Spoilers are overrated, i played RDR2 already knowing Arthur gets TB, still enjoyed every second of it and it's for me the best story game ever, yeah it could have been a better experience, but if the quality of a story is determined solely on the end then it's certainly not a good story, it's more about the journey.
14:27 It's also really cool to note that during an NPC camp conversation hosea asks arthur how he wanted to die and he replied "facing west, watching the sunset, watching an old day end" but he actually dies facing east, watching the sunrise, watching a new day begin, representing who he was and who he has become. It's crazy how the little details come together so brilliantly.
This conversation also includes hints about hosea and Lennys deaths. Those 2 are discussing it before arthur joins and if you listen to them they will both say they want to die with their friends. After returning from Guarma we can visit their graves and they were buried side by side
(SPOILER WARNING) If I remember correctly Hosea, Lenny and Tilly are talking about how they want to be buried when they're gone. Hosea says that he want to be buried with friends, Lenny agrees (foreshadowing much) and then Hosea asks Arthur, which replies that he wants to be buried facing West. In the end Charles actually buries Arthur facing West, like he wanted. But the fact that he dies facing a rising sun is still incredibly poetic and beautiful.
John was clean up crew and Jack is ushering in the prohibition age. From there they’ll likely connect gta and rdr to make it full circle. They already put John in gta online as a grandfather option if I’m not mistaken.
@@A_name_is_a_name you are correct, but I feel that if we are going in to the age of orginized crime of the 20's and 30's it would need to be a new IP in my opinon, if we get a red dead 3 i think it should be at the hieght of the wild west of the 1870s and 80s
@@true_shermanator1129 Y’all have no idea what you’re talking about & are demanding a prequel of the prequel and it would ruin the entire story put in place. As well the prohibition age wasn’t organized crime entirely but the entire story is about organized crime & would connect GTA universe with RDR. Think moonshining route & “lawless” (w/ Tom Hardy) setting. Also forgetting the World War Jack may get to be a part of & the weapons you can use deriving from that setting. They’ve done the wild west desert and backwoods bayou, it’s time for the Appalachian country. It works perfectly for connecting the two universes & ending the two legacy titles with a 3 & 6. Anyhow, a prequel of the prequel is the worst idea possible in all of cinematography history. Not trying to be rude but that’s just my opinion on it overall.
@@A_name_is_a_name no rdr 3 doesn't really need to be a prequel to the prequel, could be a separate story with a very loose tie in to the others, and the new IP i agree with the Appalachian country setting, being a moonshiner or what not, but i would love to see the transition of what seems like decent lawmen in rdr 2 and im assume rdr (i havent played it) to the very corrupt police of the Gta franchise (we saw a little bit of that in rdr 2, but in what ever story comes with that new game it becomes more apparent or something
No! Please let something die while it's good. Because of people like that we keep getting watered down movies and games. Make a new game, this story is finished. There are millions of good ideas waiting to be discovered.
i can definitely tell this guy really loves this game. once he starts playing it he is absolutely gonna love the experience. i can tell he'll adore the characters, music, and mission settings. and fun fact: very few of the missions have scripted weather. a lot of the earlier missions take place at whatever time you engage them but certain story missions like the last one just cuts to the appropriate time.
The fact that there's few scripted weather segments in missions makes the whole thing feel more real, as in Arthur could go and do these missions at any time. Morning, Afternoon, Night etc.
@Mr. Obama Yes it was definitely foreshadowing, but Ross was duck hunting when Jack killed him. The foreshadowing was that when Ross first met Jack and when he last met Jack was by a river.
@@redhoodarkham5568 well then he’d have to play trough both at least a few times. idc who directs a rdr movie no matter how talented they are, it’s important that they know every aspect of the world, the characters, the story and crucial details to pull it of. lots of love adaptations of things gets ruined because whoever is in charge don’t always know a lot about the material.
Who missed the video about this 13:04 check Javier gun not pointing at Arthur. The man who was Javier voice said it was his idea, cos by the story Jav respected Arthur soo much that even his loyalty is with Dutch he wont point gun at Arthur cos he is like a brother to him. U know a game good when even the voice actors put their hearth in the story.
9:00, if you play the actual game. There’s a cool little detail that I noticed where Arthur reaches for his gun when they walk away, but stops himself knowing that Jack is there. And it makes it even better in the epilogue when John gets into a shootout infront of Jack as a young teenager, which still leaves him pretty traumatized.
His explanation for the scene when Arthur meets Agent Milton and the camera positioning is pretty interesting and something I did not notice at all before but shows how Rockstar puts subtle but effective detail into scenes of the game.
The fact that he can tell it’s an important scene without him knowing anything from RD1 and RDR2, is incredibly well done by rockstar. Foreshadowing done so well that a professional can tell this was an important scene
If you pay attention to Arthur's hand you can notice hes about to kill the two agents when they turn their backs but chooses not to because hes with Jack .
I liked that the filmmaker give important ideas of all the cinematic and executions of this game. The more he pointed them out, the more I appreciated this masterpiece game.
For me the Red Dead Redemption is the greatest game ever made. Arthur Morgan is one of the best character someone get along in a long run even after finishing the game. RDR2 is on another level of gaming.
When "Stand Unshaken" plays for the first time and "That the way it is" shows how to blend gameplay and cinematography well. Rockstar most cinematic game remains Max Payne III but Red Dead Redemption 2 is where they managed to balance their cinematic exp. with their gameplay orientation. Also, screw Red Dead Online!
MAX PAYNE3 was in my opinion the GREATEST 3rd person shooter I've ever played but RDR2 was prob the most cinematic and the greatest story I've ever got to play
As an aspiring filmmaker, I have played throught this story so many times and always enjoyed it! It should be an inspiration for any storyteller out there
And yet there are still people who believe that video games can't be "art", when they absolutely can....perhaps even better than any other medium since you can spend so much more time with the cast and getting to understand them better.
@@gamester512 Red Dead wouldn't be as impactful if it wasn't a video game. If you really invest into it, it takes your life over, you hunt to feed the gang, camp out in the wilderness looking for legendary pelts... It sets the atmosphere so well that when the gang falls, you can't help but feel a little bit sad inside.
This, Witcher 3, and some of the MGS games have incredible storytelling. As the comments above mentioned, games can 100% be art and deliver a story in a uniquely impactful way.
As a classically trained screenwiter & director I can say that William was 100% spot on with everything he said during the whole video and the capability of explaining everything in the terms how untrained people will understand each point he gives has to be applauded! Well done my man!
except the part where the camera zoomed in to arthur when the injection happened.....thats t just to cut out the animation of his sleeve being pushed up....its a common game trope to save money and time
@@mniakan3544 I would love to delve deep and tell my opinions, but I have only played one MGS game when I was a kid and it was one of those which are shot from up. I can try and read the lore a bit if you want, so I can give even screenwriters opinion about the series story/difficulties for writers within it to give some feedback/opinions 😅
@@sandyk9300 Yes, it is. But just it's a common trope in videogames and as you said, easy way to save money and cash, so it is in cinema. It's called reaction shot terminology wise and just like name implies it shows the reaction rather than action since we know what the action is. Or did I get wrong part of the video as I assume you're speaking of the tuberculosis diagnosis scene? 🤔
Not including the execution of O'Driscoll was a big miss. That scene where he's about to get hanged is some of the best visual storytelling I've seen in a videogame. Great scene
@@alexman378 Well the video title calls him a Filmmaker and he identified as one, so please don't tell me to chill when I'm wording it how someone else worded it.
@@daseangaming I’ve actually done 4, and working on the 5th one right now, first one with a good budget from a production studio I’ve been working with for a while, going to be shooting by the end of the month, I’d still not call myself an expert, I’d say I’m pretty good at best.
id love to see his reaction when he found out that these scenes can happen at any time of day, just depends on when you do them (for the most part, a handful are scripted)
Missed a great chance of showing him that beautiful scene where all the gang slowly walk up to the Braithwaite mansion, that was amazing I bet he would have had a lot to say there
Holy crap yea that whole mission from start to finish blew me away. I loved the game before that, but playing that saw me go from seeing it as a great game to a masterpiece in real time.
6:33 while he talks about what a scene can do with rain and all that, but did anyone see the horse was not properly feed and maintained as well as Arthur himself.
@@10yearsinthejoint363 I think they're both trying to such different things that both excel where they need to. I don't know that Yakuza's dynamic action shots would fit RDR2's pared back realism and vice-versa with RDR2's very classical cinematic language. It fits with the genre it's inspired by and helps focus on the character drama rather than the surface level bombast that would hurt a game like Yakuza if included more than the crazy creative shots they have in action scenes and silly dialogues.
lemme get this out before someone starts comparing these two, both are good in their own rights. you don't need to hate one in order to like the other.
No one back then really knew smoking was bad for your lungs and even if there was the tobacco companies and doctors probably also pushed the idea that it was healthy, drowning them out.
@@CorvusLeukos PS1? Man you missed out on the most iconic era of them all. The original NES, the hundreds of games out for it. If you had the new game out, you were the most popular kid in class.
I like the video but honestly I just can't get over how much this guy is a parrot to people around him, while settling on the AAVE when all other options are gone
I feel like knowing the ending makes this game better because Arthur's whole story is based on him knowing that he's goin to die anyway so he should instead focus on helping others. My second playthrough was better than my first and his death still held the same impact as the first
This video was basically a film director explaining what we already knew: what made RDR2 amazing EVERYTHING in this game is great. And I love it. I love seeing people just appreciating everything about this game. The environment, the characters, the story, the script, the cinematography. All of it. Masterpiece.
It was more of about "why" and "how" this game is amazing. Everyone understand that RDR2 filmed perfectly but I personally curious how it all was achieved
@@Жойлес Motion Capture. Like they did with Gollum for the Lord of the Rings movies. But, I seriously wish that they made a behind the scenes video for this game.
This fella knows his shit and I love how invested in this he got! This is a person that LOVES his craft and loves to see others do it well. Loved listening to his commentary during his viewing of this absolutely magnificent game!
Idk what i expected when i clicked this, but hes so good. He keeps it really casual and basic, but he obviously knows a lot at the same time. Id be happy to see him comment over more video games.
he is so amused, suprised with the lighting and graphics, as if the last time he played any video game was in 1990 and thinks games still look like shit, so wtf
@@caiusactinunwise1412 even if he played, like the last of us 1 or something (which is relatively new, all things considered), there's still ways that RDR2 plays with light and foliage to create stunning vistas that games before just didn't do with this level of fidelity
@@eatme982 There's so many good, cutting-edge graphics games right now on the market, that there's really no point in acting suprised all the time. He doesn't fit reviewing modern games, and btw, he didn't say anything unusual, anything normal people don't know about cinema. I'm probably toxic af but that commentary sucked assssssss.
@@caiusactinunwise1412 I think it was more about, say, not alienating normie audiences. I've read a fair bit about directing and cinematography. By no means to make me anything broaching an expert, but more than normal I suppose. He seemed to know what he was talking about and to know a lot about the art. It was more that he was using layman language to be more understandable. That's how I saw it anyway
I’m still sad they didn’t show him the “Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern” mission or the “Fine Joys of Tobacco” mission. Those two missions we’re hella cinematic. You were like controlling a movie.
"Look at the shadows as they go through the trees too, that's not a easy thing to do"........ Game developer *selects enable shadows* *Wipes sweat off brow*
The high honour ending, Braithwaite mansion, the beginning in the snow and the scene before they halt and rob that train. Should convince you that this game is a cinematic masterpiece.
Man the scene with Ross, Arthur, Jack and Milton is amazing when you realize that when Jack and Ross FIRST MET was at the side of a river, and the final time they met was without their friends and…at the side of a river
when i'm playing this game i can't help but admire literally everything i see, the graphics camera angle the people actually doing stuff like building houses instead of just walking etc etc.
man this is the only game so far that has made me genuinelly cry on several scenes at the end. the whole try to redeem himself arc on arthur story at the end is just amazing
The part where Colm is getting hanged. His fear can be felt as he realizes his escape plan was destroyed. His confidence went 📉📉📉 and begins to take very heavy breaths
My favorite Story Game of all time. I love seeing how people react when they experience it for the first time. I loved seeing an expert experiencing it for the first time and explaining why he thinks this is an amazing game. Great video. I hope William got a chance to play it.
Played through the game 3 times but I still teared up at the Arthur death scene in this video. That shit hits so hard. That and when he thanks his horse.
2:15 The game PREVENTS YOU FROM WEARING A BANDANA on your face before this mission. 2nd playthrough, I tried and it wouldn't let me. I was so pissed. I thought I could save him protect him from TB. And I wish I had the option to purposefully cough all over Micha and Dutch. lol
playing this game felt like being placed right into the middle of an old country western movie and you're the main character. i wouldn't change a damn thing about this game. a timeless masterpiece that i dont think will be topped for a very long long time. 10/10
Oh yes. This game really is art and no game i've every played got me so emotional as rdr2, i've never cried because of a game before but the death of the horse and the death of arthur just killed me, i had to stop for two days. Even films don't get me so hard, i really felt this game and if a game is triggering such emotions you know it is a masterpiece.
I’ll say it a billion times the little foreshadowing when Arthur explains to hosea in chapter 2 he wants to die facing the rising sun in a little camp conversation to finding out that’s how he actually dies is just pure perfection
Yeah he didn’t have a cold. The first scene that you showed is where he got TB. I normally wouldn’t post spoilers but if you play the game now you pretty much spoiled it for yourself. Still the greatest game I have ever played to date and second isn’t even close.
lmao William is so expressive and pretty funny 😂 cool to see a director that's not involved in the gaming industry, get so excited and joke about wanting to get into it. Hope William did actually play RDR2, and maybe even got involved in some gaming projects 😆 he got me when he said Abigail was doing the lil harlem shake with the ropes. 11:53
This guy is so charismatic, he's super nice to listen to, it'll be great if he would come back and do something on Mortal Kombat or Assassin's Creed Unity.
I'm genuinely shocked they didn't show him the entire Braithwaite Manor scene, honestly the climax of the entire game.
That was the point I knew no matter what it would easily be a top 1% game. And the music playing at as you burn the place down wowowowowoowowow
For real! The shots were AMAZING. All the acting in this game is RIDICULOUSLY good.
Probably my favorite scene to play, truly captured everything the game was meant to be and meant to simulate
Especially when the moon shines on the gang
I was just thinking that!!!
Should have shown him the opening in the snow as well that was incredible!
The first shot of Arthur, looking up to Dutch, masterpiece scene. We need a part two of him reacting to RDR2
YES!
I love how the opening has the Quentin Tarantino vibe
I know, right!
He should have played the whole game. Everything is perfect!
Filmmaker: I wanna play this game
Gamology : let’s spoil him the ending..
Fr lol
Spoilers are overrated, i played RDR2 already knowing Arthur gets TB, still enjoyed every second of it and it's for me the best story game ever, yeah it could have been a better experience, but if the quality of a story is determined solely on the end then it's certainly not a good story, it's more about the journey.
@@Noizzed I agree, but the journey is always better when you dont know how it ends.
he won't get to cry like a lil buh buh buh bitch like i did because the build up is lost
@@kukkik7039 true... but if you're someone who grew up with spoilers left and right, it'll still be an enjoyable ride regardless. xD
14:27 It's also really cool to note that during an NPC camp conversation hosea asks arthur how he wanted to die and he replied "facing west, watching the sunset, watching an old day end" but he actually dies facing east, watching the sunrise, watching a new day begin, representing who he was and who he has become.
It's crazy how the little details come together so brilliantly.
I thought i was the only one who remembered that conversation, when i finished the game and saw that scene was like Bro...
This conversation also includes hints about hosea and Lennys deaths. Those 2 are discussing it before arthur joins and if you listen to them they will both say they want to die with their friends. After returning from Guarma we can visit their graves and they were buried side by side
Its truly a work of sublime art.
The thing is, he was actually buried facing west
(SPOILER WARNING) If I remember correctly Hosea, Lenny and Tilly are talking about how they want to be buried when they're gone. Hosea says that he want to be buried with friends, Lenny agrees (foreshadowing much) and then Hosea asks Arthur, which replies that he wants to be buried facing West. In the end Charles actually buries Arthur facing West, like he wanted. But the fact that he dies facing a rising sun is still incredibly poetic and beautiful.
14:26 The sunrise signifies that Arthur's death started a new era, and ended the gunslinger era.
John was clean up crew and Jack is ushering in the prohibition age. From there they’ll likely connect gta and rdr to make it full circle. They already put John in gta online as a grandfather option if I’m not mistaken.
@@A_name_is_a_name you are correct, but I feel that if we are going in to the age of orginized crime of the 20's and 30's it would need to be a new IP in my opinon, if we get a red dead 3 i think it should be at the hieght of the wild west of the 1870s and 80s
@@true_shermanator1129 Y’all have no idea what you’re talking about & are demanding a prequel of the prequel and it would ruin the entire story put in place. As well the prohibition age wasn’t organized crime entirely but the entire story is about organized crime & would connect GTA universe with RDR. Think moonshining route & “lawless” (w/ Tom Hardy) setting. Also forgetting the World War Jack may get to be a part of & the weapons you can use deriving from that setting.
They’ve done the wild west desert and backwoods bayou, it’s time for the Appalachian country. It works perfectly for connecting the two universes & ending the two legacy titles with a 3 & 6.
Anyhow, a prequel of the prequel is the worst idea possible in all of cinematography history. Not trying to be rude but that’s just my opinion on it overall.
@@A_name_is_a_name no rdr 3 doesn't really need to be a prequel to the prequel, could be a separate story with a very loose tie in to the others, and the new IP i agree with the Appalachian country setting, being a moonshiner or what not, but i would love to see the transition of what seems like decent lawmen in rdr 2 and im assume rdr (i havent played it) to the very corrupt police of the Gta franchise (we saw a little bit of that in rdr 2, but in what ever story comes with that new game it becomes more apparent or something
@@A_name_is_a_name Johns been a selectable ancestor since the first game. You can also choose Niko Belic if im not mistaken in GTA V online.
That’s awfully optimistic of him to think we’ll be playing Red Dead Redemption 3 within 10 years.
exactly what i thought. i was like "yeah right dude add another 10" lol
Who knows, maybe GTA 6 will be better, or maybe a complete remake of rdr1
No! Please let something die while it's good. Because of people like that we keep getting watered down movies and games. Make a new game, this story is finished. There are millions of good ideas waiting to be discovered.
There will never be another red dead redemption...they can barely make gta 6 lmao
Honestly if it was between RDR 3 and GTA 6 - - I’d much rather RDR 3.. considering most people play GTA for the “Sandbox” feel instead of the story.
I wish so badly y’all showed him the scene with the nun at the train station.. one of the most powerful parts of that game
that shit had me bawling bro
sadly not everyone got to saw that scene
Or the one with Colm tortouring Athur, or the mission Goodbye, dear friend or even the start, or... OR GUARMA.....BRO THIS GAME IS JUST TOO GOOD,
I shed a tear when Arthur said he was afraid. I was afraid for him. Such a beautifully written story and character
@@VANAKKAMGAMERS I didn't know about the nun in my first playthrough and it pisses me off that I never met her
My pick for a scene that should've been reacted to: Arthur and the nun on the train station, that deliver on the "I'm afraid" is unparalleled
Bruh that shit gets me every time
Should have let the diagnosis scene go on until Arthur walks all the way down the street and sees the buck (hopefully)
@@ImpressionismFTW
same in the first scene... they should've showed the part when he is walking away from the farm
Still drop a tear every time when I play the game and see that scene.. I love it but it so emotionally
Actually it's "I'm afraid" but I also think they should have showed him
7:53 he's right everyone in that frame played a major role in the story
Especially Jack, 15 years later.
"I thought this was a pg game" was the greatest. Being a huge rockstar fan I love seeing people react to how they really are 😭😭
🤣🤣🤣 hahaha hope all is well!
Non english speaker here, whats a pg ?
@@bySaaqs Pg means Parental Guidance, basically meaning this cannot be watched or played by children without a parent next to them
i can definitely tell this guy really loves this game. once he starts playing it he is absolutely gonna love the experience. i can tell he'll adore the characters, music, and mission settings. and fun fact: very few of the missions have scripted weather. a lot of the earlier missions take place at whatever time you engage them but certain story missions like the last one just cuts to the appropriate time.
sad he got spoiled tho
The fact that there's few scripted weather segments in missions makes the whole thing feel more real, as in Arthur could go and do these missions at any time. Morning, Afternoon, Night etc.
Oh nice, that's really interesting!
i mean who dosent love this story. cant fin anyone who didnt cry at Arthur Dying with high honor
wOw so interest! Much so interest!
7:48 imagine if he knew that 15 years later, in the first game, the little kid would actually kill the agent with a shotgun...
While fishing
@@eds1942 Well... duck hunting lol I had to be that guy.
@Mr. Obama Yes it was definitely foreshadowing, but Ross was duck hunting when Jack killed him. The foreshadowing was that when Ross first met Jack and when he last met Jack was by a river.
Different Agent, that’s Agent Milton. Jack kills Agent Ross.
@@Rude_Boi It still started and ended at a river :-)
You can tell this guy is a pro at what he does, im impressed 👏
He should make the rdr movie, I’d pay to watch that
Bro your pfp is literally my home screen rn
@@redhoodarkham5568 well then he’d have to play trough both at least a few times. idc who directs a rdr movie no matter how talented they are, it’s important that they know every aspect of the world, the characters, the story and crucial details to pull it of. lots of love adaptations of things gets ruined because whoever is in charge don’t always know a lot about the material.
@@Jonas-xl4wg god?
@@Goofy_trousers your Home Screen is literally my pfp
Who missed the video about this 13:04 check Javier gun not pointing at Arthur. The man who was Javier voice said it was his idea, cos by the story Jav respected Arthur soo much that even his loyalty is with Dutch he wont point gun at Arthur cos he is like a brother to him. U know a game good when even the voice actors put their hearth in the story.
yeah
Sucks knowing we had to take him in in rdr1
9:00, if you play the actual game. There’s a cool little detail that I noticed where Arthur reaches for his gun when they walk away, but stops himself knowing that Jack is there. And it makes it even better in the epilogue when John gets into a shootout infront of Jack as a young teenager, which still leaves him pretty traumatized.
His explanation for the scene when Arthur meets Agent Milton and the camera positioning is pretty interesting and something I did not notice at all before but shows how Rockstar puts subtle but effective detail into scenes of the game.
The fact that he can tell it’s an important scene without him knowing anything from RD1 and RDR2, is incredibly well done by rockstar. Foreshadowing done so well that a professional can tell this was an important scene
If you pay attention to Arthur's hand you can notice hes about to kill the two agents when they turn their backs but chooses not to because hes with Jack .
@@thelazyworkersandwich4169 exactly. That part is the connection to Ross’s death. Jack was there for a reason.
Would love to see him react to the Uncharted & The Last of us series and also Ghost of Tsushima.
He will go crazy on Ghost of Tsushima, when playing I got a fell of waching a Interactive film since the first 5 seconds of gameplay ...
God of War would be a solid one as well.
Death stranding too...
So basically have him react to Ps exclusives
@@TheShakan973 well they are the best exclusives 😉
RDR2 story is the literal definition of masterpiece
💯
That's not how you use the word "literal".
No
@@ÕkamiMeansWolf It literally isn’t. Look up the definition 🤡
@@ÕkamiMeansWolf it's not dumba55
The way he explained everything… he made it more interesting and easy to understand! You can hear the love he has to what he does!
He's definitely a great addition to the reactors. We need more of him!
I liked that the filmmaker give important ideas of all the cinematic and executions of this game. The more he pointed them out, the more I appreciated this masterpiece game.
No way they didnt show the Braitwaite mansion raid
Yea i am little disappointed to that was a top tier scene bro
Or the “I’m afraid” line Arthur gives the nun. That was Oscar worthy shit
there's literally hundreds of scenes that they could've showed. almost all of them are outstanding.
I'm extremely disappointed they didn't show the drunken bar scene with Lenny
Or, "Yeah...just me.", then American Venom starts playing
After finishing this game, I’ve decided to name my son Arthur. And when the time comes he asks me why, I will simply tell him to play this game.❤️
Reminds me of
Son: Why is my sister named Rose?
Dad: Because your mother likes roses
Son: Thanks dad
Dad: No problem Arthur
You should change your name to Dutch.
@@bloodangel19 or Hosea
@@bloodangel19 But he better not make any PLANS anymore then,or he will end pretty badly
@@bloodangel19 please don’t
I would love to see him do an entire playthrough of the game
For me the Red Dead Redemption is the greatest game ever made. Arthur Morgan is one of the best character someone get along in a long run even after finishing the game. RDR2 is on another level of gaming.
When "Stand Unshaken" plays for the first time and "That the way it is" shows how to blend gameplay and cinematography well. Rockstar most cinematic game remains Max Payne III but Red Dead Redemption 2 is where they managed to balance their cinematic exp. with their gameplay orientation. Also, screw Red Dead Online!
the red dead online rp servers is the only thing I enjoy about it, but sadly im on console
It would be a great online game if rockstar actually added content to it and stopped pumping all their resources into gta online
Maypayne 3 rocks. thats by far the most cinematic game they have done and the gameplay of maxpayne3 is super satisfying.
MAX PAYNE3 was in my opinion the GREATEST 3rd person shooter I've ever played but RDR2 was prob the most cinematic and the greatest story I've ever got to play
“I can't quite remember just what guided me this way”
Another great thing about this game is just how real-life the horses and the wildlife feels. Horses movements are spot on.
Pretty annoying to control sometimes, but I guess I prefer the realism to easy movement
Yea I love that like all the little noises from wildlife are an actual animal you can track down in game. Frogs, birds, elk etc it's amazing
Yeah they used mocap for the horses
"Great horse graghics...."
Fence post: you better walk circles around me.
You forgot to mention the best part, horse's balls shrink if its cold lol
As an aspiring filmmaker, I have played throught this story so many times and always enjoyed it! It should be an inspiration for any storyteller out there
And yet there are still people who believe that video games can't be "art", when they absolutely can....perhaps even better than any other medium since you can spend so much more time with the cast and getting to understand them better.
I've seen idiots saying assassins creed games has better acting than rdr2 lol.
@@gamester512 Red Dead wouldn't be as impactful if it wasn't a video game. If you really invest into it, it takes your life over, you hunt to feed the gang, camp out in the wilderness looking for legendary pelts... It sets the atmosphere so well that when the gang falls, you can't help but feel a little bit sad inside.
@@Based1889 AC is favourite game series but no new AC game tops RDR2
This, Witcher 3, and some of the MGS games have incredible storytelling. As the comments above mentioned, games can 100% be art and deliver a story in a uniquely impactful way.
He thought red dead was PG XD
1:34 I thought this was a PG game. Well idk what to say bud, wrong game or wrong studios
"I thought this was a pg game"
I’m always happy when someone who isn’t as familiar with gaming can see how it is truly an art form.
As a classically trained screenwiter & director I can say that William was 100% spot on with everything he said during the whole video and the capability of explaining everything in the terms how untrained people will understand each point he gives has to be applauded! Well done my man!
Can i ask what you think about metal gear series?
except the part where the camera zoomed in to arthur when the injection happened.....thats t just to cut out the animation of his sleeve being pushed up....its a common game trope to save money and time
@@mniakan3544 I would love to delve deep and tell my opinions, but I have only played one MGS game when I was a kid and it was one of those which are shot from up.
I can try and read the lore a bit if you want, so I can give even screenwriters opinion about the series story/difficulties for writers within it to give some feedback/opinions 😅
@@sandyk9300 Yes, it is. But just it's a common trope in videogames and as you said, easy way to save money and cash, so it is in cinema. It's called reaction shot terminology wise and just like name implies it shows the reaction rather than action since we know what the action is.
Or did I get wrong part of the video as I assume you're speaking of the tuberculosis diagnosis scene? 🤔
@@Joni_Tarvainen that’s okay but they are good games if you have the time for it
Not including the execution of O'Driscoll was a big miss. That scene where he's about to get hanged is some of the best visual storytelling I've seen in a videogame. Great scene
Also the scene in the last mission where John talks to Micah before Micah starts shooting at John
You know it's a masterpiece when a filmmaker is awestruck.
Dude’s directed one short, chill
@@alexman378 Well the video title calls him a Filmmaker and he identified as one, so please don't tell me to chill when I'm wording it how someone else worded it.
@@CRollins1997 They’re not correct either
@@alexman378 will he did one short and you haven't so he's a filmmaker
@@daseangaming I’ve actually done 4, and working on the 5th one right now, first one with a good budget from a production studio I’ve been working with for a while, going to be shooting by the end of the month, I’d still not call myself an expert, I’d say I’m pretty good at best.
"This is cinema"
YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT
This guy is a great addition to this series! He had really good input and knew his craft. Love to see more of him in the future
id love to see his reaction when he found out that these scenes can happen at any time of day, just depends on when you do them (for the most part, a handful are scripted)
11:34
"Where's your mask mr Milton?"
Milton: I'm gonna be just fine
Missed a great chance of showing him that beautiful scene where all the gang slowly walk up to the Braithwaite mansion, that was amazing I bet he would have had a lot to say there
Holy crap yea that whole mission from start to finish blew me away.
I loved the game before that, but playing that saw me go from seeing it as a great game to a masterpiece in real time.
@@legobro8753 same
the standoff scene was honestly the best scene in all of gaming bro this game was ahead of our time
Fr, rockstar games are the best, only problem is that they take ages to make, n Rdr 3 won't come out this decade...🙃
@@scottredmond6406 its better that they take their time to make a good game then release a game every year but in shit condition
@@patrickkujo8609 yeah but I will be like 20-30 years old when Rdr 3 comes out, I won't be playing video games
@@scottredmond6406 Why not? People of all ages play games...
@@Aidan-qc7mq I'm not talking about in general, just about myself.
Yo, I’m still curious about “Left 4 Dead 2 Special Infected - ER Doctor/Special Effects Artist” on Experts Reacts.
That would be fire.
Now he's explained the reasons behind everything they do cinematically, that explains why I bawled my eyes out at the end of this game
6:33 while he talks about what a scene can do with rain and all that, but did anyone see the horse was not properly feed and maintained as well as Arthur himself.
Should have shown him the "I'm Afraid" scene, that scene is phenomenal.
Put him to see any yakuza game their cinematography and drama are absolutely amazing
Those dynamic intros always get a pop outta me
Cinematography is 100 times better than this game imo
@@10yearsinthejoint363 I think they're both trying to such different things that both excel where they need to. I don't know that Yakuza's dynamic action shots would fit RDR2's pared back realism and vice-versa with RDR2's very classical cinematic language. It fits with the genre it's inspired by and helps focus on the character drama rather than the surface level bombast that would hurt a game like Yakuza if included more than the crazy creative shots they have in action scenes and silly dialogues.
lemme get this out before someone starts comparing these two, both are good in their own rights. you don't need to hate one in order to like the other.
Do this gameology! let this guy watch cutscenes from yakuza!
Rdr2 is the best game ever
Change my mind
Not even Tom Cruise can complete the mission of changing your mind
Hopefully that won't be the case in the near future. The game is an absolute masterpiece, but I've got faith in Rockstar.
@@johassan8282 I don't, after seeing the remastered gta games
I literally cant
God of War and TLOU2 are better
1:29 well it ain't 😂
This is the only game I've ever been emotionally invest in. Brought me to tears. Epic story
"wait the doctor smokin tho" fr lmao whys he smoking when he just said Arthur's lungs was the problem
No one back then really knew smoking was bad for your lungs and even if there was the tobacco companies and doctors probably also pushed the idea that it was healthy, drowning them out.
well the game is set in 1899. nobody knew about the problems that smoking causes at that time.
They thought smoking was healthy or something. Oh the irony
You gotta smoke out the TB
@@bloodangel19 like that random guy you can find near or in one of the main cities who smoking pack after pack a day trying to stay healthy
3:47 thats not a just a black dude, that is one and only !YNNEL
LENNY MY BOAH
Really hope this guy goes ahead and plays the game now. Best I’ve ever played and it’s not even close. Great video, really knowledgeable fella
Agreed and I have been gaming since Atari
@@jackmann2494 agreed and I have been gaming since PS1
@@CorvusLeukos PS1? Man you missed out on the most iconic era of them all. The original NES, the hundreds of games out for it. If you had the new game out, you were the most popular kid in class.
@@CorvusLeukos since PS1 that's new
@@jackmann2494 yeah but nes era didn't have games with serious narrative at least majority didn't so PS1 era is respectable
I like the video but honestly I just can't get over how much this guy is a parrot to people around him, while settling on the AAVE when all other options are gone
you should've showed him the scene with Sister Calderon, where Arthur says "I'm afraid"
one of the best cutscenes in the whole game
Can he do this with Ghost of Tsushima!?!? He was great in this
I feel like knowing the ending makes this game better because Arthur's whole story is based on him knowing that he's goin to die anyway so he should instead focus on helping others. My second playthrough was better than my first and his death still held the same impact as the first
Tbf there's literally 4 different endings so if you get one end spoiled then you still got 3 more
This video was basically a film director explaining what we already knew: what made RDR2 amazing
EVERYTHING in this game is great. And I love it. I love seeing people just appreciating everything about this game. The environment, the characters, the story, the script, the cinematography. All of it. Masterpiece.
It was more of about "why" and "how" this game is amazing.
Everyone understand that RDR2 filmed perfectly but I personally curious how it all was achieved
@@Жойлес Motion Capture. Like they did with Gollum for the Lord of the Rings movies.
But, I seriously wish that they made a behind the scenes video for this game.
Yeah I mean I didn’t know a lot of the stuff he said 😂 I knew the game was amazing, but not exactly why lmao
This fella knows his shit and I love how invested in this he got! This is a person that LOVES his craft and loves to see others do it well. Loved listening to his commentary during his viewing of this absolutely magnificent game!
10:24
I’d rather have covid then tuberculosis
Lol ….
Idk what i expected when i clicked this, but hes so good. He keeps it really casual and basic, but he obviously knows a lot at the same time. Id be happy to see him comment over more video games.
Yeah maybe, like, the last of us or some other cinematic game
he is so amused, suprised with the lighting and graphics, as if the last time he played any video game was in 1990 and thinks games still look like shit, so wtf
@@caiusactinunwise1412 even if he played, like the last of us 1 or something (which is relatively new, all things considered), there's still ways that RDR2 plays with light and foliage to create stunning vistas that games before just didn't do with this level of fidelity
@@eatme982 There's so many good, cutting-edge graphics games right now on the market, that there's really no point in acting suprised all the time. He doesn't fit reviewing modern games, and btw, he didn't say anything unusual, anything normal people don't know about cinema. I'm probably toxic af but that commentary sucked assssssss.
@@caiusactinunwise1412 I think it was more about, say, not alienating normie audiences.
I've read a fair bit about directing and cinematography. By no means to make me anything broaching an expert, but more than normal I suppose.
He seemed to know what he was talking about and to know a lot about the art. It was more that he was using layman language to be more understandable.
That's how I saw it anyway
I’m still sad they didn’t show him the “Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern” mission or the “Fine Joys of Tobacco” mission.
Those two missions we’re hella cinematic. You were like controlling a movie.
You should really get this guy to cover The Last of Us 2!
Yessss
"Look at the shadows as they go through the trees too, that's not a easy thing to do"........
Game developer *selects enable shadows* *Wipes sweat off brow*
THIS game is a total masterpiece i've never felt such a connection too characters in any media
„Oh we got a black dude in this joint“
As soon as he sees Lenny.
Let’s not tell him how Lenny will end like in Red dead …
Probably for the best
Don't worry, they still got Charles tho lol. Well, he's half black but still..
@@corneliusquincydavenportic1913 I am wondering how is reaction will look like, when he sees the Braithwaites Manor…
You mean just like pretty much every single member of that gang?
I’m not sure if he’s been on the show before but what a great addition!
I Would love to see him react to scene on a train station when Arthur talks with sister, it's a slow but Soo powerfull scene
Wait till he finds out that you can activate a Film mode nearly everytime.
1:41 My Italian kicking in: “What da f#ck did you just tell me?”
The high honour ending, Braithwaite mansion, the beginning in the snow and the scene before they halt and rob that train. Should convince you that this game is a cinematic masterpiece.
Man the scene with Ross, Arthur, Jack and Milton is amazing when you realize that when Jack and Ross FIRST MET was at the side of a river, and the final time they met was without their friends and…at the side of a river
I think RDR2s scenes are some of the best I have seen
when i'm playing this game i can't help but admire literally everything i see, the graphics camera angle the people actually doing stuff like building houses instead of just walking etc etc.
man this is the only game so far that has made me genuinelly cry on several scenes at the end. the whole try to redeem himself arc on arthur story at the end is just amazing
This guy is for sure one of your best experts, really entertaining, knows his stuff and appreciates what he’s analysing. Loved this.
The part where Colm is getting hanged.
His fear can be felt as he realizes his escape plan was destroyed. His confidence went 📉📉📉 and begins to take very heavy breaths
It looked like he was about to or already shit his pants.
@@jackmann2494 yeah those breaths sounded relatable
My favorite Story Game of all time. I love seeing how people react when they experience it for the first time. I loved seeing an expert experiencing it for the first time and explaining why he thinks this is an amazing game. Great video. I hope William got a chance to play it.
Played through the game 3 times but I still teared up at the Arthur death scene in this video. That shit hits so hard. That and when he thanks his horse.
*sigh*
I just finished playing this game a week ago.
I guess I have to replay it again.
2:15 The game PREVENTS YOU FROM WEARING A BANDANA on your face before this mission. 2nd playthrough, I tried and it wouldn't let me. I was so pissed. I thought I could save him protect him from TB. And I wish I had the option to purposefully cough all over Micha and Dutch. lol
The scene where the gang approaches Braithwaite manor in the dead of of knight to get Jack back should have been shown here.
2:17 "you borrowed money from my business partner hair straps..." -Captions 2021
At 8:00 of the video have you realized that both Arthur and jack have killed the two on the right
Except abigail killed milton
We need a part 2 with this guy! This game has so many amazing scenes, it's impossible to put all of them into one video...
This dude’s awesome, bring him back!
Yooo have em play the dark pictures anthology or until dawn, since I believe those type of games fit the more cinematic movie aspect
There are many good gameplays on TH-cam, bit this gameplay itself should be in theatres
playing this game felt like being placed right into the middle of an old country western movie and you're the main character. i wouldn't change a damn thing about this game. a timeless masterpiece that i dont think will be topped for a very long long time. 10/10
Oh yes. This game really is art and no game i've every played got me so emotional as rdr2, i've never cried because of a game before but the death of the horse and the death of arthur just killed me, i had to stop for two days. Even films don't get me so hard, i really felt this game and if a game is triggering such emotions you know it is a masterpiece.
Claim your "here within an hour" ticket here 👀.
@Devon for what?
I'd love to see him again. I don't really care what but it is the will of the force that there is another episode with him by at most 3 weeks.
Have him react to Ghosts of Tsushima! That game is just gorgeous and has stunning cinematography.
It's been four years and Arthur's death still always makes me cry
3:23 guys will be guys💯
I would love to see his reaction to the Spider-Man games :D
I’ll say it a billion times the little foreshadowing when Arthur explains to hosea in chapter 2 he wants to die facing the rising sun in a little camp conversation to finding out that’s how he actually dies is just pure perfection
Yeah he didn’t have a cold. The first scene that you showed is where he got TB. I normally wouldn’t post spoilers but if you play the game now you pretty much spoiled it for yourself. Still the greatest game I have ever played to date and second isn’t even close.
lmao William is so expressive and pretty funny 😂
cool to see a director that's not involved in the gaming industry, get so excited and joke about wanting to get into it.
Hope William did actually play RDR2, and maybe even got involved in some gaming projects 😆
he got me when he said Abigail was doing the lil harlem shake with the ropes. 11:53
you guys left out some of the best scenes in the game lol, like the braithwaite manor burning down - the train robbery, Dutch betraying Arthur...
This game is in my top 3 of all time. The story telling and cinematography is almost untouchable
This guy is so charismatic, he's super nice to listen to, it'll be great if he would come back and do something on Mortal Kombat or Assassin's Creed Unity.
He tries too hard to be funny though.