Why exactly am I supposed to think this story is so good? I see so much praise for the story and people saying it's incredible and one of the best ever. Fucking how? This is quintessentially bad storytelling. The unbelievably story beats, especially after chapter 2, take away all suspension of disbelief. You go from pitting the families against each other, to doing shit in saint denis, to ending up on a fucking tropical island, to pitting the army and natives against each other. In a game that's trying to be so serious and down to earth, this slapdash nature of the story is completely at odds. It's Rockstar's most "serious" game yet also has some of the most absurd and unbelievable scenarios. Not only that, but why are the O'Driscolls introduced as such important antagonists to the game, and then they actually have very little impact on the overall plot? So in Chapter 6 it's just one fucking mission, and that's it? Instead they decide to focus on a subplot with the natives for no reason?
And it's not just that. The stupid one note characters - Agent Miltion is cartoonishly evil. The lack of any real driving force to the story (what does arthur want? the plot doesnt even have a goal for him to reach). The complete disconnect from history (the west in 1899 was nothing like this). The continual mopey nature of Arthur, who constanly says he feels bad for doing things but stays with the gang regardless - people complained about Niko doing similar stuff in GTAIV, so why is it ok here, when Arthur is actually ten times worse than Niko?
Amateur fucking writing. Doesn't even have basic competence.
>keep the same mission structure you have in your games since GTA III >add pointless chores like needing to eat, cleaning your guns, brushing your horse >add some tryhard sob story >slap on some pretty lighting and horse testicles >journos and drones think it's the greatest game ever
Damn, it must be nice being R*
Ethan Gutierrez
I got really bored with this game but finished the main story anyway. Most of it was a slog. Can't bring myself to finish the epilogue though.
The worst part was the completely broken and infuriating bounty system. It almost made the game unplayable
Jason Gonzalez
this simple convo had more nuance than anything in 2
>implying anyone is mad that they don’t have to swallow cuckstar’s latest turd
Thomas Richardson
I'm honestly just burnt out from it. The game is trying so hard to stretch itself out. By chapter 4 I've had my fill of what the world can offer yet I'm constantly doing dumbshit missions that go nowhere or backfire.
Anthony Flores
No. You come off as speaking way above your capacity. It's entirely pretentious and empty criticism.
Camden White
your words are empty and basically meaninglessness. there is nothing pretentious about that post. how is criticizing the basic structure of a story above one's capacity?
Cooper Jones
>Amateur fucking writing. Doesn't even have basic competence. user it's a vidya. did you expected a book? the entire industry is trash
Hudson Scott
You say empty criticism. But does the thought that reviewing might be giving empty praise, ever come to your mind?
Chase Morales
I don't think the story is that great, but I think the dialogue writing, voice acting and interactions are fantastic though. Video games, even good ones, are often cringey with dialogue but they pull it off pretty well in RDR2
Josiah Foster
>beat the game >immediately lose all interest in continue playing because I Don't want to play as John. It's like Rockstar learned absolutely nothing from RDR 1. These games are always so far up their own asses that they forget to just be fun and enjoyable, all the way to the end. I don't fucking player Western games to experience an adaptation of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Fuck this postmodern shit.
It would be nice if rockstar games had a third way Singleplayer-linear/story-driven Multiplayer-Pvp-focused gang warfare and territory control Sandbox-single/optional multi - immersion/comfy- buy a house and run a fake business
They could put most of thegrind and micro-transaction bullshit in Sandbox where it wouldn't be P2W as there's no direct competition other than e-peen flexing.
William Phillips
op how can you be this fucking stupid?
Sebastian Green
protagonist either dies alone to sickness or dies in agony from betrayal. the ultimate tearjerker. gets 'em every time.
