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Title: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on October 01, 2018, 02:48:30 PM
2nd gameplay trailer (4:23)
https://www.rockstargames.com/videos/video/12103

Looks like my games for the year are here, with this, and considering SM....
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on October 01, 2018, 03:32:01 PM
I'm likely buying this with PS Online, so I can play online with my brother and his buddies.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on October 01, 2018, 09:09:10 PM
Quote from: Crewe on October 01, 2018, 02:48:30 PM
2nd gameplay trailer (4:23)
https://www.rockstargames.com/videos/video/12103

Looks like my games for the year are here, with this, and considering SM....

Part of the reason I put in a lot of time to finish Spider-Man was because of this...but when Spidey DLC drops I may have to pick it back up then too lol.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on October 01, 2018, 10:47:02 PM
Does SM have a single player campaign?
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on October 02, 2018, 11:29:22 AM
Quote from: Crewe on October 01, 2018, 10:47:02 PM
Does SM have a single player campaign?

That's all it is.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on October 02, 2018, 01:45:16 PM
ah, I thought games were moving away from that feature altogether? I recall a highly touted Star Wars game I was looking to get in on but then discovered it had no single player campaign so I backed out.
In any event, Im glad for this because I simply do not play online with all the 8 year olds
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on October 25, 2018, 12:52:51 PM
Hmm, Target will have this available for sale after 9pm tonight...and the place I'm typically at on Thursday nights has a Target right across the street.

Haha, we all know I'm grabbing this tonight.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on October 25, 2018, 01:22:17 PM
I finally, successfully, talked myself out of getting this.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on October 25, 2018, 01:54:44 PM
Quote from: Bucfever on October 25, 2018, 01:22:17 PM
I finally, successfully, talked myself out of getting this.

Why?
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on October 25, 2018, 02:08:16 PM
A bunch of boring shit, haha. Since I don't have PS Plus already (and my biggest thing for buying it immediately would've been online play with my brother and his friends back home), we're talking $110 out of pocket. Then, considering M-F I don't really have time for gaming (off work at 3:30, commute home, stretch, pre-workout bathroom visit and then workout until usually 6, shower, by that time fiance's home so we relax and then make dinner, then it's TV time), that just leaves Saturday, which I spend with my fiance since we have it off together, and then Sundays she usually does schoolwork so that would be the only time I could play online. And sometimes even though she's doing schoolwork, I've got other stuff I want to do (Sunday mornings have become a big movie going time for me).


TL;DR, did a cost-benefit analysis and it wasn't there for me. I'll do my usual wait 3 years for it to drop in price and then play the single player.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on October 25, 2018, 02:44:21 PM
Ah, fair enough. Was worried it was something like you heard the game sucks...and to be honest, still no certainty I pick this up tonight either. It was maybe a year and a half before I even finished/beat the first one, and I have even less time now.

This could wait.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on October 25, 2018, 02:46:15 PM
Oh, quite the opposite. The reviews have, of course, been absolutely outstanding and every video I see of the game makes me want to play it more and more. Reality is I just don't have the time.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on October 25, 2018, 02:49:06 PM
Being an adult sucks lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: rollntider on October 26, 2018, 09:58:29 AM
I still need to finish the first one lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on October 30, 2018, 11:47:13 AM
I couldn't wait lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on October 30, 2018, 12:34:20 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on October 30, 2018, 11:47:13 AM
I couldn't wait lol

I knew it lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on October 30, 2018, 11:06:27 PM
This game is f'ing gorgeous.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on October 31, 2018, 12:41:40 AM
Alright, so tell me wants up with this and Spider Man. I hear all the glory about them, but give me a sour sports point of view. Whats wrong with them?
I read that RDR2 has mundane time consuming tasks with confusing controls, unrealistic interactions (i.e. people attack you for looking at them) and tough to learn shooting system.
Whereas Spiderman is more constant action with just as much immersion.
I feel like its going to be preference, but give me your best shot since I can only buy one game for now.
I like single player campaign games. I don't mind shorter games as long as they are really entertaining. I don't often go for 100% completion once I finish the campaign. Although I did attempt it in GTA V which I found entertaining.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on November 01, 2018, 12:07:40 AM
If that's the case, the only one I can really recommend to you right now is Spider-Man since I've played RDR2 maybe a total of 3 hours. Spider-Man had a compelling story that constantly had me wanting to play more, and the side missions didn't seem too out of place and helped you also put together better suits and weapons the more you did. I'm not much on being a completionist outside of the main story either, but for Spidey I really think it's the exception. Controls took a bit to get used to and there's a learning curve there, but it's worth it. Story mode with a good chunk of the side missions completed took me about 25-30 hours, and I hear each DLC (there's 3 in total) will run about 3 hours each as well. The first one dropped last week and I love it so far because it adds new missions, the story fits right in with what happened in the main game, and it even continues a couple of threads that were unresolved in the main game.

That being said, RDR2 has shown a lot of promise for me so far as well. Feels like some of the early missions serve as a tutorial for how controls work and things to look out for, just like every other Rockstar game. I don't know much about the unrealistic interactions, but from what I've read some of that will depend on how you're perceived in the world the further along you go. That's based upon your actions in the game, which IIRC was similar to how it was in the original as well.

So if you like single player games then Spider-Man should be your easy pick (especially if Spidey is one of your favorites).
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on November 01, 2018, 11:04:13 AM
Ive heard that while a few folks complain about things early on in RDR2, others point out they were still in tutorial type mode which is what you suggest.
The more I read, it sounds like complaints until you just get used to it, i.e, intending to talk to someone but you shoot them instead because of the unusual button mapping.

SM sounds like a good start too.
Thanks for the input norm, I really appreciate it.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on November 01, 2018, 11:43:28 PM
No problem! You really can't go wrong with either one, but with it being early for RDR2 play time for me so far, my personal preference is Spidey because that game had me hooked and wanting to play more. It's increasingly rare the moments when I'll continue playing a game and just ignore how early I need to get up the next morning, but Spider-Man had me doing exactly that on more than one occasion.
I think RDR2 could have that same effect, but still too early in the game for me to tell.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on November 02, 2018, 12:21:17 AM
I think you're right. But Im back in the middle now, weighing RDR2 again lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on November 02, 2018, 07:51:53 PM
It's pretty easy to fall down a rabbit hole of RDR 2 fails on YouTube and Reddit.



https://www.reddit.com/r/reddeadredemption/comments/9tmjbm/good_one_rockstar_very_clever/
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on November 05, 2018, 04:28:35 PM
This game, like Spider-Man, takes some really good photos. I have to load the ones I took in both games and post them, I lucked out on one yesterday.

The depth in this game is amazing.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on November 05, 2018, 04:42:13 PM
I uh..............I'm likely buying this in a week or two...........

Also looking at that 1TB PS4 everyone has for sale Black Friday. I'm constantly having to delete stuff off my 500GB PS4 (which has also contributed to my RDR trepidation).

Target has a nice door stopper bundle with that PS4 and Spider-Man for $200, but Gamestop has the same $199 but with a $50 gift card instead of Spider-Man, and it's not a door buster. So if I'm lucky maybe I can get it online. Wonder how early I'd have to order online out here on the west coast, if I could even do it at 9 PM.....
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on November 05, 2018, 06:36:16 PM
Ive still got...I don't even know which one, but one of the really old PS4's. I kept thinking I should get one of these bundles but then I think...why? lol
For my whopping two games a year?
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on November 05, 2018, 07:42:50 PM
I like to browse the PS store for any cheap indie games. Used to use Steam, but no gaming PC these days. So the extra space would be nice.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on November 05, 2018, 07:58:03 PM
I bought a 1TB external drive a little over a year ago that has helped out quite nicely as far as space goes. Absolute must buy IMO.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on November 05, 2018, 10:08:09 PM
https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/photo/rdr2/oayNn7hETkePqFB3uonFJA

I really lucked out on this photo.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on November 06, 2018, 07:26:38 PM
Came across this in the game today...if I could replay this moment over and over with different ways of doing them in I totally would.  8)

Spoiler
https://twitter.com/TheNorm41/status/1059905709771493376
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on November 09, 2018, 12:04:44 PM
hey norm, how's the combat controls coming?
Im reading tons of posts seething with hate and others than love it after devoting a ton of time to practice.
I think I read someone say there's even a lawless town with no law or bounty where you can go and just GTA it up until you get used to everything.
Or I guess you could keep creating new saves and/or starting over?

Im still up in the air about this or SM though...
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on November 09, 2018, 12:44:59 PM
I watched a video the other day, and it does seem like the controls are a little rough out of the gate, but apparently they're very customizable and easy to set to your liking.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on November 09, 2018, 02:48:55 PM
I haven't had much issue with the controls so far, if I miss I just kinda assumed I suck lol
Not sure of any town where you can do what you're talking about, at least I haven't seen it yet...I'm about 25% through the story too.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on November 09, 2018, 03:33:25 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on November 09, 2018, 02:48:55 PM
I haven't had much issue with the controls so far, if I miss I just kinda assumed I suck lol
Not sure of any town where you can do what you're talking about, at least I haven't seen it yet...I'm about 25% through the story too.

lol my mantra
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on November 09, 2018, 04:11:53 PM
Quote from: Crewe on November 09, 2018, 03:33:25 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on November 09, 2018, 02:48:55 PM
I haven't had much issue with the controls so far, if I miss I just kinda assumed I suck lol
Not sure of any town where you can do what you're talking about, at least I haven't seen it yet...I'm about 25% through the story too.

lol my mantra

Show me on this baseball bat where MLB hurt you.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on November 16, 2018, 08:39:15 AM
Bought this and a hard drive on Amazon. This worked fine, the hard drive I had to send back because it was DOA. Went to Target and got a 2TB one for just $10 more than the 1 TB I had ordered. Worked fine, moved all of my games to it including Red Dead once it finished installing, but that's all I've gotten to do so far, haha. Haven't played a second yet.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on November 16, 2018, 01:42:53 PM
ya know, the other day I had this in my cart ready to pull the trigger and just didn't.
I thought about how I have another highly acclaimed game sitting on my shelf Im not even half way through so I thought Id go give Drake another run before buying another game I won't play lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on November 16, 2018, 04:40:20 PM
Possibly next week, or I might wait until the beta is officially open, but I will be getting PS Plus so I can play this with my bro online. If you do get it Crewe (and if you have PS Plus, Norm) we should definitely meet up online at some point.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on November 16, 2018, 05:41:15 PM
Saw you picked this up...good stuff man. And for sure-schedule's gonna be a bit wonky since I'm back to working midnights and on Central Time now, but I'm down.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on November 16, 2018, 06:05:26 PM
Eh, I'm on Pacific Time so it may match up here and there, haha.

Are you in Chicago only temporarily for work?
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on November 17, 2018, 11:49:40 AM
Quote from: Bucfever on November 16, 2018, 06:05:26 PM
Eh, I'm on Pacific Time so it may match up here and there, haha.

Are you in Chicago only temporarily for work?

Yep...decided to try the travel nurse thing for a bit so the first assignment I took was in a city I'm familiar with. :)
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on January 14, 2019, 11:38:43 AM
Finally got to the Epilogue on my first playthrough. Going to spend some time finishing that out, once I'm done (and we'll see if I care enough to hunt any of the legendaries I have left, like the Pronghorn you apparently can't get until the Epilogue), I think I'll play through again, except this time as Dishonorable.

I will say, I usually play as good my first playthrough on these types of games (Jedi on KOTOR, Paragon on Mass Effect) because 9 times out of 10, playing evil is the easier of the two. I'm glad I did it this way, because Arthur's story, when honorable, really was amazing, and his journey throughout and his growth as a character was really so well done by Rockstar, it sneaks up on you before going full-out, especially in the final chapter with everything happening.

I know that the cut scenes differ when you're dishonorable, curious to see how much so. In my mind, though, my honorable Arthur will be the one true cowboy, whereas my next Arthur will be, like, Elseworlds Arthur.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 11, 2019, 05:56:36 PM
anyone still playing this?
For some reason, Im just glad I passed and don't know why.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on May 11, 2019, 06:49:33 PM
This game consumed my world for MONTHS. I only stopped because I was plowing through my second playthrough, playing evil, but I was getting EVERYTHING. Was getting ready to take advantage of a glitch that lets you access a part of the map you usually can't until the Epilogue, I wanted to hunt some legendary animals early and grab some other stuff. But right as I was getting to the mission that activates the glitch, Rockstar patched it out. I quit after that. Felt burnt out and like my plan was ruined.

I'm 100% sure I'll pick it back up, eventually. There's just an incredible amount to do. Online sucks, unfortunately, but the single player is more than worth the price.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 11, 2019, 08:19:59 PM
Interesting.
A lot of gameplay I saw highlighted glitches etc.... and that turned me off of th game.
I guess its easy to do when you don't focus on the overall
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on May 13, 2019, 09:36:53 PM
Yeah, I'm grinding through it, pretty sure I only have a few missions left in the main story. Let's just say NBA 2K19 consumed my playing time for months...but also I kinda got bored with this for a bit. Happened with the first one too. Just hit a point where I felt nothing was advancing as far as story goes, got bored with hunting, and that was that.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 13, 2019, 09:41:59 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on May 13, 2019, 09:36:53 PM
Yeah, I'm grinding through it, pretty sure I only have a few missions left in the main story. Let's just say NBA 2K19 consumed my playing time for months...but also I kinda got bored with this for a bit. Happened with the first one too. Just hit a point where I felt nothing was advancing as far as story goes, got bored with hunting, and that was that.

I have no way to know, but instincts tell me Id feel that way too, which is odd since Absolutely LOVE the western genre
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on May 13, 2019, 09:47:19 PM
Nothing wrong with leaving a game then coming back. I always knew I'd come back (the story is that good), just sometimes I need a break or in this case something shinier caught my eye.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 13, 2019, 09:49:11 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on May 13, 2019, 09:47:19 PM
Nothing wrong with leaving a game then coming back. I always knew I'd come back (the story is that good), just sometimes I need a break or in this case something shinier caught my eye.

10-4
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on May 13, 2019, 10:27:24 PM
I blew through my first playthrough. I did all the side missions and all the legendary animals, but that was about it. Played Lawful and was fully maxed out at the end.

Second playthrough I was doing everything. All of the Challenges, Legendary Fish, ALL of it before I got derailed. Plus I was playing Unlawful which makes some of the Challenges a lot easier to do.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on May 14, 2019, 12:07:52 AM
Quick thought near what I'm assuming is close to the end of the game...

Spoiler
I'm going to be slightly disappointed if I don't see Micah meet his end. There's nothing I want more in this game than for Arthur to put a bullet in this fool's skull lol.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on May 14, 2019, 11:19:30 AM
Quote from: TheNorm on May 14, 2019, 12:07:52 AM
Quick thought near what I'm assuming is close to the end of the game...

Spoiler
I'm going to be slightly disappointed if I don't see Micah meet his end. There's nothing I want more in this game than for Arthur to put a bullet in this fool's skull lol.

;)
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on May 14, 2019, 02:22:07 PM
Finished the main story, now on to the Epilogues.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on May 16, 2019, 10:28:58 AM
Damn these epilogues are long. Still working through the first one...
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on May 16, 2019, 10:44:24 AM
Quote from: TheNorm on May 16, 2019, 10:28:58 AM
Damn these epilogues are long. Still working through the first one...


They are, but, it's worth it.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on January 22, 2020, 08:51:05 PM
Looked at this the other day, its still $60? Yea, no thanks
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on January 22, 2020, 10:36:12 PM
Quote from: Crewe on January 22, 2020, 08:51:05 PM
Looked at this the other day, its still $60? Yea, no thanks

This goes on sale fairly often so I'd wait lol, even though I have zero regrets paying full price for it.

I still need to finish that second epilogue lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on March 25, 2020, 01:20:25 AM
Quote from: TheNorm on May 16, 2019, 10:28:58 AM
Damn these epilogues are long. Still working through the first one...

Here we are on March 24 (well 25th now but was the 24th) and I finally finished through that second epilogue. Only let three full seasons roll through before I finished it lol. Satisfied.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on March 25, 2020, 10:59:27 AM
nice when you accomplish a daunting task
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 06, 2020, 04:38:12 PM
I see this on sale. Worth it?
I was kinda hoping to pick up the last modern warfare, which is more my style, but Im curious about this one. I played the first one for a while.
I hear this one is really boring like setting up camp and having to walk here and there to do mundane tasks like kill and cook food etc. Im sure its overblown by some eight year olds, so what you think?
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 06, 2020, 04:49:28 PM
If you don't get RDR2, especially on sale, you're insane Crewe. INSANE.


Don't bother with the online, just play the story. It's so good. Do what you feel like doing. I like everything the game has to offer, I like that some of it is so mundane that it can feel like "Wild West Simulator." But then you go into town and start shooting everybody and you get your energy going again.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 06, 2020, 05:21:27 PM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on April 06, 2020, 04:49:28 PM
If you don't get RDR2, especially on sale, you're insane Crewe. INSANE.


Don't bother with the online, just play the story. It's so good. Do what you feel like doing. I like everything the game has to offer, I like that some of it is so mundane that it can feel like "Wild West Simulator." But then you go into town and start shooting everybody and you get your energy going again.

lol we get along so well
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on April 06, 2020, 06:35:42 PM
What Buc said. This game on sale is worth it...hell, it was worth it full price. Tells one hell of a story, and if I'd finished this back in '18 when it came out it might've been my GOTY over Spider-Man.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 07, 2020, 01:25:49 PM
Really? Man, I really enjoyed Spider Man. it was the only game I not only finished 100% not once, but twice!
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on April 07, 2020, 01:48:28 PM
Spider-Man was one of the main reasons this game got thrown on the back burner for so long (well that and NBA anyway)! Been a spell since I've played it, might be time for it again soon.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 09, 2020, 04:08:36 PM
I just fired it up again yesterday and farted around with it for a while. Fun game.

So I bought RDR2.
Im only in Chapter 2, getting used to the game .
I like the physical controls and the characters reactions quite a bit so far as well as the horse riding except that he's too slow.
I started a ruckus in town and died, net thing, I come out of a hotel I think and my horse and my people were all gone, soI had to find another and then sooner or later, I ran across mine again after I failed a side mission which was a bounty chase. Well, I didnt die, but let him get away.
There needs to be a fast travel option for this game. When we were wagon training from the mountains to the town of Valentine, I was bored to tears. Even after the conversation was over, it was like ten real minutes of nothing. Thats going to drive me nuts and what I was afraid of in buying this game.
Although, you can see why cowboys would just get drunk and shoot up motherfuckers cant you? lol

Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 09, 2020, 07:25:01 PM
After you upgrade Dutch's tent at camp, you can upgrade Arthur's and unlock fast travel (can only use it at camp or hotels).

You'll get faster horses too. My current playthrough I caught the White Arabian up by Colter, and been using him ever since.

I also admittedly Gamesfaq'd the hidden gold bars, because there's no way I would have ever found them (uh...either.. playthrough....) without it, haha
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 10, 2020, 01:06:51 PM
yea I have no shame about things like that. I did it while completing 100% on Spiderman with his backpacks I think it was
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 11, 2020, 04:22:25 AM
So I killed a guy on the road way with no-one around but somehow got a bounty on me. I can only assume the game just knows what you do, like God.
That's supposed to be what was great about the west. Who the hell was gonna know anything? That's why we dont know what happened to Johnny Ringo lol
In any event, I dont know why I bother paying my bounty. Im not even out of the area and I have another on me, so back to the post office, again, without gettin killed.
So, collecting debts...I found the chick, and her SO bowed up on me and we had a slobber knocker (btw, what the hell are the controls for fist fighting? I know circle swings and you can use the L analog to dodge backwards but everything is a mystery to me.
Anyhoo, a witness saw it and called it in apparently because they were on me fast.
How do you shoot while riding? I dont mean arming yourself, but damn, I have to slow down rotate around look for whoever, draw and shoot and by that time, Im dead.
Can you shoot behind you while running? I found you cant really outrun them so I guesss I should just stay and fight?
In one instance, I realized after, the best thing to do would be to dismount and pick em off with the repeater while they approached, but I tried to run away.
So back to debt collecting. After them fellas killed me, I went after the guy who runs away from you. I kept getting close but couldn't figure out how to stop him, soooo, I had to shoot him. Twice. And he didnt stop. The third time killed him. I did love Arthur saying, I shouldn't have done that lol
No shit. Bounty again!
I did come back and find his dough in the tree so there's that I guess.

I had the grizzly bear task after the other guy left me alone. I found the bear and shot him but he killed me. I couldn't fin him again so I just left it. Is that mission still a go for me? do I need to complete it somehow?
How? Where's the bear?

Ive collected the debts, caught the ODriscoll kid, made him take us to their hideout, dusted them.
Went into Valentine, got in a fight there and shot some fellas.
later I was on the outskirts, some guy was chatty while I was riding out as he was, but I kept antagonizing him and he started shooting at me.
I just took off, had enough of this warrant bullshit ;-)
Got in a bar fight, which was funny, as a drunkard, thrown in jail, bought my way out.
Helped out a few travelers here and there and that's about all my accomplishments for now.

In any event, tips are appreciated.

Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 12, 2020, 10:43:54 AM
I feel like a sociopath playing this game, help a lady out, then kill three fellas for no reason.
Ok, there was kind of a reason, and by old west standards, a pretty darn good one. I needed a horse.

I was trekking rocky terrain and took my horse and myself over a bluff and he needed reviving. Now, I was in a general store, honestly, not twenty minutes prior, saw that solution and actually said to myself, meh, when would I EVER need that.  :o
So now, I had to shoot Rosco. I think about him now and again, and every time I do, that scene with Mad Dog Tannen from BttF III plays in my head..."I done shot that horse." I give myself a giggle and move on.
So I found this other fellas horse on the trail and he objects so I shot him. As I was looting, a witness came upon us and was gonna tell.
Great time to try out my new horse. Caught him not far from the first oopsie, shot him, then another appeared and before he even recognized what was happening, my cowboy spider sense told me, "witness" so I shot him too.
Got a shitty horse and about $3.00.

So I took this stupid horse named Morgan to the stable in Valentine and got a whopping $2.50 for him (that's $5.50 total if you're keeping track) and while browsing to buy another, I stumbled upon a thoroughbred whose attributes were much better than the $150 horses I was seeing, and he was apparently "lost" because I couldn't buy him, only "claim" him. So, I said yep, that's Rosco, and that friends, is how I came by my new best friend.
Oh, and I learned how to fight.

Im knocking out some tasks, but the one Im skipping for now is that stupid kid I have to get out of the cult.
I understand I dont have to catch him, just keep up, but its near impossible at this point. After about five tries I said fuck it.
After further reading, I see that I have to "draw" which Ive already failed once and shoot the gun out of his hand to thwart his suicie attempt.
That one will be a pain in the ass.
Otherwise, not bad. Just rescued the Irish ruffian from a noose, that was a lot of fun. That sucks though, those Pinkerton's have no cash.
I had to pay a $300 bounty because of that idiot I broke out of jail in Strawberry.
Im gonna have to win a shit ton of poker games to get that back.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on April 12, 2020, 02:49:38 PM
Seeing you play through this game the first time is bringing back some memories, and almost has me wanting to fire it up again.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 12, 2020, 04:21:49 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on April 12, 2020, 02:49:38 PM
Seeing you play through this game the first time is bringing back some memories, and almost has me wanting to fire it up again.

haha do it! And help me out in the process lol
What does being a do goober get you btw? Im just curious?

Im sure Ill have more updates coming lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on April 13, 2020, 09:34:55 AM
It's funny, I saw a headline a few months ago about games like this and how a good portion of people tend to go with what they would do in real life even though they know it is a game. I tend to go the same way; with both this and the original RDR, plus the Infamous games I typically went the 'do-gooder' route even on second playthroughs. I just couldn't bring myself to go full on jackass, even at the camp. With most of them I'd pick the "friendly" conversation option instead of "antagonize"; only ones I really would antagonize were Uncle and Micah. I had to look up a video to see what happens if you go through camp and antagonize everyone at once, and it cracked me up...but I couldn't do it myself lol.

It's always amusing to me because I feel in real life I'm a bit of an asshole no matter what my friends say. Maybe it just means I won't take shit from anyone lol, but I digress.

Anyway, supposedly going through the game as a morally good character makes interactions and dealings a bit more pleasant and potentially offers some deals just like the first one. People are more likely to help you out, that sort of thing. 
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 13, 2020, 04:02:11 PM
yea that's interesting because Im the same way. Im not even an ass to my rivals in MLB lol
Was the same with GTA even though they were hardened criminals.
What was that one game a while back, wasn't that great overall, but at one point, your character was kidnapped and forced to participate in a terorist act.
You're blindfolded and then come out of an elevator with three or four others and they start shooting, people screaming and you have to take part in killing people in an airport.
man, that was brutal. Cant remember the game and it wasn't that great I dont think but I just remember that part.
My turn to digress. lol

I am getting to where I just kill people now in RDR2 instead of waiting for them to get the jump on me.
I did the one gunfighter historian task where you go way up in to the mountain to this camp full of banditos to talk to Francisco.
Im nice, approach cautiously, ask to speak to him and they just waylay me.
So, ok fine, now I just kill people lol
Ive even wanted to get a good enough rifle with a scope and sit atop that bluff outside Valentine and just snipe fuckers riding by lol.
aIf I find a strong enough rifle, Ill try it.
And hey, do we stay in Horshoe camp for the entire game? Is that map the whole area we get?
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 13, 2020, 06:04:03 PM
I have other questions.

These side quests, cigarette cards, dinosaur bones, shit like that Im supposed to find, I guess you just luck out? I have no idea where to look for these items.
Also, big game, like deer, alligator etc...you cant sell the carcass to a butcher? I skinned a deer, I know he will buy the pelt, but I toolkits the whole thing and it dint show up as something I could sell.
That sucks.
Edit to add, What the hell happens to my pelts? I killed and skinned an alligator and had his pelt on my horse. Put him up at a stable and now its gone. This has happened twice and pissed me off. Is there something I need to know?
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 13, 2020, 08:23:01 PM
So I killed a guy on the road way with no-one around but somehow got a bounty on me. I can only assume the game just knows what you do, like God.
That's supposed to be what was great about the west. Who the hell was gonna know anything? That's why we dont know what happened to Johnny Ringo lol


It helps to either A) change your outfit (you can store 4 or 5 outfits on your horse), after you kill someone but before a witness finds them. Bandanda or mask could help too (love my dead pig face mask).

In any event, I dont know why I bother paying my bounty. Im not even out of the area and I have another on me, so back to the post office, again, without gettin killed.

I thought the same thing when I started my evil playthrough. "I'm never paying my bounties." But damn, those bounty hunters DO get annoying. Could thing I found those gold bars.....

How do you shoot while riding? I dont mean arming yourself, but damn, I have to slow down rotate around look for whoever, draw and shoot and by that time, Im dead.

So this was a big thing when the game first came out. I may have to check my settings later, but the controls are this game are VERY customizable, and also default to the less friendly versions. I believe you can turn on auto-aim for horseback which is really critical to being able to shoot while riding. Or at least make it less stiff to turn and aim.

I had the grizzly bear task after the other guy left me alone. I found the bear and shot him but he killed me. I couldn't fin him again so I just left it. Is that mission still a go for me? do I need to complete it somehow?
How? Where's the bear?


If it's the one with the old man, I BELIEVE that's the legendary grizzly. He should show up on your map as a little etching, or, you should have the Legendary Animals map in your satchel, and you should be able to find the general area he's hiding to find him again. When hunting legendaries, it'll tell you "You've entered legendary animal territory," and then you use Eagle Eye to start tracking them.

If it's the one where you're out with Charles, well, that one doesn't matter.

You're blindfolded and then come out of an elevator with three or four others and they start shooting, people screaming and you have to take part in killing people in an airport.

This is Modern Warfare 2. You're actually a spy, but whether you shoot civilians or not, they kill you at the end of the stage because they know.

And hey, do we stay in Horshoe camp for the entire game? Is that map the whole area we get?

Nope, you're going to move around a lot. The fun part was I explored the entire map before leaving the first camp (well, outside of Blackwater, obviously). I ended up making St. Denis something of a camp for myself (with all that money from the gold bars, it was my spot for drinking, poker, food, lodging and haircuts).

These side quests, cigarette cards, dinosaur bones, shit like that Im supposed to find, I guess you just luck out? I have no idea where to look for these items.

Basically luck or a guide. I know I said I was thinking about 100%ing my second playthrough, but this is the part that scares me. Even the challenges are whatever to an extent, but the dinosaur bones, rock engravings and cigarette cards pain me to think about.

Also, big game, like deer, alligator etc...you cant sell the carcass to a butcher? I skinned a deer, I know he will buy the pelt, but I toolkits the whole thing and it dint show up as something I could sell.

Strange, thought you could. I know for sure you can sell them to the pelt guy (should bring your legendaries to him too, I think?), but thought the butchers would take that too.

Edit to add, What the hell happens to my pelts? I killed and skinned an alligator and had his pelt on my horse. Put him up at a stable and now its gone. This has happened twice and pissed me off. Is there something I need to know?

I THINK this is a glitch that's been around since basically the start, but I can't remember. It might depend on the size of the pelt too. Bigger ones, like moose or gators, might disappear but smaller ones like deer will stay on, but it's admittedly been a while since I last played.








To the earlier point about "playing like you are," I always play these types of games as good/Paragon/Jedi first. Typically, it makes the game a bit more difficult, because you can't just do whatever you want (except Jedi usually means you get good healing skills as opposed to Sith, but that's a different set of games). So my first RDR2 playthrough was as a good cowboy. Obviously I did some not good things, but by the end of the game I was fully on the right side of that bar on the bottom.

As far as what it matters in-game, to Norm's point, you do get cheaper prices in stores for goods and the benefit of the doubt in some interactions. You also just get a generally more hopeful version of the game, as far as Arthur's story goes. Some of the choices and decisions make less thematic sense when you play evil (take it from me), but the game is still fun because, again, it's an evil playthrough. I can kill whoever I want, as long as i don't get stuck with a bounty, I don't care about any other karmic consequences, hahaha.

I know there's at least 4 endings to the game, and I THINK a secret 5th one but that may have been a year 1 rumor and nothing more (there were a couple things being chased down based on easter eggs in the game early. One was a missing princess in Van....Van...whatever that cave town is on the northeast. People thought you could find her, but she's not actually in the game, it turns out).

As far as the 4 endings (NO SPOILERS), you have to make a choice, so that's 2 endings there, plus the
good cowboy/bad cowboy component, thus 4 possible endings. My initial playthrough I went with the most honorable choice and had the most honor, so I got the best ending (at least, that I know of). My second playthrough will be much more dour.


Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 14, 2020, 02:30:09 AM
lots of good info there, thank you!!
I did figure out about the bear. I now get it about the cars, found a few of them.

I cant believe that was MW2, I loved that game! I was thinking it was that game with two brother characters, Kane and something .

So, I haven't looked at setting yet, but I will, but here's another HUGE issue.
So, I know you may not recall, but this is early on like in Chapter 2 where you rob the stage with Micah.
And th problem didnt arise here, its always there but just exacerbated here.
First, I have a good here, but I cannot for the life of me, keep up with him and the stage runs of the cliff.
To add to this, when Im riding, it seems like I slow when reloading which is fine and realistic but how do you catch up?
Thirdly, riding straight along while shooting, the coach turns right, well, I have to move the analog stick to the right (because that represents your vision and where you move) so when I do that, I almost stop, or at least slow down again.
This is a problem all the way through, but Ive dealt with is so far until now.

And maybe Im the problem. So, when you spur your horse to accelerate with the x button, do you hold the x? I always have the left analog pointing straight ahead while holding the x and then Ill tap x again if I want to go faster then hold again.
Maybe I just dont understand controls.

And regarding the pelt, thinking back, I may have died, causing me to lose it, cant recall? IN any event, now I have to go back and get me another alligator dammit.
Loved that battle with the bounty hunters in the swamp with Black Belle lol

I'll be back...
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on April 14, 2020, 02:44:07 AM
Been so long since I've gone through that mission, but as far as the horse goes I tap the button a few times to get up to the desired speed then tap in time with the horse gallops so you don't expend as much of the horse's stamina.

And yes, if you died while you had any pelts or skins or your horse, you lose all of those. Again, going off of memory here since it's been awhile since I tried hunting for that stuff, but I'm almost positive that's what happened.

Funny that you guys mentioned MW2, playing through that one right now. Still not a big fan of that mission even now, but overall the story was very well done. Just wish it included the multiplayer too because MP for that game was amazing.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 14, 2020, 02:54:06 AM
yea I didnt recall it was MW 2. I want the new one but waiting for a price drop.

I dont get that whole tap with the gallop thing.

So I just played it again and caught the coach. So, I use the left analog for direction of the horse, but if you turn right lets say, you keep looking straight ahead until you correct that with the right analog. terrible to try to fight while doing that.
So if you guys could throw in some settings advice Id appreciate it.
And also, what upgrades are worth it?
So far I dont pick up any weapons off dead guys nor do I buy any.
Same for horses (Ive tried roping a few random but they always get away even after I calm them. Oh and is there a way to catch a horse and lead him to a stable while riding yours?
But back to upgrades, camp stuff, horse appearance, my appearance, shit like that I not mess with right now because dough is a problem. Do they matter?
And can you select the kind of poker you play in a saloon?
I think thats all for now, again lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on April 14, 2020, 06:22:49 PM
I honestly don't remember my settings at all lol...

As for weapons, I'll loot whatever and if it's one of the higher up bounties I'll keep the weapon; I know some of them have decent guns or whatever. Making sure the weapon is clean and in good condition is key, as I'm sure you're finding out. And yes, you can catch a horse and lead him while riding yours. Pretty certain it's once you have them lasso'd you just wander over to your horse and mount up. Just need to keep the button held down IIRC. Once money becomes a bit easier to get I upgraded whatever I could in the camp. As far as weapons, I typically set up a camp every once in awhile and split point my ammo. If you're gonna get into the hunting stuff and want decent pelts than you'll probably need to acquire a varmint rifle for the smaller animals. I didn't, but I was more story driven with my initial playthrough.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 14, 2020, 08:11:49 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on April 14, 2020, 06:22:49 PM
Pretty certain it's once you have them lasso'd you just wander over to your horse and mount up.

SPEAKING of lasso, considering it took me forever to realize this:

If you want to save bullets AND want to get PERFECT pelts, USE YOUR LASSO. Once you've spotted a deer/elk/moose you can lasso them (gotta hold the button down and watch your stamina), walk up and knife them with a "press square to kill" prompt. This ensures no 3-star pelts suddenly become 2 or 1 star because you missed a shot, not that I'd know anything about ruining pelts in this game.....
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 14, 2020, 10:16:35 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on April 14, 2020, 06:22:49 PM
I honestly don't remember my settings at all lol...

As for weapons, I'll loot whatever and if it's one of the higher up bounties I'll keep the weapon; I know some of them have decent guns or whatever. Making sure the weapon is clean and in good condition is key, as I'm sure you're finding out. And yes, you can catch a horse and lead him while riding yours. Pretty certain it's once you have them lasso'd you just wander over to your horse and mount up. Just need to keep the button held down IIRC. Once money becomes a bit easier to get I upgraded whatever I could in the camp. As far as weapons, I typically set up a camp every once in awhile and split point my ammo. If you're gonna get into the hunting stuff and want decent pelts than you'll probably need to acquire a varmint rifle for the smaller animals. I didn't, but I was more story driven with my initial playthrough.

We just moved our camp near St. Denis and that town, wow, what a change lol Very cool how they are telling the story of change in America.
But yea, I just collected a $100 bounty so I assume their weapons aren't worth taking yet, bu I guess you're right, I should start checking.

Nice to know about the roping, hopefully Ill get better at it now.
I do that with my ammo too. As far as hunting, I use a bow when I want pelts. But I forget about them for a while then I die and they do in fact disappear when that happens Iv discovered lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 14, 2020, 10:20:45 PM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on April 14, 2020, 08:11:49 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on April 14, 2020, 06:22:49 PM
Pretty certain it's once you have them lasso'd you just wander over to your horse and mount up.

SPEAKING of lasso, considering it took me forever to realize this:

If you want to save bullets AND want to get PERFECT pelts, USE YOUR LASSO. Once you've spotted a deer/elk/moose you can lasso them (gotta hold the button down and watch your stamina), walk up and knife them with a "press square to kill" prompt. This ensures no 3-star pelts suddenly become 2 or 1 star because you missed a shot, not that I'd know anything about ruining pelts in this game.....

Thats a good idea to practice roping, but I do use an arrow so same damage as a knife I presume.
I just realized your stamina must be high. I garnered a nice horse finally, and remembered to hold th rope. I got up to him and calmed him once or twice, and then he just got away. I then saw the note in the top left about stamina.
Funny thing those little dialog boxes. I rarely look at them cause I cannot read them for the life of me my eyesight is so bad.
I have to really glare and focus on it to read and then it disappears before I can decipher it and/or I lose complete track of what was happening on screen and die or have some other negative consequence, so the hell with it, I just don t even try any more lol
I feel like I miss out on a lot of guidance and direction but trying to read 8 point font isn't a win for me Im afraid. lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 17, 2020, 01:26:49 PM
Questions re: legend health icons

So you have the heart icon and the ring around it, same with stamina and dead eye.
Would I be correct in that the ring is your capacity, i.e., core, and not your actual health?
So when in a fight, it doesn't matter really the status of the outside ring, just the heart icon, right? Or no.
Should I keep these filled all the time on my horse? Does it affect anything?

Re: camp icons.
I assume those in the top right are food, medicine and ammo.
I donate tons of shit and we are always in the red. My camp has as much if not more cash than I do.
Should I really give a crap about them being low? What does it hurt?

I have a crap ton of rifles I dont need. Can I sell them? I went to gunsmith in Rhodes and there's no option I see to sell them.
Could I sell through a fence?

Lastly, hate that I missed out on this and wonder if there's any way to get the option back to play it.
But the kid chained in the basement of the gunsmith in Rhodes. I accidentally stumbled across him and activated the mission. Once I realized how to rescue him, I was able to get downstairs and was supposed to shoot the chains off, bu I accidentally killed the kid lol
Ive since gone back and the kid was alive (I think I let myself be killed right away so it wold revert) and tried to "rob" the gunsmith since thats how you get down to the basement, but the second time, I accidentally shot the clerk. Didnt kill him though. He ran out and didnt come back till the next day.
Now when I go in, no option to rob and the kids not there.
I hear its a pretty depressing scene, but I guess Ill have to watch a YT video of it lol damn it.

Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 17, 2020, 03:06:23 PM

Questions re: legend health icons

So you have the heart icon and the ring around it, same with stamina and dead eye.
Would I be correct in that the ring is your capacity, i.e., core, and not your actual health?
So when in a fight, it doesn't matter really the status of the outside ring, just the heart icon, right? Or no.
Should I keep these filled all the time on my horse? Does it affect anything?



It's a little bit of both, from what I can remember. There's a benefit to keeping your cores full that I can't fully remember (especially for stamina purposes), but I believe when you're in a fight, the bars around the ring go first, and then your core gets depleted before you die. So, little column A, little column B.


Re: camp icons.
I assume those in the top right are food, medicine and ammo.
I donate tons of shit and we are always in the red. My camp has as much if not more cash than I do.
Should I really give a crap about them being low? What does it hurt?


I improved my camp when I was a good guy and kept everything stocked. It's a good cheap place to grab items if you're in want, but I never really used it. Only camp improvement I really made use of was fast travel.

I have a crap ton of rifles I dont need. Can I sell them? I went to gunsmith in Rhodes and there's no option I see to sell them.
Could I sell through a fence?


You...should be able to? I think? Maybe it depends on where you go. Not sure why Rhodes wasn't buying.

Lastly, hate that I missed out on this and wonder if there's any way to get the option back to play it.
But the kid chained in the basement of the gunsmith in Rhodes. I accidentally stumbled across him and activated the mission. Once I realized how to rescue him, I was able to get downstairs and was supposed to shoot the chains off, bu I accidentally killed the kid lol
Ive since gone back and the kid was alive (I think I let myself be killed right away so it wold revert) and tried to "rob" the gunsmith since thats how you get down to the basement, but the second time, I accidentally shot the clerk. Didnt kill him though. He ran out and didnt come back till the next day.
Now when I go in, no option to rob and the kids not there.
I hear its a pretty depressing scene, but I guess Ill have to watch a YT video of it lol damn it.



Yeah, I think I've gotten quite a few, if not most of the random encounters in this game. That one was something else. The brother and sister in the cabin though.........................
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 17, 2020, 04:16:21 PM
thanks norm, very helpful.
And uh, brother and sister? lol

Ill have to look up the gunsmith kid video since I apparently cant achieve it now.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on April 17, 2020, 04:20:43 PM
What'd I do? Lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 17, 2020, 04:58:34 PM
Quote from: Crewe on April 17, 2020, 04:16:21 PM
thanks norm, very helpful.
And uh, brother and sister? lol

Ill have to look up the gunsmith kid video since I apparently cant achieve it now.

Yeah. Some of the randoms I hit during my "good" playthrough. The rest I encountered during my "bad" playthrough, so, they all ended tragically for the other people involved.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 17, 2020, 05:06:31 PM
As long as we're on the topic of random encounters, Norm, did you ever encounter the lone lady in the upper northeast cabin, in the final chapter before the epilogue? It became very important to me to help her out in my good playthrough, and it was interesting going back there in the epilogue. Think I may just not swing by that way in my evil playthrough.......
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 17, 2020, 05:07:39 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on April 17, 2020, 04:20:43 PM
What'd I do? Lol

LOL the health icon and camp questions
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 17, 2020, 05:27:24 PM
Quote from: Crewe on April 17, 2020, 05:07:39 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on April 17, 2020, 04:20:43 PM
What'd I do? Lol

LOL the health icon and camp questions

What am I, chopped liver? :P
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on April 17, 2020, 06:10:17 PM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on April 17, 2020, 05:06:31 PM
As long as we're on the topic of random encounters, Norm, did you ever encounter the lone lady in the upper northeast cabin, in the final chapter before the epilogue? It became very important to me to help her out in my good playthrough, and it was interesting going back there in the epilogue. Think I may just not swing by that way in my evil playthrough.......

YES! That was seriously one of my favorite parts in the entire story. I really got invested in that one for some reason.

One thing I didn't run in to barely if at all: the bounty hunters. Even when I had particularly large bounties hanging over me, I didn't have a single skirmish. I'd read stories about how the higher the bounties the more difficult they could be but nothing.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 17, 2020, 06:28:18 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on April 17, 2020, 06:10:17 PM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on April 17, 2020, 05:06:31 PM
As long as we're on the topic of random encounters, Norm, did you ever encounter the lone lady in the upper northeast cabin, in the final chapter before the epilogue? It became very important to me to help her out in my good playthrough, and it was interesting going back there in the epilogue. Think I may just not swing by that way in my evil playthrough.......

YES! That was seriously one of my favorite parts in the entire story. I really got invested in that one for some reason.

One thing I didn't run in to barely if at all: the bounty hunters. Even when I had particularly large bounties hanging over me, I didn't have a single skirmish. I'd read stories about how the higher the bounties the more difficult they could be but nothing.


Oh screw those guys. When I started may evil playthrough I was like "I'm never paying bounties." Those fuckers messed up enough of my legendary hunts that I was finally like "Screw it, I'm not keeping these bounties anymore."

Granted, since I wasn't paying them they really mounted up (especially after the Micah mission), but yeah. So annoying.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 17, 2020, 08:12:03 PM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on April 17, 2020, 05:27:24 PM
Quote from: Crewe on April 17, 2020, 05:07:39 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on April 17, 2020, 04:20:43 PM
What'd I do? Lol

LOL the health icon and camp questions

What am I, chopped liver? :P

haha! Ive completely lost my mind lol For whatever reason, I thought you were norm there.
So hey, thanks!!  :D
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 17, 2020, 09:29:40 PM
I have most certainly been called worse in my life.  ;D
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 18, 2020, 12:08:54 AM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on April 17, 2020, 09:29:40 PM
I have most certainly been called worse in my life.  ;D

probably by me lol

So ive discovered hunting regular game is pretty pointless; deer, rabbit, duck etc.
Apparently just the big game matter, the legendary stuff, so I have to figure all that out. I see the legendary map, but cant figure it out, so, off to YT I go.

I was browsing my tasks etc and dear lord, I have so many requests from camp members, I dont even know where the hell to look. I guess I jus stumble on them throughout the story.
And then I saw all these treasure maps I have....geez.
And at Person's tent, crafting upgrades...Im nowhere even close to that stuff. All I can do at a campfire is cook meat one way and split ammo.
I've got a lifetime to go in this game.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 18, 2020, 01:33:55 AM
I could think of far worse things to do in quarantine than play RDR2. Maybe I'll pick my game back up. Honestly, the online mode kinda sucks but it might be fun to play one night.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 18, 2020, 09:09:31 AM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on April 18, 2020, 01:33:55 AM
I could think of far worse things to do in quarantine than play RDR2. Maybe I'll pick my game back up. Honestly, the online mode kinda sucks but it might be fun to play one night.

Wasn't so much a complaint as it was a realization of how I haven't even scratched the surface apparently and Ive been playing a few hours a day since I purchased it.
Also, I have no idea where all this stuff is located lol
I get the feeling that when I finish the story, that will probably only comprise 50% completion
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on April 18, 2020, 11:10:34 AM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on April 17, 2020, 09:29:40 PM
I have most certainly been called worse in my life.  ;D

Completely dependent on who you ask tbh  :P

I honestly don't remember how much was at completion when I hit the epilogues but you may be close to right Crewe. Another thing worth mentioning: some of these encounters that pop up have a certain timeframe. Like your main missions always have the letter circled in yellow on the map, those ones will always be there to advance the story. But the ones with the letter framed in a white circle? Those I believe disappear after a certain time. Just throwing that out there in case I Bojack didn't mention it (it's probably somewhere in this thread lol).
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 18, 2020, 12:35:52 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on April 18, 2020, 11:10:34 AM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on April 17, 2020, 09:29:40 PM
I have most certainly been called worse in my life.  ;D

Completely dependent on who you ask tbh  :P

I honestly don't remember how much was at completion when I hit the epilogues but you may be close to right Crewe. Another thing worth mentioning: some of these encounters that pop up have a certain timeframe. Like your main missions always have the letter circled in yellow on the map, those ones will always be there to advance the story. But the ones with the letter framed in a white circle? Those I believe disappear after a certain time. Just throwing that out there in case I Bojack didn't mention it (it's probably somewhere in this thread lol).

haha, oh come now  :D

thats a good tip norm, thanks

*edit - after posting, I had to go back and look and make sure it was in fact, norm lol
Y'all should be worried about me....
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 18, 2020, 10:04:31 PM
Just hit the Valentine bank. I feel there's no reason to play on now that I'm flush with cash  :popcorn:

btw, how come Arthur is always so adamant that the "camp gets its cut" but the amount is always the same?

So, I want to go backhand rob the doctor in Valentine, but will I get b :popcorn:ad character points for that?
I find it ironic that trying to be a "good guy" while robbing banks and killing innocent people. But as long as its part of the story, you dont get Inge, but rewards.
In any event, anyone know if I should rob doc? Maybe I should just go bad. Is there any real difference, other than you have to constantly pay off bounties I imagine.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on April 19, 2020, 12:22:11 PM
I've got some exes and former friends/work colleagues you can ask lol  ;D

And yeah, I can't remember anything about that as far as robbing doc goes. Also definitely some plot armor there as far as killing goes in regards to good guy/robbing banks/innocents, but I thought you got dinged a little killing a bystander regardless, whether it was part of the story or not? My playthrough I always tried to avoid civilians in the crossfire in story battles, but occasionally I hit one anyway and thought I got punished for it.

Like I said though, been awhile since I've played so I might just be imagining it.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 19, 2020, 01:08:47 PM
I think you are right about innocents in crossfire during story acts.
Btw I just re read my previous post, what the hell with the all the typos and emoticons?
I need to pay attention to my input lol

I might research it before I hit the doc because I think Ill try to stay a good guy, kinda.
When you hit down on the d pad and it gives you the time of day, location and your progress bar of good / evil, I almost to the lighter gray area.
Not sure where I should be though lol
I found out you get dinged for looting a guy who was already dead when I found him him ;-)
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 20, 2020, 02:29:58 PM
So help me out here.
I went out exploring new areas north of Annesburg and found a great spot near a waterfall for hunting and fishing. Decided to stay there all day and pick up some pelt and game.
As I understand it, your turn those items in to Person and he can craft items for you. I had previously thought you kept these things to use for your own crafting.
So anyway this area is loaded with herbs, deer, elk and fish.

You can skip this part if you want as its a story of my troubles which demonstrates my luck.
Poor Elk pelt, kept it anyway. Later, made a perfect Elk killing, replaced old pelt as you can only carry one.
Camped out, head home net morning, ran into a den of cougars who killed me, lost my pelt.
Fuck!
Returned to area, hunted again, got a poor coyote kill, poor deer kill and finally another perfect elk kill, yay.
As I was walking across the river to camp, the water became too deep, forcing me to swim eat which point I lost my pelt.
Fuck! Again.
Spent an unreasonable amount of time trying to retrieve it because if I was lucky enough to "pick up" the pelt, I immediately had to use my arms to swim because I was right at the apex of the deep water and off goes the pelt again.
So Im deciding if I should hunt another when I am finally able to get this damn thing out.
After safely returning to camp, I catch some fish again and hunt small game because I have no rom for big game, and turn in for the night after crafting every bit of ammo and cleaning every weapon because I have time now lol

The next morning Im returning to the camp hideout, avoiding the cougar den. I am able to get a clean kill on a fox, first one Ive seen.
I help a guy out by killing wolves attacking him for which he was a thankless ass. Grabbed a poor white wolf pelt and continued on home.
Now here's the problem, I get to camp, hitch Rosco and head over to Person. I unload the game, the wolf pelt and the fox pelt and then that's all I have to donate as far as pelts go. Wtf?
I go back to my horse to see if I have to carry the elk pelt in to him, but no, it's not there.
What the ever loving frack?
Anyone have any idea what happened?

Id like to know before I take a game days travel out there to do it all over again.

Also, do pelts have to be perfect to give to him for crafting?

And another q, if you take items from the camp, medical, ammo and the like, you aren't charged right? That's all camp funds? I haven't taken anything yet.

Oh and one other. Anyone run across that crazy butcher gang up by Annesburg? I wandered iin to say high, fella pulled me off my horse then there were a dozen around me and beat me to death lol. I marked em cuz I want to go back and get revenge.
Also found another gang hideout just north of them, but I only spotted two guys. I was going to hit them but I was afraid if I did, a dozen more would come storming out of unseen areas.

If you read the whole post, thanks for marveling at my shortcomings. Share yours so Im not alone lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on April 20, 2020, 02:37:54 PM
You legit might have the worst luck ever in this game lol.

As for the hunting stuff, Buc might be the person to ask...sorry!
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 20, 2020, 02:41:09 PM
You definitely need perfect pelts for crafting. Anything less just gets you some money and that's it.

As far as why yours keep going missing...you've got me. Especially something as large as an elk pelt, I'm really not sure. It may also depend on what you're crafting. I think Pearson MOSTLY crafts stuff for the camp itself, whereas the uh........whatever his name is, the guy you bring the legendary pelts and legendary trinkets to, he actually crafts clothing for you.

Except satchels! Pearson does do the satchels at least, which are worth it IF you do them all and get the Legend of the East satchel (only did it on my second playthrough).
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 20, 2020, 02:44:05 PM
I look at the ingredients Person needs for the satchels and camp stuff and elk is in there.
Where's this other guy you speak of?
If I understand he only crafts clothes?
Thats helpful.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 20, 2020, 02:53:21 PM
Your legendary pelts should be going to the pelt guy, who is marked on your map with a wolf's paw, I believe. I mostly go to his Saint Denis location, because again, my Arthur is a city slicker who enjoys Saint Denis AND KILLING, but I digress.

He's also just....east of Strawberry, I believe, and west of....Van Horn or whatever it's called.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 20, 2020, 02:54:53 PM
One of these days we should party up, do share play (not online co-op), and I can watch you play and address questions, hahaha. Or you can watch me, ask questions and watch me explain as best I can, haha. Not like we've got anything else to do in quarantine.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 20, 2020, 02:59:26 PM
lol that sounds quite interesting.
My play is so, weird because I cant process what I see as normally as I used to because of my eyesight.
Case in point, was trucking over a small hill on the trail and crashed right in to a guy who had murdered and robbed another fella. he ran off and as Rosco and I were getting our bearings, another passer by saw and reported me as a murderer. Which reminds me, there's another trip to the post office lol

I spent some time in St Denis for the first time yesterday during all my escapades.
Went to a tailor to get duded up since I was a ruffian lol
As soon as I walked in I was pick pocketed.
Had to chase that twerp for about six blocks, and ran right in front of the two cops camped out in front of the police station, thanks for the help you rubes.
You kill anyone in St Denis or stay cool?

How do I know if its a legendary kill?
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 20, 2020, 04:05:42 PM
Legendary animals require an actual hunt. You'll enter their territory (and the legendary map gives you a GENERAL area of where they're located, still requires additional searching), and once you've reached it you'll get a notification that says "You've entered legendary animal territory." If you're wanted, or in a firefight, it'll tell you to return at a different time.

Once you see that notification (the good ones, not the return at another time one), you use your Eagle Eye to find like, droppings, tree scratchings and other stuff until you finally find the legendary animal. Then you can kill it however, it doesn't have the "kill gently so pelt stays perfect" rules.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 20, 2020, 04:26:43 PM
ah ok. I see the entering legendary area notice sometimes but never paid attention.
Very good to know bout the killing. So I can just blast away with my shotgun eh?

btw, I wish you could dump some guns. Ive got no less than 10 rifles right now and only use one. And all the ones I can buy at a gunsmith ar worse than my lowest ranked one.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 23, 2020, 02:27:00 AM
Well that story took a dark depressing turn. I don't even like playing so much now lol

So the gist of it is, people I like, die, I guess.
I've disliked Dutch from the get go, Bill's a lazy turd and the reverend, well, enough said. I didnt like Dutch's wife but I just discovered I dont have to worry about her anymore.

I finished the bank robbery and slow boat to Guarma. Didnt care for that part of the story too much.
It's interesting though, parts of this game, and I guess it cant be held, but rob a bank, kill 30 cops, pay a fine and everything is forgotten.
My horse Rosco, shows up at home, no matter where I leave him. How we was collected after the Saint Denis robbery Ill never know.
Speaking of Saint Denis, I know it's liked by city folk here, but me, not so much.
Streets are way too narrow and if you just brush someone, all the sudden there's a hundred red dots on the radar trying to kill you and you're wanted for $5. I was chased all the way back to camp nearly just to get away. Disruptd my mission and everything else cuz some asshole touched my horse.
It was quite hilarious on the mission with Susan, seeing her dashing around killing fellas in her calico Sunday best, that was something lol
This game does have quite sense of humor though. Despite the fact I dont like Arthur much ( I dont like the voice actor nor the style for his character)
he gets off some pretty good ones.
I always chuckled at Dutch and his desire for Tahiti which was an absurd goal, but Im not finished with the game so maybe they make it.
Not sure how much more I have to go but I've really hated the last two camps.

Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 23, 2020, 03:55:17 PM
I hunted for 17 straight game hours to finally find a lead and was able to make my first legendary kill. The moose. Although I did spook the bastard and he ran right over me. Remember th sand people scene through the binoculars in SW Ep 4? it was just like that for me lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on April 23, 2020, 04:09:22 PM
Nice work! And yeah, this story gets dark...no love for Arthur though? Liked him, Sadie, and Marston (for obvious reasons). Like you said though, the attrition can be sudden and brutal. Kinda sucked getting attached to some of these characters and then boom, they're gone.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 23, 2020, 04:44:27 PM
I like him okay I guess its the voice actor I dont care for so much.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 23, 2020, 09:32:46 PM
Quote from: Crewe on April 23, 2020, 03:55:17 PM
I hunted for 17 straight game hours to finally find a lead and was able to make my first legendary kill. The moose. Although I did spook the bastard and he ran right over me. Remember th sand people scene through the binoculars in SW Ep 4? it was just like that for me lol

That genuinely made me lol. I could visualize the moose suddenly rushing into view while using the binoculars
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on April 23, 2020, 09:35:13 PM
Quote from: Crewe on April 23, 2020, 04:44:27 PM
I like him okay I guess its the voice actor I dont care for so much.

I loved the voice actor, so that's surprising to me. I think it may depend on your Arthur to some extent though. I honestly liked my good Arthur a lot, and a lot of that was the voice work because I feel like he did a great job capturing that inner battle for Arthur, to be a good man but having to do bad things to survive.

My evil Arthur I'm dismissive of. He comes off as hypocritical, smug, and had I played him first I probably would've hated the VA just by association, haha
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 24, 2020, 01:43:49 AM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on April 23, 2020, 09:32:46 PM
Quote from: Crewe on April 23, 2020, 03:55:17 PM
I hunted for 17 straight game hours to finally find a lead and was able to make my first legendary kill. The moose. Although I did spook the bastard and he ran right over me. Remember th sand people scene through the binoculars in SW Ep 4? it was just like that for me lol

That genuinely made me lol. I could visualize the moose suddenly rushing into view while using the binoculars

lol yup, its exactly like you envision

Re: Arthur. He's not that bad, I guess Im just not enamored with him. I do like the dialog though, the story is good so far, sans the video game absurdities that block logical narration.

My Arthur is almost completely good guy white on the progression bar now however, Ive dipped a bit lately by not granting help, oh, and I accidentally shot a guy in Valentine. lol
Anyone else see the blind guy on the trail, in the middle of literal nowhere? No horse. No town. No house lol jeez, cmon Rockstar.
Same with the "Gavin" guy, found him a couple of times out on the range.

Lemme ask you fellas; so, I came up on this chick on the side of the road, asking for help and I knew it was a trap and was going to straight up shoot her but I thought my good guy would get dinged so I waited to activate the ambush and they kill me lol
But if I had just shot her, would I get red tagged for that you think?
Because Ive come up on some campers who right away say you're in the wrong placee or leave now and I know they are enemies an I just flat out shoot first and I get no negatives from my character.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on April 24, 2020, 07:02:29 AM
Haha that Gavin dude is everywhere it seems like.

As for the 'trap', I'm honestly not sure...I typically didn't catch on because I really wasn't sure if it was a trap or not (sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't). Can't remember if I accidentally triggered the whole trap once because I may have pulled a gun on her by accident lol, but also not sure if it's not a trap if that counts as a neg against you since you pulled your gun on a civilian (even if you didn't shoot).
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 24, 2020, 09:06:33 AM
True, sometimes it is and sometimes not, I guess I'm just a cynical ass lol
Now that you mention it, I've ruined a couple of scenarios by accidentally  pulling my gun. Nice to know it's not just me lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 25, 2020, 12:43:11 AM
So ve tagged the legendary moose, ram and buck. Three of the most apparently worthless pelts lol
Took me a bit to figure out the hunting and I'm still not sure how it goes, bu I see the legendary map, go to those spots, but that doesn't necessarily put me in the "legendary hunting area" which I wasted. lot of time outside of said areas. I was thinking, this is a lot like my real hunting experiences, walk for a while, sit on my ass for a while for days on end, see nothing and go home lol
But it seems to me that once you enter the area (how do I know if I accidentally leave the area) and find a track, it will give you a white circle to explore within which is helpful.

So, you guys know by now, there's going to be a weird story with everything I do and the Buck was no exception.
While hunting, I ran across a perfect coyote. lined him up perfectly and killed him for a perfect pelt.
In case you didnt know, you cant really use binocs while carrying a pelt, much less shoot, so every time I had to drop it, forgot, had to go back.
Once I killed the Buck, I had Roso tied way far away so I was going to have to hoof it back only I cant carry two pelts for some reason.
So, I plant the coyote fur on a big rock, head back, get my horse, come back and the pelt is gone.
Sonofabitch.
Oh well...

Oh and I did find one other thing. Earlier on, I made a perfect kill on some animal and it said "poor pelt" and I thought, how in the hell??
I discovered if you look at them through binocs and use r2 to "study" the animal, it will tell you the condition.
So that saved me a ton of time.
Not sure how many more of these I will try for, Im wanting a new satchel, so I may get that and then go bak to the story.
I saw where my story was about 65% complete
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 26, 2020, 03:28:36 AM
That legendary fish with Hamish, sonofabitch.
I think I was doing something wrong because I reeled that thing in for at least thirty real life minutes. Sheesh.

So I was jetting down a trail when I saw a red dot which I knew would be an animal so I pulled out my bow and was going to try to get a clean shot as I rode by before Rosco got spooked and bucked me.
Turns out it wa a cougar that slow prowled me and I elected a perfect head shot for a perfect pelt.
But get this; at the trapper hut, I was deciding what I wanted with it. I really wanted the vest but I wanted to see what else I could get and I noticed a saddle.
Well, when you highlight it, you cant see what it looks like. On screen you just see the trapper. Bottom right, the icon says r2 to "view" so when I click that, it just gives me a closer view of the trapper lol
Ok, so apparently its like the general store where you click the item, get to view and then decide if you want it.
Nope. You click it, you bought it. And! I still dont know wtf it looks like, and I dont get my vest, and here's the kicker, I dont even know where the f the saddle is lol I have so much to learn.

So another trail story; Im blazing along and see a big animal, as it runs away spooked, I discover its a black bear.
Now I dont know why but I thought it was legendary so I grabbed my shot gun and put some shrapnel in his ass and took off after him.
No less than about 7-10 minutes of frantic tracking and at least a dozen rounds, the bastard final went down.
And then I discovered he was just a bear. So I shot that pelt to shit and wasted all my anxiety on that pursuit.

I did get another legendary something, Ram I think, and the fish, and I already had the moose, I think one more, but I know there's tons more to go.
I spent the last two real days hunting (ok not all hours both days but you know)?
So, questions:
How the hell do you get the blackjack tables to open? Ive been in a couple of saloons and see them but cant activate them. Do I need to achieve certain challenges at hold em first?

Also I was browsing stats an Im 65% through the total game and 69% through the story.
I looked at other things and I haven't discovered hardly any animals available, but what really shocked me were the guns.
There's like 60 guns I think? I only have like 15 or 18. When I go to a gunsmith, the weapons they sell are shittier than mine an anything I ever see on dead guys are guns worse than mine.
Is there some secret stash Im not seeing? I think my guns are way outdated. Even with split point ammo I have to tag a guy three or four times with my pistol (which is cleaned)
Challenges, al other things, man, Ive got a ton of ground to cover.

Oh and fun story of the day, skipped past some fellas hooting and hollering so I stopped and snuck up to see what was going on.
Turns out it wa a klan rally, so I just opened up lol
Now that was fun. And what's even better, is your honor doesn't get dinged for just outright killing those guys.
I hope I find more of them ;-)
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Rigg44 on April 27, 2020, 12:33:27 PM
Go to the stables your saddle should be there as an option to equip on your horse.

Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 29, 2020, 05:26:33 PM
found it lol thanks

So wait, RDR1 takes place after RDR2?
I didnt play 1 enough to take in the story.

Im at the first epilogue and Abigail turned into quite the twat.
I understand she had to move the story forward but such illogical burdens placed on Marston, repercussions he cant avoid from the life he led, which she did too and should know full well. Good riddance.
I love Arthur's arc and the story in general was great. Hated Dutch from the outset and now I feel bad for liking Micah's character lol
I found it interesting that Micah had the white hat and Arthur the black; intentional?  :-\
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on April 30, 2020, 09:41:09 AM
Quote from: Crewe on April 29, 2020, 05:26:33 PM
found it lol thanks

So wait, RDR1 takes place after RDR2?
I didnt play 1 enough to take in the story.

Im at the first epilogue and Abigail turned into quite the twat.
I understand she had to move the story forward but such illogical burdens placed on Marston, repercussions he cant avoid from the life he led, which she did too and should know full well. Good riddance.
I love Arthur's arc and the story in general was great. Hated Dutch from the outset and now I feel bad for liking Micah's character lol
I found it interesting that Micah had the white hat and Arthur the black; intentional?  :-\

Yep, RDR2 is the prequel of sorts to RDR. Should definitely playthrough that one too, was one of Rockstar's best on the PS3.
And f*ck Micah lol, didn't even like that dude even before all the stuff goes sideways. I'd seen one little video on reddit where you're getting ready to start a mission with Micah, and the player just kept running over Micah with his horse for a good minute or two before finally starting the mission. Since I found out I hadn't hit that mission yet at the time, once I got there I did the same thing for probably five minutes hahaha. Just like the first time I found out you could pet dogs in this game lol.

Damn you've got me wanting to play through this story again, even though I just finally finished the epilogues a month ago lol.

*EDIT* Looking through this thread, finished the main story last May then finally through the second epilogue on March 25th. Spidey and NBA 2K took up most of my play time before this game dropped and definitely during.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on April 30, 2020, 01:39:20 PM
lol I didnt like him at first after breaking him out of jail, but then his sarcastic drivel was kinda enjoyable even though he was supposed to be hated.
I dont think I could finish 100% on this game, but now that Im done, I might ride around and see what's what.
Is there any benefit to doing that or should I just start another play through with bad Arthur?
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 07, 2020, 02:05:59 PM
Im on my bad guy play through and I have a few questions.
One, is there a way to not do the mission where Arthur contracts TB, or is that part of the actual story? I couldn't remember if it was an option mission or not.
Second, those of you who played bad Arthur, did you get him all the way red in the good guy bad guy meter?
On first play through I was all white good guy, not sure how I want to play this time around. Ive done a few bad things but not terrible.
Example? Sure. Ill beat up a good guy instead of killing him. Like, when I trespass on a ranch and they start shooting at me, Ill just bum rush and beat the crap out of them and dont rob them.
I still get red tagged though...but maybe to a lesser degree? I didnt notice.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on May 07, 2020, 03:35:03 PM
I know in the first chapter of story mode, you can't move the bar ALL the way to the left or to the right. So you could just go around non-stop killing everyone you come across, you'll never be fully "bad" until you get to Chapter 2 and do it again.

And no, the TB mission is a story mission, not an optional one. I can't remember if it comes up in Chapter 1 or 2. It's given to you by the debt collector dude, but all of the names he gives you are optional EXCEPT that one, which is why everyone thinks they can skip it after the first play through (as I had planned to do, UNTIL THE UNTHINKABLE).

But yeah, I had my good Arthur all the way to the right (all you have to do is greet 3 people for your good guy meter to go up. Head to Saint Denis, have a greeting frenzy, and you're gold!) and my bad Arthur is already all the way to the left in Chapter 3, where he remains in stasis to this day.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 07, 2020, 06:20:31 PM
lol I had no idea that greeting had a purpose.
Im in chapter 2 so I miss my killing spree dammit!. Not sure I wanna go completely red with him, maybe stay in a gray area but we will see.
I do know I'm gonna go dust that farmer in Emerald Station because he shot at me when I was riding through his field lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 08, 2020, 09:30:37 AM
ok, so this was funny to me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5GDmciD6HA

and this one makes me want to play again even though Im already playing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw_oH5oiUSE

Why are there scenes here Ive never encountered??
Like breaking Arthur out of jail?
is this what happened if you surrender after murder? Ive surrendered after a drunken thing and was jailed put paid bail and was out.
This makes me feel Im missing a big part of the game lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 08, 2020, 10:03:29 PM
And while we'r at it, can I just say, damn that Arabian mare is a real horse's ass to catch.
Im setting a world Red Dead record for number of game and real days spent trying to own that damn thing.
How many times did it take y'all to nab that horse, and how exactly? I think I know how, I just can't.
I go in, spot her, approach, calm, lasso and have even mounted three times to no avail. I think you are supposed to move the left stick the opposite way she is bucking to stay on while pressing square to calm, right? That's what I do anyway.
So I get bucked, track her, wash rinse repeat about two times until I lose the trail for good. Then I hav to leave the area completely so it will show back up and its so far north, its pointless to go to camp and back. So, I fart around up there, fleeing from the bounty hunters who are aggressive AF btw.
Then the next day I go back, wash rinse repeat.
Im not accomplishing another damn thing till I get that horse. I wish I could just have someone do it for me lol

I had other questions too but have since forgotten...
This thread is going to be 30 pages by the time I'm done

Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on May 08, 2020, 11:15:11 PM
That's the part I love about the game (minus the bounty hunters). Deciding to just go off and like, hunt for a bunch of pelts and meat to sell, going fishing, and just making camp multiple nights is so much fun, in this Wild West time. Then you go into town for a few days, treat yourself to a bath every night, hit up the bar to drink and play poker, hahaha.

It's silly, but it's such a fun game to escape into. There's no reason to rush to do anything the second playthrough, you already know the story. You can just do anything, however long you want.

Be sure to do as much side stuff as possible each chapter. There are certain events (those events where you see the white dot pop up on your map, I think. Maybe those "?" ones too) that trigger at different times and places on the map across each chapter. There's a dad and his two kids building a house outside Valentine. In one of the chapters you can help protect them from wolves (or not). The tree loggers up bear Van Horn or so. The brother and sister in that one cabin. The vampire in St Denis. The serial killer.

Ugh, I want to play it but I can't break away from For Honor.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 09, 2020, 12:06:24 AM
Man, I thought I did all the white dot and question mark stuff, well, I know I did, at least ll the stuff I witnessed.
But somehow Im missing out on a ton of stuff I guess.
Im in no real hurry, and in this play through as well as my previous one, I did what you said, go hunt, fish, camp, play poker, get into fights lol
But I want that damn horse. I didnt even know about it the first game.

So it sounds like you never paid any of your bounties? I haven't thus far but Ill pay the 10-20 dollar stuff, but not the 300 dollar tag, unless it just gets too relentless.
Can you hunt a bounty while there is a price on your head? Maybe just not in the county you are wanted? I dunno.

Ive been on Chapter two forever. I just did the other mission with Hosea just because I wanted access to th fence and now Iim just doing other stuff, actually Im trying to do quite a bit of stuff before even closing out chapter two basically because I like it at Horshoe, all the other camps suck canal water.

Did I also just discover you can buy guns at the fence? I wondered why I only had about 20 of apparently 60 weapons my last play through.

Any other tips, hit me.
Im pretty well exploring the whole map during Chapter two just because I can.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on May 09, 2020, 03:27:14 AM
No, I used those gold bars to build up enough money to pay any bounties after a while because the bounty hunters were so annoying.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 09, 2020, 07:39:20 PM
So, I was out west of Strawberry, just north of the Blackwater bounty.
Two bounty men came for me so I killed them. Keep in mind, all my other bounties are paid off.
I stayed out there hunting for the next day and I spot two more. This time, I just pick them off from a distance behind a bluff and then went about my day lol
Then I headed back north to try to catch that damn stupid ass horse again to no freain avail (stayed up there three more days)
and while I was heading up, two more approached me again. And once more I picked them off lol
I dont know why?
I did quietly rob the general store in Strawberry, i.e., no alert nor bounty was given cuz I was slick man. left my horse tied up on a hill by the water tower, climbed down the steps into the store, robbed it, walked out and back up to my horse, changed clothes and rode off. That was nice.

Except that fuckin horse
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 12, 2020, 01:06:26 AM
I can always tell when Im going to get jumped. Whenever I have a perfect pelt or two on my horse, rest assured Im not making it to my destination without being accosted.

So, Im enjoying the crating upgrades or trying to get them anyway, but is it really worth it for the camp stuff? I mean we only have two campsites worth a shit and they are the first two, after that its just all crap sites and not worth any effort crafting with perfect pelts.
Am I alone on this?

Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 12, 2020, 05:26:43 PM
So I finally broke the white arabaian and, it was surprisingly easy once I figured out what I was doing wrong.
What I read was left stick down then left and right while on the horse, but what it should have read was PUSH down while moving right and left.
Common misunderstanding when discussing these analog controls.
Anyway in the words of Dave Chapelle, gotcha bitch!

So Im doing a lot of side missions, obtaining camp request items, treasure maps and other things while still in Chapter 2.
As noted above, I hate all the other camp sites after this because the crafting upgrades dont apply.
So Ill stick with this a bit I think before really going forward, and also, I noticed my moral is still grey - white like it was when I was a good guy.
So I guess I can still be good or bad, we shall see what I decide. I've killed a few ranch owners just to raid their homes and livestock.
Haven't tried to rob the doc in valentine yet but I will and see if I can get away with the back room robbery too.
Im almost to the point where money doesn't matter because Im carrying around $1300 and we still haven't hit the big scores and I recall after one or two of those, I was flush with 4k and never went below 3500 despite buying clothes etc legit.

This game is more fun the second time around because Im more aware of how things work an especially that trinket you turn in to the fence that improves the 3 star animals you see. That made hunting loads and loads easier, wish I had known all these little secrets.

One question though, how in the hell do you kill rabbits and smaller game?
I find 3 star rabbits, kill em with the weakest arrow and yet they are still obliterated.
Same with snakes...and btw, where do you find snakes?? I see one once in a while but by the time I load up, he's gone.
Anyway, hope you guys enjoy reading about my escapades lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on May 12, 2020, 05:52:35 PM
Small animals are so difficult. Varmint rifle is ok, but you can craft your own arrows, and small game arrows are the best for it.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 13, 2020, 12:51:58 AM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on May 12, 2020, 05:52:35 PM
Small animals are so difficult. Varmint rifle is ok, but you can craft your own arrows, and small game arrows are the best for it.

Good to know. Ill try it out.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 15, 2020, 04:57:41 AM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on May 12, 2020, 05:52:35 PM
Small animals are so difficult. Varmint rifle is ok, but you can craft your own arrows, and small game arrows are the best for it.
The varmint rifle actually worked better once I figured out what to use on what animal.

So here's a Hall of Fame rambling post, and you will marvel at the alligator story.

Abigail is really pissing me off. She beats me every time in dominos and at least twice she's beat me in two rounds, scoring as much as 85 points in one of em.
Bitch.

***

Im still on Chapter two. I can tell we are leaving the Rhodes area camp soon and I hate that, because the crafting updates Im having so much fun completing this time around ar worthless since camps from here on out suck ass.

***

I tried to rob the Valentine doc and failed. I mean I robbed him, but I guess there's something you need to do to bring up the rob back room option and I didnt know that. So I went back and now when I go in, my guns arent available. That's weird. I blew my only chance I guess.

***

Did you guys run across that cabin in the heartlands where the people were slaughtered in the house? That was fucked up lol

***

I got rolled in Saint Denis for over a grand. That sucked. I partly blame buc. Somewhere in this thread, a discussion was had that in a video I saw things I didnt encounter before and was told I had to do all of the white dot side missions. Well, I knew this guy was gonna rob me but I thought, well, do all the white dots. I soon discovered, that's one where you dont get to fight back lol I hope I find those assholes again.

***

Alligator story
This is seriously shit that can only happen to me.
So I decided to spend a day, maybe two in the marsh because I needed multiple boar pelts, a muskrat and a couple of alligator skins.
I get in to Saint Denis and head up to the marsh. I unknowingly waste a lot of time because Im in the wrong area, but I gravitate into gator territory which is fine but that Arabian is skittish as hell, all the time down here. I get me a 3 star, so a good start and lo and behold, I discovered the legendary boar. I wasn't counting on it, but ok, I track him for a long time and he steamrolls me once, but I got the bastard.
In to the night, I finally get a good muskrat. As I'm heading to town to hotel and stable my horse, I run across a boar and track his sorry ass for a while before nabbing him. Im thinking, this is great. One or two quick ones in the morning and Ill zip on home.
I stable my horse and was going to coach to the hotel/saloon but I quickly discovered thats only for town to town rides. Fuck.
So its pouring down rain and Im hell and gone from the saloon but what the hell, it'll still be a good day.
That's when I get thumped on the noggin.
Now I'm starting to become miffed.
I end up going to the saloon that has the funky hidden entrance and I couldn't find it and started for the other one.
By this time, it was morning so what the hell, Ill get Daisy and head back out, collect a boar or two and fly outta here.
As Im leaving, I get turned around somehow and am waltzing calmly through a manor, no biggie thus far (its the one over by the marsh)
So I accidentally bump in to some schmuck who has a problem and reports me for tresspassing. God I hate this piddly kinda shit, especially in this god awful town where there's no freaking room. Fine.
Im trying to find my way out and beat the wanted warning with my horse bumping in to every damn thing imaginable but finally I fin a little bit of room and in all the chaos we lunge out for the road. Only there is no road. It's a dead end in the marsh.
Oh yea, and there's an alligator right near by.
Remember my stupid jumpy horse? Well, she dumps me.
And before Arthur knows what the fuck, dinner is served.
You know what that means? I lost every single fucking pelt.
This is just so me.
After taking a break for a bit, I jump back in and think, well, I still have my legendary pelt somewhere and I can get the alligator back pretty easy. I think the muskrat is a satchel varmint, so we're good there. I just need those fracking boars. They are so damn hard for me to find, especially a 3 star one.
I finally get one, and get another alligator and am wanting one more boar because it's getting way late.
So as Im roaming around, a guy around the Blue Water Marsh is shot up coming down the road begging for help for his wife who's back a the cabin being accosted by two barons.
Now, You realize my anguish and frustration this far but I go to help. As Im nearing the place, a 3 star boar crosses my path and I detour cuz I have to have this fucker, seriously. Putting the lady on hold for a few, I track and tag my trophy.
As I get to the cabin, these two came out guns blazing so I take them down, go inside where Id heard this woman screaming for help and just as I get to her, she dies and I get a red tag. What the hell? lol
Uncool.

It gets better...wait....

By now, it's almost early morning and me n Daisy have decided to get the hell outta here now.
We come to this stupid little bridge I have to use. Now, I have an aversion to bridges that arent 75 feet wide because for whatever reason, me or my horse just cant navigate them. You know where this is going right?
I see beforehand, two gators as red dots on the scope. This is more than trouble because Im going to have to sprint across with this jittery mare.
Yea, we dont make it. She spooks and off I go.
Frantically, Im trying to get the hell outta here so I dont lose all these damn pelts yet again!
I make it! yes!!! Only....
Wait...where's...?
...Fuck!!
Alligator pelt in the water.
Why me?
You wanna laugh? I tried to lasso that bitch lol
I only see one gator now, so I shoot that bastard (a one star of course) and ease in to the water to try to pick this stupid thing up when I discover the other gator was still there. Flailing around for the life of my pelts Im punching this bastard and somehow get away. Gasping for air on the shore, I grab my rifle and peg this asshole too.
I scan and shoot at all the air bubbles around me to make freaking sure there are no more waiting for me.
Keep in mind, this was a very short bridge, it's all so stupid, but in I go and Im miraculously able to fetch the pelt.
Thank God.
After recalling Daisy, we hightail it to Rhodes via Fast Travel and you know what a short ride that is to camp, so, finally, it's all over.
Almost.

You recall a post or two earlier? When I said I know exactly when Im going to be ambushed? Always when I'm pelt heavy.
I'm so near camp when the Lemoyne raiders attack me (by running the dynamite laden cart in front of me,) exploding like the Fourth of July and of course, Daisy's sends me airborne because, fuck this I guess. I get shot up like a sonofabitch but am able to wrangle my horse and flee like hell.
There were just too many of them but Im okay now...I stop when I reach safety and check...boar pelts, check.
Alligator pelt?
Fuck!!

So guess what I'm doing tomorrow?

*EDIT TO ADD

One quick little benign story.
Guy on the road challenges me to a horse race. I accept, knowing I'll win easy.
Just at the finish line which is off the trail and up a hill, I dont know where we are, but just as we are getting close I detour because, trees. Well, not detour, but let off the gas if you will, so I dont get thrown.
In unbelievable tortoise and hare fashion, this guy comes out of nowhere to beat me by a literal nose.
He was hootin and hollerin and I mean, seriously, his arms raised in the air like he just scored the Game 7 OT winner.
I was so pissed off.
So I shot him in the head mid yee haw.
 
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on May 15, 2020, 10:49:35 AM
LOL...yep, that definitely seems only you. Wow lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 15, 2020, 01:55:01 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on May 15, 2020, 10:49:35 AM
LOL...yep, that definitely seems only you. Wow lol

you cant say  dont get my money's worth lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 15, 2020, 08:49:36 PM
So, Im out of the loop on games generally speaking and I dont know if this is a thing or not but it should be.
A Red Dead Redemption III centered on Jack as a bootlegger during the implementation and early years of prohibition.
It gives him time to age, Marston to settle in as a booze source and Jack running the day to day criminal enterprise while interspersing with the evolving .
New age, expand on modern towns and the previous two stories, how could this not be a thing?

Either that, or jump back to the Civil War era with the guerrilla raiders etc, now that would be awesome.
Shit, do em both!
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on May 15, 2020, 09:23:04 PM
Quote from: Crewe on May 15, 2020, 08:49:36 PM
So, Im out of the loop on games generally speaking and I dont know if this is a thing or not but it should be.
A Red Dead Redemption III centered on Jack as a bootlegger during the implementation and early years of prohibition.
It gives him time to age, Marston to settle in as a booze source and Jack running the day to day criminal enterprise while interspersing with the evolving .
New age, expand on modern towns and the previous two stories, how could this not be a thing?

Either that, or jump back to the Civil War era with the guerrilla raiders etc, now that would be awesome.
Shit, do em both!



Holy shit dude, that's an amazing idea. I'd love a 1920s Prohibition game from Rock Star (I think they MAY have some 1 back in the day, but that mightve been a knock off. I might actually be thinking about that shitty Godfather game)
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on May 15, 2020, 11:56:25 PM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on May 15, 2020, 09:23:04 PM
Quote from: Crewe on May 15, 2020, 08:49:36 PM
So, Im out of the loop on games generally speaking and I dont know if this is a thing or not but it should be.
A Red Dead Redemption III centered on Jack as a bootlegger during the implementation and early years of prohibition.
It gives him time to age, Marston to settle in as a booze source and Jack running the day to day criminal enterprise while interspersing with the evolving .
New age, expand on modern towns and the previous two stories, how could this not be a thing?

Either that, or jump back to the Civil War era with the guerrilla raiders etc, now that would be awesome.
Shit, do em both!



Holy shit dude, that's an amazing idea. I'd love a 1920s Prohibition game from Rock Star (I think they MAY have some 1 back in the day, but that mightve been a knock off. I might actually be thinking about that shitty Godfather game)

You could be thinking of that meh Godfather game, but only other one I can recall covering the Prohibition era was Mafia all the way back in 2002 on the PS2...and apparently that trilogy is also getting a remaster.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 16, 2020, 04:00:42 AM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on May 15, 2020, 09:23:04 PM
Quote from: Crewe on May 15, 2020, 08:49:36 PM
So, Im out of the loop on games generally speaking and I dont know if this is a thing or not but it should be.
A Red Dead Redemption III centered on Jack as a bootlegger during the implementation and early years of prohibition.
It gives him time to age, Marston to settle in as a booze source and Jack running the day to day criminal enterprise while interspersing with the evolving .
New age, expand on modern towns and the previous two stories, how could this not be a thing?

Either that, or jump back to the Civil War era with the guerrilla raiders etc, now that would be awesome.
Shit, do em both!



Holy shit dude, that's an amazing idea. I'd love a 1920s Prohibition game from Rock Star (I think they MAY have some 1 back in the day, but that mightve been a knock off. I might actually be thinking about that shitty Godfather game)

isn't it?
How could we get that idea to the right people?
Get on it  :D
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 19, 2020, 05:14:44 PM
I have my camp fully outfitted and have all of the satchels and now Im ready to start the game lol
Im still on Chapter 2 and we are just now igniting the feud between the two families so I won't get to enjoy my camp for long, but it was fun to equip everything.
Im pretty much done hunting except for the legendary animals, but unless I decide to do the challenges.
Another note, even on a bad guy play through, Im still oddly enough, a good guy. Im beyond the dark grey in to the white of the morale meter.
Can I really be a prick? Time will tell...
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 26, 2020, 12:57:09 AM
Im finding out, it takes quite a bit to be a bad guy (in the red) because Im kind of a jackass and Im still in the grey white. Maybe I'll rob a train, that sounds fun, and maybe shoot some folk too, I dunno.

I have to add some of these characters crack me up. I especially love the twin brothers that make you shoot the bottles of their head. I purposely killed one of them just to see what would happen, and nothing does, you just ge a restart checkpoint so that kinda sucks, but still fun.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 30, 2020, 12:27:15 AM
Any of you ever take out the O Driscoll faction at Hanging Dog Ranch?
I didnt do it my first run through, it was never an option for a mission.
This time, I had been hunting in the prairie across the way and strayed too close which allowed me to see the red dots as "enemies" but I dint know who they were exactly, and paid no mind. So I hunted for another day, left and went about my business.
I then came across a hunters challenge where I needed to skin three grizzly or black bears. hey, I know where to find one of those, in that "enemy" area.
Found one bear on the way so now only needed two..arrived to the spot, got another one quickly. I knew it needed to respawn so I was going to camp but it was so doggone early in the day...what to do? I didnt really ned any animals from this area.
Hey, Ill go scout that enemy ranch....and I did. They weren't too pleased with me showing up and threatened me so I quietly rode off.
There's a dead tree surround by high brush all alone about 100 yards or so from the ranch. It was just perfect. Nice fat tree to hide behind.
So I got there, pulled out my Springfield, lined em up in the scope and started picking them off.
There's quite a few and after the first wave of I couldn't get to the others so I planned my move up by clearing out that side of enemies, approached unscathed, wash rinse and repeat.
After I waxed most of them, the final two or three fled as I had them all boxed in the barn with a cocktail at the ready and I had already used dynamite on the front shed which was neato.
Lotsa good loot in there too, good bit of cash and goodies.
By the time I scavenged the dead and the entire ranch, I moseyed down the road, got my other bear and met the requirements for that hunters challenge.

I must say, that was probably one of the most fun instances in the game because it wasn't a linear mission, nor was it an option ala the white dot, nor was it like running up on a campsite of two or three guys. I decided to attack, had to strategize with no NPC's telling me Im doing it wrong (Dutch) and execute, and it wasn't a wham bam thing either, took a little time. Good stuff.

Other random notes: I wish! I wish I had utilized the incendiary shotgun, dynamite arrows and other fun weapons the first go round.
I forgot about the shotgun shells I loaded, rode in to an O Driscoll camp, fired once at the guy and ignited practically the entire camp lol
Reminded me of how I execute the Klan bums.
You know that animation when an enemy gets close and maybe takes you down but you get up, grab em by the scruff, put the gun under their chin and pull the trigger? Yea, I did that with one of those incendiary shells hahaha, that was awesome.
Im right at the gray red border now, I think I'm embracing this asshole Arthur a bit.

Saddle up pardner...

Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on May 30, 2020, 11:24:37 AM
I always loved the random encounters in this game but don't think I ever ran into one of the compounds outside of the story mission. That's pretty cool.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on May 30, 2020, 06:40:28 PM
yea it was big fun
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on June 02, 2020, 11:17:49 PM
So did any of you go 100% on this game, completing all of the challenges, horseman, sharpshooter and such?
Im over halfway complete on all of them except the sharpshooter I think it is, where I have to kill 3 guys in 10 seconds with throwing knives.
Im done with the explorer and am currently tying to complete the search for the 43 herbs while trying to bait two animals to their demise.
At Chapter 4 in th story, I guess Im halfway done? Cant remember but I think Im going to try to complete most of the game with Arthur before he starts hacking up a lung, then just cruise through the final chapters of the story because I have no real interest in the epilogue as Marston. it was nice to complete it, but I just recall so much of it being boring. Watching Abigail turn in to a twat and spend my life carrying timber and assembling a fence.
The canyon fight with Sadie was good fun but other than that, a raspberry to the epilogue.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on June 03, 2020, 01:08:40 AM
Nope, too much work for me lol-I just get distracted after a little bit then move on to something else. Like I try to complete some of the more compelling side quests with a story but my patience just wears thin after a bit with the hunting/fishing/searching for herbs stuff.

I enjoyed the epilogue, to be honest. Yeah it dragged in parts but I didn't mind Abigail, it was damn good to see Charles again (that dude was my favorite), and like you mentioned the canyon fight with Sadie was just so well done.

I may fire this up again someday but it's also been about 10 years since I wrapped up RDR and I'm due for a replay on that.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on June 03, 2020, 02:22:30 AM
yea its easy to lose patience with it, but with the quarantine and me with all the time in the world, although thats been changing a bit as of late, I just find it calming to just ride around and search for water I need, shoot who ever I want, loot whatever, hunt, fish, just go fuck around lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on June 03, 2020, 03:04:04 PM
I really wish we could play the online together, but there's just so little to do and I still haven't leveled up enough to even be ALLOWED to buy a fishing rod. I suppose we could run some missions and at least try to unlock the fishing pole and then it'd be fun to hop on from time to time, hunt, fish, and play some cards. Or I suppose do actual missions from time to time, but those damn gold pieces.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on June 03, 2020, 04:59:10 PM
I dont understand. Haven't leveled up to buy a rod? Is that an online thing because I know you've completed the game twice.
And yea that would be fun.
I was reading the other day there's some rumblings about co-op on MLB RTTS which would be a cool way to upgrade that feature
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on June 03, 2020, 05:23:14 PM
holy shit, co-op RTTS would get me to buy the next edition IMMEDIATELY. I know my brother would too.

And yeah, online, some of the items are locked until you reach a certain level. I think I just have 2 more to go, but it's such a grind to get the XP.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on June 03, 2020, 05:26:28 PM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on June 03, 2020, 05:23:14 PM
holy shit, co-op RTTS would get me to buy the next edition IMMEDIATELY. I know my brother would too.

And yeah, online, some of the items are locked until you reach a certain level. I think I just have 2 more to go, but it's such a grind to get the XP.

yea it would certainly be an awesome experience. For once, we could actually have a hit and run in RTTS lol

Yea when activities in the game become a grind, it's just not worth it
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on June 03, 2020, 05:30:29 PM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on June 03, 2020, 05:22:19 PM
*Micah_Did_Nothing_Wrong has entered the chat*


No no no, I kid, I kid.

So was he a plant by the Pinkertons from the get go?
And if so, why allow him to engage in the same activities as Dutch?o

For the record, I quite often liked Micah's commentary...dont shoot me
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on June 03, 2020, 06:43:57 PM
Quote from: Crewe on June 03, 2020, 05:30:29 PM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on June 03, 2020, 05:22:19 PM
*Micah_Did_Nothing_Wrong has entered the chat*


No no no, I kid, I kid.

So was he a plant by the Pinkertons from the get go?
And if so, why allow him to engage in the same activities as Dutch?o

For the record, I quite often liked Micah's commentary...dont shoot me

Yeah, he was funny right up to the point he became a gosh darned traitor!

No, I think Micah got picked up by the Pinkertons after Blackwater. He gets separated from the group, and then winds up in a jail in Strawberry. I think the Pinkertons took him into custody in Blackwater, and planted him in that jail on purpose (because he's not there during the train robbery, I don't think). Dutch doesn't really do anything too crazy until the Valentine bank robbery (which I think Micah was there for, or maybe he wasn't?) Other stuff is just petty revenge type things. But Michah was definitely back with the group when they planned the St Denis heist, and that obviously went horribly, which would further point to Micah being a rat.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on June 03, 2020, 07:42:33 PM
I think he was a plant from the start. Didn't the whole Blackwater fiasco start (and the game itself) because of info from Micah?
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on June 09, 2020, 04:20:43 PM
I thought so too norm. At one point, Arthur likens a current sitch to Blackwater and Micah says, it was nothing like that.

Anyone know how to obtain those shot taken in game with a camera?
I can only submit to a Social Club for GTA and Max Payne..well, I cant even do that because I dont have a verified email it says and Im not willing to go through all that nonsense if I can grab em from there either.
I see FB and Twitter options but neither work for me. And you can copy a link, but to where? Im in the PS4 app. lol
Ideas?
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on June 10, 2020, 12:11:15 AM
Quote from: Crewe on June 09, 2020, 04:20:43 PM
I thought so too norm. At one point, Arthur likens a current sitch to Blackwater and Micah says, it was nothing like that.

Anyone know how to obtain those shot taken in game with a camera?
I can only submit to a Social Club for GTA and Max Payne..well, I cant even do that because I dont have a verified email it says and Im not willing to go through all that nonsense if I can grab em from there either.
I see FB and Twitter options but neither work for me. And you can copy a link, but to where? Im in the PS4 app. lol
Ideas?

Can't you just hit the "Share" button on the PS4 controller, then save the screen shot? It's been a long time since I've done the RDR2 photo thing, had some great ones on there too. Thought if you just hit the share button then save the shot, then you could just put them on a flash drive or something. Don't quote me on that though, been a long time.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on June 10, 2020, 09:55:03 AM
probably so, Ive never used that feature before lol
thanks norm
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on June 12, 2020, 12:54:36 AM
so the share works for taking screenshots but Im interested in pulling photos from the camera taken in game. Apparently you can only do that via social club which means, Im not getting those pics.


Two things Ive come to terms with in this game. one is; I will never be able to complete the sharpshooter task two which is killing three guys with knives in ten seconds. Ive been at that since chapter 4 of my first run through and Im now in chapter 6 of my second run through.
Two is, not only will I not kill a chipmunk, I think if I live to be 124 years old, Ill never even SEE one in this freaking game.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on June 12, 2020, 12:59:14 PM
Is it possible to create a brand new account for it?
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on June 12, 2020, 02:15:32 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on June 12, 2020, 12:59:14 PM
Is it possible to create a brand new account for it?

yea but its jus a pain in the butt. It would be nice if it would just save to the hard drive so I can drag it on a USB. But to go through all the cloak and dagger to pull it off is annoying
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on June 12, 2020, 04:26:12 PM
Did you link yours to your Playstation login?
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on June 12, 2020, 05:00:27 PM
yea I think I saw that it was
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on June 14, 2020, 06:28:42 PM
So, Im in Chapter 6, only a few missions in right now.
I did the Edith Downes jobs where I did the good deed and the one for the Army deserter and before that, I was almost to the red in the morale meter and after that, oh and interactions with the Sister in Saint Denis, my honor shot up tp almost all white.
I haven't done and dont plan to do any main missions for a while as Ive been engaged with these challenges and side missions so here's my question.
having finished the game once as a good Arthur, is it worth it to be a bad Arthur?
Without spoiling anything, I assume the ending doesn't change at all, just whether or not Arthur reeves his redemption or not.
Is the gameplay any different? Not gameplay, but story I should say.
Reason I ask is, after I was diagnosed with TB, I really just went all Doc Holliday on everything except those couple of missions.
Should I continue down an evil path?
Does it matter much? I cant imagine it affects the Marston epilogue at all but I dont know.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on June 14, 2020, 07:24:32 PM
There are at least 4 endings: honorable, save John. Honorable, go for the money. And then dishonorable versions of those two.

So, if you saved John last time, going to Blackwater instead will be a totally new experience. If you were honorable last time, Arthur's conclusion will be different if you're dishonorable this time.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on June 15, 2020, 11:45:57 AM
save John? As part of the story?
I dont remember an option to go for the money. Was that pat of the getaway with John and Arthur at the end, was there an option to get the cash and I just dont recall?
I dont know if there's enough time for me to be dishonorable now, I mean I could just literally kill every person I see I guess lol.

First play through, I only went to Blackwater as part of the story, i.e. Abigail made me. Once I was done with the epilogue, I didnt play anymore at all.

This is interesting. I dont think I want the same ending as my first time, but I like Arthur and dont want to see him shredded like Marston is in RDR1. Ill have to think about this. Thanks.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on June 26, 2020, 01:02:50 AM
So, I was being bad Arthur this go around as you know. I know previously I made comments I was indifferent to him in the first pass, meaning I liked him, but didnt love him, as I do now.
I put off the main story for so long because I hate the part where he gets TB.
My honor had been hovering in the dark dark grey, lets call it dark red and then there's a few story missions that really elevate you and in a bit I was almost full white hot honor.
Then, the TB came and I was ticked off, as Arthur would be, so I just went full on Doc Holliday, primarily on Butcher Creek.
And to be fair, they did start it by shooting at me after my horse Duke crushed one of their stupid chickens wandering across the road to answer that age old question.
But even after that, and realizing there are different endings (Im still in Chapter 6) Im not sure I want a dishonorable Arthur as his story truly has a redemptive arc, obviously.
Time will tell. Im still recovering from my BC massacre and am in the lighter gray tones.

So, Ive always antagonized campers and now is no different but since Im sort of preserving my honor, I just lasso them and drag em for a bit, hog tie em on my horse and find a river to dump em in for pissing me off. No kill, no honor lost. I even drove one asshole from a poker game who was winning too much, lassoed his ass and dumped him in the pond. Refreshing.

Question time:
So Im seeking 100%. I have the rock carvings (sans the one in Blackwater I cant get) and the dinosaur bones, also sans Blackwater and the cigarette cards, sans the Blackwater ones.
Dreamcatchers are all done and I have all the graves marked I need to go see, I guess as John since Arthur's is one on the list.
Under health, it shows Im level 8 out of 8 but then under that, there's a bonus that says 1 of 2 which means Im lacking in one obviously. Its the same for stamina and dead eye.
I could be wrong but I think you need certain trinkets for that other bonus level.
Well, some I cannot get, and I dont mean, tried and cant, I mean the game won't let me.
Take for instance, one I need is Legendary Fox. I have killed that animal as its in my compendium. But I dont have the trinket. The fence doesn't have it either and I cant sell what I dont have. I think I actually sold it to the trapper.
I dont think I can kill a legendary animal twice.
Let me know if you know a way out.

By the bye...
On my PS4 home screen, when you highlight the RDR2 game, it shows 47% completion. Where the hell do they get that number from?
Ive done almost all side and stranger missions along with other 100% categories. I mean there's not much left for me to do except maybe 8 or 9 final story missions with the epilogues.
I still need to find maybe 10 weapons and complete a few more challenges (two I cant because Blackwater hasn't opened up yet) and actually there's a few more things I cant complete because of Blackwater restrictions.
Ideas about that? Has anyone here completed 100% on this game?

Final question.
I watched quite a few videos about how to get top ranked horses for free by exploiting a glitch, how to get in to Blackwater early in the game as Arthur without the bounty and a few others and absolutely not one of these worked for me, at all.
I dont know if those were PC specific or not but they didnt notate that so Im not sure. Were any of you able to accomplish any of those feats?
I just flat out bought all the horses I wanted, there's so much freakin money in this game...I've bought everything I could possibly buy except every single shred of clothing at the general store and tailor shop and I still have well over $3k left.
I still find myself wishing Arthur should just hoof it with Sadie and get away from Dutch, but I guess it wouldn't be the soul crushing game it's meant to be if that were the case.

Quote from: BojackHorsefella on June 14, 2020, 07:24:32 PM
There are at least 4 endings: honorable, save John. Honorable, go for the money. And then dishonorable versions of those two.

So, if you saved John last time, going to Blackwater instead will be a totally new experience. If you were honorable last time, Arthur's conclusion will be different if you're dishonorable this time.

Well, that wasn't my final question after all lol

So last time, I guess I saved John? I mean, I didnt go for the money so I assume thats the only other option and it was honorable death for Arthur.
John went to Blackwater with Abigail and no problems. I didnt play much other than just the story missions in the epilogue though so I dont know what else can happen.

So, this time, if, let's say, Im honorable and go for the money, I assume it can end differently for Arthur and probably does, given the fact it has to end for him.
In any scenario, other than the one I chose last time, will any other choice affect John's story?


Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on June 29, 2020, 05:33:08 PM
so after finishing for the second time (Arthur help John honorable) a question I had was answered, I just didnt remember from the first time around.
Micah was picked up after Guarma and turned.
So not when breaking him out of Strawberry like I initially thought.
It still begs the question though, how was he able stay free while being a full fledged criminal AND not delivering Dutch which always seemed to be the main objective.

Anyhow, much more fun second time through. I have just a few things to do before getting 100% but I think Ill look around the nw territory more and see if there's more to do since I neglected that the first time around.
Also, I saw another video about how to cheat and get back to Guarma and also another place not on the map.
I'm not even going to try it because none of those "cheats" or "glitches" or none of that shit every worked for me. Waste of time.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on June 29, 2020, 10:02:54 PM
Said it before and I'll say it again: damn you've got me wanting to give this another run through.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on June 29, 2020, 10:06:30 PM
Some of those map cheats/glitches have been patched out. I was going to use one to get to Blackwater in chapter 4 of my evil playthrough, so I could get all the legendaries and complete all the challenges with Arthur (especially since John can't swim and hates water). Then the bastards patched it just as I was getting ready to leave Chapter 3. Now my evil Arthur just sort of exists there. Every now and again I go fishing, treat myself to poker and a room in St Denis, or just go hunting. There's some neat out there places you can find (the Lodge is so freaking cool) to just stay in while you venture.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on June 30, 2020, 12:22:07 PM
I wanted to get it all done with Arthur too.
What lodge?

Do it norm lol I got my nephew in to it who bought it yesterday lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on June 30, 2020, 10:23:48 PM
hey so uh I tried that share/join/watch thing with my nephew but it didnt work, saying connection wasn't up to snuff.
On my console, Wifi is connected to my regular wifi, lets call it cablecompany123.
Well, I use my 5G on all my devices which is cablecompany123_5G
However, the PS4 won't work. It's never an option when it shows available networks.
It fails when I enter everything manually. I even "forgot" my network on my phone and re enter with the info I had to make sure it was all correct and it was, so I know the info is right.
Does my console just hate 5g and Ill never be able to use this feature?
Seems appropriate, nothing else works for me, why should this stupid console.

Incidentally, I think my regular internet up/down stats re fine for this sort of thing, but still, no luck. Any ideas?
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on July 03, 2020, 01:17:57 AM
89% right now.
Im halfway through challenge number 10 in the herbalist category and I have Challenge 9 & 10 to complete for the Horseman category then its all done with the challenges.
Everything else seems to be done. Fishing, Cigarette cards, dinosaurs, rock formations (that was a weird story, anyone else do that one?) dream catchers...oh I saw one new hunting request in the epilogue. Thought I was done with that nonsense.
I've roamed the new map area while finishing the story with Sadie.
Also, my Marston is not honorable. I'm not happy about Arthur.
Btw, visited his gravesite, pretty cool.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on July 03, 2020, 06:32:45 PM
So, a little bit of my hardships completing the Horseman 9 challenge which is to ride from Van Horn to Blackwater in 17 minutes or less without touching water. You also cannot leave your horse, which means, watch out for trees and the like.
Seriously, my first, say, 5 tries, I didnt even get a minute and a half out of Van Horn. Once I didnt even make it 18 seconds.
This game knows what Im doing and when and sends me interference, riders knocking my off he path into trees, dismounting me. Crossing bridges that arent wide enough which is my own travesty.
I did finally make it to Bard's Crossing and through Strawberry only to be ambushed by a rival gang.
Then I made it to Strawberry again only for these pest control assholes who are out pimping in the neighborhood, rang my doorbell and sent my dog in to a frenzy, so I had to start over, again.
At this point, Im about 15 tries in and the good news is, it hasn't been all that time consuming because most, like I say, are thwarted before I even get going.
So, Im sure Ill get it sooner or later, but I just wanted to let you guys know what's up because I KNOW you are just broiling with a thirst to hear about my challenges.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on July 07, 2020, 11:20:28 PM
Reached 100%
Id have to say after all that, the hardest parts of the completion process were a couple of the Gambling Challenges believe it or not and a couple of the Weapons Experts. However, I did find out after that there were creative, much easier ways to attain those goals.
The Hunting Requests were a pain only because I went after them in a linear fashion. Such as given a request, Id go try to find all the animals right then. It's better if you know what you need and just find them naturally through your game journey.

The Horseman challenge from Van Horn to Blackwater that I was beefing about in the previous post isnt so difficult if you can manage to stay on your horse which was my main problem.
That stemmed from shortcuts mostly, but knowing now that if you stay on path, you have plenty of time. The goal is 17 minutes or less and I made it in 14, so food for thought if you wanna give it a go.

I really enjoyed this game much more the second time around and the story is quite profound.
The nun in St. Denis was such a well written character, I felt like she was the driving force in Arthur's redemption.
It also raises questions about what kind a shit she was in to in her previous life, given some things she dropped on Arthur about not always being good.
I still hate Abigail. And since Im done now, Ive taken John into full blown sociopath mode. Being a straight up murderin sonofagun then coming home to dinner lol.

While cleaning up, I discovered fate of other characters but not all.
Micah we know, oh and incidentally, I went back to get his gun and tried to literally blow his head off with the shotgun and it won't let you do that. I was ticked because I was looking forward to it. You can mangle the O'Driscoll's and anyone else, but not Micah for some reason. Nice guns though.
Discovered what happened to some characters (Ill spoiler to be safe)

Spoiler
Discovered Mary Beth at the train station in Valentine where she says she is now an author.
Tilly married off seemingly well. Dutch, Mrs. Grimshaw, Hosea, Sean and Lenny we all know about.
The story tells us about Charles and Sadie, but I didnt find Person anywhere yet, nor Karen.
Strauss was nabbed by Pinkertons and was beat to death but didnt talk.
Cleat (who came in late as a Micah sycophant) was hung by John Sadie and Charles in Strawberry. You had the option to let him go, but really, cmon lol
Uncle, Javier and Bill's futures are known as well.

I think that's everyone. If you know more, tell me.

Tidbits:
I found Otis Millers gun and his nudie photo stash. That was some funny shit right there.
As noted, discovered you could go back for Micah's gun.
You have to visit the graves of all your fallen comrades, including Arthur.
Nothing happens to Gavin's friend if you kill him.
Discovered many of the mysteries throughout, some of which I didnt even realize were strange events.
I want to try to find the serial killer. that's been on my mind since I started my second go round when buc mentioned it. I had found the initial clue down by Braithwait Manor while hunting the panther, but never followed up on it.
Otherwise, Ill just keep tooling around. The game still gives you missions and to do's so Ill see how long I want to keep it up, or maybe even go a third time lol.

Here's some pics, Ive taken and Id love it if someone could tell me anything about the "I seek I find"  graffiti in the train tunnel. I just now discovered that tidbit.


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Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: BojackHorsefella on July 07, 2020, 11:37:23 PM
Pearson runs the shop in Rhodes now
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on July 07, 2020, 11:42:00 PM
Quote from: BojackHorsefella on July 07, 2020, 11:37:23 PM
Pearson runs the shop in Rhodes now

Really? I was in there but dont remember that, Ill have to go back.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on July 08, 2020, 09:33:07 PM
Damn dude, those are some amazing shots. Only one I ever posted might be at the beginning of this thread somewhere lol. Was also wondering what would happen if you shot the dude looking for Gavin because the last time I fired up this game and went into town (back in March when I went on that stretch run to finish the epilogues) there he was...but it'd been so long since I'd played it before that I'd completely forgotten he'd been there basically from the start.
'
Also with Gavin, did fall down a YT rabbit hole and stumbled across this a few nights ago. Curious what you guys think; to me it's an interesting theory and makes a bit of sense...but also makes it a little sad too.

https://youtu.be/J6eP18qJ3IE
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on July 08, 2020, 11:55:17 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on July 08, 2020, 09:33:07 PM
Damn dude, those are some amazing shots. Only one I ever posted might be at the beginning of this thread somewhere lol. Was also wondering what would happen if you shot the dude looking for Gavin because the last time I fired up this game and went into town (back in March when I went on that stretch run to finish the epilogues) there he was...but it'd been so long since I'd played it before that I'd completely forgotten he'd been there basically from the start.
'
Also with Gavin, did fall down a YT rabbit hole and stumbled across this a few nights ago. Curious what you guys think; to me it's an interesting theory and makes a bit of sense...but also makes it a little sad too.

https://youtu.be/J6eP18qJ3IE

yea it is a beautiful game. I got some good ones but missed a lot too lol
As for Gavin, I shot him and beat him up and nothing out of the ordinary happens, you just get your morale tagged and he shows up again lol

I just watched that the other night believe it or not! I found it interesting too. When I was playing the game initially, I did think he was crazy but I didnt it give it that much thought.

Im still roaming around and having fun with it. Oh, speaking of!
You fellas may remember a bit ago I was supremely ticked off that I let Arthur get rolled in St. Denis and kept looking for the fellows but never could find them again.
Well!
As Marsten was trotting through lo and behold I hear this whisper, hey buddy, wanna make some real money?
I dismounted and ran over to hear his offer then promptly tackled his ass and beat the starch out of him and his buddy who tried to save him lol
I felt like Ken in A Fish Called Wanda.
Re re venge!!!

Nevermind that the cops killed me shortly after lol
That in itself is a story of my luck. Get this!
Im almost out of town right? One turn and Im gone! I make a left and just as I begin to haul ass, a copper rides right in to me and kills himself and my horse the stupid ass.
I have time, and revive my horse and just as he's coming to, here comes the gestapo. In those seconds, I wasn't worried, I could outrun them if only....they dont shoot my fucking horse!!!!
Which they did. I revived him again, then I promptly died while taking a swig of a miracle cure.
This is my life.

Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on July 24, 2020, 07:14:01 PM
Like I said in the Ghost of Tsushima thread, I snagged some pics.
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Shot...
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...chaser. I honestly have no idea why subtitles showed up for this moment but it was timed perfect.
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Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on July 24, 2020, 08:28:47 PM
I absolutely love the fact they added the Klan in this game. Wish I had thought to take a photo or better yet a video of my engagement with them lol
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: TheNorm on July 24, 2020, 10:11:25 PM
Quote from: Crewe on July 24, 2020, 08:28:47 PM
I absolutely love the fact they added the Klan in this game. Wish I had thought to take a photo or better yet a video of my engagement with them lol

The inevitable moment I start this game over, it will happen haha. I may even create a specific save right before that and then record all the different ways I crash their party. It'll be like a relaxing moment of Zen but I still get to wipe out a bunch of illiterate racists.
Title: Re: Red Dead Redemption 2
Post by: Crewe on July 24, 2020, 10:19:20 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on July 24, 2020, 10:11:25 PM
Quote from: Crewe on July 24, 2020, 08:28:47 PM
I absolutely love the fact they added the Klan in this game. Wish I had thought to take a photo or better yet a video of my engagement with them lol

The inevitable moment I start this game over, it will happen haha. I may even create a specific save right before that and then record all the different ways I crash their party. It'll be like a relaxing moment of Zen but I still get to wipe out a bunch of illiterate racists.

that's hilariously awesome