The Saddest Video Game Storylines

Hunting down Micah in the mountains is as sick as it can get. But in the end, it’s just another misstep for Marston, as Micah’s death led him back to the Pinkertons’ sight which was a whole new tragedy that witnessed the end of each gang member, Marston himself inclu


Micah escalated a feud with several gang members, ignited Dutch’s insanity and delusions and ultimately betrayed the gang for his own gain. Letting Micah into the gang is one of Dutch’s lowest points. Disregarding Arthur and Hosea just to have Micah ascend through the ranks is just the nail in the cof


Rockstar Studios is forever seeking to push gaming to its limits, and Red Dead Redemption 2 did just that when it was released in 2018. A prequel to 2010's Red Dead Redemption , the action-adventure game delivers a detailed and often grueling western experience that tackles themes dealing with family, loyalty, and Chemposite.Com gu


The combat system effectively blends real-time and strategic components to create an experience that is both visceral and adaptive, while the cyberpunk visuals splendidly complement the subtle world-building. The story is told in snippets and through often vague narration, but there is a lot to unpack h


In what should have been a plan to divert attention away from the gang, the rebellion proved to be the final wake up call for Arthur that Dutch is irredeemable. Leaving Arthur to die and only thinking for himself, Dutch selfishly put an end to a life-long brotherhood that Arthur invested


Updated on February 24, 2025, by Mehrdad Khayyat: It's indeed difficult to tell a story that gives players enough reasons to immerse themselves in its world and sympathize with the characters, but video games have somewhat made it easy by letting the players have an active role in the st


The feud is deemed almost unnecessary due to the heat they accumulate after the Blackwater heist. Ignoring the O’Driscolls and focusing on how they’ll get out of the sight of the law could have made the gang’s life bet


The events leading up to the massacre at the Braithwaite Manor are as messy as they could have been. Van der Linde playing both the Braithwaites and the Grays is a clever idea until it backfired. Meddling with Rhodes’ law enforcement and sabotaging Catherine’s businesses went back to haunt the g


Once a force to be reckoned with, the Van der Linde Gang , led by Dutch Van der Linde suffered a tragic fate, both by the changing of times in the wild wild west and their own dangerous ambitions. In all the chaos and misfortunes, these are the 10 biggest tragedies that shook the gang to extinct


The event is still clothed with mystery, as it was never formally shown in any cutscene nor included in any playable mission. This dangerous job was perpetrated by Dutch himself with the full support of an unhinged newcomer Micah Bell . This job pushed through without senior members Arthur Morgan and Hosea Matthews. The massive botch didn’t only do badly for Dutch’s crew but for all outlaws, as it marked the start of a more civilized Amer


Van der Linde and Cornwall will cross paths numerous times through the story -- enraging the tycoon even further. His death at the hands of Dutch didn’t end the issue, but rather escalated it, putting the Pinkertons closer to their tracks than ever before. This was a careless move by the gang that buried them further into the gro


Not only did Sadie quickly become a franchise fan favorite due to her unique personality, but the bond she builds with Arthur as a friend and confidant only become stronger and stronger as the gang itself falls apart. When things start going bad Sadie reassures Arthur that they no longer need the Van Der Linde gang when she tells him, "You and me is all we need, Arthur!" From a gun skill and strategy standpoint, she's correct. The gang itself doesn't have another pairing that's quite as formidable as the combination of Arthur and Sa


A sign of maturity in individuals is when they learn to stop focusing on the past and use the knowledge of their mistakes to be a better person in the present and into the future. John Marston is younger and more immature than Arthur and that's evident throughout their entire relationship as non-blood brothers raised in the same g


The story of Max as she uses her time-travelling powers to save her hometown from being obliterated by a mysterious disaster is a riveting one. The game's episodic narrative ends in an emotional climax where players must either make the ultimate sacrifice and let Chloe die or let this natural disaster destroy the town of Arca


She directly expresses this when she says, "I ain't afraid of dyin'." Sadie, by the end of the game, is one of the toughest and most feared members of the Van Der Linde gang , and her reckless aggression is likely a result of her no longer being weighed down by the idea of dy


A classic Dutch ‘so full of himself’, Van der Linde unnecessarily dipped his feet in the growing dispute between the US Army and the Wapiti Indians. This whole chapter just showed the darkest side of Dutch, as he took advantage of Eagle Flies’ naivete and his willingness to give up his morals to achieve what he wa