Red Dead Redemption 2: 10 Best Stranger Missions You Must Find
3. American Dreams - South Of Valentine
Rockstar
Considering the relatively optimistic nature of Red Dead's second chapter, you'd be forgiven for thinking that American Dreams feels just a little bit out of place. However, it's also a mission that is completely hidden out of the way, and requires the player to treat a normal 'X' on the map as something worth investigating.
Should the player do so, they'll be treated to the dismembered corpse of a very unfortunate individual. They're missing legs, will most likely be disemboweled and their head will be perched nearby with a map hidden inside. Should the player encounter all these locales (one just south of Valentine, the other near Catfish Jackson's in Lemoyne and the other just outside of Emerald Ranch), they'll be able to track down Red Dead Redemption 2's serial killer, an eccentric fellow who goes by the name of Edmund Lowry Jr.
It's grisly, disturbing stuff. Especially as you descend into Lowry's hideout...
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