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Red Dead Redemption 2’s Best (& Worst) Chapters Explained

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RDR2 ‘s Micah Bell was best known as the Van der Linde gang degenerate. He was obnoxious, bigoted, and a generally foul person to be around, which made him a particularly good outlaw. In the end, he betrays the Van der Linde gang, proving that he’s the snake Arthur always thought it was. His Missouri Fox Trotter horse, Baylock, is black and white, which can be seen as a symbol of Micah’s two-faced charac

_Red Dead Redemption 2 _ ‘s campaign has cemented itself as one of the most immersive Western RPGs ever released. Its expansive open-world, countless side missions, and endless customization options are all frosting on Rockstar Games’ enthralling narrative that details the escapades of outlaw Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang . The nearly 50-hour-long story unfolds over several lengthy chapters, which are all vastly different from one another. But which of the game’s chapters are the best, and which are lackluster in compari

_Red Dead Redemption 2 _ had one of the most colorful casts of characters Rockstar Games has created. The Western followed the story of a life-long outlaw, Arthur Morgan, a high-ranking member of the Van der Linde gang , a group of bandits on the run from the law after a botched steamboat robbery. Through their adventures across the American frontier, players get to know the Van der Linde crew. Each gang member’s disposition shined in conversations with Arthur, but they were also reflected by the horses they choose to r

red dead Redemption 2 money guide Dead Redemption 2 is filled with mysteries. UFOs, ghosts, sasquatches, time travel, and all other mystical sci-fi and horror elements will have players shaking in their cowboy boots. Yet, one of the more interesting aspects is a lost Englishman who might not even be real. When combing through the game’s files, there’s nothing on Gavin, just Gavin’s friend, Nigel. All players can do is speculate and theorize on what Gavin’s fate is, and if he was even real to begin w

It’s hard to believe that Gavin is real or even alive when one considers the lies that Nigel has told Tom in the letter. The first clue is ” A pair of boys from little old Maidenhead, Berkshire. ” If Gavin and Nigel are from Berkshire, then they are not Londoners, which Nigel claims to passersby. Tom also confirms in the letter ” I remember when the height of your ambition was pretending you were a Londoner ” showing that this isn’t the first time Nigel has lied about being from Lon

As John Marston explores the plains of America, he too can stumble upon Nigel, who can now be located in Blackwater, Tall Trees, MacFarlane’s Ranch, and east of Armadillo in the Epilogue . Nigel is in notable disarray, and his outfit is the same as it was 8 years prior, but in tatters and covered in dirt and sweat. His mustache is overly grown and unkempt, and the dark rings around his eyes indicate a man who hasn’t bathed or slept in his quest to find his frie

While Dutch may not have a Chosen One-type prophecy driving his narrative, it would be hard to convince him of it. Dutch believes unequivocally that he is destined to make a utopia for him and his own that fits his fantasy of a free frontier. The original Red Dead Redemption showed Dutch at the very end of his journey when he had no cards left up his sleeve, but even then the enigmatic leader had the last word and ended things on his own terms. When the story roles back to the downfall of the Van Der Linde Gang in RDR2, players see a much more nuanced Dutch with more of the charm and bravado for which he’s known, but that slowly fades as the story progresses. Even as the game foreshadows that he is getting sloppy and erratic, Dutch still showcases hints at the man he was , who was able to inspire all the members to follow

The end of RDR2 gives the perfect starting point for the third installment, as Sadie Adler’s fate is left uncertain in the year 1907. Red Dead Redemption doesn’t pick up until 1911, so RDR3 would have a few years with Sadie in the states before progressing south. During that time, players could follow along on Sadie’s mission, and her narrative could also explain some of the unknown elements in the frontier’s history, such as the destruction of crops in New Austin, Ignacio Sanchez’s revolution in Mexico, or the mysterious Mr. Braithwaite mentioned in Undead Nightmare . All of which would further realize Red Dead Redemption’s western front

Dutch’s origins as a runaway from his impoverished family struggling to make it, and his turn to thievery for survival, also lay the foundation for the gang itself. Dutch feels like an outsider in the frontier, a misfit that dreams of a better life. As such, he collects other outsiders struggling to make it and brings them into his family. He finds a brother in Hosea when they try to rob each other, similar to Anakin finding a brother in Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the two form the bedrock of the Van Der Linde Gang. Dutch then finds sons in Arthur and John , another pair of unfortunate kids trying to survive, and the stage is set for Dutch’s series of betrayals in RDR2 . As Anakin turned his back on Obi-Wan and caused Padme’s demise, so too does Dutch turn his back on Hosea and set in motion the destruction of John and Art

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