The death of Arthur's horse is sadder than Arthur's death, change my mind. Usually, I don't care for horses in rdr1, but in rdr2, goddammit, they're so realistic and loyal to Arthur that I can't even play the final mission without at least getting goosebumps.
I mean, come on. Rockstar even had to add the detail of the horse crying as it reaches closer to death. And Arthur comforting his loyal steed... damn it, Rockstar, why do you have to make endings in the red dead redemption franchise so sad?
Of course, I am biased. For two reasons:
I love horses
I get upset over silly things. In mid-2023, a friend gave me a birthday card because it was my birthday, and once I opened it, I immediately started crying. It doesn't make sense how I cry over a fucking piece of paper and not cry over the saddest video game death in history.
If I ever complete the game with Buell, I probably will cry because he's my favorite horse in the game and I feel like I'd let Hamish (my favorite character) down if I killed basically his best friend.