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equustel

The day John Marston stopped shooting things

Jun 07, 2010 13:56

Luke and I jointly beat Red Dead Redemption last night. And... dear LORD. Most epic game ending EVER? I think so. Saw some of it coming, but the whole thing with Jack? D: I am speechless.

( Well, maybe not quite speechless. If you own a console and are thinking about playing this game, a) GET IT NOW and b) please do not read. )

red dead redemption, fandom, obsessive much?, gaming, ps3

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ebongreen June 8 2010, 00:09:12 UTC

While I'd enjoy reading your summary, I'm engaged in Dragon Age on my Mac right now, and I might get to RDR on the PS3 at some point. (I'm a "late gamer" - buy and play after the rush is over.) So perhaps I'll come back and enthuse with you next year. ;-)

equustel June 8 2010, 15:45:33 UTC

Ha! Yes, please do come back, I think my love for this game will be an enduring one. ;] Hope you're enjoying Dragon Age - I never did complete that one, got distracted by other games (the bad thing about getting caught up in the rush of new releases). But I really like the characters in it, especially Morrigan.

thirteenthchime June 8 2010, 00:29:33 UTC

:D ( ... )

equustel June 8 2010, 16:14:10 UTC

Yeah, the thing about originality in storytelling is that too often, people are more concerned with being original than telling the truth. And telling the truth (in a fictional sense; being honest about people and life) is what makes a story believable and the characters relatable. A complex plot might engage the mind but too often, as you pointed out, it can obscure the heart of a story. There's a reason certain universal themes (like home, family, redemption, etc) are revisited over and over again in stories - because they speak to the human condition ( ... )

yuemuette June 8 2010, 06:32:00 UTC

equustel June 8 2010, 16:24:47 UTC

I KNOW, I still hate myself a little because I seriously kept alive my Saddler for 8 in-game hours straight. I was so proud and SO attached (probably also because it was the horse Bonnie let me keep, aww). The first time it died I was so depressed! Then started scrambling around for money to buy the license, heh.

I think the American Standardbred is supposed to be the fastest horse in the game, but the Saddler has more endurance (I know the other top-tier horse is the Hungarian Half-Bred which I am going to hunt for soon to get the Buckin' Awesome trophy :D). But yeah, switching horses is emotionally traumatizing, let me tell ya. :/