Red Dead Redemption 2

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6.8

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  1. beb2592
    Nov 5, 2019
    10
    Red Dead Redemption 2 combines many of my favorite things in video games. A great main lead, gripping story, fun and deep characters, a fantastic and detailed world to get lost in... the list keeps going on.

    I have played through the game twice so far, going so far as to "triple dip" On a PS4 Pro, Xbox One X, and now of course a mighty PC. Each of my playthroughs I seem to find    Red Dead Redemption 2 combines many of my favorite things in video games. A great main lead, gripping story, fun and deep characters, a fantastic and detailed world to get lost in... the list keeps going on.

    I have played through the game twice so far, going so far as to "triple dip" On a PS4 Pro, Xbox One X, and now of course a mighty PC. Each of my playthroughs I seem to find something new. A new area a missed or new character I just did not see. The graphics are absolutely gorgeous, from small details like snow setting on trees only to be brushed off as you pass by to wildlife acting like, well, like wildlife! It all helps pull you into this fantastic world.

    And while the world might pull you in, the characters and story keep you HOOKED throughout the lengthy playtime. I was always left guessing where Arthur and his band of misfits would end up next.. it would always surprise me and, at times, break my heart. (no spoilers)

    Gameplay consists of your player character, Arthur Morgan, going on missions in the varied open world much like a Grand Theft Auto game. Except swap cars for horses and a city for wilderness with some civilization throughout. You accept these missions by walking up to a character (whom I can pretty much all name based on looks given their distinct personality, a rare feat for me) and talking to them.
    Gunplay is a typical third person shooter with some specific features like the infamous Dead Eye which slows down the game for you to line up, and eventually target, better more accurate shots to specific body parts. You can also customize your looks AND guns through different shops in the game. Allowing you to tailor Arthur to your playstyle.

    In conclusion Red Dead Redemption 2 is, in my humble opinion, a masterwork of worldbuilding, story, and technical artistry. And while I understand some do not like the slower way the game is paced compared to Grand Theft Auto V, to me this game shines in pretty much all departments.

    Red Dead Redemption 2 for me deserves all the accolades it has received and of course deserves a:

    10 out of 10.
    Thank you for reading, and hopefully you join me in loving this game.    … Expand
  2. Nameless_Outlaw
    Nov 6, 2019
    10
    Works amazing on my PC.. sure it needs some patches to get some issues ironed out but overall just phenomenal
  3. iAndyPC
    Dec 28, 2021
    10
    Чисто шедевр, история, графика и звук. Кто-то ставит 0 просто изза того, что у него мало фепесов.
  4. MagicWolf
    Nov 6, 2019
    10
    I've got I-7 8700k, RTX2060, and ssd disk, so i have 60 fps for ultra graphic settings, in full hd. No fps dropping, no freezes, no other b*llsh*t. In my situation, the game is very good, and optimization is fine. I don,t understand people, who hate the game and submit 0/10. Wait for the patches, i think 1 or 2 days, and you can play with me.
  5. Empereur
    Nov 27, 2019
    10
    После патча всё отлично. Великолепная игра, рад что Рокстары дали поиграть в свой шедевр ПК комьюнити.
  6. Artecoll
    Dec 14, 2019
    10
    I just want to raise the rating of this masterpiece game. I don't care for the bugs that were in this game on its launch.
  7. HTAEDestiny
    Nov 12, 2019
    10
    Трогательный сюжет, бездонный открытый мир, размеренная атмосфера, красивая картинка. Даже год спустя игра прекрасна
  8. MatikTheSeventh
    Oct 8, 2020
    10
    The game is a masterpiece that deserves a perfect 10. I understand why some people are annoyed by the "tedious" animations and whatnot, but for a gamer like me it's just the perfection. The game's graphics are as beautiful as its mechanics. I just love to watch Arthur skin the animals, eat soup, make coffee. I love that I have to change my outfits, pick up your hat, shave.
    And the STORY!    The game is a masterpiece that deserves a perfect 10. I understand why some people are annoyed by the "tedious" animations and whatnot, but for a gamer like me it's just the perfection. The game's graphics are as beautiful as its mechanics. I just love to watch Arthur skin the animals, eat soup, make coffee. I love that I have to change my outfits, pick up your hat, shave.
    And the STORY! CHARACTERS! The game is like a western film, but the plot was perfected. The characters complement each other and the world around them. I really felt I was Arthur, I felt his emotions, sadness, happiness, weariness. That is my new standard when it comes to fleshing out the game and detailing the story.    … Expand
  9. vacantknight5
    Aug 12, 2021
    10
    This Game Is Absolutely Amazing, This Games Story Is Incredible And A Must Play, The Story Is A 10/10, The Game play Is Really Good Too, But The Online Mode Is Horrible -
  10. skthegreat
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    When I was a kid, this is what I imagined games in the future would look like. What's truly wonderful about RDR2 is that is is alive. It is dynamic from its story, to the game-play, to the world.
  11. Psendo
    Jul 12, 2022
    10
    If you like long single player games like GTA, I struggle to see how this game could have been much better. Its ticked so many boxes, and been such a mesmerising journey of stunning visuals and stellar gameplay, with the best story telling I have EVER experienced in a game, I really cant give it less than a 10. Its one of those few games I feel I cant afford not to play, not to finish, notIf you like long single player games like GTA, I struggle to see how this game could have been much better. Its ticked so many boxes, and been such a mesmerising journey of stunning visuals and stellar gameplay, with the best story telling I have EVER experienced in a game, I really cant give it less than a 10. Its one of those few games I feel I cant afford not to play, not to finish, not to make a part of my gaming journey through the ages. Simply put, one of the best games ever made which deserves a place in the library of nearly ever gamer. I keep coming back to it, have done for years, and am so glad I own this game!… Expand
  12. philzlz
    Apr 11, 2023
    10
    I only started playing the single player four years after release and was impressed by how good it was. Compared to other open worlds this one feels lived in, from NPC chatter, realistic small towns and cities, the physics and weather engine to flora and fauna, it is an example of how an open world should be constructed in video games.

    The story keeps you interested, characters have    I only started playing the single player four years after release and was impressed by how good it was. Compared to other open worlds this one feels lived in, from NPC chatter, realistic small towns and cities, the physics and weather engine to flora and fauna, it is an example of how an open world should be constructed in video games.

    The story keeps you interested, characters have depth and are likeable (or not) and the game keeps you entertained for at least over 40 hours. If you want to complete everything you can easily spend over 100 hours.

    With open world games feeling empty and more like a checklist full of icons that you work off one by one this is a prime example of how it should be done and deserves its place in the top 10 of the best games made to date.    … Expand
  13. Eliloq
    Feb 1, 2023
    10
    Juegazo en toda regla, hermoso graficamente, un mundo enorme y vivo, pero no es para mí
  14. error8
    Dec 30, 2019
    10
    I'm writing this review because it's just not fair to see this game user score here. 4.5 coming from people that were early adopters and had issues with the game, or others that expect their 2016 flagship GPUS and 10 year old quad cores, to take this game at ultra settings with 100 fps+.
    First, this is the best looking game on PC, period. Nothing like this has been made until now. So,    I'm writing this review because it's just not fair to see this game user score here. 4.5 coming from people that were early adopters and had issues with the game, or others that expect their 2016 flagship GPUS and 10 year old quad cores, to take this game at ultra settings with 100 fps+.
    First, this is the best looking game on PC, period. Nothing like this has been made until now. So, being so sophisticated graphically, with some very taxing features, it's normal that at some settings even a 2080ti struggles. It was the same with GTA5, remember???This is not lack of optimization, it's more like the game pushing the graphics forward. In one or two years, new GPUs will handle it just fine. Don't be lazy, use the optimization guides on youtube and you can play this game at 60+fps no problem and still looking better then it's console counterpart.
    Second, I've been reading about a lot of crashes, people being unable to play it, but this was back in November. Ok, I get it, it's not a pleasure to pay a premium to have a game that doesn't work day one. But have some patience, one month later almost everything got fixed up. I never had one crash in the last month since I bought it. This game is massive and it's not easy to make it behave perfectly since the beginning, because we have so many combinations of computer parts and software in our systems.

    Putting all this aside, the game is gorgeous, has a great gameplay, it's incredibly immersive, lots of things to do and a lot to learn about (SUA 1899). There is nothing really I can complain about it, I just don't want it to ever finish.    … Expand
  15. Coolgame_13Rus
    Jan 13, 2020
    10
    Я купил эту игру себе в подарок на новый год по скидке за 1350 рублей. Я наиграл в неё уже 50 часов. Говорю сам себе спасибо за то, что не купил на релизе. У игры было куча багов, недооптимизация. Сейчас игра отлично работает. Сюжет нравится, перестрелки отличные, но как же бесит охота в этой игре. Одного сраного барсука не мог два дня выследить. Но игра отличнаяЯ купил эту игру себе в подарок на новый год по скидке за 1350 рублей. Я наиграл в неё уже 50 часов. Говорю сам себе спасибо за то, что не купил на релизе. У игры было куча багов, недооптимизация. Сейчас игра отлично работает. Сюжет нравится, перестрелки отличные, но как же бесит охота в этой игре. Одного сраного барсука не мог два дня выследить. Но игра отличная
  16. tedy20000bg
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    haven't played dat good game in a while definetly worth
    PC port is a lot better now
  17. aberro
    Nov 6, 2019
    10
    Why the hell metacritic removed my review? I won't write all this again, so 75 characters.
  18. dk270288
    Nov 7, 2019
    10
    i read old bios and game launch!

    very good game, great graphics and sound
  19. kayote_23
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    The first game, wich made me cry.
    The best atmosphere,The best soundtrak,The best story line in game (i have ever played), thx Rockstar
  20. russian_pueblo
    Dec 22, 2019
    10
    UPDATE POST: Game Is good now, no crashing or anything like that. GOOD TO BUY NOW!

    ORIGiNAL POST: DONT BUY!!! FREEZING EVERY 30-45 MIN, UNPLAYABLE! The game constantly freezing, I can't play for more than an hour without freezing/error Issues. On top of that server, errors are also annoying too, can't play with my buddy at all since he gets disconnected after every mission. I can't    UPDATE POST: Game Is good now, no crashing or anything like that. GOOD TO BUY NOW!

    ORIGiNAL POST: DONT BUY!!! FREEZING EVERY 30-45 MIN, UNPLAYABLE! The game constantly freezing, I can't play for more than an hour without freezing/error Issues. On top of that server, errors are also annoying too, can't play with my buddy at all since he gets disconnected after every mission. I can't even describe my disappointment, this is a trash port...DONT BUY till its fixed.    … Expand
  21. chakramc
    Nov 7, 2019
    10
    Okay so let me start of by saying that we have 2 game pc's here. one bought this year and one five years old. The game would not even start on the older one. It would just crash on startup no matter what I tried to fix it.
    As I was at the point of refunding it, I tried to install it on the new pc (my gf's pc, yes she has a better rig then me, in my defense I bought it for her with her    Okay so let me start of by saying that we have 2 game pc's here. one bought this year and one five years old. The game would not even start on the older one. It would just crash on startup no matter what I tried to fix it.
    As I was at the point of refunding it, I tried to install it on the new pc (my gf's pc, yes she has a better rig then me, in my defense I bought it for her with her family for her last birthday)
    And boy am I glad I did not refund it.

    This is, hands down, the most beautiful, most finished, interactive open world game I've ever played.
    When it works, It's just stunning. The way the world is alive with great characters with depth, the way you naturally bond with your horse... It's just amazing.

    You eat, drink, sleep, get dirty and get to choose how you want to live your cowboy life. Be the good guy, the bad guy, something in the middle. It's up to you and all your actions seem to affect the world and how people interact with you.

    So yeah, I get people 0 bombing this game with reviews for not being able to play it and rockstar is the devil for forcing there own crappy game launcher, but the game itself deserves a straight up 10!    … Expand
  22. SpleenSplitta
    Nov 18, 2019
    10
    Firstly i got it day one and with zero problems i7-4790k, gtx980-ti, 16gb ram.
    This game is gaugouse on pc im running the game on high/ultra at 90-100fps at 144htz on 1080p.
    Just purely an Amazing game Experience 10/10
  23. Max1498
    Sep 22, 2020
    10
    The launcher and the online are ass at the moment, but the story mode is very awesome and epic not gonna lie, if you want a serious and realistic wild west game then red dead redemption 2 is definitely the game you're looking for
  24. rezo_21
    Sep 19, 2021
    10
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 95 IIIIIIIIII====================
  25. Mobsster
    Nov 6, 2019
    10
    me: Game is basically open wild lands, what is it here to lag about?
    r*: Now let me seeee. There you go. Should be fine!
    me: St***d mud! Get out of here!
  26. Studio
    Dec 20, 2020
    10
    They say the game is slow but I think the game time is ideal to focus on personalities and motivation, I will play the game for more than 65 hours just telling the story mode, without the secondary missions
  27. hotlook
    Dec 1, 2019
    10
    After bad start on pc and 2 weeks of patches i can tell its best game ive ever played .
    The ability to see grown people for whow arthur changed their lives is genious .
    So much work and i dont want leave it after 100+ hours (((( Best game ever , my first 10 out of 10 . Damn you rockstar , you definetelly sold your souls to devil . And those variety of you done this - got that after    After bad start on pc and 2 weeks of patches i can tell its best game ive ever played .
    The ability to see grown people for whow arthur changed their lives is genious .
    So much work and i dont want leave it after 100+ hours ((((
    Best game ever , my first 10 out of 10 .
    Damn you rockstar , you definetelly sold your souls to devil .
    And those variety of you done this - got that after some time situations its just sick , and most of them are not obvious and requares you to search all world and return to places youve already been .
    Its like best westerns i ever saw all in one game .    … Expand
  28. Rojjas
    Jan 17, 2020
    10
    A real one rockstar masterpiece, hands down
    P.S. Got real small problems on my old PC, running game in Vulkan
  29. DemirKipi
    Feb 12, 2020
    10
    Oyun tarihinin en iyi oyunlarından biri olabilir. Size vermek istediği ne varsa tam anlamıyla veriyor. Hakkıyla verdiği grafikler, ana ve yan hikaye detaylarıyla yaklaşık 100 saatimin hakkını veren ender oyunlardan.
  30. vladicorp
    Dec 4, 2019
    10
    This is the best game which I have ever been paying in my life. Lightning and Physics of the game are amazing... Never seen such a beautiful game before.
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Universal acclaim - based on 44 Critic Reviews

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  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 28, 2020
    100
    An absorbing tale that will test your machine and tear ducts. A game that did not suffer from being brought to PC. RDR2 is worth overcoming all the shortcomings, since it is one of the best games of the decade. [Issue#300]
  2. PLAY! Zine
    Dec 30, 2019
    90
    Victory of gaming as an art and the pinnacle of creativity in the gaming industry. A true, impeccably-polished masterpiece that will set standards for a decade to come.
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  3. Game Revolution
    Dec 17, 2019
    100
    My biggest warning to anyone considering purchasing RDR2 on PC is that you need to have patience when you set it up. Take the time to go through each graphics option, compare your performance on Vulkan vs. DirectX 12, and tailor the game to your specs. Once you have the game tuned, there’s no better way to experience it than on PC.
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