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Machete.Panda has Red Dead Redemption 2

Feb 20, 2022 @ 7:44am

Tuberculosis? [Spoilers]

Started playing a month ago... just found out today that Arthur has TB! What the hell!? All this character development has been for nothing. Player a couple hours yesterday, and all the joy is lost in the game. He is going to die, there was no cure for it back then. unless they do something goofy and cause a "miracle." Which will still be stupid. ANYWAY... Its just not fun any more and I'm rushing all the missions now to get to the end and play free mode. The $20,000 I saved up was a waste of time. Story mode sucks now.

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blairweescot has Red Dead Redemption 2

Feb 20, 2022 @ 7:58am

Everybody dies
Not everyone gets to really live
Get busy livin
or get busy dyin

Scrogdog Feb 20, 2022 @ 8:26am

In my opinion, as much as I might criticize certain things about the game, Arthur's tragedy was excellently handled, and I think even bravely so. Rockstar pulled no punches; this is what being sick with TB is. That is, in fact, an essential part of the redemption of Arthur.

AC Denton

Feb 20, 2022 @ 8:33am

wrong. him dying makes the story soooo much better.

Chimp

Feb 20, 2022 @ 8:33am

he was going to die either way, the whole story is about the age of outlaws coming to an end. better he starts dying from a disease and knows his time is coming to an end than blindly marching to his death.

MIND ЯEWIND 2 has Red Dead Redemption 2

Feb 20, 2022 @ 8:47am

dont get too much attached to a virtual character

isapicobella has Red Dead Redemption 2

Feb 20, 2022 @ 8:50am

Originally posted by Scrogdog:
In my opinion, as much as I might criticize certain things about the game, Arthur's tragedy was excellently handled, and I think even bravely so. Rockstar pulled no punches; this is what being sick with TB is. That is, in fact, an essential part of the redemption of Arthur.

I agree. And I think the story wouldn't have been nearly as impactful without his death. Dying of TB was the direct result of his own actions, but it also helped him wake up and see, take responsibility for what he had done, and vow to do things differently with the little time he had left. Chapter 6 is actually my favorite part of the story, and imo also the best, ultimately because of Arthur's conclusion.

Clancy

Feb 20, 2022 @ 9:56am

Also, if you haven't done the 'Aberdeen pig farm' side-mission, let them steal your money, then don't go back for it until the epilogue . . .you can retrieve it then and give your character a jump-start after chapter 6 . . .

JuiceWSA

Feb 20, 2022 @ 11:28am

I'm on track to leave John $20K at the Bank of Aberdeen.
Of course, they have to be alive - unfortunately...lol

Last edited by JuiceWSA; Feb 20, 2022 @ 11:30am

Clancy

Feb 20, 2022 @ 11:40am

Originally posted by JuiceWSA:
Of course, they have to be alive - unfortunately...lol

I have an old save from before I met them, just to go back once in a while and give them what they really deserve . . . a volatile fire bottle or 2

Last edited by Clancy; Feb 20, 2022 @ 11:41am

Warren Commission Test Skull has Red Dead Redemption 2

Feb 20, 2022 @ 12:39pm

the game is called red dead redemption. arthur doesn't have his redemption until after he gets TB and realizes his mortality. it's necessary as a literary/plot device.

Last edited by Warren Commission Test Skull; Feb 20, 2022 @ 12:40pm

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pauldiazberrio has Red Dead Redemption 2

Feb 20, 2022 @ 3:47pm

If he takes the honorable path, Arthur Morgan leaves the people a legacy that will redeem him. He put other people's needs before his own and earned the kind of respect that absolved him of his crimes. His death was tragic, at the same time a reminder to keep pushing forward. Today, TB can easily be treated. Back then, it couldn't, but that didn't kill the dream of one day conquering the ilness. Now, over a century later, we live free of the fear of succumbing to TB. By dying, Arthur helped the study of the disease reach its slow march to death itself.

Along the way, he was kind. Before he left, he made other people's lives better.

Now the dishonorable Arthur, that's a story for another time.

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marLeo

Feb 20, 2022 @ 5:54pm

Originally posted by Machete.Panda:
Started playing a month ago... just found out today that Arthur has TB! What the hell!? All this character development has been for nothing. Player a couple hours yesterday, and all the joy is lost in the game. He is going to die, there was no cure for it back then. unless they do something goofy and cause a "miracle." Which will still be stupid. ANYWAY... Its just not fun any more and I'm rushing all the missions now to get to the end and play free mode. The $20,000 I saved up was a waste of time. Story mode sucks now.

LOL

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