I finished Red Dead Redemption last night and I have to say the ending left me a little bummed out. The story through the first three acts wasn't anything special, hunt down some gang members, round up some cattle, play both sides of a Mexican Revolution and charm that Bonnie McFarlane broken up by some awesome bullet time and in game physics, but the game's fourth act was much more than that. In the brief fourth act, we meet John Marston's wife and son and see him try to again reclaim a normal life after putting aside his violent past again.
He tries to do the right thing by his wife and child, but it just isn't mean to be. What really strikes me is John's ability to run down horse thieves, shoot would be killers off of whores and clean out gang hideouts but he struggles to provide a simple untangled life for his family.
I need to collect 8 more bounties tonight to get the 100% completion achievement but I'm not sure if I'll play after that. As fantastic and involving as the world of Red Dead Redemption is, I'm not sure that there is anything left for me to enjoy after John Marston's story comes to a close.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
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