All players are lost in the world of "Red Dead Redemption."
Because there are just so many things to experience in the game.
In the game, players can choose to be a good person and do good deeds.
Or they can be a masked outlaw and do evil.
If they do too many bad things, their honor will go down.
When honor is very low, players who go to places like bars will find that some characters look at them in fear.
Also, some stores will even refuse to sell you things.
Even the police and bounty hunters in the city will be hostile to you.
When talking to characters, they won't be nice.
On the other hand, if players do good deeds, other characters will be happy to interact with them.
Items sold in stores will be discounted, and some characters will even give players things.
Besides that, there are a lot of small details in the game.
For example, if players eat too much, they will find that they are slowly gaining weight.
The originally strong, handsome, middle-aged man Arthur will slowly become a greasy, fat, middle-aged man.
Players also need to take care of their hygiene, like taking a bath every now and then.
Otherwise, if you don't bathe for a long time, the smell on your body will attract flies, and characters will stay away from you.
You could say that in "Red Dead Redemption," every player feels like it's not a fake world, but a realistic western world.
When many players first experienced the free, open-world gameplay of "Red Dead Redemption," they treated it as a simple, fun game.
Because it's just so free.
And this is a big feature of players experiencing open-world games.
But as they trigger the game's main story, players quickly feel its charm.
It's a completely different feeling from freely experiencing the wild west, deeper and more profound.
The west in "Red Dead Redemption" isn't its best time, but its twilight years.
At the end of the 19th century, the west had been completely developed, and the traditional wild west culture was about to be eliminated.
In a word, it's the wheels of history rolling forward.
And the Van der Linde gang, Arthur Morgan, and others are part of that historical flow.
From their stories, you can clearly feel the charm of that special time.
The lifestyle of robbing the rich to help the poor, being brave and responsible, and taking revenge quickly is slowly disappearing in the western world.
What's replacing it is the increasingly powerful government and huge commercial capital.
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In the game, Jimmy was forgetting to eat and sleep while experiencing the content of "Red Dead Redemption."
He settled down temporarily at Horseshoe Overlook, and the members of the gang began to work hard to earn money.
For example, the blonde, buxom Karen tried to set a honey trap but almost got herself caught, but Arthur arrived in time.
As gang members, the Van der Linde gang seems to have more ideals than ordinary gangs.
But this can't hide the fact that they are a group of old bandits, but some of the gang members' ways of making money are really too ugly, making Arthur and others feel uncomfortable.
For example, the gang's bookkeeper, Strauss, often goes around lending money at high interest rates, using the desperation of the weak to make money.
And in Arthur's mind, he would rather rob rich people who are not kind than bully these poor borrowers.
Using the civilized weapon of 'law' and then robbing the poor again is obviously very uncomfortable for Arthur.
Some shameless people's debts are okay, but more often they are poor people who have no other way out.
"This is too awful!" In a farm, Jimmy controlled Arthur to beat up a farmer named Downs.
The other person looked poor and sick, and when Arthur beat and threatened him to pay back the money, the blood he coughed up sprayed Arthur's face.
But then, back at the camp, Strauss's conversation with Arthur left Jimmy speechless.
"Did you get the money back, Arthur?"
"He's about to die... they look like they have nothing. You're a fool to lend them money."
"Let's just say... Arthur, people who aren't desperate won't be interested in my offers."
They spent some quiet days at Horseshoe Overlook, but soon this peace was broken.
One morning, the gang's black young man, Lenny, ran back to the camp in a panic, shouting that Micah had been caught.
Before this, Dutch had sent Dutch and Lenny to explore the south to prepare for the next journey. But after a few days, Micah got drunk in a place called Strawberry, got into a fight with the O'Driscoll gang, and killed two people in the street. He was caught by the town's police and was waiting to be hanged. Lenny was almost caught as well, and barely escaped.
Hearing this news, Arthur said Micah deserved it, and Jimmy in the game felt the same way.
"Micah, that old rascal, is going to be hanged? That's great news!" Jimmy was very happy.
Because Jimmy really doesn't like Micah's character at all.
After all, he's like an old rogue when facing the widow Sadie, and then he's sarcastic in the temporary camp in the snow mountain, which is very annoying.
But Dutch, the leader of the gang, still asked Arthur to rescue Micah, and also take Lenny to Valentine for a drink to calm down.
Jimmy really liked this drinking scene. Besides the swaying to show the drunkenness, it was extremely interesting.
Lenny and Arthur playing the ear-slapping game, and pushing open the door on the second floor twice in a row, the unmentionable scenes were very exciting, one white and one black, but unfortunately there wasn't much nudity.
After drinking heavily in Valentine all night, Jimmy controlled Arthur to rescue Micah the next day.
He blew a big hole in the basement of the police station and let Micah escape.
Arthur originally wanted to rescue him and run away quietly, but Micah showed his madness and bloodlust, not caring about making things bigger. He faced the entire town's firepower and stormed Strawberry from east to west, taking back his old gun from an old acquaintance, and killing his family.
Compared to the previous tasks, Micah's tasks are full of explosions and gunfights.
It's really fun to play, especially the chaotic battle in Strawberry is very exciting.
But also, Jimmy really doesn't like Micah's character.
After all, he looks like a madman.
And during the days of helping the Van der Linde gang, there were also some interesting tasks.
For example, going hunting for a big brown bear with Hosea gave Jimmy a new experience.
He had hunted before, but it was mostly rabbits, deer, or birds.
But he never expected that this game could even hunt brown bears. Would there be tigers and lions, or jaguars, later on?
Jimmy wondered in his heart.
After Micah's bloody task line, the game's plot became a little more gentle.
Hunting, fishing, and robbing rich landowners with gang members.
Until Arthur received a letter, it was from Mary, the woman in the photo on his bedside table.
She was Arthur's first love, but because of Arthur's bandit status and Mary's family, the relationship ended. Now Mary lives near Valentine and recognized the Van der Linde gang, so she had someone bring Arthur a letter.
Reason told Arthur not to go, but he couldn't help but rush over. When they talked, Arthur learned about Mary's current situation. Her husband had already died, and now she's a widow.
And her younger brother has joined an evil cult. Now she has no one to rely on, and can only ask Arthur to help rescue her brother from the cult.
"Hey! This task is all about widows, isn't it?" Jimmy couldn't help but sigh in the game.
Especially thinking of Sadie before, looking at Mary in front of him, Jimmy suddenly felt that his Arthur had a bit of potential as a tool.
She came to me for help right away.
Thinking that he's still single, Jimmy couldn't help but sigh.
What can I do now? Of course, forgive her.
After sighing, Jimmy chose to accept the task.
(End of chapter)
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