Red Dead Redemption 2.

[YoursTruly]

LOL - not yet. I mean, I did, three or four times. Kept trying to get him out of there without killing the whole town - it's written in stone apparently. But I'll give it a shot. Just have to reframe my thinking abit.

The whole thing reminds me of Breaking Bad.

I think the key is that they want you - the player - to feel real discomfort with it all. Which isn't easy in a game where the main activity is shooting random strangers. So they engineer this particularly nasty scenario to push that pov.

Arthur is in an outlaw. And has been an outlaw, thief, killer.... since Dutch & Hosea took him in his teens. Too many try to pin angel wings on Arthur way too early in the game. I'm guilty of that myself.

If you dislike Micah now, you're going to really hate him later on.

For me, I have to think of killing innocent folks as deleting a file. Otherwise I get all wrapped up in right and wrong. This is the first video game I've ever played that I had to remind myself that it's just a video game.

 

[dblack]

Arthur is in an outlaw. And has been an outlaw, thief, killer.... since Dutch & Hosea took him in his teens. Too many try to pin angel wings on Arthur way too early in the game. I'm guilty of that myself.

If you dislike Micah now, you're going to really hate him later on.

For me, I have to think of killing innocent folks as deleting a file.

Well, sure. And that's all it is. But if we want to get invested in a story we need to employ the "willing suspension of disbelief" - and take it seriously within the frame of the game world.

 

[YoursTruly]

Well, sure. And that's all it is. But if we want to get invested in a story we need to employ the "willing suspension of disbelief" - and take it seriously within the frame of the game world.

100% agree.

 

[Captain Caveman]

I got a message that said this topic/thread was irrelevant and that I should start a new thread.

Red Dead Redemption 2


I know this game is old now. But I just found it last August. And WOOOOOAH!!!!!! It's mind blowing. Everything from the story, the characters, the scenery, challenges and almost everything else. I'm on about my 7th playthrough, and I'm still finding new content and new ways of doing things.
One of the best parts of this game is having the ability to do things different, each time. And come up with a different outcome. I know there's certain things the game won't let you deviate from. But even then, there's more than one way of going about it. Especially when you consider the low & high honor endings.

I've found out how to get the Legends outfit in ch. 2. To avoid Thomas Downes when the letter pops up on his table. How to get outside the map and explore Mexico and Guarma. On version 1.0, my Arthur can explore New Austin during the day. I can set up camp down there and sleep. I can collect everything down there, including the herbs and dinosaur bones. Also the Otis Miller revolver. And make all the drawings in the journal. (as Arthurs drawing are a lot better than Johns). And as long as I don't turn off the console, I can go in and out of New Austin as many times as I want. Which is helpful when taking legendary animals to the trapper and the fish to the post office.

Arthur retiring at Hanging Dog ranch, without the O'driscolls ever respawning again. (after you and Sadie taken them all out)


Finding new things and new ways of going about this HUGE game, seems to be never ending.

Here's me getting the Legendary bear while hunting with Hosea. And BTW, you can get Hosea's rolling block rifle if you go back to camp with him. (You just have to blow up his horse with dynomite. But the horse respawns when you meet him at Emerald Ranch)

In the Xbox days, my youngest son played Red Dead Redemption. It was soooooo mind numbing boring, I banned the game from the house, I kid you not. Assassins Creed quickly followed.

 

[YoursTruly]

In the Xbox days, my youngest son played Red Dead Redemption. It was soooooo mind numbing boring, I banned the game from the house, I kid you not. Assassins Creed quickly followed.

RDR1 is more like a video game. RDR2 is way more like a good novel, once you start getting into the details. And that's the thing about this one. If you don't pay attention to the details, the story line, conversations and other aspects, it'll be just a video game.
I know a lot of people who quit the game before they started realizing how deep it gets.

1st playthrough. It was good. But kind of video gamey.
2nd playthrough, I learned 1000 things I missed in the first. And it got interesting.
3rd playthrough was amazing.

 

[YoursTruly]

RDR2 isn't a game I play. It's a place I go.

 

[hondo 50]

How much did you pay for this?

 

[YoursTruly]

How much did you pay for this?

I paid like $20 for it. But then later bought the ultimate edition. The ultimate edition gives you a thoroughbred horse, a better saddle, an extra bank robbery mission. And a couple of other things, IIRC.
I think it's about $30 (playstation)

 

[YoursTruly]

Sometimes you just gotta take a break and go exploring.

Or you can take out a whole camp of O'Driscolls.

 

[dblack]

So I've been seeing some weirdassedshit. Stumbled on the remains of cult, or something... Bucha dead people in a cabin.. And then evidence of a gruesome ritual murder.

 

[YoursTruly]

So I've been seeing some weirdassedshit. Stumbled on the remains of cult, or something... Bucha dead people in a cabin.. And then evidence of a gruesome ritual murder.

If you're talking about the one west of Lake Owanjila, did you get the skull mask?
Also there's like 5 other things around there to find in that general area.

 

[YoursTruly]

dblack Have you rescued the reverend yet? If not, pay close attention to him the next morning. He's hilarious.

 

[dblack]

dblack Have you rescued the reverend yet? If not, pay close attention to him the next morning. He's hilarious.

Yeah. He's been staggering around camp thanking me profusely, right before he passes out again.

 

[YoursTruly]

Yeah. He's been staggering around camp thanking me profusely, right before he passes out again.

Open his bible on the top of a whiskey barrel.

 

[YoursTruly]

hondo 50 , Did you get the game?

Here's one of the best video's I've seen about RDR2 that does an excellent job of describing the depths of RDR2. Without all the spoilers. Characters, graphics, scenery, the sounds, emotions, mechanics and so many other things that makes this game so amazing.

 

[hondo 50]

hondo 50 , Did you get the game?

Here's one of the best video's I've seen about RDR2 that does an excellent job of describing the depths of RDR2. Without all the spoilers. Characters, graphics, scenery, the sounds, emotions, mechanics and so many other things that makes this game so amazing.

No, haven't had a chance to check it out. Been working too much, but I will look into it. TY.

 

[YoursTruly]

Yeah. He's been staggering around camp thanking me profusely, right before he passes out again.

How's the game going?

I watched my son play the other night. He stopped playing it a couple of months ago, say it was boring. I spent about 2 hrs showing him all the fun and/or important things he was missing. IE the legends satchel and several of the best trinkets. He hadn't even gotten fast travel yet. I guess all he was doing (mostly) was just roaming around. I said "No wonder you think it's boring. You ain't doing anything."
He wasn't feeding himself or his horse. Wasn't keeping the camp stocked up. Wasn't out finding ways to make money.
We're going to give it another go later today. He's one of those multi player shooter game fans. So I'm not sure if I can get him to focus.

 

[dblack]

How's the game going?

I watched my son play the other night. He stopped playing it a couple of months ago, say it was boring. I spent about 2 hrs showing him all the fun and/or important things he was missing. IE the legends satchel and several of the best trinkets. He hadn't even gotten fast travel yet. I guess all he was doing (mostly) was just roaming around. I said "No wonder you think it's boring. You ain't doing anything."
He wasn't feeding himself or his horse. Wasn't keeping the camp stocked up. Wasn't out finding ways to make money.
We're going to give it another go later today. He's one of those multi player shooter game fans. So I'm not sure if I can get him to focus.

I have friends visiting for the month, and they're in our spare b/r, where my gaming rig is. So, no play for a while. I still don't have fast travel and don't know what a "legends satchel" is. I finally did save Micah. When I last played, we left horseshoe and moved to a new hideout. I bought a boat for the camp. Still not sue what it does. I can't pilot the thing.

 

[YoursTruly]

I have friends visiting for the month, and they're in our spare b/r, where my gaming rig is. So, no play for a while. I still don't have fast travel and don't know what a "legends satchel" is. I finally did save Micah. When I last played, we left horseshoe and moved to a new hideout. I bought a boat for the camp. Still not sue what it does. I can't pilot the thing.

First off, you'll need the buck trinket. The legendary buck is in West. Elizabeth, east of the trapper. Kill it, turn in the pelt and carcass to the trapper. Then go to the fence (seamus) in Emerald Ranch (or Rhodes) and craft the Buck trinket. It'll help a LOT with getting 3 star pelts.

Satchels: See Pearson in front of his wagon and select "crafting upgrades." This will bring up a list of all you need for upgraded satchels and camp upgrades. You have to craft all the satchels before you can get the legends satchel.
Tired of not being able to pick up items because "you can't carry any more of this item." The legends satchel lets you carry 99 of everything.

The boat... I don't normally mess with the boat. But from Clemens Cove (ch 3 camp), row to the islands west of the camp. There you'll need to study the iguana's, crabs and the other wild life. You'll need a few of the 3 star iguana's for satchel upgrades and some trapper clothes. Use the varmint rifle on them. (head shot).
Also, there's an old ship wreck you can pick up a unique pirates hat. And bring your bow & small game arrows for all the snakes you'll find by the ship wreck.
Snakes make for a great trapper saddle. And to upgrade uncles banjo.

At the most southern island, there's a cat eye trinket in a box.

P.S. If you wear the pirates hat to camp, the gang members will make fun of you. It's hilarious.

 

[Captain Caveman]

RDR1 is more like a video game. RDR2 is way more like a good novel, once you start getting into the details. And that's the thing about this one. If you don't pay attention to the details, the story line, conversations and other aspects, it'll be just a video game.
I know a lot of people who quit the game before they started realizing how deep it gets.

1st playthrough. It was good. But kind of video gamey.
2nd playthrough, I learned 1000 things I missed in the first. And it got interesting.
3rd playthrough was amazing.

I just found it as dull as dishwater.