A Lego YouTuber has recreated the house-building scene from Rockstar Games’ open-world western. Red Dead Redemption IIcomplete with the catchy tune, a curious bird and an annoying cougar.
Published in 2018, Red Dead Redemption II is (confusingly) a prequel to the original 2010 game. It told the story of Arthur Morgan, a character from Dutch’s gang alongside him RDR1 Protag John Marston. And spoilers for RDR2, the game ultimately ends with Arthur dying and Marston leaving the gang, which falls apart due to distrust and a crazy leader. Finally, in a detailed epilogue, RDR2 shows you taking on the role of Marston he builds the house seen later RDR1, and arranges his life. And it’s this carefree house-building scene recreated in digital Lego bricks.
Uploaded to YouTube on April 25th, this cute and impressive Lego replica was created by YouTuber Lego Crow and they claim it’s their “biggest project yet”! And I believe them, because this video shows practically every moment and detail of the original house building scene RDR2.
I particularly like the detail of the Lego nails being hammered into the Lego pegs on the panels being installed in Marston’s plastic house. But my favorite detail is actually something special that Lego Crow included as a nod to one of the funniest video game videos ever uploaded to the internet.
At about the 1:05 mark in the Lego game, a black cougar sneaks up and attacks John Marston. A moment later he is seen being chased again by the same big cat.
This isn’t just a funny moment in the video. It is also a reference to this perfect work of art In it, a cougar repeatedly attacks John Marston as he tries to build his house Red Dead Redemption II
Watching this fan replica just made me sad. I know we’ll never get a Lego RDR2, But I would definitely be interested in a big open world western Lego game. Something like RDR meets Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. But that also seems unlikely. Sigh.
Anyway, enjoy your Friday! And watch out for cougars!
