Their identities are hidden behind their characters, making the discovery of their work an exciting endeavor. That level of detail is captivating but can also be exhausting - looting houses is a time-consuming affair, just as it would be in real life.Voice actors undertake as many projects - if not more - as live-action film stars, however, it never fails to surprise us when we learn which characters they have portrayed. It's yet another layer of an already deeply complex world. If he can't fit a gun visibly on his person, he can't hold it! It sounds minor, but that's a meaningful level of detail that most games don't bother with. It's this extra layer of depth that permeates the experience, from the way Arthur opens each drawer in a chest of drawers individually while rummaging for valuables to the fact that Arthur's carrying capacity is limited to what you can visibly see on his person and/or horse. The depth of that interaction depends on a variety of factors: Are they scared of you? Are you holding a gun? Are you wearing a mask? Are you covered in blood or holding a body? Are they a shopkeeper? Do you have a past with them?Īre you covered in mud, drunk, and barely coherent? Maybe go snag a bath at the local hotel. Literally every character found in the massive world of "Red Dead Redemption 2" is someone Arthur can interact with - to varying degrees. When Rockstar Games said that players could interact with every character in "Red Dead Redemption 2," it wasn't a joke.
Notice the options in the lower-right corner for interaction. It was a risky move! Personally, though? It can get pretty boring watching Arthur riding a horse for minutes at a time. Whether Rockstar pulled that off is another question: Tonally, I appreciate the long quiet moments. It's clear that the game's developers wanted players to enjoy spending time with that horse knowing just how much time they'd spend galloping through the game's massive open world. I'm only offering this many details about the horse system in "Red Dead Redemption 2" to highlight how important of a role the horse has in this game. If your horse runs off a cliff, or gets shot too many times, it'll die permanently. That's before we start talking about differentiation in breeds and sizes and colors and saddles. There's even an in-game system for tracking Arthur's bond with his horse, which unlocks new riding abilities as the bond strengthens. Yes, there's really a function to pat the horse built into the game: The vast majority of my time with "Red Dead Redemption 2" was spent with my horse.Ī lot of that was spent riding from place to place, but I voluntarily spent a lot of time grooming, feeding, and patting the horse. Much of my time with "Red Dead Redemption 2" was not spent shooting, robbing, or being an outlaw. Moreover, Arthur is questioning the increasingly murderous acts of himself and the gang.
I've leapt onto stagecoaches and commandeered trains in search of treasure in "Red Dead Redemption 2." I got into a pretty great bar fight that turned into a street fight in the mud:īut every one of those moments is bookended by a swift reminder from either the US government or titans of American industry that time was running out - a serious voice (or voices) stating clearly, "Playtime is over, gentlemen!" Yes, there are shootouts, and even the occasional duel. It's also about as far from the black-and-white world of classic Westerns as you could imagine. It's often beautiful, and sometimes touching. There's a sense that you're playing through the gang's last ride into the sunset. There's bad luck and regret around every turn in "Red Dead Redemption 2." For every few steps forward the gang takes, another wallop sets them back far further.
One of many books you can read in "Red Dead Redemption 2."
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