Red Dead Redemption 2 Pixel Art Includes Depressing Detail

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A Red Dead Redemption 2 fan shared their own pixel art creation on social media, featuring Arthur Morgan sitting next to a fire, coughing due to his tuberculosis. The detail of his cough resonated with members of the Red Dead Redemption 2 community, who filled the post with praise for the artist.

Rockstar Games’ latest installment in the Wild West franchise continues to have a significant impact on players, even years after its launch. Red Dead Redemption 2 is known for its strong character development and engaging storytelling, where themes like loyalty, redemption, and morality are explored. During the game, players follow Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang during the final days of the Wild West. Arthur’s complex character, along with the choices players make throughout the game, have kept discussions, fan art, and theories about his story alive and active in the gaming community.

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A Reddit user known as KillerRabbitMedia shared an animated pixel art wallpaper featuring Arthur Morgan and his horse sitting by a campfire at night. The artwork is created with a striking red color that conveys a feeling of loneliness typical of many of Arthur’s moments in RDR2. What sets this pixel art creation apart is the subtle detail the artist included: while writing in his diary, Arthur coughs a little. Those who have played the game know exactly what this means; it signals Arthur’s tuberculosis in Red Dead Redemption 2, the illness that will eventually take his life at the end of the game, closing his character arc in a very iconic way.

Arthur Morgan Animated Pixel Art Wallpaper

The pixel art has received a lot of praise from the Red Dead Redemption 2 community, with many fans sharing their admiration and emotions. Comments range from playful nods to the cough’s importance in Arthur Morgan’s tragic story in Red Dead Redemption 2 to genuine appreciation for the artist’s ability to show so much depth in a simple animation. One fan even shared their excitement about the art, mentioning that they set it as their phone wallpaper, which is available for purchase on the artist’s Ko-fi page.

In response to a player’s question, the artist revealed that they created and animated this using software called Aseprite and recorded a time-lapse, which they promise to post soon. The artist mentioned that they didn’t keep track of the exact hours spent on the project, but it took about 20 hours over several days to finish. KillerRabbitMedia’s pixel art is another example of Red Dead Redemption 2’s lasting impact and the emotional connections it creates among players.

America, 1899. The end of the wild west era has begun as lawmen hunt down the last remaining outlaw gangs. Those who will not surrender or succumb are killed.After a robbery goes badly wrong in the western town of Blackwater, Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang are forced to flee. With federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal and fight their way across the rugged heartland of America in order to survive. As deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, Arthur must make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him.From the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America at the dawn of the modern age.

Released

October 26, 2018

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer

Engine

RAGE

ESRB

M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Use of Drugs and Alcohol

How Long To Beat

50 Hours

Steam Deck Compatibility

yes

X|S Optimized

yes

PS Plus Availability

Extra & Premium

OpenCritic Rating

Mighty

Cross Save

N/A

Cross-Platform Play

N/A

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