Why Is Red Dead Redemption A Masterpiece?!

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I really like how R* portrayed both the Mexican army and the rebels as ruthless. In most games the rebels are always portrayed as noble which isn't always the case irl.

Always love that even though uncle is seen as lazy he stands with John to defend the ranch without any complaint, really shows his care for John,Abigail and jack

I’ve only seen my husband tear up 4 times. When his dad died, when our 2 daughters were born, and when playing red dead redemption 2. I don’t play them, but I sit and watch him play like I’m watching a movie. They are masterpieces.

When playing as Jack you can hear him make a lot of one-liners when in a shootout, but he says things like, “why am I doing this?” when you kill someone and things like that. It’s been 3 years since John was killed and it’s clear that Jack has already started down the path of the outlaw. It’s only when he kills Ross that his fate is sealed. Outlaws to the end.

In terms of Jack's fate, I like to go with the theory that after killing Edgar, he did end up being a writer and wrote a book on John's story called "Red Dead". This is based on the "Red Dead" book written by J. Marston that you can see in GTA V in Franklin's book collection

An Oscar winning performance by the acting male. Great work!

RDR1 has a special place in my heart, i was 11 when it came out and I would watch my dad play it as a kid. He’d tell me what he did in game and update me if he did something or found something new, he’d let me run around Tall Trees and I’d go hunting in game for bears since I was too scared to ruin his game or do missions. When RDR2 came out, we both played it and this time, we could both update each other on what we found in the game and the silly things that would randomly occur to us while playing.

I quite literally lost my job because of this game. I was so hooked on playing it, I just could not let go. Lucky beyond belief I could land a new (better) job shortly after that. I'll never ever in my life experience a game like I did this one. Will stay with me for the rest of my life and have a very special place in my heart.

I once saw a glitch in my game that traded the bird's model with an old man. I thought it was just an old man standing on a roof but when I shot at it, it lifted its legs to its butt and flapped his arms away. Wildest memory from the game.

Here’s a fun fact: John meeting with the Strange Man where he is buried also symbolizes who died at the end. The 3 shots he fired at the Strange Man represent Uncle, Abigail and John while when his gun jams, it represents Jack and how he’s the last one alive.

in 4-5 playthroughs over 5 years, i just came across one of my favourite random encounters for the first time. in Tall Trees, a couple of guys are finishing up loading crates of TNT onto a cart, and one of them will say something along the lines of "whew, that about does it, i feel like a cigar, you got a light?", the other will strike a match, and they'll both go up in a comically HUGE explosion.

I've been playing this game pretty consistently ever since it came out. Few things you didn't mention that I think add to the realism even more: 1.) Bison don't respawn like normal animals in the game. There's a certain number of them, and if you kill them, they're gone. 2.) Selling items to shops is dependent on the item and where you are. For example, if I skin an elk in the northern area and try selling it in Blackwater, I won't get nearly as much money as I would selling it somewhere in Mexico where elk don't exist. It's something small but definitely adds to the feeling of the "open world" being interconnected and different areas being unique. Also, there are some crazy cheats in the game, albeit not as crazy as GTA. One of my personal favorites is the one where people combust into flames upon shooting them lol

Hats off to Rob Wiethoff, No one could have voiced John Marston better. He brought the character to life.

I met the man who played John at a comic con in Kansas City. His name is Rob Wiethoff and he is an absolute gentleman. Same goes for Roger Clark, who played Arthur in RDR2. Both men are nothing short of the nicest men I’ve ever met.

Nothings more nostalgic than re-remembering playing your first Rockstar game. This game shapped my favorite playable character and NPCs even up to today. The story was a masterpiece and the game was a masterpiece. It's sad game companies don't put as much heart and soul into video games like these nowadays. RDR1 will truly stay an iconic masterpiece of a video game.

29:30 Multiple recordings with different dialogue is also a feature in GTA V. It’s cool when you’re replaying a mission or just died and had to redo a section. It’s probably a feature in RDR2 as well

I love dutch's death so much. The way he says, "this one's a good one" then jumps, it's like a moment of clarity before the end, Dutch is faced with a choice, him or John, and before now you can easily be forgiven for forgetting that Dutch essentially raised John as a son, but in the end, he makes the choice any father would for his son.

Another cool detail. If you skin animals that can only be found in New Austin and sell them in Mexico, they are worth 1.5x or 2x times more. Basically contraband. This, among other details, are the reasons I replayed the game several times

Heading Far Away for the first time as a kid immediately made me stop in my tracks, it was one of the first times I’d heard a song that made me feel something. It still gives me some pretty intense chills to this day, especially hearing it in context