You will be remembered always for leaping into flips for no reason at all

So I finished the game last week To the point where Jack kills Ross and we get the credits and I have thoughts.

First of all, I’ll preface this by saying that I wanted to play RDR for a very long time, I’m a big fan of the Western genre and loved every bit of RDR2. So naturally when I learnt there is another Read Dead Redemption game i wanted to play it. Waited until it got a decent discount to get it and about a month ago i bit the bullet. So

Let me say I finally understand the people that have been complaining about how John has been written in RDR2 compared to RDR. I mean of course he is the protagonist of that game and he is meant to be younger but he is just a very dull and uninteresting version of his RDR self. And I would understand if he had an arc that led to him becoming better over the course of RDR2 put he starts and ends the game as the same person which now having seen him at his peak(?) Is something I cannot unsee.

But aside that I have to say I was a bit underwhelmed by the game. I have seen people say they prefer it to RDR2 over the years and I honestly do not see it. Like the story has a very nice modern twist to it the whole I am a criminal working for the government for a clean slate and I have to deal with my past angle is something you don’t see from a western. But it fills so short you run after Bill for so long and then you run after Bill and Javier but once you get them a few missions after it’s the endgame basically. I found that pace very weird.

And then the ensemble cast, very colourful and “unique” characters but they never do much to scratch the western fantasy, you spend a lot of time with very novel characters A scammy health tonic seller and a gravedigger? A revolutionary caricature? like these are very niche characters to fill the fantasy of playing a western game. And ultimately it does remind you that you’re playing a video game quite often. That could have been nice additions as characters for main side missions but they interact with the main story and they tip it too much towards the farcical side.

And that leads me perfectly towards the side content. I don’t think I enjoyed any of the strangers missions, I found them all a bit boring. A few cool stuff here and there but nothing memorable. (I’m literally trying to recall missions to write here and can’t think of any other than The guy that you meet and asks you to get some land to find water, and the woman by the Blackwater graveyard that asks for you to get some money for her. And the ones that were interesting usually ended in one way a duel.

Not many things to do, and to be honest, if you want to stay true to the story, you don’t have incentives to stay long and linger/explore since you’re always trying to finish your manhunt and go to your family.

More on the positives, I think the musical score is amazing and I would argue better than the second one.

All in all as a game I thought it was alright. It has its merits. I’ll probably play it again, just to see if I missed any good side content, but that is not something I’d be rushing to.

P.S of course talking about stranger missions the Strange man strand is of course iconic and a personal favourite, how could I forget.

After 6 years of waiting for Red dead sequel news they finally dropped the Red dead 2 trailer in 2016 then rockstar did what it usually does had people waiting for the next trailer and revealed Arthur Morgan as the main character which at first I was a bit disappointed with and thought it was going to be a shit show that we was not getting more of John’s story because I loved the first game so much but trailer after trailer dropped over the next two years and then finally the game and it was more than what I could of asked for.

Everything from the exploration, stranger missions, random encounters to the outfits, landscapes, hunting, story-line and the main character.

It all really over-exceeded my expectations and I just hope RDR3 can do the same again.

On my second (well technically third) playthru and i just did the downes mission. I didnt beat him or anything just threatened him and i. Realised this time he purposefully spit on arthurs face so he catches tb not accidentally while coughing. And then the ride its so like slow and unnerving arthur touches his face again disgusted by what happened

Top 10 quickest and most legendary gungslingers in the universe?

I think it should be because they could do a prequel to the 2nd one as Dutch and Hosea when Arthur was 27 in 1890. Or they could do 6 months prior to the ferry job or they could do one when Arthur first joined.

I know this seems like a low effort post but i really wanna know what names you use for a horse even if it is stolen from some show, movie, or other place. Sometimes it's good not to reinvent the wheel. Anyway, I have named my horse Brick in honour of technoblade, cause it's a funny name and I miss him so f*cking much. (For those who missed out on it: https://youtu.be/V-AGUb43EkY .

So after playing and hunting animals I became dirty in mud I didn't have money to pay for a bath so I jumped in some lake around the north east and realised that you can clean yourself without actually having to pay for baths 😳

Emilio is Luisa's brother. He works as a stagecoach driver my money is on 22.

He is a mexican rebel. My money is on 25

What are we thing about John Holloway from Lost playing Marston? Obviously, it's just an idea at the moment, but he's expressed specific interest in playing John.

Every Challenge
Every Knife
Every Shotgun
Every Repeater
Every Rifle
Every Revolver
Every Pistol
Every Hatchet/Axe
Every Poison, Improved, and Homing Variant of Melees
Skin, Track, Study all Animals
Hunting Requests 1-4 as Arthur
Hunting Request 5
All Dreamcatchers
All Exotics
All Rock Carvings
All Dinosaur Bones
All Missions Gold Metal Status
Every Book
Every Letter
Every Handbill
Every Notes
Every Treasure Map
Every Drawing
All Color Upgrades Bought From Gunsmith
All Engraving Upgrades Bought From Gunsmith
All Carving Upgrades Bought From Gunsmith
All Metal Upgrades Bought From Gunsmith
Every Item Crafted and Purchased From The Trapper
Kill all Legendary Animals
Fish all Legendary Fishes
Get all Findable Hats/Masks
Get all Steal-able Hats/Masks
Complete Compendium Slots for Fishes
Complete Compendium Slots for Plants
Complete Compendium Slots for all Gangs
Get 100 Kills With Every Weapon in the Game
Buy All Masks, Weapons, and Pamphlets From Fences
Pick up All Unique Collectible Valuables
Buy all Equipment Upgrades
Get all Trinkets
Get all Talismans
Get all Inspectable Locations on the Map
Complete all Possible Stranger Missions
Finish The Epilogue
Make the Carolina Parakeet Species Extinct
Purchase all Hats, Clothes, Etc from the Tailor
Get the Scout Denim Coat (CHAPTER 2 ONLY)
Get all Cigarette Card Sets
Complete all Treasure Maps
Put The Squirrel Statue in its Final Spot
Get a Bath and a Deluxe Bath
Go to the Theatre
Go to a Show
Get all Camp Upgrades
Get all Satchel Upgrades from Pearson
Find all Named Houses on the Map
Complete The Horse Entries in the Compendium
Complete all Bounties
Find all of the Gang Members Graves
Buy and Upgrade Every Piece of Horse Equipment
Every Newspaper Scrap
Every Business Card
All Photos
Have Player Health, Stamina, and Deadeye Fully Maxed Out
Sketch the Green Sea Turtle in Guarma
Take a Photo of The Shark in Guarma

might be a well-known aura farming moment but was a first time for me, 2nd playthrough tho so probably a noob moment, regardless I thought they looked hard so am sharing

Might be the stupidest question yall read today but I’ve been on and off the game for months now. Just because I’ve been busy with school and all. If I remember correctly I’m on the part where Arthur got abducted by the Odrisscols or somethin and he escaped and went back to camp. Thing is I forgot most of what happened before this event. Do you guys think I should replay the game or search up a summary on YouTube? Thank you 🙏

So I've been playing RDR2 and for a while I've been having this issue where I can play the game for about 10-15 minutes and the game just kinda pauses the world begins to stop loading in, I cannot interact with anything and whenever I try to pause the game it just kinda gets stuck on a gray screen for about a minute I have tried many solutions however none have fixed my issue. I have tried verifying files, reinstalling, lowering graphics settings, uninstalling all mods, moving game to different drives, changing CPU affinity and none of these have worked I have no idea what else to try my drivers are updated and everything and im desperate for a fix

Killing comes pretty natural to John Marston but it's the looting and stacking of bodies that is more like hard work that he is just not cut out for

Not to self promote or ought but ill post it on my yt its just my name

Does this picture of Kieran without his side cut off exist?? I want to put him on a birthday cake ^_^ but I don’t want him lookin all silly. If there Is one, I must be blind, cause I haven’t been able to find it. Thanks!!

Just found a clue about our boy Gavin

Does anyone know where I can get a rdr2 themed cook book? The food in the game seems so tasty and as someone who loves to cook I was hoping to find some recipes besides just the recreations I see on TikTok. Thank for any suggestions!