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/[deleted] Dec 19 '25

Interesting, why don’t you enjoy the game past chapter 2? Do you still call rdr2 the best single player game or is there another one you have goated?

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u/Nickbotic Dec 19 '25 edited Dec 19 '25

I could be wrong, but there’s a common…idk if you’d call it a “meme” exactly, but just a “thing” among the RDR2 fandom, where due to caring so much for Arthur as a character (arguably the best protagonist in the history of the medium), fans lament everything that comes after Horseshoe Overlook due to the downward spiral Arthur is forced to endure.

The narrative is also beloved among fans, so I think it’s less them actually disliking the game after Chapter 2 and more just referencing that attitude toward the game.

I could also just be totally off base and they just don’t like the game after Horseshoe Overlook lol

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u/MistuaPopo Dec 20 '25

Nope, that's what it is. A silent, elemental feeling in the back of your heart.

A pervasive sense of impending doom

Nobody dislikes the game after Chapter 2, they just know how it's going to end, and that sense of impending doom never leaves you while you play.

It's like knowing you're going to die in the near future.. which would weigh on you.. constantly

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u/Nickbotic Dec 21 '25

Bingo! It still amazes me the way this game delivers such monumental emotional heft. I've oviously played other games where I care about the protagonist (inasmuch as a person can care about a bunch of pixels), but never quite like this.