Red Dead Redemption

In class we were asked to play a video game with a narrative, to better understand how media and literature work together in the gaming world. Red Dead Redemption was my choice because it takes place in the Wild West as John Marston, a real cowboy with a score to settle. The plot takes you through Texas and into Mexico in search of the man who crossed him. It is a first person immersive game in the way that you decide if Marston is good or evil, in this open world game style. Anything, truly anything, is up to the player to choose from. The narrative puts you through real western themes, anything from ambushing bandidos at their camp to robbing the money train. The literature behind the story is what makes the gameplay so captivating, every instance is a story that takes us back to the Wild Wild West. Rockstar

Games put this all together so that we could feel what its like to be a cowboy in the digital world.