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6.8

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  1. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    i bought the special digital edition on ps4 at first time.and now i still in chapter 2.it is a game,gameplay is the most important thing but it is really boring and make me tired.
  2. Nov 9, 2019
    1
    Aweful PC port. Cannot progress further into the story. Submitted a support ticket for this issue and was given no help. Terrible port Rockstar. Many issues.
  3. Nov 9, 2019
    1
    GG Rockstar for this greatly optimized new launcher and a new game please wait for steam or use the pirate bay launcher
  4. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Game worked for exactly 4 hours on the first day, then Rockstar out out patches to the game itself and the launcher and I havent been able to launch the game since. I tried every suggestion Rockstar support gave us and nothing works, I also tried many other troubleshooting attempts on my own to no avail. I tried turning off antivirus, updating windows, updating my drivers, uninstalling andGame worked for exactly 4 hours on the first day, then Rockstar out out patches to the game itself and the launcher and I havent been able to launch the game since. I tried every suggestion Rockstar support gave us and nothing works, I also tried many other troubleshooting attempts on my own to no avail. I tried turning off antivirus, updating windows, updating my drivers, uninstalling and reinstalling both the game and launcher multiple times, I tried flashing my BIOS and a bunch of other things. The really horrible part about this is that I dont really care at this point if Rockstar even fixes it eventually because I dont want the game any longer, they have lost my business going forward at this point, unfortunately Epic Games has denied my refund request because they say I played over 2 hours that first 1/2 day that it actually worked. So I am out 80 bucks and have a completely broken unplayable game! This is by far the worst game launch Ive seen in my 20+ years of PC gaming. I have reported Rockstar and Epic games to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) and I highly suggest you all do the same if you're game is broken and you are also unable to get your money back. Rockstar should be absolutely embarrassed and ashamed of themselves.....even though they aren't. The fact that they have been almost radio silent and are only posting impersonal BS tweets from Rockstar Support that say "they are working on it" tells me that they knew the game wasn't going to work on many PC's and just planned on releasing it anyway and riding out the storm in silence. Disgraceful. Expand
  5. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Best in the industry verified this game is not compatible with most Intel processors. Likely will not be fixed and Rockstar will not acknowledge the processor issues publicly, almost a full week after launch.
  6. Nov 9, 2019
    9
    For everyone having stutter in Read Dead Redemption 2. Limit your framerate to 60 frames using riva turner then you'll have a smooth experience. My extra tip is look how much of your graphics card percentage are being used, if it's being used below 85% percent increase the resolution instead of putting everything on ultra for a more crisp image quality and if you don't know how to do itFor everyone having stutter in Read Dead Redemption 2. Limit your framerate to 60 frames using riva turner then you'll have a smooth experience. My extra tip is look how much of your graphics card percentage are being used, if it's being used below 85% percent increase the resolution instead of putting everything on ultra for a more crisp image quality and if you don't know how to do it look on the internet for DSR(Dynamic Super Resolution) it's quite simple to use.The 85% is to guarantee for the most demanding parts of the game that you'll have extra power to avoid stutters. I personally never had CTD or things like that but my stutter completely gone with this tip and my game is looking awesome. If this helps you let me know. Cheers. Expand
  7. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Ridículo a quantidade de bugs. Meu jogo rodava dando um monte de freezadas mas agora nem abrir quer mais. O launcher da Rockstar é horrível, tive que pedir reembolso....devia ter continuado a jogar no ps4 mesmo, triste isso.
  8. Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Please dont bomb the game. I know the start up issues. But they will fix it. Everyone does mistakes. And the game look way better in medium settings 4k res than the consoles. The ultra setting, how i see it is future proff. They easily could downgrade the settings. But they didnt do that. They give us lots of settings so that we can manage it as we want. And its truely the next levelPlease dont bomb the game. I know the start up issues. But they will fix it. Everyone does mistakes. And the game look way better in medium settings 4k res than the consoles. The ultra setting, how i see it is future proff. They easily could downgrade the settings. But they didnt do that. They give us lots of settings so that we can manage it as we want. And its truely the next level graphics i ever seen.
    Its real life.
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  9. Nov 9, 2019
    3
    Full of bugs, ctd every hour and your mouse pointer is always visable! As of right now I would advise you to wait till this game is fixed.
  10. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Unplayble port if you dont have i9 9900 with RTX 2080 ti. But game is good.
  11. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    I am very frustrated with Take Two Interactive/Rockstar Games. I spent over 200$ to upgrade my pc to the recommended specifications and I am met with severe cpu spiking and constant freezes that make the game unplayable. The settings do not scale properly to allow better performance. There are many issues and bugs. I can't even properly lower my resolution without bugs appearing.

    Being
    I am very frustrated with Take Two Interactive/Rockstar Games. I spent over 200$ to upgrade my pc to the recommended specifications and I am met with severe cpu spiking and constant freezes that make the game unplayable. The settings do not scale properly to allow better performance. There are many issues and bugs. I can't even properly lower my resolution without bugs appearing.

    Being patronized by Rockstar to "update my drivers" was a bad move. I feel a strong presence of corporate interference with this launch. I get the impression from take two that they struck a deal with gpu companies (nvidia, amd) to coerce more players into buying high end gpu's. I'm angry that I spent money on recommended (which in my mind means 60fps at med-high settings) hardware that turns out to be subpar even on some of the lowest settings. The game runs even worse at lower settings.

    There needs to be some type of recourse for these publishers that pressure developers into pushing out subpar product. I for one will never preorder another Rockstar title after this disappointment.

    I built a pc based off the prediction of this release 2 years ago, and for this to fail as hard as it is and to be given a patronizing response over obvious greed is a real bummer.

    Shame on you Take Two/Rockstar!
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  12. Nov 9, 2019
    2
    purchased started not working
    congradulation to console gamers, rockstar likes u more than pc gamers
    thanks optimisation team, u are most talented idiots in industry
  13. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    I don't know where to start really from ,the slow start , outdated mechanics this game is total garbage if this game got 94 average score then there is for sure something wrong i regret wasting time to review this garbage.
  14. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Bad optimization. Even if you play in low settings, the game is crashing and freezing.
  15. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Не знаю как там на консоли а на РС это полное дерьмо.
    Такого убожества в управлении я не видел уже лет 20 да и видел ли вообще даж не знаю.
    Шлак и мусор а не игра
  16. Nov 9, 2019
    2
    Support dosen't help, patch dosen't help, game alweys crash, don't but!
    This is trash!
    don't but!
    don't but!
    don't but!
  17. Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Yes, this game have issues - not booting on some configurations, stuttering when running on CPUs without HT. I am sure this will be fixed in time. But other than that, game provides tons of future proof graphical settings to tinker with, and when properly configured runs quite well even on older cards like rx580.
    I am having some issues myself with non-HT i3 8100 cpu (worked around them
    Yes, this game have issues - not booting on some configurations, stuttering when running on CPUs without HT. I am sure this will be fixed in time. But other than that, game provides tons of future proof graphical settings to tinker with, and when properly configured runs quite well even on older cards like rx580.
    I am having some issues myself with non-HT i3 8100 cpu (worked around them by using DX12 instead of Vulcan, and limiting CPU access for rdr2 process), but nonetheless i love the game and i am glad it got released. It is a masterpiece.
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  18. Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Game perfeito !
    Rodando muito bem na minha RX580 8gb História maravilhosa e ótima jogabilidade.
  19. Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Amazing Game, i'm playing without problem. Awsome story and open world. Recomend!
  20. Nov 9, 2019
    9
    Despite looking at game start problems this is very good game. Characters, story, world, graphics, physics - all at the very hight level. This game contains a good balance between realism, such as feeding a horse, cleaning weapons and many other things. This things is a really well designed. My very big respest to Rockstar games making this game.
    P.S. It is not 10 out of 10 because a
    Despite looking at game start problems this is very good game. Characters, story, world, graphics, physics - all at the very hight level. This game contains a good balance between realism, such as feeding a horse, cleaning weapons and many other things. This things is a really well designed. My very big respest to Rockstar games making this game.
    P.S. It is not 10 out of 10 because a problems at the game launch.
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  21. Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Plays best on PC had none of the issues people seem to be having, had 3 updates since release runs amazing on my 9900k+2080ti build definitely recommend this game easy 10/10 must buy!!!!
  22. Nov 9, 2019
    5
    After disabling antivirus and running as administrator the game at least started finally. Just to crash constantly at different points of introduction' even on low settings. It is a shame really.

    I updated the score from 3 to 5 because after upgrading my i5 to i7, all problems with freezing and stuttering disappeared. But i5 should be viable option to play this game as it meets minimum
    After disabling antivirus and running as administrator the game at least started finally. Just to crash constantly at different points of introduction' even on low settings. It is a shame really.

    I updated the score from 3 to 5 because after upgrading my i5 to i7, all problems with freezing and stuttering disappeared. But i5 should be viable option to play this game as it meets minimum recommendation. Considering graphical problems with i5 processor were occuring on any graphic setting, including low-end, this is still extremely bad optimization and no way to handle release of AAA game for full price. Without these issues I would give much higher score to this game. Pity.
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  23. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Дорого и плохо. Покупайте только если не любите себя, обожаете страдать, если любите когда к вам относятся как к скоту.
  24. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Неиграбельно. Первые 3 дня я просто не мог её запустить. Помогло лишь обновление БИОСа, вышедшего 7 (SIC!) ноября. Сейчас же постоянные вылеты. Рефанд.
  25. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Обманутые ожидания. Это НЕ ТО что ждали многие лета, ПКашники. Стыд и позор.
  26. Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Amazing Game, Amazing Story, Amazing Character. This game always be a Masterpiece!
  27. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    TERRIBLE launch! don't buy until they fix ALL the issues! spent almost 5 hours troubleshooting and i still cant launch the game. worst launch i have ever experienced! and the support is beyond terrible! "please submit a ticket we would like to look into this" is ALL that you will get. DO NOT BUY.
  28. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    The Rockstar game launcher freezes every time I try to play. The game is totally unplayable, thus the zero rating.
  29. Nov 9, 2019
    0
    Такого скотского отношения к потребителю я не ещё не видел. 2,5 К, мать его, Карл. И получил в итоге неработающий кусок г....на. Браво рокстар. Браво. Больше я никогда ничего не куплю у этой компании.
  30. Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Frequent crashes from the game.
    I tried all the solutions that the support site offers, it does not help.
Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 44 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 44
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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. 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.
  3. 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.