There was always a little voice in the back of my mind that kept saying, "You’re just like your father," when I felt like I was failing. Thankfully, I never let that noise prevent me from doing what I needed to do, because Declan deserved - and continues to deserve - my very best as his fat

At this point, it’s pretty unlikely that my love or involvement within the realm of video games fade away. I just have to navigate them in a different way now. It will be interesting to see if Declan shares in my video game passion as he gets older. If not, of course, no big deal. Hopefully, he is at least far more studious than his old man (and less inclined to play games before getting his schoolwork do

If you're planning on navigating the confined and heavily populated areas of whatever urban metropolis GTA VI takes place in on horseback, you better think twice. One reason people love GTA is that you get to drive cars you could never in real-life, whether that be a high-end sports car or a garbage tr

Mysterious Writing #2: Head over to the Trapper's Alley. Walk to the east side of Saint-Denis near the marketplace. There will be a gate where the Tapper has a stall. Before entering, there will be an alleyway to the right of the gate. Walk down this alleyway until finding a small shattered wooden box. The Mysterious Text will be written above the box. Interact with it to write it within the journal. The text reads I feel again, the blood of life, the circle has Be

This isn't explained very well in-game, so players may run into issues trying to acquire perfect pelts from the animals they bring down. Perfect pelts will earn the player drastically more money when sold, and so it almost isn't worth hunting any animal that isn't perfect. The only way to ensure that an animal's pelt is perfect is to use a set of binoculars to observe animals from a distance. This will show a series of stars that rate the quality of animals. Only three-star animals provide perfect pe

For a video game franchise centered on the theme of redemption, many of the more prominent characters never experience it in any real way. Sadie isn't a terrible person who's done unspeakable acts, but that doesn't mean she's without the possibility of redempt

I work multiple jobs, so I rearranged and reprioritized my schedule to make sure that I was able to spend more of the short amount of time that I have with Declan. The shelter-in-place orders brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic made this a bit more difficult to navigate while working from home 24/7, but I am slowly making it work, often knocking out the majority of my major tasks in the wee hours of the early morning and late at night when Declan goes to bed (since he really doesn’t take traditional naps during the d

One of the tougher feats in game writing, and writing in general, is taking a character that's initially introduced as insignificant and making them important to the audience. Sadie's story happens to nail this as she starts as a widow that Arthur's gang takes in as one of their own and she grows into an entirely different person. Humans are adaptive creatures and you never know how someone will respond to trauma. Players get to engage with Sadie along her journey and she quickly becomes a fan favor

Here's the thing ⁠— some people love experiencing the same entertainment over and over while others prefer a one-and-done approach. If you happen to be the former, what's preventing you from starting the game from the beginning and embarking on Arthur's journey once ag

Earning animal pelts and meat is extremely useful for a few of reasons. The first thing that players will be able to do with anything that they gather from dead animals is to turn them in to Pearson back at the camp. This will ensure that the camp has plenty of food to live off

Fast-forward 15 years later, and I’m standing in the delivery room holding my newborn son, Declan James. It was surreal to finally meet him and sing to him while bouncing him to sleep… er, _ trying _ to bounce him to sl

With Rockstar Games doing a better job at getting their games to PC after launch, the community has built interesting servers where players roleplay in-world as characters. It has been an ongoing trend with mafia the old country Grand Theft Auto franchise , but the same thing has begun to happen with Red Dead Redemption 2. If you've ever wanted to take your love of outlaws and the Wild West to the next level, join a roleplay server on PC. Alternatively, you could simply roleplay in your single-player world as w

While players could just hunt whatever they find out in the wilderness, sometimes they will be trying to hunt a specific animal. In order to do this, it is imperative that bait is used to attract animals to the player's location. To increase the chances of specific animals appearing, players will need to travel to areas of the map where those animals are more common. Animals will be drawn on the in-game map in the areas where they can be found. If players are seeking out big game though, it is best to drop the bait and hide where the animal can't see to prevent being attac