Highlights
- Red Dead Redemption 2’s post-game detail hints at Arthur’s passing symbolically.
- High-honor players encounter a deer at Horseshoe Overlook, tying back to Arthur.
A Red Dead Redemption 2 player online has discovered a fascinating post-game interaction in the Epilogue, which many players might actually be ruled out from encountering. If this detail is intentional, it’s just another example of the massive level of detail found in Red Dead Redemption 2.
Ever since the launch of Red Dead Redemption 2 back in 2018, the game has developed a reputation for a remarkable level of detail. Every inch of Red Dead Redemption 2 is crammed with something new to discover, and players can still find something fresh every time they switch on the game. One player even discovered a detail about Dutch in Red Dead Redemption 2 while modding, showing how this level of detail extends to the game’s underlying systems, too. It shows what a labor of love Red Dead Redemption 2 was, and it’s a big part of the reason why the game remains so popular almost six years after its initial release.
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Redditor xignaceh shared their interaction with the game’s community online. While playing through the Epilogue of Red Dead Redemption 2, the gamer decided to revisit Horseshoe Overlook, where the gang stays for a period earlier in the story. While there, they were slowly approached by a deer, which seemed to acknowledge John’s presence before leaving.
Interesting Epilogue Deer Interaction in Red Dead Redemption 2
What makes this so fascinating is that for high-honor Red Dead Redemption 2 players, Arthur Morgan’s animal is a deer. Other players in the thread reported seeing the exact same deer, but curiously, only on high-honor playthroughs. Redditor xignaceh confirmed that they themselves were also on a high-honor playthrough, leading many to theorize that this deer’s presence at Horseshoe Overlook is an intentional detail, included by Rockstar to symbolize Arthur’s passing. There were also several low-honor players in the thread, who couldn’t recall having the same interaction with a coyote in the same location.
With new details like this still being found in Red Dead Redemption 2, it’s no surprise that players are being made to wait for a sequel by Rockstar. Every fan of the series has their own Red Dead Redemption 3 wish list, but the developer remains silent about the possibility of a sequel for the time being. With Grand Theft Auto 6 in the latter stages of development and gearing up for a 2025 release, it makes sense. While it’s sad that players likely still face a long wait for Red Dead Redemption 3, its predecessor suggests that it’ll be well worth the wait.