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A few final thoughts on Red Dead:

I think the story couldve had better emotional investment if there was more focus on how Marston was affected by having to hunt down his former friends - his interactions with Dutch do have some of that, but by that point it felt like too little too late. They probably shouldve introduced Dutch at the beginning and had fewer villains overall. Its still weird to me how Javier just dies as soon as you meet him.

It wouldve made the last chapter even better, since that shows the other side of things: what Marston was fighting for the whole time. His interactions with his son do a good job at conveying his conflicting desires to train him into a strong man and to have him avoid going down another path of self-destruction. Abigail is just a lot of fun, and their genuinely loving interactions are an effective contrast with the cynicism of the rest of the game. I think she couldve easily been the kind of emotional anchor character you wanted if only shed been in the game more.

From what I know about Red Dead 2, it goes into the backstory of Marstons gang and what caused them to break up, and has Abigail in a more prominent role. Not that it excuses this game skimping on the details, but I am eager to see that when the time comes. 2018 seems so far away

As for the gameplay, it seems like I didnt miss much. I know what the thread title is, but I doubt anyone would mind if you elected to just watch through some of the more story-focused games to come. I plan to do so fairly regularly.

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