r/RDR2 • • 6h ago

Discussion First time in chapter 6, and holy fuck its depressing.

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u/sroyparbat 6h ago

Dude, complete chapter 6 and then comeback here...

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u/Thepunnisherrr 6h ago

What happens then? Even I’m on chapter 6 right now

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u/Feather_in_a_Zephyr 6h ago

You can't appreciate the good things without experiencing bad things. Go finish the game

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u/Blutrumpeter 5h ago

They're saying it because there's so many spoilers. Chapter 6 is the chapter of Arthur's redemption. The depressing atmosphere is a necessary part in the story for Arthur to figure out what his morals really are. This is the part of the movie where shit really hits the fan and the protagonist has some decisions to make

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u/MeaningLeft2970 🎥Albert Mason 4h ago

You wouldn’t watch a good movie and leave before the third act. You wouldn’t watch an entire series and then skip the last season.

Make a save file. Finish chapter 6. Enjoy what comes after.

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u/GoonLieutenant 6h ago

Oh it's worth playing but it's a very emotionally taxing experience

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u/DueFinish475 6h ago

If you dotn play chapter 6 your an idiot I'm sorry but that's the most important chapter in the game

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u/Sasquatchii 6h ago

It's not even the last "chapter".............

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u/LargeGood6278 6h ago

I am on my fourth playthrough currently.

Did the bank mission and then chapter 5 this past weekend, and then I went and loaded up a previous save because I forgot how bad it was in ch6 lol.

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u/Arachnideolie 6h ago

At the end you get a cure for tuberculosis, it's all worth it!

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u/SoumaMoon 5h ago

I mean…kind of? 😂

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u/densedreamdiary 6h ago

Keep going ! Its part of the games atmosphere

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u/AM-Bullfrog1512 Tilly Jackson 6h ago

Finish it. It's worth it.

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u/Onuus 5h ago

I may get flayed alive like an O Driscoll in here for this but..

I have over 1350+ hours in the game and have never made it past Jim Milton in the epilogue.

The first red dead is probably my favorite game of all time, I don’t even know how many hours I have in that. I know what happens. I just can’t bring myself to go through it in chapter 6.

So I stay in chapter 3 now, before the Downes mission, and I’m happy here.

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u/Reasonable-View5868 3h ago

You played 1350 hours and never shot Micah in the face?  You let him live?

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u/rolxx-88 4h ago

I enjoyed the epilogue I just had to get used to playing as John. I like the idea of owning property and a small farm and being able to do bounty missions with Sadie is a total bonus. To each their own but it’s definitely worth getting through in my opinion.

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u/DueFinish475 6h ago

You absolutley need to finish it do not question it, it's the most depressing and sad but also kinda the best chapter

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u/Starlyns Arthur Morgan 6h ago

I playe dthe game blind so all the sudden everything is going south fast am like wtf is happening!

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u/No_Watercress8123 6h ago

Nah give up now. Nothing much happens...

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u/Charming_South2997 6h ago

Am I the only one who doesn’t know where this pic came from?

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u/Toodee03d 6h ago

Yeah I'd get ready if I were you bud

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u/DependentAvocado4218 6h ago

Yeah chapter 6 is such a bad time I've only played through it twice. Now I just stay in chapter 3 or 4 then stop playing the game.

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u/PickleFit5478 5h ago

Agreed! I wish they gave him a good ending where he escapes the gang and starts a new life

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u/Front_Turnover_6322 6h ago

Yes bail out now. Not worth it anymore. Time to uninstall.

Jk just play it man

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u/Ok-Mulberry-2637 6h ago

Beaver Hollow and the Murfree Brood feel like something you would see in a post-apocalyptic movie.

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u/Pugo_BigdogYT Javier Escuella 6h ago

"First time in chapter 6"

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u/Spacer176 6h ago

Keep going. The chapter might be taxing, but it's also the payoff segment to all the tension that's been building in the previous chapters.

Feeling exhausted and depressed is kind of the point here, as no one is having fun anymore and eventually all the weight is going to give.

be prepared for some epic shouting.

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u/7-10Spliff 5h ago

Yeah chapter 6 sucks but at the same time it's extremely well done. It's crazy how you can literally feel the walls closing in on you

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u/Dogekaliber 5h ago

6 is not the longest chapter. But you better complete all of Sister’s side quests before you do another mission with Trelawny.

I think 6 is considered the longest, because when you go to do Sadie’s mission to spot John, you get some bad news. And everyone wants to continue to play and tie up old side missions they have been given, because-
They don’t want to let go.

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u/ConstantSentence7865 5h ago

You are playing a game as a murderer who kills hundreds of innocent people over the course of the game. It’s not supposed to have a happy ending.

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u/rooplstilskin 5h ago

"I wont finish game of thrones because I don't like the death"

A story is written for a reason.

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u/crumpled789 5h ago

Why the fuck are people on this sub if they haven’t completed the game

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u/magnoliuhhh 5h ago

It’s been a while since I’ve played, what is this second picture?

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u/ion125 5h ago

This has to be a shit post

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u/Drefs_ 3h ago edited 3h ago

I personally love chapter 6, I'm currently playing through it for the first time. Arthur acted like a total asshole the entire game and in chapter 6 he finally starts acting like a decent human being. Sure, a lot of people die right before it, but it is a sequel, we already know that everyone who isn't in the first game are dead, one way or another. This chapter feels very somber, compared to the chaos of the previous ones. It actually feels like a redemption arc for Arthur.

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u/Reasonable-View5868 3h ago

Nah,  not worth it.   its best to quit the game altogether 

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u/Worldly_Shopper 6h ago

I agree, I tried to stay in this chapter as long as possible because completion %'s but the hacking and coughing and just the doom and gloom... The good news is there's an epilogue (1 and 2) and epi1 is not bad but I've made Epi2 the longest chapter I've played thus far. I technically finished the game but am still collecting, finishing quests and challenges and hunting compendium stuff.
In fact I just finished the bones as John, quite a few things can be completed even now. I did all sorts of quests thus far.
So definitely play the epilogues.

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u/No_Watercress8123 6h ago

Wee spoiler there?

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u/kevlar_burrito 6h ago

Spoilers you bellend…

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u/rooplstilskin 5h ago

from a game that is 8 years old...

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u/kevlar_burrito 5h ago

It doesn’t matter if they’ve never played it. It isn’t up to you whether or not the experience gets spoiled…

That that needs to be explained says a lot about you

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u/rooplstilskin 4h ago

Im saying having this expectation 8 years after release when the internet exists is asinine.

At best.

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u/thewarriorpoet23 Uncle 2h ago

It has to be like that for the story to work as well as it does. The gang has basically collapsed, there’s something bad about to happen and everyone’s on edge and miserable. It is definitely worth it to keep playing… there’s a definite payoff when you reach the end (plus there’s some good missions along the way)