Red Dead Redemption 2 - Reder and Deader

[Warden of the North]

Does it matter if I

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killed that Chick Matthews guy after he gave me the map showing where his debt money that he owed Leopold is??

I’m assuming no???

You cant kill important characters

 

[S E P H]

I played a couple days of this game after a long break and they really need to reduce or nerf certain animal reactions. I wanted to chill and just explore around the map and when a pack of wolves or cougar comes charging at you, your sympathetic nervous system pushes out norepinephrine from a dumb game. And it's not like I travelled away from the road into the mountains either which I expect this stuff to occur. I stayed predominantly on the road/path and see if I came across unique or rare situations I haven't encountered yet. Some times its super frustrating AF because you're exploring having fun, have something charge at you, clunky controls delays in you getting your gun out, lose 150 bucks, and start in another random location within the vicinity. I personally consider it dumb that you should now ride with one of the shotguns out at all time.

 

[Pilky01]

I felt like I got attacked a lot early in my playthrough but once I actually wanted to start hunting predators like cougars and wolves suddenly they'r nowhere to be found.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

I felt like I got attacked a lot early in my playthrough but once I actually wanted to start hunting predators like cougars and wolves suddenly they'r nowhere to be found.

That seems to always be the case with Rockstar games though. Be it GTA or RDR, when you need an item or a car or an animal they are nowhere to be found. But yet when you no longer need or want whatever item or thing...they are everywhere.

 

[Warden of the North]

Chapter 6 discussion

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Im a little annoyed that the game doesnt drop a massive hint that things are going to be remarkably different and the end game is more or less nigh before finishing chapter 4.

Like I dont know exactly how much is left but I know basically whats going to happen with regards to Arthur and then the epilogues. But im annoyed that the tuberculosis is now effecting gameplay. There should have been a hint to finish all the miscellanious stuff up in chapter 4 when Arthur is still operating at peak.

 

[Oscar Acosta]

Been playing this for the last couple weeks when I get the chance, still on like Chapter 2. Good 30 hours in just to get some of the controls down, I don't know man, they throw so much at you at once. But what a game, visually, gameplay and everything just amazing. Now I figure i have the controls down a bit and what all the tonics and food and picking leaves and binoculars shit do, I'm ready to play.

The long intro until you get into it, has the same issue with online - I tried to jump in tonight, took 2 hours to create a player, do the basic dumb tutorials all over again and never run into anyone, by then I'm bored and quit. It's hard to really gear down and play RDR2 I find.

I may remember wrong but RDR it was jump into online pretty immediately? I remember a bunch of people dicking around that homestead off the jump. Not this long 2 hour tutorial which everyone knows to play because online and offline was staggered.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Been playing this for the last couple weeks when I get the chance, still on like Chapter 2. Good 30 hours in just to get some of the controls down, I don't know man, they throw so much at you at once. But what a game, visually, gameplay and everything just amazing. Now I figure i have the controls down a bit and what all the tonics and food and picking leaves and binoculars **** do, I'm ready to play.

The long intro until you get into it, has the same issue with online - I tried to jump in tonight, took 2 hours to create a player, do the basic dumb tutorials all over again and never run into anyone, by then I'm bored and quit. It's hard to really gear down and play RDR2 I find.

I may remember wrong but RDR it was jump into online pretty immediately? I remember a bunch of people dicking around that homestead off the jump. Not this long 2 hour tutorial which everyone knows to play because online and offline was staggered.

There should definitely be an option to skip the tutorial. The online tutorial barely helps with anything online-specific and treats you as though you are playing RDR2 for the first time. It's really annoying after sinking 100+ hours into the game and then trying online and having to run through a tutorial as though you just picked up the game 10 minutes ago.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Random question but are Bison limited to a certain # of them in the game that you can kill before they go extinct and are gone from the map for good??

I know that was the case in “Red Dead Redemption” so I was just wondering if that comes into effect here too.

 

[JoVel]

Random question but are Bison limited to a certain # of them in the game that you can kill before they go extinct and are gone from the map for good??

I know that was the case in “Red Dead Redemption” so I was just wondering if that comes into effect here too.

As they can go extinct in RDR1 then it wouldn't really make sense for them to go extinct in this game, so I'd say no.

 

[Pilky01]

Random question but are Bison limited to a certain # of them in the game that you can kill before they go extinct and are gone from the map for good??

I know that was the case in “Red Dead Redemption” so I was just wondering if that comes into effect here too.

Could they really? I had no idea.

Also i don't think they go extinct.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Could they really? I had no idea

Yep. In fact there is/was an achievement for it.

Manifest Destiny

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Had my first legit jump scare this morning...

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f*** that damn Legendary White Cougar that you need to kill in the cave....

 

[Warden of the North]

Im in Chapter 6 and struggling to keep playing. Im going to finish it as fast possible and sell the game.

I never see myself wanting to play it a second time. The pace of this game is too slow my tastes when im not engrossed in the story.

Basically, its the Schlinder's List of gaming. An utterly gripping story, things that you think about long after youve turned it off, and a classic and iconic piece of art. But something you wont revisit often, if ever.

 

[MAHJ71]

For my wedding this past Saturday a buddy of mine gifted me an extra Xbox One he had sitting around... and RDR2

Needless to say I'm pumped up, as I've been itching so bad to play this game I considered picking up an X1 for just this game alone.

 

[MMC]

Still no sign of any story updates in any way (not even in the form of weapons, clothes, or equipment)

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

So I’ve robbed the doctor in Valentine twice (the first time I grabbed the revolver and the cash and then the second time I just robbed the cash register) but when I check my log thing not only is “Rob The Doctor in Valentine” still listed but it says I need to still investigate around his office.
And yes before I robbed the place I went over to the window and pressed LT to look inside of it. I’ve also knocked on that heavy steel door twice.

Am I glitched??

 

[Warden of the North]

Question for those who have finished the game

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How long would you estimate it takes to beat the chapters after Arthur dies? I want to see Arthur's story to its end, but not sure I care enough about John to keep playing

 

[MMC]

So I’ve robbed the doctor in Valentine twice (the first time I grabbed the revolver and the cash and then the second time I just robbed the cash register) but when I check my log thing not only is “Rob The Doctor in Valentine” still listed but it says I need to still investigate around his office.
And yes before I robbed the place I went over to the window and pressed LT to look inside of it. I’ve also knocked on that heavy steel door twice.

Am I glitched??

There should be an option for you to press when you pull out your gun to rob the back room.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Question for those who have finished the game

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How long would you estimate it takes to beat the chapters after Arthur dies? I want to see Arthur's story to its end, but not sure I care enough about John to keep playing

It takes a damn long time, tell ya that much partner. Just watch the final mission on Youtube if you want to see what happens in regards to the other main characters.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

So I’ve robbed the doctor in Valentine twice (the first time I grabbed the revolver and the cash and then the second time I just robbed the cash register) but when I check my log thing not only is “Rob The Doctor in Valentine” still listed but it says I need to still investigate around his office.
And yes before I robbed the place I went over to the window and pressed LT to look inside of it. I’ve also knocked on that heavy steel door twice.

Am I glitched??

Same for me, I could never get that to be "checked off".

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

There should be an option for you to press when you pull out your gun to rob the back room.

Yes I know as I had said I saw/did that, I got the revolver and the $50 the first time I robbed the place I had said.

 

[Hatfield]

Question for those who have finished the game

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How long would you estimate it takes to beat the chapters after Arthur dies? I want to see Arthur's story to its end, but not sure I care enough about John to keep playing

I don't think it takes that long. The first epilogue, while tedious at the beginning (by design), goes pretty fast. Second epilogue is definitely longer but I didn't find it boring at all.

 

[Pilky01]

For all the complaints about how long the epilogue was it didn't feel long at all.

But of course that was probably more to do with me hearing all the complaints and so bracing for the worst.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Jesus it takes awhile for cougars to spawn.

Finally just completed Master Hunter Challenge 6

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Jesus it takes awhile for cougars to spawn.

Finally just completed Master Hunter Challenge 6

That was one of the tougher challenges for me. They take ages to spawn sometimes, and half the time they'd be jumping me so quick, lol.