The moment Red Dead fans have been waiting for, John’s first appearance in the sequel. After the botched Blackwater heist, the Van Der Linde gang has been chased all the way up into the snowy mountains of the Grizzlies. During the getaway, John is separated from the group, and Abigail begs Arthur to go looking for
Saint Denis, a city of great opportunity and arguably where the Van Der Linde gang finally died off in a sense. Right-hand man to Dutch and fellow leader of the group, Hosea Matthews was gunned down as a personal message right in front of Arthur and Dutch during a failed bank robbery. Hosea was the first to go, and Lenny shortly after while escaping on the rooftop. The question is why wasn’t John dealt the same fate Hosea was. He was captured by lawmen in the chaos and spared. Both men could’ve been sent to Sisika Penitentiary, but only John made
Despite still being in beta, Red Dead Online is being kept updated with new modes at regular intervals. Rockstar Games’ latest update brought with it the game mode Plunder . Players have to make the riskiest of supply runs to a location stacked with goods to outfit their team’s base. However, particularly bold players can raid the opposing team’s base for supplies instead of going to this location, lending an erratic air to the proceedings. Plunder excels when players have a coordinated team going for supply runs to both locations at the same t
After releasing the Dark Souls games on multiple platforms, it came as a surprise that FromSoftware would be releasing another PlayStation exclusive, their first since Demon Souls. Bloodborne is a master-class in gameplay and open world Games Strategy design and can currently be purchased for around
The time Arthur spends in Guarma is a narrative low point. Its only clear purpose is to show how Dutch has cracked, but that could have been done in any setting. Guarma is filler in a section of the game that should have been dedicated to advancing the story, and fast. If nothing else, it doesn’t last particularly l
Without Hosea, Dutch snaps. While he was already slipping, losing his best friend and closest business partner forced Dutch into a spiral. Hosea’s presence was the only thing keeping the gang afloat and losing him marked the beginning of the end for Dutch van der Li
Most would assume being a bandit since the age of 11 would involve all kinds of daring getaways and escapes. Including running, jumping, maybe even swimming. Yet as it turns out John Marston never learned to swim. Arthur can swim, Dutch can swim, most of the entire camp can swim even Jack appears to be an able swimmer, but it just never happened for John. Did John believe this skill simply wasn’t beneficial or was he never given the chance to learn? There is some explaining that needs to be done h
Most Wanted is a different take on Shootout that spices up the experience. Instead of players just running around shooting each other, an extra dynamic has been added. Every kill earns points, and the more kills a player has under their belt, the more points they will give to the player who kills them. In essence, the better a player is at the game, the more likely it is that they will become the “most wanted” player on the map. It evens the playing field because the most skilled players end up being ganged up on by everyone e
Shootout is Red Dead Online’s version of deathmatch, and players can play a free-for-all or team mode of it. It’s a classic take on a game mode that has been around since the dawn of first-person and third-person shooters. Like Gun Rush, it is a fun mode, but the gameplay, or should we say “gunplay,” of Red Dead Redemption 2 is not its strong suit. It’s all fun and games to play as cowboys for a little bit, but without the precision usually required for a competitive shooter, Shootout falls sh
When approached by Agent Milton right after having his son stolen by the Braithwaite’s John is scared and nervous. Having killed many of the Braithwaite’s, stealing their horses and moonshine, John believes his son might soon be hurt to which Dutch, Hosea, and Arthur do their best to convince him otherwise. During the conversation, Agent Milton finds the camp and approaches them making dema
Accompanied by Javier Escuella, Arthur finds John close to death and sporting a few new scars. A series of wolf attacks are the cause and finally, the origin of John’s scars are revealed. As Arthur begins to help John out of his snowy predicament, John says this quote in a manner of classic Marston sarc
The last train job, the final heist of them all. In the heat of the robbery, John is shot, and Arthur witnesses him fall backward off the train. The player at this point has no idea what is happening to John or how he makes it back. They know he has to be alive for the events of original Red Dead Redemption to take place, but how does he make it back? Possibly a very cool Downloadable Content update for Red Dead Redemption 2 would be this mission, and it would answer a lot of questions regarding John’s survi