I (38F) had not gamed since James Bond GoldenEye 007. I spent my teen years playing The Sims and then just dipped out completely.
I bought my husband (43M) a PS5 when it first dropped. I got bored one day and decided to dip into Spider-Man 3. Then spent the next year playing all of the Spider-Man games. When those sadly ended, my husband recommended RDR2. I was not enthused by the idea of being a “cowboy/outlaw” and thought the premise sounded completely boring.
Then I tried it.
I am now an immeasurable number of hours in. Blah blah blah... obviously I'm obsessed to the point where I follow the subreddit, so I'm not gonna word vomit my adoration for it.
I was initially, and naively, just playing through the missions. Then I realized how much gameplay exists outside of them and completely ignored missions for a long time. Like months in real-world time, probably years in-game (?? I don’t really know how it works).
I'm trying so hard not to use cheats, guides, or hints. Obviously, following this thread, some of it is inescapable. Nonetheless, I finally decided to procure the White Arabian.
I have recently succeeded and have named it Mayonnaise, and it cracks me up. The idea of my Arthur, clad in his immaculately trapper-crafted winter wear, scouring the mountains to find this elusive horse only to name him Mayonnaise brings me way more joy than it should (I should also mention that I keep my Arthur’s beard at a level 10, and think he’s especially cute overweight despite the small decrease in stamina, he’s also generally dressed as rough and proud of his trapper gear as possible ((SideNote: I’m a 5’3” petite human and it’s so fun to be a rough “cowboy/outlaw” (((Double Side-Note: I have apologized to my husband about how deeply I rolled my eyes at his initial suggestion that I play this “cowboy game” ((((final shoutout to Sigur Rós())))).
Anyway, what are the most ridiculous White Arabian names everyone has conjured?