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Anyone who's been watching my channel for a while

anyone who's been watching my channel

knows that I am a huge Rockstar fanboy.

for a while knows that I am a huge rock

I feel like I mention their games in almost every video I make.

star fanboy I feel like I mentioned their games in almost every video I make

I made a whole video essay about how amazing they are at creating virtual worlds.

I made a whole video essay about how amazing they are at creating virtual

I stand in line to get their games at midnight.

worlds I stand in line to get their

The last video I uploaded was a fuckin' country music video

games at midnight the last video I uploaded was the [ __ ] country music

about how excited I was for Red Dead 2.

video about how excited I was for Red

You get the idea, I'm a gamer girl.

Dead 2 you get the idea I'm a gamer so

So just know with this video, I'm not just trying to stir shit

just know what this video I'm not just

or play devil's advocate to be a unique little snow Jake.

trying to stir [ __ ] or play devil's advocate to be a unique little snow Jake

I'm not unique.

I'm not unique he was a good man not

That being said, I'm sure you've pieced together from the title and thumbnail of this video

cheeky that being said I'm sure you've pieced together from the title and

that I, like many of you, have been playing the fuck, out of Red Dead 2,

thumbnail of this video that I like many of you have been playing the [ __ ] out of

and I'm a little disappointed by it.

Red Dead 2 a little disappointed yes

And uh, yes that rhyme was planned.

that rhyme was planned the too long

The "Too Long; Didn't Give A Shit" version of this video is basically:

didn't give a [ __ ] version of this video

Red Dead Redemption 2 has some of the best writing and characters of any piece of fiction

is basically Red Dead Redemption 2 has some of the best writing and characters

I've ever consumed.

of any piece of fiction I've ever

Arthur Morgan is easily my favourite protagonist from any Rockstar game.

consumed Arthur Morgan is easily my favorite protagonist from any rockstar

The game looks unreal and sounds like God,

game the game looks unreal and sounds

and the game does very little to improve on the same mission structure

like God and the game does very little to improve on the same mission structure

that Rockstar has been using for almost 20 years

that Rockstar has been using for almost

and also that looking at the Metacritic score makes me feel like an insane man.

20 years and also that looking at the Metacritic score makes me feel like an

There won't be any story spoilers in this video,

insane man there won't be any story

but I am going to show some gameplay examples and spoil some side shit

spoilers in this video but I am gonna show some gameplay examples and spoil

so, I do still recommend skipping the video if you haven't played the game yet

some side shits so I do still recommend skip in the video if you haven't played

and going in completely blind cause also, my opinion is just my opinion,

the game yet and going and completely blind because also my opinion is just my

and I'd rather this be like a healthy conversation in the chat,

opinion and I'd rather this be like a healthy conversation in the chat rather

rather than me potentially tarnishing your opinion of the game before you've even given the darn thing a chance.

than me potential tarnishing your opinion of the game before you even giving the darn thing a

Also the video is going to be much longer than my usual content and I've been kinda sick

chance also this video is gonna be much longer than my usual content and I've

so I'm sorry if I sound kinda shitty.

been kind of sick so I'm sorry if I

But definitely get cozy and grab some snacks, my little Brie cheeses

sound kind of shitty but definitely get cozy and grab some snacks my little

cause you're about to watch a grown-ass man lose his fucking marbles.

breathing cheese's cuz you're about to watch a grown-ass man lose his [ __ ]

Alright, with all that out of the way,

marbles alright with all that out of the

I want to talk about Anthony Burch.

way I want to talk about Anthony Burch

You might know who Anthony Burch is

you might know who Anthony Burch is from

from a variety of things.

a variety of things he wrote Borderlands

He wrote Borderlands 2,

2

He had a web series called "Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'?",

he had a web series called hey ash what

with his sister, Ash,

you playing with his sister ash who is a

who is a voice actress

voice actress and is now known for her

and is now known for her role as Horizon in Horizon Zero Dawn. (Aloy)

role as horizon in horizons room he also

He also got memed a lot with people saying shit like...

got memed a lot with people saying [ __ ] like thank God I'm not Anthony Burch

...because of some shit that happened with his wife or ex-wife, or

because of some [ __ ] that happened with his wife or ex-wife or I don't know like

I don't know, like some comments he made on Twitter.

some comments he made on Twitter don't

But in eighth grade, I discovered a Youtube series he made called Rev Rant,

know don't care but an eighth grade I discovered a youtube series he made

where he stood in front of a green screen and talked about different interesting aspects of game design

called Rev rant where he stood in front of a green screen and talked about different interesting aspects of game

and made jokes sometimes.

design and made jokes sometimes and if

If that format sounds familiar,

that format sounds familiar

It's because this yoga ball is the only thing between me and identity theft.

it's because this yoga ball is the only thing between me and identity theft in

And one of his videos that really stuck with me was called "True Non-Linearity,"

one of his videos that really stuck with me was called true non-linearity where

where he talked about this mission in Grand Theft Auto 3,

he talked about this mission in Grand

where you had to

Theft Auto 3 where you had to chase this

chase this guy through Chinatown,

guy through Chinatown and then

and then eventually chase him to his car,

eventually chase him to his car and then

and then when he gets in his car, you have to chase him some more in his car and then eventually kill him.

when he gets in his car you have to chase him some more in his car and then

And he talked about how after someone got really frustrated with that mission,

eventually kill him and he talked about how after someone got really frustrated

they had the idea to steal the guy's car before even inititating the chase,

with that mission they had the idea to steal the guy's car before even

take it to 8-Ball's Bomb Garage,

initiating the chase take it to

put a bomb in it,

eight-balls bomb garage put a bomb in it

park it back in the same spot,

park it back in the same spot then

then initiate the chase,

initiate the chase and then watch the

and then watch the dude blow up,

dude blow up when he tries to get away

when he tries to get away. And aside from Eiffel 65, that is the coolest shit I have ever heard.

and aside from Eiffel 65 that is the coolest [ __ ] I have ever heard and it

And it wasn't so much a deliberate design choice on Rockstar's part that made all of that possible, but

wasn't so much a deliberate design choice on rockstars part that made all of that possible but more so a lack of

moreso, a lack of one. Grand Theft Auto 3 was the first 3D sandbox game that Rockstar put out,

you Grand Theft Auto 3 was the first 3d sandbox game the Rockstar put out so it

so, it had a lot less scripting and polish when it came to the missions.

had a lot less scripting and polished

Things were much more loosey-goosey in the world,

when it came to the missions things were much more loosey-goosey in the world

where instead of the game constantly giving you instructions of

where instead of the game constantly

"Okay, go to this exact spot so that this exact cutscene can play.

giving you instructions of okay go to this exact spot so that this exact

And then follow this car,

cutscene could play and then follow this

you're too close to the car,

car you're too close to the car don't be

don't be so close to the fucking car.

so close to the [ __ ] car and now wait

Alright, now wait a little more...

a little more okay you are now free to

okay, you are now free to roam about the open world cabin."

roam about the open-world cabin it was a

It was a lot more of

lot more of ok so there's this guy over

"Okay, so there's this guy over here, and he needs to be dead, uh, instead of alive.

here and he needs to be dead instead of

You could do it however you want,

alive you could do it however you want

you shoot him in the penis,

you shooting in the penis I don't really

I don't really care, I'm a PlayStation 2."

care I'm a PlayStation 2 and after GTA 3

And after GTA 3,

Rockstar could have gone down two

Rockstar could have gone down two different roads that they had inadvertently created.

different roads that they had

A:

inadvertently created a one of more

One of more Non-Linearity,

non-linearity giving players more

giving players more freedom to craft their own experiences while doing the missions,

freedom to craft own experiences while doing the missions

much like how it is while roaming the open world.

much like how it is while roaming the

open world or be a more scripted and

A more scripted and movie-like experience

movie like experience where the player

where the player has to do things in the right order and fashion that Rockstar tells them to,

has to do things in the right order and fashion that Rockstar tells them to or

Or else they fail the mission.

else they fail the mission and for the

And for the most part, Rockstar went with Road Number B

most part Rockstar went with Road number

and this isn't always a bad thing, per say, but,

deep and this isn't always a bad thing per se but most of you on Twitter agreed

most of you on Twitter agreed that it's definitely

that it's definitely a mixed bag these

"a mixed bag." These two roads of game design can bascially be seen as a tub full of Legos,

two roads of game design can basically be seen as eight tubful Legos versus a

versus a particular LEGO set.

particular Lego set and yes this

And yes, this particular set is Star Wars.

particular set is Star Wars has nothing

Has nothing to do with the video.

to do with the video just thought it was

Just thought it was cool. At first glance,

cool at first glance the Lego set is

the LEGO set is much more attractive and appealing,

much more attractive and appealing dare

dare I say, sexy. Than the dirty ass old bucket, but

I say sexy than the dirty ass old bucket

anyone who's performed LEGOs before knows that the bucket

but anyone who's performed Legos before knows that the bucket is way more fun in

is WAY more fun in the long run.

the long run the bucket represents games

The bucket represents games that give you a lot of freedom

that give you a lot of freedom but to

fuck to solve problems in creative ways.

solve problems in creative ways games

like Metal Gear Solid 5 breath of the wild hitman and not even just because of

And not even just because of the LEGO metaphor, but

the Lego metaphor but minecraft in

Especially Fortnite,

fortnight especially fortnight

Battle Royale games are

battle royale games are the definition

the definition of player choice and freedom.

of player choice and freedom this isn't

This isn't even a LEGO,

even a Lego this is the Lord of the

this is a Lord Of The Rings action figure. "Did you know,

Rings did you know that you can [ __ ]

that you can fuckin put a Sensor Dart on a helicopter in Blackout,

put a censored art on a helicopter and

and fly around, and see where dudes are?"

black out and fly around and see where

And also that you can snipe people and talk about gators with Eddy Burback?

dudes are and also that you can snipe people and talk about Gators with Eddie

"Some gator gotta come fuckin!"

Berbick some Gator gotta cook some beer

"Some gator gotta show his snout!" [laughing / surprise]

you've got a showy snout the assortment

The assortment of different LEGOs just represent all the different gameplay mechanics and options that the player has.

of different Legos just represent all the different gameplay mechanics and options that the player has so if

So if there's a mission in Metal Gear Solid V where you gotta rescue a hostage from an enemy camp,

there's a mission of Metal Gear Solid 5 where you got to rescue a hostage from

My LEGO creation

an enemy camp my Lego creation could

could look like this, where I

look like this where I ride in on a

ride in on a horse outside of the camp,

horse outside of the camp and then get

and then, um... get behind the comms tower,

behind the comms tower and put some c4

put some C4 on it, and then go over here,

on it and then go over here blow it up

blow it up, make a distraction

and make it distraction so that all

so that all these guys are coming over here,

these guys are coming over here and

looking over here,

looking over here what was that going

"What was that noise?" and then using that chaos,

and then using that chaos I sneak in and

I sneak in, and I rescue the hostage, who, is,

I rescue the hostage who this is it they

being portrayed by Darth Maul,

portrayed by dull small and carry them

and carry him on my back

on my back and go out

and go out here and get ex-

here in Munich you know the helicopter

you know, the helicopter takes us away and we're fine.

takes us away we're fine and your

And your creation, where maybe

creation where maybe you chose to drive

you chose to drive a car,

a car and they ghost ride it into the

and you Ghost Ride it into the watchtower

watchtower and that guy was [ __ ]

and that guy goes fucking flying and the car blows up

flying and the car blows up and then you

and then, you hop out of-

hop out a son of a [ __ ] and then you

ah, son of a bitch. And then you murder everyone in sight, [Gun noises from Jakey and sound effects]

murder everyone in psycho and then you

And then you go and rescue the hostage,

go and rescue the hostage he's probably

who's probably shitting his pants at this point,

[ __ ] his pants at this point a Darth

And Darth Maul like,

Maul like oh my god and then you're like

"Oh my god!" and then your like "Come on, guy, let's go."

come on guy let's go and then you know

and then, you know, you, get out of there.

you get out of there you can see that my

You can see that my creation and your creation, or

creation in your creation or whatever is

whatever's left of it um,

left of it are totally different and

are totally different and unique from each other.

unique from each other and that's the

And that's the power of the bucket

power of the bucket because we each had

because we each had a unique experience that feels personal to our ever developing

a unique experience that feels personal to our ever developing gamer bodies and

gamer bodies. And yes, I did have a lot of fun putting these together.

yes I did have a lot of fun putting

Don't even ask.

I will now show you the sound of my childhood.

don't even ask I will now show you the

[Jakey rummages through LEGOS] [maybe the sound of your childhood as well] [Jakey makes an interesting find] There's a fucking used napkin in here?

sound of my childhood now I'm moving

Jesus Christ. Now moving over to the LEGO set here,

over to the Lego set here this is a

This is a completely different kind of experience.

completely different kind of experience

The LEGOS in this set still represent the gameplay mechanics,

the Legos in the set still represent the

but your following a predetermined order on

gameplay mechanics but you're following a predetermined order on how you're

how your going to experience all the different shit that the game has to offer.

going to experience all the different [ __ ] that the game has to offer so when

So when you finally finish your LEGO creation,

you finally finish your LEGO creation

your creation and my creation

your creation and my creation are going

are going to look very similar.

to look very similar and this isn't

And this isn't necessarily a bad thing

necessarily a bad thing because there's

because there's plenty of great LEGO set type games.

plenty of great Lego set type games portal to uncharted 2 inside [ __ ]

Donkey Kong Country these games are very

These games are very linear and have specific beats and gameplay moments

linear and have specific beats and

that they want you to experience in a certain order and way

gameplay moments that they want you to experience in a certain order and way

and there's nothing wrong with that.

and there's nothing wrong with that all

All these games are fucking wet dreams,

these games are [ __ ] wet dream but

But the problem with Red Dead 2

the problem with Red Dead 2 in almost

and almost all of Rockstar's open world games

all of rockstars open-world games is

is that they're constantly flip flopping between these two different kinds of designs.

that they're constantly flip-flopping between these two different kinds of

You have the open world,

design you have the open world where

where your encouraged to experiment with the different gameplay systems

you're encouraged to experiment with the

and explore your surroundings

different gameplay systems and explore

and potentially do some creative problem solving,

your surroundings and potentially do some creative problem-solving and then

And then the missions which essentially shoot all of that in the face

the missions which essentially shoot all

and boil down to

of that in the face and boil down to

following a yellow line

following a yellow line and waiting to

and waiting to be told what to do

be told what to do and if you do

and if you do anything other than the exact thing your supposed to do,

anything other than the exact thing

mission failed.

you're supposed to do mission fail try

Try to take a different route?

to take a different route mission fail

Mission failed. Try to flank the enemy?

try to flank the enemy mission

Mission failed. Attempt to be even slightly creative in your approach in a fucking "stealth mission" by climbing onto a roof?

attempt to be even slightly creative in your approach in a [ __ ] stealth mission by climbing onto a roof mission

Mission failed. For whatever excuse Rockstar comes up with you doing anything

failed for whatever excuse Rockstar comes up with for you doing anything

other than exactly what they want you to do.

other than exactly what they want you to

Which when you think about it,

do which when you think about it is

is really fucking ironic because

really [ __ ] ironic because this is a

this is a game about bad boy outlaws

game about bad-boy outlaws that disobey

that disobey the rules and do whatever they want.

them to whatever they want and this kind

And this kind of design wouldn't be so bad

of design wouldn't be so bad if Rockstar

if Rockstar just fully committed to the type of game they want to make.

just fully committed to the type of game

They want these missions to be this linear, Naughty Dog-style blockbuster rollercoasters

they'd want to make they want the missions to be these linear Naughty Dog's style blockbuster roller coasters

and the open world

in the open-world to be this breath of

to be this Breath Of The Wild West, realistic, cowboy simulation.

the Wild West realistic cowboy

But by having one foot in the open world design

simulation but by having one foot in

and one foot in roller coaster design,

open-world design and one foot in roller

neither design ever achieves it's full potential

coaster design neither design ever

and is never as interesting or as deep or as consistent as it's contemporaries.

achieves its full potential and is never as interesting or as deep or as consistent as its contemporaries because

Because in order for the player to experience exactly what you want,

in order to get the player to experience exactly what you want in an open-world

in an open world game,

game first you got to make them ride to

First you gotta make em ride to the mission marker,

the mission mark and then you got a ride

and then you gotta ride to where the mission actually takes place,

to where the mission actually takes

and then you gotta wait for something to inevitably go wrong,

place and then you got to wait for something to inevitably go wrong and

and then shoot guys in the face

then shoot guys in the face and then do

and then do that over and over, and over, and over

that over and over and over and over Red

and over, and over, and over Red Rover, Red Rover,

Rover Red Rover sand good missions on

send good missions on over! And it's just sad because they have this magnum dong of a map

over and it's just sad because they have this Magnum dong of a map that's so

that's so gorgeous and huge with

gorgeous and huge with crazy attention

crazy attention to detail with

to detail with signs that give you

signs that give you directions and other

directions and other landmarks to tell

landmarks to tell where your going.

where you're going and before the game

And before the game came out,

came out I remember seeing some rumor

I remember seeing some rumor float around that

floating around that if you play the

if you played the game without the radar on,

game without the radar on NPCs will

NPC's would actually give you directions for missions

actually give you directions for

and then you have to pay more attention to the game world itself

missions and then you have to pay more attention to the game world itself

instead of this little fucking circle in the corner!

instead of this little [ __ ] circle in

And when I heard that shit,

the corner and when I heard that [ __ ] I

I got super excited

got super excited because it meant that

because it meant that I could turn off the radar

I could turn off the radar and just use

and just use the compass and the, fuckin,

the compass in the [ __ ] physical map

physical map that comes with the game!

that comes with the game because while

Because while Rockstar has always included these sweet ass maps with their games,

Rockstar has always included these sweet-ass maps with their games I've

I've ever only had to bust one out to complete a mission

only ever had to bust one out to

complete a mission once and it was

And it was fucking amazing.

[ __ ] amazing and Grand Theft Auto 4

In Grand Theft Auto 4, there were these awesome side missions

there were these awesome side missions

where you would recieve a text

where you would receive a text with a

with a description of a car your supposed to steal

description of a car you're supposed to

along with it's address.

steal along with its address no icon on

No icon on the map, no waypoint on the radar,

the map no way point on the radar just

just the text. "I GOT A TEXT!"

the text and because the in-game map

And because the in-game map doesn't show the street names,

doesn't show the street names I had to

I had to bust out the actual,

bust out the actual physical map that

physical map that came with the game

came with the game and study the names

and study the names of the roads

of the roads to find the exact location

to find the exact location of the car.

of the car and then when I went to that

And then when I went to that location in the game,

location in the game bada-boom bada-bing

bada boom, bada bing, Michael Scott Sebring,

Michael Scott Sebring there's the car

there's the car.

and that felt amazing

And that felt amazing! I felt like an actual badass,

I felt like an actual badass instead of

instead of a toddler that

a toddler that needed to be told what to

needed to be told what to do every five seconds.

do every five seconds so you could

So you can surmise that

surmise that while I was playing Red

while I was playing Red Dead 2,

Dead 2 I tried to play the game without

I tried to play the game without having the radar turned on and just the compass.

having the radar turned on and just the

And while roaming the open world,

compass and while roaming the open world

it's fucking great.

it's [ __ ] great if I meet a stranger

If I meet a stranger, and he tells me that I should go rob a

and he tells me that I should go rob a yellow house in the woods north of

I'm gonna use that information along with my compass, and my

Rhodes I'm gonna use that information along with my compass and my physical

physical map to figure out where to go.

map to figure out where to go and not

And not having a waypoint always telling me exactly where to go

having a waypoint always telling you

makes even the simple process of adventuring around and finding stuff super satisfying.

exactly where to go makes even the simple process of adventuring around and finding stuff super satisfying you feel

I feel like this badass cowboy explorer with a

like this vast cowboy Explorer with them

with a map and fucking mutton chops!

with a map and [ __ ] mutton chops but

But once you actually start any of the missions,

once you actually start any of the

It is impossible to do shit without having the radar on.

missions it is impossible to do [ __ ] without having the radar on even in the

Even in the case of a mission where the only instruction is to park this stolen stagecoach

case of a mission where the instruction was just to park this stolen stagecoach

in a secluded spot,

in a secluded spot I didn't have the

I didn't have the radar on at the time,

radar on at the time and I was like

and I was like "Alright, sweet! let me go find a spot."

alright sweet let me go find a spot but

But I should have better than to mess with you harder like a black widow baby

I should have known better than to mess with you harder like a black wittle baby

because "Oh, the game meant

because oh the game meant this specific

this SPECIFIC secluded spot! Oh, I'm an idiot dungo brain!

secluded spot oh I'm an idiot dongho

Why did I ever think I could do something on my own,

brain why did I ever think I could do

I'm a dumb baby.

something on my own I'm a dumb baby I'm

I'm just a dumb baby,

just a dumb baby give me milk I was

give me milk, I wanna fucking sleep and

[ __ ] sleeping do [ __ ] they've

do shit, dude." Compare that to the GTA 4 Michael Scott Sebring mission

compared that to the GTA for Michael

and it is the exact opposite feeling.

Scott Sebring mission and it is the

You're not making me feel like a badass cowboy.

exact opposite feeling you're not making me feel like a badass cowboy you're

You're making me feel like a dumb little kid.

making me feel like a dumb little kid

And part of me is torn because I genuinely love the characters and the story that Red Dead 2 is trying to tell.

and part of me is torn because I genuinely love the characters in the story that Red Dead 2 is trying to tell

There are some genuinely thrilling missions when it works. [♪ Fleeting Joy Battle Theme ♪]

there are some genuinely thrilling missions when it works start there and take me

But those moments are overshadowed by so many repetitive and mindless missions

but those moments are overshadowed by so many repetitive and mindless missions

that it starts to feel like your looking

that it starts to feel like you're

at this beautiful LEGO bucket

looking at this beautiful Lego bucket

and you're realizing all it's potential for unique

and you're realizing all its potential

and creative gameplay moments.

for a unique and creative gameplay

But then your older brother keeps barging into the room, telling you

moments but then your older brother keeps plugging it in the room telling

which pieces you gotta use and

you which pieces you got to use them how

how you're gonna use em and

you're gonna use them that it's once

that it's once again, time to

again time to tap X a bunch and ride to

tap X a bunch and ride to a mission point

a mission point and then watch a

and then watch a cutscene and then uh-oh!

cutscene and then oh no way what

No way! What? Something went wrong again?

something went wrong again no way and

No way! And now I gotta sit behind a broken-ass cover system

now I gotta sit behind a broken-ass

that's somehow worse than the first game

coverage system that's somehow worse

that came out eight years ago

than the first game that came out eight

and then hit L2,

years ago and then hit 82 and then r2

and then R2, BECAUSE THE ONLY INTERESTING CHOICE I HAVE IN THIS GAME

because the only interesting choice I

IS WHICH GUN I'M GONNA TRY TO USE TO KILL MYSE-

have in this game is which good I'm gonna try to use to kill myself

Okay, so now that we all had a nap and calmed down,

okay so now that we've all had a nap and

let's talk about the more interesting side of Rockstar's games,

calmed down let's talk about the more interesting side of rock stars games and

and especially Red Dead 2,

especially red dead teeth and that is

and that is the open world.

the open world so whenever you're not

So whenever you're not being led through the game's missions and side missions,

being led through the game's missions

there's a variety of things that you can do in Rockstar's

and side missions there's a variety of things that you can do in rockstars big beautiful calcul fantasy along with some

along with some really cool encounters that can happen to you.

really cool encounters that can happen

But we're gonna talk about more-

to you but we're going to talk about

we're gonna talk about those in Chapter 3.

more we're going to talk about those in

And surrounding all of this stuff is

Chapter three and surrounding all this

an honor system,

stuff is an honor system and a wanted

and a wanted system, and a bounty system,

system and a bounty system and a camp

and a camp system, and none of these really work how you would expect, and

system and none of these really work how you would expect and one of them doesn't

one of them doesn't really seem to matter,

really seem to matter or make a

or make a difference...

difference like at all the last one I'm

...like at all. The last one I'm referring to is the camp system

referring to is the camp system which in

which, in theory,

theory was supposed to be a big

was supposed to be a big incentive in driving cause for doing a lot of the activities in the game.

incentive and driving cause for doing a lot of the activities in the game hunting fishing robbing bounty hunting

Anything that provides you with a good or money

gambling anything that provides you with

that you can either keep for yourself or

the good or money that you can either

donate to the camp to help take care of your fellow cowpokes.

keep for yourself or donate to the camp to help take care of your fellow

Which is a super cool concept, right?

cowpoke's which is a super cool concept

Like, in a game that's centered around a family of outlaws

right like in a game that centered around a family of outlaws it seems like

it seems like that should be a pretty big deal... ...right?

that should be a pretty big deal right

Yeah, it doesn't fucking matter at all.

yeah it doesn't [ __ ] matter at all

You can be the biggest degenerate piece of shit with the lowest honor

you can be the biggest degenerate piece of [ __ ] with the lowest honor and be a

and be a complete c-word to everyone in the camp

complete c-word to everyone in the camp

(that's cunt, c-word is cunt)

that's [ __ ] see where it is [ __ ] and

And never donate a dickel to the services or the camp or the food or anything,

never donate a Dickel to the services or the camp or the food or anything and the

and the story just keeps on chugging like nothing nothing ever happened,

story just keeps on chugging like

like what the fuck?

nothing ever happened

This not only lessens the meaning of so much of your open world interaction,

what the [ __ ] this not only lessens the meaning of so much of your open-world

but it could have easily been handled so much better.

interaction but it could have easily been handled so much better the game

The game could have made it where you could only continue with the story

could have made it where you could only

if you've actually taken care of the camp

continue with the story if you've actually taken care of the camp and

and dumped a significant amount of money into it.

dumped a significant amount of money

Because not only does that bring the story and the open world closer together,

into it because not only does that bring the story in the open world closer

now you actually have a strong incentive to rob a train

together now you actually have a strong incentive to rob a train or do some

or do some bounties

bounties or sell some animals and it

or sell some animals. And it could make for some really great

could make for some really great risk

choices in the honor system as well

versus reward choices in the honor

where now it's like,

system as well where now it's like oh

"Oh, shit. I could make money faster if I rob a train,

[ __ ] I can make money faster if I rob a

then I can continue the story sooner,

train and then I could continue the

but, then everyone's gonna hate me

story sooner but then everyone's gonna hate me and I'm

and I'm gonna be a bad guy."

gonna be a bad guy that's an interesting

That's an interesting choice! How the game is right now,

choice how the game is right now there's

there's not really any incentive to be bad.

not really any incentive to be bad it's

It's just... ...I feel like being a bad guy, so I'm gonna do it.

just I feel like being a bad guy so I'm

Couple this with the fact that the main missions

gonna do it couple this with the fact

give you way too much money,

that the main missions give you way too

much money way too fast which I get that

which I get, that that's a weird complaint.

that's a weird complaint but seriously

It feels pointless as hell to try and roleplay as a scrappy outlaw on the run

it feels pointless as hell to try and role play as a scrappy outlaw on the run

when you have a thousand dollars

when you have a thousand dollars from

from doing a couple story missions.

doing a couple story missions in Old

In old west times,

West times that was like three billion

that was like 3 billion dollars! "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm a- I'm a cowboy named Arthur Morgan?

dollars oh I'm sorry I'm a I'm a cowboy

I thought I was the CEO of Apple,

named Arthur Morgan I thought I was the

AKA Bill Gates."

CEO of Apple aka Bill Gates speaking of

Speaking of making getaways,

making bit aways I think we can all

I think we can all agree that the, uh, wanted system in the game

agree that the warning system in the

is pretty hit or miss.

game is pretty hit or miss I guess I

"I guess I never miss, huh?"

never so along with having some very

So along with having some very trigger happy cops that

trigger-happy cops that like to come

like to come after you for the smallest offense

after you for the smallest defense or

or for defending yourself against the dark arts of the O'Driscoll gang,

for defending yourself against the dark arts of yield triskele game the game has

the game has a witness system

a witness system which is actually

which is actually pretty cool.

pretty cool in theory basically if

In theory. Basically, if someone witnesses you committing a crime,

someone witnesses you committing a crime

they're gonna try and run and tell a lawman about it.

they're gonna try and run and tell a

And you have the option to try and stop them

lawman about it and you have the option

before they do that

to try and stop them before they do that

which is super cool.

which is super cool

You can kill them,

you can kill you can tie them up you can

you can tie em up, you can threaten them,

threat them you can shoot your gun in

you can shoot your gun in the air to try to scare em

the air to try and scare them and

and accidentally shoot a bird out of the sky in the process.

accidentally shoot a bird out of the sky

And that's all cool as shit

in the process and that's all cool as

because the game is giving you some dynamic choices.

[ __ ] because the game is giving you some

And what's also cool

dynamic choices and what's also cool is

is that the game has a whole mask and disguise system

that the game has a whole mask in the

that it barely explains at all.

sky system that it barely explains at

But lucky for you,

all but lucky for you I have wasted

I have wasted hours of my life

hours of my life trying to get to the

trying to get to the bottom of how this shit works

bottom of how this [ __ ] works and I can

and I could finally put an end to all the Reddit threads

finally put an end to all the reddit

and Youtube videos that keep making shit up.

threads and Bluetooth videos that keep making [ __ ] up

essentially if you don't currently have

if you don't currently have a bounty, NPCs won't recognize you if you have a mask on.

a bounty NPCs won't recognize you if you

You don't need a new outfit from what you've already been wearing,

have masks oh you don't need a new outfit from what you've already been

you don't need a new fuckin horse or new guns

wearing you don't eat a new [ __ ] horse or new guns you just need a mask

you just need a mask. But even with a mask on,

but even with a mask on

cops will always immediately recognize you as Arthur Morgan

cops will always immediately recognize

if they see you committing a crime.

you as Arthur Morgan if they see you

Which this isn't super realistic,

committing a crime which this isn't

but I actually don't have that much beef with this rule.

super realistic but I actually don't have that much beef with this rule so if

So if your wearing a mask,

you're wearing a mask and you shoot a

and you shoot a man in the middle of Valentine

man in the middle of Valentine in front

in front of several witnesses,

of several witnesses and you Bale the

and you bail the area before any cops come,

area before any cops come you won't get

you won't get a bounty.

it back and after your wanted level goes

And after your wanted level goes away, you can go back to the same town

away you can go back to the same town

wearing the same outfit

wearing the same outfit and the same

and the same mask and do the same shit again

mask and do the same [ __ ] again and you

and you still won't get a bounty

still won't get a bounty because at this

because at this point, NPCs have what I refer to as

point NPCs have what I refer to as dumb

brain but if you did get caught the

if you did get caught the first time and you do have a bounty now,

first time and you do have a bounty now

The bounty is what starts changing things.

the bounty is what starts changing

things so now if you go back and you do

if you go back and you do the same shit

the same [ __ ] with the same outfit in

with the same outfit and the same mask,

the same mask and you have a bounty this

and you have a bounty this time, not only will cops arrest you on sight,

time not only will cops arrest you on

but NPCs are now baby geniuses,

sight but NPCs are now baby geniuses and

and will immediately recognize you

will immediately recognize you and

and you'll get a higher bounty

you'll get a higher bounty even if you

even if you bail the area before the cops come.

Bale the area before the cops come but

BUT if you had changed your outfit

if you had changed your outfit before

before going back into the town where you have a bounty,

going back into the town where you have

NPCs won't immediately recognize you

a bounty NPCs won't immediately

and patrolling cops

recognize you and patrolling cops won't

won't try to arrest you on sight

try to arrest you on sight unless you

unless you hang around them for too long.

hang around them for too long okay did

Okay. Did you get all that?

you get all that Jesus Christ I need to

Jesus Christ, I need to take up knitting or something instead of this shit.

take up knitting or something instead of

It's not a perfect system,

this [ __ ] it's not a perfect system but

but I'm the type of person where

I'm the type of person where if I know

if I know the rules,

the rules and the rules are consistent

and the rules are consistent, then I'm a happy boy.

then I'm a happy boy but the rules are

But the rules aren't fucking consistent!

[ __ ] consistent Exhibit A robbing a

You can strategically choose

train you can strategically choose to

to rob a train when it's out in the middle of dickshit nowhere

rob a train when it's out in the middle

with an outfit and a mask that no one has ever seen,

of [ __ ] nowhere with an outfit and a mask that no one has ever seen and

and somehow, a cop 3 miles away

somehow a cop three miles away will not

will not only know that a train is being robbed,

only know that a train is being robbed

but that it's specifically Arthur Morgan that's doing it.

but that it's specifically Arthur Morgan

Somebody better give that cop a raise,

that's doing it somebody better give

because he is a goddamn X-Man.

that copper raise because he is a god

And this is the same type of bullshit

damn hex and this is the same type of

that's been an issue with cops in the GTA games

[ __ ] that's been an issue with cops

in the GTA game since forever

where you'll kill a man out in the middle of nowhere

where you'll kill a man out in the

and somehow every cop in the tri-state area

middle of nowhere and somehow every cop

just had a That's So Raven type vision

in the tri-state area just had on that so raven tight vision and somehow knows

and somehow knows about it now.

Red Dead 2 could have done something new,

Red Dead 2 could have done something new

and actually had, like

and actually had like dedicated and

dedicated and scheduled routes

scheduled routes that the police would

that the police would follow that you could study

follow that you could study and like

and like, plan your robberies around.

plan your robberies right instead of

Instead of just doing this same bullshit of just

just doing the same [ __ ] of just

spawning cops in front of you whenever the game wants.

spawning cops in front of you whenever

The game already has

the game wants the game already has

these super detailed schedules for NPCs

these super detailed schedules for NPCs

where they'll get up

where they'll get up and go to work and

and go to work and eat lunch

eat lunch and then go to the bar and

and then go to the bar and then turn in for the night.

then turn in for the night so why the

So why the fuck is it the same shitty system when it comes to the lawmen,

[ __ ] is it the same shitty system when it comes to the lawmen who are arguably

who are arguably one of the most important features

one of the most important features in a

in a game about being a fucking outlaw?

game about being [ __ ] the funny thing

The funny thing is, while I was researching this shit,

is while I was researching the [ __ ] I

I came across this Youtube video

came across this YouTube video where

where this guy uses this clickbaity-ass title that was like

this guy used this click baby ass title that was like how to rob a train no

wanted level and within like the first

within, like the first thirty seconds he gets a wanted level.

30 seconds he gets a wanted level but he

But he also put it best himself when he said

also put it best himself when he said

"They have identified me, that's an issue."

they have identified me that's an issue Exhibit B robbing stores the open world

The open world of Red Dead 2 is at it's worst

of Red Dead 2 is at its worst when your

when your older brother Rockstar still keeps barging in the room to control everything.

older brother Rockstar still keeps barging into the room to control

What I mean by this is that

everything what I mean by this is that

it is impossible to commit the perfect robbery.

it is impossible to commit the perfect

You could plan your escape route

robbery you could plan your escape route

and go in the back door without anyone seeing you

and go in the back door without anyone

and rob the store without firing a single bullet or making any noise

seeing you and rob the store without firing a single bullet and making it

and yet, somehow,

annoying and yet somehow every single

every single time there's a witness.

time there's a witness whether they walk

Whether they walk in right on cue

in right on cue if it's a [ __ ] sitcom

like it's a fucking sitcom or somehow spot you from the outside

or somehow spot you from the outside

even in a shop with no windows I've

with no windows I never seen it not happen.

never seen it not happen also because

Also, because the game

the game doesn't even let you access

doesn't even let you access your weapon wheel

your weapon wheel while in the store you

while in the store you can't even like, attempt a stealth kill

can't even like attempt a stealth kill

before trying to rob the register

before trying to rob the register or

or even use your preferred weapon to rob a store.

even use your preferred weapon to rob

Because that makes total sense,

the store because that makes total sense

and definitely doesn't make me want to spit on the floor.

and definitely doesn't make me want to

The best example of this

spit on the floor the best example of this lack of

lack of consistency and / or freedom

consistency and/or freedom is found

robbing the gunsmith in San Denis.

robbing the gunsmith in San Denis if you

If you rob the gunsmith in the typical, only way that the game lets you,

rob the gunsmith in the typical only way

he pulls out a gun,

that the game lets you he pulls out a

and tries to kill you.

gun and tries to kill you now remember

Now remember this,

this because it's going to be really

because it's gonna be really important in a second.

important in a second but one time while

But one time, while roaming the streets of San Denis,

roaming the streets of San Denis I

I encountered a homeless man.

encountered a homeless man so I hopped

So I hopped off my horse,

off my horse and I decided to give him

and I decided to give him some money. And then he surprised me

some money and then he surprised me by

by giving me this tip-off about robbing a poker game

giving me this tip-off about robbing a

that's held above the gunsmith.

poker game that's held above the

And that stuff is super fucking cool

gunsmith and that stuff is super [ __ ]

because it feels natural

cool because it feels natural and

dynamic and no one told me to give the

and nobody told me to give the homeless man some money.

homeless man some money I chose to give

I chose to give him some money.

him some money lord knows I have some

Lord knows I have some fucking money to spare!

[ __ ] money to spare so I went back to

So I went back to the gunsmith,

the gunsmith and I tried to rob him

and I try to rob him again,

again because usually when there's a

because usually when there's a secret business within a business,

secret business within a business the

the game gives you a different prompt to rob that second business.

game gives you a different prompt to rob

But this time, it didn't have one,

that second business but this time it

and that actually started getting me really excited,

didn't have one and that actually started getting me really excited

cause I was like,

because I was like oh [ __ ] maybe I

"Oh shit! Maybe I just actually have to find my own way to get up to the poker game

actually just have to find my own way to

because I could actually hear music coming from the rooms above the gunsmith."

get up to the poker game because I could hear music coming from the rooms above

So after running around the block for a while,

the gunsmith so after running around the

I eventually found an alleyway

block for a while I eventually found an

that had a ladder in it,

alleyway that had a ladder in it so I

so I climbed up the latter

climbed up the ladder and I got up on

And then I got up on the roofs, and I parkoured my way

the roof and I parkour my way over on

over on top of the gunsmith building.

top of the gunsmith building and at this

And at this point,

point I was getting really excited

I was getting really excited

because I felt like I had just done

because I felt like I just done something really cool

something really cool and I figured it

and figured it out all by myself without my

out all by myself

FUCKIN older brother telling me shit!

I thought my [ __ ] older brother

But when I got to the room above the gunsmith,

telling me [ __ ] but when I got to the

I couldn't do anything with it.

room above the gunsmith I couldn't do

It wouldn't open, or give me a prompt to knock, or anything.

anything with it it wouldn't open or give me a prompt to knock or anything so

So then I went to the bottom of the stairwell,

then I went to the bottom of the

and there was this security guard just standing there.

stairwell and there was this security

And usually, with every NPC in the game,

guard stand and usually with every NPC

you at least have a

in the game you at least have a Greek or

greet or antagonize option,

antagonized option but this guy there

but with this guy, there wasn't anything.

wasn't anything and I slowly felt this

And I slowly felt this familiar disappointing feeling creep over me that

familiar disappointing feeling creep

over me that the game wasn't ready for

wasn't ready for me to be here yet,

me to be here yet and I wasn't supposed

and I wasn't supposed to be here yet,

to be here yet and then I wasn't doing

and that I wasn't doing it according to Rockstar's plans.

it according to rockstars plans so then

So then I went back to the gunsmith

I went back into the gunsmith and looked

and looked around some more,

around some more and it turned out that

and it turned out that Arthur just had to officially

Arthur just had to officially inspect

inspect the back door

the back door in order to unlock the

in order to unlock the feature of being able to rob the poker game.

feature of being able to rob the company

And then, sure enough,

and then sure enough when I robbed the

when I robbed the gunsmith again,

gunsmith again this time it gave me a

this time, it gave me a prompt for the poker room.

prompt for the poker but the icing on

But the icing on the cake

the cake is that when you choose to do

is that when you choose to do the poker room robbery, Now,

the poker room robbery now the gunsmith

the gunsmith doesn't for his gun at all!

doesn't go for his gun at all like what

Like, what the fuck?

Did Arthur suddenly get way scarier

Arthur suddenly get worse here in the

in the past 5 minutes?

past five minutes the game immediately

The game immediately then switches back

then switches back into scripted ass

into scripted ass fucking LEGO set mode

[ __ ] Lego set mode where now I can

where now I can interact with the security guard,

interact with the security guard and now

and now I can rob the poker game,

I can Rob the poker game and now I could

and now I can pee all over my sweatpants.

pee all over my sweat pants and while it

And while it was still cool

was still cool that I could use the

that I could use the parkour route I discovered earlier

parkour trout I discovered earlier to

to escape once the cops showed up,

escape once the cops showed up this was

this was the exact moment

the exact moment that I realized

that I realized Rockstar is still so unwilling to budge

Rockstar is still so unwilling to budge

on you doing anything

on you doing anything in any way other

in any way other than the exact way that they want you to do it.

than the exact way that they want you to

And it really bummed me the fuck out.

do it and it really bummed me the [ __ ] out

One of the biggest hype words surrounding Red Dead 2 is realism,

one of the biggest hype words surrounding Red Dead 2 is real that's

with you having to feed Arthur,

with you having to feed Arthur and bathe

and bathe Arthur, and manually loot every single individual item

Arthur and manually loot every single

and wear the right clothes in the right weather

individual item and wear the right

and feed your horse a steady diet of Oakcakes.

clothes and the right weather and feed your horse a steady diet of oat cakes

And all of that stuff is in the game,

and all of that stuff is in the game

which is great, but,

which is great but a lot of it is also

a lot of it is also extremely shallow.

extremely shallow you don't actually

You don't actually have to eat, or sleep on a regular, realistic basis,

have to eat or sleep on a regular realistic basis they're both just

they're both just different video gamey ways

different video gaming ways to refill

to refill your Cores.

Yes, you can make a campfire

yes you can make a campfire to rest in

to rest in the wilderness, but,

the wilderness but the game does it all

the game does it all for you.

for you it's not something interesting

It's not something interesting, like in

like in breath of the wild where you

Breath Of The Wild, where you actually get to interact with different aspects of the open world, like

actually get to interact with different aspects of the open world like okay I

"Okay, I chop down a tree and I got some wood.

chopped down a tree and I got some wood

But shit, it's raining,

but [ __ ] it's raining so I have to find

so I have to find a place protected by rain,

a place protected by rain and then I put

and then I put my wood down,

my wood down but oh [ __ ] how am I gonna

How am I gonna start a fire? Well, I mined these rocks earlier

well I mined these rocks earlier and

and they gave me some flint,

they gave me some flint so I'm gonna put

so I'm gonna put it next to the fire

it next to the fire and hit it with a

and hit it with a metal blade,

metal blade and oh [ __ ] now I have this

and oh shit! Now I have this cozy little fire!"

cozy little fire not only does red dead

Not only does Red Dead do all of this automatically,

do all of this automatically which is

which is super realistic,

super realistic but it also [ __ ]

but, also, fuckin teleports you

teleports you to the nearest clearing

to the nearest clearing and automatically gives you a fire

and automatically gives you a fire and a

and a fucking tent

[ __ ] tent and the rain doesn't make

and the rain doesn't make any difference.

any difference you can have a fire in

You can have a fire in the rain.

the rain you don't have to look for any

You don't have to look for any shelter

shelter or like keep an eye out on the

or like, keep an eye on the world or anything.

world or anything it's a joke for a game

It's a joke! For a game that people keep saying

that people keep saying is all about

is all about immersion and realism

immersion and realism that makes you

that makes you watch every animation of Arthur skinning an animal. And every animation of Arthur looting a corpse,

watch every animation of Arthur skinning an animal and every animation of Arthur looting a

and some actual cool stuff

corpse and some actual cool stuff like

like having to pick up an animal

having to pick up an animal and put it

and put it on the back of your horse.

on the back of your horse it's

It's inconsistent as hell

inconsistent as hell that the game also

that the game also has these

has these frequent moments where it

frequent moments where it changes it's mind and it's like

changes its mind and it's like actually

"Actually, fuck all that simulation cowboy shit,

[ __ ] all that simulation Cowboys [ __ ]

um, we're gonna do it

we're gonna do it our way oh you're

our way. Oh, you're gonna ride your horse?

gonna ride your horse oh hell yeah

Hell yeah, brother, uh, we're gonna automatically put

brother we're gonna automatically put

Arthur's rifles back on the horse

Arthur's rifles back on the horse

because that's what we think

because that's what we think he would do

he would do. But don't worry dude,

but don't worry dude if you quickly get

if you quickly get off your horse after that,

off your horse after that we'll just

we'll just teleport your rifles

teleport your rifles back onto your back

back onto your back cause in the Old West, they had dark magic.

cuz in the Old West they had dark magic

Unless you've been riding the horse for a while,

unless you've been riding the horse for

and then suddenly hop off to fight some enemies

awhile and then suddenly hop off to

that we just ambushed you with,

fight some enemies that we just ambushed

you with yeah then you're gonna have to

then your gonna have to manually re-equip each rifle by cycling through all the weapons

manually really quit each rifle by cycling through all the weapons and oh

and oh yeah, we reset what kind of ammo type

yeah we reset what kind of ammo type was

was loaded into your gun

loaded in your gun and oh yeah we're

and oh yeah, WE'RE GONNA DO THIS EVERY TIME.

gonna do this every time if you're gonna

If you're gonna make me commit

make me commit to doing all this pseudo

to doing all this pseudo-simulation cowboy shit,

simulation cowboy [ __ ] like cleaning my

like cleaning my guns and bathing my horse

guns and bathing my horse in crafting a

and crafting a tonic,

one tonic at a goddamn time,

one tonic at a goddamn time you can't

You can't then randomly strip away control from me.

then randomly strip away control from me

Like, not being able to look

like not being able to look at your

at your weapon wheel while you're in a camp

weapon wheel while you're in a camp so

so you can see what kind of fucking ammo you need to pick up!

you can see what kind of [ __ ] ammo

you need to pick up because now

immersion and realism

immersion in realism are the last words

are the last words that are flying through my gamer brain.

that are flying through my gamer brain

The words I'm thinking of are

the words I'm thinking of our lack of

control and/or spit a big feature of the

A big feature of the game that I mentioned earlier

game that I mentioned earlier is how you

is how you can use L2 to lock on to every NPC in the game

can use l2 to lock on to every NPC in

(with some exceptions)

the game with some exceptions and creeks

and greet or antagonize them.

or antagonize them and while this is a

And while this is a cool addition,

cool addition it ends up being super

it ends up being super contextual most of the time

contextual most the time and doesn't

and doesn't lead to a whole lot of interesting choices.

lead to a whole lot of interesting

Because most of the time,

choices because most of the time it

it boils down to either saying

boils down to either saying hi or

"Hi!" or "Fight me."

fighting and if you strip away the

And if you strip away the defuse option

defuse option after pissing a dude off

after pissing a dude off, it's essentially the same two options

it's essentially the same two options

that you have in the first game.

that you have in the first game you

You could already hit B,

could already hit B or Circle depending

Or Circle (O), depending on your sexual preference,

on your sexual preference and say hi or

and say hi or antagonize someone by just running into them

antagonize someone by just running in

or punching them.

punching them it's not like a new

It's not like a new, innovative system

innovative system where you can do cool

where you can do cool shit like convince one guy that another guy was talking shit about them

[ __ ] like convince one guy that another guy was talking [ __ ] about them so they

so they start fighting and

start fighting and make a big ruckus for

make a big ruckus so the cops go over there

the cops go over there then you leave

and use that as a distraction and do some cowboy shit.

that as a distraction a decent cow

And when it's not just Arthur

[ __ ] and when it's not just Arthur

greeting someone

greeting someone or pissing them off

or pissing them off, it's a mystery dialogue option

it's a mystery dialogue option you don't

where you don't know exactly what Atrhur's gonna say

know exactly what Arthur's gonna say

cause it almost always just says

because it almost always just says greet

And there's also never any clear indication of

and there's also never any clear

when you can actually react to something

indication of when you can actually

that's happening in front of you

react to something that's happening in

front of you versus hitting the greet

hitting the greet option

option and Arthur saying some [ __ ] like

and Arthur saying some shit like "Mister, you have a kind face."

mister you have a conference you look

"You look familiar, do I know you from somewhere, boy?"

familiar do I know you from somewhere

someone back at camp,

for example someone back at camp I think

I think it was Sadie, (Yes, it was.)

it was Sadie asked me to bring them back

asked me to bring them back a harmonica.

a harmonica and when I was exploring

And when I was exploring around in Strawberry,

around in strawberry I came across a guy

I came across a guy sitting on a porch

sitting on a porch he's playing a

who's playing a harmonica.

harmonica and with what I thought was my

And with what I thought was my understanding of the game's systems,

understanding of the game systems I

I tried to "greet' the guy playing the harmonica,

tried to greet the guy playing the

harmonica hoping to god that Arthur had

that Arthur had the context to ask for it,

the context to ask for it or ask where'd

or ask, "Where'd you get it?"

you get it and when that didn't work I

And when that didn't work, I tried to rob the guy for it.

tried to rob the guy for it and while he

and while he did run away, he did drop the harmonica on the ground in the process.

did run away he did drop the harmonica

But the game didn't give me

on the ground in the process but the

any contextual sort of prompt

game didn't give me any contextual sort

to pick up the harmonica

of prompt to pick up the harmonica or do

or do anything with it

anything with it just had a [ __ ]

I just had to fucking stare at it because why would items in video games work like that,

stare at it because why would I - video

and actually make sense?

games a lot of my problems with the

A lot of my problems with the dialogue system

dialogue system are basically the same

are basically the same ones that made Fallout 4's dialogue suck so much ass

ones that made Fallout 4s dialogue sucks

compared to New Vegas.

so much ass compared to New Vegas

Instead of it feeling like a dynamic exchange

instead of it feeling like a dynamic

where you could do cool shit

exchange where you could do cool [ __ ]

and have some creative moments

and have some creative moments that made

that made you feel smart.

It essentially boils down to:

it essentially boils down to generic

Generic Good Guy Option, Generic Bad Guy Option.

good guy option generic bad guy and Red

And Red Dead 2 is even more stripped down than Fallout 4 was, and

Dead 2 is even more stripped-down the

okay, I get why right now, you might be thinking,

font for was and okay I get why right

now you might be thinking jakey why the

why the fuck are you even comparing

[ __ ] are you even comparing Red Dead 2

Red Dead 2 to New Vegas?

to new Vegas they're totally different

they're totally different types of games!" But,

types of games but they're really not

they're really not. They're both open world,

they're both open-world they both have

they both have some survival stuff,

some survival stuff they both want you

they both want you to interact with NPCs with different dialogue choices,

to interact with NPCs with different

they both try to put new and interesting gameplay situations,

dialogue choices they both try to put you in interesting gameplay situations

But the difference

but the difference between a game like

between a game like New Vegas And Red Dead 2

New Vegas and Red Dead 2 is that New

is that New Vegas gives you a variety of options and tools

Vegas gives you a variety of options and

so that YOU can make moments happen.

tools so that you

But in Red Dead 2,

to make moments happen but in Red Dead 2

special moments only happen

special moments only happen to you

there's definitely some exceptions to

There's definitely some exceptions to what I mean, but the random encounters

what I mean but the random encounters

and open world activities in Red Dead 2

and open-world activities and Red Dead 2

versus the quests and options for role-playing in New Vegas

versus the quests and options for role-playing in new Vegas are the

are the difference between

difference between once again a Lego

Once again, a LEGO bucket, and a bunch of haunted houses.

bucket and a bunch of haunted houses I'm

I'm aware that these metaphors are all over the place.

aware that these metaphors are all over

What I mean is that New Vegas gives you the pieces

the place what I mean is that New Vegas

to play out scenarios in a bunch of different ways

gives you the pieces to play out scenarios in a bunch of different ways

e.g, LEGO bucket.

eg Lego Pocket versus Red Dead 2 that

versus Red Dead 2, that has some really cool ass random encounters and memorable moments

has some really cool ass random encounters and memorable moments that

that quickly lose all of their appeal the second time around,

quickly lose all of their appeal the

second time around

haunted houses.

eg on the patches and if you just really

And if you just really like going through haunted houses,

like going through haunted houses I

I totally get how you think Red Dead 2 is the overall better game.

totally get how you think Red Dead 2 is

And to counterpoint myself,

the overall better game and to

there are also some great exceptions

counterpoint myself there are also some

to this in Red Dead 2.

great exceptions to this and Red Dead -

Like the time I came across

like the time I came across this kooky

this kooky old guy looking for gold,

old guy looking for gold so I waited

so I waited around for a while

around for a while until he actually

until he actually found some gold,

found some gold and then I robbed him

And then I robbed him for his gold. Which Arthur appropriately said some shit like

for his cold which Arthur appropriately

"That's my gold now"

said some [ __ ] like that's my gold now

or something I don't know but it was

I don't know, but it was amazing. And those exceptions in Red Dead 2

amazing and those exceptions in Red Dead

are the best part of the whole frickin game.

2 are the best part of the whole frickin

They're the moments that you wanna share with your friends

game they're the moments that you want

and talk about.

to share with your friends and talk

But after the honeymoon period where the game ends

about but after the honeymoon period

and the encounters become predictable,

with the game ends and the encounters

and start repeating themselves throughout the world,

become predictable and start repeating

they subtly lose all of their appeal the second time around.

themselves throughout the world they suddenly lose all of their appeal the

Haunted house style.

second time around haunted house car and

And because your options are so limited

because your options are so limited and

and you could only interact with the game world

you can only interact with the game

and make special moments

world and make special moments when

when Rockstar contextually presents them to you.

Rockstar contextually presents them to

Telling my friend about the time I sucked the venom out of a dude's leg to save his life

you telling my friend about the time I sucked venom out of a dude's leg to save

his life and then later ran into him

later, ran into him outside of the gunsmith in Valentine

outside of the gunsmith and Valentine

and he bought me a gun because of my good deed,

and he bought me a gun because of my

that feels a whole lot less special in an open world game

good deed that feels a whole lot less special in an open-world game when my

when my friend tells me that he had the exact same experience.

friend tells me that he had the exact

same experience again it's it's all

it's all about LEGOs. It just turns out that so much of the open world stuff

about Legos it just turns out that so

in Red Dead 2 is LEGO sets

much of the open-world stuff and Red Dead 2 is lego sets they're gonna look

that are gonna look very similar to your friends versus

very similar to friends vs. creations

from the Blue Man

from the magical LEGO bucket. It's a boat and it's also a spaceship

it's a boat and it's also a spaceship I

I don't know, I was crazy as a kid.

don't know how was crazy as a kid I

I realize that the majority of my complaints

realized that the majority of my

about Red Dead 2

complaints about Red Dead to purely

purely stem from the fact that

stemmed from the fact that I just wanted

I just wanted more of a progressive

more of a progressive Lego bucket of an

LEGO bucket of an open world versus what we got

open world versus what we got because

because that's infinitely more interesting to me.

that's infinitely more interesting to me

But that doesn't mean that Red Dead 2

but that doesn't mean that Red Dead 2 is

is objectively, a bad game.

objectively a bad game

It's a really good game.

it's a really good game it's just one

It's just one that 90% of the time,

that 90% of the time I feel like I've

I feel like I've already played.

already played because I essentially

Because I essentially have.

have this is probably gonna sound super

This is probably gonna sound super weird,

weird but I genuinely believe that

but I genuinely believe that Rockstar needs to have their Nintendo

Rockstar needs to have their Nintendo

"come to Jesus"-type moment.

come-to-jesus type moment that moment

That moment where Nintendo looked back at the very first Zelda game

where a Nintendo looked back at the very

and remembered why people fell in love with it

first Zelda game and remembered why

because of the sense of adventure

people fell in love with it because the

and exploration

sense of adventure and exploration and

freedom so then they made breadth of the

so then they made Breath Of The Wild.

while that moment where Nintendo looked

That moment where Nintendo looked back at Super Mario 64

back at Super Mario 64 and remembered

and remembered why people loved that type of Mario game

why people loved that type of Mario game

so then they made Super Mario Odyssey.

so then they made Super Mario Odyssey I

I sincerely believe that

sincerely believe that Rockstar needs to

Rockstar needs to look back at their first big hit,

look back at the first big hit Grand

Grand Theft Auto 3, and remember

Theft Auto 3 and remember why people

why people fell in love with it in the first place.

fell in love with it in the first place

For me, it wasn't the boring ass linear missions.

for me it wasn't the boring ass linear

It was the overwhelming sense of freedom

missions it was the overwhelming sense

to do whatever you want in a game world,

of freedom to do whatever you want in a

and have that world respond

game world and have that world respond

to your actions in an unexpected and dynamic way.

to your actions in an unexpected and

It was more of a conversation instead of

dynamic way it was more of a

me saying something to the game

conversation instead of me saying

and the game always saying,

something to the game in the game always

"Mission failed."

saying mission failed you'd think that

You'd think with the massive success of games like

with the massive success of games like Minecraft and roblox and pub G and

that Rockstar would take a hint

fortnight that Rockstar would take a

and maybe give their players

hint and maybe give their players a

a little more freedom to be creative

little more freedom to be creative in

in their open world and missions.

their open-world and missions but

But instead, it's this incredibly ironic situation

instead it's this incredibly ironic

where a game that's super popular with kids

situation where a game that's super

treats them like adults

popular with kids treats them like

adults in the game that's super popular

that's super popular with adults

with adults treats its players like

treats it's players like they're dumb little kids. thank you for viewing the captions

their dumb little kids

[Jakey Christ, baby Jakey, baby brother, Baby J] "GTA V is such a sophisticated game in terms of it's scope and beauty,

gta5 is such a sophisticated game in

but it treats it's players like children with

terms of its scope and beauty but it treats its players like children with

the stupid, easy missions

the stupid easy missions and it's shitty

and it's shitty jokes and lack of thought

jokes and lack of thought or effort from

or effort from the player.

the player I guess I gotta have that

I guess they gotta have that mass appeal, though."

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for champagne fraid don't take his talents off me Victor B don't a Texas ranch boosts to films in

pastor mark today mr. fish triplet [ __ ] zero cheese man been relevant man talk

is a client even suits a big date [ __ ] for the ps2 in there's some

see they can take young shoving nurse

Hey, thanks so much for supporting me in the last couple months.

hey thanks so much for supporting me in

Sorry that the, uh

the last couple months sorry that the

shout outs took a while. As...

shoutouts took a while as you just want

I mean if you're watching this you watch

I mean, if your watching this, you watched the video.

the video took me a long time to edit

Took me a long time to edit, um,

this is actually going to be the last

this is actually gonna be the last series of shoutouts

series of shoutouts for a while I'm

for a while. Um, I'm gonna put a pause on doing the shoutouts on Patreon,

gonna put a pause on doing the shoutouts

on patreon they just it's a lot to do

It's a lot to do, and

and from being honest it kind of

if I'm being honest, it kind of stresses me out and

stresses me out and my upload schedule

my upload schedule's been kinda all over the place,

has been kind of all over the place with

been doing different projects, but it's...

doing different projects it's hard to

It's hard to get em out on time and all that so, um,

get them out on time and all that so if

if you already signed up for em,

you already signed up for them earlier

earlier, you don't get charged until the end of the month,

you don't get charged till the end of

the month so oh you'll get refunded or

you'll get refunded, or whatever, but, uh, thank you for watching [thank you for making the video, Jakey.]

whatever but thank you for watching have

Have a holly jolly Christmas [and / or good days if you don't celebrate the holidays]

a holly jolly Christmas and boom da

and... [♪ Hard In Da Paint - Waka Flocka Flame ♪] Brick Squad.

booty [ __ ] oh [ __ ]

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