The Most Historically Accurate Video Games Ever Made, Ranked

The open world is predominantly what earns the game a spot among other historically accurate releases. It offers players an incredible rendition of post-WWII Los Angles that encapsulates what the 1940s city would have looked l

Iconography is John's biggest ally when measured up against his successor. He was designed specifically to resemble Clint Eastwood's character, "The Man With No Name" from famous movies such as The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly . Everything from John's outfit to the gun on his belt is a screaming homage meant to please fans of old Western movies. These fans will also find themselves performing the same tasks as that archetypal character. Bounty hunting and gunfighting are at the crux of Red Dead Redemption' s setting and story, so there are plenty of opportunities for players to step in the shoes of Eastwood. If players are looking to replicate that character and his style, then John is a good cho

Arthur's character is a bit more original when it comes to his design, but he still feels like he belongs in the homage-riddled world of Red Dead Redemption. __ His design is more suited to a variety of cowboy activities, and his story in Red Dead Redemption 2 provides more room for a player to feel morally safe when doing dirty deeds. Player's have more control over his appearance, what he does, and what he says to other characters, so outside of roleplaying Clint Eastwood, Arthur is a more effective avatar than John ever

Unfortunately, her desire to snap Dutch out of his paranoia leads to a mistake that not only harms herself, but the Van der Linde gang as a whole. In Chapter 6 of Red Dead Redemption 2 she returns to camp still drunk from Saint Denis. She then begins berating Dutch, claiming that she isn't like " any of your stooges, " a reference to the gang's blind faith in Dutch. She eventually "admits" to ratting the gang out to the Pinkertons, a reveal that players later find out is a lie. While O'Shea likely told Dutch she ratted in a desperate attempt to anger him, or at the very least grab his attention, it ended up costing her her life. In addition, it protected the actual snitch, which lead to further misfortune for the rest of the gang. Despite being a sympathetic character, her final action hurt the people she cared the most ab

Once players leave the early region of Colter and enter into the vastness that awaits them and their horse, they might be curious as to what the story has in store for them and the Van der Linde gang going forward. However, it’s definitely worth mentioning that there are plenty of pieces of content that can be missed if players head through each chapter too f

John's story also provides less incentive for the player to do some of these activities. In both games, John is trying his best to be a reformed outlaw-turned-family-man. Assuming the player is in a mood to have a conscience, robbing strangers and heisting the local bank is less attractive of an activity. They become especially unattractive when both games track the player's honor level. It's harder to be no-good when you can see just how bad you really

This one brings Arthur Morgan into conflict with the Night Folk, a faction of serial killers with voodoo influence. They set traps in the swamps, often stringing up other dead bodies to use as bait. "A Fine Night for It" teams Arthur with a Cajun man looking to hunt the Night Folk and retake his homestead. This one is particularly strange due to how unnerving the Night Folk and their macabre practices are.

From exclusive clothing to entire missions, there’s a lot of missable content that some players might have never experienced in their first playthroughs as there are cut-off points in the story that the game doesn’t make players aware of until it’s already too late to go ba

Similar to Williamson, Javier Escuela is a loyal ally to Arthur for most of Red Dead Redemption 2 . However, when Dutch asks who is with him (and Micah), Javier sides with him, page despite Arthur pleading " think for yourselves. " This betrayal, which comes after Arthur has just recently risked his life to save Javier's on Guarma, shows that Escuela would rather protect himself than do the right th

Red Dead Redemption 2 players become accustomed to seeing Bill Williamson as the punchline to a lot of jokes, ranging from what Arthur says to him at camp to what the gang talks about on missions. Despite his grumpy and cold demeanor, Williamson appears to be a loyal member of the Van der Linde gang, consistently following Dutch's orders and keeping the camp safe. This all changes in Chapter 6, however, when Williamson is one of the gang members who takes Micah's side against Arthur and John. Williamson sides with the majority, saving himself instead of doing what is ri

Many of Red Dead Redemption 2 's characters may not have found themselves on this list if it weren't for Micah Bell. Micah is the engine that cause the downfall of the van der Linde gang, through both his manipulation of Dutch as well as his correspondence with the Pinkertons. From his introduction it is easy for players, as well as Arthur, to see that Micah is a bad man. By the time the rest of the gang can come to this conclusion, the damage has already been done. Not only does Micah's eventual death keep him from redemption, but based on what players see in the epilogue of Red Dead Redemption 2 , it appears he never felt an ounce of regret for the things he had d