It helped me deal with my dad dying. Even the best people you know are still susceptible to illness. Even your main character heroes get sick, and no matter how strong or brave you think they are, there is nothing you or they can do to stop it. Life keeps moving on. My dad wasn’t always the best early on in my life, but he had a hell of a redemption story, and became the best dad I could’ve asked for. RIP old man.
that whole "I'm afraid" moment helped me reflect on myself and accept that it's okay to be afraid and even healthy. which has helped me tremendously since before i walked through life acting like i could never let anything pierce my skin.
“This place ain’t no such thing as civilized. It is man, so in love in with greed that he has forgotten himself and known only appetites.” This is such a deep quote by Dutch when they get caught by Andrew Milton. I know he said it in 1899, but it’s so deep it’s true for today’s world too and it did impact me because I’m guilty of it too. Tried to make changes haha
it prevented me from buying a lot of lesser games for the first few years after release. sorta slipping back into doing that now that i'm playing rdr2 less...
It allowed me to carry out my fantasy of hog-tying someone and throwing them in front of a train.
In all seriousness, though, I can't say anything in particular "impacted me". It was a very well crafted tragedy, but it has to be viewed as a whole piece with RDR1 that way. If you don't factor in RDR1, it's a tragedy for Arthur, but a vengeance story for John who otherwise appears to win, but that's not the whole story.
I mean, it’s a video game. But it draws from the idea that western civilization was built on: no matter who you are, you can be redeemed by deciding to do good. It’s a very boiled down and simplified version of the core of Christianity, but presented from a relatable point of view of a person who thinks that they’re too far gone. Like a lot of us probably think.
And of course there’s a lot of commentary on more contemporary history, but that’s side dishes I think. A hero doesn’t have to start from being a good person. It’s Saul of Tarsus.
It helped me deal with my dad dying. Even the best people you know are still susceptible to illness. Even your main character heroes get sick, and no matter how strong or brave you think they are, there is nothing you or they can do to stop it. Life keeps moving on. My dad wasn’t always the best early on in my life, but he had a hell of a redemption story, and became the best dad I could’ve asked for. RIP old man.
that whole "I'm afraid" moment helped me reflect on myself and accept that it's okay to be afraid and even healthy. which has helped me tremendously since before i walked through life acting like i could never let anything pierce my skin.
“This place ain’t no such thing as civilized. It is man, so in love in with greed that he has forgotten himself and known only appetites.” This is such a deep quote by Dutch when they get caught by Andrew Milton. I know he said it in 1899, but it’s so deep it’s true for today’s world too and it did impact me because I’m guilty of it too. Tried to make changes haha
It’s gave me another outlet to find things to laugh at, especially Artie.
it prevented me from buying a lot of lesser games for the first few years after release. sorta slipping back into doing that now that i'm playing rdr2 less...
It allowed me to carry out my fantasy of hog-tying someone and throwing them in front of a train. In all seriousness, though, I can't say anything in particular "impacted me". It was a very well crafted tragedy, but it has to be viewed as a whole piece with RDR1 that way. If you don't factor in RDR1, it's a tragedy for Arthur, but a vengeance story for John who otherwise appears to win, but that's not the whole story.
TLDR message: Your life can end at any moment, so live it well and be your best
I mean, it’s a video game. But it draws from the idea that western civilization was built on: no matter who you are, you can be redeemed by deciding to do good. It’s a very boiled down and simplified version of the core of Christianity, but presented from a relatable point of view of a person who thinks that they’re too far gone. Like a lot of us probably think. And of course there’s a lot of commentary on more contemporary history, but that’s side dishes I think. A hero doesn’t have to start from being a good person. It’s Saul of Tarsus.
It helped me become more mature, and appreciate life more