Summary
GreedFall 2: The Dying World, the upcoming sequel to Spiders' cult classic,GreedFall, has officially been confirmed to enter Steam Early Access this summer. In a way,GreedFall 2is Spiders' first real sequel, as althoughThe Technomanceris technically a sequel, it doesn’t continue the story ofMars: War Logs. At the same time,GreedFall 2isn’t a sequel at all and is instead a prequel set three years before the events of the first game.
DespiteGreedFall 2: The Dying Worldlaunching afterGreedFall, Spiders has confirmed that the next installment is indeed a prequel to its predecessor and that it will have a very minuscule and insignificant connection toGreedFall’s story and characters as well. That being said,GreedFall 2could still potentially run into a continuity problem with its protagonist, much like the problem thatRed Dead Redemption 2(also a sequel-prequel) faced with itsprotagonist, Arthur Morgan. To prevent this from happening,GreedFall 2will likely need to follow in the footsteps ofRDR2. However, it’s a rather tight rope to walk, as evenRDR2’s approach to this dilemma has proven to be a divisive and controversial decision.
Like RDR2, GreedFall 2 May Need to Kill Its Protagonist
The Death of RDR2’s Arthur Morgan Was a Divisive Decision
Red Dead Redemption 2’s Arthur Morgan is by far one of gaming’s best protagonists, simply due to the complexity of his character established through internal conflict and layers of moral ambiguity. This, along with his profound loyalty and reliability, all contribute to why it was so hard for many fans to let go of him at the end ofRed Dead Redemption 2’s story. Depending on the player’s honor, Arthur dies in one of two ways, and this decision was more than likely set in motion by it being a prequel to its predecessor and the fact that Arthur is neither seen nor mentioned inRed Dead Redemption.
BecauseRed Dead Redemption 2is a prequel andArthur is nowhere to be found in the story ofRed Dead Redemption, he essentially had to die for continuity reasons. It has long been debated whether his death needed to happen, asRDR2’s developer, Rockstar, may have been able to find ways around it. Due to the nature of his relationship with John Marston (Red Dead Redemption’s protagonist), however, that likely might have been very difficult to do. Regardless,GreedFall 2now finds itself in a similar predicament, as its protagonist cannot be found inGreedFall’s story.
If GreedFall 2’s Protagonist Dies, It Needs to Mean Something
To be fair, it may very well be thatGreedFall 2’s protagonist is still alive at the end of its story. Perhaps Spiders has already surmised a way to ensure the player character survives the onslaught of continuity issues. But if the protagonist is an integral part of the game’s narrative, asGreedFall’s De Sardetwas, they will more than likely meet their demise by the time the credits roll. If they are killed off in the end, it needs to mean something, as simply ending the protagonist’s life to preserve continuity has already proven to be a lackluster motive in prequels.
InGreedFall 2, players will step into the shoes of a native of Teer Fradee who has been uprooted from their home and taken to theOld Continent of Gacane, where they must decide whether to allow “one man” to conquer the Old Continent and the island of Teer Fradee. Apart from that, at least regarding the protagonist, not much else has been disclosed by Spiders. With not much to go on at this point, it’s difficult to tell just how much the story ofGreedFall 2’s protagonist will lean intoGreedFall’s, but the hope is that the conclusion of their journey will mean something of significance for the first game and pay off in the end.
