I think it's the pacing. You come from a few last hours of high intensity combat and then unexpectedly drop down to playing a family- and farm building sim.
When you already know that's happening it might not feel like such a slog.
Yeah, after I beat the main story I decided to retire the game. I have no desire to play RDR1 so I am okay with RDR being solely the story of Arthur Morgan.
I think the real reason is that after you complete the game the first time around, it's obviously very emotional. The story perfectly concludes in a satisfying way.
Obviously, at that point I though I was done playing the game. But nope! Here comes the prologue.
That's why it feels like such a drag the first time around. You weren't prepared for it in an emotional, and practical way.
Most people don't give that game a chance. Probably because they expect to be thrown into a world like GTA and get to do whatever they want almost immediately.
The rdr2 epilogue isn't that long. It's just a forced "on rails" section with no ability to explore, and so the brain rotted kids quit after 10 minutes and call it the worst game ever lol.
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u/Sparrowhawk_92 3h ago
The Epilogue was shorter than I remembered it when I played it earlier this year.
I remember the first time I played it and it felt like it dragged...