Secret cut content from Red Dead Redemption 2 has been discovered, nearly six years after the game’s release. Rockstar’s cowboy adventure title is set in a rich open-world map, where players try to survive the dangers of the Wild West, coming from enemies or allies alike. The game was released to critical acclaim and commercial success, with a lot of the evaluations mentioning its deep dive into realism and how that improves immersion. RDR2 was also praised for its appealing story, centered around the tough yet flawed Arthur, and how large it is in terms of content.

Even with how massive the game is, it seems like there was a lot of cut content from Red Dead Redemption 2’s story and gameplay. As highlighted by the channel called Red Dead Redemption Stories on YouTube, four different audio files that were cut from the core content have been discovered. All four of them revolve around the same cutscene in the “A Quiet Time” quest, in which Arthur approaches Dutch as the leader talks to Molly O’Shea and is later called by Lenny, who informs them that Micah was arrested for murder.

The first audio file contains a lot of unedited moments, featuring background sounds that seem like the actors walking around in mocap suits around the stage. Players can hear their steps as they walk on sand and grass. As pointed out by the YouTube video, this seems like the closest one used in the final version of the game.

Secret Red Dead Redemption 2 Audio Files Have Bloopers

Dutch’s Actor Breaks Character

The second audio file cut from the game seems a little bit weirder and resembles an unrefined of several takes. There are insertions of specific lines in the middle of dialogues and there is even a blooper in which Dutch’s actor, Benjamin Byron Davis, breaks character after a mistake in the scene cut from Red Dead Redemption 2. The second audio file also shows actors repeating their lines as if they were mastering the dialogues they are supposed to be participating in.

The third file that is shown, as highlighted by the YouTube video itself, seems to be the final version used in the game, though it does not contain additional sound effects, like ambient noises or the aforementioned steps. Instead, it features only the actors playing their roles and following their lines. Even though cut content from Red Dead Redemption 2 has been uncovered in the past, these audio files are surprising, especially the ones containing the blooper.

As mentioned in the video, Rockstar does not tend to showcase its recording processes, and bloopers are hardly ever shown – though they were in L.A. Noire. The leaked cut content is much appreciated, however, as it gives players a little more insight into the construction of Red Dead Redemption 2, even if it is set within a microcosm of what the game actually is.