Every game has lots of problems. Vast magnitudes more problems with development and within the company. What they accomplished was superb though.
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LTTP: Red Dead Redemption 2's Chapter 6 (Spoilers)
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Not only did losing Arthur sting badly, but I had Buell. Man...I went through horses like crazy but after the side mission with Hamish, it really hit home how Arthur was just needing a friend, a genuine, kind stranger like himself in Hamish and even though it was an untimely death, being gifted Buell felt special and I stuck with him until the end. So losing Buell, parting ways with Abigail and Sadie with his last breaths, then dying in the sunset.
Fuck, this was a powerful game. Roger Clark was amazing.
Fuck, this was a powerful game. Roger Clark was amazing.
I don't like the ending and the choices of arthur leading to it.
Agreed.
Agreed.
Agreed. But the horse didn't need to die, felt forced and wouldn't have change the impact.
Disagree. Keeping the journal was brilliant, keeping the horse would kinda lessen the impact though. Arthur is gone - all that's left are some of his thoughts.
Utter brilliance - but for me it continued to fast with John. Some credits between Arthur and John would have been good. I took some days off because I was still overwhelmed with Arthur's ending and couldn't just proceed so fast as John.
Personally I think that it could have ended with Arthur but on the other hand I liked the epilogue and i think it connected the game well to RDR1.
Roger Clarke was just amazing.
Personally I think that it could have ended with Arthur but on the other hand I liked the epilogue and i think it connected the game well to RDR1.
Roger Clarke was just amazing.
I feel like the epilogue was there for Rockstar to say they won't be making any more RDR games to fill in the timeline
That photo (mayne a bit diff. angle) is my PS profile cover. I cried lile a baby too.
I couldn't give a shit about Arthur OP, but losing my horse wrecked me
His dialogue during cutscenes is slightly different (more aggressive) with low honor as well. Kill animations are more brutal/gory too.
I first watch the horse I became very fond of die while giving his all for Arthur. Then the knockout punch of Arthur also dying while Micah escapes at the end.
Every time someone makes a lttp thread about RDR2 it makes me happy. I think this is my favourite game of all time.
Shine bright into darkness
Yeah, you really get to go on a special journey with Arthur, especially if you okay with high honor
Best R* protag
Yeah, you really get to go on a special journey with Arthur, especially if you okay with high honor
Best R* protag
Remember before release when everyone was questioning Rockstars decision on Arthur as the main character? So many we're dismissive but then Arthur turned out to be one of the most genuine protagonists in gaming. Absolutely loved his arc.
Yeah, I remember myself being really skeptical a prequel could be all thst compelling given we would know so many fates of the characters, but damn the story and characters just blew my socks off.
It's obvious from the screenshot in the OP, that particular scene (with the sun coming up) only happens if Arthur has good karma.
I bet RDR3 comes out 6-8 years from now, with one of the following storylines:
A) A prequel to RDR2 with the meeting of Dutch and Hosea and the formation of the gang
B) A sequel to RDR1 featuring Jack as he deals with WW1 and/or the roaring 20s
C) A completely new cast/idea set in the west
I like him more than Marston... and I really like Marston, so that says something about how well they developed his character. Genuine warmth and depth there. But that epilogue was so good. I immediately went back and started a new game of RDR1 on One X after I finished RDR2. Within its first hour, you're already connecting dots you didn't even know were there before. So good!
That was me haha.
I was so damn wrong. Arthur is the best protagonist Rockstar ever made.
Arthur is my favorite video game character of all time. The final horse ride back to the camp with "That's The Way It Is" playing makes me tear up every time.
One of the best endings that had a huge impact on me for weeks. That music still gives me chills.
John literally built a ranch and tried to work at an honest living. The Pinkertons eventually tracked him down and kidnapped his family, forcing him to kill the gang members that betrayed him in exchange for their freedom. He got done real dirty, but I can't see how he squandered it.
John literally built a ranch and tried to work at an honest living. The Pinkertons eventually tracked him down and kidnapped his family, forcing him to kill the gang members that betrayed him in exchange for their freedom. He got done real dirty, but I can't see how he squandered it.
Here's hoping! It's a great franchise, no doubt. I'm just not sure how much further they can evolve the gameplay
Yeah, I unfortunately don't think we'll get something like this again.
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Woah what. I'll have to go for low honor Arthur on my second playthrough then.
How long does the epilogue take btw, anyone know?
I'm currently playing through RDR2 for the first time and I see that I finished Chapter 6 about 30 minutes after this thread went live. Arthur's story was so great I too choked up when he finally died. It's a shame I already knew he would get TB and die in the game, but now the rest of the game is unknown to me. I haven't played the first RDR either and there I only know you play as John (and that it's mostly in the west), so I'm looking forward on that front on what characters show up the rest of my time in that universe.
Probably the best acting I've ever seen in a game, that "I'm afraid" makes me cry every time
I felt like the death of the main character and then a new one for the epilogue was dampened quite a bit by them just repeating what they'd done in RDR, but Arthur was a great character, and they did a great job of sending him off.
I was blown away and utterly devastated by the ending in RDR1. And even though I like Arthur even more as a character and I did enjoy the ending it didn't hit nearly as hard as the one from RDR1. Mostly because it was spelled out from the moment you get diagnosed. And the entirety of the final mission is pretty much screaming 'You're about to die! Get ready!!' the entire way through.
So when it finally did happen I wasn't as touched by it to be honest.
So when it finally did happen I wasn't as touched by it to be honest.
Arthur is by far one of if not the best protagonist Rockstar has written. I find a lot of Rockstar's writing painfully underwhelming, but they nailed Arthur's identity and arc.
Absolutely this - i was in the same boat questioning Arthur as a protag compared to John but also how he was portrayed in the pre-release material simply did not do him any semblance of justice. The way Arthur developed over a single game and how interlaced that was the karma and choices systems present was something that very few developers seem to be able to pull off, yet alone even attempt to tell because games and narratives of this scale and depth are just rare.
I don't think it was handled particularly well, and it does fuck the pacing a bit, but Guarma adds to the story/theme.
Not sure I'd call it foreshadowing as such, but it's a kind of flash-forward. It shows the player first-hand the hollowness of Dutch's promises of paradise and the inevitability of the gang's demise; it doesn't matter where or how far they go, they're doomed.
The epilogue, though, is excellent, through and through.
I have to quote.
It was awful playing with John kwnowing all what was coming.
I liked building the farm, but honestly, I would have preferred to be able to choose who to continue playing with. And I would have chosen Sadie Adler.
10ish hours maybe? It's long, but absolutely worth it in the end.
I hope they actually let this franchise, or at least the Dutch saga, rest. I didn't think they could do a worthy follow up after RDR1 and then RDR2 came out, but now with Dan having left and Rockstar becoming greedy online fucks, I have my doubts. Shame, truly.
Came in here to say this , those trailers painted him out to be one mean son of a bitch , and he was. I decided right there and then I did not like this new guy. The journey he goes through is insane.
And the fact that OP still has so much left to do. Parts of the Epilogue are cathartic, and parts are pure hairs standing on the back of your neck hype.
This game is one of the GOATs .
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Dan was low key one of the best writers in gaming. Their stories could be hit or miss at times (mainly the GTAs), but their dialogue and character writing has always been excellent imo.