In Red Dead Redemption 2 we have a pretty hard life as Arthur Morgan. That is why we often have to fight back against our skin. If you no longer feel like being the man with the gun yourself, then you can just do it watch a few NPCs fighting.
The Youtuber kibblz has launched a somewhat macabre video series, which now consists of 29 videos. Several NPCs always compete against each other in different scenarios. The videos are of great interest to viewers and have some over 100,000 views
You can see how such an NPC war normally works in the video above.
What is the fascination of it?
The special thing about these videos is not only to see which of both sides ultimately emerges as the winner. The videos were all with one modified version of Red Dead Redemption 2 added.
The mod used adds Euphoria Ragdoll effects to the game. This makes bodies of people much more realistic. For example, by wobbling longer or swirling less when sliding down a slope. This gives the struggles between the NPCs an almost unpleasantly realistic impression.
The mod itself was originally developed for GTA 5 and should more realistic ragdoll effects from GTA 4 return. For this reason, there are very similar NPC fights for GTA 5. A few other Youtubers also find somewhat more humorous presentations of the Ragdoll mechanics. Here you can watch a fat man try his hand at parkour:
More NPC battles
The idea of simply having NPCs compete against one another is not only present in rock star games. There are also some very impressive videos for various Bethesda role-playing games. A lot of NPCs then compete against each other. There is about one in which 1,000 emperors meet 1,000 storm coats.
There are even complete games based on a very similar concept. This includes, for example, the Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, which has long been a success with its absolutely exaggerated Ragdoll physics on Steam.
