A Red Dead Redemption 2 player has shown off a clip where they receive a dose of instant karma from a moonwalking horse. Despite horses in Red Dead Redemption 2 being a crucial element of the game, this weird glitch shows how they don't always work exactly as intended.
In a game as enormous as Red Dead Redemption 2, glitches come in many forms. Some are scary, while others are goofy. For example, one funny glitch even flings players to Guarma in Red Dead Redemption 2. It's simply far too big of a task for Rockstar to catch everything, even after years of patches. However, the game does have a lack of truly game-breaking glitches, meaning that anything left in the game at this point is usually a funny glitch that will entertain players rather than something that could serve to frustrate gamers.
The strange clip was posted by Redditor Renilx, who was playing as John Marston and antagonizing an NPC on a horse. While it appears the NPC is riding away, their horse has other ideas, as they moonwalk across the bridge, crashing into John and sending him flying to the ground with a dose of instant karma. It's a lesson learned for the player, who discovers the harshness of Red Dead Redemption 2's world in a rather unorthodox way. It's unknown exactly what caused the issue, but it definitely isn't something that is supposed to happen. It's hilarious that the game's physics engine still works perfectly, with John Marston being sent to the floor, glitch or not.
Ever since GTA 4, the physics engine in Rockstar's games has produced some of the funniest gaming content on the internet. The ragdoll physics remain arguably the best out there, resulting in a game world that feels truly alive, and a perfect example comes in the form of a Red Dead Redemption 2 clip where NPCs purposefully charge into the player's horse, sending both to the ground.
Even when Red Dead Redemption 3 comes around, there are sure to be plenty of interesting physics glitches in the sequel. No matter how advanced the technology becomes, it'll never be perfect, and nor should it be. These hilarious glitches don't ruin the game, and only create funny memories for gamers to look back upon with a smile. Most GTA 4 players remember the swingset glitch, and it's great that Rockstar purposely never patched it when it realized how much fun players were having with it. There's a long way to go before a Red Dead Redemption 2 sequel, but there's more than enough content in the second game for players to remain entertained for years to come.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.