my favorite detail of the game that i've seen basically no one talk about is that every single page of arthur's journal is handwritten by someone, in a quite consistent and uncommon font. if you look carefully, you'll notice that no appearance of any particular letter is ever quite the same.
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John's journal sketches are also different, being simpler and not as well drawn as Arthur's
yeah, i appreciated how different it was. another great environmental detail showing the stark difference in their character.
ending
There's a whole second set of illustrations and writings if John encounters things first
I took so many screenshots and just enjoyed trotting around looking at the nature haha. When it first came out the local news showed a screenshot on the broadcast when someone submitted it saying it was a sunset in their backyard
the canon outfit is flat cap, canvas vest over simple white shirt, red bandana.
I kidnapped and murdered a lot of overseers and gun thugs around the mining camp in the Appalachian area.
the visuals are insane, but I also dug how hostile the "lawmen" would be if you just stare at them, with no weapons out or anything... just locked on them. don't hit the "antagonize" or "defuse" option.
the shit they say is infuriating, just like a real cop. the amount of times it pushed me to violence just on principle is not zero.
One of the most incredible moments I have experienced from any art form is approaching the Rio Bravo as you’re going into Mexico in Red Dead Redemption on the Ps3.
Does it compare to that scene?
The entire game is just nothing but amazingly scenic moments
RDR1 was already an atmospheric game but 2 is on another level
I have a very similar experience with the end(ish) of RD1 when you've just been promised your freedom and you're racing back to the family you've only ever heard about all game, set to compass. red dead is the only video game where i have songs from it on my phones still to this day, and the only game that i think makes acceptable use of soundtrack songs with lyrics
The missions in that game are ass, but the sandbox has such a vibe. Just fishing and goofing off
Rockstar makes amazing sandboxes but all of their missions are incredibly strictly scripted and choreographed and allow no creativity from the player, failing them instantly when they go off script
they were better about it 20 years ago. although it's weird they had lost the "drive a cab and pick up the guy you're supposed to tail" gimmick already between gta 3 and san andreas.
I liked the sandbox aspects and exploring, also fun was if you fed your character enough you could shift their weight around. 
Arthur ftw.
I would be happy if visuals in games just stopped here, this game and the oblivion remaster have passed the eye test multiple times on tricking me into thinking they are real.
Hardware above a ps4 / around a ps5 level is very available too, even with current prices. Incremental gains are becoming less and less, a decent pc now should last 5+ years.
I really should buy this secondhand or steal it someday. It seems up my alley and I'll give anything with Rhiannon Giddens in it a go.
Such a great game to just hang out in
Too bad every other part of the game sucks.
Once I have a better pc im thinking of putting survival mods and playing it like a sandbox, the linearity of the history vs the open world didnt make much sense to me