>RDR1 implies John and his gang were The Glanton Gang tier fucked up outlaws
>RDR2 shows them doing none of that and really only robbing a couple of banks and shooting people who shot at them first (self defense)

I liked knowing little about John's past other than he was supposedly a fucked up outlaw.
Finding out that his only real crimes were robbing some banks and shooting guys that shot at him first in RDR2 was lame.