Red Dead Redemption 2

[ehh]

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Is it me or are wolves way more "attracted" to John than Arthur?

Is this similar to the frequent jokes about how John can't swim, in reference to RDR1? You get chased by wolves so often in RDR1; I wonder if it's the same deal. Post-epilogue, I can't ride my horse for more than a few minutes in the Grizzlies, Big Valley, etc without a pack coming after me. Certainly keeps things interesting!

[PPerfect_CJ]

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I'm not sure if I'll EVER be able to get a perfect woodpecker to mail off. Those things are hard to find and even harder to get a shot at.

[dsallupinyaarea]

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This game is impressive, to a degree, regarding the world they have created. It's also greatly suffers from the same tedium and redundancy Rockstar is known for.


I've slogged my way to Saint Denis and the question that lingered at the previous parts is now front and center: Why am I playing this again?


Even focusing on missions is like watching paint dry, fortunately they allow you to skip some of the cut scenes, but that's like being allowed to run a red light only to get to the next red light.


Sorry, I had to say it: The emperor has no clothes.

I'm on my 2nd play through (slower pace, doing all side missions, got all the pelts I need to upgrade satchel/camp/etc) and while this has been much more enjoyable than the 1st run, once you get to Saint Denis you realize just how much filler is in this story line. A good 15-20% of this could have been left on the cutting room floor.



I.E. Chapter 4 pseudo but not really spoiler.

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There's a Mary Beth mission in Saint Denis where she says Tilly was kidnapped. You ride out there, you shoot 3 guys, Tilly and Mary Beth ride home leaving you stranded with a horse that isn't yours. This mission did nothing to move the story forward, there was no interesting dialogue, there were no interactions that you haven't done 100x already. It's just there for the sake of being there.

At the very least the map could have been better utilized so that even if missions are repetitive, they're not in the same environments. It's wild that they built this gigantic map and use only like 30% of it for a 50 hour story mode.

[AUChase]

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I'm on my 2nd play through (slower pace, doing all side missions, got all the pelts I need to upgrade satchel/camp/etc) and while this has been much more enjoyable than the 1st run, once you get to Saint Denis you realize just how much filler is in this story line. A good 15-20% of this could have been left on the cutting room floor.



I.E. Chapter 4 pseudo but not really spoiler.

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There's a Mary Beth mission in Saint Denis where she says Tilly was kidnapped. You ride out there, you shoot 3 guys, Tilly and Mary Beth ride home leaving you stranded with a horse that isn't yours. This mission did nothing to move the story forward, there was no interesting dialogue, there were no interactions that you haven't done 100x already. It's just there for the sake of being there.

That mission pissed me off so bad.

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When the mission finished for me I didn't have a horse, there wasn't a loaner horse, there wasn't anything...

I had to walk from the middle of ****ing nowhere to the nearest town and then hop on a train to Saint Dennis and then walk again until I found a horse I could jack without getting the law called on me. They just left me high and dry on horseback to get back however.

It took me 10 minutes or more to recover from this mission lol.

[ehh]

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I'm on my 2nd play through (slower pace, doing all side missions, got all the pelts I need to upgrade satchel/camp/etc) and while this has been much more enjoyable than the 1st run, once you get to Saint Denis you realize just how much filler is in this story line. A good 15-20% of this could have been left on the cutting room floor.



I.E. Chapter 4 pseudo but not really spoiler.

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There's a Mary Beth mission in Saint Denis where she says Tilly was kidnapped. You ride out there, you shoot 3 guys, Tilly and Mary Beth ride home leaving you stranded with a horse that isn't yours. This mission did nothing to move the story forward, there was no interesting dialogue, there were no interactions that you haven't done 100x already. It's just there for the sake of being there.

At the very least the map could have been better utilized so that even if missions are repetitive, they're not in the same environments. It's wild that they built this gigantic map and use only like 30% of it for a 50 hour story mode.

I have mentioned this before that the size of the gang is a detriment to the story. There are too many mouths to feed from a plotting perspective.

I do agree that my second playthrough was far more enjoyable, in big part due to understanding the characters and knowing who is more important and what/who to pay close attention to.

[Armor and Sword]

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Once I am done with the Epilogue....I am done. I have played at least over 65 hours on this game already. I have certainly gotten my fill.

One day I will return to it and replay it with a different approach. But I have truly enjoyed the experience.

Time to move on and play some other games in my ridiculous backlog.

[ehh]

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Oh man, roaming around after the Epilogue is so awesome. Granted I still had some gang stuff, stranger missions, and hunting to wrap up.

[BleacherCreature]

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Oh man, roaming around after the Epilogue is so awesome. Granted I still had some gang stuff, stranger missions, and hunting to wrap up.

Same here. I’ve actually enjoyed roaming the landscape walking in to random houses and looting the place, or holding up the stranger I pass on the trail.


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[Mabster]

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I'm not sure if I'll EVER be able to get a perfect woodpecker to mail off. Those things are hard to find and even harder to get a shot at.

I got so tired of looking on rocks or trees I finally just started taking shots at any small bird that flew overhead till I got one.

[Armor and Sword]

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Oh man, roaming around after the Epilogue is so awesome. Granted I still had some gang stuff, stranger missions, and hunting to wrap up.

Guess I am not done!!!

[PPerfect_CJ]

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Guess I am not done!!!

Plus, you'll want to go to all of the towns and talk to shopkeepers and other people you've met. The conversations are sometimes different with

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John. Sometimes he brings up Arthur and sometimes others do. Pretty cool little touch.

[ehh]

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One cool feature post-epilogue would be the ability to reset all gang-related stuff as well as bounties. So you start from scratch with the hideouts and ambushes and all those crazy interactions. It would add some fun replay value and keep things lively.

BTW, the Skinner Gang is so f'd up compared to all other gangs. It is creepy as hell traveling through Tall Trees at night. Cool to see so many campfires through the trees but the impending sense of danger and doom is palpable.

[TripleCrown9]

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One cool feature post-epilogue would be the ability to reset all gang-related stuff as well as bounties. So you start from scratch with the hideouts and ambushes and all those crazy interactions. It would add some fun replay value and keep things lively.

BTW, the Skinner Gang is so f'd up compared to all other gangs. It is creepy as hell traveling through Tall Trees at night. Cool to see so many campfires through the trees but the impending sense of danger and doom is palpable.

Nah, the worst group of people are the Nightfolk.

[TheShizNo1]

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Still haven't run into them smh

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[ProfessaPackMan]

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Skinner Gang are definitely a wild group of people. I already have my rifle drawn whenever I ride thru Tall Trees.

I knew it was wild when I was riding along and seen a Horse just marching along with a Headless dude. Oh hell nah lmao