RDR2: Is Arthur Morgan or Red Dead Redemption's John Marston Better

The main problem with selecting the superior Red Dead protagonist is that both of them share similar values as characters while serving similar roles within their stories. Both John and Arthur are motivated by their sense of loyalty and responsibility to a family, and as rough-cut, grit-lined cowboys it's their job to use whatever means necessary to secure their family's well being. They're cut from the same cloth, and it's pretty clear that this was an intentional decision from Rockstar, as John Marston and Arthur Morgan each serve as members of the same family for much of their lives. As such, they even influence each others' characterization throughout the games. In the end, if a person likes one of them, there's a good chance they'll feel a similar way about the ot

In the end, Arthur has a wider variety of Old West activities for the player to engage in when living out that cowboy fantasy. He isn't pigeon-holed by the narrative into being a morally justified character, and the player has more ability to customize him to fulfill any Old West fantasy they choose. They can be heroic gunman or a mountain-dwelling survivalist like Jeremiah Johnson. He is simply more versat

The downside to being Arthur, however, is that those minute details are only fun to play through if the player wants a realistic depiction of the Old West . If they just want to cheat at poker, break horses, and put holes in people then they'll have to trudge through 10-15 minutes of excess time before anything interesting happens. Other systems, like Arthur's various cores, make it difficult to maintain these activities for extended periods of time. Keeping Arthur's cores up means participating in other, much slower activities (like hunting and crafting) that detract from the intense, cinematic violence many cowboy fans crave. Ironically in this case, more content means less fun for some play

The entirety of the Red Dead Redemption _ franchise revolves around flawed characters trying to change their ways, starting in the original game with John Marston and following up with Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2 . _ Even though those two protagonists have both meaningfully changed by the end of their storylines, there are many characters in the Red Dead Redemption games who are never able to make up for their p

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 Trophies 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

Updated September 17, 2023 by Ritwik Mitra : There's something oddly fascinating about historically accurate video games that do a great job of reflecting the time they're set in. These games need to toe a fine line between realism and fun gameplay to ensure that players aren't bored, or feel the need to question the authenticity of the setting they're based in. Thankfully, there are many video games that are a blast to play through while making history look interesting, making for a unique experience that fans will l

From a game set just after World War II to a franchise set in the heart of it, the Brothers In Arms series began in 2005 with the critically acclaimed Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 , which was the first of nine games from the franch

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

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