The open world of Red Dead Redemption 2 means you can do anything, do evil or do good, even if the protagonist Arthur Morgan is left behind, you can choose to be a rogue with a heart of gold, or a simple and stubborn criminal. Recently, a player shared his experience of blocking a road at a mountain pass, but it may have been karma, and he accepted heaven's punishment in a dramatic way.
In this 40-second video, players CSHC_FIN encounter an unfamiliar man on horseback while hiking through a mountain pass. Coveting each other's equipment, the player did not say a word to start fighting. He dragged the NPC off his horse with a noose, punched him hard, and then threw him on the edge of an open cliff. However, the NPC, like a leather ball in reality, suddenly stopped when it was about to cross the sideline and landed on a small ridge just a few feet away from the trail.
The player should have given up on the idea of seeking money and death, but his killing spirit had risen and he was ready to throw the NPC down completely. He went down to continue fighting, but the soles of his feet slipped in an attack mistake, allowing himself to roll down the mountain. The cliff is not steep, but the slope is very long, and the judgment in the game is basically death. So, in the last 12 seconds of the video, we see this unlucky guy rolling and falling, and the screen flashes red.
Some in the forum expressed sympathy for CSHC_FIN's plight, while others felt he blamed himself. This also sparked a discussion about whether the game has a "karmic" setting, which usually refers to the sum of a person's actions in this or past lives that will determine their fate in future lives. And if there are many evils in the game, will it affect some of his behaviors and attributes? For example, luck is particularly bad or something.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently available for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Stadia.