I went from finding Arthur generic in the first ten hours to finding him the most compelling videogame protagonist I'd ever seen in the final 10 - 15. He was the most realistic and compelling character I've seen in the medium. He & John are both stellar. They actually felt human and their flaws are what made them so endearing. The way their stories intertwined and directly influenced their well intentioned but tragic demises was top shelf writing. After playing RDR2, Red Dead Redemptions true ending with Jack perpetuating the cycle of inevitable tragedy and becoming an outlaw in spite of John & Arthurs sacrifices made it even more heartbreaking.