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Well, if you subscribe to the idea that the 8th gen of consoles is really just the 7th gen but always online and with prettier graphics, RDR2 was really the only true "8th gen" game.
I usually go through that part with. Buell. (The horse Hamish gave you.) That way, when he says “Thank you.”, he’s not only thanking the horse, he’s also thanking Hamish for giving him the horse.
RDR2’s story isn’t just “good for a game,” it’s one of the best western tales ever told in any medium. It’s so literary, visionary, and leaden. What an absolute masterpiece.
@@Johnlikeme I’m less of a book reader than I am a film watcher. Only real westerns I’ve read are True Grit and No Country for Old Men, which is a neo western, both are excellent. For movies, there’s quite a few I love. Obvious Classics like Stagecoach, The Dollars Trilogy (esp. Good Bad and Ugly), High Noon, The Wild Bunch, Treasure of the Sierra Madre. If you like that End of an Era feel RDR2 has, I recommend John Ford’s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West, and Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven. All masters of the genre creating a send off to it in different eras. If you love the character work of RDR2, the man trapped in a violent world he can’t escape, I highly recommend George Stevens’ Shane (which Logan was also heavily inspired by) and John Ford’s The Searchers, Unforgiven also fits here too lol. And if you’re looking for more recent Westerns, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) with Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck. It’s a slow burn character study about both two men and America, and both give maybe their best performances in it. Tarantino’s Django Unchained (2012) is a great and fun dissection of the genre, and his Hateful Eight (2015) is a really brilliant one location character study brimming with Hitchcockian tension. Bone Tomahawk (2016) is a REALLY VIOLENT horror Western with Kurt Russell. Like, one of the most violent movies I’ve ever seen, so be wary of that. Slow West (2014) is a weird but pretty one, and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a comedy/drama western Anthology movie from the Coen brothers. It’s weird and hilarious and dramatic. Westerns are great.
if not one of the only western games I've seen that made a big deal, glad to see more expansion on the western and crime genres as those are very underrated genres. Think the only other good game I've played with the crime genre was payday and I had a good 4 years with that game.
I have had my eyes on this game for a long time. Never had a gaming PC, never owned anything that can run anything of this sort. I pretty much gave up trying to game and resort to play throughs on TH-cam. I decided to watch a playthrough of RDR2 and after a few seconds I stopped immediately. I told myself I will wait for this game for as long as it takes. Finally got a gaming PC in 2022 and damn. It was worth the wait. I finished it in January and I still haven't recovered. I don't think I ever will. Greatest game of the century. No doubt.
Me too. I am not a gamer to be honest. I only played mafia and I thought that was the best game but I can say that RDR 2 is the best game that I’ve ever played. The game is so adventurous and fun and realistic. Amazing. And I am still playing it til this day. I discovered this game a month ago.
i’m playing it again and my plan is to 100% the non-story with Arthur then finish it off with John to get the platinum trophy. Was on 90% Completion with John but it just didn’t feel right, felt like I no longer had that connection with the world running around doing chores.
@@bardanmalla193 no he told after playing rdr2 he thinks other games are just too much rushed and i agree with that too rdr2 is a masterpiece i hope rdr3 comes i am excited for that more than gta6
Karen's descent into alcoholism really got to me. The way it's in the background, but only becomes really obvious if you go out of your way to talk to her. The way she just fades away is heartbreaking. I couldn't shake the feeling for weeks after I first finished the game.
Honestly, it made me realize that alcohol can become a really bad problem. I don't think my then 21-year-old mind understood just how dangerous it could be
Watching her spiral down with each chapter and seeing the reverend save himself at the same time is really special story telling IMO A tale of two alcoholics.
It just takes constant drinking without breaks. My mom did that with wine and was gone at 50, it’s very dangerous for sure. Alcohol is apocryphal, it’s outdated.
Rockstar are just a stellar company, been playing their games since 2001 and they all stand out in some way. R* will out do themselves they always outdo themselves every 5/6 years.
Agreed, still the best video game I've ever played. A true cultural and artistic milestone in gaming history. We'll still be talking about this one decades from now.
@@silversnail1413 they even delayed it for one year (or two idk) and it turned out amazing, it makes cyberpunk look so horrible and just unforgivable how they had all that time and it turned out so poorly.
I remember release day my brother and my dad had gone to GameStop and my brother was showing it to me when he got home i watched him play for about an hour then my dad called me in and out from under his shirt he pulled out a copy just for me. Best day ever thanks dad
This was the first game I played after coming out of rehab. I’d been an addict for about 6 years at that point and pretty much given up on myself and making good decisions. After I got out, I told myself I’d play it cool for a few weeks to get everyone off my back and just go right back to where I was before. Then I started playing this game. I had played the first one in high school and thought it was pretty cool so picked up the second one just to have something to do while I got some money together to score some meth. After getting to know Arthur a bit, I realized we had a lot in common. We both had shitty upbringings, we both turned to violence and crime to get through our daily lives and I kept finding similarities. Eventually, I got to chapter 6 and saw Arthur get sick. It broke my heart to see. This man, who most of society would’ve deemed hopeless and lost just like me was actually starting or at least trying to turn his life around a bit. It got me thinking about my own life for a minute. Then the final act of Arthur, an act of pure selflessness and love, and stopping in the middle of a gunfight to say goodbye to his horse and despite this entire game was about making money and leaving behind the mess we had made: Arthur changed. And changed for the better. I realized that very moment that I had made a mess of my life and it was my responsibility to clean it up and make amends. I bought the game on January 2nd of 2019 and have been sober since January 13th, 2019. My life has been completely altered because of this beautiful game and the fantastic character of Arthur Morgan. Thank you Rockstar for creating this modern masterpiece and for helping me turn my life around. Edit: wow 1k likes thank you everyone. Had no idea my story would be so impactful to a lot of people. This game is truly a modern masterpiece and completely changed my life. I’m glad I can share my experiences with all of you. Thank you and god bless
this is one of the best comments i have read. Great that a game can have such an impact on somebody's life. Keep your head together and keep it moving. Life is to short. I can relate with a lot your saying. Except for the meth part, but i know whats its like to start from scratch, had to do it 3 times before i got my shit together. Once again this was a great read man hope you stay on this track your on. Bless✌🏼
Yea my friends I found online and played with for so long I only recently found out they hadn't even played story mode lol one of them couldn't get out of the snow chapter so he just gave up apparently 😂 it's very sad
@@habhdyst722 Elder Ring I can get behind in terms of Gameplay atleast but GOW is shit I'm sorry to say I am a sucker for a linear story games but even I don't like this game. I don't care about the repetitive games I still play Mafia 3 but even I felt GOW to be repetitive as hell.
@Jup4ter Red Dead Redemption seems good to me. But it's okay if you don't like it and I can understand why you wouldn't like it. Not every game is for everyone.
I second this... I played through it once on ps4 and once on pc and the 2nd time everything just hit so much harder; I expected to be at least semi resistant emotionally reactionary, but no.
Most deadly events a person can experience: -Being shot in the head -being hung -falling off a building -overdosing -being a Red Dead Redemption series protagonist
@@mikedobson1678 they use to make masterpieces every year. 2008 GTA 4 2009 GTA EfLC 2010 Red Dead Redemption 2011 L.A. Noire 2012 Max Payne 3(this game is written by Dan Houser for the most part unlike the other 2 games in the franchise so clearly it's a masterpiece) 2013 GTA 5 R* always make masterpieces. They rarely fail. But since 2013 we've only got one game. T2 is milking GTA 5 for the most part.
I’m glad to know I’m not a crazy person for having sunk thousands of hours into the game and played the story little over 10 times now lol. Happy Birthday RDR2 (and undead nightmare)
I started playing the story mode the same day it came out and I just finished it last month. Imagine how many hours I put exploring the place and doing activities. Best game ever. PD: I still have many things to explore with John that I missed.
@@Fanged01 Gross! 🙈 How so? He went from manipulative to angry and manipulative. It was always about some great plan. Doesn't that sound like American Politics? 🤔 "Just one more score, gang, and we'll go to Tahiti."
The ending to the game was so amazing that I couldn't even get myself to cry. Instead of being sad that it was finally over, I was just happy that I got the chance to play it. Truly, Red Dead Redemption 2 is the best video game I have ever played. No other game will ever come close.
@@Hero_Of_Old Yeah, man. Fuck people who spoil for the sake of it. I saw the spoiler mid way through the game, but it sill got me. I was down for days as if a real friend had died. I sill feel sad about it as weird as it sounds. I really lost a friend there, a close one too.
@@spencerhaughian9774 I saw movies like Kong 2015, 1917, Wonder Woman 84, tenet, avengers infinity war, endgame, el Camino, joker 2019, ad astra , Gemini man , spiderman far from home and many more. Not any of those movies comes close to the greatness, plot consistencies, character arcs, suspense, themes, and pacing of red dead 2. Red dead 2 is arguably one of the best video game stories ever made. I wish they’d make a movie or tv show based off it.
@@Cinnamontoastcrunch1029 it’s very coincidental you say that because I just saw interstellar 2 days ago on my tv for the first time . I was bored outta my mind🥱🥱, choppy dialogue, plot holes, boring plot I didn’t like mccanaghy in it.I didn’t like it. I generally don’t like space movies. A side note: a good space show to Check out is the expanse. It destroys any modern space movie. it’s not a movie though it’s a tv show. I highly recommend it.
I can relate so hard. Friends would ask me to join them in another game but ofcourse I'd say "Alright just gimme a minute to find a stopping point". Low and behold I wouldnt find a stopping point and felt obliged to keep playing and doing more missions for hours into the night and up till the wee hours of the morning
The greatness of this game has kinda ruined me for other low-effort productions. Once you've seen the best example of what a thing should be, it's harder to give a pass to lazy world building. If you can write something this compelling and build a world this rich where there ain't nothin' but horses and woods and clapboard houses to work with, then you realize there's no excuse for bad writing in a story-driven game, and no reason that cool abilities, gear and powers should have to carry your game.
I felt the same when I went back to play AC Odyssey after this game. I cannot even remember one person’s name in AC after spent 160+ hours, while I know everyone in RDR2, even the people in side missions. Too realistic and immersive as a game
What we all can do is just accept the reality that nobody else except rockstar is capable of delivering this level of experience!! all we can do is wait for the next rockstar game to come out!!!
That could very well be the reason it's fleshed out so well. How do you justify a game where the main thing you do is ride horses and shoot people? There's a concept in music where a musician deliberately limits his ability through some sort of handicap (Whether it be driving a simple motif, purposefully limiting instruments utilized, etc.). But the point of this is that it forces you to be more creative by doing all you can with so little. With so little to work with in way of options, you develop what you're given. The concept is the same in this game as shown. With Red Dead Redemption's gameplay loop consisting of mainly riding horses and shooting people, Rockstar, by virtue of heart for this thing being made, added any and everything they could. They created random events that brought the world to life, implemented a great hunting mechanic that we typically only see in survival games, added a plentiful amount of side missions, customization, and more. And on top of all of this they created possibly the best story I've ever personally experienced through any artistic medium--ever. Red Dead Redemption 2 is the perfect example of working with what you're given and creating out of love and dedication.
Spot on bro. Recently i picked up the Final Fantasy 7 Remake and just comparing the NPC's and how believable they were as characters compared to RDR really ruined my experience. The world of RDR felt so real and immersive that its easy to forget that you're playing a video game when we get so lost in its world. They really set the standard for me for the level of detail and quality a game should possess and its extremely easy for a video game to fall short of that.
I really want to know how though? The game isn't perfect to me. It has its shortcomings but I think its strengths do mask them well enough for me. Here's my reasons: In RDR2, the ragdolls have been severely restricted and programmed to fall in pre-set positions 70% of the time to make the looting animation possible. This makes RDR2's ragdolls way more predictable and boring. You will constantly see similar death animations and the bodies lying in the same positions. After a while this gets very annoying and takes away from the fun of gunfights. The shooting mechanics are also a rather serious downgrade from RDR1. 1)Guns are far weaker. A Scofield revolver usually takes 2-3 body shots to kill someone with express rounds added. A cattleman can take up to \*4\* shots to do that and it happens frequently. These are weapons that reload slowly and hold very few bullets. It's too much to have to shoot someone with half your mag before they die even when your weapon is fully upgraded, in pristine condition and loaded with express bullets. 2)There's random gun sway that throws off your aim, making you miss a lot of your shots and forcing you to slow down each time before you fire. This seriously reduces the fluidity and speed of combat and the only way to reduce gun sway is to hide behind cover, forcing a defensive/boring cover-shoot play style on the player. Gun sway discourages aggressive and skillful play. 3) Rechambering of weapons. At first glance, this is a rather cool gimmick. It makes guns feel unique and realistic. Apart from that however, this mechanic slows down the speed of combat even more as you have to constantly re chamber your weapon before you shoot and it messes the timing of the shots because you're mashing the fire button to get maximum fire rate. 4) Tackling enemies happens whenever you press the fire, melee and grab buttons as you're moving towards an enemy at a speed that isn't walking. It puts you at a massive disadvantage when you tackle someone in the middle of a gunfight. Why doesn't Arthur just do the combat execution animations right away when he gets close to an enemy? Why is tackling enabled by three different buttons and not by just one? RDR1's shooting has none of these issues. Guns are all powerful. Even the starting revolver can kill someone with a single shot to the chest and enemies rarely survive more than two direct shots to the body at close-medium ranges. There's zero gun sway to mess up the aim. You can reliably play free aim and not have to worry about random factors to slow you down. Guns don't need to be rechambered, making the shooting feel much more consistent. John will quickly and swiftly execute any enemy he gets close to. There's also another aspect in which RDR1 is far better. The health system. Arthurs is an absolute tank. Up to three enemies pose zero threat to him and more enemies are just child’s play to deal with for most players. He has a massive health reservoir but no (almost) health regeneration. This means that he can unrealistically tank an insane number of bullets but afterwards he needs to hide or run away to refill his health. That promotes a very boring playstyle of cover shooting. The problem of health regen can be solved by tonics, which themselves are completely broken. Arthur has hundreds of them, he can drink one after the other with no negative side effects and they instantly refill his health. That removes any little challenge left in the combat system. Whenever Arthur gets jumped by a group of outlaws I have no reason to worry at all, since I know they will need half a minute of nonstop shooting to bring Arthur’s health to a critical level and even then I can just drink a tonic and it’s like nothing happened. On the other hand, RDR1’s health system is much better. John can die if he gets caught out in the open, ambushed or surrounded. He has a faster health regeneration which promotes a more aggressive playstyle which is balanced by his small health reservoir. RDR1 keeps the risk but also rewards a more aggressive playstyle making the combat more fun. RDR1 John also can’t carry more than a handful of tonics so you must use them wisely. Furthermore, RDR1 has a hardcore mode that makes combat even more lethal and dangerous but even on normal mode, a single shotgun blast from up close will kill John. RDR2 Arthur can take at least five shotgun blast from the same range.
I can remember some years ago reading an editorial discussing how games were approaching "a movie like experience". RDR2 goes far beyond this. You spend countless hours with these characters, building a relationship with them which evokes genuine emotion. My daughter despite having game consoles in the home since she was young had never been at all interested in video games. I convinced her to try RDR2 on my PC in all it's 4K glory...she was immediately hooked. Watching her laugh and cry as she explored the story was such a wonderful experience for us to share. We have both now played the story through multiple times and the joy of it has never diminished.
After the shitshow that Cyberpunk turned out to be, I started probably my 7th playthrough of RDR2 and it still doesn't disappoint. The world in RDR2 is just a place I like to exist in. :)
TheHelo10 I played the story twice and I'm in my second playthrough and I'm at the butcher creek camp and I'm having a hard time advancing because I'm not trying to see someone I played with for hours and days just to see die in the end
Would you really want to live in a world of gangs running rampid,barely any electricity,or smallpox? It's a great game to play, but be glad you weren't born then.
As a grown man I will gladly admit that I was crying like a child when I had to watch Arthur ending his earthly existence after his long and painful decline and redemption. If I had to sum up the game in one sentence, than I would say that RDR2 is the most immersive, well written piece of gaming-entertainment that is set in the most believable and amazing open world I have seen so far.
Иосиф Сталин I cried too. I actually grieved this character for a few days and when I visited Arthur’s grave as John i felt like I was actually visiting a grave. That’s crazy. I don’t know if it’s exactly healthy, but definitely evidence that this game is another level.
I watched a live of someone playing that game and it seemed so boring But by these comments the game actually looks pretty good so I might buy it when my PC is able to run it at low no shadows 20 fps
You should’ve talked about the epilogue, it truly is the cherry on top of this game. If you grew up playing rdr1 having just watched Arthur die knowing what happens to John in the future it almost even more heart breaking to just think back on all that just happened to the gang and John. All the best songs are in the epilogue as well like the house building song and the willie song. While I obviously love both of the whole games to death I think the epilogue is the absolute peak.
Another thing is John is shaped so different and the world you explore is nostalgic as well as new it literally feels like a whole new game, plus you get to explore some of the most beautiful parts of the map that the first time I played through i had never been too before, showing off the graphics even more and it really just really hit home like nothing ever will
I never played rdr1 or paid any attention to that story. After completing the epilogue, I read about John and his son and all that. It depressed the hell out of me (but in a good? way). John and Arthur have tragic ends, but not just them - the whole gang. And then I realized it wasn't just a gang, but a time and place and all its people, the "old west," era - gone. Who were those people? What were their lives like? Then the old run down buildings and sepia tones made so much more sense to me. This is not a game, but an artwork that is dedicated to the memory of the past. A past almost forgotten.
RDR2 is literally 'Melodrama: The game' From the story, to the music, to the landscapes, everything is melodramatic and it's amazing because we can revel in that
I enjoyed as much as I could with arthur morgan I did about the same as you and also did as much I could on side missions with as well..arthur is/was awesome Character
@@JonCom3dy Blood Fueds, Ancient and Modern. Its a simple shoot em up mission, but its one of my top 5 favourites just because the cinematography is so beautiful
Not to mention deadeye, which is so incredibly satisfying. I’ve been in gunfights that have better automatic camerawork in deadeye than some movies I’ve seen! That slow-no just makes things so cinematic.
After finishing the game, I just feel like there is something missing from my life. I loved getting excited to hop on my computer and find out where the story would go but now all of that is gone. I think I'm going to have to start up another playthrough
my first play through of this game I didn’t really look too deeply into it. But my second play through I actually tried to role play a changing Arthur and it just completely broke me at every turn, especially near the end
@@IsabellaShortleaf after taking a couple months off to play other games, I was drawn back into rdr2 after seeing the PC trailer in my TH-cam recommend. I am now full out obsessed with the game again, and the second playthrough is turning out to be just as good, if not better. I had tried online for a bit but quickly got bored after obtaining all of the gear I wanted. The story will always be the best, it's just a shame that rockstar puts all of its resources into GTA online at the moment
Believe it or not,this game has taken me 3 years to compete.my best friend introduced me to the game and I fell in love.i didn't have the game so whenever I went there I would play it.this made the story and game in general 10 times more emotional and I've finally finished the whole game.
I felt the same way once I beat the epilogue for the first time. It took me a 2nd playthrough and literally an entire year to fully get over that overwhelming lonely feeling you get in the epilogue and now I have nearly 300 hours in singleplayer alone and still loving every second. The more I play the game, the more I love it
@Joey B gta v is overhyped and this game isnt perfect but its fine and not lazy at all A to B design is fine to me but the level should not be restrictive which this game is very
It's a shame that so many gamers don't care about the story, because they can never fully appreciate this masterpiece. On my second playthrough I literally explored everything you could. Every side quest, and every tiny little detail in the story. And it was so worth it
@@justingiacobbe4419 moving on to my second playthrough but probably am gonna spend more time hunting and fishing and interacting with the townsfolk and getting a bunch of little things
@@justingiacobbe4419 explore as much as possible, go hunting, read Arthur’s journal, inspect every prompt given to you, help out every person (the snake bite guy makes me laugh every time he’s bit), and just soak it in. Don’t worry if you take a few days off or play it nonstop. Try to do all the activities that sometimes seems like “filler” because those flesh out the world so very much. Enjoy my friend!
“That’s the way it is” always makes my eyes water. For me it was sad not only because I suspected the worst for Arthur but that I knew my time in the world was coming to an end. I’m really not an emotional person but there’s something about Arthur that made me really deeply attached to him and the world and story. It’s one of the few things in my life I’ve shed a tear for. I don’t know how or why it got me so emotionally moved but that’s got to count for something.
Actually i don't want to play the main story again because i do not want to disturb that incredible feeling that it gave me the first time... I think rockstar really pulled a masterpiece there, worthy and standing proudly next to movies, tv series and many books... Even reading about certain parts of the story still gives me goosebumbs... Thank rockstar for this EXPERIENCE. A masterpiece in every possible way... An instant classic.
I disagree. Replaying this game is much better because instead of being on edge by the story and wanting to finish it as soon as possible, you actually get to take the game in and appreciate all the small details and encounters. It’s one of the most immersive games I’ve ever played in my life
@@deadeye7387 i agree! i missed so many missions and details when I played it for the first time. Even the onllne version is fun to play. You don’t get bored with this amazing game. There is enough to do. Rockstar keep up the good work! I know they are still makiing billions of this game.
Would like to add this: Depending on your honor level, there's a bunch of tiny differences in the game. One of these differences is your heartbeat during deadeye. (If you have low honor you cant hear your heartbeat, but you can hear it if you have high honor.) The change is extremely small, especially with how big the game is, but it adds so much more colour when you think about it. LH Arthur is cold and calculating during deadeye. He's a cold killer, and even when killing someone he's calm. HH Arthur's heartbeat is going off, the adrenaline and beating makes it feel much more alive and much less scary. Warmer even.
Also Arthur's and John's dead eye make a different sound when you activitate them as well Arthur's a running clock and John's just the same one from rdr1 which is a nice touch
@@yens1609 No wonder it feels different. I always wondered why John's dead eye feels a bit more "faster" and "accurate" than Arthur's. I now realise it was more of a psychological thing that the ticking time of Arthur primed my brain to do oof.
i honestly feel the same, i was so immersed into the story the world, and everything! Rockstar really did make a masterpiece that wont be forgotten for decades
Red ded 2 is the best game to ever exist... the cowboys, people with honour and people without... the story that fits with the suroundings, the details, every thing about this game is facinating...
@@milosstojanovic4623 yup, questionable optimisation. Outdated mission design where you'll fail a mission if you are not standing in the yellow circle. Poor online mode that didn't recive any updates for 7 months.
The reason for this game being a masterpiece and in my opinion one of the best games ever made is due to it being not only one of the best story driven games ever made, the best open world, one of the best graphically accurate the first world to feel truly alive and the only game possibly in my life time that a I can play for 12 hours without stopping and not even progressing the main campaign.
I only had a week with my main rig because of uni so my first playthrough was quite rushed, I'm looking forward to doing a second playthrough soonish to experience more of the game.
dunno how people manage to complete the game in 40 hours. I played 16-18 hours a day for 2 weeks while in lockdown to finish it, and I still think I rushed it.
@@TBVnBIX people rushing it to complete the main campaign. I'm also guilty of doing the same for the first game. I regret it 100%, since the game didn't land a mark on me whatsoever. Playing the secondary missions on RDR2 really flashes out Arthur as character beyond the main mission. I imagine it was true for the first game as well.
@blate dake Haha for real it is though! Lower back spasms can mess with your whole life. Change how you live completely. With the kind of life they're living it kind of just isn't an option.
What makes you think that your comments have more credibility after mentioning that you've been gaming for 40 years? Guess what', I've been gaming longer than you (I'm not kidding) and this is far from being a masterpiece, because a game should be judged by more than just its story, and in that context the current 86% approval rating on Steam is actually quite accurate.
Same here 43 yr old. Was at NES launch. This game after 160+ hours still has me riding around and exploring and still putting off starting a new new. Absolute masterpiece that takes a few hours to grab you but once it does your game life will never be the same.
@@lev2727 A modern review score is actually detrimental to your argument games have changed and have instant gratification this game dates back to when you had to invest time and effort
I agree that red dead is a masterpiece it's 1 game i consider a masterpiece people need to stop calling every game they play a masterpiece though every game isn't good
@@lev2727 Bro story makes the games great not just gameplay, they both go hand and hand story and character development is the most important thing to a game. You have been gaming for more than 40 years like you stated yet you seem so clueless about what makes a game a masterpiece, its the story telling that makes you feel for these characters and makes you invest into everything games are like movies now, best era of gaming by far plenty of people think this game is a masterpiece you aren't changing our minds about it, these aren't shitty arcade games you guys played in the 80s and 90s or 70s these games are like movies telling a story if its too complex for your little brain go back to playing arcade games
This game has the best character development. We see Dutch's fall, the gang losing their morality, and Arthur and John's relationship growing healthier and healthier as it goes on
This is so accurate. I still come back to this game. I come home from a long day at work, keeping people happy all day, fixing problems, dealing with staff issues and I just love that Arthur and I can go hunt quietly and have a meaningful time of collecting pelts and carcasses in order to make the camp more pleasant looking.
I’ve spent over 100 hours in the open world. Stealing horses, hunting and robbing trains. Then fishing and spamming “Hey Partner” at every person I see to regain lost honor. STILL haven’t finished the game.
@@4n0nym0u5 "I truly love riding around in the world." I spent a couple of hundred hours doing as much as I could... in chapter two! Still haven't completed it and I'm on chapter 3, 27% of the story done and 51.5% of overall game completed. I got the game on release but left it for about a year due to life moments and have just picked up where I left off this last month. This 58 year old just loves checking out every nook and cranny of this masterpiece, still blows me away to this day!
I was at 120 hours when I finished the epilogue and I still had so much to do and explore. I'm now on my second playthrough and this time, I decided to do a lot more of exploration and taking the story missions nice and slow.
To be honest I preferred the peaceful moments than the combat, looting an abandoned house, cooking a meal when ever I got into combat I would try non-lethal even if I died again and again, I kinda wish combat wasn't a army of enemies.
One of the few games to ever reduce me to tears. It absolutely broke me when Arthur said thank you to his horse. No words can describe this game, and while it would be far better if rockstar put half as much into red dead online as they do in gta online, this game will remain in my personal hall of fame
Just seeing the ride home with the song ''That's the way it is.'' Had me draw tears again... honestly I feel the exact same way you do about this game. It's perfect.
No game has ever made me feel like 'this character actually existed' since it's just a game, right? Well this RDR2 is like a time machine and for me Arthur is real and he existed! There is no other explanation for the way it made me feel and connect so deeply. Your video is an absolute delight and thank you for it! I finished the game a month ago after some crucial moments and new chapters in my life and as many others' stories here, this game trully brings the best out of us - the humanity! Thank you guys and whoever is reading, since I am not alone to be contemporary and trully apreciate this masterpiece which is RDR2!
This was an amazing way to summarize exactly how I felt after playing. Just like you said, it convinced me Arthur and the gang are part of actual history and that the story being told was real.
Same, it was so good when I finally talked to a friend who played the story and I immediately knew he understood what I could not explain to others with my own words.
Thank you for this video and for sharing your love for this game with us. I'm currently playing it for the second time after ~3 years because I just couldn't get over Arthur's death. The ending made me feel completely hollow and depressed. Knowing what's about to come I spend waaaay too much time riding around the open world with Arthur. Not wanting to leave this world. Being carried away by the wind.
I wish I could experience this story for the first time again. This is the only game where I’ve truly been sad about the characters. It feels like you, the player, form the relationships in the game. It’s crazy that a video game is able to accomplish that.
Man when "thats the way it is" started playing in the game the first time I played it I burst into tears because I immediately knew... knew that it was Arthur's last ride
the score really is so underrated, like sadie’s theme when you do missions with her, you can feel her pain that drives her story just in that violin that plays in the beginning. it’s literally brought tears to my eyes seeing her face, hearing that track and just feeling the grief of lost and damned widow
Bravo. This is one of the best (non) reviews of a game I've ever seen. Truly, games like this don't come along every day and should be appreciated on many levles. It's a gaming masterpiece, deserving of being mentioned alongside great works of media arts like the films you've listed. This game (and Red Dead 1) take me back to the early days of RPG's on PC. Games that engrossed, and captured, you with narratives so compelling that the thought of walking away to even do the necessary things (eat, sleep, work) seemed unthinkable. Rockstar Games will go down in history as one of the greatest, most pioneering, game Developers of all time. If all they ever produced was Red Dead Redemption and GTA, that would still be guaranteed. Add Max Payne, Bully, Midnight Club and LA Noire (my favorite outside of RDR), etc and you have quite a legacy here.
It’s in my top ten for sure. The premise is just genius, capitalizing on all of the little nuggets of that first game’s story. It’s one of the best prequels ever.
I was just about to comment that Better Call Saul is another perfect example of a prequel done right. Both RDR2 and BCS manage to almost objectively surpass their predecessors, while developing previously irrelevant bits of dialogue into fully fleshed-out stories that make the overall lore all the more enjoyable.
@@Vendzor Breaking Bad and RDR2 are my favorite show and videogame of all time :) Better Call Saul is my #2 but I agree it does things better than Breaking Bad. Rdr1 is also my #2 game :)
Woody Jackson’s tasteful and perfectly integrated music is one of the few times a video games music brings the emotional weight of the story unfolding. The slow warm swells of organ that creep in during that lonely & reflective ride after a brutal gunfight or major plot point as the moon rises is one of the most bewitching moments I’ve ever experienced. Master work from all involved.
I felt more emotion from this game than I have from 98% of the films I’ve seen. The story, music, characters, graphics, wildlife and scenery makes this the best game I have ever played
This game is the first thing that made me cry Arthur’s death made me cry as much as losing my cat of 7 years. It’s not hours but for a game it’s very impressive best game ever
Saint denis isn't even that big but it is designed so well that to me it feels like one of the most immersive and real city's it feels so much bigger then it is
Defo the game of a generation for me, but it has nothing to do with its story and everything to do with its world. The secrets, the mysteries, the beauty, the wild life, the weather...the way you can interact and respond to most people. Still secrets being discovered and resolved to this day, its an insane achievement in my opinion. That isn't to say I don't love the story, but the world is incredible.
Yep am still discovering easter eggs like the frozen cattle is a tribute to the donner party who left from illinois in 1846 with cattle drown wagons and a storm hit and the were stranded and died you can find the frozen body at a old camp in the grizzlies.. This made me watch a documentary on this true event. No other game could ever do that so subliminal
ive managed to get to 97% perfection in the game on my 4th play thru. i know every plant,animal,cave,path... it is my go to place to escape reality. its the best game i have ever played and probably the last as old age pensioner i dont think i need another game. way to go Rockstar, thank you.
You can hear that the background music changes throughout all the chapters from a classic western music to a more modern style. This symbolizes how our characters are being swallowed up by the modern age, something they are trying so hard to escape from. This game is a masterpiece!
I used to read a lot when I was a kid and imagined myself being the characters in my adventure books. Thanks to RDR II, now I get to play my own story. It simply is a masterpiece.
@@Chuked You are playing Arthurs story. Almost every movie we watch is not real and the actors are not real but it's their story not your story so you should soon get the doctors appointment and get yourself checked
I didn’t ever think that someone could vocalise my thoughts on this game as successfully and as accurately as you did. Your well-spoken nature truly helps me to think deeply on the impact this game had on me. As this video progressed, I couldn’t help but notice that your explanations and reasoning were genuinely identical to that of mine. Your thought progress as you played the game, your appreciation of the visuals and music and background noise and landscape. All these resonated with me when I played this game for the first time. When I first got my PS4, I began playing with my friends. I played GTA5, COD and all the other typical online playable games that you would play with your friends. After months of playing, though, I began to notice something I never thought I’d experience with gaming. It was becoming a bit of a chore rather than an enjoyable experience. My friends were growing up, as was I, and they became increasingly snappy and argumentative, a bitterness I never thought I’d experience when gaming. Even worse, though, was I saw this bitterness and toxicity in myself. I knew something was awfully wrong. Gaming had always been an escape for me, and at that point I thought that experience had now been lost. However, I was lucky to find an escape from this fast-paced, toxic environment. I began playing increasingly more single player games, taking my time with them knowing that I do not need to be rushed into playing them. Unlike my fiends and those online games, I wasn’t waited upon - single player games would be ready for me whenever I wanted, at my demand. Around this time, RDR2 came out. Having played Skyrim and other old single player games, I was looking forward to Red Dead Redemption 2. I was anticipating it to be good, but never EVER could I have predicted it to have the deep impact it truly had on me... What deeply struck me in this video was what you said about playing the game for a second time. I noticed changes and character developments that flew right past me during my first playthrough. I knew Arthur as a friend and a campmate rather than as a playable character. As I became closer and closer to feeling fully in Arthur’s boots, I began to think about how the game had affected me personally. Unlike yourself, I was not fortunate enough to grow up with plenty of acreage. I never had access to the wilderness or great, expansive open spaces to lose myself in as a child. However, exploring the beauty of The Heartlands and the undeveloped, untouched landscapes of Big Valley motivated me to pursue something that I feel is deeply integrated in me. I decided to pursue a goal whereby I can live and immerse myself in locations similar to that of the game. I feel overwhelmed now, as I write this, that simple pixels on a screen can affect me so deeply. But, as this is Red Dead Redemption 2, I am not surprised. Thank you ever so much for vocalising your thoughts and, as I learned watching this video, mine too. They have reinforced a sense and an understanding that will live with me throughout my life.
I’m so glad this game resonated with you like it did with me. Thanks so much for your kind words, and for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful comment-it means the world to me. I truly hope you can achieve your goal. 😊
I it is to me very hard to word how much this game still means to me. I agree with you on just about everything here. This game gave me so much and actually helped me getting through some shit. And it still sorta does. Playing the story the first couple of times, doing about everything that you can, was probably the best gaming experience I've had and probably will for the foreseeable future. And still, after all this time, when I come back from time to time, I still find new stuff and new encounters. Truly an amazing piece of work/art.
800 hours into RDR2, and whilst looking closely at Arthur's eyes, once again admiring the absolutely stunning level of detail in this game, I noticed yet another 'new thing to me' that Arthur's pupils dilate at night. What a stupendously magnificent game, easily my top 3, maybe even my favourite game of the last 35 years of gaming
I watched this video three months ago and it inspired me to finally buy the game. I can now say it is the greatest game ive ever played. I have no idea how many hours ive poured into this game but it's high. I'm very glad I found this game and this video
@@shoopledeboople7048 What is the point to make a videogame where the gameplay is not important? Or even not well done? At this point you are literally praising a movie, and i would understand that if Redemption was a movie, but it isnt. The gameplay is always subjective, it depends of the person, but in a game the gameplay should never be less important.
@@gamer-px5cu the gameplay is good it’s just there are other games with better gameplay, I’ve seen people give the game one star reviews because they didn’t like the gameplay that much and imo if you say you found red dead boring you should’ve paid more attention to the story which is where the game really stands out
I actually use this game to get students engaged: Indian Removal, Industrialization and Titans of Industry, "Votes for Women" Pinkerton Agents, Diseases like Cholera and Tuberculosis. This game is incredible
Additional inclusions: KKK, Labor Strikes, Destruction of Environment/National Parks massively expanded as a result, Unrest and Intervention in Caribbean Neighbors, Civil War Vets and the "Lost Causers" Impact of Trains on Settlement and Industrialization/Commerce. Please let me know what I missed
Thanks for checking out the video! I haven't stopped thinking about this game since it came out (two years ago!), and I figured it was finally time to talk about it properly. Hopefully this explains why you might see more videos about this game pop up from me every now and then-but don't worry, I have plenty of other games I need to talk about as well!
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Can't wait to see what you make next
Loved this video it’s nice to see someone talk about their personal relationship with the game than just a review.
Real Pixels Mate this video is an absolute masterpiece keep it up.
me too my friend best game in my life the same feelings
Thank you for sharing this. You highlighted everything I love about this game. Its an absolute masterpiece. Cheers
RDR2 is the first truly "next gen" game and it came out 2 years ago...
Well, if you subscribe to the idea that the 8th gen of consoles is really just the 7th gen but always online and with prettier graphics, RDR2 was really the only true "8th gen" game.
Yeah, playing some new games like Cyberpunk really made me realise how they’re still playing catch up with a 2 year old game.
Rockstar have always been ahead of their game.
@Shrug i didn't mind Nikos accent in my opinion. I loved Niko and all the characters really in GTA 4.
Its better than Cybergarbage around 1000 times.
When Arthur’s horse gets shot, and Arthur says “thank you”, that hit me right in the feelins
It was personally ruined a bit for me since I had just bought a new horse that I only had for about 2 hours.
I usually go through that part with. Buell. (The horse Hamish gave you.) That way, when he says “Thank you.”, he’s not only thanking the horse, he’s also thanking Hamish for giving him the horse.
I kept that massive black raven since the beginning. A perfect match for A big bear of a man like Arthur. When that horse died.. i was not happy
@@JasonL77 damn I have the horse but I did that mission with my favorite horse instead 😭
@@jackson230 lol
RDR2’s story isn’t just “good for a game,” it’s one of the best western tales ever told in any medium. It’s so literary, visionary, and leaden. What an absolute masterpiece.
For sure! Do you know of any other great western fiction? I've been trying to find some books but I don't know where to start...
@@Johnlikeme I’m less of a book reader than I am a film watcher. Only real westerns I’ve read are True Grit and No Country for Old Men, which is a neo western, both are excellent.
For movies, there’s quite a few I love. Obvious Classics like Stagecoach, The Dollars Trilogy (esp. Good Bad and Ugly), High Noon, The Wild Bunch, Treasure of the Sierra Madre. If you like that End of an Era feel RDR2 has, I recommend John Ford’s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West, and Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven. All masters of the genre creating a send off to it in different eras. If you love the character work of RDR2, the man trapped in a violent world he can’t escape, I highly recommend George Stevens’ Shane (which Logan was also heavily inspired by) and John Ford’s The Searchers, Unforgiven also fits here too lol. And if you’re looking for more recent Westerns, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) with Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck. It’s a slow burn character study about both two men and America, and both give maybe their best performances in it. Tarantino’s Django Unchained (2012) is a great and fun dissection of the genre, and his Hateful Eight (2015) is a really brilliant one location character study brimming with Hitchcockian tension. Bone Tomahawk (2016) is a REALLY VIOLENT horror Western with Kurt Russell. Like, one of the most violent movies I’ve ever seen, so be wary of that. Slow West (2014) is a weird but pretty one, and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a comedy/drama western Anthology movie from the Coen brothers. It’s weird and hilarious and dramatic. Westerns are great.
Facts
@@zackkrenn5985 Unforgiven with Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman is great
if not one of the only western games I've seen that made a big deal, glad to see more expansion on the western and crime genres as those are very underrated genres. Think the only other good game I've played with the crime genre was payday and I had a good 4 years with that game.
I have had my eyes on this game for a long time. Never had a gaming PC, never owned anything that can run anything of this sort. I pretty much gave up trying to game and resort to play throughs on TH-cam. I decided to watch a playthrough of RDR2 and after a few seconds I stopped immediately. I told myself I will wait for this game for as long as it takes. Finally got a gaming PC in 2022 and damn. It was worth the wait. I finished it in January and I still haven't recovered. I don't think I ever will. Greatest game of the century. No doubt.
Me too. I am not a gamer to be honest. I only played mafia and I thought that was the best game but I can say that RDR 2 is the best game that I’ve ever played. The game is so adventurous and fun and realistic. Amazing. And I am still playing it til this day. I discovered this game a month ago.
@@sidohofman6835 have you played the original Mafia game or the remake?
@@SomeoneThatIsHappy i played both. The remake is really good. It’s fun to play it once. The storyline is cool.
Couldn’t you have just got a console for $300 though?
@@thejummyjum6207 barely available in my country. Always out of stock
We all started the game being like “I’m a Cowboy baby!!”
We ended crying saying”what’s the meaning of life”
Word!!
goes from “yee haw pardneh” to “fuck that was sad”
Nope, never, cowboys suck.
@@gawaniwhitecrow2731 ok pinkerton
@@friedlemons5201 This isn't the orient express buddy.. ®️
Biggest compliment I can give RDR2? honestly felt like a friend was gone at the end of the game. Miss you Arthur.
i’m playing it again and my plan is to 100% the non-story with Arthur then finish it off with John to get the platinum trophy. Was on 90% Completion with John but it just didn’t feel right, felt like I no longer had that connection with the world running around doing chores.
Exactly 😢
Every game feels somehow unpolished and rushed after playing RDR2..
even this game
Agreed, except for The Last of Us games in my opinion
God of war
@@bardanmalla193 no he told after playing rdr2 he thinks other games are just too much rushed and i agree with that too rdr2 is a masterpiece i hope rdr3 comes i am excited for that more than gta6
Play Ghost of Tsushima then
Karen's descent into alcoholism really got to me. The way it's in the background, but only becomes really obvious if you go out of your way to talk to her. The way she just fades away is heartbreaking. I couldn't shake the feeling for weeks after I first finished the game.
Honestly, it made me realize that alcohol can become a really bad problem.
I don't think my then 21-year-old mind understood just how dangerous it could be
Watching her spiral down with each chapter and seeing the reverend save himself at the same time is really special story telling IMO
A tale of two alcoholics.
It just takes constant drinking without breaks. My mom did that with wine and was gone at 50, it’s very dangerous for sure. Alcohol is apocryphal, it’s outdated.
@@lindboknifeandtool I agree that it’s archaic. It’s a pity nothing else can do exactly what it does though, besides benzodiazepines
It's like that with all the characters, most people don't look enough to notice... the game is as deep and immersing as you decide to take it.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is hands down the best game I’ve ever played.
@@davidmk2902 theres a rumour that the protagonist of red dead revolvers is uncle , but idk ._. It just seems funny and stupid
Mine death Stranding
The Witcher 3 took the cake for me, but I think this is top 3 for me.
@@maximusmawle2904 Bruh I can’t fucking wait🙏🏽😜
@@jenot7164 No one likes a smartass
I still don’t know how this game even exists - a perfect storm of talent and perfectionism. I have serious doubts that we’ll ever see its equal.
YES.
It is a game from "Rockstar Games" that more can be expected they have been making the best games since 2001
Rockstar are just a stellar company, been playing their games since 2001 and they all stand out in some way. R* will out do themselves they always outdo themselves every 5/6 years.
Agreed, still the best video game I've ever played. A true cultural and artistic milestone in gaming history. We'll still be talking about this one decades from now.
@@silversnail1413 they even delayed it for one year (or two idk) and it turned out amazing, it makes cyberpunk look so horrible and just unforgivable how they had all that time and it turned out so poorly.
Arthur Morgan himself is enough reason for me to play this game.
Arthur*
Same dude....him and solid snake are my two all time favorite video game characters
@@scottperkins7826 aye I’m a mgs fan too
And me best villain of the year
Scott Perkins and Geralt Of Rivia
I remember release day my brother and my dad had gone to GameStop and my brother was showing it to me when he got home i watched him play for about an hour then my dad called me in and out from under his shirt he pulled out a copy just for me. Best day ever thanks dad
Goddamn, that's beautiful
Amazing story man, your dad is the best ❤️
Why did your family buy two copies of RDR2 though?
@@henry7486 my brother had one for his ps4
@@themilkman2225so you had 2 ps4??
When Arthur puts his hat on for his last ride, when the music starts, it gets me everytime. To me, it is the most moving moment in a game, ever.
When I need to feel sad I just put my headphones and play "That's the way it is"
The moments that gets me everytime is when he confessed his fear about death to the sister... damn... the horrified look he had
You must have never played mass effect
@@arcosiancosine1065 mid effect lol. Terrible gameplay and meta characters. A nostalgia junkies finest treasure.
This comment got me man damn
This was the first game I played after coming out of rehab. I’d been an addict for about 6 years at that point and pretty much given up on myself and making good decisions. After I got out, I told myself I’d play it cool for a few weeks to get everyone off my back and just go right back to where I was before.
Then I started playing this game. I had played the first one in high school and thought it was pretty cool so picked up the second one just to have something to do while I got some money together to score some meth. After getting to know Arthur a bit, I realized we had a lot in common. We both had shitty upbringings, we both turned to violence and crime to get through our daily lives and I kept finding similarities. Eventually, I got to chapter 6 and saw Arthur get sick. It broke my heart to see. This man, who most of society would’ve deemed hopeless and lost just like me was actually starting or at least trying to turn his life around a bit. It got me thinking about my own life for a minute. Then the final act of Arthur, an act of pure selflessness and love, and stopping in the middle of a gunfight to say goodbye to his horse and despite this entire game was about making money and leaving behind the mess we had made: Arthur changed. And changed for the better. I realized that very moment that I had made a mess of my life and it was my responsibility to clean it up and make amends.
I bought the game on January 2nd of 2019 and have been sober since January 13th, 2019. My life has been completely altered because of this beautiful game and the fantastic character of Arthur Morgan. Thank you Rockstar for creating this modern masterpiece and for helping me turn my life around.
Edit: wow 1k likes thank you everyone. Had no idea my story would be so impactful to a lot of people. This game is truly a modern masterpiece and completely changed my life. I’m glad I can share my experiences with all of you. Thank you and god bless
Thank you for sharing, and congratulations for being sober for so long!
Shows the power of this game and your strength lad good on you
this is one of the best comments i have read. Great that a game can have such an impact on somebody's life. Keep your head together and keep it moving. Life is to short. I can relate with a lot your saying. Except for the meth part, but i know whats its like to start from scratch, had to do it 3 times before i got my shit together. Once again this was a great read man hope you stay on this track your on. Bless✌🏼
@@daddyjuice8263 appreciate it brother!
That's heart warming to read man, congratulations brother.
I honestly feel so bad for the people who discovered the world through rdo rather than with Arthur
It also does not help that in online all the map is shown
Same
Wait, people play RDO?
I get so frustrated when I hear people only got the game for online.. and believe me, there’s quite a few of those
Yea my friends I found online and played with for so long I only recently found out they hadn't even played story mode lol one of them couldn't get out of the snow chapter so he just gave up apparently 😂 it's very sad
It's a masterpiece and still defeats 98% of games that came after it
@@dimension-121 possibly Elden ring? And maybe God of war?
@@dimension-121 wow! Good question! I didn't expect a secure follow up.... ummm, let me get back to you on this... 😨
@@habhdyst722 Elder Ring I can get behind in terms of Gameplay atleast but GOW is shit I'm sorry to say I am a sucker for a linear story games but even I don't like this game. I don't care about the repetitive games I still play Mafia 3 but even I felt GOW to be repetitive as hell.
@Jup4ter Red Dead Redemption seems good to me. But it's okay if you don't like it and I can understand why you wouldn't like it. Not every game is for everyone.
@Jup4ter Why would I hate Rdr 😕 ? I didn't even mentioned that game in my first comment lol! First read carefully what I meant originally
Absolutely superb video, I didn't expect anyone else to every perfectly vocalise what I feel when playing RDR2. Thank you for this!
Thank you for watching it, and taking the time to leave a comment!
Yoo hey lazerzz
I second this... I played through it once on ps4 and once on pc and the 2nd time everything just hit so much harder; I expected to be at least semi resistant emotionally reactionary, but no.
Thank you this game doesnt get enough appreciation
Hello lazerzz, have you watched odyssey broke me
Most deadly events a person can experience:
-Being shot in the head
-being hung
-falling off a building
-overdosing
-being a Red Dead Redemption series protagonist
The last one's just sad. If I am them, well, I imagine death being painful. Real painful.
You forgot the most important
*L U M B A G O*
@@Oblores Not if you get the Lumbago of the West outfit from Uncle😆
at least red harlow survived
Rockstar protagonist in general
Rockstar don't make good games every year. They make masterpieces whenever they are ready
yup and Gta 6 is going to to break every record of gta V has whenever its come out
ROCKSTAR GAME FOR MAN,
UBISOFT GAME FOR KID.
but, this isn't a masterpiece.
@@andylai-fz6uc you're opinion is wrong
@@mikedobson1678 they use to make masterpieces every year.
2008 GTA 4
2009 GTA EfLC
2010 Red Dead Redemption
2011 L.A. Noire
2012 Max Payne 3(this game is written by Dan Houser for the most part unlike the other 2 games in the franchise so clearly it's a masterpiece)
2013 GTA 5
R* always make masterpieces.
They rarely fail.
But since 2013 we've only got one game. T2 is milking GTA 5 for the most part.
A masterpiece in every way. Voice actors, graphics, environment, pace, music, sound, controls. Nothing could be improved. Stunning and timeless.
I’m glad to know I’m not a crazy person for having sunk thousands of hours into the game and played the story little over 10 times now lol.
Happy Birthday RDR2 (and undead nightmare)
It’s Gta San Andreas 16th birthday as well :)
I can watch it 10000000000
Times over
Endlessly,
I started playing the story mode the same day it came out and I just finished it last month. Imagine how many hours I put exploring the place and doing activities. Best game ever. PD: I still have many things to explore with John that I missed.
i really wish we could get a story DLC to spice things up again. Would be so cool!
You're not the only one lol.
I've played the storyline like 16 times I think. I've got quite a few 100% completions on this game as well.
I'm a fifty year old male PC gamer and this is the only time I have ever cried at the ending of a game R.I.P Arthur
Same here buddy. This game is such a masterpiece, it's more like an interactive movie.
Please telll me out of all the games you have played what has impacted you besides this masterpiece I only have 16 years of experience
Gears of war got pretty close for me with Doms death
Playing for the first time and I don't want to progress cus I know he dies. But I am taking the game slow to experience the most I can the first time.
pumpkin spice I feel bad for you, I almost finished the game almost 2 years ago with minor spoilers
The character development of Arthur was astounding.
Arthur’s development is really good but the best character development in RDR2 is Dutch’s
@@Fanged01
Gross! 🙈
How so?
He went from manipulative to angry and manipulative.
It was always about some great plan.
Doesn't that sound like American Politics? 🤔
"Just one more score, gang, and we'll go to Tahiti."
@@monkeyprince5480 yeah but the game shows you how he became a maniac
@@Fanged01
He was already a maniac...
Just a more sensible one..
@@Fanged01 I disagree, Dutch was the same person the whole way through. It was the people and situations he was surrounded by that changed, not him.
The ending to the game was so amazing that I couldn't even get myself to cry. Instead of being sad that it was finally over, I was just happy that I got the chance to play it. Truly, Red Dead Redemption 2 is the best video game I have ever played. No other game will ever come close.
The red dead story is one of my favorite overall stories in any medium. I think it rivals some of the best shows, movies, and books.
The only game that has brought me to tears. Arthurs Last ride was heavy.
For sure when ya horse got shot I knew Arthur was next
I already knew arthur was gonna die but cry anyway
@@jojonathanyesyes4781 I was like I shi,* my 🐴 dead fr rr 😢
@@jojonathanyesyes4781 sadly I saw a spoiler before I finishes but the death still hit me hard
@@Hero_Of_Old Yeah, man. Fuck people who spoil for the sake of it. I saw the spoiler mid way through the game, but it sill got me. I was down for days as if a real friend had died. I sill feel sad about it as weird as it sounds. I really lost a friend there, a close one too.
cool vid man :)
I drove my school bus into a river so everyone is hydrated
@@drippydooku6347 that's so kind of you
@@melm4339 was just doing my job mate
Stay hydrated
I decapitated 7.594 billion pelicans and gave each person in the world one head as to spread the good word of your channel.
Red dead 2 story puts modern movies to shame. The story alone is a master piece.
idk what movies you are watching
@@spencerhaughian9774 I saw movies like Kong 2015, 1917, Wonder Woman 84, tenet, avengers infinity war, endgame, el Camino, joker 2019, ad astra , Gemini man , spiderman far from home and many more. Not any of those movies comes close to the greatness, plot consistencies, character arcs, suspense, themes, and pacing of red dead 2. Red dead 2 is arguably one of the best video game stories ever made. I wish they’d make a movie or tv show based off it.
@@Vortexnicholas bro have you seen interstellar it’s truly mind blowing. 11/10
@@Cinnamontoastcrunch1029 it’s very coincidental you say that because I just saw interstellar 2 days ago on my tv for the first time . I was bored outta my mind🥱🥱, choppy dialogue, plot holes, boring plot I didn’t like mccanaghy in it.I didn’t like it. I generally don’t like space movies.
A side note: a good space show to Check out is the expanse. It destroys any modern space movie. it’s not a movie though it’s a tv show. I highly recommend it.
@@Vortexnicholas I do admit the first part is kind of boring but it gets way better. Also if you can understand the movie it’s even better
Absolute work of art, a feat of humanity. This game is incredible.
It’s the game where you go “alright just one more mission”
and then walk in 15 more world events
I can relate so hard. Friends would ask me to join them in another game but ofcourse I'd say "Alright just gimme a minute to find a stopping point".
Low and behold I wouldnt find a stopping point and felt obliged to keep playing and doing more missions for hours into the night and up till the wee hours of the morning
perfection for 2020 in a first play through
@@1101-f6z as someone who played through in 2020 I agree finished the game in 3 days couldn’t stop playing it
Nameless Gamer you stink
The greatness of this game has kinda ruined me for other low-effort productions. Once you've seen the best example of what a thing should be, it's harder to give a pass to lazy world building. If you can write something this compelling and build a world this rich where there ain't nothin' but horses and woods and clapboard houses to work with, then you realize there's no excuse for bad writing in a story-driven game, and no reason that cool abilities, gear and powers should have to carry your game.
I felt the same when I went back to play AC Odyssey after this game. I cannot even remember one person’s name in AC after spent 160+ hours, while I know everyone in RDR2, even the people in side missions. Too realistic and immersive as a game
What we all can do is just accept the reality that nobody else except rockstar is capable of delivering this level of experience!! all we can do is wait for the next rockstar game to come out!!!
That could very well be the reason it's fleshed out so well. How do you justify a game where the main thing you do is ride horses and shoot people?
There's a concept in music where a musician deliberately limits his ability through some sort of handicap (Whether it be driving a simple motif, purposefully limiting instruments utilized, etc.). But the point of this is that it forces you to be more creative by doing all you can with so little. With so little to work with in way of options, you develop what you're given. The concept is the same in this game as shown.
With Red Dead Redemption's gameplay loop consisting of mainly riding horses and shooting people, Rockstar, by virtue of heart for this thing being made, added any and everything they could. They created random events that brought the world to life, implemented a great hunting mechanic that we typically only see in survival games, added a plentiful amount of side missions, customization, and more. And on top of all of this they created possibly the best story I've ever personally experienced through any artistic medium--ever.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is the perfect example of working with what you're given and creating out of love and dedication.
Spot on bro. Recently i picked up the Final Fantasy 7 Remake and just comparing the NPC's and how believable they were as characters compared to RDR really ruined my experience. The world of RDR felt so real and immersive that its easy to forget that you're playing a video game when we get so lost in its world. They really set the standard for me for the level of detail and quality a game should possess and its extremely easy for a video game to fall short of that.
I really want to know how though? The game isn't perfect to me. It has its shortcomings but I think its strengths do mask them well enough for me. Here's my reasons:
In RDR2, the ragdolls have been severely restricted and programmed to fall in pre-set positions 70% of the time to make the looting animation possible. This makes RDR2's ragdolls way more predictable and boring.
You will constantly see similar death animations and the bodies lying in the same positions. After a while this gets very annoying and takes away from the fun of gunfights.
The shooting mechanics are also a rather serious downgrade from RDR1.
1)Guns are far weaker. A Scofield revolver usually takes 2-3 body shots to kill someone with express rounds added. A cattleman can take up to \*4\* shots to do that and it happens frequently. These are weapons that reload slowly and hold very few bullets. It's too much to have to shoot someone with half your mag before they die even when your weapon is fully upgraded, in pristine condition and loaded with express bullets.
2)There's random gun sway that throws off your aim, making you miss a lot of your shots and forcing you to slow down each time before you fire. This seriously reduces the fluidity and speed of combat and the only way to reduce gun sway is to hide behind cover, forcing a defensive/boring cover-shoot play style on the player. Gun sway discourages aggressive and skillful play.
3) Rechambering of weapons. At first glance, this is a rather cool gimmick. It makes guns feel unique and realistic. Apart from that however, this mechanic slows down the speed of combat even more as you have to constantly re chamber your weapon before you shoot and it messes the timing of the shots because you're mashing the fire button to get maximum fire rate.
4) Tackling enemies happens whenever you press the fire, melee and grab buttons as you're moving towards an enemy at a speed that isn't walking. It puts you at a massive disadvantage when you tackle someone in the middle of a gunfight. Why doesn't Arthur just do the combat execution animations right away when he gets close to an enemy? Why is tackling enabled by three different buttons and not by just one?
RDR1's shooting has none of these issues.
Guns are all powerful. Even the starting revolver can kill someone with a single shot to the chest and enemies rarely survive more than two direct shots to the body at close-medium ranges.
There's zero gun sway to mess up the aim. You can reliably play free aim and not have to worry about random factors to slow you down.
Guns don't need to be rechambered, making the shooting feel much more consistent.
John will quickly and swiftly execute any enemy he gets close to.
There's also another aspect in which RDR1 is far better. The health system.
Arthurs is an absolute tank. Up to three enemies pose zero threat to him and more enemies are just child’s play to deal with for most players. He has a massive health reservoir but no (almost) health regeneration. This means that he can unrealistically tank an insane number of bullets but afterwards he needs to hide or run away to refill his health. That promotes a very boring playstyle of cover shooting. The problem of health regen can be solved by tonics, which themselves are completely broken. Arthur has hundreds of them, he can drink one after the other with no negative side effects and they instantly refill his health. That removes any little challenge left in the combat system. Whenever Arthur gets jumped by a group of outlaws I have no reason to worry at all, since I know they will need half a minute of nonstop shooting to bring Arthur’s health to a critical level and even then I can just drink a tonic and it’s like nothing happened.
On the other hand, RDR1’s health system is much better. John can die if he gets caught out in the open, ambushed or surrounded. He has a faster health regeneration which promotes a more aggressive playstyle which is balanced by his small health reservoir. RDR1 keeps the risk but also rewards a more aggressive playstyle making the combat more fun. RDR1 John also can’t carry more than a handful of tonics so you must use them wisely. Furthermore, RDR1 has a hardcore mode that makes combat even more lethal and dangerous but even on normal mode, a single shotgun blast from up close will kill John. RDR2 Arthur can take at least five shotgun blast from the same range.
“That’s the way it is” still hurts me after 2 years
I jus wanna comment , same !
When that songs hits, even though I know it's coming after Arthur leaves Abigail and Miss Adler, I turn into a babbling mess.
@@Madman007 Sadie Adler , she’s part of the gang
@@Madman007 even after the 50th time
@@zafranakram3098 yes we’re aware
I can remember some years ago reading an editorial discussing how games were approaching "a movie like experience". RDR2 goes far beyond this. You spend countless hours with these characters, building a relationship with them which evokes genuine emotion. My daughter despite having game consoles in the home since she was young had never been at all interested in video games. I convinced her to try RDR2 on my PC in all it's 4K glory...she was immediately hooked. Watching her laugh and cry as she explored the story was such a wonderful experience for us to share. We have both now played the story through multiple times and the joy of it has never diminished.
After the shitshow that Cyberpunk turned out to be, I started probably my 7th playthrough of RDR2 and it still doesn't disappoint. The world in RDR2 is just a place I like to exist in. :)
Played 3 times through on ps4 now im in at the end of chapter 3 on my new xbox right now
TheHelo10 I played the story twice and I'm in my second playthrough and I'm at the butcher creek camp and I'm having a hard time advancing because I'm not trying to see someone I played with for hours and days just to see die in the end
Would you really want to live in a world of gangs running rampid,barely any electricity,or smallpox? It's a great game to play, but be glad you weren't born then.
@@CodenameJax2 you switched? Aww :(
@@CodenameJax2 I'm in chapter 3 on ps4😂😂😂
As a grown man I will gladly admit that I was crying like a child when I had to watch Arthur ending his earthly existence after his long and painful decline and redemption. If I had to sum up the game in one sentence, than I would say that RDR2 is the most immersive, well written piece of gaming-entertainment that is set in the most believable and amazing open world I have seen so far.
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even stalin like rdr2
@@lancevancebaby4987 i mean it is a anarchist ideology Dutch is trying to achieve which is leftist
Иосиф Сталин I cried too. I actually grieved this character for a few days and when I visited Arthur’s grave as John i felt like I was actually visiting a grave. That’s crazy. I don’t know if it’s exactly healthy, but definitely evidence that this game is another level.
Коба, привет
Im 38 and RDR2 is literally the best game I've EVER played.
I'm 40 and it's the best game I have ever played.
Mafia: the city of lost heaven also best GAME.
Ok boomer
A boomer would be in their 60s. You need to get educated. Gen x the greatest generation.
I watched a live of someone playing that game and it seemed so boring
But by these comments the game actually looks pretty good so I might buy it when my PC is able to run it at low no shadows 20 fps
You should’ve talked about the epilogue, it truly is the cherry on top of this game. If you grew up playing rdr1 having just watched Arthur die knowing what happens to John in the future it almost even more heart breaking to just think back on all that just happened to the gang and John. All the best songs are in the epilogue as well like the house building song and the willie song. While I obviously love both of the whole games to death I think the epilogue is the absolute peak.
Another thing is John is shaped so different and the world you explore is nostalgic as well as new it literally feels like a whole new game, plus you get to explore some of the most beautiful parts of the map that the first time I played through i had never been too before, showing off the graphics even more and it really just really hit home like nothing ever will
I never played rdr1 or paid any attention to that story. After completing the epilogue, I read about John and his son and all that. It depressed the hell out of me (but in a good? way). John and Arthur have tragic ends, but not just them - the whole gang. And then I realized it wasn't just a gang, but a time and place and all its people, the "old west," era - gone. Who were those people? What were their lives like? Then the old run down buildings and sepia tones made so much more sense to me. This is not a game, but an artwork that is dedicated to the memory of the past. A past almost forgotten.
@@sommmeguywell said
RDR2 is literally 'Melodrama: The game'
From the story, to the music, to the landscapes, everything is melodramatic and it's amazing because we can revel in that
There is nothing better then melodrama
Louis L'amour would be proud!
Yesterday I almost choked up just riding through the landscape with that soundtrack
The moment I réaliséd Arthur will die, I took him to Saint Denis for a bath, bought him new clothes and took a portrait :(
That's amazing
I enjoyed as much as I could with arthur morgan I did about the same as you and also did as much I could on side missions with as well..arthur is/was awesome Character
This comment genuinely made me sad, just remembering my first play through two/three years ago :(
Same actually, i went from cowboy enforcer to gentleman gunslinger.
@@protojager facts bro
The final Braithwaite Manor mission proved to me this was going to be a masterpiece.
That shot of the gang members marching towards the manor with weapons drawn is iconic. Sends chills down my spine everytime.
@@mrsnrub282 oh hell yea best moment in the game period. No Micah, all the gang members alive but Sean, good times
What’s the name of that mission so I can replay it!
@@JonCom3dy Blood Fueds, Ancient and Modern.
Its a simple shoot em up mission, but its one of my top 5 favourites just because the cinematography is so beautiful
I liked the game from the start. That mission turned like into love. So perfect
Not to mention deadeye, which is so incredibly satisfying. I’ve been in gunfights that have better automatic camerawork in deadeye than some movies I’ve seen! That slow-no just makes things so cinematic.
The slow motion in the headshots just give it that je ne seis qua
After finishing the game, I just feel like there is something missing from my life. I loved getting excited to hop on my computer and find out where the story would go but now all of that is gone. I think I'm going to have to start up another playthrough
my first play through of this game I didn’t really look too deeply into it. But my second play through I actually tried to role play a changing Arthur and it just completely broke me at every turn, especially near the end
ive played it over 6 times now, and i keep finding new things i never did the first time. it’s an amazing game.
@@IsabellaShortleaf after taking a couple months off to play other games, I was drawn back into rdr2 after seeing the PC trailer in my TH-cam recommend. I am now full out obsessed with the game again, and the second playthrough is turning out to be just as good, if not better.
I had tried online for a bit but quickly got bored after obtaining all of the gear I wanted. The story will always be the best, it's just a shame that rockstar puts all of its resources into GTA online at the moment
Believe it or not,this game has taken me 3 years to compete.my best friend introduced me to the game and I fell in love.i didn't have the game so whenever I went there I would play it.this made the story and game in general 10 times more emotional and I've finally finished the whole game.
I felt the same way once I beat the epilogue for the first time. It took me a 2nd playthrough and literally an entire year to fully get over that overwhelming lonely feeling you get in the epilogue and now I have nearly 300 hours in singleplayer alone and still loving every second. The more I play the game, the more I love it
This game is legendary.
Fr out of the hundreds of games I’ve played rdr2 was the only one that made me cry
This game in this game generation is hands down the 🐐
@Joey B what?
@Joey B don’t you dare mention this game and fortnite together
@Joey B gta v is overhyped and this game isnt perfect but its fine and not lazy at all
A to B design is fine to me but the level should not be restrictive
which this game is very
It's a shame that so many gamers don't care about the story, because they can never fully appreciate this masterpiece. On my second playthrough I literally explored everything you could. Every side quest, and every tiny little detail in the story. And it was so worth it
hey - I know this was 7 months ago - but do you have any tips for a slow second playthrough?
@@justingiacobbe4419 moving on to my second playthrough but probably am gonna spend more time hunting and fishing and interacting with the townsfolk and getting a bunch of little things
not better than witcher 3
@@alexnather7614 Okay and? Did you come to this video just to say that?
@@justingiacobbe4419 explore as much as possible, go hunting, read Arthur’s journal, inspect every prompt given to you, help out every person (the snake bite guy makes me laugh every time he’s bit), and just soak it in. Don’t worry if you take a few days off or play it nonstop. Try to do all the activities that sometimes seems like “filler” because those flesh out the world so very much. Enjoy my friend!
“That’s the way it is” always makes my eyes water. For me it was sad not only because I suspected the worst for Arthur but that I knew my time in the world was coming to an end. I’m really not an emotional person but there’s something about Arthur that made me really deeply attached to him and the world and story. It’s one of the few things in my life I’ve shed a tear for. I don’t know how or why it got me so emotionally moved but that’s got to count for something.
It’s never the same replaying the game. You don’t miss playing the game. You miss how you felt when playing it for the first time.
Exactly this game has very little replay ability
@@fightingtothepoint4u732 i tried replaying so many times i mean it just aint the same
Actually i don't want to play the main story again because i do not want to disturb that incredible feeling that it gave me the first time... I think rockstar really pulled a masterpiece there, worthy and standing proudly next to movies, tv series and many books... Even reading about certain parts of the story still gives me goosebumbs... Thank rockstar for this EXPERIENCE. A masterpiece in every possible way... An instant classic.
I disagree. Replaying this game is much better because instead of being on edge by the story and wanting to finish it as soon as possible, you actually get to take the game in and appreciate all the small details and encounters. It’s one of the most immersive games I’ve ever played in my life
@@deadeye7387 i agree! i missed so many missions and details when I played it for the first time. Even the onllne version is fun to play. You don’t get bored with this amazing game. There is enough to do. Rockstar keep up the good work! I know they are still makiing billions of this game.
dislikes are from those damn O' Driscolls
Hilarious! 😂 😂
🤣
They are the ppl who like copycat games
The murfree broods are the worst.
I hate them O'Driscolls
Would like to add this: Depending on your honor level, there's a bunch of tiny differences in the game. One of these differences is your heartbeat during deadeye. (If you have low honor you cant hear your heartbeat, but you can hear it if you have high honor.) The change is extremely small, especially with how big the game is, but it adds so much more colour when you think about it. LH Arthur is cold and calculating during deadeye. He's a cold killer, and even when killing someone he's calm. HH Arthur's heartbeat is going off, the adrenaline and beating makes it feel much more alive and much less scary. Warmer even.
Also Arthur's and John's dead eye make a different sound when you activitate them as well
Arthur's a running clock and John's just the same one from rdr1 which is a nice touch
@@yens1609 No wonder it feels different. I always wondered why John's dead eye feels a bit more "faster" and "accurate" than Arthur's. I now realise it was more of a psychological thing that the ticking time of Arthur primed my brain to do oof.
Didnt notice this at all during my playthrough. This tells just how big this game is. Still experiencing new stuff after hundreds of hours playing
i honestly feel the same, i was so immersed into the story the world, and everything! Rockstar really did make a masterpiece that wont be forgotten for decades
Red ded 2 is the best game to ever exist... the cowboys, people with honour and people without... the story that fits with the suroundings, the details, every thing about this game is facinating...
No, thats fanboying the game, game had a lot of problems and was very limited in story choices.
@@milosstojanovic4623 yup, questionable optimisation. Outdated mission design where you'll fail a mission if you are not standing in the yellow circle. Poor online mode that didn't recive any updates for 7 months.
@@limpis2823 yeah, i also forgot to add, really really broken stealth approach, luckily there is no that much of stealth in missions.
@@milosstojanovic4623 yeah the game is great, one of the best, but far from the best
@@limpis2823 I like the story mode
The reason for this game being a masterpiece and in my opinion one of the best games ever made is due to it being not only one of the best story driven games ever made, the best open world, one of the best graphically accurate the first world to feel truly alive and the only game possibly in my life time that a I can play for 12 hours without stopping and not even progressing the main campaign.
agreed i’m glad i’m not the only one who feels like this.i doubt i’ll ever play a game that will come anywhere near RDR2
@@chapinENnyc what about Last of us
Velo Point to be honest i’ve not played that one yet. but i’ve been meaning to
@@chapinENnyc There are many games like Walking dead Mafia and last of us
Velo Point i’ll definitely check them out
On my second playthrough, I literally did everything. Took me 6 months. My first playthrough took a little over 1 month
My first playthrough took 150 hours and I didn't even come close to doing everything. And never a minute did the game feel like a slog
I only had a week with my main rig because of uni so my first playthrough was quite rushed, I'm looking forward to doing a second playthrough soonish to experience more of the game.
Doing the exact same thing, It’s so fun
dunno how people manage to complete the game in 40 hours. I played 16-18 hours a day for 2 weeks while in lockdown to finish it, and I still think I rushed it.
@@TBVnBIX people rushing it to complete the main campaign. I'm also guilty of doing the same for the first game.
I regret it 100%, since the game didn't land a mark on me whatsoever.
Playing the secondary missions on RDR2 really flashes out Arthur as character beyond the main mission. I imagine it was true for the first game as well.
I almost never cry from media but I shed a tear multiple times during the story
"We get to see uncle go from a simple lazy ass to LAMBAGO"
It's very serious
🤣 uncle is one of my favorites
@@zachinthebox2472 Have a little faith Dutch has a plan.
@blate dake Haha for real it is though! Lower back spasms can mess with your whole life. Change how you live completely. With the kind of life they're living it kind of just isn't an option.
I was laughing so hard at this 🤣
Been gaming 40 years. This is An absolute masterpiece.
What makes you think that your comments have more credibility after mentioning that you've been gaming for 40 years? Guess what', I've been gaming longer than you (I'm not kidding) and this is far from being a masterpiece, because a game should be judged by more than just its story, and in that context the current 86% approval rating on Steam is actually quite accurate.
Same here 43 yr old. Was at NES launch. This game after 160+ hours still has me riding around and exploring and still putting off starting a new new. Absolute masterpiece that takes a few hours to grab you but once it does your game life will never be the same.
@@lev2727 A modern review score is actually detrimental to your argument games have changed and have instant gratification this game dates back to when you had to invest time and effort
I agree that red dead is a masterpiece it's 1 game i consider a masterpiece people need to stop calling every game they play a masterpiece though every game isn't good
@@lev2727 Bro story makes the games great not just gameplay, they both go hand and hand story and character development is the most important thing to a game. You have been gaming for more than 40 years like you stated yet you seem so clueless about what makes a game a masterpiece, its the story telling that makes you feel for these characters and makes you invest into everything games are like movies now, best era of gaming by far plenty of people think this game is a masterpiece you aren't changing our minds about it, these aren't shitty arcade games you guys played in the 80s and 90s or 70s these games are like movies telling a story if its too complex for your little brain go back to playing arcade games
This game has the best character development. We see Dutch's fall, the gang losing their morality, and Arthur and John's relationship growing healthier and healthier as it goes on
getting healthier as arthur gets less healthier
@@vodago 😢😢
Redemption and death of protagonist are well accurate to game title, I think original game also do the same
16:25 just hearing that's the way it is and seeing arthur ride for the last time brings tears to my eyes
perfect to me to
I love you
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your gonna get likes just because your a youtuber
@@zebombarrow hu?
@@zebombarrow What I miss?
I love how Uncle's development is L U M B A G O
That got me good, I was so focused I didnt expect it lol
He went from Brimstone to Lumbago
it's very serious
Everyone character was perfect, except for uncle. I hated him so much lol
@@VlerkeDamne only you. I love uncle
I think this is the first time I have sat on my damn chair and listened to a dude talk about why he likes a videogame for 26 minutes, no regrets.
Same and agreeing with most of the points at that 😂💯
This is so accurate. I still come back to this game.
I come home from a long day at work, keeping people happy all day, fixing problems, dealing with staff issues and I just love that Arthur and I can go hunt quietly and have a meaningful time of collecting pelts and carcasses in order to make the camp more pleasant looking.
I’ve spent over 100 hours in the open world. Stealing horses, hunting and robbing trains. Then fishing and spamming “Hey Partner” at every person I see to regain lost honor. STILL haven’t finished the game.
i finally finished epilogue at 195 hrs
Honor farming in Saint Denis lol
One does not simply finish RDR2. It's a second life in the long past. I truly love riding around in the world.
@@4n0nym0u5 "I truly love riding around in the world."
I spent a couple of hundred hours doing as much as I could... in chapter two! Still haven't completed it and I'm on chapter 3, 27% of the story done and 51.5% of overall game completed. I got the game on release but left it for about a year due to life moments and have just picked up where I left off this last month. This 58 year old just loves checking out every nook and cranny of this masterpiece, still blows me away to this day!
I was at 120 hours when I finished the epilogue and I still had so much to do and explore. I'm now on my second playthrough and this time, I decided to do a lot more of exploration and taking the story missions nice and slow.
To be honest I preferred the peaceful moments than the combat, looting an abandoned house, cooking a meal when ever I got into combat I would try non-lethal even if I died again and again, I kinda wish combat wasn't a army of enemies.
There is a dude trying to complete the story without killing anyone
Yeah he is doing a good job.
Yup, except for the non lethal part, I love setting up camp in the woods and watching a storm.
Me too. This is why I love Simulation games so much.
@@pedroroque829 that guy is Jack Black
One of the few games to ever reduce me to tears. It absolutely broke me when Arthur said thank you to his horse. No words can describe this game, and while it would be far better if rockstar put half as much into red dead online as they do in gta online, this game will remain in my personal hall of fame
Just seeing the ride home with the song ''That's the way it is.'' Had me draw tears again... honestly I feel the exact same way you do about this game. It's perfect.
I love when TH-cam recommends me smaller creators that actually put effort into their videos. Subbed. 👍
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No game has ever made me feel like 'this character actually existed' since it's just a game, right? Well this RDR2 is like a time machine and for me Arthur is real and he existed! There is no other explanation for the way it made me feel and connect so deeply. Your video is an absolute delight and thank you for it! I finished the game a month ago after some crucial moments and new chapters in my life and as many others' stories here, this game trully brings the best out of us - the humanity! Thank you guys and whoever is reading, since I am not alone to be contemporary and trully apreciate this masterpiece which is RDR2!
Same with RDR1 I miss it
this is exactly how i feel as well
AC 2 made me feel like Ezio really existed
This was an amazing way to summarize exactly how I felt after playing. Just like you said, it convinced me Arthur and the gang are part of actual history and that the story being told was real.
That's pretty accurate, friend. This game is one of a kind, an absolute masterpiece, hands down!
I actually felt a sense of loss when I completed the main story, it was so hard to explain to other people
Same
Same, it was so good when I finally talked to a friend who played the story and I immediately knew he understood what I could not explain to others with my own words.
Thank you for this video and for sharing your love for this game with us. I'm currently playing it for the second time after ~3 years because I just couldn't get over Arthur's death. The ending made me feel completely hollow and depressed. Knowing what's about to come I spend waaaay too much time riding around the open world with Arthur. Not wanting to leave this world. Being carried away by the wind.
this is the first game i truly fell in love with
Facts Man Timeless Masterpiece😭😭😭
Same here
same :) it’s nice to know others have fallen in love with it just as much as i have. the story is so compelling and beautiful.
I feel like a lot of people don’t understand why this game is so special to me. You pretty much said it perfectly man
yep. The only other game series that even comes close to red dead 2 for me are GTA games
dudee... You got me crying here haha
Great video!
Dennis is still in love with the game. So do i.
I was close
Jup
Same ☺️😊😢
Lekker man Dennis
I wish I could experience this story for the first time again. This is the only game where I’ve truly been sad about the characters. It feels like you, the player, form the relationships in the game. It’s crazy that a video game is able to accomplish that.
Man when "thats the way it is" started playing in the game the first time I played it I burst into tears because I immediately knew... knew that it was Arthur's last ride
The old saying goes: *"only Rockstar games can beat Rockstar games"*
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Edit: I didn't know there's this much controversy going on below my comment 😂
RDR 2 can’t even beat GOTY of war
@@danielalmeida7382 it's better than God of War. Most award shows etc are BS
@@Zeke1379 no it’s not lol God of War was VOTED by PLAYERS as being better than RDR 2
@@danielalmeida7382 wow even worse....get a bunch of kids voting or people with adhd and there you go
@@Zeke1379 but aren’t all the criticism surrounding GOTY is that it was decided by “wOkE jOuRnAlIsTs” and not by popular vote?
the score really is so underrated, like sadie’s theme when you do missions with her, you can feel her pain that drives her story just in that violin that plays in the beginning. it’s literally brought tears to my eyes seeing her face, hearing that track and just feeling the grief of lost and damned widow
Bravo. This is one of the best (non) reviews of a game I've ever seen. Truly, games like this don't come along every day and should be appreciated on many levles. It's a gaming masterpiece, deserving of being mentioned alongside great works of media arts like the films you've listed. This game (and Red Dead 1) take me back to the early days of RPG's on PC. Games that engrossed, and captured, you with narratives so compelling that the thought of walking away to even do the necessary things (eat, sleep, work) seemed unthinkable. Rockstar Games will go down in history as one of the greatest, most pioneering, game Developers of all time. If all they ever produced was Red Dead Redemption and GTA, that would still be guaranteed. Add Max Payne, Bully, Midnight Club and LA Noire (my favorite outside of RDR), etc and you have quite a legacy here.
this game changed my life, it’s a masterpiece , outlaws for life
Brother🙏
It changed your life? Dude....its my goat game to but it changed your life. That's kinda bad
@@joshallen-kz7vv why’s it bad
@@hyperfire1134 a game changed your life? Really?
@@joshallen-kz7vv I mean it was a good game 😂
It’s in my top ten for sure. The premise is just genius, capitalizing on all of the little nuggets of that first game’s story. It’s one of the best prequels ever.
One of the best prequels in any medium. Only Better Call Saul comes close imo
@@bobthabuilda1525 Yup Better Call Saul and Red Dead Redemption 2 are perfect
I was just about to comment that Better Call Saul is another perfect example of a prequel done right. Both RDR2 and BCS manage to almost objectively surpass their predecessors, while developing previously irrelevant bits of dialogue into fully fleshed-out stories that make the overall lore all the more enjoyable.
@@Vendzor Breaking Bad and RDR2 are my favorite show and videogame of all time :) Better Call Saul is my #2 but I agree it does things better than Breaking Bad. Rdr1 is also my #2 game :)
@@johnp.smithasimpleman7281 You've got great taste. I'm sure you're eagerly awaiting season 6 of BCS after that cliffhanger with Lalo ;)
Just hearing “That’s the Way it is” brings tears to my eyes.
Same
Very much so. Especially as you hear echoes of quotes saud throughout the game
Me2
Woody Jackson’s tasteful and perfectly integrated music is one of the few times a video games music brings the emotional weight of the story unfolding. The slow warm swells of organ that creep in during that lonely & reflective ride after a brutal gunfight or major plot point as the moon rises is one of the most bewitching moments I’ve ever experienced. Master work from all involved.
this game has ruined my gaming
every other game i try to play feels empty and most of them feels plastic graphics
Absolutely brother
Try last of us 1 if you haven't already, I was in your situation and that game broke the deadlock
@@benking4194 I don't have ps4 .. 😐
The only games that feel immersive now are VR games because of RDR2
@@Michael-px4oj 😂😂😂😂hahaha
I felt more emotion from this game than I have from 98% of the films I’ve seen. The story, music, characters, graphics, wildlife and scenery makes this the best game I have ever played
This game is the first thing that made me cry Arthur’s death made me cry as much as losing my cat of 7 years. It’s not hours but for a game it’s very impressive best game ever
I have never been attatched to character like arthur, i loved him .
Saint denis isn't even that big but it is designed so well that to me it feels like one of the most immersive and real city's it feels so much bigger then it is
It’s so detailed, from the robbers at night to the working citizens at day plagued by pollution
@@samhurd8362 Robbers at night?! :O
Where? When? How?
I discovered a lock breaker at the store, so now I'm fixed on starting a burglary ring...
Very well done. Beautiful homage to my favourite game of all time and the only game to ever make me shed a tear.
Defo the game of a generation for me, but it has nothing to do with its story and everything to do with its world. The secrets, the mysteries, the beauty, the wild life, the weather...the way you can interact and respond to most people. Still secrets being discovered and resolved to this day, its an insane achievement in my opinion. That isn't to say I don't love the story, but the world is incredible.
Yep am still discovering easter eggs like the frozen cattle is a tribute to the donner party who left from illinois in 1846 with cattle drown wagons and a storm hit and the were stranded and died you can find the frozen body at a old camp in the grizzlies.. This made me watch a documentary on this true event. No other game could ever do that so subliminal
Game of the Generation is Grand Theft Auto V, not Grand Theft Horse 2.
Not sorry.
@@FrostWazowski I didn't even play through it and I played GTA 1V 3 times...just did not like the swapping of characters at all
@@FrostWazowski you really said gta v is game of the generation 💀 you gotta be 14 or younger 🤦♂️😂
@@FrostWazowski your comment just killed all my brain cells from reading it
ive managed to get to 97% perfection in the game on my 4th play thru. i know every plant,animal,cave,path... it is my go to place to escape reality. its the best game i have ever played and probably the last as old age pensioner i dont think i need another game. way to go Rockstar, thank you.
I have 2 characters with 100% completion
This is the first game that my dad wanted to learn
So did you teach him? 🤯
@@cr7akki the suspense is killing me
@@thatonerampartmain8843 😂
@@cr7akki lmao
@@thatonerampartmain8843 he has to unlock the mystery now
You can hear that the background music changes throughout all the chapters from a classic western music to a more modern style. This symbolizes how our characters are being swallowed up by the modern age, something they are trying so hard to escape from. This game is a masterpiece!
I used to read a lot when I was a kid and imagined myself being the characters in my adventure books. Thanks to RDR II, now I get to play my own story. It simply is a masterpiece.
You mean Arthur's story
Perfectly said!
@@JohnJohn-pm9wq arthur is not real.. we are real, therefore it our story
@@Chuked
You are playing Arthurs story. Almost every movie we watch is not real and the actors are not real but it's their story not your story so you should soon get the doctors appointment and get yourself checked
Reading is actually underrated. I’m gen z and I read as a child and almost no one I know has ever picked up a book except for school
I didn’t ever think that someone could vocalise my thoughts on this game as successfully and as accurately as you did. Your well-spoken nature truly helps me to think deeply on the impact this game had on me. As this video progressed, I couldn’t help but notice that your explanations and reasoning were genuinely identical to that of mine. Your thought progress as you played the game, your appreciation of the visuals and music and background noise and landscape. All these resonated with me when I played this game for the first time.
When I first got my PS4, I began playing with my friends. I played GTA5, COD and all the other typical online playable games that you would play with your friends. After months of playing, though, I began to notice something I never thought I’d experience with gaming. It was becoming a bit of a chore rather than an enjoyable experience. My friends were growing up, as was I, and they became increasingly snappy and argumentative, a bitterness I never thought I’d experience when gaming. Even worse, though, was I saw this bitterness and toxicity in myself. I knew something was awfully wrong. Gaming had always been an escape for me, and at that point I thought that experience had now been lost. However, I was lucky to find an escape from this fast-paced, toxic environment. I began playing increasingly more single player games, taking my time with them knowing that I do not need to be rushed into playing them. Unlike my fiends and those online games, I wasn’t waited upon - single player games would be ready for me whenever I wanted, at my demand. Around this time, RDR2 came out. Having played Skyrim and other old single player games, I was looking forward to Red Dead Redemption 2. I was anticipating it to be good, but never EVER could I have predicted it to have the deep impact it truly had on me...
What deeply struck me in this video was what you said about playing the game for a second time. I noticed changes and character developments that flew right past me during my first playthrough. I knew Arthur as a friend and a campmate rather than as a playable character.
As I became closer and closer to feeling fully in Arthur’s boots, I began to think about how the game had affected me personally. Unlike yourself, I was not fortunate enough to grow up with plenty of acreage. I never had access to the wilderness or great, expansive open spaces to lose myself in as a child. However, exploring the beauty of The Heartlands and the undeveloped, untouched landscapes of Big Valley motivated me to pursue something that I feel is deeply integrated in me. I decided to pursue a goal whereby I can live and immerse myself in locations similar to that of the game. I feel overwhelmed now, as I write this, that simple pixels on a screen can affect me so deeply. But, as this is Red Dead Redemption 2, I am not surprised.
Thank you ever so much for vocalising your thoughts and, as I learned watching this video, mine too. They have reinforced a sense and an understanding that will live with me throughout my life.
I’m so glad this game resonated with you like it did with me. Thanks so much for your kind words, and for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful comment-it means the world to me. I truly hope you can achieve your goal. 😊
Wow. I love Red Dead, and I love this comment!
Thanks so much for sharing 💕, and best of luck with your goals.😉👍🏻
THIS IS SO TRUE!! THANKS FOR THESE WORDS MAN❤️
Very powerful. I've felt the same and never vocalized it much like you said.
Mate, that clip with Arthur calling Charles a dumbass and then crashing into a tree.....killed me hahaha. Great content
I it is to me very hard to word how much this game still means to me. I agree with you on just about everything here.
This game gave me so much and actually helped me getting through some shit. And it still sorta does.
Playing the story the first couple of times, doing about everything that you can, was probably the best gaming experience I've had and probably will for the foreseeable future.
And still, after all this time, when I come back from time to time, I still find new stuff and new encounters.
Truly an amazing piece of work/art.
Whew can't imagine how immersive the next rockstar game will be.
Fr the leaps they have made between their past few gtas and rdr are incredible
Imagine GTA 6 set in a modern city
7007 can’t wait
@@knockerclot1 After Cyberpunk comes out, they will certainly borrow elements from it. GTA 6 will be on another level
Well many of their founder leave i cant even imagine what next game will be look like
The unskaken ride was legendary
800 hours into RDR2, and whilst looking closely at Arthur's eyes, once again admiring the absolutely stunning level of detail in this game, I noticed yet another 'new thing to me' that Arthur's pupils dilate at night.
What a stupendously magnificent game, easily my top 3, maybe even my favourite game of the last 35 years of gaming
I watched this video three months ago and it inspired me to finally buy the game. I can now say it is the greatest game ive ever played. I have no idea how many hours ive poured into this game but it's high. I'm very glad I found this game and this video
Hey, but didn’t this video act as a spoiler for you on your first viewing?
I have come crawling back to this game for the third time. This game is a once in a generation game.
For decades my favorite 2 games were chrono trigger and Earthbound. This over took both of them pretty easily
@@senseicorey9979 gta 6 better be good
I think a lot of people don’t understand that this game wasn’t about the gameplay, it was about the beautiful story that was being told
Yeah, when people complain about it they complain about the gameplay, totally forgetting that the story is the best part of the game
But I enjoyed the gameplay
@@Cinnamontoastcrunch1029 the gameplay was amazing but for some reason that is the main complaint from people
@@shoopledeboople7048 What is the point to make a videogame where the gameplay is not important? Or even not well done?
At this point you are literally praising a movie, and i would understand that if Redemption was a movie, but it isnt.
The gameplay is always subjective, it depends of the person, but in a game the gameplay should never be less important.
@@gamer-px5cu the gameplay is good it’s just there are other games with better gameplay, I’ve seen people give the game one star reviews because they didn’t like the gameplay that much and imo if you say you found red dead boring you should’ve paid more attention to the story which is where the game really stands out
I actually use this game to get students engaged: Indian Removal, Industrialization and Titans of Industry, "Votes for Women" Pinkerton Agents, Diseases like Cholera and Tuberculosis. This game is incredible
What an amazing teacher
Additional inclusions: KKK, Labor Strikes, Destruction of Environment/National Parks massively expanded as a result, Unrest and Intervention in Caribbean Neighbors, Civil War Vets and the "Lost Causers" Impact of Trains on Settlement and Industrialization/Commerce. Please let me know what I missed
@@jefft5824 Lumbago?
I wish I had you as a teacher. I would’ve spent more time in school haha
that’s genuinely so cool!