Red Dead Redemption 2 (spoiler discussions)

Great idea, the game is so big it's going to be a slow steady jog rather than a charge for me.

I'm looking forward to seeing/hearing about all the random encounters people stumble into so please share those!

I cannot be happier with the game so far! only 28% through the storyline, chugging along. I keep getting distracted with fishing and hunting and exploring. The photographer may be my fav side quest chain.
Arthur is my favourite "pre-set (non player choice character)" now. He is awesome in many ways, even if I think he's rather ugly xD

Some little things that happened



My favourite random encounter so far:


It seriously is the "I don't care", "I'm so over all this crap" and exasperation at everything from Arthur that amuses me.

the horse and rider animations though, fully animated -everything-, from trotting along, to sliding a little down a steep rocky slope
fuckin' amazing
Different breed types have different animations, like their carriage and movement, not just a different build or 'look'. I'm in heaven between the horse+rider animations and the weather, skybox and environment.


Some more possibly controversial thoughts:

I think this thread was a waste pof space, I'm the only one here talking to myself, but that's alright xD as I've said before, it's not a game made for this forum's community really.
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oh wow, No regrets what so ever choosing this game over AC odyssey (which I can go play at any time after I'm done here anyway).
What just happened in the story. ooof it hurts so much!



major story spoilers in this one \/



I am literally crying right now.. bawling my eyes out.

My feelings and emotions are bruised, scraped and beaten.. and it's not stopping yet!! I had to google a little bit of info to try and stave the emotions but it didn't help. The story is too.. too..

This here's my somewhat summarized review of the story and plot, mainly in relation with Arthur Morgan. EPILOGUE SPOILERS

I didn't think I'd find a more tragic character than John but goddamn, Arthur Morgan is a legend. One of the greatest redemption arcs I've ever seen this side of Jaime Lannister. Though one can always choose to go the Dishonorable route, the honorable path is truly remarkable. This goes without saying this game's style and cinematic presentation rivals MGSV: The Phantom Game with segments like Arthur's first diagnosis and John building the house of Beecher's Hope with his bare hands. I loved the whole crew, even that sadistic bastard Micah, whom I found to be a damn good villain in the way he carries himself once the reveal is up. I loved the relationship between Dutch, Hosea, and Arthur and theirs with John. How both of the former were like Arthur's second father and uncle and it was clear that Hosea was the true conscience of the gang. That was Dutch's breaking point, that moment of brokenness that continued to grow until his last words in this game "I ain't got too much to say no more..." Very haunting and very sad.

Coming back to Mr. Morgan, seeing him go from a strong follower of Dutch and then seeing through Micah and eventually questioning not only the gang but himself and confronting his beliefs created a strong relationship with me, the player. I really wanted to save that broken family that I disaffected in such a terrible way after the death of the husband/father. I really got a huge kick of out findin' ol' YNNEL! I felt hardened and pissed when the whole crew showed up for young Jack. The brutality of that segment was glorious yet hard to watch. That segment with the giant alligator scared the shit out of me. Most of all, sending John, Abigail, Jack, Sadie, Tilly, and Mary-Beth away made it all worth it. Rockstar will probably never find a character as well crafted and executed as Arthur, though I did say the same about John, so who knows? Here's to hoping to see Jack again, all grown up and fighting as an outlaw in a different manner. One thing's for sure; God Of War 5, you're no longer GOTY.

And now a song released on GTAOnline's After Hours dlc featuring the trance duo Tale of Us, who've created a tracklist based exclusively on videogame titles and references. Here's one made for our black hatted cowboy:

I loved this game. Loved Arthur Morgan. All the different ways he could say, "Suuure". Oh, Arthur.

I thought the bounty system was a bit aggressive. I mean, really? I'm wanted already? I've been here abt ten seconds. And you gotta fight for your right to loot.

I didn't explore nearly as much as I should have, but I felt like I had so much on my plate already. The story, the voice acting, the characters--such a dysfunctional band of dysfunction. Outcasts and misfits. loved them. Except for Micah. I wanted to punch him in the back of the skull just once. Just once! Then Micah turned around, "Why are you standing right behind me?" I loved that the game did that kind of thing. It recognized when my character was trying to insert itself into a passing situation.

Dutch...you know I suspected that he was dealing with some type of manic depression. At times he was wide open. He could see all. Then next he was depressed, and even paranoid. then that heist where he bashed his head. He got darker. Lack of impulse control. Made me think he was suffering them from a traumatic head injury. Brain damage. As can happen. He already was what he was, but that on top of everything else.

Watching Hosea and Dutch decline was like watching your own parents decline. Once upon a time I'm sure they seemed so strong, but as you get older you see the truth of their mortality.

Arthur was an outlaw and a killer. Yet he was also a good man. I mean, I guess that's the way I played him, but he ended up being strong and kind. Humble and honorable. Used his strength when he could to protect those that needed protecting. He did alot of bad things, but in the end attained redemption.

Some of my fav parts: when we went to the Braithwaites after Jack. woah. The ride back from Guarma with that music. The end.

I knew when we met that "Boatman" in the swamps that the story was abt to take a real turn. As soon as Dutch introduced the Boatman I said, "Ah, shit. It's the Ferryman. We're abt to venture into hell aren't we?"

ME3 shattered my heart, but this game pureed it! What a deeply emotional experience! After that incredible journey I'm now trying to solve the unsolvable mysteries in the game!

And this one. Arthur in my opinion has succeeded John as one of the greatest protagonists for a video game. His arc with high honor is beautiful and its hard not to get choked up in some parts. Now THAT's a legend.

RDR 2 truly blew me away, no game has ever mnade me cry so much (yeah I'm pretty emotional! lol) fucking Ah-May-ZING!
Music, characters, story. I could go on and on but I have already closer to it's release xDD so many long nighters just playing and playing. I was captivated.

*spoilers at the beginning of Chapter 6 follow*




Just started Chapter 6 today, I'm so shocked about the Molly revelation!

She's still one of my favourites but I'm a bit more conflicted now as I don't condone her actions. I still have a lot of sympathy towards her though because she was the outcast of the group. She didn't appear to get on with anyone in camp and when she did try to speak to anyone, they would just brush her off. When she was mouthing off in a drunken tirade towards Dutch, even though I was shocked about what she did, part of me was glad that she got to stick to Dutch. I didn't expect Susan to pull the trigger either (what a cow!  )

I think her death has affected me more than any other so far. What's everyone else's opinion on Molly? Am I the only one who likes her or have I been blinded by the accent?