Red Dead Redemption 2 is heavily inspired by several Westerns and many other things throughout pop culture. Some of the characters share physical or personality traits with famous fictional characters as either an homage or because they're iconic to the ge

Javier Escuella experiences a big change during the events of the second game despite starting as a likable and trustworthy member of the Van Der Linde gang. He looks up to Dutch quite a bit, just like his closest friend on the gang, Bill Williamson.

What hasn’t been said about John Marston yet? While John is the main protagonist of the first game, he takes a supporting role in the game’s sequel. As a young naive member, John does make questionable decisions here and th

Sleeping Dogs has players take on the role of an undercover police officer Wei Shen as he rises through the ranks of the Sun On Yee Triad and destroys it from the inside out. Players can explore the world after missions and do different activities like side quests. Shen can level up by gaining three different kinds of experience points, Triad Face and Pol

Hosea met Dutch at a campfire and as he was trying to con and rob him he realized Dutch had already robbed him. The two respected each other's craft and bonded over their shared life as outlaws. Their years together are likely the reason Dutch always held Hosea's opinion in such high reg

The Honor system was brought back which affects the options given to Arthur and greatly effects the story. There are benefits, and consequences, for being both honorable and dishonorable. Negative points in the Honor systems give players more when they loot bod

In many ways, the relationship of Lenny Summers and Hosea paralleled that of Arthur and John Marston. One of them was the older veteran of the gang who looked out for the other, and the younger one was wanting to prove themselves despite being told to leave the gang and make a better l

Molly O’Shea is Dutch’s lover throughout the story. She ends up spending most of the game just lusting over Dutch. Since Dutch constantly ignores her, Molly ends up becoming very irritating with her constant complai

Players control Kiryu and Majima, alternating between their side of the story. The Yakuza series is an action-adventure game that has plenty of side quests and minigames that makes the game much more immersive, like running a business and playing arcade ga

The Hitman game patch notes franchise features Agent 47, an international contract assassin for works for the International Contract Agency or ICA. Agent 47 eliminates high profile criminals for powerful and wealthy clients. The main focus of the game is to take out assigned targets. The game ranks the players on the way they accomplish the assassination and even rewards them with items and cash bonu

To its credit, Red Dead Redemption 2 launched in a smoother state than most other open world games out there. Compared with the Elder Scrolls and Fallout games, it runs like butter. Glitches are still in there though, and happening upon one is always hilarious. One may spontaneously fly off their horse or fall through the geometry. As long as the bug doesn't corrupt a save file or hinder progress, they are always a good t

At first, Simon Pearson comes off as a whiny and needy man who just so happens to be the gang's cook. As time unfolds players come to realize that he's simply a man not cut out for this lifestyle. He's never mean to Arthur Morgan, and he only becomes frustrated when his livelihood is directly at stake.

Earlier the topic of Sadie Adler not being associated with the Van Der Linde gang in the news or with law enforcement was covered. This is crazy and pretty fortunate for her considering most of the crew was known by name and hunted d

This fight results in the death of a man named Jake Adler, and the rescue of his now widowed wife, Sadie Adler. The death of her husband is the catalyst of her entire character arc focusing on revenge and violence focused on the O'Drisco

Once Dutch began to lose his mind, Javier seemed to become ultra-defensive of the leader in a weird state of denial. He looked up to and believed in Dutch so much, that the drastic change in Dutch shook Javier to his core as his ideal leader crumbled to insanity.

True Crime: Streets of LA came out in 2003. Players follow the story of Nicholas Kang, an LA police officer who investigates a case on bombings in Chinatown. Kang is a tenacious cop and players can play him as either a "Good Cop" or a "Bad Cop" with the choices they m

This one is particularly troublesome, or hilarious, in the online portion of the game. The mission is done and the players start making their way back to the mission giver or a drop-off point. They are quietly strolling along when suddenly a player manages to get themselves knocked off the side of a cliff or flung off their equine. Maybe they themselves didn't bite the bullet, but the prisoner or bounty they were holding probably did. Some of these targets are fragile as glass once they are sitting atop the back of a horse with their hands t