REAL!!! I do the main missions only if I get bored of the stranger quests.

infinitesimal: I do the side quests because I find them so cool to learn about the world around the story +if I don't wanna do an big, story progressing missions

TheUnofficiaIRepIurk: Mhm mhm, agreed. I played rdr2 'fore playin' rdr, it's neat hearin' 'bout characters from the newer game 'nd recognizin' 'em. Like with The Strange Man, he mentions Heidi McCort (Prolly spelled that wrong) 'nd in rdr2, she's mentioned but not by name.

infinitesimal: Are you s'pose to play RDR1 first or 2?

TheUnofficiaIRepIurk: So, rdr2 is the prequel to rdr. It's set in 1899, whil rdr is set in 1910 (i think). You can play it in any order really, it doesn't matter much, at least I think not.

infinitesimal: Ahh, shit I'm playing RDR2 first. I heard that's what you were supposed to do