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What do you think? There are obvious differences between the two, but they are similar in many ways as well. Just some fun speculation to occupy the time until the next bit of news on RDR2. I personally do not think these two are the same, as their specific outfits differ slightly.

So here's a little thing that goes on in my head when a new GTA or RDR game is set for release. I have friends that don't even own a console, and my brother has a PS3 but never plays it. Come October and beyond, RDR2 will exist in all its glory, and these people will go about their daily lives and never play it. They will sit and watch TV or read a book, not even bothered about the majesty that they would experience by playing RDR2. I just can't get my head around that. Discuss.

I am proud to say that even MY WIFE has finally joined the wonderful world of Red Dead Redemption! Yep, I did it! After hearing me go on and on about RDR2 for so long, last weekend she said "Ok, I need to know how to play this game! I want to play the RDR story line and get involved so that when the new one comes out, I can play it too!" So, last weekend we sat down and put it on. She loves it! She has a little trouble aiming, but that will come in time I told her. She played for a couple of hours and practiced hunting, aiming, and riding. She almost beat Bonnie in that race around the ranch so the riding part is down. It was a proud moment when she picked up that controller and started learning how to play! I told her I would help her, but that she should just follow the instructions on the screen and follow along. She's even interested in the story line so that's awesome too! (I may or may not have shed a single tear in joy) 😪

I'm a disgusting pig who misses the days of the old Bigfoot pizzas from Pizza Hut. Yes, I would eat a whole one in one sitting. This is what you want. DiGiorno may have one of the best sauces, but for overall taste, I love me some "Screamin' Sicilian".

I like those. My favorite of all time (and my guilty pleasure) are those damn Totino's Party Pizzas. I sprinkle them with Italian seasoning and fennel seed, bake them up, and it's an instant 10-minute walk through paradise. In fact, I like little more than when I get to stay home from work and Mrs. Skunk and the Skunklings all are out of the house for the day. I stock up on those pizzas, make THREE of them throughout the day, then binge-watch The Office, MacGyver, and Westerns on Netflix all day. I love my family. But on those days, I'm kinda sad when they come home. 😏

Well, that was a lot of build up for some artwork... hopefully something tomorrow

Rockstar Games revealed 23 Red Dead Redemption 2 characters via social media today, answering some questions we had about the storyline and raising several more. This comes in the wake of a piece of art showing Dutch's wanted poster being posted yesterday. Dutch van der Linde pic.twitter.com/JChjsu6Ba5 — Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) September 6, 2018 Each image shows character art laid over a generic landscape background with a quote added to it. The fact that these characters are revealed together, the content of their quotes, details in the artwork and what we know of some of them would indicate that all are members of Dutch's gang. A frequent theme among the quotes are references to living free, anti-government sentiments and mentions of crimes. A couple of characters are familiar faces, such as Dutch van der Linde, Bill Williamson, Javier Escuella, John Marston, Abigail Roberts (now we know her maiden name), Jack Marston and Uncle. A couple of new characters about whom we already knew, like Sadie Adler and Charles Smith also appear in the line-up. However, the majority of the characters are entirely new. Arthur Morgan's card was posted last, as he is the player character and carries enough importance to indicate to the fans who were taped to the screen all day (as the images were posted one by one over a period of several hours) that it's over. Most of our questions pertain to the involvement of some of these characters - Uncle was never mentioned to have been a member of the Van der Linde Gang in Red Dead Redemption. He did appear in some of the Red Dead Redemption 2 trailers before, but those didn't clear up this question either. Another curious detail is that Abigail is shown with her maiden name yet Jack is already several years old. The new characters serve their share of questions as well. In particular, Josiah Trelawny. The well dressed, elegant gentleman bears great resemblance to the Strange Man from Red Dead Redemption. The Strange Man expresses familiarity with John during the game, and even says "Why would you remember me, friend? You've forgotten far more important people than me." at one point indicating past interaction. However, if he was a gang member, clearly John would remember him. It's possible Josiah is simply a standard top-hat archetype who happens to be similar to the Strange Man to fuel speculation, or maybe he is the Strange Man and the odd happenings related to him somehow tie in to why none of these new characters are so much as mentioned in Red Dead Redemption - maybe they are the "far more important people" John has forgotten? You can check out all of the images on Rockstar's Twitter feed. We'll learn more about these characters on the 26th of October, when Red Dead Redemption 2 is released. The post 23 Red Dead Redemption 2 Characters Revealed appeared first on RDR2. Read the full story

Looks like Nick Cave...

@Ibarrola great points! I have been gaming since the Intellivision/Atari era, (I still have a functioning Intelliivision), and I still get people calling me 'weird' and 'creepy' because I play online games. I try and explain to these people that it's not all 13 and 14 yr olds playing these games, and that I can NOT control how old people are in the game session. Even had people go as far as to say 'grow up' when I tell them. My wife was never a gamer at all, and although she won't pick up a controller, she loves to sit and watch me play games like Silent Hill, Resident Evil and what not. She helps me figure out puzzles and gets really into it. I recently played RDR story line once again, this time with her watching every cut scene, etc., and she loved the story line. She even said "Whoa, it's like you're actually in a movie in a way". She wanted to know what happened next all the time. Now she's stoked to watch me play RDR2. The point is, once someone actually is exposed to a descent game like RDR or Resident Evil 7, there's a good chance they'll become more involved and interested. I will always be a gamer no matter hold I am, or how old my consoles are!