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The Outlaws Who Inspired RDR2
The history of the Wild West is so enshrouded in myth, lies, obfuscations, half-truths, and rumor that once these delicate layers are peeled
I've been a little MIA because I've been so busy researching and writing this piece about the outlaws who inspired Dutch, Arthur, Hosea, and Micah. And to think I only meant to talk about the writer Evelyn Miller is loosely based on!
Without these historical figures, we wouldn't have RDR2. Check it out!
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Low-Honor Arthur
Warlock — an 1958 Western by American novelist Oakley Hall — influenced Red Dead Redemption 2 deeply. Its complex plot is loosely based on i
The last of the literature that RDR2's writers used to create the game is Oakley Hall's excellent novel Warlock, which is about toxic masculinity (decades before it was known by that name), justice, and love. Here's how they used one of the novel's most complex characters to shape the game's concept of honor. Also, a scene from "A Strange Kindness" that's secretly about Arthur's bruised heart.
Misogyny in RDR2: Part III
The flawed beliefs about gender that Dan Houser, Michael Unsworth, and Rupert Humphries demonstrate through RDR2 harm their efforts to write
Wrapping up my essay on gender, misogyny, and homophobia in Red Dead Redemption 2. The roles women play in the game, chivalry, sex, why John goes after Micah, and more. Huge thanks to everyone who's read and shared so far!!
Rockstar's rebellious posturing is a sham and their values are weirdly Victorian
I saved the sex worker when they tried to hang her, PERSONALLY
A very cunty picture of Karen
I love that "men would rather die than go to therapy" is a meme and Jane Tompkins wrote "Men would rather die than talk" 32 years ago
Redemption
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a paradox: despite justifiably being called one of the greatest games ever made, as a work of narrative art, it fal
The grand conclusion of Read Dead! On punishment, fatherhood, redemption, toxic masculinity, and the perils of using as many sources as Red Dead Redemption 2 does.
Huge thanks to everyone who's checked out and reblogged the site!! There will be more updates, but this is the end of the main project (which, in terms of length, is basically a book).
Paradise Lost and Arthurian legend are both so steeped in misogyny that removing it would transform either work unrecognizably. Eve, as Milt
Something I enjoy about Tumblr is that y'all make the kind of queer content that's so sadly lacking in RDR2. Today I'm beginning a three-part essay about gender (and sexuality) in the game. Here's Part I, discussing masculinity and how R* somehow manages to be homophobic about death (among other things). Also I say "penetration" a lot. Also:
How Arthur Morgan is more complicated than most people care to admit — especially where gender is concerned
Some extremely weird dialog that I don't analyze so much as say "would you look at this shit. What the shit is that"
No I did not have time to talk about John Wayne's real name being Marion but like who cares. People are so weird
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Major Updates
The history of the Wild West is so enshrouded in myth, lies, obfuscations, half-truths, and rumor that once these delicate layers are peeled
Big updates to this piece on the historical outlaws who inspired RDR2! Many more fascinating allusions, from That Thing that happens if you have high honor and go back for the money to Arthur's jaunty wave at Colm.
What Inspired Arthur's Honor Visions
If any aspect of RDR2 is perfect, it's the light. Rich and golden, the sunsets and dawns immerse the player in the game's themes — nostalgia
One of my favorite NPCs, Albert Mason, is based on a landscape painter whose work directly inspired Arthur's honor visions. Compare for yourself here!!! Plus, quite a few locations based on this painter's work.
Racism in RDR2, Part I
An unfortunate feature of American storytelling is the “anti-racist” text that is, itself, racist. These pieces ostensibly speak against rac
So much of what's happening in the U.S. right now is a refusal to face history with honesty. Let's take a closer look at how RDR2 reckons with history. Who's allowed to exist in the game, and who's cut out? Who gets a voice? Who even gets a name?
