This is so painful to watch but I can't stop

I've played quite a bit over the weekend and it's quite amazing and pretty addictive. I've already moved on to the 3rd campsite (from the snowed in camp in the Grizzlies to the camp in a small wood near a sheeptown called Valentine to the campsite on a lake near Rhodes in the south). One of my buddies was worried that taking care of the camp and hunting and fishing to get food might get tedious but so far that's not the case. On the contrary it's quite impressive how much dialogue everybody in the camp has and how fast they make you bond with your gang, so eventhough Rockstar said tending to the camp is completely optional they make you want to keep everybody happy and well fed.

The biggest surprise for me was that the game is surprisingly Slice of Life-ey so it's not just non-stop action but also a lot of sentimenal moments with your gang. And Rockstar pushes the Eulogy to the West angle HARD. Eventhough the game takes place before RDR everybody in the gang seems to be aware that their way of life is about to end so that gives the game a somewhat bittersweet feel.