Yeah I agree. It's annoying seeing so many people critique the slow paced nature of the game without seeing thats one of the reasons why it's such a great game. I guess gamers in general just want non stop action, explosions, shoot outs etc. I feel RDR2 has just gone over peoples heads and a lot of people simply dont get it.
I initially completed the story in about 5 days (smh) but that was mainly because I didn't want anything spoiled. I still get annoyed [Wilder]to this day[/wilder] about how the ending of RDR1 was spoiled for me and didnt want a repeat of that, but also it just got to a point where I was hooked and could help but do mission after mission. My second playthough though was by far the most memorable as I took my sweet time with everything and pretty much done everything you can do in between missions - was gob smacked at the sheer aount of content i missed during my first playthrough.
I unknowingly got this one spoiled, but the shyt I saw about Arthur seemed so wild I didn’t even believe it when it came true tho I was