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Blog entry by Monte Webb

One of the many realistic and immersive aspects of the gameplay mechanics created for this game is the effect that world temperature has on your character. Make sure to pack extra clothes when exploring the world for hotter and cooler temperatures will impact your character. Be sure to dress warmly when the temperature slips and pack a set of summer clothes in order to be prepared for the inevitable heat waves. Press down on the D-Pad in order to view the current in-game time and temperature in order to prepare your character for what lies ah

When hunting for meat, certain precautions need to be taken. First off, make sure to strip the animal entirely. Anything left behind will attract less-friendly animals and the remains will decay as time progresses. Also, be warned. The animals that you take with you will turn if not properly taken care of. This can attract unfriendly animals and alienate you from your pe

In the early quarter of the game, you assign the help of Nigel West Dickens, a snotty and theatrical man who is literally a snake oil salesperson. West Dickens suggests you connect with his colleagues Irish and Seth to help in your mission to break into Fort Mer

So long as you can gun down alligators fast enough, you’ll never be in any real danger and the ease of taking them out will pay for itself before you know it. Thankfully, alligator hunting isn’t all too popular as of yet so this is a reliable and peaceful way of making some easy money. So long as you get those perfect pelts, of cou

A side mission in Red Dead Redemption 2 sees the player interact with a character known as Francis Sinclair. He sends Arthur Morgan on an adventure through the west to find old cave drawings but is very vague as to why he needs this task d

Smell is truly vital within this game. A strong scent coming off of your character can have bad side effects if left unchecked. If your character goes hunting without masking their scent, their prey might be able to catch a whiff of them which will alert them of your presence and provide them the opportunity to esc

The average Red Dead player probably does not realize that giving the local Saint Denis Times a peek is a worthwhile task as the game's newspapers show how the outside world looks upon the Van der Linde Gang's doi

If you want to make sure that the public stays in your favour, make sure that you unequip all weapons before striking up a conversation with an NPC. If you don’t, you may accidentally pull one out and the people within the game do not take too kindly to finding themselves in such a risky predicament. Citizens will either react in fear or anger and these reactions will remove the ability to continue conversation with them entirely. Heed my words. Unequip your weap

Rockstar Games has been no stranger to adding Bigfoot into their games. We already know that Bigfoot exists in the Red Dead Redemption 2 Trophies Dead Redemption universe thanks to the first game where it featured a talking Bigf

A character that players will run into throughout the game is a blind old man that begs for money on the side of the road. If you actually comply and give him the money he will act as a fortune teller and tell you a tidbit about your character. The prophet part comes in when he accurately predicts things that will happen to Arthur Morgan, like predicting the betrayal of Micah and ultimately Arthur's passing. Even later in the game when playing as John Marston the blind prophet accurately tells John things that happened to him in the first Red Dead Redempti

Sphincter sirens are a normal part of everyday life, so when they are included in a video game, they make the world feel ten times more real. Who would have thought that passing gas could be used so precisely and elegan

In an online game, it’s only natural customization play a key role. Ultimately, every player will want to carve out their own personal identity in the economy of the game. Doing so requires money, though, and buying new clothes to customize your avatar is going to run your wallet dry f

And if you let your character go a bit too long without bathing, people will take notice. If you walk around covered in dirt, grime, blood, or any other from of filth people will take notice and avoid

The Race Series is one of the most reliable- and most fun thanks to how unique it is- pitting you against other players as you race your horses on different tracks. This really isn’t much different from the first game’s racing mode, but it does make for a reliable of earning money. If nothing else, it’s easy enough to boot up and p

The Stone Hatchet is one of the best weapons you can get in Red Dead Online , at least insofar as melee weapons go, but actually getting the hatchet requires you to play a fair bit of Grand Theft Online . If you don’t have access to both games, move along because you won’t be getting this hatc

I am about to reveal to you why Red Dead Redemption 2 is the absolute greatest game of all time. Not of 2018, not of the decade, but of all time. Are you ready for this? Alright, here it comes. Brace yourselves. In this game, you can pat/pet dogs. Any game that includes beautiful puppers but does not let you make direct contact with the little guys is not worth your time. But any game that allows you to pet and play with those dogs immediately wins my vote for best game e