The Death of the Old West; Red Dead Redemption

The moment the credits began to roll in Red Dead Redemption it became one of my favourite video games of all time. It engaged me like no other game and by the end I questioned what was right, what was wrong and where I stood within it all.

The themes of Red Dead Redemption are ones that I can't help but love. It's about the end of an era, what is just, and what is morally right. It's about sacrifice and consequence. Ultimately it's a tragedy about redemption.

The story beings with a train taking John Marston, the games protagonist, into the wild and yet untamed lands of America. Marston is a criminal, living his life as an uneducated man on the wrong side of the law. Having walked away from it all to raise a family he's now thrust back into it all by government agents to catch the leader of his former gang. The story that unfolds is John Marston's redemption and the consequences of a life already lived.

This whole breakdown will only be worth reading if you've played the game. To retell the story would take away the discovery the game offers. So do yourself a favour, play the game.  For everyone else, here's is why this story worked for me.

I was looking for love in the all the wrong places

All I was doing was checking an email when fate decided to slap me in the face. It spoke to me in hushed whispers and stated, in no uncertain terms, the one I was to marry is here, and our first chance meeting would be via an MSN chat.

Introductory Post

A post to introduce something no one will ever read. That intrigues me for some reason. I could say anything I want, from the fact I like cake to how I believe genocide of minorities is essential for the betterment of the human race. Though that wouldn't be much different then a day in my normal life. I suppose anonymity doesn't change the subjects of my random rants.

So back to introducing, this is where I will post...well random rants as stated above. Nonsensical and utterly useless. "Complete wankery" to steal a phrase. "Awesomeness" to state it in another.

So stay tuned non-existent people, for a ride of thrill and adventure. Down the deepest holes of depravity and insanity that I may be capable of. Welcome and farewell.

In hindsight I already know this was a bad idea.