This is Why You Should Play RDR 2 Twice

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  • Опубліковано 6 січ 2024
  • This is a gaming video essay, a deep dive into the world of RDR 2.
    Five years post-release, RDR 2 continues to stand as a masterpiece in gaming, redefining the open-world genre with its unparalleled narrative depth, character development, and attention to detail. this isn't just a game, but a journey through the dying days of the Wild West. From Arthur Morgan's compelling character arc to the game's reflection on historical themes, RDR2 offers an experience that goes beyond gaming. Let's explore the immersive world, intricate storytelling, and the emotional resonance that make RDR 2 a benchmark in gaming history.
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    #rdr2 #videoessay #reddeadredemption #reddeadredemtion2 #arthurmorgan #arthur #videoessay #rockstar
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  • @ViciousTNT
    @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому +22

    Heyo, I also made a video on Arthur Morgan: ua-cam.com/video/j0jRARi7sxk/v-deo.html

  • @TheDoomSlayerButPettingaCat
    @TheDoomSlayerButPettingaCat 5 місяців тому +302

    A 1hr video about rdr2? Sign me up

  • @montanastranger
    @montanastranger 5 місяців тому +249

    It was the only game in my adult life where i knew i had experienced a masterpiece. True greatness that doesn't come around very often.

    • @lewisjohnston7077
      @lewisjohnston7077 5 місяців тому +12

      Hopefully GTA 6 be the same and hopefully get a RDR3

    • @Gandalfthegoldenbird
      @Gandalfthegoldenbird 5 місяців тому +11

      Praying GTA 6 hits the same mark and isn’t GTA 5 2 electric boogaloo

    • @ddott631
      @ddott631 5 місяців тому +2

      Yeah hopefully gta 6 will be just as good as rdr2 and detailed as rdr2 and the story will be just as good but it’s sooo hard too rdr2 it’s a complete masterpiece through and through #1 game of all time in my book and hopefully rdr3 will be just as good I want a younger arurther and Dutch and Hosea and how the gang came together for rdr3 more Wild West like in the middle of Wild West not the end of it

    • @BriteRory
      @BriteRory 4 місяці тому +2

      I'm 38 and can say that I feel basically the same, just nearly. The previous Red Dead Redemption made me feel similarly, but after playing this one it truly pales in comparison, but only for natural and obvious reasons. Playing Baldur's Gate 1 and Fallout 1 when I was 12 years old were my moments of recognizing artistic genius for the first time at an elevated level, and I've revisited those games numerous times over the years awaiting anything that could even remotely compare. A few have come around, but Red Dead 2 is the greatest game ever made and that is a conclusion I've come to over and over again, multiple times. It just excels in nearly every major regard that matters, but especially the open world and the way it is designed to give an impression of absolute frontier style freedom that over time is revealed to be an ever-diminishing quality.
      Roaming around a staggeringly realistic realization of a period none of us are old enough to even vaguely recall is an opportunity hitherto unknown, not to the extent this game offers. The constant bombardment of gorgeous cinematography, remarkable music, ingeniously established characters and their highs and low delivered through a novelesque narrative the player gets to determine much of the pace of coupled with the design of the world and its environs sets this game apart with no equals. Games like Stalker, Dark Souls, Elden Ring, Morrowind, Baldur's Gate 2, the original Fallout or New Vegas, Cyberpunk 2077, are all games that I thoroughly enjoy playing and marvel at the artistic mastery involved in their creations. But only with Red Dead 2 and specifically as Arthur do I feel like I'm "living" another life, in another time.
      I'm not even very fond of Rockstar overall and I include the earlier periods when the minds ultimately responsible for this game were involved at the company in my opinion on it; Grand Theft Auto only ever appealed to me as spontaneous outbursts of senseless violence because I could never find myself caring enough about anybody or anything whatsoever to do with those games, and I've played them all starting with the original as a teenager. The last one I actually finished was San Andreas, and I could only stomach about half of the story of the last one before I gave up, despite several attempts at retrying. There whole gameplay design and creative philosophy just doesn't appeal to me very much, where even games like The Warriors and LA Noire I ultimately lost my enthusiasm early on for. And as wonderous as Red Dead Redemption is narratively, with one of the most memorable and gorgeous open worlds ever presented, the gamified nature of how you interact with everything does major harm in retrospect. Only with Red Dead 2 did they truly and absolutely deliver a genuine masterpiece from top to bottom, a landmark event in art history that will likely continue to reverberate for decades if not more, the way people today revere cinema or novels that defined not only a generation but altered the expectations people in general had on their respective mediums from then on.
      Despite being 5 years out now, I feel like we are on the whole still in something of an afterglow of sorts with this game, as nothing has approached it since but not enough time has gone by for the full impact of it to have been felt and established broadly. I revisit the game at least once per year after playing it the day it first came out on console; my last handful of play-throughs being on PC and occasionally on Steam Deck. It isn't even so much Arthur or John, or the fantastic narrative, or the points of interest that bring me back at this point, it is the sensation when reloading a game somewhere in Chapter 2 or 3 after not playing for a while and being immediately drowned in the overwhelming sounds of swirling cicada and bird song mingled with the movement of leather and buckles as my horse adjusts or swats at flies with its tail, a train rolling past out across the vast open Heartlands in the early morning hours, the distant snow capped and evergreen covered Grizzlies swimming in the shimmering haze of heat mirage distorting the entire horizon. The slow deliberateness to every movement Arthur makes, and the exceeding amount of visual and audible details surrounding you that seamlessly change with the territory, etc it is a profound triumph of human creativity the likes of which will almost certainly never be seen again, not in this form. The game is a once in a lifetime phenomenon, one that looking on from a distance in time seems almost impossible to believe could even have happened.

    • @jondoe384
      @jondoe384 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@BriteRoryKingdom Come: Deliverance

  • @lsixty30
    @lsixty30 5 місяців тому +91

    This game is one of the greatest stories of our generation, I hope it stands the test of time as a story and perhaps even gets written into a novel if it has not been already.

    • @lsixty30
      @lsixty30 5 місяців тому

      20:25

    • @frizzyrascal1493
      @frizzyrascal1493 5 місяців тому

      Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Try that if you like the tone of RDR2.

    • @thehazyblob
      @thehazyblob 5 місяців тому +2

      ​@@frizzyrascal1493 The atmosphere of blood meridion is nothing like rdr2 besides cowboys with gun. Blood meridion is actually closer in terms of atmosphere with rd1.

  • @marcushopkins8558
    @marcushopkins8558 5 місяців тому +30

    Generational game/story , I’ll always come back to this game once a year. Beaten it 9 times and 100% it twice. Still never get tired of it. Truly a masterpiece of a game.

  • @badger297
    @badger297 4 місяці тому +18

    Alternate title: "i know youve finished rdr2, but you cant stop consuming content based on it, no matter how much time passes"
    Great video homie
    +1sub

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  4 місяці тому +1

      Haha, that really is a better title 😄

    • @BLET_55artem55
      @BLET_55artem55 2 місяці тому +1

      Literally me

  • @KnowledgeInBall
    @KnowledgeInBall 5 місяців тому +21

    Saw a comment under a RDR 2 essay video with the person saying they wished they had amnesia to experience the game all over again. i somewhat think they're not alone in that feeling...

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Nothing beats the first playthrough :)

  • @lifeits3lf
    @lifeits3lf 5 місяців тому +63

    Thank you. I love this game more than any other game I have ever played. My heart aches for Arthur, and I grieve his loss even to this day.

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому +6

      I'm glad you enjoyed it ❤️

    • @WhosBAKA
      @WhosBAKA Місяць тому +1

      this is by far the best game of all time

  • @bryxzz
    @bryxzz 5 місяців тому +48

    i just finished Arthur's story yesterday and after holding off on buying this game for so long i feel like i've been missing out 10/10 game⭐️

  • @user-cq2dm9ec7f
    @user-cq2dm9ec7f 5 місяців тому +11

    This game is not just a video game; it's a life lesson, in acceptance, integrity, in facing your own mortality and how you deal with it affects others around you. It implores you to experience the good man in a cruel world, or being a cruel man who follows the flow of the world around him.
    You can both play as BAD or GOOD man Arthur, and experience the consequences of your actions the way not all of us could have explored in real life.
    The world changes depend on your approach to it, as we all saw in our playthroughs.

  • @DeadPixel1105
    @DeadPixel1105 5 місяців тому +38

    I bought RDR2 on Steam several years ago and it's just been sitting there in my Steam library. I finally started playing it last night. I'm taking it super slow and letting myself get immersed. It's definitely an extremely immersive game. Even activities as mundane as slowly walking around the Colter camp and making small talk with all the other gang members, and then spending a little bit of time with my horse; then sitting down in front of a fire, opening my satchel, and going through my inventory of stuff; etc.
    Even if you're doing things that are completely 'boring', it still sucks you in and makes you feel so invested in the experience.

    • @cherry.cider.s0da
      @cherry.cider.s0da 5 місяців тому +2

      If you think stuff is immersive now, wait until Chapter 2. IMO it's when stuff really starts out, and is the best chapter of the game in the sense that everyone is happy and healthy. There's a lot more freedom with hunting, going to town, and the like. Have fun

    • @ctiniustin
      @ctiniustin 5 місяців тому +3

      When I returned to play the game for the second time - I took it incredibly slow - like a person having a near death experience and then returning to his everyday life with a new found appreciation for the little things, the small things, the extraordinary things that are all around us - keep it up and take it slow 😇

    • @Lostenoch
      @Lostenoch 4 місяці тому +1

      Ive just recently completed it, so glad i did ❤ gl

    • @Maximus-z2t
      @Maximus-z2t 2 місяці тому

      @@cherry.cider.s0daso chapter 2 is the only chapter you have freedom to come and go and explore as you please?

    • @gavin2x
      @gavin2x 3 дні тому +2

      @@Maximus-z2tthe whole game is, but chapter 2 is like the first time you experience the freedom so in a way, it feels the most free if that makes sense!

  • @redfern6013
    @redfern6013 5 місяців тому +17

    My friend, this video is a masterpiece.
    Arthur Morgan is up there with my favorite character of all time, The Arbiter.

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Thank you 😊 Arbiter brings back memories

  • @VEV-cu6no
    @VEV-cu6no 5 місяців тому +23

    I still have mixed feelings about GOW 2018 winning GOTY, both are phenomenal games but I think RDR2 is more deserving

    • @thefallenvalley4340
      @thefallenvalley4340 5 місяців тому +7

      Finished GoW and never touched it twice. RDR2 just keeps surprising me more and more. The reason GoW won was because RDR2 had just launched by the end of the year.

    • @John-996
      @John-996 5 місяців тому +3

      GOW2018 was great, But RDR2 really Set new bars for Third person open world immersion, Level of detail in an open world, NPC interaction and reaction, Horse riding?gameplay in an open world and its also a really well Rounded open world having activites, unique world encounters and unique side missions and many unique mystries to find in the world. while alot games only have 1 or 2 of these things RDR2 has all 3 and when combined this aspects with the level of NPC interaction and reaction, level of detail with NPCs and wildlife having daily routines it creates one of the best open worlds to date.

    • @WhosBAKA
      @WhosBAKA Місяць тому +1

      @@thefallenvalley4340 dude fr. after you finish the game and do the side missions and start to explore it’s even better. the game is so detailed and has so many hidden details and stuff. it’s neat.

    • @MAsOCLisMO
      @MAsOCLisMO Місяць тому +1

      @@thefallenvalley4340 Agree with you in that but there's one more thing, RDR2 does drag a bit because of chapter 5, in that regard GOW flows better, however in terms of the game itself, RDR2 has much more to offer than GOW and should've got GOTY that year

  • @user-xl8hf7kr7l
    @user-xl8hf7kr7l 5 місяців тому +36

    A Beautiful and dare I say a lifechanging experience. Best open world of any game ever and incredibly well written characters.

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому +6

      100%

    • @montanastranger
      @montanastranger 5 місяців тому +5

      Absolutely a magical experience from start to finish. I would get sidetracked for hours just exploring.

    • @spyder_33
      @spyder_33 5 місяців тому +2

      ​​@@montanastranger I also get sidetracked in wardrobe putting together various outfits lol especially in RDO🤠👍

  • @terrytucker9564
    @terrytucker9564 5 місяців тому +14

    I started replaying RDR2 a few weeks back, I’m in Saint Denis now and man the game is just as masterful as it was in 2018 when I first played. 10/10

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому +2

      100%

    • @albania10
      @albania10 5 місяців тому

      Me too first play through and I am in Saint Denis, loving it so far

  • @SirCharles44
    @SirCharles44 5 місяців тому +10

    rdr2 is the greatest game of all time. the greatest story of all time, wether fiction or not rdr2 is better. the best story i have ever experienced. the greatest characters, graphics, voice actors, map, gamplay, and realism i have ever experienced.

  • @K.C-2049
    @K.C-2049 5 місяців тому +5

    RDR2 is such a great game to waffle around in just doing nothing. I just play free roam in the epilogue (PC master race, I modded Arthur back into it lol) enjoying the surroundings, the random encounters, the stranger missions, hunting, fishing, exploring, trying out various mods which spice it up a little bit... it's a testament to the game that you can play it with literally no purpose than to just exist in it.

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому +1

      One of the few games where saying "the world feels alive" is accurate

  • @lexlex7863
    @lexlex7863 2 місяці тому +5

    RDR2 was Rockstar’s BEST WORK. I don’t know if they’ll ever be able to top this game. The story, characters and all of the details are what made this game so special. All of the choices we were given ended with some type of consequence that affect the story and dialogue. They put so much into Arthur Morgan, as complex as he was he grew on the players and we ended up loving his character.

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  2 місяці тому

      Well said 🙌

    • @WhosBAKA
      @WhosBAKA Місяць тому

      i think it’s the best game made ever tbh. it’s so detailed and has so many hidden details and missions even after you finish the main story. it’s impeccable

  • @ViagaraXVodka
    @ViagaraXVodka 5 місяців тому +4

    One of the few games I can just sit and watch all the cutscenes back to back

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому +1

      Pretty long movie when put all together 😄

  • @rH0und
    @rH0und Місяць тому +2

    17:40 id like to mention that in my first playthrough. I went back for the money, due to knowing John was strong enough to look after himself and if Arthur could get John and his family that money. He’d be doing them a massive favour

  • @Epicness560
    @Epicness560 5 місяців тому +5

    I EASILLY sunk 100 hours in my first playthrough. Once i realized that side missions actually held purpose, i could not get enough of them. Not to mention the story, my god. I wish I could do it all again.

    • @skty1
      @skty1 5 місяців тому

      you can!

  • @niclogan
    @niclogan Місяць тому +2

    This was one of my first completed games entering the gaming world and everything else pales in comparison emotionally. I'm on maybe my 10th playthrough now and entering chapter 6 already has me dreading my tears that will ultimately ensue. It's so beautifully tragic and striking. I want to do everything I can to keep Arthur alive in game. I live vicariously through him and connect my real life experiences to his. It's not just a game to me, but a life lesson, and almost reliving a past experience I'm nostalgic of as if I once lived back in 1899.

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  Місяць тому

      Well said 🙌 The life lessons part hits close to home for me, and led me to make the latest video specifically about that.

  • @John-996
    @John-996 5 місяців тому +9

    Hands down one of the Greatest open world games and one of best story games of all time.

    • @lewisjohnston7077
      @lewisjohnston7077 5 місяців тому

      Makes you feel you are actually Arthur Morgan. More than just a character.

  • @jorsh1908
    @jorsh1908 2 місяці тому +18

    You mean 17 times?

    • @thekingofkingsrp
      @thekingofkingsrp 8 днів тому +3

      I just started playing again and I am on chapter 2 just free roaming anf exploring. I don't even want to progress. I just did the 6 gold bar treasure hunt.

  • @deanobeany
    @deanobeany 5 місяців тому +6

    I was late to the party with RDR1, didnt play it until i was unemployed for a spell in 2018 aged 28. Later that year RDR2 was released. I bought it on release but didnt even get out of the prologue as i couldnt commit time to such a large game.
    For 2 years it languished on my shelf until 2020... when... i had a LOT more free time. Went from start to 90% completion and finishing the story mode within 2 weeks. I was pretty much sleeping, working or playing RDR2. Amazing game.
    Im 34, this was only 3.5 years ago but i feel like i have actual nostalgia for it already. My Arthur would wear red, had a bowler hat and a handlebar stash, so everyone elses cut scenes look wrong lol

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Yeah, the first playthrough tends to eliminate everything besides bare necessities for a while 😄 I had a very similar experience

  • @johnmitchell8487
    @johnmitchell8487 Місяць тому +5

    Play RDR2 twice? Those are rookie numbers, you need to bump those up.

  • @akchemaceshwa
    @akchemaceshwa 4 місяці тому +2

    I remember starting playing it in the winter holidays when snow was falling outside. And that how the game started. I was in awe from that moment to this day. Rockstar so beautifully handled diverse characters in every way in that era which it is set in, woven into the the story that no other can even touch.

  • @ClearCritique
    @ClearCritique 5 місяців тому +2

    Great video. You used engaging clips in the right moments and the music is effective without being overbearing. I particularly enjoyed the discussions of Micah, Sadie and the immersive elements of the game like camp conversations and optional encounters. GTA 4 video next? There's always Half Life as well ; )

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Haha, thank you! I'll do my best :)

  • @josephmuniz2839
    @josephmuniz2839 5 місяців тому +6

    Me watching this while replaying rdr2 for the 5th time

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Hell yeah, enjoy the playthrough

  • @garydiamondguitarist
    @garydiamondguitarist 4 місяці тому +3

    I want to tell you why this video is one of the best I've seen, and justifies UA-cam as *THE* video essay platform in the best possible ways.
    Over the past month or so I've been pretty sick. One of the few ways I've found solace is by indulging my love for video games, and in the end as I filtered through my console libraries it just came down to playing _Red Dead Redemption II_ as a lot of others pale in comparison, good as they might be. The world got me hooked.
    When I clicked ▶ on this, I figured I already knew why any gamer should play RDR2, why it's great. Boy was I wrong! It turns out this video showed me a lot of the subtleties I'd missed, great moments of story and characterisation that tied the many arcs that run through it together. It also reminded me of how much I like Arthur and more than that why, how much the moments of emotional resonance (especially the Arthur and Sadie stuff) really ring out in a way most fiction - not just games, all fiction - cannot manage. Even more that that, it reminds us that when video games work it's because they combine several forms of art together seamlessly to make something deeply affecting - writing, acting, musicianship, artistry, technical excellence (in programming, sound design etc) and so on.
    I've added hundreds of hours to my saves on PS5 and Series X (they're at different points in the story - one is early in Chapter 2, the other Chapter 6 before the epilogue) and this might actually be something I can show to my girlfriend, whom things are strained with right now, so she can understand *why* this masterpiece, which required hundreds of thousands of people hours and some serious dollars too, has captivated me in ways it didn't when I first bought it on disc for PS4 in 2018. It hits this time around like it didn't originally then, and this video reminded me why, but beyond that taught me other ways of why I hadn't even considered.
    RDR2 might not have grossed the stupid amount of money GTA V has managed, however I consider it the greater achievement that built on and improved it's predecessor immeasurably, and Rockstar will struggle to top it even with GTA VI, a game I think gets to exist in a franchise that has been played out for over a decade, I'm sure.
    Long story short, this fine video deserves a *lotttt* more than 36K views it currently has - I think it should be in the millions. The writing is superb, the narration passionate and clear without distracting from the visuals, the editing is decent; all in all it is a very professional piece of work that the original content creator should be proud of. I believe it should be the go to video gamers share when they can't articulate why they love video games so much, so in a way it's the RDR2 of gaming related video essays. Even the main critique - the overly linear missions, one of the few things about the game I don't like as it clashes so extremely with the very free open world - was deftly handled and makes a nice counterpoint to "Rockstar's Game Design is Outdated" by NakeyJakey, something I'd recommend everyone watch after this if they haven't already.
    Thank you, Vicious TNT. Your work affected me in a lot of ways, and I appreciate that. New subscriber 👍🏻

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  4 місяці тому

      Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed the video ♥️

    • @BLET_55artem55
      @BLET_55artem55 2 місяці тому

      Another good essay channel I recommend is "The Cursed Judge", specifically his "games that should only be played once" vid.
      *Just a suggestion

  • @multifantv1245
    @multifantv1245 2 місяці тому +1

    Please keep making Red Dead Redemption 2 video essays! They never get old.

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  2 місяці тому

      Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it ❤️

  • @karans3481
    @karans3481 2 місяці тому +2

    I had avoided RDR 2 back when in launched. Like a lot of ppl I was intimidated with its challenging and hard mechanics, long storyline also the fact that this was the most spec demanding game back then. Years passed by and I started seeing videos on YT and decided to finally play it in 2023 november. I literally took a day off cause I couldnt close the game, it was so interesting (even the long rides. Every character is memorable and fleshed out. Rockstar really outdid themselves with this one. In the end all I could say is that the ending with the sunrise with "Crash of worlds" playing in the background was the most powerful scene in all of gaming history. I literally cried like lost someone fr.

  • @stanettiels7367
    @stanettiels7367 5 місяців тому +1

    11:55
    I love the nod back to RDR1 here and the foreshadowing. The agents confronting Arthur and particularly Jack whilst they’re fishing here. Then in RDR1 a much older Jack confronts the agent when he’s fishing.

  • @kam008
    @kam008 15 годин тому +1

    "This is why you should play rdr2 twice"
    Me on my 9th playthrough:

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  12 годин тому

      Haha, enjoy the replay 😅

  • @botellopiedraleonelcristob6366
    @botellopiedraleonelcristob6366 5 місяців тому +5

    Greatness personified. True Art in a time full of fake passion and repetitive ideas.
    Thank you Rockstar.

  • @abyss9316
    @abyss9316 5 місяців тому +1

    Great video buddy I am actually just starting the script on my own Red Dead redemption 2 I've been replaying it again I just can't get enough this game truly is one of the best open worlds so many in-depth systems everything is so engaging

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Awesome, best of luck with the script writing ❤️

  • @thegamingera7657
    @thegamingera7657 5 місяців тому +1

    Great video, haven’t been this excited for a game in a long time! Awesome to see how far you have come as a video maker 👑

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Thanks, brother ❤️

  • @theanalyticalllama
    @theanalyticalllama 5 місяців тому +1

    unbelievable video man! this is the best description of the true work of art that RDR2 is!

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it ❤️

  • @Arngrim-Sol
    @Arngrim-Sol 5 місяців тому +7

    Okay, I’ll go play red dead redemption again 😂

  • @johnnymac6242
    @johnnymac6242 5 днів тому +1

    My first playthrough of RDR2, I was afraid to kill anyone because I felt like they would actually be gone. As opposed to GTA V where nobody matters and quest characters are never seen in the open world

  • @drippincorpse
    @drippincorpse Місяць тому +1

    “Get the hell out of here and be a goddamn man” those words hit me way too deep in the soul when I first finished this game

  • @Edward57645
    @Edward57645 5 місяців тому +5

    Such an amazing game which should have had far more support for story mode (DLC) and online

  • @kdot2858
    @kdot2858 5 місяців тому +1

    Very nice video man i expected you to be more big due to the quality, keep going bro

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Thank you for the kind words 🙏

  • @Mistake-4
    @Mistake-4 5 місяців тому +1

    Incredible video. Thank you for the time you spent making it.

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it ❤️

  • @DasTubemeister
    @DasTubemeister Місяць тому +1

    Played through it twice. I still play it just to admire the scenery. As a life long fan of westerns, I never imagined something like RDR2 would ever exist.

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  Місяць тому

      Aye, for any western fans, this was just perfect 🙌

  • @WilliamBrinkley45
    @WilliamBrinkley45 22 дні тому +1

    I will never forget my first play though of RDR2. I must have spent 300 hours just looking at everything and exploring every inch of that map and the world. The only game that ever came that close to blowing my mind like that was Witcher 3. If a list was made of the 3 greatest games ever made, RDR2 and Witcher 3 are 100% on that list with Skyrim, GtA5, FO-NV, and Dishonored competing for the #3 slot.

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  20 днів тому

      I'm replaying Fallout New Vegas right now, such a blast

  • @WolfRazor
    @WolfRazor 5 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful video on the masterpiece that is red dead 2. You articulated most points that make this game stand out from others, well done

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  2 місяці тому +1

      I'm glad you enjoyed it, thank you ♥️

  • @Richard-iw1dd
    @Richard-iw1dd 2 місяці тому +2

    Rdr2 is a cultural work. It is for America what the Witcher 3 was for Poland, something that transcends gaming and actually serves as a work of cultural art.

  • @madookamagooka743
    @madookamagooka743 Місяць тому +2

    if Rockstar put half the effort of their world design, details, storytelling, and character writing; into the gameplay itself, then the game would actually be perfect.

  • @HiiiGuardian
    @HiiiGuardian 5 місяців тому +1

    The most impactful game I have ever played. Most games are just enjoyable, but to be impacted by a game in so many ways, is truly remarkable. I’ll never forget this game.

  • @IhoidNaher
    @IhoidNaher 5 місяців тому

    If you ride along the Dakota River on a sunny day, you can feel the nature and the beauty of a free life.
    That's the feeling I never had in a game. And I played games since the very first game in black and white to push a dot from left to right

  • @SssSss-eo1he
    @SssSss-eo1he 5 місяців тому +4

    Yeah I truly don’t think rockstar can top this story not with gta 6 no way

  • @BraveKratos69
    @BraveKratos69 5 місяців тому

    Liked and shared, Simply Amazing! Thx😊

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Thank you so much ❤️

  • @thebelligerentmisnomer2201
    @thebelligerentmisnomer2201 5 місяців тому +3

    Lovely video mate.

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊

  • @teanott5073
    @teanott5073 5 місяців тому +1

    Loved the video! I'm sure you've already got recommendations but I'd love to see an essay about John marston or rdr1

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому +1

      Thank you, and I'll see what I can do :)

  • @jordanford9320
    @jordanford9320 Місяць тому

    I think one of the BEST things Rockstar did with this character is give him a journal for us to read. Because we may have our own thoughts on how things transpired but so does Arthur and it makes you look at events differently

  • @leoloccs229
    @leoloccs229 5 місяців тому +1

    You deserve more than 3.21k subs

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      That's very sweet, thank you ❤️

  • @Del_116
    @Del_116 2 місяці тому +2

    I consider RD2 the Mona Lisa of games . That the only way I can look at it . Nothing is perfect is this world . But this has been the closest thing to perfect game I have ever played in my 43 years of life . The controls had me put off at first but then I realized it’s kinda like real life .. and movement really matters . I had no issues after that . For a year and a half I been trying to find something to play that’s close . I just haven’t found anything .😅

  • @TheWavys
    @TheWavys 2 місяці тому +1

    I can't wait to play this game again but i'm waiting for an official VR Port. There was a mod and rockstar removed it immediately which tells me they see some world where they release a VR version of this game. I played the mod briefly and let me say.... it was absolutely stunning seeing this world at scale like that. It truly feels like all the time and effort they put into every little detail was seen like never before. I was walking into rooms slowly and noticing every rip on the wallpaper, every trim on every window, every dust particle....truly insane potential. Here's to hoping it comes true

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  2 місяці тому

      I'm all over it if there will be a VR version 🙌

  • @Ner0mancer
    @Ner0mancer 16 днів тому +1

    Games don't give me what they used to give me, but I love these essays!

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  16 днів тому +1

      I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊

  • @garrettneukam2588
    @garrettneukam2588 23 дні тому +1

    Yes, I thought Sadie reminded me of Beatrix Kiddo too in Kill Bill. Very good comparison

  • @Joose
    @Joose 5 місяців тому +2

    A true masterpiece. I've played through the story so many times, and I just keep finding more things to do.
    It's sad that there are people who still haven't played it, simply because the console versions are locked to 30fps. Honestly, I think 60fps takes away from the game's movie-like qualities. I tried it on PC and while yes, it's smoother at 60fps, it feels more "like a game", rather than an immersive experience.

  • @austinhaacker3471
    @austinhaacker3471 5 місяців тому +4

    I love how the voice actor for Micah has the same beard style IRL that he does in the game.

  • @mirceacelbatran1107
    @mirceacelbatran1107 5 місяців тому +1

    Brilliant, sir! Hats down! This should be the standard for gaming. ESPECIALLY for AAA games. This here is proof of... of ... love. This is love

  • @Noneforsale
    @Noneforsale 5 місяців тому +1

    Rdr2 is the only game that is worth every penny for the deluxe edition I was truly blown away being newer to read dead in a whole( only playing undead nightmare at friends house.) dan houser is a goddamn G and i really hate how everything panned out but he made my child hood with gta 4&5 on the 360 and then playing rdr2 was insane.

  • @devinpledger2251
    @devinpledger2251 3 місяці тому +1

    On my third play through also got to lvl 120 on red dead online. Both story mode and online or better then any current game. I tried em all too.

  • @magnoliamike
    @magnoliamike 5 місяців тому +1

    Such a great video essay

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it ❤️

  • @Recogneyez
    @Recogneyez 5 днів тому +1

    Twice? Im on my 5th playthru and still finding new stuff.
    Best game of all time

  • @dissonantcookie
    @dissonantcookie 4 місяці тому +1

    This is one of those games that make me wanna wipe my memory so I can experience it for the first time again. Sad that it's been 5 years and nothing's even come close to top it. Anyway, excellent video, as always! 🥰

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  4 місяці тому

      Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it ❤️

  • @mcw-lg2dm
    @mcw-lg2dm 5 місяців тому +2

    Warning, if you're all about characters and narrative, this game will ruin gaming for you. Well over 1000 hours in this game, and i haven't found a single game that even comes close since...

  • @gertywhatagash_
    @gertywhatagash_ 5 місяців тому +1

    Great video

  • @numbers9696
    @numbers9696 5 місяців тому +3

    Hi! These are some nice songs you have put in your video. Can you tell me what they’re called?

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Glad to hear. Song names are shown at the bottom left when they first start playing

  • @jahimuddin2306
    @jahimuddin2306 5 місяців тому +3

    I just started playing it a couple of weeks ago. I have been taking my time with it, it is just purely amazing. I have always called Rockstar the GOAT, but this game solidifies it.

  • @itsjustrob5_8
    @itsjustrob5_8 5 місяців тому +1

    This game is the best story I have really ever experienced, not just from games, or movies, it’s just the best story I have every experienced period

  • @Weirdo-xt1bz
    @Weirdo-xt1bz Місяць тому +1

    I have beaten this game like 7 times and I don't regret it lol

  • @ThelostKoiKiwami
    @ThelostKoiKiwami 3 дні тому +2

    twice only, im on my 3rd run

  • @amanwithnoname1076
    @amanwithnoname1076 5 місяців тому +1

    Great video can I ask the name of the music played at the start?

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Thanks. Name of the song is displayed on the screen (bottom left)

  • @Bizcuitt
    @Bizcuitt Місяць тому +3

    Twice? Rookie numbers.

  • @JakeAulgur-wo2ux
    @JakeAulgur-wo2ux 5 місяців тому

    Good vid

  • @topdawg182
    @topdawg182 5 місяців тому +1

    Growing up on the PS1 and PS2 i had never experienced a game that could defeat my nostalgia and RDR2 did that. This has to be top3 best games of all time for me. Growing up to me there could be no games better than the uncharted games, the warriors, bully, GTA San Andreas, def jam, crash bandicoot games, tekken games, mortal combat etc. RDR brought me back to gaming as an adult during the pandemic. I had played RDR1 when i was in high school but its not as replayable as RDR2.

  • @multifantv1245
    @multifantv1245 2 місяці тому +1

    The second I finished the game I just knew it was a game I could play tons of times and get new things every time. While games like Fallout New Vegas which is just as good imo allow you to do anything you want and while RDR2 can be more limited in its linear story, RDR2 has more narrative weight as it feels like a story that occurred in real life

  • @OdderMoniker
    @OdderMoniker 5 місяців тому +1

    I will literally watch every video essay on UA-cam about how RDR2 is the greatest game of all time

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Thank you for watching ❤️

  • @GumbyTTL
    @GumbyTTL 5 місяців тому +1

    This game is a paradox for me, I love the aesthetic and the story. Rockstar and the Dev team killed it in terms of story. The flip side, I have tried 3 times to play it and I never get more than 10 to 12 hours in because I get so bored.

    • @thehazyblob
      @thehazyblob 5 місяців тому +1

      This is the problem with rdr2 great game but man does it keep the player on a tight leash . I got the feeling rockstar cared more about realism and immersion than fun and gameplay.

    • @TheLoneLander
      @TheLoneLander Місяць тому

      @@thehazyblobkinda funny but I can sit there for hours playing it

  • @Ines_BlackHeart
    @Ines_BlackHeart 5 місяців тому +1

    Masterpiece... one word is enough.

  • @jordanford9320
    @jordanford9320 Місяць тому +1

    It's crazy I played rdr1 when it came out so I knew how shitty dutch was.
    And I still fell for his charisma my first playthrough

  • @guitarman0365
    @guitarman0365 Місяць тому +1

    Not that it is nessessary but i find myself really enjoying watching 310 to yuma after a big red dead session. There are little similarities even though they are vastly different stories. Just makes for a nice pairing. The main guy outlaw likes to draw and doodle in his journal like arthur. It features pinkertons, there is a guy like dutch who fancies dual wielding schofields. An indian guy that uses a rollingblock rifle very often. There is the building of railway crews that show up. And like arthur the main outlaw guy also has conflicting morals. Although not to the same extent and is far more lets say low honor for most of the time after all its only two hours versus 60 like this game lol but the ending shows a real different way of valuing whats important to him so its like a mini redemption arc as well sort of. Anyways i think its one of the better modern westerns and pairs really nice to this game.

  • @PixelatedFlu
    @PixelatedFlu 5 місяців тому

    Also
    Jack's first and last time meeting Ross was at a River

  • @anthonysolis4163
    @anthonysolis4163 5 місяців тому +2

    I played Assassin's Creed Mirage and while it's a visual treat, the voice acting is incredibly dull with no effort to sound natural and the large open world is incredibly sparse with next to nothing to do in the desert. RDR2 has really set the bar high on what a open world game should be, especially since no two playthroughs are ever the same.

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if Rockstar decides to price double for GTA 6 since they are a level above the rest of AAA

  • @thatonefruitthatistasty708
    @thatonefruitthatistasty708 2 місяці тому +1

    This deserves way more views!

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  2 місяці тому

      Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video ♥️

  • @Har33sh
    @Har33sh 5 місяців тому +2

    Another amazing RDR video incoming 🎉❤️

  • @thefallenvalley4340
    @thefallenvalley4340 5 місяців тому +3

    RDR2 made every game I played after it look boring (besides TLOU2). It's just now that I'm playing Witcher 3 that I'm finally playing something as quality.

    • @John-996
      @John-996 5 місяців тому +1

      Try Kingdom come after Witcher 3 only other game for that has matched them.

    • @thefallenvalley4340
      @thefallenvalley4340 5 місяців тому

      @@John-996 That much quality?

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Witcher 3 and Kingdom Come are great picks for immersing yourself in a world with a lot of freedom

  • @spyder_33
    @spyder_33 5 місяців тому +5

    A little over halfway in, and couldn't wait to say that I'm extremely impressed (of course I'm a little bias towards the subject matter lol)
    Well put together with high quality editing and sound made me have do a double take in seeing that this channel is at 3.4 thousand subs not 3.4 million!
    Regardless, with quality like this it won't be long till up in the millions... 🤠🍻
    +1 subscriber

  • @Sasquatch-man420
    @Sasquatch-man420 5 місяців тому

    Good times and good vibes 🍻

  • @gamerjose4208
    @gamerjose4208 5 місяців тому +1

    I love RDR2 so much I play the game and watch videos on why I should play the game

  • @agentbrian8485
    @agentbrian8485 5 місяців тому

    He was cooking but the started yapping about the wild 💀💀

  • @jordanford9320
    @jordanford9320 Місяць тому

    Another thing Ive thought a lot about us rdr3 I think we should play as Dutch or Hosea right before they meet and then how the gang was in their "golden days" only to find out it's always been the same shit or something.

  • @lewisjohnston7077
    @lewisjohnston7077 5 місяців тому +2

    Basically everything in the game thats why you should play it.

  • @Roisome
    @Roisome 5 місяців тому +1

    Leaving aside the story itself, the open world sandbox itself is unprecedented for it’s time, the world of Rdr2 is alive and you don’t need me to tell you about all of the ‘rdr2 details’ or ‘cool npcs’ that has been published across youtube. It’s one of the few special open world roleplaying games where you feel compelled spend hundreds of hours just wandering. Although I’m not immersed in the older titles, most of the recent AAA titles are just cookie cutters where they’re all essentially the same thing aside from some famous examples alongide RDR2 like BG3 and Elden Ring.
    It’s to say that, when an AAA game works, it works absolute wonder. Indie games, while passionate, will find it nearly impossible to complete a game of such a grandscope; so I’m very happy the developers behind RDR2 gave it the love that it was given. It is a timeless modern masterpiece of a game that I won’t forget.

    • @John-996
      @John-996 5 місяців тому

      Check out Kingdom come if you like RDR2 only game that comes close.

  • @VideoTechUK
    @VideoTechUK 5 місяців тому +1

    Here before this reaches 100K views

  • @kyrinjohnson7668
    @kyrinjohnson7668 5 місяців тому

    Literally just got the game yesterday and I'm already about 16 hours in

    • @ViciousTNT
      @ViciousTNT  5 місяців тому

      Hell yeah, enjoy the run 🙌