And then he went back to lurking in the forums, watching players discover the grave one by one, wondering why it was there, never knowing the story buried in the files.
// Dan said it was too hopeful. John needs to be the one who escapes. Arthur dies so the player feels it. Sorry, Arthur. - Mike ‘16 red dead redemption 2 files
Instead, he created a small, simple mod. It didn’t add the cut island or the alternate ending. It just added one thing: a tiny, unmarked grave on the southern coast of the main map, near the invisible wall where Guarma would have been. The gravestone read: And then he went back to lurking in