*Official Red Dead Redemption thread* - Wanna posse up pardner?

[BoberFett]

A lot of things you can do are clearly at odds with the character that is shown in the cutscenes. If you decide to be a total bastard in the game by killing everyone and everything, it doesn't fit with the way John carries himself when talking to major characters and doing missions. In fact, that John probably wouldn't even agree to do half of the missions he does; at the very least some of them would turn out a lot differently.

It's certainly nice to have some options but it has its price in terms of fitting in with the single player narrative.

I don't know, the John Marston in cutscenes doesn't really seem to have any consistent ethics either.

Spoiler

During his time in Mexico, he helps the rebels and the army, killing large numbers of both of them. Hell, he brutally put down the rebels in Nosalida and burned the town. This was shortly after saving Luisa from the army, at least the way I played it was.

 

[coldmeat]

I just ran behind cover and flew way up into the air. This was in SP btw.

 

[chorb]

I just ran behind cover and flew way up into the air. This was in SP btw.

catapult booby-trap?

 

[warcrow]

Spoiler

If that's actually the reasoning it's rather thin. At one point, after you start doing mission in Blackwater, he drives you through town with you in the back of a truck manning a gatling gun with the entire town gawking at you... after which you proceed to meet a sizable contingent from the Army. The "secret" that you were working with/for him doesn't seem all that secret. Not to mention that by that point you are rather famous and would have obviously been seen walking freely around town going in and out of the government offices. You also had that big bank shootout in the middle of town with Ross and company right along side you.

I agree with the other guys, the ending didn't seem to make much sense. They could have at least set up some story where Ross simply thought his past crimes couldn't be redeemed and he frames him for something. Just coming in with a bunch of Army with no explanation seemed sort of like a cheap ending.

Yeah those are all fair points--the ending does seem a little wacky. Everything doesnt seem to mesh (and I'm probably wrong with my interpretations).

I'm on painkillers right now so purple elephants make sense to me.

 

[Kabob]

The ending wasn't fantastic but it wasn't bad enough to ruin the game experience. Overall probably the best SP experience I've had since Batman: AA.

 

[PimpJuice]

Looks like the free DLC with six co-op missions for 2-4 players is coming June 22. I'm looking forward to it.

Yeah, I'm looking forward to that too.....cant beat free!

 

[Zargon]

I found them mostly in the Tall Trees area

thanks Ill check it out

open up the map and look for the boar picture.

LOL. seriously? I feel dense as hell, I never really looked at the crap drawn on the map

 

[bdubyah]

LOL. seriously? I feel dense as hell, I never really looked at the crap drawn on the map

Don't feel bad. My friend thought I did something special to get it to show up on my map because he had never noticed it. I told him I haxed it.

 

[coldmeat]

I just got a bounty for killing one of the reinforcements for doing a bounty mission. And because they killed my horse, I had to use one of the crappy ones that one of them left behind, so the lawmen caught up really quick. I had to choose between killing the lawmen or dying myself, so I shot them and failed the bounty mission. I had to ride across half of mexico to get to the guy, and a glitch made me fail. Now I have to go find another black horse, re-earn my honor, and pay off a bounty.

 

[BoberFett]

Just buy a horse deed. You can use them repeatedly.

And are you sure you didn't accidentally auto-target an innocent? I've done that several times while being chased during a bounty. I pass some guy riding by, and when I turn to kill some bandits there's the poor sod right in my sights.

 

[coldmeat]

Just buy a horse deed. You can use them repeatedly.

And are you sure you didn't accidentally auto-target an innocent? I've done that several times while being chased during a bounty. I pass some guy riding by, and when I turn to kill some bandits there's the poor sod right in my sights.

That's possible I suppose, I think I might remember some guys riding by.

I haven't bought a horse deed and I don't plan on it. It's not that I don't have enough money ($10,000) it's just that I like to go out and find it and break it in on my own. I also don't buy survivalist maps, I prefer to find the plants the hard way.

 

[chorb]

I just got a bounty for killing one of the reinforcements for doing a bounty mission. And because they killed my horse, I had to use one of the crappy ones that one of them left behind, so the lawmen caught up really quick. I had to choose between killing the lawmen or dying myself, so I shot them and failed the bounty mission. I had to ride across half of mexico to get to the guy, and a glitch made me fail. Now I have to go find another black horse, re-earn my honor, and pay off a bounty.

lol, I woulda hit the power button the xbox right about then

 

[Zargon]

That's possible I suppose, I think I might remember some guys riding by.

I haven't bought a horse deed and I don't plan on it. It's not that I don't have enough money ($10,000) it's just that I like to go out and find it and break it in on my own. I also don't buy survivalist maps, I prefer to find the plants the hard way.

you guys should quit using noob mode and go to expert aim :awe:

 

[BW86]

My friend just saved over my game - NOOOOOOO. I just got to blackwater - rank 7 on every challenge, helped every stranger I could find and did every bounty I could find. I had $4500!

 

[coldmeat]

My friend just saved over my game - NOOOOOOO. I just got to blackwater - rank 7 on every challenge, helped every stranger I could find and did every bounty I could find. I had $4500k!

$4500,000? wow.

This is also part of the reason I don't let friends save games on my xbox. They can play my saves or start a new game, but they're not allowed to save.

 

[BW86]

$4500,000? wow.

This is also part of the reason I don't let friends save games on my xbox. They can play my saves or start a new game, but they're not allowed to save.

lol whoops - yeah it sucks. Don't know whether to start over or not...hmm

 

[boomhower]

I am stuck. The only person on my map is my bastard son Jack. Everytime I go to that location it says he isn't there. I have done all the side missions except for finding the damn beavers for the guy in mexico and california is still wondering around somewhere. What am I missing? I really want to get this story line finished so I can send it off to amazon.

 

[boomhower]

I got it, forgot about the drug dealer in mexico.

 

[boomhower]

Well that was quick. I agree with everyone else, that ending sucked bad. Probably one of the worst of any game I have finished.

 

[gorcorps]

My friend just saved over my game - NOOOOOOO. I just got to blackwater - rank 7 on every challenge, helped every stranger I could find and did every bounty I could find. I had $4500!

Wow that blows... I'd be furious. Why doesn't he create his own gamertag/login name? One reason they're there is so shit like this didn't happen =P

 

[hans030390]

The ending could have been good. Instead, it was anticlimactic.

 

[fatpat268]

The ending could have been good. Instead, it was anticlimactic.

Yea, in contrast with the rest of the story, the ending just seems rushed and unfinished.

 

[BoberFett]

Well I hit 100% tonight. I still have a couple single player achievements I might shoot for, and may do a bit of free roam multiplayer once in a while, but I'll probably give it a break until the DLC hits later this month.

All in all, very good game.

 

[PimpJuice]

Well I hit 100% tonight. I still have a couple single player achievements I might shoot for, and may do a bit of free roam multiplayer once in a while, but I'll probably give it a break until the DLC hits later this month.

All in all, very good game.

Tried to posse up with you tonight Bob but your party was full......I knocked out a few free roam achievements instead.

 

[BoberFett]

Yeah, I saw you on there and then the posse leader started jumping into matches and such. Logged off shortly thereafter.