Red Dead Redemption 2 continues to impress, almost four years after it first launched. Rockstar is a studio famous for the level of detail and care it puts into its world, even down to horse balls that shrink in the cold. A new viral video that shows off the impressive physics of the game has wowed fans, once again showcasing the studio's commitment to the nitty gritty in its games.
The video in question was shared to Reddit and has since garned over 140,000 upvotes. The post no longer shows the video, however. In it, the player is slowly riding his horse on the road as he comes across a passerby. He isn't too friendly to young mister James Marston, however, and draws his gun as he threatens to shoot.
What happens next is a real blink and you'll miss it moment. John gets out his lasso and ropes the feller. As he yanks him forward, a gunshot can be heard, and the next thing you know the man is lying dead on the ground. Look for yourself and see if you can figure out what happened.
No? Luckily the video contains a slow-motion segment of the interaction. As John's lasso catches the rider, his head and arm are yanked forwards. The barrel of the gun points directly at his noggin and blows his brain clean out. It shows that the gun firing isn't only linked to a set animation and that the bullet actually fires out the end of the barrel, showing an impressive commitment to realism.
Red Dead Redemption 2 has countless numbers of random encounters, but this goes beyond that. It shows off the way the game's systems interact in unexpected ways, something that really makes the world feel alive.
Is this level of detail worth crunching and sacrificing time with one's family, however? No.