Red Dead Redemption 2: Ranking Every Town From Worst To Best

Much like Van Horn, Armadillo sucks, and it does so unrepentantly.

When you arrive in Armadillo in 1907, the desolate frontier town is in the grips of a cholera epidemic that has decimated the population.

The most interesting thing about Armadillo is the literal plague that's turned it into a near-ghost town. You'll find multiple fires in the streets, and upon passing through, you'll see a man loading mummified corpses into a wagon. So that's nice.

Cholera isn't the only sickness in Armadillo. There's also the occasional presence of the Del Lobos, who come into town from Rio Bravo, Gaptooth Ridge, and Cholla Springs.

And who could forget Armadillo's sweetheart, Herbert Moon? You remember him? He's the sentient mound of human excrement who operates the general store in Armadillo. You know, the openly racist and anti-Semitic guy who promised that you wouldn't find anything Jewish-made in his shop.

Frankly, a battle with cholera seems somehow preferable to a conversation with Herbert Moon.

You can really only appreciate Armadillo if you played the first game. By 1911, the cholera epidemic has subsided, and the town is alive again. In this game, though, it's just a sad hole in the desert, waiting for its second win.