Morgan kills Milton and rescues Abigail, while learning that Micah Bell is a mole for the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Around the same time, the gang continues to dissolve as uneasiness with Dutch’s leadership causes members to leave the gang. Morgan convinces Marston to leave as well, and restart a new life with his family, but not before confronting Dutch about Bell being a mole. Not believing him, Dutch and the remaining members of the Van Der Linde gang turn on Arthur, but the fight is interrupted when Agent Ross shows up with a group of Pinkertons to take out what’s left of the gang. Dutch finally realizes that Bell is a traitor, and leaves him and Morgan to battle it out. Morgan accepts that his time is near and convinces Marston to finally escape as Morgan confronts Bell. Unfortunately, Morgan, weak from his tuberculosis, loses the fi

Now we’re starting to actually see real dividends of being good guy Arthur. Honor Level +2 unlocks a special 10% discount for players at shops! Sure, it’s not like your favorite sale on a Black Friday but 10% at all shops for that sweet ammunition and clothing is a bargain in the Wild West. Ten percent might not be enough motivation for everyone to be good-guy Arthur, though, so I should probably mention here that these discounts only get better as your Honor Level progres

Of course, we all know what comes next, as _ red dead redemption 2 challenges Dead Redemption 2 _ is the prequel to the original 2010 game. A mid-credits scene ties the two games in perfectly, showing Agents Ross and Fordham finding Marston’s family ra

Come October, I know for a fact that Red Dead Redemption 2 will have me exploring the Great American West for dozens of hours on end. However, I'll certainly make some time for a hand of cards or a game of Liar's Dice when the opportunities present themselves.

There's no denying that Red Dead Redemption 2 is without a doubt the game that I am most looking forward to this year (like many others). While I've been pondering its story and gazed at what we've seen from its breathtaking open-world, one of my secret wishes is that the game will nail the smaller details that I came to admire from Red Dead Redemption , and along with that I am hoping for the return of its signature Western minigames in the upcoming sequel.

In the area of Rhodes is where our next chance encounter lies. If you happen to buy from the Gunsmith there, you might've heard some whispers as you walked in. There's a man that calls out to you from the basement hatch outs

Card games like Poker and Blackjack have obviously been a staple many times over in past open world games--including Rockstar's own Grand Theft Auto games-- and yet Red Dead 's approach not only felt most appropriate to its setting and Western theme, but it incorporated so many more wrinkles to the typical game of cards than we might expect. Aside from the standard rules of Poker of trying to come out with the best hand (and the highest pot) at the end of the game, players also could look for tells among the other opponents on the table and see if they could come out ahead and gain an advantage. Even better was the fact that if you or another player were caught cheating in a game, the result would end up in a bloody gunfight for playing dirty.

Finally! With the beta version of Red Dead Redemption Online coming out soon, you can be certain Honor Level is bound to have an effect on your experience. Players with a good Honor Level might get nicer missions, such as escorting a convoy of valuables safely through bandits, while players with a bad Honor Level might be asked to free an outlaw from a prison and take more heat from the law. Whatever the case, a person's Honor Level is going to play a part in the online version of the game so it’s best to start thinking about that moral comp

Like I said in the last entry, Red Dead' s got some supernatural flair. None are more in-depth than RDR1 's Undead Nightmare . It was a standalone expansion to the original game that added in entire modes, campaigns, and cosmetics. And RDR1 was already packed with content on rele

They seem to really care for each other as they share their home cooked meal with you. Only after passing out and waking up in a mass grave do we find out that they're not actually a couple, but brother and sister. Oh, and they stole all your c

Cosmetic enthusiasts rejoice! We have more outfits to try on. Honor Level +6 grants players access to outfits like the Drifter, the Gambler, the Faulkton, the Farrier, the Dewberry Creek, and the Deauvi

Minigames in open-world titles, by most accounts, can serve as bite-sized bits of variety in-between missions or while traveling across the map; good for some mild distraction, but usually not much more. But in the rare occasions, minigames like these can add a surprising amount to the believability and depth of a world beyond just its map size and scale. Given that I put in as much time into The Witcher 3 's Gwent as I did in most other games by themselves, there's certainly something to be said that when done well, open world minigames can add so much more to a believable game world in their own right. And inside the game's world drenched in the imagery and themes of the Wild West, Red Dead Redemption 's minigames were definitely some of the best examples of that extra level of detail and immersion.