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John's story also provides less incentive for the player to do some of these activities. In both games, John is trying his best to be a reformed outlaw-turned-family-man. Assuming the player is in a mood to have a conscience, robbing strangers and heisting the local bank is less attractive of an activity. They become especially unattractive when both games track the player's honor level. It's harder to be no-good when you can see just how bad you really


Like any game developed by Rockstar, there were a ton of expectations on L.A. Noire 's shoulders prior to its initial 2011 release. Early trailers for the game intrigued players with its combination of a quincuncial Rockstar open-world and innovative detective mechan


The entirety of the Red Dead Redemption _ franchise revolves around flawed characters trying to change their ways, starting in the original game with John Marston and following up with Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2 . _ Even though those two protagonists have both meaningfully changed by the end of their storylines, there are many characters in the Red Dead Redemption games who are never able to make up for their p


Even AAA titles like the Assassins Creed series now actively encourage gamers to learn more about the eras that they are playing in, predominantly through adding notes or diary entries as collectibles. Regardless of what kind of genre players may like when it comes to their favorite games, they can rest assured of the fact that these games are as entertaining as they come while giving players a tantalizing glimpse into history and its various notable eve


Pharaoh was one of the many isometric city-building games to be released on PC in the '90s. The game takes players to Ancient Egypt and lets them create their own city while also managing factors like citizen employment, natural disasters, and dise


Despite killing Micah at the end of Red Dead Redemption 2 , Dutch continues his bad deeds in the original Red Dead Redemption . When he and John first come face to face, Dutch is holding an innocent woman hostage. After taunting John for marrying Abigail, Dutch kills the woman before making his escape. When he is finally cornered by John, he tries to excuse his actions by claiming he had to spend his whole life fighting change. Although this might have been true earlier in his life, by the time of Dutch Van der Linde's death he had become a shell of the man he once was. In the story of **Red Dead Redemption ** , Dutch never comes close to atoning for his acti


While there’s no real way to avoid crashing the horse into things other than to just be careful where you ride, it’s also worth noting that being bucked from the horse is less likely depending on its temperament, and if players calm it during a ride through predator country with cougars, gators, snakes, and bea

This one isn't really a side mission but more of an easter egg. However, it provides a prequel to the "I Know You" side mission from the original Red Dead Redemption 2 rumors Dead Redemption . In Lemoyne, Arthur Morgan can find a cabin with an unfinished painting of "the Strange Man" from the "I Know You" quest, and there are notes referring to Herbert Moon (the shop owner from Armadillo) and the cholera outbreak that has wracked Armadillo and all of New Austin.

Arthur is then sent into a mine full of poisonous gas, and someone tries to kill him. It's revealed that the shaman was actually working for a fuel company who's been poisoning the land to get the people of Butcher's Creek to sell their land, and Arthur has to force the man to admit what he's done. Obediah and the others still believe it all to be a curse though, but they thank Arthur for his help.


Red Dead Redemption 2 players become accustomed to seeing Bill Williamson as the punchline to a lot of jokes, ranging from what Arthur says to him at camp to what the gang talks about on missions. Despite his grumpy and cold demeanor, Williamson appears to be a loyal member of the Van der Linde gang, consistently following Dutch's orders and keeping the camp safe. This all changes in Chapter 6, however, when Williamson is one of the gang members who takes Micah's side against Arthur and John. Williamson sides with the majority, saving himself instead of doing what is ri


John is not without his downsides, however. Because the sequel is much larger and robust than its predecessor, John has less to do in his own game. This is completely remedied in Red Dead Redemption 2 once the player takes control of John, but for the majority of a player's time with the character they just have less options. In a series made to display every aspect of a cowboy's life, John's game fails to deliver in the more mundanely detailed challenges of the Old W

This one brings Arthur Morgan into conflict with the Night Folk, a faction of serial killers with voodoo influence. They set traps in the swamps, often stringing up other dead bodies to use as bait. "A Fine Night for It" teams Arthur with a Cajun man looking to hunt the Night Folk and retake his homestead. This one is particularly strange due to how unnerving the Night Folk and their macabre practices are.