It's an epic scene, where nearly the entire gang rides out and watches the train roll through snow-covered hills and valleys. The score is incredible, with electric guitar riffs and fast-paced drumbeats playing in the background. Even though the robbery starts out botched, players can't help but get hyped over what they're about to do. It's a fantastic crescendo to get players really hooked in the game from the very st

In a poignant moment, John watches his son read out loud to him, and he finds himself tuning out what Jack is saying not because he finds it uninteresting, but because he is finally happy. He's finally gotten the family life he wanted, and he gets to watch his son grow up to be whoever he wants to be. While the "real" ending may differ ever so slightly, it's a moment worth treasuring all the s

Emmet Granger is a gunslinger-turned-hog-farmer, and he’s keen to teach Arthur a lesson in hog care before he will tell him anything about Jim ‘Boy’ Calloway. Arthur reluctantly agrees, which sees him spend a good couple of minutes picking up pig manure while trying to wheedle some stories out of Gran

Charles Kinnear is convinced he can create wings that will allow him to launch himself off a cliff and land safely on the ground. Obviously, he can’t - but helping him collect the items he needs to build his wings is worth it to watch the l

After a few more days the brothers are now found standing at the top of Cumberland Falls outside of Valentine. Naturally, the brothers believe the next suitable challenge is to go down the waterfall in a barrel. After both fools bob their way off the edge, Helen becomes worried that they didn’t make it. Going down to the river’s edge, the player can find that surprisingly both idiot brothers managed to avoid a sad and tragic death in Red Dead Redemption 2 tips Dead Redemption 2 . Strangely, the experience has made them closer despite all their elaborate insults, and they decide to take off together, not wanting anything to do with Helen after

Arthur's assault on Thomas Downes really pushes the limit between "likable playable character" and "hateful protagonist whom players might not even want to control." While beating Downes for the money, Downes pleads with Arthur and tells him that he has a family. Arthur, ever the career criminal , simply utters, "I don't care about your fami

Only Lucy isn’t a damsel in distress - she’s a horse. Lucy’s captor isn’t exactly shy in poking fun at John’s romantic notions of rescue, and John is suitably embarrassed. A lot more embarrassed, in fact, than Jeb, who has very little shame over the whole aff

It’s a good question - but everyone knows the answer. And John’s happy enough to source actors for MacKenna’s movie, so maybe he, too, thinks it’s kind of a cool idea. Either way, MacKenna gets pretty much what he deserves at the end of this miss

Outside of Red Dead Redemption 2's main story missions, side quest "Stranger" missions involving various NPCs add to the long list of things to uncover in Rockstar’s widely successful sequel, although some missions are more bizarre than others. Taking the time to listen in to random NPC conversations or explore question marks on the map can lead to rewarding surprises in unexpected pla

Sparing Jean-Marc is the morally right thing to do, leading to the Mayor's corruption being revealed and Arthur gaining Honor. It's a good choice to make in the game, but players can still choose to kill Jean-Marc instead if they want to stay in the current mayor's good books. This counts as a dishonorable action, but players get a 10% discount across all stores in Saint Denis, although this isn't really a huge benefit if players have been mindful of their finances and have built up a small fortune while exploring the world of Red Dead Redemption 2 .

The mysterious charms can mainly be found in trees to the south of the river. In total, thirteen need to be destroyed. Once the charms are gone, the shaman and Obediah are found having a conversation. The shaman now claiming that destroying all of the charms has released all the dark spirits free. Obviously something is up, so Arthur threatens the shaman, who decides to take off. Obediah then explains the shaman told him to never go to the mine north of Butcher’s Cr

The end of RDR2 gives the perfect starting point for the third installment, as Sadie Adler's fate is left uncertain in the year 1907. Red Dead Redemption doesn't pick up until 1911, so RDR3 would have a few years with Sadie in the states before progressing south. During that time, players could follow along on Sadie's mission, and her narrative could also explain some of the unknown elements in the frontier's history, such as the destruction of crops in New Austin, Ignacio Sanchez's revolution in Mexico, or the mysterious Mr. Braithwaite mentioned in Undead Nightmare . All of which would further realize Red Dead Redemption's western front