Okay, I'll have to check that out. I don't know if R* is known to troll players or not but it seems crazy to put this guy in and not have something behind it.
Thanks.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 |OT2| For A Few Hours More
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Thanks.
In the context of the whole experience it's pretty short, but in isolation it's still way too long for how poor it is.
The worst part of it was the weapons you're saddled with for the whole experience. I initially wanted to stick around and hunt all the animals for the trophies, but being CONSTANTLY ambushed by hostiles while saddled with garbage-tier weaponry made me just rush through it as quickly as possible.
You can also just hold down X/A to craft ammo. It will keep crafting until you are full or out of materials.
If you don't rush through, about another 20 hours until you hit the end credits.
You and I are basically at the exact same point in the story, and I agree with you completely.
Chapter 6 is about as long as Chapter 4, from the looks of the mission list on Social Club. And then there's the epilogues.
Chapter 6 is easily the longest chapter. It involves an awful lot of riding long distances between missions which - while a lot of people complain about this - I personally felt was a nice opportunity to reflect on the journey before being thrust into the end game.
Chapter 6 is also Stranger mission heavy, and not in the traditional sense. Many Stranger missions are "honor missions" which both allow you to ratchet your honor up or down significantly and wrap up a number of side plot beats. I recommend you do all of these.
The worst part for me...
was right after I got back to the Trading Post. I refused to steal a horse in order to get back to Shady Belle, so I decided to walk to the stable outside of town and see if I could summon one of mine back or, failing that, buy a new temporary one. But without the camp set and all the shops (and the inn!?) closed, it seemed impossible to force the game to roll over from night to day and the stable wouldn't reopen. Sat outside of that stable for a good 20 minutes but the sun never came up.
I tried to walk, but it was just too far. The game seemed insistent that I steal some rando's horse and ride it back to camp so it could make me listen to the song. At least it didn't penalize me for it, but I still felt terrible.
I tried to walk, but it was just too far. The game seemed insistent that I steal some rando's horse and ride it back to camp so it could make me listen to the song. At least it didn't penalize me for it, but I still felt terrible.
Finally getting around to working on finishing the epilogue..
Can't wait to see how everything related in RDR1 since I haven't played it, and will be starting it once I finish this up.
Just built the house, that was a great cutscene/thing with the music and everything.. fucking Uncle lol.
Can't wait to see how everything related in RDR1 since I haven't played it, and will be starting it once I finish this up.
Yeah if you were trying to role play as a good guy then sadly you're SOL. It's a nearly scripted scene. I justified it by realizing I'd just been through literal hell and grabbing one skinny horse was worth it to find out what happened to my friends.
Probably. But I don't steal horses so it felt wrong to just nick the one sitting right there. I didn't exactly have the weapons or ammo to deal with any ambushes at that point, hah.
Wait, the song? I don't think it triggered for me. It's funny because I never heard Far Away in RDR1 either
I don't know the actual title of the song, but it played "I Stand Unshaken" for most of the ride back to Shady Belle once I stole a horse. It only started to fade out when I was about half a mile away.
Y'all shoulda stolen that horse. I was a complete whitehat when I played through and I still was like, fuck it, the game clearly stuck this horse here for me to take. And then you get the song over the long cinematic ride back to what remains of your camp.
Oh, I did. I just resisted it for half a damn hour because I'm stubborn and didn't realize the game refused to let time pass until I actually got on the damn horse.
I'm just glad I didn't actually walk the whole way. I made it like halfway from Van Horn to Emerald Ridge before I got bored and loaded my save and went to the stable.
Seriously, that was an amazing segment.
I was so exhausted by what had just taken place, I hopped right onto the first horse I saw, desperate to see some of the other gang members again.
Same here. My first playthrough was with high honor and I don't regret it at all. But I also don't regret taking that horse one bit. And then the ride back ... just, wow. The feels, man!
I was actually convinced that they had killed my horse and I was a bit pissed off about it. Fortunately that wasn't the case.
Yeah I was too, but then it turns out that's just one more reason why Sadie is the best. She had your back.
So is it pretty much cannon at this point that Bill is gay or at the very least curious about men?
So is it pretty much cannon at this point that Bill is gay or at the very least curious about men?
One thing I missed:
Is Charles still alive? The icon for the mission on the Social Club shows him and Arthur hugging but I don't remember seeing him in the shanty town before everything went to hell.
Oh, playing this before the original seems like it'd be interesting. There are a load of callbacks and references to the original game throughout the story of this, so you'll be getting a lot of "ah! that's what that meant!" moments.
Just finished the epilogue last night with the credits rolling. I actually thought I had a ways to go judging by my map.
I still have everything south and west of John's house uncovered. Were there missions I missed? Like I never went to Armadillo until now.
The rest of the Red Dead 1 America map is purely there for fanservice. I may be remembering incorrectly, but I'm sure it's stated in the original that John never really goes much further West than Beecher's Hope.
So...
Anything hidden or hard to find I should go seek out and do or experience before I approach the endgame? Easter eggs, etc? I still need to finish that serial killer side arc, probably...
I think I'm getting up on the end of the game. I rescued John, the entire east side of the map has me wanted dead or alive and I think I've chewed up every sidequest I can find except for the final debtor for Strauss.
Anything hidden or hard to find I should go seek out and do or experience before I approach the endgame? Easter eggs, etc? I still need to finish that serial killer side arc, probably...
I absolved the first one. Will probably do the same for the last one. I'm playing Arthur as white-hat as I possibly can - I have over $10,000 saved up so it's not like I need the money.
That's the situation I was in. I highly recommend you see that quest line through to the end and absolve the debts since you're playing good Arthur. Make sure you speak with Strauss after you complete them all too. Curious to see if you think the outcome is justified. I was personally a little shocked.
Finally finished chapter 6 and called it quits. As much as I loved the game I didn't have it in me to continue any more after nearly 3 months of playing. Watched a short version of the epilogue on youtube.
Save up that much money? I did all the treasure maps and almost never buy anything except meals at restaurants and oatcakes for my horse.
Also, spent like 45 minutes trying for a 3 star panther mast night. Are these just really rare?
Monster. Your horse deserves apples and carrots and sugar cubes too.
To be fair, I customized half a dozen guns, went on a shopping spree in Ste. Denis and never did a single treasure hunt on my first playthrough and still finished the game with about six grand.
To be fair, I customized half a dozen guns, went on a shopping spree in Ste. Denis and never did a single treasure hunt on my first playthrough and still finished the game with about six grand.
No, absolve people.
And I didnt know there were more treasure maps :o
Check out the bayou south/south east of the Gray's in Lemoyne.
The game gives you the option to absolve debts but it's only for the last couple debtor missions.
I'm south of Rhodes. Ign said it was a good spot but only found 2 1 star over several days.
IGN is a little iffy with their tips since most of them are reader-run like a wiki. They may be right but I got a three star kill in the little mini bayou near the Gray's plantation.