It had been over a decade since I played a video game. But I recently got a ps4 and started playing death stranding and rdrII and wow what a jump that was! I got pretty addicted.
I can't resist asking: What would convince someone who hasn't played a game in 10 years to get Death Stranding?
(Death Stranding is the kind of game that can appeal to many different people for totally opposite reasons, it's always fun to hear an individual's perspective.)
I'm nearing the end of the main story. It's a terrific game. Most players find they need to readjust their concept of game pacing and realize this game is meant to be played slow. You spend lots of game time riding from one place to the next. The cinematic camera can help by automatically guiding you there, but it's not a fast travel system. You can unlock a modified version of fast travel later in the game. It's fun to wander and do random side quests, much like Skyrim or Witcher 3.
I'm not sure about the horse glitch you mention. See if the horse reappears at camp when you go there.
I've never been arrested. I either shoot my way out, or run out of range of the bounty hunters and then pay off the bounty at a post office.
When Oblivion came out I got out of the quest ASAP and spent about 100 hours just encircling the map.
One of the problems with RDR2 is the game does tie you down a lot, it's clear that the game designers desperately want to keep you at the camp to expose you to their idea of witty writing.
Good or bad I honestly don't care about any story they have to tell, I'm here to write my own.
I can appreciate that the game has very high production values, but as far as open world games go RDR2 is trying very hard not to be one whenever you accept a mission. The experience is pretty bipolar in that way.
After the first 20 hours the game world comes into its own but I'm constantly reminded that at their core Rockstar does not make games for people like me.