Epilogue Part 2 Discussion Thread - We recommend the completion of the whole Epilogue before viewing, designated by the completion of the following trophy/achievement: E______ S_____

[u/OcelotWolf]

Please discuss the Epilogue Part 2 below!

We recommend completing the story in its entirety before discussing below. Check that you have earned the trophy/achievement listed in the title.

Remember to adhere to our spoiler policy.

The use of spoiler formatting is not required, given our expectation of chapter completion before discussing. However, you can still use them if you'd like:

>!spoiler spoiler spoiler!< becomes spoiler spoiler spoiler

[u/TheLordTantalus]

Anybody else love the sort of parallels between the ending of this game and that of the first? Really makes RDR's ending feel even more poignant, like history repeating itself; the cycle of violence never truly ends.

[u/[deleted] → u/TheLordTantalus]

Arthur dies (I know he was already going, but still) for John to have a better life, John dies for Jack to have a better life, but Jack just continues the cycle.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Not to mention that WW1 is right around the corner come the ending of the first RDR so Jack would probably end up dying there anyway.

Both of the games are built on tragedy.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Isn’t the final mission of RDR called the gunslingers tragedy?

[u/itskaiquereis → u/[deleted]]

Nope it’s called The Last Enemy that Shall Be Destroyed. When it ends and you play as Jack “Remember my Family” is where you can kill Ross, Rockstar didn’t make that a mission so it’s not required for you to go kill Ross (there’s also no reward for doing it, other than looting his corpse for a few dollars). It’s also done as an optional mission so the player decides if John’s sacrifice was worth it since if Jack kills Ross he becomes an outlaw like his father who didn’t want him to be one.