Red Dead Redemption 2: 5 Reasons To Stick To The Main Story As Much As Possible 5 To Explore Every Side Quest

Firstly, there’s the way the Challenges work. They’re divided into nine different sections (Gambler, Explorer and so on, relating to the type of activity), and you have to achieve them in order. If you complete the requirements for one while it isn’t ‘active,’ you’ll have to do it all again once it is. Throw in the fact that some of them are highly luck-based, and you’re going to have a bad t


John Marston comes in at a close second-place finish only behind his best friend and mentor Arthur Morgan when it comes to gun skill among the members of the Van Der Linde gang. He's always been good with pistols and his skill has a chance to shine in the first game where he's the protagonist of the st


This shouldn't come as a surprise as he's been firing guns his entire life and unlike John or Dutch, Arthur has a very reserved and level-headed approach to things. It would make sense that he's worked on his gun skills over the ye


In Red Dead Redemption 2 you'll often get the best nuggets of information from the random dialogue you'll hear when characters are engaged in random conversations. Throughout the entirety of the game, one thing you'll hear uttered several times is how Arthur Morgan has the best shot in the entire Van Der Linde g


Back in the day, Hosea was married to a woman named Bessie. At some point, he left the gang to be with Bessie, and to supposedly live a normal life within the boundaries of the law. We know Bessie eventually dies in the years prior to Red Dead Redemption 2 , but there's far more about her we don't know. What killed her? Was it natural circumstances or as a result of Hosea returning to the outlaw life? Why did Hosea return to the outlaw life at all? Where and how on earth did he meet Bessie in the first pl


One of the most forgotten characters is Abigail Roberts. Of course, she's not actually forgotten, as she's one of the major characters of the series. But when it comes to fan discussion, she is often pushed aside for more complex and intriguing characters like Arthur, John, and Du


And Micah never hesitates to share these tips with his fellow Van Der Linde Gang members. When he hears about a potential take on a stagecoach, Micah lets Arthur know about it, even though the two of them aren't exactly close. If that's not being a decent-ish criminal friend, we don't know what


Of course, there are many different kinds of gamers. Some enjoy jumping into optional content simply because they’ve fallen in love with the game and want to experience more of it. Others can’t resist the challenge of 100%-ing a feature-packed title. Then there are those who can only be tempted into non-story content if the rewards are worth their t


Based on his personality he's the type of guy who likely feels most comfortable being a supportive fire in engagement as opposed to the leading man trying to set the tone. He never looked like the lone gunslinger, but in a pinch and the right headspace, Bill was a reliable s


One of the most interesting parts of the game is the epilogue, an extended sequence meant to bridge the gaps between Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II . We know that Ross is after John in the beginning of RDR, but we don't know exactly how he got th


We know next to nothing about the Marston daughter, but it's obvious that she was born sometime between the events of Red Dead Redemption II and Red Dead Redemption . We only know that they had a daughter through very brief mentions in the first game, as John mentions it in dialogue with Bonnie, Nigel, and Luisa. However, she was dead before the events of RDR , and we obviously don't see her in RDR II . It's weird to know that shortly after Check This Out game ended, John and Abigail had a second child. Unfortunately, it wasn't long for the world. Abigail really has led a tragic life, hasn't


Hosea wasn't always going to be the outlaw he turned out to be. In his younger years, he planned on becoming an actor and comedian. There's no real explanation for why this plan went awry, and there are plenty of colorful characters in the story that make it clear acting is a viable career in the Red Dead universe—so why did he give it up to become an out


In "Exist Pursued by a Bruise Ego," Hosea takes Arthur hunting in Ambarino to find the Legendary Bharati Grizzly Bear. Along the way, he helps Arthur step up his hunting skills by encouraging him to hunt down rabbits. As it's getting late, they decide to settle down and eat the rabbits for dinner—except Hosea doesn't eat one. He encourages Arthur to eat or keep both rabbits and as far as the player is concerned, goes hungry all night. What gives, old


People often overlook the fact that Dutch Van Der Linde has quite the shot. His charismatic and over-the-top personality often paints him as this cartoonish gang leader, but at the end of the day, he made his reputation as a smart and crafty crimi


She likely understood what being good with one meant in terms of being able to right the wrongs of the world and deliver her definition of justice. Her character evolution throughout the game is only rivaled by her growth as a gunslin