This is Why You Should Play RDR 2 Twice

This is a gaming video essay, a deep dive into the world of RDR 2.
Five years post-release, RDR 2 continues to stand as a masterpiece in gaming, redefining the open-world genre with its unparalleled narrative depth, character development, and attention to detail. this isn't just a game, but a journey through the dying days of the Wild West. From Arthur Morgan's compelling character arc to the game's reflection on historical themes, RDR2 offers an experience that goes beyond gaming. Let's explore the immersive world, intricate storytelling, and the emotional resonance that make RDR 2 a benchmark in gaming history.
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[@ViciousTNT]

Heyo, I also made a video on Arthur Morgan: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGHNg3SInpymrs0

[@lsixty30]

This game is one of the greatest stories of our generation, I hope it stands the test of time as a story and perhaps even gets written into a novel if it has not been already.

[@lsixty30]

20:25

[@frizzyrascal1493]

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Try that if you like the tone of RDR2.

[@thehazyblob]

​@@frizzyrascal1493 The atmosphere of blood meridion is nothing like rdr2 besides cowboys with gun. Blood meridion is actually closer in terms of atmosphere with rd1.

[@TheDoomSlayerButPettingaCat]

A 1hr video about rdr2? Sign me up

[@ViciousTNT]

I hope you enjoy it 😊

[@dopamine577]

Nice name

[@TheDoomSlayerButPettingaCat]

​@@ViciousTNT Great video dude, well done.

[@ViciousTNT]

Thank you 😊

[@darklighting404]

Can't think of something better.

[@badger297]

Alternate title: "i know youve finished rdr2, but you cant stop consuming content based on it, no matter how much time passes" Great video homie +1sub

[@ViciousTNT]

Haha, that really is a better title 😄

[@BLET_55artem55]

Literally me

[@KingDoughs]

Bruh stay out my head 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lifeits3lf]

Thank you. I love this game more than any other game I have ever played. My heart aches for Arthur, and I grieve his loss even to this day.

[@ViciousTNT]

I'm glad you enjoyed it ❤️

[@WhosBAKA]

this is by far the best game of all time

[@t4ntr420]

Chill bro its a fictional character

[@terrytucker9564]

I started replaying RDR2 a few weeks back, I’m in Saint Denis now and man the game is just as masterful as it was in 2018 when I first played. 10/10

[@ViciousTNT]

100%

[@albania10]

Me too first play through and I am in Saint Denis, loving it so far

[@sallyannduffy7688]

Where are you now? Done ?

[@deanobeany]

I was late to the party with RDR1, didnt play it until i was unemployed for a spell in 2018 aged 28. Later that year RDR2 was released. I bought it on release but didnt even get out of the prologue as i couldnt commit time to such a large game. For 2 years it languished on my shelf until 2020... when... i had a LOT more free time. Went from start to 90% completion and finishing the story mode within 2 weeks. I was pretty much sleeping, working or playing RDR2. Amazing game. Im 34, this was only 3.5 years ago but i feel like i have actual nostalgia for it already. My Arthur would wear red, had a bowler hat and a handlebar stash, so everyone elses cut scenes look wrong lol

[@ViciousTNT]

Yeah, the first playthrough tends to eliminate everything besides bare necessities for a while 😄 I had a very similar experience

[@John-996]

Hands down one of the Greatest open world games and one of best story games of all time.

[@lewisjohnston7077]

Makes you feel you are actually Arthur Morgan. More than just a character.

[@senormarston]

You're 100% on point about the solitude moments in RDR II; those are easily one of my favorite parts in the game. Sometimes when I had a bad day or maybe something's happening in my personal life, I like to boot RDR II and just explore the world, go to town, make groceries and all these immersive activities while I think about myself, my day, my choices and plans for the future; I love it

[@ViciousTNT]

100%, it really let's you dissappear for a while

[@mcw-lg2dm]

Warning, if you're all about characters and narrative, this game will ruin gaming for you. Well over 1000 hours in this game, and i haven't found a single game that even comes close since...

[@josephmuniz2839]

Me watching this while replaying rdr2 for the 5th time

[@ViciousTNT]

Hell yeah, enjoy the playthrough

[@1GiancarloD]

I’ve thrown around masterpiece for a couple of my favorite games. But if I had to put one game above all, it’s Red Dead 2.

[@didyoubot]

I’m on my fifth run and this game doesn’t get old. Lots of stuff and secrets to discover every play through. My fave game of all time.

[@ViciousTNT]

It's one of the best ones to just dissappear in

[@Arngrim-Sol]

Okay, I’ll go play red dead redemption again 😂

[@WolfRazor]

Beautiful video on the masterpiece that is red dead 2. You articulated most points that make this game stand out from others, well done

[@ViciousTNT]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, thank you ♥️

[@prometain]

Thanks again!) Seems, like i've already watched all your RDR2 series in the last couple days. Great way to go through those feelings that got me after the end of Chatper 6. Please, keep doing watch you doing! I'm open to listen you reflections not only on RDR2, but everything you're willing to go. You seem like a nice fella and there's a lot of depth and wisdom in your essays. I love to have such a company while i'm building my Lego)

[@ViciousTNT]

I'm on it ❤️ hope the lego creation goes well!

[@Dj.MODÆO]

I will never forget my first play though of RDR2. I must have spent 300 hours just looking at everything and exploring every inch of that map and the world. The only game that ever came that close to blowing my mind like that was Witcher 3. If a list was made of the 3 greatest games ever made, RDR2 and Witcher 3 are 100% on that list with Skyrim, GtA5, FO-NV, and Dishonored competing for the #3 slot.

[@ViciousTNT]

I'm replaying Fallout New Vegas right now, such a blast

[@TheWavys]

I can't wait to play this game again but i'm waiting for an official VR Port. There was a mod and rockstar removed it immediately which tells me they see some world where they release a VR version of this game. I played the mod briefly and let me say.... it was absolutely stunning seeing this world at scale like that. It truly feels like all the time and effort they put into every little detail was seen like never before. I was walking into rooms slowly and noticing every rip on the wallpaper, every trim on every window, every dust particle....truly insane potential. Here's to hoping it comes true

[@ViciousTNT]

I'm all over it if there will be a VR version 🙌

[@thegamingera7657]

Great video, haven’t been this excited for a game in a long time! Awesome to see how far you have come as a video maker 👑

[@ViciousTNT]

Thanks, brother ❤️

[@topdawg182]

Growing up on the PS1 and PS2 i had never experienced a game that could defeat my nostalgia and RDR2 did that. This has to be top3 best games of all time for me. Growing up to me there could be no games better than the uncharted games, the warriors, bully, GTA San Andreas, def jam, crash bandicoot games, tekken games, mortal combat etc. RDR brought me back to gaming as an adult during the pandemic. I had played RDR1 when i was in high school but its not as replayable as RDR2.

[@ankitbharti1207]

This might seem funny but, I played this game once for more than 12 hours straight and I never had experienced something like this. I wanted to play this game more not to complete it but to experience it, unfortunately the laptop I was playing on was someone else's and he had to go the next day. So, this game is the reason I am working hard right now to save some money to buy a compatible setup to play this game in near future.

[@ViciousTNT]

You got this 🙌

[@dissonantcookie]

This is one of those games that make me wanna wipe my memory so I can experience it for the first time again. Sad that it's been 5 years and nothing's even come close to top it. Anyway, excellent video, as always! 🥰

[@ViciousTNT]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it ❤️

[@fxkingrage8499]

I can’t do another playthrough and have to watch my horse die in front of me again

[@ThelostKoiKiwami]

twice only, im on my 3rd run

[@josephmontanez2066]

Haven’t even started the game and I’ve owned it since it came out… all these comments are allowing me to savor the greatness

[@1GiancarloD]

Brother you’re doing yourself a disservice by not going in without any influence at all 😢.

[@josephmontanez2066]

@@1GiancarloD I can see what you’re saying but I haven’t paid attention to anything outside of the comments that talk about how good it is. Trust me, I’m still going in blind 😉

[@GhostRydr1172]

Dutch's grift infuriated me then and still does now. All he wanted to do was fight modernity and remain the roving bandit forever, regardless of how it affected the gang.

[@papaperc522]

I’m 8 play throughs in and still finding new things

[@Sleepy-em4bh]

If I ever get dementia or amnesia my wife will know to make me play this game again

[@jordanford9320]

Another thing Ive thought a lot about us rdr3 I think we should play as Dutch or Hosea right before they meet and then how the gang was in their "golden days" only to find out it's always been the same shit or something.

[@TheSpoartsNetwork]

The only plot hole I feel is that Dutch kind of left John Marston the money from the ferry job but never mentions anything of that in Red Dead Redemption.

[@claudiubele4892]

Admirable content, amazing work

[@ViciousTNT]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video ❤️

[@claudiubele4892]

@@ViciousTNT it's real hygge, for once

[@lewisjohnston7077]

Basically everything in the game thats why you should play it.

[@hanuka394]

Why am I even watching this. Im getting close to 2000h on steam 😭

[@ViciousTNT]

I don't know, but thank you for watching 😄

[@FaidosWorkshop]

I’m telling you, this video will blow up

[@ViciousTNT]

Haha, you never know 😄

[@liammurphy2022]

It's a 10/10 but would be 11/10 if it had undead nightmare 2😂

[@denisediaz6218]

I'm on my like 5th play through

[@Sasquatch-man420]

Good times and good vibes 🍻

[@ViciousTNT]

Cheers!

[@electricaljorden]

Me: 180 RDr2 hours played Me: Another 120 hours of youtube videos about rdr universe

[@kyrinjohnson7668]

Literally just got the game yesterday and I'm already about 16 hours in

[@ViciousTNT]

Hell yeah, enjoy the run 🙌

[@VideoTechUK]

Here before this reaches 100K views

[@generalv.1891]

Thx but my game keeps crashing even with Rx 7900XTX. The screen is in 720p even with 2K monitor. My characters bug out and i my playtime is 16 hours but half of that time was spent trying to play the game. What a shitty experience

[@ViciousTNT]

Sorry to hear that

[@imScottIronmonger]

This was a great video! Really enjoyable 👍 imScott 🤓🤓

[@ViciousTNT]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it ❤️

[@Mr.Arvi_]

what if i have beteen the game 6 times alredy XD ps. i cant stop myself the game is just so good

[@anrcho]

Twice? I’m on my 3rd playthrough 😂

[@ViciousTNT]

You gotta do what you gotta do 😄

[@anrcho]

@@ViciousTNT it’s too good to not play multiple times 😂 plus I’m still finding new things even on this one

[@ViciousTNT]

100% agree, there's so many little things to discover

[@timmydaichi]

I just bought it! Won't watch this but Im leaving this comment and come back to this video after.

[@ViciousTNT]

Enjoy the ride 🙌

[@timmydaichi]

@@ViciousTNT Just finished main and side quests. THIS GAME IS FKING AMAZINGF BRO MY EYES WASSWEATING. Trying to save Armadillo at dawn. Waiting inside a camp at night trying to sleep until morning cause I was too scared to hunt them at night. 2nd Skinner Brother. Hunting that BIG WHITE ASS GATOR that comes mauling at me. LENNYYYYYY!!!! WHAT A FKIN RIDE

[@ViciousTNT]

Hahaha, sounds like you had an amazing ride 😄

[@AmgedphaLimael]

Play it at least 7 times to get full bliss. imho hehehe. Looking how the 8th time feels now😍

[@ViciousTNT]

It's a great game to revisit 😊

[@AmgedphaLimael]

@@ViciousTNT true words. I keep coming back to the game over and over again. Played it till the end 7 times now, have more than a dozen "start overs and stop halfway" too.... But now I plan to finish it for the 8th time; complete.

[@ViciousTNT]

Anything in particular you're planning to do for the last one?

[@AmgedphaLimael]

@@ViciousTNT going full out bad Arthur I think. I done it once but now I want to make "the other choices" at the end.

[@ViciousTNT]

Noice, have a good time 🙌

[@TheStoodUpKid]

A video on why I should play red dead, but also contains spoilers. Seems like a bad mix, but ill watch anyway.

[@montanastranger]

It was the only game in my adult life where i knew i had experienced a masterpiece. True greatness that doesn't come around very often.

[@lewisjohnston7077]

Hopefully GTA 6 be the same and hopefully get a RDR3

[@Gandalfthegoldenbird]

Praying GTA 6 hits the same mark and isn’t GTA 5 2 electric boogaloo

[@ddott631]

Yeah hopefully gta 6 will be just as good as rdr2 and detailed as rdr2 and the story will be just as good but it’s sooo hard too rdr2 it’s a complete masterpiece through and through #1 game of all time in my book and hopefully rdr3 will be just as good I want a younger arurther and Dutch and Hosea and how the gang came together for rdr3 more Wild West like in the middle of Wild West not the end of it

[@BriteRory]

I'm 38 and can say that I feel basically the same, just nearly. The previous Red Dead Redemption made me feel similarly, but after playing this one it truly pales in comparison, but only for natural and obvious reasons. Playing Baldur's Gate 1 and Fallout 1 when I was 12 years old were my moments of recognizing artistic genius for the first time at an elevated level, and I've revisited those games numerous times over the years awaiting anything that could even remotely compare. A few have come around, but Red Dead 2 is the greatest game ever made and that is a conclusion I've come to over and over again, multiple times. It just excels in nearly every major regard that matters, but especially the open world and the way it is designed to give an impression of absolute frontier style freedom that over time is revealed to be an ever-diminishing quality. Roaming around a staggeringly realistic realization of a period none of us are old enough to even vaguely recall is an opportunity hitherto unknown, not to the extent this game offers. The constant bombardment of gorgeous cinematography, remarkable music, ingeniously established characters and their highs and low delivered through a novelesque narrative the player gets to determine much of the pace of coupled with the design of the world and its environs sets this game apart with no equals. Games like Stalker, Dark Souls, Elden Ring, Morrowind, Baldur's Gate 2, the original Fallout or New Vegas, Cyberpunk 2077, are all games that I thoroughly enjoy playing and marvel at the artistic mastery involved in their creations. But only with Red Dead 2 and specifically as Arthur do I feel like I'm "living" another life, in another time. I'm not even very fond of Rockstar overall and I include the earlier periods when the minds ultimately responsible for this game were involved at the company in my opinion on it; Grand Theft Auto only ever appealed to me as spontaneous outbursts of senseless violence because I could never find myself caring enough about anybody or anything whatsoever to do with those games, and I've played them all starting with the original as a teenager. The last one I actually finished was San Andreas, and I could only stomach about half of the story of the last one before I gave up, despite several attempts at retrying. There whole gameplay design and creative philosophy just doesn't appeal to me very much, where even games like The Warriors and LA Noire I ultimately lost my enthusiasm early on for. And as wonderous as Red Dead Redemption is narratively, with one of the most memorable and gorgeous open worlds ever presented, the gamified nature of how you interact with everything does major harm in retrospect. Only with Red Dead 2 did they truly and absolutely deliver a genuine masterpiece from top to bottom, a landmark event in art history that will likely continue to reverberate for decades if not more, the way people today revere cinema or novels that defined not only a generation but altered the expectations people in general had on their respective mediums from then on. Despite being 5 years out now, I feel like we are on the whole still in something of an afterglow of sorts with this game, as nothing has approached it since but not enough time has gone by for the full impact of it to have been felt and established broadly. I revisit the game at least once per year after playing it the day it first came out on console; my last handful of play-throughs being on PC and occasionally on Steam Deck. It isn't even so much Arthur or John, or the fantastic narrative, or the points of interest that bring me back at this point, it is the sensation when reloading a game somewhere in Chapter 2 or 3 after not playing for a while and being immediately drowned in the overwhelming sounds of swirling cicada and bird song mingled with the movement of leather and buckles as my horse adjusts or swats at flies with its tail, a train rolling past out across the vast open Heartlands in the early morning hours, the distant snow capped and evergreen covered Grizzlies swimming in the shimmering haze of heat mirage distorting the entire horizon. The slow deliberateness to every movement Arthur makes, and the exceeding amount of visual and audible details surrounding you that seamlessly change with the territory, etc it is a profound triumph of human creativity the likes of which will almost certainly never be seen again, not in this form. The game is a once in a lifetime phenomenon, one that looking on from a distance in time seems almost impossible to believe could even have happened.

[@jondoe384]

​@@BriteRoryKingdom Come: Deliverance

[@Zennethe]

As someone whose health deteriorated due to illness, seeing Arthur come to terms with his impending death hit a lil too close to home but, it was something I resonated with. Likely, without the modern science of medicine I'd have died ages ago. That sense of reality that comes from staring death in the face was represented well in the scenes where Arthur is diagnosed with TB.

[@bradleyberesford1410]

I hope you are better

[@jaycarbray836]

That’s such a visceral reason to connect to a game. I always wondered why I loved the last of us so much, but as someone who never had a decent father figure I can see why I attached to Joel so much. I wish you the best of health friend. I recommend playing death stranding. If I was given a timeframe to live, that is one game I’d play in that time

[@marcushopkins8558]

Generational game/story , I’ll always come back to this game once a year. Beaten it 9 times and 100% it twice. Still never get tired of it. Truly a masterpiece of a game.

[@ViciousTNT]

100%

[@AdryanBlantz]

I haven’t done the 100% yet but finished 3 times, 2 on high honor, one on low. I’m wondering if there is a way to beat it on a “true neutral” play through.

[@hoodie_1080]

@@AdryanBlantzI beat it on neutral and it gave me the high honor cutscenes

[@DVMMIE-c7n]

This game is not just a video game; it's a life lesson, in acceptance, integrity, in facing your own mortality and how you deal with it affects others around you. It implores you to experience the good man in a cruel world, or being a cruel man who follows the flow of the world around him. You can both play as BAD or GOOD man Arthur, and experience the consequences of your actions the way not all of us could have explored in real life. The world changes depend on your approach to it, as we all saw in our playthroughs.

[@ViciousTNT]

Well put

[@bryxzz]

i just finished Arthur's story yesterday and after holding off on buying this game for so long i feel like i've been missing out 10/10 game⭐️

[@Gwyn1stborn]

God of War beating this for goty is an absolute joke

[@VEV-cu6no]

I still have mixed feelings about GOW 2018 winning GOTY, both are phenomenal games but I think RDR2 is more deserving

[@thefallenvalley4340]

Finished GoW and never touched it twice. RDR2 just keeps surprising me more and more. The reason GoW won was because RDR2 had just launched by the end of the year.

[@John-996]

GOW2018 was great, But RDR2 really Set new bars for Third person open world immersion, Level of detail in an open world, NPC interaction and reaction, Horse riding?gameplay in an open world and its also a really well Rounded open world having activites, unique world encounters and unique side missions and many unique mystries to find in the world. while alot games only have 1 or 2 of these things RDR2 has all 3 and when combined this aspects with the level of NPC interaction and reaction, level of detail with NPCs and wildlife having daily routines it creates one of the best open worlds to date.

[@WhosBAKA]

@@thefallenvalley4340 dude fr. after you finish the game and do the side missions and start to explore it’s even better. the game is so detailed and has so many hidden details and stuff. it’s neat.

[@MAsOCLisMO]

@@thefallenvalley4340 Agree with you in that but there's one more thing, RDR2 does drag a bit because of chapter 5, in that regard GOW flows better, however in terms of the game itself, RDR2 has much more to offer than GOW and should've got GOTY that year

[@jasons9835]

6 years later and still discovering new experiences and getting full enjoyment out of wandering around the world of this game

[@jorsh1908]

You mean 17 times?

[@thekingofkingsrp]

I just started playing again and I am on chapter 2 just free roaming anf exploring. I don't even want to progress. I just did the 6 gold bar treasure hunt.

[@Tempo-03]

Saw a comment under a RDR 2 essay video with the person saying they wished they had amnesia to experience the game all over again. i somewhat think they're not alone in that feeling...

[@ViciousTNT]

Nothing beats the first playthrough :)

[@redfern6013]

My friend, this video is a masterpiece. Arthur Morgan is up there with my favorite character of all time, The Arbiter.

[@ViciousTNT]

Thank you 😊 Arbiter brings back memories

[@DeadPixel1105]

I bought RDR2 on Steam several years ago and it's just been sitting there in my Steam library. I finally started playing it last night. I'm taking it super slow and letting myself get immersed. It's definitely an extremely immersive game. Even activities as mundane as slowly walking around the Colter camp and making small talk with all the other gang members, and then spending a little bit of time with my horse; then sitting down in front of a fire, opening my satchel, and going through my inventory of stuff; etc. Even if you're doing things that are completely 'boring', it still sucks you in and makes you feel so invested in the experience.

[@cherry.cider.s0da]

If you think stuff is immersive now, wait until Chapter 2. IMO it's when stuff really starts out, and is the best chapter of the game in the sense that everyone is happy and healthy. There's a lot more freedom with hunting, going to town, and the like. Have fun

[@ctiniustin]

When I returned to play the game for the second time - I took it incredibly slow - like a person having a near death experience and then returning to his everyday life with a new found appreciation for the little things, the small things, the extraordinary things that are all around us - keep it up and take it slow 😇

[@Lostenoch]

Ive just recently completed it, so glad i did ❤ gl

[@Maximus-z2t]

@@cherry.cider.s0daso chapter 2 is the only chapter you have freedom to come and go and explore as you please?

[@gavin2x]

@@Maximus-z2tthe whole game is, but chapter 2 is like the first time you experience the freedom so in a way, it feels the most free if that makes sense!

[@carlospena3394]

god of war winning over this is just a joke, people cant sit down and appreciate a slow burn anymore. Dont get me wrong god of war was great but no shot its better than RDR2

[@SirCharles44]

rdr2 is the greatest game of all time. the greatest story of all time, wether fiction or not rdr2 is better. the best story i have ever experienced. the greatest characters, graphics, voice actors, map, gamplay, and realism i have ever experienced.

[@Epicness560]

I EASILLY sunk 100 hours in my first playthrough. Once i realized that side missions actually held purpose, i could not get enough of them. Not to mention the story, my god. I wish I could do it all again.

[@skty1]

you can!

[@Cuunke]

i like the small micromanaging things in the game similar to what MGSV did things like trotting in towns and cities, cleaning your guns to keep them effective, hitting RT/L2 again to cock back the hammer of your gun after shooting etc it's not for everyone but i just find that stuff cool

[@ViciousTNT]

Aye, same here. I found the shooting mechanic especially satisfying 😌

[@botellopiedraleonelcristob6366]

Greatness personified. True Art in a time full of fake passion and repetitive ideas. Thank you Rockstar.

[@ViciousTNT]

Well said

[@Big_Dip1]

One of the few games I can just sit and watch all the cutscenes back to back

[@ViciousTNT]

Pretty long movie when put all together 😄

[@SssSss-eo1he]

Yeah I truly don’t think rockstar can top this story not with gta 6 no way

[@akchemaceshwa]

I remember starting playing it in the winter holidays when snow was falling outside. And that how the game started. I was in awe from that moment to this day. Rockstar so beautifully handled diverse characters in every way in that era which it is set in, woven into the the story that no other can even touch.

[@Richard-iw1dd]

Rdr2 is a cultural work. It is for America what the Witcher 3 was for Poland, something that transcends gaming and actually serves as a work of cultural art.

[@Edward57645]

Such an amazing game which should have had far more support for story mode (DLC) and online

[@lexlex7863]

RDR2 was Rockstar’s BEST WORK. I don’t know if they’ll ever be able to top this game. The story, characters and all of the details are what made this game so special. All of the choices we were given ended with some type of consequence that affect the story and dialogue. They put so much into Arthur Morgan, as complex as he was he grew on the players and we ended up loving his character.

[@ViciousTNT]

Well said 🙌

[@WhosBAKA]

i think it’s the best game made ever tbh. it’s so detailed and has so many hidden details and missions even after you finish the main story. it’s impeccable

[@jasons9835]

​@@WhosBAKAI agree. Greatest game ever made. The fully alive world is just on another level and never ceases to amaze me. It fully engrosses you even after you finish the main story

[@johnmitchell8487]

Play RDR2 twice? Those are rookie numbers, you need to bump those up.

[@MercMan]

Awesome video! So happy I recently started playing RDR2 again, it's so perfect.

[@ViciousTNT]

Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed the video 😊 and enjoy the replay of RDR 2!

[@thefallenvalley4340]

RDR2 made every game I played after it look boring (besides TLOU2). It's just now that I'm playing Witcher 3 that I'm finally playing something as quality.

[@John-996]

Try Kingdom come after Witcher 3 only other game for that has matched them.

[@thefallenvalley4340]

@@John-996 That much quality?

[@ViciousTNT]

Witcher 3 and Kingdom Come are great picks for immersing yourself in a world with a lot of freedom

[@nield8]

Played through this game again… can confirm, I cried again RIP Arthur Morgan 😢

[@Quasmin]

It really saddens me that one of the best games ever is from a gente that I truly despise... Can't stand cowboys, horses and western culture

[@Rubycore]

Amazing how someone can make an hour long video feel like its only 10 minutes. You really got this shit locked down, great video.

[@ViciousTNT]

Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@EBankstonMusic]

this is some of the best and most introspective and well thought out content i’ve ever seen. all of your videos have great ideas and explanations that are very accurate and reflective. This is definitely the video that represents your amazing content!

[@ViciousTNT]

Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed them 😊

[@Del_116]

I consider RD2 the Mona Lisa of games . That the only way I can look at it . Nothing is perfect is this world . But this has been the closest thing to perfect game I have ever played in my 43 years of life . The controls had me put off at first but then I realized it’s kinda like real life .. and movement really matters . I had no issues after that . For a year and a half I been trying to find something to play that’s close . I just haven’t found anything .😅

[@ViciousTNT]

Well said 🙌

[@ClearCritique]

Great video. You used engaging clips in the right moments and the music is effective without being overbearing. I particularly enjoyed the discussions of Micah, Sadie and the immersive elements of the game like camp conversations and optional encounters. GTA 4 video next? There's always Half Life as well ; )

[@ViciousTNT]

Haha, thank you! I'll do my best :)

[@cheeplethebulldog1420]

For many media, (TV and such) there are some movies that defy the genre norms, but in such a way that it almost makes it seem like a masterpiece. Examples would be Breaking Bad for television, The Dark Knight for superhero movies, The Truman Show for Jim Carrey movies, Prisoner of Azkaban for Fantasy, and you can throw in Game Of Thrones books in there too for literature. For Video Games, I believe RDR2 to fit in the pantheon of media that is different: that takes the tropes we are used to, and flips them on their head, and a story that conveys some complex messages, even if put on TV. The themes of changing times fits so well: and the fact that everything, down to the map getting more civilized the more East you go, to even the gun selection, with the Schofields, Henry leverguns, Springfield trapdoors, and Single Action armies, guns associated with the western outlaw, being seen aside Browning Auto 5s, Krag Jorgensens, Carcano Rifles, and the two German Semi auto handguns, weapons associated with the early 20th century outlaw. Its all very nice

[@numbers9696]

Hi! These are some nice songs you have put in your video. Can you tell me what they’re called?

[@ViciousTNT]

Glad to hear. Song names are shown at the bottom left when they first start playing

[@Bizcuitt]

Twice? Rookie numbers.

[@jordanford9320]

I think one of the BEST things Rockstar did with this character is give him a journal for us to read. Because we may have our own thoughts on how things transpired but so does Arthur and it makes you look at events differently

[@Mr2010forgeben]

I remember descending the mountain during the Mountain Hymn part of the prologue and thinking to myself "This game is going to hit differently and I need to take my time with it." I got so used to Los Santos from GtaV that eventually I just turned off the map and got from place to place by memory and I decided that I would explore this new world completely blind. It all culminated in my ride back to Shady Belle after Guarma and I was able to get myself back home after dozens of hours just riding around and exploring the world. The sheer immersion and connection I felt to the game was such a unique experience for me

[@ViciousTNT]

Thanks for sharing your experience. It sounds like a great journey 😊

[@Mr2010forgeben]

@ViciousTNT It absolutely was and remains today completely unparalleled. Great vid btw

[@ViciousTNT]

Thank you 😊

[@niclogan]

This was one of my first completed games entering the gaming world and everything else pales in comparison emotionally. I'm on maybe my 10th playthrough now and entering chapter 6 already has me dreading my tears that will ultimately ensue. It's so beautifully tragic and striking. I want to do everything I can to keep Arthur alive in game. I live vicariously through him and connect my real life experiences to his. It's not just a game to me, but a life lesson, and almost reliving a past experience I'm nostalgic of as if I once lived back in 1899.

[@ViciousTNT]

Well said 🙌 The life lessons part hits close to home for me, and led me to make the latest video specifically about that.

[@Indarow]

Only twice? I’m on play through like number seven right now!😅 The only game I’ve played more is Fable: The Lost Chapters.

[@rubenhinze7695]

What I love about RDR2 is that it feels like if an indie studio got the budget for a AAA game. It's authentic and introspective like indie games but also has impeccable graphics and exciting action like a AAA game. Perfectly balanced, as all games should be

[@therealkarannn]

I had avoided RDR 2 back when in launched. Like a lot of ppl I was intimidated with its challenging and hard mechanics, long storyline also the fact that this was the most spec demanding game back then. Years passed by and I started seeing videos on YT and decided to finally play it in 2023 november. I literally took a day off cause I couldnt close the game, it was so interesting (even the long rides. Every character is memorable and fleshed out. Rockstar really outdid themselves with this one. In the end all I could say is that the ending with the sunrise with "Crash of worlds" playing in the background was the most powerful scene in all of gaming history. I literally cried like lost someone fr.

[@stanettiels7367]

11:55 I love the nod back to RDR1 here and the foreshadowing. The agents confronting Arthur and particularly Jack whilst they’re fishing here. Then in RDR1 a much older Jack confronts the agent when he’s fishing.

[@lewisjohnston7077]

Be difficult to experience every single detail in just one playthrough of RDR2.

[@jordanford9320]

It's crazy I played rdr1 when it came out so I knew how shitty dutch was. And I still fell for his charisma my first playthrough

[@thatmf5228]

The actor for Micah seems like a down to earth guy, they all do but something about the way he speaks on his experience playing the game sticks with me.

[@ViciousTNT]

Aye, his performance was incredible. I'm currently working on the next video that will be focused on Micah Bell.

[@Recogneyez]

Twice? Im on my 5th playthru and still finding new stuff. Best game of all time

[@danzkoma5773]

I haven’t finished the video yet but I wanted to say something. First off, amazing video. It’s very well put together and very interesting. Second, if you haven’t took the time to read Arthur’s journal, you’re missing out. It helps you connect further with Arthur as a character and gain insights on to what he thinks about things. It made it have a bigger impact on me whenever his story came to an end. Take the time to read the journal right before Arthur’s last mission.

[@ViciousTNT]

Great point! And I'm glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@jahimuddin2306]

I just started playing it a couple of weeks ago. I have been taking my time with it, it is just purely amazing. I have always called Rockstar the GOAT, but this game solidifies it.

[@JindrichGebhart93]

Twice? Iam playing it for the fourth time, mind you i still cant go for the money ending

[@yeahlocoyote]

Turn off everything in the hud. No minimap no auto Aim. No subtitle. The sun rises in the east, watch for road signs. And with no minimap npcs talk more. Are more descriptive. Really becomes immersion.

[@ViciousTNT]

I turned off all hud elements when recording the narrated experience video, it definitely let's you fully dive in

[@S1eepers]

RDR2 is perfection. everything was thought of in this game. it will never feel empty and boring unlike every other open world games.

[@tvogt15]

I just finished the game for the first time and I can’t fucking believe it took me this long to finally play it, foolish decision but luckily it’s timeless so I just got around to it late

[@ViciousTNT]

Aye, it has aged well

[@madookamagooka743]

if Rockstar put half the effort of their world design, details, storytelling, and character writing; into the gameplay itself, then the game would actually be perfect.

[@guitarman0365]

Not that it is nessessary but i find myself really enjoying watching 310 to yuma after a big red dead session. There are little similarities even though they are vastly different stories. Just makes for a nice pairing. The main guy outlaw likes to draw and doodle in his journal like arthur. It features pinkertons, there is a guy like dutch who fancies dual wielding schofields. An indian guy that uses a rollingblock rifle very often. There is the building of railway crews that show up. And like arthur the main outlaw guy also has conflicting morals. Although not to the same extent and is far more lets say low honor for most of the time after all its only two hours versus 60 like this game lol but the ending shows a real different way of valuing whats important to him so its like a mini redemption arc as well sort of. Anyways i think its one of the better modern westerns and pairs really nice to this game.

[@ViciousTNT]

Great movie 🙌