The moment it started being Red Dead Depression

I simply never could play low honor Arthur..Simply by my opinion he deserves  high honor gameplay.

"You got Tuberculosis, I'm really sorry son it's a hell of a thing, it's not as bad as lumbago though."

That moment when he gets tuberculosis, coming out of the doctor's place, the whole game just feels different.

0:42 it’s never good news when the 1800s doctor immediately goes to wash his hands 😂

"Dont worry doc, I'll give a random stranger $20 and get the good ending."

-Low Honor Arthur.

You have tuberculosis...*lights up pipe*

When i first played through this, I was doing pallative care for my father, who was dying of lung Fibrosis. The, symptoms and the manner in which you die are the same as TB. After this scene i stopped playing.

Until about six months after my father died, going through Arthur’s end, let me experience my grief as an outside observer. It helped a lot.

I'm so jealous of the people who have never played this game and still have the chance to play it for the first time

Low: a man who gets the fate that he deserves

High: a man who realizes that there was always kindness inside of him l, even if he could only see it in his final moments

High Honor: The news is a total shock, but his memories are filled with comfort. People are rooting for him, he feels shocked, but warm, as he has a goal to accomplish. Redemption, for it is possible for him. His head held his head high, as the deer comes and it isn't threatening, in fact isn't afraid of Arthur at all as it stares at him, dead in the face.

Low Honor: Another bad day. A bad day in a string of horrible bad days. The news is a shock, yes, but it's hardly surprising to him. He thinks of the gang, and it's finality, how it's all falling apart and everyone's just waiting on it with anticipation. And perhaps, how much he's loathed as a Savage that needs put down, just like the rest of the gang. The world is dark, gloomy, and at the end of a road, a lone fox searching for food along the ungiving stone road keeps their body frame low and to the ground as they look at Arthur. They're afraid, and they rush off much faster than Arthur can catch up.

Neat thing I learned from the symbolism in this game. Stags and Coyotes are heavy symbols of morality and the afterlife in some Native American cultures

In Native American folklore, the coyote is a complex symbol representing a balance of both positive and negative traits, the coyote as exhibiting gluttony, sneakiness, and trickery, but also possessing ingenuity and curiosity.

In many Native American cultures, the deer symbolizes life, reciprocity, stewardship, and strength.  It's also a symbol of sensitivity, intuition, and survival.

Frankly at this point in time low honor makes way more sense. This is his wakeup call, its his moment of realization what he will leave behind and the origin of his decision to change it. If you consider this the beginning of his redemption arc, i think canonically, youd be at low honor at this point, and end up with high honor by the end.

The fact that after this point the game gives you waaaay more options to get your honor level up would also speak for that.

I miss Arthur every day :(

Imagine your doctor tells you "Son you have leukemia" that pretty much sums it up. Tuberculosis was a death sentence back then.

3:00 i like how the game trough the derr, tells the player " no friend, carry on, for your honor will not be in vain"

That quote by Hosea definitly hits deep man. Even with high honor.
04:15

I was playing with low honor until after this point, that wolf was so eerie it made me change my ways lol.

The whole population of RDR2 players has chosen the good honor path for Arthur