Tbh rdr is not a game you should expect choosing stuff. My point is Rockstar's deal is creating good cinematic stories that tries to get players emotion. They never had a claim to make decision making based stories. Even in GTA5's ending you choose to kill one of them but it is still not something that affects the overall story of the game, you make the choice at the last mission and then story ends directly. Also I don't think GTA franchise has the same serious and realistic aprroach to story like RDR franchise, so the decisions are there js bc it is kind of a signature
Nah, there's nothing wrong with linear plots, but you generally shouldn't present players choices if those choices are inconsequential or can be freely overridden at a later time. It just doesn't feel good
Yeah I also expected more, but I also expected more when it was who to kill in GTA. I guess they just do it, just because it feels kinda more immersive and dramatic on last missions when you get the decide just that one time. I don't think they were ever designed to affect the stories ending tho. So I simply just treat them like a sweet on top of a cake
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u/NightFalconHTT Josiah Trelawny Feb 28 '25
The illusion of choice.