#red dead redemption 2 fandom

[roamingtigress]

Happy Vandermatthews Wednesday!

. . . You know the drill ;) Feel free to ask me anything Vandermatthews, share any headcanons you have if them, them and if you happen to post anything Vandermatthews today, you are more than welcome to tag it as #VandermatthewsWednesday. Doing so will earn you a cookie and a unicorn.

[cloudofbutterflies]

Fandom tag game: For all my fellow rdr2 players, put what you named the mahogany bay tennessee walker, the raven black shire, the palomino morgan, and leopard appaloosa (if you kept her) in the tags

[conkreetmonkey]

Red Dead Redemption 2 was so real for creating the most in-depth, realistic clothing system I've ever seen in any game, and exclusively using it on burly, unhygienic men.

You choose every layer, every accessory, with dozens to hundreds of each to choose from. You can go in and fine-tune minute details like whether or not to roll up the shirt sleeves, or button the collar, or whether to wear your pants under your boots. These clothes get dirty in real time depending on what you do in the game. Mud, dust and blood linger unless washed off. Every garment has a warmth rating based on its material, and the game calculates what temperatures an outfit is suitable for based on the combined total. Dressing too cold or warm for the weather causes health debuffs.

You can choose which way he parts his hair, and whether he gels it. If you eat too much he gets bulkier and gains a double chin, and if you eat too little he can go underweight and get all bony and sallow. Both of these states come with stat changes. His hair and beard grow in real game time, and you need to routinely style and shave his facial hair if you want any style other than a full Santa. You need to bathe him regularly or people will start commenting on his BO, and he'll start visibly appearing filthy long before that. He sunburns in the sun, and in the heat he becomes slick and glossy with sweat.

This shit is IN DEPTH. It blows the customization systems of actual fashion-centric games like tf2, Monster Hunter and Splatoon out of the water in every regard. They honestly look basic in comparison. It's a paradigm shift for sure once you experience RDR2's level of customization. Everything else starts to feel smaller.

The player character all this customization is applied to, and I simply cannot stress this enough, is a 36 year old, 6'3" smoker weighing well over 200 pounds, with facial hair thicker than a sheepdogs, forearms like gnarled tree trunks and a dark, dense forest of body hair covering every reasonable surface. His skin is pocked and marred with scars from a rugged, nomadic lifestyle, and his teeth are the colour of cornbread. He has a thick southern accent, is a known mean drunk and knows how to skin pretty much any North American animal. He has never worn deodorant, flossed or moisturized. He eats canned beans, fruit and the like by simply pouring them into his mouth and gulping, often while walking or riding a horse at full gallop.

I can think of NO better use case for such customization. Not some fresh-faced little twink, not some busty anime babe. Just a gross, hairy, unwashed homeless dude with crippling self esteem issues and a chest broader than a barrel laid lengthwise. A non fashion-centric game, certainly a non-fashion centric character, but for some reason the best clothing and customization system ever concieved, bar none. What the fuck.

[sunfir3rain]

okay but the thing i don't really get in character ratings is people rating micah very high and explaning it with "he has great writing". not saying that his writing is bad, but ... what's so great about it? he's just an asshole and a bigot, nothing revolutionary about his character in my opinion

[outlawruben]

Do y’all ever wonder if Dutch and Hosea knew they were going to raise an absolute UNIT like Arthur? Like he was once a skinny and rambunctious 14 year old street orphan and they took a chance on him and fed him as he grew into a fucking BEAST who is arguably bulkier than the two of them combined, and has become the main brawn of the gang.

This is basically just an Arthur Physique appreciation post but GOD DAMN.

[gn0czi]

Save a horse

[roundworm1111]

[tomiyeee]

[markodragic]

[butttttercup3]

🦌

[vangreunen-art]

Dutch van der Linde ~ Painting

[gingerpk]

Just finished Arthur’s Chapter in #RDR2 . Not sure what life is anymore

[cleanbutsalty]

Nooo arthur morgan don’t metaphorically, symbolically and unknowingly cause your own downfall noooo….

[drizzledrawings]

I love sibling dynamics that are like: you annoy me the most out of everyone and I hate you but I would give up my life to make sure you’re okay

[psychotic-star-girl]

[moeitsu]

oh. my. god.