Red Dead Redemption 2 is celebrated for its high level of detail. The game tries to present itself as real as possible. That’s why the characters were portrayed by real actors, who brought their movements into the game through motion capture technology. One movement caused a lot of pain.
What particularly hurt the actors? In an interview with Gamology, Roger Clark revealed which exercise particularly took a toll on him. The actor portrays the main character Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2 and accordingly had to capture many movements in order for players to run with him through the Wild West.
The most difficult part was running in a crouch. Clark had to do this for several days:
- ran
- sneaked
- ran in a crouch
- ran with a pistol
- ran with two pistols
- ran in a crouch with a rifle
All of this not only sounds like a sports program; it was apparently very exhausting. Clark reports that his thighs hurt three days later. And all this just so that opponents in Red Dead Redemption 2 wouldn’t discover you immediately.
However, Clark thinks there’s something good about Rockstar using so much attention to detail. MeinMMO listed some examples for you. Besides the pain, the high level of detail also had some advantages, according to Clark.
You can see what attention to detail looks like in the following trailer:
Clark is happy that Arthur Morgan is like him
Why is that a good thing? Clark is happy that the game’s protagonist imitates his movements. The character moves just like the actor. Even rubbing his nose was something he did like Clark.
However, this also comes at a high price. According to Clark, actors often doubt themselves. He often thinks about what he produced at work one or two weeks later.
Sometimes he thinks that his movements are not good enough and that he should have done something differently. He regrets a scene with Arthur Morgan, which we don’t want to spoil for you here.
Roger Clark not only lent Arthur Morgan his movements but also his voice. For some scenes, the actor was called back to the recording studio because he spoke too intimately with his horse: Cowboy in Red Dead Redemption 2 spoke too sexy with horse, had to re-record
