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The Honor system was brought back which affects the options given to Arthur and greatly effects the story. There are benefits, and consequences, for being both honorable and dishonorable. Negative points in the Honor systems give players more when they loot bod

Red Dead Redemption 2 's original score works equally as a thematic landscape of the old west as well as it does an emotional vessel for the game's narrative. The opening track, By 1899, The Age Of Outlaws And Gunslingers Was At An End , eerily sets the tone for the story of Dutch Van der Linde and his gang, attempting to remain outside the law in a country that no longer tolerates the concept. Afterwards, we're greeted with the slow whistling introduction of Outlaws From The West , before the game's iconic western theme busts in, truly establishing the story's vibe. The song, which would play perfectly with any western film from the 60s or 70s, uses its drawn-out guitar riffs and flute to set the landscape for a world of both incredible natural beauty and harrowing danger. We're instantly introduced to the feeling of hope that anything can be accomplished, and the dread that anything can be taken away, a concept that defines Red Dead Redemption

Hosea Matthews may have been killed by Agent Milton, but it turns out he was also sick. Throughout the game, players can hear Dutch and other members of the gang discuss the fact that Hosea is suffering from what seems to be a certain type of lung dise

Later in the game, she makes an absolutely stupid decision to go on a drunken rant, informing everyone that she’s been talking to the Pinkerton agents. In this desperate want for attention, she ends up getting shot by Susan Grimshaw. We later find out that she was never a rat, which makes us wonder why she would tell such a foolish lie in her final mome

You have to be unlikable in a Western for your most defining character trait to be the silhouette of your cowboy hat. Bill Williamson was known for having one side of his hat up and pressed against the center. He was also known for being a real big jerk.

Molly O’Shea is Dutch’s lover throughout the story. She ends up spending most of the game just lusting over Dutch. Since Dutch constantly ignores her, Molly ends up becoming very irritating with her constant complai

Hosea is believed to have been born around the year of 1844. This means by the time the events of the game get going he's likely either 54 or 55 years old. With Dutch being slightly younger, that would make Hosea the oldest member of the Van Der Linde g

Many people feel that Hosea bares a striking resemblance to accomplished actor and Western icon Clint Eastwood. It seems that the likeness stops there as Hosea is a lot more charismatic and understanding than any of Eastwood's characters w

With age comes wisdom and respect, which the rest of the gang had in bulk for him. It's a real shame that out of all of the members, Hosea was captured and chosen as the example to set for Agent Melton and the

The Red Dead Redemption franchise introduced the world to the Van Der Linde gang. In the first game they were set up as the mysterious life John Marston lived before wanting to change his life for the better.

He tends to always have a plan, which he always follows through with (unlike another member we’ll get to later). Hosea is just such a likable presence in the game, adding in some much sophistication to the group. Just like Lenny, his death during the Saint Denis heist is a tough one to swal

Not much is known about what happened to his mother, but his father was killed by a group of men. It's unclear whether or not his father's death was a result of a hate crime, but the fallout led a young boy down a path of revenge and anger. A sad turn considering his father wanted him to be a law

Lenny happens to be one of the few members of the Van Der Linde gang that doesn't get a nickname of any sort. Many of the other members either have names that they earned through crime or deeds, but Lenny never really obtains one at any point in the g

Other members of the gang understood how much Jenny meant to Lenny and how hard he took her passing. Lenny not only lost what he thought was the love of his life in Blackwater, but he also lost a special gift his father gave him which will pop up later in the l

While he is not shy about executing ruthless violence, he ends up becoming self-aware in the end. When he finds out he’s dying, Arthur spends the remaining portion of the Game Cheats redeeming himself. Rockstar sometimes has problems with its protagonist’s personalities in conjunction with player action. With Arthur, however, we truly wanted to play him in a redeemable

The Music of Read Dead Redemption 2 so easily and masterfully plunges you right back into the emotional intensity of the game's storyline. The attention to detail and careful construction of this score is instantly noticeable, and the manner in which it so perfectly represents the game's biggest and most complex moments is absolutely impressive. Red Dead Redemption 2 is an incredible mold of different tones, including humor, awe, entertainment, jealousy, morality, mortality, love, and hatred, and the task of unpacking all of that in a musical composition is certainly a tall one. Not only is this score a perfect western soundtrack that would go great with a horseback ride in the desert, but it also represents the complicated themes of the game's story so spectacularly, and to such a detailed degree, that I can't help but to praise Woody Jackson and the rest of the talented people who are responsible for