All posts by Levi de Santa

Now hear me out - Tall Tress is the best part of the RDR2 map AS SOON AS you've attained 100% completion. I could never abandon my first playthrough save, so I just keep roaming around with John. And the place I might've spent the most time in is actually Tall Trees. People always hate on the place because of the Skinners and because it's sCaRy... did y'all actually play RDR1? This place was always dark and foggy there, one million stealthy psycho bears spawned out of nowhere and that haunting Cochinay theme always sent chills through my body. RDR2's version is so colorful, cinematic and simply a huge upgrade compared to RDR1's version. The Skinner's honestly make it even better. I admit that they are very scary but if you've completed the few unique random encounters, they spawn every in-game day at one of their camp locations and serve as a great way to keep using your guns and feel very satisfied about it.

But now the actual reason why I love Tall Trees so much - can you describe me a more beautiful and relaxing place than Aurora Basin? The ambience is so outstanding that I can't describe it. It just makes me forget all the terrible things that happen(ed) in the RDR lore. Also the Lake being flat is the main reason why I feel so safe there because John can actually enter the water without straight up losing all his stamina and end up drowning 💀

With the majority of the RDR2 map being pointless to visit after 100% completion, Aurora Basin is always worth to go to as it's so close to John's homestead.

But of course I also love the entirety of Tall Trees and even with the Skinner's, this place is my digital home and I will not tolerate any hate on this awesome part of the map!

Do you agree?

I feel like people will flame me for this one but I want to put an end to this stupid debate!

Milton is a great character, but in my opinion people have every right to hate him, and saying "he was just doing his job" does not make him an honorable man and is not an excuse for the things he did. Here's why:

First of all, what's the actual definition of "just doing your job"? If we use this as an excuse for certain behavior of a person, then every antagonist in RDR2 was just doing their job... Leigh Gray was just doing his job as a Sheriff, Leviticus Cornwall was just doing his job as a business man, Alberto Fussar was just doing his job as the governor of Guarma, Levi Simon was just doing his job as Fussar's right hand, Colonel Favours was just doing his job as a Soldier and so on... Does that make any of them an honorable person? No, because they were all some cruel bastards that did terrible things. So it's all about HOW you do your job! Milton was indeed doing his job as a government agent who's hunting a gang of outlaws, but he did his job in a very dishonorable way:

- Captured, disarmed and then released an old and sick man, just to brutally execute him a few seconds later

- Using a gatling gun to spray on a tiny house with women and a little kid inside

- Kidnapping a mother right in front of the eyes of her 4 year old child (Tilly saying "I saved Jack" might've implied that the Pinktertons wanted to kidnap Jack, too...)

So as a resume, I agree with the fact that Milton was doing his job, but this is not an excuse for his cruel behavior and people have the right to dislike him for what he did.