Read Morgan in Octaman (1971)
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rdr2 arthur morgan's journal is my favourite storytelling device ever, video game or otherwise. he's a boulder of a man: broad shouldered and scowl faced most of the time. he reserves something of himself because he leads a life that needs a bit of reserve—arthur raids houses, and collects debts, and robs at gun point. he lets his physicality do the talking.
the only place arthur freely expresses himself is his journal, which you have access to, and as his story unfolds, he adds more and more to it. he draws beautiful illustrations of last night's campfire, with impressions of his friends. he sketches rabbits you saw in passing. he adds small symbols and reminders for himself. he writes, wondering how he can live with himself, wondering if tomorrow he'll be dead, and just grieving, grieving, grieving.
arthur morgan's journal is an object of function and beauty: functional because it's a player action log and beautiful because it expresses arthur's rich interior life.
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Do. Do you. Do you ever think about John reading Arthur's journal. Do you ever think about it. Do you think about John reading all the things Arthur never spoke about. Do you think about John holding the last months of Arthur's life in journal form. Do you think about John learning his brother's secrets. Do you think about it.
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Read Morgan in Octaman (1971)
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