Red Dead Redemption 2

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Nope. That's a different side quest. There are three clues to find in order to get to the bottom of that mystery.

Well snap. I've got some investigatin' to do.

[callmetaternuts]

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Has anyone finished the game (story) and gone back and started over? Has it felt repetitive and longer since you can't skip the story stuff?

I went through the game with the

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happier of the two endings

and I want to go back, but seems like I'm going to have trouble getting to a place to free roam since it takes a long time.

Any advice?

[Bullit]

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Has anyone finished the game (story) and gone back and started over? Has it felt repetitive and longer since you can't skip the story stuff?

I went through the game with the

Spoiler

happier of the two endings

and I want to go back, but seems like I'm going to have trouble getting to a place to free roam since it takes a long time.

Any advice?

I "rushed" thru the story so that things would not get spoiled for me. In doing so I really did not do a lot of the side stuff at all. So in my second play through I have been really taking my time and doing ALL of the exploring and side stuff I can find. Honestly I dont think it can be done in one or two play through a even. Knowing where the story is going has actually helped a little as I have fleshed out everything and I have a deeper connection with the characters.

I have stopped progressing the story around the time you discover the fishing lures and stuff for that. Now I feel I have access to everything I need to craft and collect. I have almost double my time investment in this playthrough over what it took for me to complete the story the first time. I must say I AM enjoying this play through much more.

[PPerfect_CJ]

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Well snap. I've got some investigatin' to do.

There are 5 clues to find and they’re all in Saint Denis. Look for cryptic writing on exterior walls. You’ll know it when you see it. The “inspect” option will pop up.

[Money99]

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I really can't say how much I've loved this game. It's the most fun I've had playing any non-sports game.
And the graphics?? Wow. I often swap to Cinematic view and hold down "A" just so I can watch the landscape as it passes me by. Unreal.

I really can't say enough great things about this game.

HOWEVER, if I were to be a stick in the mud it would be this.
I wish your choices had a greater impact on the story and ending.
As it stands - and please correct me if I'm wrong - no matter what you do, or which direction your outlaw meter runs, the story remains the same and you'll always be presented with the same two choices at the end.

At one point, just for grins, I went on a killing spree murdering anything that walked or crawled on this earth. I had a great time finding people, hogtieng them and then launching them off a tall railroad bridge. What fun!
Eventually I make my way back to camp to advance the story when a cutscene triggers and suddenly I'm preaching to Dutch questioning the morale compass of the gang and how we don't kill for pleasure.

As great and engaging as the story is (the music, the cutscenes, the voice acting - what a ride!), I do wish R* went in a different direction.
Instead of a long, 6 chapter story, why not 2 or 3 chapters? The story and options provided to the player would change depending on your actions.
We all know the Preacher is a loveable drunk. What if you decided to drink a lot as Arthur. While you won't become a preacher, you will absorb his storyline.
If you perform dastardly actions, then you will start following Micah's storyline.
Each direction you take, an NPC within the gang fills the void/role that you originally take.
As it stands, I really don't have much interest playing the game again as none of my decisions would really make a difference in the long run.
But if R* kept the story shorter, and perhaps simpler, you could replay the game over and over with several different side-missions, options and outcomes at your disposal.

I'm a huge fan of KOTOR. Depending on your decisions, the story changed drastically.
That's what I'm looking for with RDR3.

Saying all of that, I really do love this game. I'm going to play on for months even after I finish Epilogue II.
I just think that perhaps in the future, R* could consider making our actions carry more weight.

[dsallupinyaarea]

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I kinda accepted it as "it's a video game" type thing but yeah, the morality meter is pretty silly.


My first playthrough I chose good morality but it is implausible that Arthur would be a mass murderer by day and helping old ladies cross the road by night.


You just gotta shrug your shoulders and keep it moving.

[ODogg]

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I kinda accepted it as "it's a video game" type thing but yeah, the morality meter is pretty silly.


My first playthrough I chose good morality but it is implausible that Arthur would be a mass murderer by day and helping old ladies cross the road by night.


You just gotta shrug your shoulders and keep it moving.

While I agree I'm not sure the meter is very well done the truth is history is filled with murderers who killed people by night while helping little old ladies cross the street by day. That's how the vast majority of killers are in fact.


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[Blzer]

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I just don't like how your honor goes down when you're in an isolated area or nobody can possibly know who you are.

If I independently, stealthily killed 100 different people in secluded areas, the prices of the items I purchase in Valentine would soar up. That doesn't make sense.

I'd rather trade off a more impactful negative honor demerit for each thing I'm actually caught doing in turn for no penalty so long as I can't be demoralized in the citizens' eyes.

[callmetaternuts]

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I just don't like how your honor goes down when you're in an isolated area or nobody can possibly know who you are.

If I independently, stealthy killed 100 different people in secluded areas, the prices of the items I purchase in Valentine would soar up. That doesn't make sense.

I'd rather trade off a more impactful negative honor demerit for each thing I'm actually caught doing in turn for no penalty so long as I can't be demoralized in the citizens' eyes.

The one that gets me is when someone dies without your intervention, you just come across a dead body, if you loot it, it’s negative honor. I mean, the dude is dead, I’m just making sure his stuff gets a good home.

[Gerg04]

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That's one thing I've paid absolutely no regard to while playing. I do what I want when I want and deal with the consequences lol. I'm guessing if I'd checked, my honor would be very low.

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[Blzer]

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That's one thing I've paid absolutely no regard to while playing. I do what I want when I want and deal with the consequences lol. I'm guessing if I'd checked, my honor would be very low.

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There is a bar that pops up to remind you of every good or bad deed that you do, and it also pops up any time you hit Down on the D-pad. Haha I'd say that it's pretty hard to miss!

[Gerg04]

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There is a bar that pops up to remind you of every good or bad deed that you do, and it also pops up any time you hit Down on the D-pad. Haha I'd say that it's pretty hard to miss!

Oh I know it's there. I just couldn't care less about whether I'm good or bad. I just kill everyone [emoji16]

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[georgiafan]

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RDR was my most anticipated non sports game ever and 1st one I've paid full price for. I loved it and then I had a really busy stretch from thanksgiving to New Years filled with vacations, holidays and friends in town. I would try and play a little a hour or so when I had the time instead till I just decided to wait till all my distractions was over instead of playing when my mind was elsewhere.

Now that things are back to normal I am back to having a blast and its one of my greatest games of all time. Its odd because I'm not a huge fan of open world games and I don't like getting from point A to point B. I rarely even play all the side quests in a game and very rarely collect things in a open world game. Just something about this game I enjoy doing things in it that I would complain about if it was in another game. I played a few hours last night and then I was going to just play about 1 more and stop and I ended up staying up till 2 am.

I am still only at the beginning of chapter 4 so I am still torn on exactly how to play as they are just so many things to do. I think I am going to focus on the collectables and legendry animals the next two nights. I am really glad I got the guide book as that's really helped and I've not had to keep my ipad around to look stuff up. My overall completion is at 45 % so I want to improve that some before I get to more missions.

[DocHolliday]

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Just waiting patiently for them to announce the PC release...

[baseballsim]

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Just finished the story.

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I immediately set out West as that part of the map hadn't been explored yet since there were no missions there. The desert area is absolutely beautiful. I decided to head to Armadillo first but it was pretty unstable at dusk with some gun fighting so I decided to put up camp in the outskirts. The West - is a wild place thus far. I can't wait to just explore for hours and see what else I can discover.