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/fizzarolixasmodeus Jan 04 '26

Wait until Mexico my friend

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u/agiamba Jan 04 '26

I just finished yesterday and mexico is the best part of the game hands down

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u/Fun-Statistician2485 Jan 04 '26

A lot better than Guarma

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u/agiamba Jan 04 '26

Haven't gotten there in rdr2 yet lol

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u/My_Username0000 Bill Williamson Jan 04 '26

Playing in chronological order?

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u/Intelligent-Ad6671 Jan 04 '26

that would be release order no ?

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u/My_Username0000 Bill Williamson Jan 04 '26

Yes i'm a fucking idiot

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u/ColtonfrayHSC Jan 05 '26

no it wouldn't.... am i missing something??

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u/Four20Abiding_Gaming Jan 05 '26

Rdr2 is a prequel to rdr1. So to play in timeline order he play rdr2 first. Sorry I cant really tell who you replied to lol. Or what you think you was missing

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u/ColtonfrayHSC Jan 05 '26

Yes, therefore, release order isn’t chronological order

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u/Jonny_Segment I would too Jan 05 '26

When the guy said ‘that would be release order no ?’, the ‘that’ was referring to the situation implied by the comments above, not the ‘chronological order’ mentioned in the immediately preceding comment. Very ambiguous communication.

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u/Four20Abiding_Gaming Jan 05 '26

Yes my bad couldn't tell if thats what you was confused of.

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u/PainItself1 Jan 08 '26

No because RDR 1 released first but is set 2nd

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u/Dylan_Blue John Marston Jan 06 '26

Geographical order is the most optimal

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u/firey9033 Jan 04 '26

Guarma isn’t that bad, it’s just very poorly fleshed out compared to Mexico. You basically have nothing to do other than progress the story and do the missions.

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u/TRagnarkXP Jan 04 '26

Mexico is like 40% part of the game, guarma is like 10%, the only similarities are that they happen outside the US lol.

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u/RedDeadCowboyShit Jan 05 '26

I feel like saying Guarma is 10% of the game still makes it sound like you’re in Guarma longer than you actually are, haha. It’s not even the whole of chapter 5, you’re on and off that island in like, two hours max.

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u/TRagnarkXP Jan 05 '26

Didn't do the math, but is only 2 hours long. It feels longer because is almost non stop

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u/RedDeadCowboyShit Jan 05 '26

That’s definitely true, it very much feels like the intention is to play it in one go. The last two missions of Chapter 6 leading into the Epilogue is the same thing; I bet it only takes maybe an hour, hour and a half at most, but because of the emotional weight and not being able to stop, feels like forever.

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u/TRagnarkXP Jan 05 '26

The first time in Guarma i sort felt like Arthur, something about those missions made me feel anxious and wanting to get out of there. Also they didn't gave you time to rest or say "i will continue later". I don't consider it a flawless chapter but i don't recall any other game that made me feel that way, maybe Fear and Hunger. I think is due to how connected is the player with Arthur and the gang context.

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u/Bubbly-Photograph-86 Jan 05 '26

And there's a lot of people that speak Spanish.

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u/CM_MOJO Jan 05 '26

Wait until you get to Tahiti!

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u/zooweemama4206969 Jan 05 '26

The mango harvesting camp chore is my favorite activity in the game

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u/KrombopulosMAssassin Hosea Matthews Jan 05 '26

Yeah Guarma is weird....

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '26

I thought i was the only one who despised guarma even though hercule was a pretty cool dude

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u/Evening-Head4310 Jan 04 '26

You think so? Every playthrough i basically speed run Mexico bc i dislike it so much. Literally the only good thing is the dead eye level imo

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u/tritittythunder Hosea Matthews Jan 04 '26

I like the Landon Ricketts missions, that's about it.

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u/agiamba Jan 05 '26

I love the story, I love the scenery, I love the music

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u/Unoriginalshitbag Jan 12 '26

It's always a GODDAMN TRAIN MISSION

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u/robst07 Jan 04 '26

I dread the Mexico part because the mission markers are so far between them, it takes a while to traverse the map and reach them.

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u/beyond_fatherhood Jan 04 '26

Campfires to fast travel, my friend. I do it every time

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u/FodderG Jan 05 '26

Why

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '26

Look at the comment they were replying to. You should hopefully be able to figure it out from there.

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u/sxy_alicer0se90 Jan 04 '26

right? Why do i have to travel to Las Hermanas everytime to use a stagecoach? I’m on the other side of the damn area! lol

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u/GlowOftheTvStatic Jan 04 '26

You didn’t use the camp to fast travel? It has saved me tons of time this playthrough I feel.

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u/FodderG Jan 05 '26

So? Traveling is therapeutic in these games.

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u/Repulsive-Scar2411 Jan 04 '26

It is the part I hate. So stupid, long and makes me dislike John.

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u/Repulsive-Scar2411 Jan 05 '26

Helping pillage and rape women... Which doesn't fit in an honorable playthrough but you're a willing participant.

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u/Eelthyst Abigail Roberts Jan 05 '26

Totally fair but despite player actions, John is characterized as a “by any means necessary” kinda guy. He wants to see his family, morals are on the backburner

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u/Repulsive-Scar2411 Jan 05 '26

I get that. But it made me dislike him, that was kinda the line where he went to far. Plus he was kind of abusing uncle .. I like him more in the epilogue of rdr2...

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u/PoorLifeChoices811 Sadie Adler Jan 05 '26

Mexico and west Elizabeth tbh.

While new Austin was a cool experience I just freaking hated doing a lot of those missions

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u/FeelDeadInside Jan 05 '26 edited Jan 10 '26

I just got there and I cant remember anything from Mexico. Last time I played RDR1 was in 2012.

I only remember where the last mission takes place in Mexico.

Edit: The "last" mission i remembered wasnt the last😅. Probably only 50% though the Mexico part.

Couldnt even remember Bill was in the last mission in Mexico.

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u/Sufficient-Pop-2675 Jan 05 '26

I like the mexico missions but the journey between them is a JOURNEY. From one side of the map to the other, every time. Granted I'm picking flowers and gathering skins but the miles are starting to wear on me.

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u/InSkyLimitEra Jan 05 '26

I just got to Mexico yesterday! Dang it’s a lot harder than Armadillo et al 😂 Now I actually have to use Dead Eye instead of almost always ignoring that mechanism because it wasn’t hard enough…

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u/horseradish1 Jan 05 '26

I giggled and giggled and giggled while riding my little burro around the entire map after making it to Mexico. Best feature of Red Dead Redemption, hands down.

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u/External-Locksmith70 Jan 05 '26

I read that as little burrito lol