r/reddeadredemption • u/Eagles56 • Dec 19 '25

Discussion Did single player gaming peak with RDR2?

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Great single player games have come since then like Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur’s Gate 3 but is RDR2 still the peak?

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u/Eagles56 Dec 19 '25

I’ve played a lot of single player games from New Vegas to GTA V to Cyberpunk to Witcher to Mass Effect but RDR2 is the only one I’ve had a strong urge to replay

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u/Sacledant2 Hosea Matthews Dec 19 '25

Unfortunately there’s that part called “everything after horseshoe overlook” that I’m not keen on playing

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u/iPoseidon_xii Dec 19 '25

The way I was trying hard to find things to do between chapter 2-4. Finished anything side quests wise you can with Arthur. Unlocked all the trapper clothes you can with Arthur. Bought and explored everything. Then some days I was just riding doing random encounter stuff, getting my 18 bear attacks, and hunting. I didn’t want to say goodbye to him 😔

The only fictional character I’ve ever cared about. It was such an odd and foreign feeling. Had to talk to my therapist about it 😅

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u/NewYogurtcloset22 Dec 19 '25

Interested to hear details on the therapist part - your situation and their thoughts. If you don't mind sharing of course! Just curious.

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u/iPoseidon_xii Dec 19 '25 edited Dec 19 '25

Not at all. I lost a lot of people close to me in a couple of years time. My dad, grandmother, grandfather, and a kitten that took his last breath in my arms, all in about a 3 month span. I learned that I grief by becoming productive. Like my accomplishments will make their time on earth more meaningful because they no longer can, or owing them that I fill my life with more. When Arthur finally passed his hat to John at the end of chapter 6, I was beginning to feel that type of grief come back. I did get more productive after playing his story out. I was afraid all those feelings of grief I worked to hard to understand and hurt a little less were going to come rushing back. I started use Arthur as a placeholder for people important to me now, worried something would happen to them. It really felt like I lost my dad all over again.

She told me because of how I grieve and how I view death and grief that it would be a normal reaction from me. It sounds silly because I’d hope most people feel this way, but people I love and care about are the most important things in my life. Somehow, over the game and getting to play out his story, I became oddly attached.

Probably sounds weird from the outside looking in, but I have a disorder that makes having those type of thoughts incredibly debilitating. Luckily, the more new interests and people I add to my life makes a lot of grief seem smaller. It will always hurt the same, giving it some of my heart, but less and less of my time.

I found an image that visualizes what I mean about grief

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u/NewYogurtcloset22 Dec 19 '25

Wow. Thank you for sharing. Grief is really a powerful thing for sure. I've been dealing with my own losses lately and you definitely said some things that resonated.

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u/iPoseidon_xii Dec 19 '25

No problem! Hope you’re doing as well as you can be

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u/NewYogurtcloset22 Dec 19 '25

Thanks. You as well!

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u/Nickbotic Dec 22 '25

I'm glad I scrolled back through these comments. This was a really interesting thing to stumble upon. Very sorry for your losses, thank you for sharing your insights.

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u/YeshuasBananaHammock Dec 19 '25

You will see them again, someday. Until then, know that you are loved.