Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Too Sad To Replay
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a gaming masterpiece, but players saddling up for a second playthrough as Arthur Morgan may find the experience too emotional. The game features top-class gameplay and writing from the developers. However, the game is also a tragedy, and playing through it a second time already knowing the outcome can be difficult.
[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for RDR2.]
The story of Red Dead Redemption 2 acts as a prequel to Rockstar's previous Western title, Red Dead Redemption, which released in 2010. Whereas the first game saw players take on the role of John Marston, a former member of Dutch van der Linde's gang of outlaws hired by the government to hunt them down, RDR2 focused on Arthur Morgan, Dutch's most reliable ally. While there was a sense of inevitable tragedy playing RDR2 the first time around, given that Red Dead Redemption shows the Van der Linde Gang had collapsed, there was still hope that many of its members would reach a happy ending. Sadly, for many, that was not the case, and reliving those moments on a second playthrough can be even more heartbreaking than experiencing them the first time.
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RDR2 features many sad stories, and despite being a very long game with a lot of replay value, it is actually one of the more difficult Rockstar games to play a second time. Knowing the story means that even a lot of the game's earlier segments will be tougher to watch the second time around. Although Red Dead Redemption 2 is still a very fun and well-made game, it is a rare example of a game being too good at evoking an emotional response from the player.
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