of Venezuela.
Now, as those of you who have played through Red Dead Redemption 2 will know, the title has ties to Caribbean locations. With that in mind, many think that this "Bonaire" could have something to do with last year's open world blockbuster. Whether it ends up being the game's heavily speculated single player expansion, we'll have to wait and see. It could just be something to do with Red Dead Online, but all of this fuss perhaps suggests otherwise.
Rockstar's games just can't escape these rumours can they? Remember the supposed Grand Theft Auto V story DLC? That rumour lasted years before it finally slipped away, and now it seems to be Red Dead Redemption 2's turn.
[source kotaku.com.au]
Comments 18
I hope it is real. I would like to see Story DLC with Mexico map expansion. Maybe something past the Red Dead Redemption Story with Marston's son.. Although, it is probably not going to happen since they would need to remake map locations to match the setting of the 2nd game.
Either way, it could as well be some secondary character from the camp.. I think the Lenny Summers would be up for the job. He was one of my favs in the third game.
@ShogunRok Just for a little update, the IARC system is the automated/cheaper means to gain a rating (the publisher or indie just answers a series of questions online & gains a rating based on that). The ratings board itself can overrule the online system if they choose to though. (Appeals are handled by a separate board above them).
Thanks to our beloved laws wherein even our R18+ is effectively a rebadged MA15+,& its governence requires the agreement of all state government's it makes changes near impossible unless its considered a vote-winner!! slaps head
Just in the past few days dlc has seen We Happy Few, Kingdom Come Deliverance, Bonaire, & Hotline Miami 2 (Switch after the ps4 one got RC'd a few years ago),get hit with the banhammer.
But for some reason Switch owners were able to buy the Hotline Miami double pack (first game is allowed here),'til it was pulled down.
As for Bonaire, does rockstar even know how to make story dlc these days? They're "its just a matter of timing" PR prattle seems to ignore they're too busy making monetized online dlc to care!
@LemonHaze I spent over 100 hours in game and I think it could have been longer. Especially the story part.
Iād love it to be true, just recently got 100% in the single player. I would quite like a Sadie Adler expansion.
Still think a remake of the first game should be a no-brainer. So much of the ground work is already done, I even noticed Bonnie MacFarlane is in the online mode.
I wonder how much intern slave labor sweat was used to make this one
Mash X to hype
@Bamila I'm yet to finish it, in fact I have many unfinished games on the go, GOW, RDR2, HZD, Wastelands 2..... the list is long.
Let us hope this is real.
I'd love an expansion telling the story of Dutch, Arthur and Hosea when they were young cowpokes. Or just more Sadie.
Bonaire = Bonnie + Solitaire.
The DLC is basically just Bonnie playing cards at her ranch, alone. It's a 25 hour story.
Sadie with zombies please lol
@Robocod Ah, I see, thanks for the info. I do not envy the Australian classification process!
@Gremio108 Only 25 hours? Lazy devs.
Maybe something in new austin/ new Elizabeth related to the plague? If its single player, I'm up for it!!
Still "investigating sites" I keep discovering and the difficulty of finding Rock Carvings, Dinosaur Bones, Treasures or any other type of findings without online guides is DLC enough for me. However any DLC from legendary R* is a welcome addition.
I still load the game and just look at the world. Incredible!
@Gremio108 Don't forget, in order to play Bonnie's Solitaire you'll need special Mcfarlene Ranch $$ chips, which can be converted from rockstar gold bars!!
*Please note Mcfarlene $$ not useable outside of Mcfarlene Ranch & will need to be converted to gold bars for a small conversion fee!!š
@ShogunRok Yep, you cannot make up how idiotic & complex mess it is!
As much as I'd love for this to be RDR1 Remake using RDR2's engine, I suspect it is going to be RDR2 DLC instead.
Tap here to load 18 comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...