John didn’t have many friends left by the end of Red Dead Redemption , yet the ones he did were close. Bonnie McFarlane, Bill Pearson, Charles Smith, Sadie Adler, possibly even Seth. Did any of them visit John’s grave, did any of them even hear what happe
Despite being the creator of numerous memes and jokes The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was one of the most commercially successful and well-reviewed role-playing games of the last decade. Many people lose sight of what it did for the genre in 2011, as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt set a new standard for the genre 4 years la
John seemed down and out, working as a farmhand, family recently left, and struggling to make any money. During one specific argument, Abigail mentions Beecher’s Hope in passing not even necessarily serious about it, just the fact they needed their own place. After Abigail and Jack leave John at Pronghorn Ranch he goes above and beyond to show that he was listening, and purchases Beecher’s Hope with the help of Mr. Ge
John can acknowledge his flaws in a funny manner, and it becomes even funnier hearing the background to this conversation. The reason for the move to Strawberry is because John shot someone that he claimed needed shooting. Like he said, honest, but not always g
In 2018 Sony Santa Monica was met with the pressure of not only meeting fan expectations, but they carried the burden of trying to soft-reboot one of gaming’s most well-known franchises into something more meaning
John had two very good opportunities to finish and kill the man who changed the course of his life. Dutch was a father to John, taught him almost everything he knows. Yet in the hardest of times Dutch starts to believe John is a rat, and at a later time even insults John’s family. This begs the question, why didn’t John just finish the job before it started. John, Sadie, and Charles had Dutch outnumbered and outgunned after the death of Micah, and they let him walk. In John’s next encounter with Dutch instead of killing him, leaves him to commit suicide. Was there still a feeling of love and appreciation there or why exactly did John give him the cha
Well, Guerilla Games managed to do exactly that when they released Horizon Zero Dawn in 2017. As players took on the role of Alloy, they quickly found that this was a rich and magnetic world that felt ripe for exploration. When a new IP turns into a hit franchise that fans are now awaiting the sequel, it’s a truly special event in gam
While being introduced to Mr. Gedes after defending his home at Pronghorn Ranch, John is caught in a lie. He has already introduced himself as Jim Milton to Mr. Dickens, Mr. Gedes’s farmhand, and has been going by that name. Yet during John’s first encounter face to face with the owner of Pronghorn Ranch, he forgets his alias and introduces himself as John…Jim Milto
Saint Denis, a city of great opportunity and arguably where the Van Der Linde gang finally died off in a sense. Right-hand man to Dutch and fellow leader of the group, Hosea Matthews was gunned down as a personal message right in front of Arthur and Dutch during a failed bank robbery. Hosea was the first to go, and Lenny shortly after while escaping on the rooftop. The question is why wasn’t John dealt the same fate Hosea was. He was captured by lawmen in the chaos and spared. Both men could’ve been sent to Sisika Penitentiary, but only John made
In Grand Theft Auto IV players take on the role of Niko Bellic and Eastern European who’s trying to find his footing in Liberty City, Rockstar’s take on New York City. In 2008 this game established expectations for what fans believed realistic Open World games crafting guide-world games could
Most would assume being a bandit since the age of 11 would involve all kinds of daring getaways and escapes. Including running, jumping, maybe even swimming. Yet as it turns out John Marston never learned to swim. Arthur can swim, Dutch can swim, most of the entire camp can swim even Jack appears to be an able swimmer, but it just never happened for John. Did John believe this skill simply wasn’t beneficial or was he never given the chance to learn? There is some explaining that needs to be done h
Telltale’s The Walking Dead introduced the world to Clementine, a young innocent girl just trying to survive the zombie apocalypse. The game focuses on Lee, an older man with a troubled past, acting as a protector of Clementine as they try and find other survivors and a way through the madn
The last train job, the final heist of them all. In the heat of the robbery, John is shot, and Arthur witnesses him fall backward off the train. The player at this point has no idea what is happening to John or how he makes it back. They know he has to be alive for the events of original Red Dead Redemption to take place, but how does he make it back? Possibly a very cool Downloadable Content update for Red Dead Redemption 2 would be this mission, and it would answer a lot of questions regarding John’s survi