Charles and Sadie Adler are arguably the closest pairings among the gang right behind Arthur and John Marston or Micah Bell and Dutch Van Der Linde. The two of them show that good people and outlaw tendencies aren’t mutually exclusive things.
Arthur Morgan’s arc was unlike anything gaming had ever seen. Maybe a few characters had gone through complex changes over the course of several games in a series, but Arthur’s starts and finishes in one epic ti
Seeing her slowly realize her mistake in abandoning her prior life for the love of Dutch van der Linde was tragic, and this most likely lead to her falling deeper into the drink. The gang’s leader has the gift of the silver tongue, and it led people to make regrettable decisi
The Music of Read Dead Redemption 2 so easily and masterfully plunges you right back into the emotional intensity of the Game Patch Notes‘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
The Wild West is synonymous with freedom and possibility, even if those possibilities are less than virtuous. The Pinkertons worked as the government’s dirty hand in bringing that chaos to order through whatever means possible. Bank robbing is dirty business, but so is spying on labor unions and intimidating organizers, activities that were common for the Pinkertons back then. The player doesn’t get to pull the trigger on Andrew Milton, but it was still so satisfying to see Abigail put a bullet through the side of his sk
While the Pinkertons are scum, at least they come off as such. Micah Bell was a traitor through and through, and a large contributing factor to the gang’s downfall. The outlaw was consistently feeding Dutch lies, and exacerbating his paran
Red Dead Redemption 2 doesn’t care about other games that have come out in recent years, and it doesn’t defer to successful models when deciding how to present an open world to the player. The game can be obtuse. It can be difficult. It can be incredibly slow. But, in spite of all that, Red Dead Redemption 2 exists as a breath of fresh air among a crowded field of open-world games. There is an unforgettable atmosphere. And players who stick around will perceive the immense level of care in the game’s design. Rockstar went to absurd lengths to bring the West to our screens, and they did a damn fine job. Here’s how Red Dead Redemption 2 broke the mold with open-world ga
Hosea is quite funny and happens to be one of the livelier members of the Van Der Linde gang despite being the elder of the group. At a young age, Hosea was a stage actor who had dreams of becoming a famous comed
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is the ninth main game in the Assassin’s Creed franchise. Just like all the other games, the game is about the battle between the Assassins and Templars. It follows twin assassins Evie and Jacob in London, as they follow the path of the city’s criminal underground to release it from Templar cont
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.
The song that stood out the most for me personally was Revenge Is A Dish Best Eaten , which served as the musical counterpart for the game’s mission of the same name. It begins with an elegant string section, calling into mind the city of Saint Denis and the lavishly devious character of Angelo Bronte. Soon after, an eerie horn emerges into the piece, serving representative to Dutch in a tension-building contrast to Angelo Bronte’s strings. The two instruments, while complementing each other, build two separate forms of tension in the same way that the ego-centric, power-hungry personalities of Dutch and Bronte clash with one another. The two personalities dance around with each other until they can no longer coexist. The horns build, rapid guitar strums emerge, then we experience an unnerving high set of strings, right before everything stops all at once for a brief moment. In that brief moment, Dutch kills Bronte. Right as it passes, a heavy string section crashes in to represent Arthur Morgan’s horror in realizing just how far Dutch has strayed from the man he once k
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