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As you’ll have seen if you’ve checked out our guide to fast travel in Red Dead Redemption 2, this is one complex game. A lot of crucial mechanics are hidden away behind fiddly menus, making it tough to get a handle on how things work. Let’s start at the beginning with crafting, too, t

Though it's super fun for players to access their inner bandit and rob a train, they won't make much money. In fact, this activity can yield negative income. Why? Because robbing a train, plus murdering all of its hostile guards, will probably cause a high bounty . And it's a lot more likely to get killed in the process once the lawmen are dispatc

As with meals, Tonics are a crucial element of keeping Arthur and his vitals in good shape. It’s a similar system to that of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild , in which you can create different dishes and recipes that cater to the specific needs of the charac

Don't feel bad about 'robbing' Mother Nature of her precious goods. Someone has to bring the bacon back to camp (literally, if they just hunted a boar). Sure, non-pristine animal pelts, meat, feathers, claws, and other materials aren't worth much by themselves, but it's easy to accumulate a heap of these items very quickly. Just take a walk in the Grizzlies with a Springfield Rifle and a Varmint Rifle and shoot/skin everything in si

Landon Ricketts is a legendary gunslinger who has grown old by the events of Red Dead Redemption 2 secrets Dead Redemption . He helps John on his hunt for Javier Escuella in Mexico, which leads to John and Landon coming into conflict with the various military forces vying for power in Mex

Mother Superior Calderon was still a Sister in the time of Red Dead Redemption 2 . She is encountered by Arthur Morgan in Saint Denis and, depending on the actions of Arthur, is encountered again at a train station where Arthur will reveal his illness to Calderon. In Red Dead Redemption , John Marston will encounter her at Las Hermanas in Mexico where he will either donate money to her convent or rob

She is among the more static characters between the two games, as she remains the morally pure voice of reason and comfort for Morgan and Marston as needed. She is a saintly woman, and it makes sense that she became a Mother Super

This unseen intro is important because it illustrates why exactly all of Dutch's subsequent plans fail in Red Dead Redemption 2 . He always underestimates the risks associated with high-stakes jobs. Dutch believes he and his gang are somewhat invincible , and when they are put into a desperate situation where they have no options but to run, Dutch's sense of morality cracks. He begins acting ruthlessly, leading the gang to lose trust in him. With every failed robbery or con, Dutch attracts more enemies for the Van Der Linde Gang. These new enemies inevitably interfere with the next plan he hatches, dooming whatever small chance his plan had of succeed

Given how much money it costs to buy a new horse in the game, most people think that selling horses should generate just as much income. But that would be too easy. Stolen or tamed wild horses can be sold at a Stable or at the Fence that becomes available after Chapter 3. However, these places will only give a fraction of the horse's sale value, and players need to bond the horse to at least Level 2 for the dollar amount to be (somewhat) worth the eff

Another great option for beginners is Midnight's Pistol. This gun is relatively easy to earn and packs a wallop compared to other starting weapons (but not too much for a beginner to handle, of cour

Some of these activities are seriously fun! But others are a grind. It's easy to be frustrated that the three hours you spent playing Poker in Flatneck Station only earned you $12 (and possibly an extra $5 if you completed that Gambler achievement ). Just because a Red Dead Redemption 2 mini-game provides cash doesn't mean that it's worth the effort. Some moneymakers, however, are surprisingly e

During Red Dead Redemption 2's ending , when Micah chases down Arthur and both are left badly beaten, Dutch finally realizes how his mistakes have caused the gang to fracture. He abandons both Micah, whom he now knows is the rat, and the dying Arthur. Because Dutch failed to carefully consider his plans while failing to uphold his moral code, the Van Der Linde gang became his greatest failed plan. The life of freedom sought by nearly every character in **Red Dead Redemption 2 ** proved itself as a lost cause, because they were being lead by an irresponsible and impatient lea

One of the coolest aspects of Red Dead Redemption 2 is the horse system. Arthur can purchase or "acquire" a horse and then access better levels of stamina and speed by bonding with it. Because of this, it's very important to keep the horse as happy and healthy as possi

Our old protagonist from _ RDR1 _ , who lets Arthur Morgan take the wheel in _ RDR2 _ . We do get to see how being part of the Van der Linde Gang has affected this much younger John. Unlike the morally-neutral but honorable family man we see in _ RDR1 _ , John is much colder. He isn’t as devoted to his family, and he struggles to deal with the gang’s influence on him and his moral