Red Dead Redemption 2 - True Detective intro 

I honestly don't even think you understand how unbelievably good this is.

As a huge fan of both tue detective and rdr this was beautiful

0:58 that’s some clever symbolism. Dutch is a ticking time bomb.

0:06 love how the low honor logo appears, then it transformed into Micah, it's like foreshadowing him being a rat

This was fantastic. I really hope you get the chance to make a career out of it because you have an eye for this.

RDR2 Season 1, Episode 9: Blacklung's Last Ride In the climactic episode of Season 1, the gang continues to fracture; with his condition rapidly worsening, Arthur rides back to camp for a dramatic confrontation.

Jesus this is incredible, like honestly beyond words. Don't know if it's intentional but the way Jack's eyes are on the gun to me symbolises how his innocence and childhood were ripped away before he even had the chance to have them and how it's always been his destiny to don the way of the gun and avenge his father. Beautiful

0:46 such an amazing shot

0:46 Love this part in particular. Anyone who played the RDR1 stranger mission "I know you" understands.

I'm feeling conflicted. Idk whether to go rewatch TD or replay RDR2 after this. Wow.

Love the clever use of symbolism at 0:45 The Strange Man hovering above John and 0:54 the buck being the anchor of Arthur's morality that is retained from the original True Detective intro. *Impeccable work, this was truly a labor of love!*

Imagine if Rdr 2 was a TV Series and this as its intro...

this is unbelievable, Jack Marston’s reflection in the gun literally gave me chills

If there ever was a Red Dead series, this would 100% be the intro

0:08 micah low honor this is art

After numerous re-watches, here's my *Shot-by-shot Breakdown / Mise-en-Scene* 1. the Dishonourable cowboy logo is layered over micah's face for less than a second at 0:07 - superb job, it's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it detail 2. At 0:11, the background of John's face is the shack of Beecher's Hope - shows what he actually wants. 3. Going off my last point, Dutch's 'wants' are the wilderness - freedom from the civilization of America. 4. Hosea's wants are very similar at 0:17, we see a white outline of him (white = morality in the game) on his horse. It shows Hosea's personality as being raised in the mountains. 5. 0:20 we see a skull covered in blood, and in the top left, you can make out "Revenge is a fool's game" and "Vengeance is an idiot's game" in the bottom right - the skull in blood symbolises the cycle of violence 6. In the shot afterwards we see badass Arthur robbing someone, but what's layered over him are the images of Mary and the Wanted Poster. As Arthur says to her, he's a wanted man and anyone close to him is wanted too. It's no accident that poster takes up half the screen 7. Dutch with his arms stretched out, reminiscent of Christ because, as we know, Dutch takes on the role as a sort of saviour, taking in many strays into the gang. Also, Molly in the top right, barely visible - that's how Dutch sees her. The focus is on him, not on Molly or Charles (both seen as second-class citizens in 'civilized' America), showing that for all his talk, he is simply a narcissist. 8. 0:29 the water bubbles... the white in the background is a drowned person, and, in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it detail once again, in the top right, you'll see 'Guarma' written in white. Excellent little detail. I do like the idea of the man in white (again, morality) is good for one thing - dying. Sink or swim kind of world... also with the bubbles, further emphasizing the drowning? 9. 0:32 shows young Javier smoking, but more importantly, in the smoke, we see an older John Marston. Obviously hinting towards what is to come and, perhaps, showing that their friendship will go 'up in smoke'. 10. The eye shot at 0:34 may be my favourite, just because it's creative. I choose to believe that's the deer's eye from the Spirit-Animal sequences. And that look - that's from saving Micah, who says 'sons of Dutch, that makes us brothers'. It seems to show the burden of an outlaw on Arthur, and maybe... just an ounce of shame or regret? 11. 0:38 the money bags from the train heist at the end, the shot of the gang - it's more than you'd think at first. Sure, it's the gang and what they want - 'muhney'. BUT, it's also the two most important things to Arthur at the start of the game. And, perhaps most interestingly, it shows how Dutch sees the gang - each of them is a tool for money. 12. Uncle, beer bottles... yeah, that checks out. I do like the shot of them breaking - he does leave the gang, after all. 13. Lenny and 'A Quiet Time' dancing... perfection. 14. 0:44 The guitar with the gang - that's a clear homage to the scene it depicts, bringing Jack back. It's one of those moments where you see that the gang is actually a family. 15. 0:47 - that's gotta be the Mysterious Stranger/Strange Man. And he's clearly marking John for death there - absolutely brilliant wink at the audience. 16. 0:48 - we see the sketch on the map of Sadie's house along with a lone crucifix in the ground. Clearly her Jakey. The fire at the bottom is a reference to the opening chapter when Micah... well, does what Micah does best. We see some grass at the bottom which could be her moving on with the gang, or maybe even over to Texas? 17. I believe the man in the next shot is Agent Ross, with the smoke-billowing steam train. That's clearly emblematic of Civilization catching up to the gang. 18. Arthur with the stag... again, it's showing that, at heart, he IS an honourable person. With the fire... I'm not sure - maybe that's a hint to the 'go back for the money' ending? 19. Dutch and the dynamite - that's Dutch in a nutshell, isn't it? There's a long line of a spark and, suddenly, there's an indiscriminate explosion. 20. 1:02 is an amazing bit of foreshadowing - the revolver and Jack Marston. Obviously, we all know what happens when he's 19... 21. Ah, this next shot is amazing. Definitely a highlight - we see Arthur as we play him half the time - riding the horse, exploring - just a good-time-guy. Then, in a flash of *red* (nice) we see Arthur as we play him in the second half - the gun-toting killer. Sets up the conflict very nicely. Also, we can see Sadie shooting at Colm's hanging on the left... maybe setting up her side-story of hunting down the O'Driscolls? 22. 1:06 Swanson and Abigail... I think this is to do with how civilians handle this life. Swanson gets high, Abigail worries. But, more importantly, they're two of the only people to make it out of the gang. Also 2 that Arthur says goodbye to. 23. 1:08 Dutch and Arthur... perhaps the most front-and-centre relationship in the entire series. The Father and his Son. As for the camera, my interpretation is that there's how we see things - i.e. how we see Dutch. But that's not necessarily how it is. After all, we see Ross and Milton through the camera lens, showing that their perspective is different. Also, it could be something to do with wanted posters? Law and Robbery - two building blocks for America (hence the flag in the background). 24. 1:12 - Sean and the woods... he is buried in the woods, after all. But the fire - that's the Braithwaite manor, right? Good choice, since he says "I was born burning down country manors". 25. 1:15 - Just a really cool shot. That's almost certainly Arthur, and shows that everything "he does, he does out of a loyalty and a love" to the gang (Roger Clark at a convention I can't quite remember right now). 26. 1:17 - Bill Williamson blowing stuff up - that is his area of expertise, right? 27. 1:26 - lastly, Arthur and John. The two people that, despite all the bad they did, tried to find redemption. And, though it's not clear if they did, they died better men than they were in life. Absolutely stellar - 10/10, best intro, all the awards. I don't know the cowboy equivalent of a salute... I... tip my hat? Yeah, I tip my hat.

Damn I just finished both rdr2 and true detective s1 and this comes up in recommended sick af

THIS IS SO AWESOME!!! Keep up the fantastic videos, man! WOW!

Came from Reddit. Added to favourites. Absolutely fantastic work. I can't stress that enough.

This is FUCKING amazing!!! This deserves so many more views, Jesus, this is the best thing I've seen in a while!! Someone should hire you!

This is friggin amazing. Mind boggled on how you managed all the neat effects. I'd kill to see an RDR2 show series with this as the intro!

I don't even watch True Detective but that was awesome.

I'm bloody loving these True Detective cross overs. They work so well

Let me know if you have any ideas for what I could make, thanks! Doesn't have to be Red Dead related.

I absolutely love shit like this, fascinating editing.

This was fantastic! Beautiful work and it proves yet again that True Detective has the best tv intro of all time.

I’ve watched this like 4 times since I discovered it yesterday, pure art

I just busted everywhere uncontrollably watching this. Good shit.

I think that a series that covers RDR2 and RDR1 would be perfect. Like 1-2 seasons each for the games

Man what I can say to this masterpiece of work , 4 years I always come back to watch this amazing editing becuase RDR2 and TD are one of my fav's, I hope we can see more from you bro

Amazing. Smiling ear to ear from start to finish. Well done and thank you for putting it together!

awesome

This is a work of art. You don't even need to like the Red Dead series to appreciate this masterpiece.

a great tv show collide with a great game = masterpiece intro

That quick shot of the Strange Man marking John for death gave me chills...

0:27 Dutch, like god in the sky, molly and the music.. jesus christ i don't even know how this makes me feel, i'm glad this video exists, simply wonderful

Dude this is actually super fucking cool. You should do more. As a huge fan of both this is an awesome piece of content.

Could you share the 1:15 wallpaper. Thanks, amazing work!

0:46 🤯 AAAAAMAAAAZIIING. I loove this video, the best fan made rdr vid ive seen in my life

The best RDR2 edit that ever exists. Thank you for this beautiful work.

When something epic gets more epic, man this was one of the most cool fan made arts i see :)

This is gorgeous. This is like Until Dawn and a James Bond movie opening. so damn good. and the colour grading is pretty af

Thank the gods for this, imagine if this man had a team working under him, he'd make any intro 10× better, love your work man keep it up ❤

Every time I watch this I catch something new. I just now noticed RDR1 version of John in Javier's smoke at 0:32. Fucking brilliant. So frustrating to see people ripping off this brilliant work, but the knockoffs are obviously inferior. You're so GOATed for this.

I've watched this repeatedly. It's really good. I'd go as far as to say the visuals are even better than the actual true detective intro. You have serious talent.

After coming back to this after some time, straight up goosebumps. I don't know why, but this shit hits something deep to my core.

A mate sent me this video and now I can't stop watching! You've earned a subscriber AND inspired me to make something similar to this - awesome work!!

THIS IS PERFECT FOR A RDR SERIES

1:03 the future jack will never escape

Let’s give this creator the recognition they deserve. This was unbelievably well done. 👍

I've only seen friends play Red Dead Redemption and I've watched True Detective, but I can see art when presented with it. The way this is mixed and hauntingly good. This is amazing.

Your work is sooooo fantastic. I like both RDR2 and True Detective, and I absolutely love your video. I can imagine the amount of effort you put in this video. Thank you for showing us this beauty!

Words can’t describe how perfect this flows together. If I didn’t know about TD, I would’ve thought Rockstar designed this intro.

"This town is like someone's memory of a town and the memory is fading."

I felt chills seeing the man with the top hat

This randomly came into my recommended cause i love both RDR2 and True Detective and when i saw the thumbnail i didnt thought it will be this good and similar. I dont know how did you made this but its a MASTERPIECE.

Elder Scrolls: Oblivion with Game of Thrones theme

RDR2 is a perfect game and I cannot fathom how you managed to make it look even better. If this doesn't compel people, especially TD fans to play the game, I don't know what will.

For some reason I’ve found myself down a rabbit hole of watching various intros edited in the style of True Detective (Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Chernobyl, etc...) This might be the best yet.

What the hell? Where there are at least a million views. This video deserves more.

This is God damn flawless. Great work.

here from reddit, you did a hell of a job man

Well well well two of the greatest things ever coming together

anything + true detective intro style + a mastermind = my subscribe

Everything is great, dude. It’s just... wow. You’ve got the talents, my man. If this is your passion, go pursue it. You sure as hell got the knack for it, pardon my language. Came from your Reddit post btw. Astounding work for a fan-made content.

Masterfully done, brilliant work.

I swear to God this is the most underrated piece of work I’ve ever seen. It deserves about a million more views.

okay, I just found this now after getting into true detective and I can say, hands down, this is amazing- the way you completely mirrored the original opening yet using everything red dead redemption has-

Hey, just came from Reddit to download it. Make these type of video, keep it up boah.

Legit fire, can't even guess how many days you spent when making this.

Tbh, this is the most impressive thing I saw this year. Just wow!

I remember seeing this on the subreddit, never gets old watching this masterpiece of a video. Good job!

Wow I'm blown away amazing work keep it up

the best achievement of mankind

What works so great about this is that true detective takes place in Louisiana and half the games story takes place in area based on the state.

You sir, are an artist.

Saw this first on reddit. Amazing work man!

One of the best videos i've ever seen! Keep up the great work!

Some cuts are pure perfection and in generell its a fucking great intro Amazing work

I remember when this was released and there were barely any views. I’m glad you’re getting the exposure man. Fine work indeed 👌🏼

this needs more views

Fantasy! Just awesome! My eyes have not seen anything better! Hello with love from Russia!

Yeah you freaking nailed it. From thematic connections and technical skill to visual presentation, this is a treat to the eyes.

This is the most amazing piece of fan work I've ever seen.

It's weird how it makes me feel nostalgic about something that does not exist. Nic Pizzolatto should collabe in the gaming industry maybe

Them O'Driscolls and Pinkertons disliked the video 😂 Jokes aside, dope edit you got there

This would be perfect for a RDR TV show.

'That's what you dont understand, John: Dutch, Micah, Blackwater, all of this...it's a flat circle."

Best of both worlds, great stuff!

Saw on reddit and twitter. This is amazing!

That shot of the Strange Man with Marston's silhouette straight up gave me chills.

I love this edit, for a adapted version of rdr2 into tv or movie this would be an amazing intro!

Beautiful!

Outstanding work. Keep it up!

I really like how all the visuals match up with the characters, 0:46 john Marston and the strange man in the hat.

This video made me replay RDR2. This is high art!

Do a westworld intro please (on red dead ). Although I'm not sure whether it will fit in well with the read dead vibe. By the way this is the best red dead themed video I've seen. Well done

awesome...

i never watched true detective but this stuff right here is well done

Theres no reason for this to be this goddamn good