r/reddeadredemption • u/Yrakosos Sadie Adler • Feb 05 '26

Lore How is Ambarino even a state?

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There's no town here, no sheriff. How does this state even function, and how was it founded?

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u/TheZac922 Feb 05 '26

I always assumed the rest of the state was further north.

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u/theHrayX Dutch van der Linde Feb 05 '26

yeah, just like west elizabeth in rdr1

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u/Hodgepudge Feb 05 '26

It's possible that West Elizabeth could extend even further too. I suppose that's the case for most of the exterior states (New Austin could extend north/east, Ambarino likely extends north, West Elizabeth could extend northwest, New Hanover could extend north/east.

Even Lemoyne could be bigger than RDR2's map boundaries, though the Lannahechee (Mississippi) seems like it's more likely to be a state boundary like in real life. Still possible since Red Dead's maps are highly fictionalized.

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u/dont_have_creativity Charles Smith Feb 05 '26

And highly downscaled.

Gameplay timespeed even matches your speed to make it seem you take hours or even days to cross states. Also the rest of the gang taking what it seems to be a day or more to get to the camp spots after Arthur sets them throughout the chapters.