Often times the power to influence and manipulate is stronger than any gun, sword, or army. Red Dead Redemption 2 ’s Dutch Van Der Linde had the unbelievably powerful ability to trick and deceive, all while masquerading as a caring, compassionate man. To start off, he essentially preyed upon two outcast teenagers, John Marston, and Arthur Morgan, so he could raise them as his unquestioning supporters. He takes advantage of people’s bad fortune to gain their trust and essentially turn them into his mindless followers, and his power of speech is so unmatched he can talk men and women into doing terrible deeds and actually convince them they were doing good. As his true colors finally come to light, Dutch exposes himself as a murderous, money loving, selfish sociopath. In a way, Dutch talked himself into not only fame and fortune, but an early gr
The ultimate con-man. Throughout the first Bioshock game, the player’s only friend in the downtrodden utopia is a stranger named Atlas. Claiming to be the only one in the underwater city that can help the player, Atlas repeatedly gives what seems like advice on how to escape Rapture, but in reality, are just mind control commands. It turns out Atlas is none other than Frank Fontaine, a power-hungry smuggler reportedly shot and killed in a shootout years prior. As it turns out, Frank Fontaine isn’t even his real name, it’s Frank Gorland. He stole the name Frank Fontaine to gain access to Rapture and cons the player into doing his dirty work which then results in the murder of Andrew Ryan, the creator of Rapture. The player, Jack, turns out to be Andrew Ryan’s genetically-altered son who was brainwashed and grown to become Frank’s personal hitman, so long as Fontaine, or Atlas, used the phrase “Would you Kindly”. One of the most breathtaking twists in gaming history results in Andrew Ryan’s own son being used against him by the monstrous, multi-named conman Frank Fonta
Mass Effect gave to gamers one of the wildest fights for survival seen thus far in the form of the war against robotic behemoths named The Reapers. Beyond the Reapers, though, was The Illusive Man. Almost a Keyser Soze like figure, The Illusive Man heads the renegade group Cerberus, who the game’s protagonist, Commander Shephard, is actively fighting against most of the game. What really sets The Illusive Man apart, though, is what he does when he finds a beaten and battered Commander Shephard in space. He revives him and sets him free again. As interesting as he is puzzling, The Illusive Man lives up to his n
Most of these unresolved plots won’t be found in the game’s main narrative, as it is shockingly air-tight from beginning to end (with a couple of exceptions). However, if you look closely enough at the main story, as well as the many hidden stories scattered throughout the Open world games walkthrough, you’ll find that there are actually many plot lines that leave players with more questions than answers. Here are 10 such storylines for you to ponder o
Considering what happens in the Fallout series, a robotic NPC detective is probably one of the least weird things to come out of this game. However, Nick Valentine’s story is one for the ages. He is a synth-based detective that has unparalleled investigative skills, is adept at melee, has human-like intelligence, and has pre-War memor
When collecting debt money owed from Mr. Downes, it ultimately leads to the father’s untimely passing. This is done either by Arthur repeatedly beating the man and killing him on the spot or him succumbing to his injuries later. Arthur then comes back to the family and has quite an interesting conversation with Mrs. Dow
If you’ve played through at least half of Red Dead Redemption 2 ‘s campaign, you’ve likely spent a fair amount of time in a place called Emerald Ranch. It’s a place where you can fence off some of your stolen goods and turn in stolen wagons But it’s also home to one of the game’s most mysterious famil
She was created as a clone from a copy of a doctor’s (Dr. Catherine Halsey to be exact) brain. She is one of only two AI to have been created from Haley’s mind. Halsey realized Cortana was a bit “abnormal” when the robot removed her termination code. Makes perfect sense Windows would want to name software after this charac
Sadly, all is not well with each NPC citizen. Yoshikazu Takahashi walks up and down the street each day. However, while the guy looks reasonable enough, his backstory reveals that his company went bankrupt and he gets up every day with a suit and necktie to try to muster the courage to tell his family. YI
This weird NPC story comes from the acclaimed Red Dead Redemption 2 . This entry is unique in that it requires you to invest a large block of time in meeting this tormented NPC character. During the night, in Bluewater Marsh, the ghost of a mysterious woman appears named Ag
Arthur responds with this classic quote. Since the time Dutch basically adopted Arthur, to all the years spent with Hosea and John, just to end it all and side with Micah. It is one of Arthur’s most powerful lines because the player can feel the pain in Arthur’s vo