Summary
- Red Dead Redemption 2's honor system subtly impacts cutscenes, altering scenes based on player's moral choices.
- For instance, one player recently spotted a moment in Chapter 4 where Dutch either has his finger on or off the trigger depending on whether Arthur has low or high honor.
- Fans hope Rockstar applies this detail-focused design philosophy to future games like Grand Theft Auto 6.
An attentive Red Dead Redemption 2 player spots a minor but impressive cutscene detail pertaining to the honor system in the acclaimed, Rockstar Games-developed action-adventure title. If there's one thing RDR2's famed developer is known for, it's the company's habit of sprinkling subtle details and hidden features throughout its iconic games. Red Dead Redemption 2, in particular, takes Rockstar's careful attention to detail to the next level, and this fan's recent discovery truly epitomizes that.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the highest-rated games of all time, and for good reason, considering just how much quality content is packed into the open world title's fictionalized version of 1890s America. Much can be said about the game's immersive world, its well-written storyline, and its charming lead characters, but out of all its many facets, it's arguably the little details in Red Dead Redemption 2 that make it especially compelling. Whether it be the job cycles of unnamed NPCs or the consumption of food being realistically portrayed, RDR2's approach to making the game's Wild West setting and its inhabitants as lifelike as possible is largely unmatched to this day.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Player Points Out Incredible Arthur Morgan Detail
Red Dead Redemption 2 is well known for its incredible attention to detail, and one player's discovery is a fantastic example.
Red Dead Redemption 2's small details are prevalent throughout many aspects of the game, including its honor system. As a Twitter user named GTASixInfo recently pointed out, this is most evident in some of RDR2's cutscenes, which are subtly altered depending on the moral reputation of the game's protagonist, Arthur Morgan. A great example of this can be seen in Chapter 4: Saint Denis. During the opening mission in this section of the game, Dutch van der Linde jokingly points a gun at Arthur's head right before the grizzled outlaw enters a saloon. If players have low honor at this point in RDR2, then Dutch will approach Arthur with his finger on the trigger. If the player character has high honor, however, then Dutch's gun won't be cocked.
This Minor Detail in Red Dead Redemption 2 is Really Impressive
This minuscule detail that Rockstar added to the game is really impressive, considering the fact that most gamers won't even notice it when playing through RDR2. The incorporation of such minor changes in cutscenes also makes Red Dead Redemption 2's honor system feel more like something that actually has an impact on both Arthur and the people he interacts with, rather than a throw-away feature that barely influences the game's lead characters.
It will be interesting to see if Rockstar takes its detail-focused design philosophy from RDR2 and applies it to Grand Theft Auto 6. While GTA 6 may not hold a candle to Red Dead Redemption 2 in every single way, Rockstar will hopefully be able to impress its fans yet again by placing many subtle details throughout the open-world of the upcoming action-adventure game.
Red Dead Redemption 2
- Released
- October 26, 2018
WHERE TO PLAY
America, 1899. The end of the wild west era has begun as lawmen hunt down the last remaining outlaw gangs. Those who will not surrender or succumb are killed. After a robbery goes badly wrong in the western town of Blackwater, Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang are forced to flee. With federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal and fight their way across the rugged heartland of America in order to survive. As deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, Arthur must make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him. From the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America at the dawn of the modern age.
- Developer(s)
- Rockstar Games
- Publisher(s)
- Rockstar Games
