The announcement of Red Dead Redemption 2 sent the internet into a frenzy. That much is undeniable. But while some were boarding the hype train or curling into a fetal position from an overdose of excitement, others were putting their PhotoShop skills to the test with a seemingly endless parade of parodies.
Yep, in less than 24 hours, RDR 2 went from speculation to announced project to meme. And we've collected some of the best jokes from Twitter for your amusement:
Can't believe Rockstar just ripped off Firewatch pic.twitter.com/78dI1TyxEoOctober 17, 2016
ну ладно @RockstarGames pic.twitter.com/XnrId7vDweOctober 17, 2016
Just so you know @tyler_wilde has done the best Red Dead photoshop so far https://t.co/DjTf3Qr3vu pic.twitter.com/keRukRXIASOctober 17, 2016
Better pic.twitter.com/1UVKa3p1huOctober 17, 2016
pic.twitter.com/qBuJoSoIw2October 17, 2016
This week another franchise returns...after 6 long months who's ready for some #WalkingDead Redemption?? pic.twitter.com/Ki21JZ5t2qOctober 18, 2016
I'm not sorry. pic.twitter.com/bgRuGQxiPAOctober 17, 2016
pic.twitter.com/K5l0cjXVvuOctober 18, 2016
pic.twitter.com/Eb67OqEoIGOctober 18, 2016
So damn hyped right now. pic.twitter.com/vU5UJjoPf7October 17, 2016
pic.twitter.com/8Ps4k0szAVOctober 17, 2016
So this is on Twitter for ease of embedding, here's one of the best RDR 2 parodies I've seen (credit ThanksVision https://t.co/z6ujql9C8R): pic.twitter.com/GSF3rFLvaOOctober 19, 2016
[insira trocadilho de red dead com get lucky] pic.twitter.com/QHR1zYTOrtOctober 17, 2016
Am I doing this right? pic.twitter.com/Ct5B5Vyg8uOctober 18, 2016
Zoom in.... aha! I knew it! pic.twitter.com/N8XvbyT45uOctober 17, 2016
Oh, and if you want to make your own, here's a blank template I made with my (very) amateur skills. Just layer in whatever character or joke you want and voila!
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