I’m finally getting around to playing RDR2. It’s been fun to see past posts where I managed to blog my game experiences (Resident Evil 4 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 1, 2, 3, 4). Maybe I can do the same for this one?

2022-07-06

  • OMG, I can’t believe I missed the watch on the pause screen. I equipped one and thought that was the only way to know the time in-game.
  • Shot a hotel clerk in the face on accident 😂.
  • Asked a friend for a spoiler free explanation on the Bounty system. I basically guessed what it was as I was typing it out. He answered me… about 2 mins after I wandered into a Post Office and figured the answer out in-game.

2022-07-05

  • Spent the day at work looking forward to playing more. I think I’m starting to get sucked in.
  • The open-world-ness is so tough in the beginning. I’m never sure what exactly I’m supposed to be doing…
  • I’m now referring to O’Driscolls as O’Doyles.
  • Why do I keep losing so many hats?!

2022-07-04

  • These horse controls are impossible! Here’s a guide.

2022-06-28

PS4 Controls

Copied from that guide I mentioned above:

Button Action
Left analog stick (in cover) Peek
Left analog stick (horse) Steer
Left analog + X Hold to run, tap to sprint
X (horse) Tap to change speed; hold to match the speed of your companion; double tap to move up in formation
Right analog stick Look/aim
L3 Crouch
L3 (horse) Calm horse
R3 (weapon wheel) Maintain weapon; hold to look behind
L3 + R3 Eagle Eye
Square Tap to jump, climb, or vault over obstacles; hold to pick up collectibles or search furniture; while hunting, hold to draw animal attention
Square (while aiming) Tap to dive; tap to block melee attacks
Square (in cover) Move to next cover spot (with Left analog stick)
Square (horse) Tap to jump, climb, or vault over obstacles; hold to pick up collectibles or search furniture; while hunting, hold to draw animal attention
Triangle Interact with the environment, loot bodies, skin animals; hold to rest; (in melee combat) grapple opponent
Triangle (horse) Tap to mount or dismount; while stationary, hold to hitch horse; while on foot, tap to command to follow or lead horse
Circle Reload weapon/melee combat
Circle (horse) Kick a target to either side; stop leading horse
L1 Tap to draw/holster weapon; hold to display wheel menu, tap to pick up weapons or objects, or select weapon with Right analog stick and release to equip weapon
L1 (horse) hold to view weapons stored on mount
R1 Take/exit cover; hold to study animal or tap to show/hide animal information
R1 (horse) Tap to slow down; double tap to move down formation
L2 Hold to aim equipped weapon; hold to lock on to nearby characters or animals
L2 (hold) + R2 Aim and shoot
L2 (hold) + R3 Activate Dead Eye while aiming
L2 (hold) + Square Combat dive
L2 (horse) Hold to lock on to nearby targets
R2 Tap to draw weapon, fire weapon, or cock weapon between shots (if applicable); rapid tap to shoot from the hip
R2 (horse) Tap to draw weapon, fire weapon, or cock weapon between shots (if applicable)
D-Pad Right Hold to open satchel or horse cargo
D-Pad Right (horse) hold to check horse cargo; feed horse (while locked onto horse)
D-Pad Left Tap to display log; hold to check journal
D-Pad Left + L2 Toggle shoulder view (while aiming)
D-Pad Left (horse) Brush horse (while locked onto horse)
D-Pad Left + L2 (horse) Toggle shoulder view (while aiming)
D-Pad Up Whistle/call horse
D-Pad Up Raise your gun to the sky to fire a warning shot (while aiming)
D-Pad Up (horse) Whistle/call horse; remove saddle (while locked onto horse); raise your gun to the sky to fire a warning shot (while aiming)
D-Pad Down Tap to view current objective (while on mission), expand radar, display honor rating and environmental information; in camp, tap to show status of camp supplies and savings; hold to change radar type
Trackpad Press to toggle camera view; press and hold to trigger cinematic view
Options Display pause menu; hold to open the map