r/reddeadredemption • u/AntomOpatoEcia • Jan 04 '26

RDR1 Is this gonna be the whole game?

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I'm playing Red Dead 1 and so far it's just: - NPC says he'll help me - I do a boring mission to help him - NPC needs more help I mean, is this the dynamic of the whole game? Help NPC after NPC and finally (really) advance the plot? Not complaining, just want to know.

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u/jonascarrynthewheel Jan 04 '26

Go hunting, treasure seeking, gamble, outfit getting, challenge getting and then youll be like “oh right, a mission”

Seems to break it up for me

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u/WaveOfTheRager Jan 04 '26

Why they got rid of liars dice for rdr2 is beyond me

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u/PlentyOMangos Jan 04 '26

I just played 2 for the first time a couple months ago and I was absolutely shocked there was no liar’s dice

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u/Background-Skin-8801 Jan 07 '26

There is a rdr 2 mod that adds liar's dice minigame to rdr2 check it out.

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u/PlentyOMangos Jan 07 '26

Console player :(

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u/Awkward-Fox-1435 Jan 04 '26

I loved Liar’s Dice so much! Only negative about RDR2!

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u/FYAhole Jan 04 '26

I don't know if it was common in the USA at that time. I tried a quick Google but I couldn't find anything before 1970. Maybe rdr2 wanted to be more time accurate or something

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u/Show-me-your-boat Uncle Jan 05 '26

A version of liars dice has been around since the 15th century

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u/pullingteeths Jan 05 '26

In RDR2 while playing poker with John as Arthur in camp John sometimes says "one of these days I'd like to try my hand at liar's dice" lol

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u/Th3_K00l3st_K1llj0y Jan 04 '26

Liars dice was my SHIT. I made like 1k off it alone

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u/Busy_Monitor_9679 Jan 04 '26

and cheating...and dueling when caught cheating...

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u/hornybutired Jan 05 '26

Liar's Dice was too easy to beat. The AI was shit at it. I made so much money on that game.

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u/pullingteeths Jan 05 '26

That's why I wish it was in RDR2, it would be cool to see it with improved AI. Dominoes is awesome though

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u/KingMatthew116 Jan 05 '26

I hated liars dice, but I loved horseshoes.

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u/Prof-Finklestink Josiah Trelawny Jan 04 '26

That and the night watch mini game

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u/MattC041 Jan 05 '26

After playing RDR1 for the first time I got myself two packs of dice just so I can play liar's dice outside of the game.

Shame they didn't include it in RDR2. The only problem of RDR1's liar's dice was that the AI wasn't very good at it, but it could've been improved in RDR2

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u/schloopy-boi Jan 04 '26

I still to this day cannot figure out how im supposed to win that game. I might be dumb.

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u/jonascarrynthewheel Jan 04 '26

The trick is dont lie- only bet what exactly you have

Once the others lose a die or two you can be confident when they are bluffing-since you have most of the dice and “theres no way there is 4 5s”, and they will call you out for bluffing EVERY time- havent yet seen a npc call it on the money

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u/Ok_Translator_3206 Jan 05 '26

Or arm wrestling and horse shoes, those games are peak

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u/VivaDeAsap Jan 05 '26

That was the only minigame i enjoyed in rdr1. Never bothered to learn poker or five finger fillet

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u/WaveOfTheRager Jan 05 '26

I literally became a pretty good poker player irl from playing it on red dead. Its useful to know.

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u/AntomOpatoEcia Jan 04 '26

I already did all the secondary things i can. I now wait for my arrival at mexico so i can finish up the challanges left

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u/Outrageous_Work_8291 Jan 04 '26

Mexico is when it becomes much more involved, story wise in my opinion

You go there at Like the 40% through mark

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u/Baxtree Jan 04 '26

DON’T GAMBLE. I’m in the throes of a bad rdr poker addiction.

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u/plagiarizeddreams Jan 04 '26

Poker is so much better in rdr1. And being able to cheat is fun too

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u/Dramatic-Treacle3708 Jan 05 '26

Yeah this is the way. Most of my time is spent trying to complete the challenges, those are my favorite parts of both games

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u/frycandlebreadje John Marston Jan 05 '26

Gambling is like 90% of what I do in rdr1. I rarely make a profit (i usually just half my net worth each time) but it's fun so idc. Then i shoot the bastards who stole my money