‘Red Dead Redemption 2’: Reaching for Magic on the Shoulders of Indie Games

‘Red Dead Redemption 2’: Reaching for Magic on the Shoulders of Indie Games

Red Dead Redemption 2 begins in the harsh dead of winter. As roaming outlaw Arthur Morgan, you accompany your half-extinct gang into a barn, barely making it out of the terrible blizzard before hypothermia sets in. It’s a slow, miserable trudge, and the first few hours of the game are equally slow and miserable. You …