Red Dead Redemption 2

 PlayStation 4
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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21344 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,937 out of 21344
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  1. abbhhazz
    Oct 29, 2018
    5
    Function RDR2():int
    {
    Game is awesomE! BUT! but! I hate consoles! I bought xbox special for this game and ... damn joystick ... not. not .not. and again not to play game on any consoles. and if it game will release on PC one more negative side - AAA game not support russian language (only subs) but I pay same price. so.. A. GamePLay = 9 B. Graphics = 8 C. only consoles no PC    Function RDR2():int
    {
    Game is awesomE!
    BUT! but!
    I hate consoles! I bought xbox special for this game and ... damn joystick ... not. not .not. and again not to play game on any consoles.

    and if it game will release on PC one more negative side - AAA game not support russian language (only subs) but I pay same price.

    so..

    A. GamePLay = 9
    B. Graphics = 8
    C. only consoles no PC = 1
    D. no russian lng (only subs) = 2

    round((9+8+2+2)/4=5.25)=5

    result=5
    }    … Expand
  2. MetalMastodon
    Oct 26, 2018
    6
    About 14 hours in and here's my take so far

    +4 for graphics alone, this is the most points I'd ever give graphics on their own (note I am playing in 2k) +1 for decent, but not stellar gameplay +1 for the size of, and detail put into the open world +1 for the survival aspects -1 for quite a few bugs -1 for drops in frame rate that are honestly more common than I'd expect on my PS4    About 14 hours in and here's my take so far

    +4 for graphics alone, this is the most points I'd ever give graphics on their own (note I am playing in 2k)
    +1 for decent, but not stellar gameplay
    +1 for the size of, and detail put into the open world
    +1 for the survival aspects
    -1 for quite a few bugs
    -1 for drops in frame rate that are honestly more common than I'd expect on my PS4 Pro. There's gotta be some optimization issues
    -1 for lack of diversity in gameplay
    -1 for having this huge world without filling it to the brim with side quests, easter eggs, random things to do even if not for a quest, etc etc. In other words, a massive opportunity missed here to extend the replayability.
    -1 For having auto aim/aim assists and slow mode aiming

    After 14 hours I am left with mixed feelings about this game. It is definitely an above average game, and the graphics are top notch and the game world seems very well crafted. However, especially after the delays I definitely expected a lot more. The story is slow, but that doesn't bother me. However, the gameplay itself lacks diversity and much of the time you feel that you are just doing the same thing over and over. What this does is turn what is a slow, but great story into a tedious one that you just wish would hurry up... because you know that you are only going to see some slightly new stuff from time-to-time. Another issue I have with this is that in most aspects it has not improved on the first game in the series. It feels almost like a massive DLC than a new game. This isn't always a bad thing, but in the case of RDR2 I feel like the developers put all of their eggs in one basket (graphics and game world) and pretty much just winged it for the rest, or rushed through it. What I will say is that I do like the survival aspects in the game, and wish they were even more robust. The combat is standard run-of-the-mill, but not bad... just nothing special and no real skill required for it. Two huge negatives to the combat is this game has auto aim functionality so you don't have to actually aim (thankfully you can turn it off), and it has slow mode allowing you to slow down time for an advantage. Completely lame garbage "features" and I wish these would get taken out of all games, even MMO's. I've run into a good amount of bugs. Some of the bugs from RDR 1 I tested and a few still exist. Meanwhile some new bugs have popped up. I've noticed a few of the AI doing a weird sliding through mid air. Another example of one of these bugs is I shot one of the AI and they just froze in place, meanwhile they were also not injured or killed by the bullet. You will especially notice bugs during the train heist. One more bug I'd like to mention is that while riding a course your character gets stuck in the holstering animation sometimes, and he can't stop pulling his gun out and back in. The sounds are definitely pretty good and I think the music is very immersive.

    I bought mine for $60. Was it worth this price? Definitely not, in fact I am feeling buyer's remorse. I'd say it's something closer to a $40 game.

    People who give this game a 10 have low standards, and people who give this game a 0 are simply trolls. It's definitely an above average game, and it might even be technically "game of the year," but that's not really saying much in 2018. And it's definitely not deserving of any ratings below a 5. I could see someone giving this game a 5 in some circumstances. But 0's? 1's? 2's? Definitely not.

    So I think 6 out of 10 is a pretty accurate score for this game.    … Expand
  3. scorp332211
    Oct 28, 2018
    7
    I wanted to like this game. I wasn't a huge fan of the first one, but wanted to give this a try. The intro part was interesting. But once in the open world, things got boring really fast. Go here, free this guy, go back to camp. Rinse & repeat. This is the trouble with many "open world" games. There's no consistent story moving things along. I really hate hunting, and don't even mentionI wanted to like this game. I wasn't a huge fan of the first one, but wanted to give this a try. The intro part was interesting. But once in the open world, things got boring really fast. Go here, free this guy, go back to camp. Rinse & repeat. This is the trouble with many "open world" games. There's no consistent story moving things along. I really hate hunting, and don't even mention that you can go fishing. Boy that's a blast! The exciting scenes in the trailers are few and far between- only seen 2 in 10 hours. The graphics are PS3-after all the touting about the graphics- they are pretty washed out. The faces are not close to modern next-gen graphics. That's Rockstar for you. Overall, upset that I spent the money for the Ultimate Edition. Hopefully it will do well on Ebay!… Expand
  4. Myers
    Oct 29, 2018
    7
    cons: horrendous controls, over-simulated mechanics, buggy and often boring game play.
    pros: beautiful art, flawless tech, good story and acting
  5. bolhoed
    Oct 26, 2018
    6
    Yes, it looks amazing and the details like dirty clothes, growing hair and shrinking horse balls are great. But.. the controls are horrible and complicated. The gameplay is repetitive and slow: ride for 5 minutes to kill a guy, ride back for 5 minutes. The open world is huge and beautiful, but also rather empty. You're basically on your slow horse a LOT to go from place to place, gettingYes, it looks amazing and the details like dirty clothes, growing hair and shrinking horse balls are great. But.. the controls are horrible and complicated. The gameplay is repetitive and slow: ride for 5 minutes to kill a guy, ride back for 5 minutes. The open world is huge and beautiful, but also rather empty. You're basically on your slow horse a LOT to go from place to place, getting bored in between. God how I wish there was a fast travel feature like in Assassins Creed.

    The very first time I set foot in the open world I accidentally ran into someone in the streets in Valentine (due to bad controls), who promptly attacked me. I hit him back and was immediately wanted by the police. That just didn't feel very good.

    Every time I get off my horse I have lost my rifles and bow. What the hell? How does that add any fun to the gameplay? Having to brush my horse, clean my guns, chop some wood, do more chores.. again: how is that fun? Having to loot each and every dead body one by one (taking a good 4 or so seconds each), or opening every drawer in a closet one by one.. yes it's realistic but really who has the time for this in a game?

    The shootouts are kinda fun, I am not too bothered by the aim assists, but compared to other games.. it's just not good enough. And again, I think the controls are to blame (at least partly) for this as well.

    Overall for me I'd sum it up as such: beautiful, slow, boring, empty, clunky. I very much doubt I'll be spending a lot of my time here.    … Expand
  6. Scottkaiser
    Oct 26, 2018
    5
    Feels like a yearly update instead of a game that was anticipated for years. The controls are sluggish, the facial animation is directly from 2008 and the gunplay is nightmarish. But it looks nice, has a good soundtrack and tons of bland sidequests. And the story seems kinda nice but I am not yet finished. The Rockstar-Formula for Open World Games wasn't good in GTA IV and has hardlyFeels like a yearly update instead of a game that was anticipated for years. The controls are sluggish, the facial animation is directly from 2008 and the gunplay is nightmarish. But it looks nice, has a good soundtrack and tons of bland sidequests. And the story seems kinda nice but I am not yet finished. The Rockstar-Formula for Open World Games wasn't good in GTA IV and has hardly improved since then. The game isn't bad but doesn't justify the hype at all.
    All the other recent overhyped titles like God of War, Breath of the Wild, Spiderman were criticized for numerous shortcomings but at least they played well. Here? Criticism seems forbidden. Critics who pan it will probably get death threats again. You get the feeling that instead of using their crunch time to polish the game Rockstar bribed critics and installed bots in major boards so it looks favorable. Time that could have been used to make the game an actual improvement and fun to play.    … Expand
  7. vigoroth0402
    Nov 6, 2018
    7
    I'd say this game is way too long and drawn out story wise, and the actions are clunky and slow. But, there are many silver linings. The open world is beautiful and has so much to be admired, and the the exploration itself is fairly rewarding. However, it's truly just another Rockstar game.
  8. jacobderosenoir
    Nov 2, 2018
    5
    DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE - I really don't understand the media hype on this game.
    PRO'S :
    Beautiful graphics Good story Characters are well voiced and developped CON's : - Not one bit of innovation. All things found in other games - Not much more than an interactive movie - WAAAAAAYYYYYYY to long travel time. Not rare that you would travel for 4 to 5 min to get somewhere, then    DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE - I really don't understand the media hype on this game.
    PRO'S :
    Beautiful graphics
    Good story
    Characters are well voiced and developped

    CON's :
    - Not one bit of innovation. All things found in other games
    - Not much more than an interactive movie
    - WAAAAAAYYYYYYY to long travel time. Not rare that you would travel for 4 to 5 min to get somewhere, then kill or capture someone or something in 15 seconds and then another 4 to 5 min to come back. 10 minutes looking at a screen where a cowboy on a horse goes by beautiful surrounding is not my idea of fun
    - Strange control decision - Not intuitive and clunky
    - Way too much "chores" that NEEDS To be done if you want to get good perks

    I'm only giving 5 because technically speaking this game is perfect and beautiful. Just looking at all the different animations when cutting the wood at camp (another useless task) is fantastic. There are at least 6 or 7 different realistic animation. But they should have pass more time on the game play. This is the first miss of Rock Star    … Expand
  9. revelc
    Oct 26, 2018
    5
    The first one definitely a lot better. John Marston was a living breathing character. A gentleman. A real cowboy. The first scene inside the train already set up a great Western feeling. All the supporting characters were perfectly fit the storyline and settings.
    This time around, it starts with a bunch of things that make this latest installment un-Western feels. Chapter one already felt    The first one definitely a lot better. John Marston was a living breathing character. A gentleman. A real cowboy. The first scene inside the train already set up a great Western feeling. All the supporting characters were perfectly fit the storyline and settings.
    This time around, it starts with a bunch of things that make this latest installment un-Western feels. Chapter one already felt like chore than adventure, a drama for the feels not action. I personally feels, politically correct tone really ruins the supposedly deeper Western experience. It set this game backwards in terms of freedom of creativity in story telling.
    Modern politics really doesn't fit any story driven game, especially true with this game.
    Rockstar Games famous with their rich original story, they shouldn't have involved themselves with the politically correct bunch. (this maybe also the reason why the voice acting isn't as good as the previous one, felt like they held back on stereotypes.)    … Expand
  10. mister_dobass
    Oct 27, 2018
    5
    spent on games 4K rubles ($60) on the one hand the game is amazing on the other there is no Russian voice and I was discouraged. We have not even brought discs with the game
  11. Jenne
    Oct 27, 2018
    6
    This is exactly the kind of game journalists love - it's pretty, technically flawless and fun to go through effortlessly. Game journalists hate frustration (i.e. challenge) and bugs (i.e. made by non-AAA developers that can't afford 1000 workers in their QA department). But what is it that you actually do in RDR2? Mostly riding from place A to place B and watching cutscenes. It's anThis is exactly the kind of game journalists love - it's pretty, technically flawless and fun to go through effortlessly. Game journalists hate frustration (i.e. challenge) and bugs (i.e. made by non-AAA developers that can't afford 1000 workers in their QA department). But what is it that you actually do in RDR2? Mostly riding from place A to place B and watching cutscenes. It's an AMAZING interactive movie. But actually playing the game is nothing special, unless you are willing and able to fully roleplay a cowboy. The best way to enjoy this game is to save your money and watch someone entertaining playing it on Youtube.… Expand
  12. Samurai-King
    Oct 29, 2018
    7
    To sum this game up quickly without rambling. (for reference 52.6% completion)

    It looks beautiful. Story is solid 8.5/10. Overall sound of the game is amazing. Game physics 7/10. The AI 6.5/10. Gunplay unfortunately 6.5/10. Horse mechanics 6.5/10. Animations 7/10.

    Finally there are lots of bugs in this game, to be fair to Rockstar this is a huge map but there are still too many bugs.
  13. TheAnon88
    Oct 26, 2018
    6
    What started as a-OK and kinda comfy western adventure, just unfortunately plagued by certain modern pet-peeve design choices, quickly nosedived to the "oh come the f* on!" category when the writers decided to throw more and more MODERN DAY identity politics BS into the story. All the talks about "white males" and obvious feministian jabs against men not only felt totally out of place, butWhat started as a-OK and kinda comfy western adventure, just unfortunately plagued by certain modern pet-peeve design choices, quickly nosedived to the "oh come the f* on!" category when the writers decided to throw more and more MODERN DAY identity politics BS into the story. All the talks about "white males" and obvious feministian jabs against men not only felt totally out of place, but completely ruined my immersion and respect towards the game and its developers. Instead of enjoying the beautiful vistas, I'm not dreading for a moment when I'll be hit by a literal "MAGA" joke.… Expand
  14. Damedius
    Oct 26, 2018
    7
    It looks pretty, i'll give it that much.

    The main story is somewhat entertaining but most of the rest of the game is kind of boring. I will be honest though I get bored of most Rockstar games after awhile. Game is still kind of buggy. Often your character will get stuck in a repetitive loop where you keep holstering your gun. All those 10 out of 10 reviews from gaming websites    It looks pretty, i'll give it that much.

    The main story is somewhat entertaining but most of the rest of the game is kind of boring. I will be honest though I get bored of most Rockstar games after awhile.

    Game is still kind of buggy. Often your character will get stuck in a repetitive loop where you keep holstering your gun.

    All those 10 out of 10 reviews from gaming websites seem suspicious. It's a good game but doesn't deserve 10 out of 10.    … Expand
  15. Vitolo98
    Nov 2, 2018
    7
    Amazing story, world, and attention to detail. Gameplay is clunky at best and broken at worst. Outside of main story, much of side content is weak. This game will sell due to the R* name, and may win goty (Rdr2 vs God of War reminds me of Gta v vs Tlou in 2013). Overall, although a enjoyable experience, it hasn't dethroned Witcher 3 as the GOAT of open world games, and God of War is stillAmazing story, world, and attention to detail. Gameplay is clunky at best and broken at worst. Outside of main story, much of side content is weak. This game will sell due to the R* name, and may win goty (Rdr2 vs God of War reminds me of Gta v vs Tlou in 2013). Overall, although a enjoyable experience, it hasn't dethroned Witcher 3 as the GOAT of open world games, and God of War is still my game of the year 2018.… Expand
  16. Stresspresso
    Oct 29, 2018
    7
    Beautiful game(?), but like a piece of modern art it takes too much effort to enjoy. It's annoyingly complex with minor details, yet frustratingly basic on so many other levels. This game will show you a glimpse of fun but take it away with random **** that will make you question why you even play games? Oh right, this isn't a game, it's an "experience." Just go ahead an experience thisBeautiful game(?), but like a piece of modern art it takes too much effort to enjoy. It's annoyingly complex with minor details, yet frustratingly basic on so many other levels. This game will show you a glimpse of fun but take it away with random **** that will make you question why you even play games? Oh right, this isn't a game, it's an "experience." Just go ahead an experience this from the videos of your favorite youtuber, this is really meant to give them content rather than make it a fun experience for you.… Expand
  17. isaka
    Oct 29, 2018
    7
    Astonishing open world and detailed game design. But these elements don't equal to FUN.
    The game is just not that fun compare to the expectation everyone has before it released.
  18. Gwyndolin
    Dec 7, 2018
    7
    I feel like I've been told one of the biggest lies by game journalism.
    The game is a real chore to play. I never watch "Let's Play" videos and even I think I should have just watched the Let's Play of this game's story missions and probably felt better about the game than actually playing it.
    The game's beautiful and the attention to detail is there....but at the end of the day, it's    I feel like I've been told one of the biggest lies by game journalism.
    The game is a real chore to play. I never watch "Let's Play" videos and even I think I should have just watched the Let's Play of this game's story missions and probably felt better about the game than actually playing it.
    The game's beautiful and the attention to detail is there....but at the end of the day, it's just not fun to play.
    Usually, I believe in rating a game by how well it executed its strengths, to be exceptional at what it tries to do, rather than trying to be decent at everything. But the caveat here is that, the weaknesses of a game should not interfere with the enjoyment of its strengths. The controls/gameplay/quality of life elements for this game is a horrendous mess and to me that detracts from its merits in realism/visual/story, and to be completely honest with myself, I don't even think the story is that great. It is typical off the wall GTA nonsense trying to fit inside a realistic western shell.
    I was on board the hype train because i enjoyed Red Dead Redemption 1 very much back on PS3, so it especially hurts when it let me down.
    It's not all bad, I feel like it's a love/hate relationship when it comes to this game. In one moment I am in awe with the visual or amused by character interactions/dialogue, and immediately followed by frustrating controls and tiresome gameplay.    … Expand
  19. chrisd19844
    Dec 22, 2018
    7
    There's a lot of mixed reception on this game, so I decided to break it down into the pros/cons. Obviously you can't trust a lot of critics as they've given special perks for providing games/movies/music with favorable reviews.

    Pros: -The game itself is probably a masterpiece. Massive open world with tons of side missions and a lot of content that will take you a year to fully    There's a lot of mixed reception on this game, so I decided to break it down into the pros/cons. Obviously you can't trust a lot of critics as they've given special perks for providing games/movies/music with favorable reviews.

    Pros:

    -The game itself is probably a masterpiece. Massive open world with tons of side missions and a lot of content that will take you a year to fully appreciate.
    -The writing in the game is the best I've seen, probably even better than Last of Us. You really get a feel you're immersed in this world.
    -The graphics are stellar, easily blow away anything else out there right now.
    -Arthur Morgan is a pretty cool character - humble, yet still has a complex personality.

    Cons:

    -You've probably heard of the awful weapons wheel controls already - whoever thought this out should be reprimanded. You literally have to keep selecting the item/weapon you want after any major cut scene or deviance in the story. It doesn't sound like a big deal, but when you have to do it multiple times every few minutes it just gets tedious.
    -The first few hours of game are very slow, but it's mostly just to teach you the (sometimes dreadful) controls.
    -Online portion is a mess still, let's hope they get it sorted!
    -Probably my biggest complaint with the game is the politically correct agenda they inserted into the story. Myself like many others play games to escape this sort of thing, not be further subjected to it. Unfortunately Rockstar has also fallen victim to the PC agenda. You can see it a lot in the game, how it's okay to shoot Caucasian men and how Caucasian men are the enemy, yet there are almost no missions where you shoot a woman or a black man or a red man. In fact, all of the missions involving black/natives make them out to be saints. And of course I'm sure you've heard about the feminist views in the game as well, which is also pretty odd at times. I'm not a super political person but I do sense the game is trying to have an agenda at times. It doesn't allow you to go on the indian reserve and shoot anyone - but hey, killing Southern Caucasians is alright. Yeah...not cool!

    But if you can look past the PC stuff and the weapons wheel issues, the game is pretty solid and will keep you entertained for many a long evening.    … Expand
  20. Bo_Hazem
    Dec 13, 2018
    7
    A good game overall, yet it's 10% core game and 90% chores. It would be great if the fights were engaging and challenging, yet it's too clunky and at the same time too easy. So much amazing things inside the game yet stained with lots of boredom during your journey in the game.
  21. Chowjust
    Feb 20, 2019
    7
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is good game. But it's not a masterpiece. The story is great, voice acting is great, graphics, game-play, all aspects of the game is of a very high polish. The problem for me is that the game is so realistic, it got boring real fast, For me having to spend ages riding from point A to point B would bore me and I would just start falling asleep and since there's noRed Dead Redemption 2 is good game. But it's not a masterpiece. The story is great, voice acting is great, graphics, game-play, all aspects of the game is of a very high polish. The problem for me is that the game is so realistic, it got boring real fast, For me having to spend ages riding from point A to point B would bore me and I would just start falling asleep and since there's no proper fast travel and its a open world game, your going be riding around a lot. Most of what you do in the game feels more like a chore that you don't do for fun but more so that you don't die. Red Dead Redemption 2 feels more like a interactive movie than it does a game which isn't a bad thing and some people will definitely enjoy this game and think it's the most amazing game ever and that's fine, but for me it comes in at just above average.… Expand
  22. WhiteHawk05
    Feb 23, 2019
    7
    Very beautiful world and good characters but the shooting/fighting mechanics just are not fun in the slightest. Can't get myself to finish or even make decent progress in the game because it can be boring. Mission structure is outdated but it atleast has some fun side quests.
  23. fazzolini
    Jan 2, 2019
    6
    This is a game that looks great, with a good story, but full of bugs and with outdated and illogical gameplay mechanics. It takes effort to push myself to continue playing it. I would not recommend buying this game.
  24. MovieNights
    Jan 13, 2020
    5
    Simply, the previous RDR game was better I thought. I enjoyed it way more than this one.

    I found the story to be ok at best. It's incredibly long w/ way, way too much filler, super long horse rides of listening to boring talk from your fellow gang member to get to some fetch quest all for a not great story ending payoff. The biggest part of this game that just really killed it for me    Simply, the previous RDR game was better I thought. I enjoyed it way more than this one.

    I found the story to be ok at best. It's incredibly long w/ way, way too much filler, super long horse rides of listening to boring talk from your fellow gang member to get to some fetch quest all for a not great story ending payoff.

    The biggest part of this game that just really killed it for me was sheer amount of the little things that just add up and add up. Can't run through camp so you have to fast walk to the other side? Yup. Can't jump over a railing but you can jump over others? Yup. No saving during missions? Yup. Super, super long horse rides on a massive map spamming "X" to make your horse sprint? Yup. Constantly having to swap weapons off your horse? Yup. Want to get missed trophies and so you have to replay the ENTIRE story AGAIN? Yup. And the list of annoyances just goes on and on and on.

    The positives are the new things that you get to experience, like train robbing, flying a hot air balloon, wirelessly controlling a toy boat and shooting down other toy boats, etc. The graphics are absolutely spectacular. While it makes the game take absolutely forever to load, it's well worth being shrouded in fog riding through a dark, scary swamp seeing the lighted lanterns dimmed by the thick fog that you can barely see 10 feet through. Or the water. The freaking WATER man!!! Just, omg, you've never seen water this pretty in a game until you see it in RDR2. The little things of seeing wagon wheel tracks in the dirt behind a wagon or seeing your footprints in the snow or mud. So nice. There are also different biomes in the world which is cool.

    Unfortunately, the graphics and such don't make up for everything annoying and boring in this game. I'm only replaying the story just for the trophies and not because I want to, unlike the previous RDR game. Give me a way shorter condensed story and I'd recommend it, but way too much of a time investment for not enough of a payoff to recommend. But hey, good thing RDR3 is coming soon as rockstar doesn't take a decade to make sequels to their games!!! Oh, wait.......    … Expand
  25. AlphaSpectre
    Dec 25, 2018
    6
    [Spoiler Free]

    Red Dead Redemption 2 is the most confusing game I have ever played, not because of the story, but how it made me feel, allow me to explain. On the one hand, critics were giving it glowing praise, easily becoming Game of the Year for some, Game of the Generation for many, and Greatest of All Time for the rest. And on the other hand, consumers were mixed, with some    [Spoiler Free]

    Red Dead Redemption 2 is the most confusing game I have ever played, not because of the story, but how it made me feel, allow me to explain.

    On the one hand, critics were giving it glowing praise, easily becoming Game of the Year for some, Game of the Generation for many, and Greatest of All Time for the rest. And on the other hand, consumers were mixed, with some agreeing with critics and others refusing to play after the opening hours. I can't rightfully agree with either camp, as neither is wrong or right. Yes, the game goes leaps and bounds ahead with open world game design in some aspects, but also falls woefully short in even the most basic mechanics.

    To start, movement is absolute crap. While on foot, you can either run or walk, pretty standard for games of this variety, walking is far too slow and running is for too fast. This problem rears its ugly head when in towns, where walking across the street takes the better part of a day, while running will have people stare at you like your a crazy man. But even though walking would have a snail outrun you, walking into or even near an NPC will have you budge them out of the way or (god forbid) knock them over, gaining you an instant wanted level and having everyone else around you run away screaming like you just killed him. In fact, the wanted system causes way more problems than it's worth. Instead of it being like GTA or the previous Red Dead, when you get a bounty, the only way to get rid of it is to pay it off. That doesn't sound like the worst thing in the world, until you realize it really is the only way, even dying to the lawmen won't get rid of it. meaning you are HEAVILY discouraged from doing anything illegal lest you have to pay a lump sum or avoid the county for 2 weeks until they forget about you. While you can serve your sentence in jail, you can only serve the sentence of small crimes such as assault. If you kill a person (intentionally or not) the police will not spare you. Even if someone attacks you in the street and you defend yourself, the police will still try to arrest or kill you.

    Many critics praised the game especially for the attention to detail throughout the world without exception, and to be fair, it is incredible how much detail they've managed to include, but here is where I have to stop being nice. Sure, the detail is staggering... the first time you see it, after that, it doesn't impress, in fact, it hinders the user experience due to the commitment to realism in every action you take. Shop menus are no longer menus, they're catalogs that you have to flip pages in, slowing shopping to a crawl since you to wait for the 2 second animation of page flipping to finish before you can do anything. In the same vein, (kinda) survival elements. The game has a weight mechanic now, the more or less you eat, the more or less you weigh, how surprising. The problem occurs when your weight changes your health and stamina in positive or negative ways depending on your weight, meaning if you don't eat 3 pieces of meat at a camp 3 times a day you fall too under-weight and all of your stats will drain even faster before needing to be refilled... with food. So why not just eat then? Well, in order to get food (assuming you don't have any on you) is to hunt animal, which animal you kill and skin will determine the meat you get. You can get stringy meat from small animals such as rabbits and squirrels, or prime meat from large animals like bears and elk. Once you have the meat, you need to make camp, which takes about 20 seconds to load and be ready to use, after which you cook the meat over the fire, which take about 10 seconds, and then eat it for 5 seconds. All of this for each piece until you think you've had enough, which is hard to tell because the game doesn't tell you.

    In between all of these exciting adventures, you'll be traveling the open world for much longer than you'd like to be, by that I mean it takes 2-3 minutes to ride to the nearest town from where you leave the tutorial. To occasionally fill the empty space, RockStar decided to add in random events, ranging from a person in danger to robbers holding you up. These events can be quite entertaining from time to time and can offer a neat distraction.

    I noticed this site has a limited number of characters at this point so I'll finish the rest quickly.

    Horse riding is slow and unresponsive, gun-play is the bare-essentials, the story is... fine,
    and the writing is good for the most part. Everything not mentioned is either done well or not worth mentioning.

    From the sound of all this you may think I hate the game, I don't, I just don't understand how a game could spend 10 years in development and fail in so many basic mechanics, leading me to believe that priorities were wrong from the beginning, focusing on detail instead of gameplay.    … Expand
  26. xenoleo
    Feb 4, 2019
    7
    This game i fun, amazing, and i almost never get bored... except when i play online, the main story, or any of the challenges.

    Like the main story is so linear that you'll forget you're playing an OPEN world game. A straight line isn't as linear as the main story. The story itself was okay, it wasn't that different from other rockstar games and wester movies. "We need X amount of money    This game i fun, amazing, and i almost never get bored... except when i play online, the main story, or any of the challenges.

    Like the main story is so linear that you'll forget you're playing an OPEN world game. A straight line isn't as linear as the main story. The story itself was okay, it wasn't that different from other rockstar games and wester movies. "We need X amount of money to leave the country" "we just need this one last score" The only strong point of the story is characters. Every one of them is interesting and difference, unlike other rockstar games where a lot of the characters feel like a copy and paste.

    The other thing i don't understand is the "challenges". Like most of the main challenges are super easy and then all of a sudden you get one that is 100% based on luck. How is it a challenge if it's completely on luck? Good luck with winning 3 games of dominoes in a row lol. Not only those challenges but the gold medals. Like there are some missions that's literally impossible for you to get a gold. Did they even play test it or just put in the medals as a last minute feature?

    Now about the multiplayer. Can rockstar be more greedy? Have run grinding a weekend to only get a shotgun or a week to get a new horse. Of course you can skip all of that and just pay with real money and have it instantly! That's not the only thing i hate about the multiplayer. There's almost nothing to do. There is more to do in the single player open world right now. Plus there is no invite only or private sessions, so you have to play with strangers who will most likely try and kill you the second they see you.    … Expand
  27. konect
    Feb 26, 2019
    6
    I was excited for this game, more so than any game in years. Almost immediately I started to wonder why is this game annoying me so much when it should be fun. It's just so frustrating I never made it over 20% completion because I broke my controller after throwing it at the wall.
    There is a balance between fun game and annoying sim and RDR2 heads towards the latter. Amongst other boring    I was excited for this game, more so than any game in years. Almost immediately I started to wonder why is this game annoying me so much when it should be fun. It's just so frustrating I never made it over 20% completion because I broke my controller after throwing it at the wall.
    There is a balance between fun game and annoying sim and RDR2 heads towards the latter. Amongst other boring pieces of the game, what value does forcing you to walk when you should be able to run, or needing to brush your horse or have a bath so you don't lose health really add to the game? It makes it the most frustrating and disappointing experience for those who just want to pick up the game and have some fun.    … Expand
  28. intrepidis
    Aug 14, 2020
    5
    Beautiful but boring and frustrating. Controls are dumb. Story is next to rubbish. Characters are fairly plain. The previous Red Dead game was much better.
  29. Jarcon
    Jan 19, 2019
    6
    I was so hyped for this game... I was seriously thinking about buying the most expensive special deluxe version with all the online bonuses etc. That would be HUGE mistake...
    Thank god I ended up with base disc version of the game, and I already sold it...
    First 15 hours I was terribly annoyed tiresomely trying to get used to steering, painfully slow animations and lack of any reasonable    I was so hyped for this game... I was seriously thinking about buying the most expensive special deluxe version with all the online bonuses etc. That would be HUGE mistake...
    Thank god I ended up with base disc version of the game, and I already sold it...
    First 15 hours I was terribly annoyed tiresomely trying to get used to steering, painfully slow animations and lack of any reasonable combat system, non working cover system etc.
    The game is victim to success of GTA series. Not much risk is taken, same schemes are visible here.
    Which means broken exaggerated auto aim, strictly scripted missions, large parts of game being based on listening to all kinds of conversations during boring journeys etc, but unfortunately also clumsy movement and animations of main protagonist. So, while you expect engaging combat and some action, you have to go through long minutes of talking. Over and over. Later on, its getting really painful to see that your next mission is on the other side of the map and you will spend 10 minutes to get there... Sure, there is some kind of fast travel system, but its broken, not well implemented, because it requires you to find the carriage, (and it does not work at nights) or going to your camp... so as well you may go with your horse instead of the chore of figuring this broken fast travel system.
    My god, this game mechanics were so fun in the beggining, lets say GTA3. By that times it did not matter how you complete your mission as long as the main objective is complete. Now its strictly scripted. You want to collect some loot during the fight? Too bad for you game will not let you, it rushes you to be somewhere else. No fun at all.
    There is cinematic camera during the travel so you do not have to steer your horse. Pity there is no cinematic camera for the missions with auto completion system. There is more to watch and listen than to play, so it would definitely make some sense.
    Other games are often criticized for dull combat. Professional reviewers does not see the problem with RDR2 being one-trick game. Dead eye. I did use it in literally every gunfight in this game, because game let me. No challenge at all, except meeting script requirements. No single boss fight, one shot kills. Realistic? Rather dull.
    I tried to play online, but it is terrible chaotic mess of a game. Autoaim everywhere, kids thinking they got skills autoaiming everybody, one headshot kills and all this ever present feeling of flat mechanics. I did not have the patience to figure it out why I can not shoot some players, while other can one shot kill me.
    Back to single player mode, they even cut out the fun of the ever forgiving system of careless rampage that was present in every GTA game. This is another flawed design choice. It makes no sense in robbing anyone, because what you rob you will have to pay back to reset your wanted level. My god, who came with these terrible ideas? You dressed the face mask and different outfit, yet everyone recognize you instantly and put bounty on your head. How realistic is this??? XIX century police used cell phones??? This could be so much fun robbing trains all over again... Seeing maybe stronger security consecutive time we try to rob... What a waste!!!
    Let alone chores of taking some extremely boring activities, washing, eating working etc, you can skip it entirely.
    So why 6/10 not less? Because of so much work put in detailed graphics, huge world, nice lore with all that secrets. At some point It was so fun just to go fishing, hunting, doing some sidemissions etc. But by the way main story treats you, it was all destroyed. Overall, it is sad game, knowing soon they will all die... After finishing campaing I was not motivated to do anything else, as it seem pointless to me.
    Credits goes for the best game tune in recent years which is Fire in Your Eyes, it really moved me in a way I would never expect from this game. I will remember this game mainly because of the credit scene of Arthur's future-ex girlfriend visiting his grave... Somehow it hit me really hard to be honest.
    By the way, I now see why first RDR game started off where RDR2 ends. If the story timeline was right, and Marston's game was second one, it would be way too obvious.
    Anyway I will never forgive so called proffesional reviewers to rate this game so high. Real value is reflected rather by user scores.
    Once again it seems that its is easier to put infinite resources on the game world, on beautiful graphics, never ending camp interactions, countless encounters and characters, than it is to build engaging and addictive game mechanics. We miss more Miyamotos in the industry.
    At minimum, Dan and Sam please at least hire some decent mechanics engineer, the one from, lets say Uncharted series, would make your game to be remembered forever.
    I really hope next GTA you will rebuild mechanics from scratch, but seeing kind of money you earn on this, hope may turn out to be again fool's mother...    … Expand
  30. FilipeGoncalves
    Dec 22, 2021
    7
    Great story, graphics and a lot of stuff to do. 10/10

    The issue that I have with this game is the gameplay... too large, slow and like a new version of tank controls. Massive disappointment in the gameplay department.

    7/10
  31. jub412
    Jul 11, 2020
    6
    I loved the first game and I wish I could say the same for this one but I can't. The voice acting is great, the graphics are really good, the gameplay is fine if not a bit too tedious at times, there's plenty of side content to complete, but the story itself left something to be desired. I would probably rate this game a little higher if it wasn't for the long-winded and drawn-outI loved the first game and I wish I could say the same for this one but I can't. The voice acting is great, the graphics are really good, the gameplay is fine if not a bit too tedious at times, there's plenty of side content to complete, but the story itself left something to be desired. I would probably rate this game a little higher if it wasn't for the long-winded and drawn-out campaign. There came a point after a while where playing just felt like a chore. As for the multiplayer, I was not a fan at all. Overall it's a good game but not one that I enjoyed as much as I wish I could have.… Expand
  32. basques35
    Jan 15, 2022
    5
    Such an overated game. Yes the story is awesome, but this game does not deserve all the hype it got over time..
  33. andrew9
    Nov 16, 2021
    7
    Good story bad gameplay .
  34. Redstarski_2
    Mar 12, 2019
    5
    Great graphics does not a great game make. There is no argument about the visual aspects of the game, they are stunning. The story line for the first person actually makes some sense, the events are plausible. It is great value for a single person game. The problem though is it is NOT a first person game, it has an online game as well. This is where the game is flawed, the online is stillGreat graphics does not a great game make. There is no argument about the visual aspects of the game, they are stunning. The story line for the first person actually makes some sense, the events are plausible. It is great value for a single person game. The problem though is it is NOT a first person game, it has an online game as well. This is where the game is flawed, the online is still in beta after several months and there is no way to fairly evaluate all aspects of the game. Buy it for the first person game, avoid the online until the beta period ends. That is why I rated it at 50, the online game is not playable yet.… Expand
  35. mrgreentoad
    Nov 25, 2019
    5
    I loved red dead redemption on PS3 & still play it sometimes, red dead 2 was so boring that i was actually glad when I finished! Brought it back to gamestop & at least got $30!!!!!! On a side note, i think if you’re riding your horse & not completely paying attention to steering it, the horse wouldn’t run into a f$&@ing tree & kill itself!!!!! So cheezy!!!! BTW Rockstar, hurry up & finishI loved red dead redemption on PS3 & still play it sometimes, red dead 2 was so boring that i was actually glad when I finished! Brought it back to gamestop & at least got $30!!!!!! On a side note, i think if you’re riding your horse & not completely paying attention to steering it, the horse wouldn’t run into a f$&@ing tree & kill itself!!!!! So cheezy!!!! BTW Rockstar, hurry up & finish GTA6 already, single player gamers can give a s@&t about GTA5 online! Waiting 10 years between games is ridiculous … Expand
  36. Aonien55
    Aug 21, 2019
    5
    Gameplay: 1/10. Extremely repetitive gunplay, repetitive missions. Awful controls. Most side activities, like hunting, are pointless, since all the reward you get from them is either money you don't need or items you already looted. Very bad wanted system. Tedious and slow animations that are more frustrating than anything.

    Graphics: 10/10. Incredible graphics in all aspects. The    Gameplay: 1/10. Extremely repetitive gunplay, repetitive missions. Awful controls. Most side activities, like hunting, are pointless, since all the reward you get from them is either money you don't need or items you already looted. Very bad wanted system. Tedious and slow animations that are more frustrating than anything.

    Graphics: 10/10. Incredible graphics in all aspects. The character models look outstanding and the world looks even better. Possibly the most detailed game in the world, graphically.

    Sound: 9/10. Excellent soundtrack, excellent voice acting, excellent sound effects. None of it the most memorable in the world however.

    Story: 2/10. Starts out very interesting, but eventually loses the appeal. Forgettable generic mess full of cliché'd dialogue and entire chapters that are filler. Very forgettable characters with confusing motives. Certain characters just written out or killed off entirely with very little explanation. Obvious villains.

    Overall: 5/10. Beautiful graphically and in terms of sound, but falls extremely short in gameplay and story.    … Expand
  37. Lidomanto
    Aug 26, 2019
    5
    Игра очень интересная,атмосфера в игре классная,ахеренный графон,перестрелки,охота,но управление говно,очень медленно передвигается персонаж и этот бег на "х" плохое решение.
    После сюжета абсолютно нечего делать,побочные задания неинтересные и нет желания их проходить.    Игра очень интересная,атмосфера в игре классная,ахеренный графон,перестрелки,охота,но управление говно,очень медленно передвигается персонаж и этот бег на "х" плохое решение.
    После сюжета абсолютно нечего делать,побочные задания неинтересные и нет желания их проходить.
  38. Chipchilinka
    Oct 27, 2019
    6
    A good western, but not perfect. The game has:
    - nice, photorealistic graphics;
    - beautiful physics.; - excellent approach to details and trifles (the corpse of the killed animal rots, the character removes the weapon from the safety, traces on snow do not disappear for a long time); - great atmosphere and spirit of the time; But all these pluses are leveled by a vague plot, from    A good western, but not perfect. The game has:
    - nice, photorealistic graphics;
    - beautiful physics.;
    - excellent approach to details and trifles (the corpse of the killed animal rots, the character removes the weapon from the safety, traces on snow do not disappear for a long time);
    - great atmosphere and spirit of the time;
    But all these pluses are leveled by a vague plot, from chapter to chapter repeating the same thing - "Arthur, we need money!" "Arthur, we need to get the money!" "Arthur, the treasury is empty!"    … Expand
  39. Fessar
    Dec 30, 2021
    6
    All the realism and elaboration fades against the background of endless horse racing and the slow development of the plot. The game was disappointing. Boring.
  40. brundlemcfly
    Jan 1, 2020
    6
    Rockstar best not f**k me like this ever again - the must-buy list is a sacred place. Everyone gets one but that was theirs. That said I can't deny it's gorgeous - some scenes look so good it's almost breathtaking, hence 6 rather than 2 - but it's way too boring not to abandon it after a week or two tops. Shame really because the first one was so much fun
  41. JhonMarston
    Apr 11, 2020
    7
    É simplesmente o melhor jogo que eu já joguei, e muito melhor que god of war
  42. Kubos741
    Apr 19, 2020
    5
    it's been a year and a half since the game was released.

    During this time they were not only able to use the potential of the game, nor were they able to remove bugs. Bugs everywhere, everyday, every hour ... Want to play PVP? there are only 30 people in one session in large map. you can join the SHOOTOUT event = loading 60 sec, waiting to fill the group another 60 sec, then 2 short    it's been a year and a half since the game was released.

    During this time they were not only able to use the potential of the game, nor were they able to remove bugs. Bugs everywhere, everyday, every hour ...

    Want to play PVP? there are only 30 people in one session in large map. you can join the SHOOTOUT event = loading 60 sec, waiting to fill the group another 60 sec, then 2 short rounds of play come on, then you wait until the lobbies are loaded for the next match, until they fill up with players until the new round is loaded. All this means that 60% of your time is waiting

    I played 2 hours today. I caught 2 rare animals, so I wanted to take them to the campsite, I spawned one, ran to it for 3 min but wasn't there. I spawn it elsewhere, but it wasn't there also (you can reload game but you will loose your animals...), so after 10 minutes of running around the map I took the animals to the shop and lost profit

    then I got a mission to catch 6 bandits. I ran into the mountains for 10 minutes, I started catching them. BOUNTY WAGON could not be called anywhere in the snowy mountains - even if i was standing on large flat surface. After 15 minutes, all the bandits escaped me because I couldn't call a wagon at any point.

    Thank you for wasting my time in every aspect of online gaming

    Change Shootout - let players play any long they want to play - any number of rounds ...let them decide when to end shootout and after that let them get their $$$ but dont waste our time    … Expand
  43. Julinitot
    Sep 27, 2020
    6
    Thousand of little animations bring this beautiful open world to life. Impressive work with a massive attention to details. Here, npc really react to the player actions.

    Unfortunately, the game in itself is really boring. Gameplay feels incredibly unresponsive and you have no freedom in how you can approach the missions. Sometimes you can not even choose your weapon. Story starts slow    Thousand of little animations bring this beautiful open world to life. Impressive work with a massive attention to details. Here, npc really react to the player actions.

    Unfortunately, the game in itself is really boring. Gameplay feels incredibly unresponsive and you have no freedom in how you can approach the missions. Sometimes you can not even choose your weapon. Story starts slow too but since I didn't finish the game I can't really comment.

    In conclusion, a big disappointment for me. I really don't get the hype and the 10/10 reviews.    … Expand
  44. bagieta21
    Nov 15, 2020
    5
    Game has a beautiful graphics. One of the best i have seen in games till now. But it is so boring that i couldn't play it more.
  45. GoatSimp69
    Dec 18, 2020
    7
    It's a good game, on a technical aspect and graphics aspect.

    To the game-play part? Well, not for me.
  46. DudeDudeson
    Dec 22, 2020
    5
    Well, I used to love the first RDR. But I played RDR2 after I finished the God of War masterpiece. And I feel quite disappointed. It’s clumpsy, boring and lacks of tension, I can’t understand this high ratings for this game. If you compare it to god of war or ghost of tsushima, it’s boring as hell. Searching for your hat, cleaning your horse, endless Auto-riding, searching for your hat,Well, I used to love the first RDR. But I played RDR2 after I finished the God of War masterpiece. And I feel quite disappointed. It’s clumpsy, boring and lacks of tension, I can’t understand this high ratings for this game. If you compare it to god of war or ghost of tsushima, it’s boring as hell. Searching for your hat, cleaning your horse, endless Auto-riding, searching for your hat, getting bounty for dumb actions, cleaning horse....sorry.… Expand
  47. arminabdi
    Dec 28, 2021
    6
    Initially I was very hyped like everyone else but after about 20 hours of playing it started to get boring. The graphics are still impressive even on a base ps4 slim and so is the size of world. The amount of details is unbelievable however it's too big and too detailed to the point where it gets tedious and stops being fun like a video game. If I wanted tedious and realistic I wouldn't beInitially I was very hyped like everyone else but after about 20 hours of playing it started to get boring. The graphics are still impressive even on a base ps4 slim and so is the size of world. The amount of details is unbelievable however it's too big and too detailed to the point where it gets tedious and stops being fun like a video game. If I wanted tedious and realistic I wouldn't be playing a game.… Expand
  48. MihailPavlov
    Jan 5, 2022
    7
    Hold "X" to beat the game

    Ride a horse,ride a horse,ride a horse and see cutscene then fight and ride a horse again
  49. Metatropic
    Apr 9, 2023
    5
    Everyone in the reviews section of this game likes to incessantly focus on the realism of this game, but no one understands that the other realistic features that rockstar programmed can be extremely tedious. The hunting mechanics (not touched by reviewers in the slightest, but more so by completionists) are completely luck-based and the '10 out of 10' scores likely come from people withEveryone in the reviews section of this game likes to incessantly focus on the realism of this game, but no one understands that the other realistic features that rockstar programmed can be extremely tedious. The hunting mechanics (not touched by reviewers in the slightest, but more so by completionists) are completely luck-based and the '10 out of 10' scores likely come from people with only 1 or 2 playthroughs (I myself, as some reinforcement of credentials, have 603 hours as of writing this review, and 100% completion). Despite it's seriously gripping, and no doubt 10/10 story, rockstar games clearly new that the reviewers, IGN for example, and people that actually matter within the community of gaming, would do the bare minimum and only play through the story once and assemble an effortless review, as was done time and time again with the most dry and overrated game of the century, GTA V, focusing too much on satire and exaggeration of characters, instead of an actually gripping story, which yet still received a 96 on this platform itself. Going for 100% completion a second time, hunting, in vain, I realised that I should review this game for what it is: a game focused only on story and realism, instead of letting people who actually commit to the game enjoy it. 4/10 gameplay, 10/10 everything else, so like a 5 out of 10 overall considering that gameplay is actually more important than whatever the hell rockstar likes to focus on.… Expand
  50. Fragalicious
    Dec 5, 2018
    7
    There are the fanboys, the haters, then there is everything in between...

    I enjoyed this. It was pretty, there were side tasks to keep you occupied, but I also spent a great deal of time shouting at the thing. The controls - dear lord, the controls - are clumsy at best, a liability at worst. If you're playing this, save while in open roam (you can't do this in missions, obviously),    There are the fanboys, the haters, then there is everything in between...

    I enjoyed this. It was pretty, there were side tasks to keep you occupied, but I also spent a great deal of time shouting at the thing. The controls - dear lord, the controls - are clumsy at best, a liability at worst. If you're playing this, save while in open roam (you can't do this in missions, obviously), because you *will* a.) pull a weapon on someone accidentally b.) die due to some janky control mess-up, c.) bump into several people at once and get into a fight, which will escalate out of control pretty quickly.

    I've been lucky not to have the "punch my own horse" issue that others have with the dicey controls (although I've accidentally pulled my gun on a few shopkeepers), but I've been *very* careful. The horses are so well rendered that I'd be horrified at doing so. Seriously, I think I spent most of the first hour or two of free wandering just hanging out with my horse and trying to make it happy. Probably the best part of the game, really. Just being a cowboy, hanging out with your horse.

    But boy, is the control issue annoying. It is, unfortunately, something that is unavoidable in lowering the score.

    The plot, without spoiling anything, is reasonable, but the writing didn't grab me. A great deal of the voice acting, too. I'd put the writing on a par with GTA V, as in "not brilliant, but will keep Hollywood fans amused."

    I haven't played online, because GTA:O in the end just put me off Rockstar's ethic when it comes to online games now.

    Look. I enjoyed it. I played it through. I'm still messing about with it now. Will it have longevity? I don't know. It's big, but the clanky controls are a real problem. DLC would help, but the refusal to put such in GTA V suggests to me that Rockstar will rather pump everything into online if they think it'll make them even richer (will there be a Cowboy Card? Who knows?), but I'm hearing that basic items are ludicrously expensive in the online game, so I can be forgiven for being a bit cynical on that score.

    It is a visual masterpiece (the weather effects are truly stunning, I like the hair and beard growing idea, like Witcher 3 had, I find games are getting better and better at reproducing nature since the early days of videogames - I'm an old guy, so I remember when 8-bit was the height of graphics technology) and while all of this is beautiful, and I quite like just meandering about, I just wish more time that was put into, say morphing horse testicle technology (nope, not a joke, your big fellers spuds will shrink in the cold) was put into writing, characterisation, and making the controls smoother.

    But this old cowboy is rambling a bit. It's fun. Many people clearly enjoy it and are prepared to overlook its faults for its strengths.

    You know what? I'd play it just for the horses. They're worth the price of admission alone.

    TL;DR:

    - Good plot, could have done with better writing though.
    - Very pretty. One of the prettiest games I've seen on a console.
    - The nature effects are magnificent.
    - The controls are at times frustrating and the general interface can be an issue.
    - There are bugs, according to others, but I've yet to encounter many.
    - Some of the voice acting is a little corny.
    - Some of the characterisation is a bit hamfisted.
    - Where's my damn poncho, guys?    … Expand
  51. TheBlueFox
    Jan 12, 2019
    6
    This game forgets the Rockstar formula of letting a player have fun above all else, and sacrifices too much to realism. It's graphically great, but takes so many strides backwards in terms of what makes a game fun. There are so many restrictions and the story makes you feel the heavy handedness of the writer at all times - think of it like an interactive movie with the illusion of choiceThis game forgets the Rockstar formula of letting a player have fun above all else, and sacrifices too much to realism. It's graphically great, but takes so many strides backwards in terms of what makes a game fun. There are so many restrictions and the story makes you feel the heavy handedness of the writer at all times - think of it like an interactive movie with the illusion of choice thrown into the mix. If you think the way they handled the opening chapter was bad, just wait until you see the last few chapters try wrap it up. Overall, a laughably mediocre game, where game critics cannot have a scrap of integrity to give it 97%. The game is fun enough and has some awesome moments and ideas, but it's at most a 7. And for pacing and gameplay as well as story flow issues, I'd drop that down to a 6. Buy it on sale, and don't expect GTA 5 for your money.… Expand
  52. Gittoplo
    Nov 22, 2018
    7
    In one sentence? It's just not that much fun. From controls, to aiming to inventory. Missed opportunity. I thought I might spend months in this world but now I am just going to power through. Still not a bad game which I will finish. I always finish. I just wish I was running around in Ancient Greece right now. It's OK, I will get it on sale with all DLCs ;)
  53. JaeTrim
    Feb 11, 2019
    7
    The game is very repetitive and boring. I do not understand how this game has a 97 on metacritic.
  54. BigcatNanamin
    Jan 11, 2019
    7
    On the Single player mode: Everything is incredible. RDR2 gives you a feeling that you are the real Arthur & John.
    But after your story on single-player. The multi is boring
  55. DavidHoltzer
    Jun 2, 2019
    7
    This game is very overrated by critics in my opinion. Eventually i played through the game twice. But not because of the terrible pacing, dull gunplay, hard controls, overexageration of life likeness here and there (The horse dies easily, looting is way too slow ect.) unfair crime system or the mostly boring missions.The story was amazing and with good and diverse characters plus most ofThis game is very overrated by critics in my opinion. Eventually i played through the game twice. But not because of the terrible pacing, dull gunplay, hard controls, overexageration of life likeness here and there (The horse dies easily, looting is way too slow ect.) unfair crime system or the mostly boring missions.The story was amazing and with good and diverse characters plus most of them were very likable, especially Sadie and Josiah Trelawny. Also they really made me hate some of them. The dialogues were great and kept me entertained during most of the boring rides. The voice acting was outstanding as well. The graphics are a new level in videogames and the places are immensely detailed, various, huge and beautiful. I liked the npc's very much they aslo feel alive and when you meet someone you saved they usally give rewards. Overall the pro overcomes the more negatives but they coul've made a masterpiece if they refined the gameplay and put in some more intresting missions instead of way too much unnecessary details.… Expand
  56. here_and_there
    Jan 4, 2019
    7
    The game that demonstrated once and for all that realism must not be the ultimate goal of gaming.

    RDR2 would actually be a wonderful game with a stellar cast set in one the most incredible and lively realistic open worlds ever. But at its core it is basically a cowboy real life simulator, with heavy and hard realism as its main character. This doesn't only mean a beautiful and richly    The game that demonstrated once and for all that realism must not be the ultimate goal of gaming.

    RDR2 would actually be a wonderful game with a stellar cast set in one the most incredible and lively realistic open worlds ever. But at its core it is basically a cowboy real life simulator, with heavy and hard realism as its main character. This doesn't only mean a beautiful and richly detailed map teeming with human and animal life, love for detail and historical-geographical accuracy, but unfortunately also a lot of chores (they are literally called that in the game) that actually feel like real chores but are of primary importance to gameplay and progression. Incredibly slow walking, running and horse riding, slow animations (looting and skinning is a drag after you do it the tenth time, but the game needs you to do it hundreds of times), overly complicated health and stamina systems, dozens of subsystems (cleanliness of character, weapon and horse, camp economy, etc.) to keep track of.

    After a while it is so much that it takes away some of the fun and the doubt arises that it is all just a big trolling from Rockstar saying "Do you want realism? Here, take all your ugly and boring realism in the face", or worse: a way of making a 20-hour game with a big map into a 60-hour game with a seemingly huge map.    … Expand
  57. Berik
    Aug 21, 2019
    6
    This game shows what happens if you take quality of your product seriously. In fact, it might even show what happens if you take it TOO serious.

    Red Dead Redemption 2 looks beautiful, has a great soundtrack, impressive world design and shows detail in pretty much every department. The world is full with animals and people and doesn't feel like a big map with just some NPC's littered    This game shows what happens if you take quality of your product seriously. In fact, it might even show what happens if you take it TOO serious.

    Red Dead Redemption 2 looks beautiful, has a great soundtrack, impressive world design and shows detail in pretty much every department. The world is full with animals and people and doesn't feel like a big map with just some NPC's littered across it. With NPC's travelling in various ways, doing things in towns and having random encounters with you the world feels alive. As many games have claimed this over the years, this game actually accomplishes it.

    The story is well told and has a lot of characters that feel distinctive. The protagonist Arthur Morgan, who is the center of moral in the game, has an excellent story to tell which varies depending on your choices. You'll see the end of the Outlaw, with the Van der Linde gang struggling to exist in the new world. The story deals with morality, and how some members will develop due to the changes. It is interesting to follow, and you even get attached to some of the characters. Well done on that part.

    The gameplay itself is complex but entertaining. There is a clear push for realism within almost every aspect of the game, but unfortunately the entertainment value suffers from trying to be realistic with all the animations, inventory limitations and stiff aiming. It took me weeks before i fully adjusted, which was probably longer than it should have. Horse riding becomes tedious very quickly, as there is no fast travel until later in the story. On top of that, every story mission (for which you had to travel to the mission trigger) will force you to ride even more while listening to endless conversations between Arthur and other NPC's. Sometimes too much realism is negative for your game, and not having the option to fast travel has been a large source of frustration.

    I did notice quite a bit of bugs while playing, and some mechanics like the bounty system seemed either broken or poorly designed. I had several instances where i would get a bounty for a crime i committed ten minutes before, and while being miles away. The ability to hide your identity only works on civilians and not on lawmen, which in itself is stupid, and robbing trains is downright unnecessary when the bounty is higher than the loot. Is this a video game, or an anti-outlaw simulator?

    Hunting can be fun and challenging, but having to watch the skin animations over and over gets old after a while. Having a limit on the amount of big pelts you can store on your horse feels incredibly annoying when you have to walk across the map while carrying one yourself, and having to whistle your horse to death to make sure he isn't dropping the second big pelt.

    A major problem with the game is its length and lack of proper fast travel. After completing Arthur's story, the story is only 75% done. At this point a weaker story takes over, and makes it a choir to force yourself to the end. My least enjoyable hours (and there's a lot of those) were pushing myself through boredom to finally end the story. This in combination with hours of boring horse riding really hurt my enjoyment of the game. And fast travel should never be something you unlock through gameplay, what the hell Rockstar?

    Red Dead Online: Rockstar unfortunately decided to forget what they learned from GTA Online, and turned Red Dead Online into one of the most unbalanced, greedy and boring online modes that i've ever played. Prices of weapons, clothing and even food are insanely high compared to the single player, while valuables like rings, necklaces and emblems have been reduced in worth. On top of that, a new Premium Currency has been introduced called Gold Bars. You can earn these through grinding, but getting a single one will take you around 8 hours. And considering gun customization of a single revolver can cost around 18 gold bars... It is conveniently throttling the economy of the game to make spending real money more enticing.

    In Summary, this game impressed me with it's large amount of content, detail and quality, but also frustrated me by being way too long and tedious. The initial fun quickly descends into many hours of choirs and boredom as the game loses all its steam, and crushed my interest of playing the game again after finishing the story. It also made me question the necessity of realism in games for the first time. When a game tries to be so realistic that it no longer feels as a game, it becomes a simulator. I give this game a 6/10. A shorter and more linear game would have given me more satisfaction and less tedium.    … Expand
  58. Riqui
    Nov 29, 2018
    5
    I shouldn't have to tell anyone that critic reviews are just wastes of words anymore. This game, i really really want to like it. But it misses in so many places and just feels punishing and unrewarding. I'll start with the pace of the game. It. Is. Slow. Feels like you travel on a horse for about 10 minutes in real time, for a ride that would probably only take under 5 if you were notI shouldn't have to tell anyone that critic reviews are just wastes of words anymore. This game, i really really want to like it. But it misses in so many places and just feels punishing and unrewarding. I'll start with the pace of the game. It. Is. Slow. Feels like you travel on a horse for about 10 minutes in real time, for a ride that would probably only take under 5 if you were not restricted of movement. If your in camp, you walk. Indoors? Your walking. Scouting a boat? Your gonna follow it on your horse.....in a slow trot for 10 minutes, all because the game locks your speed in certain areas and locations for i don't know, immersion? Dialogue? Cinematic Effect? I get it, this games scope is to be an immersive western experience, but it is not fun to move a character who feels like he has cinder blocks tied to his feet, especially since there is NO FAST TRAVEL. Also in between locations you could technically "hunt" or stop and help people, hunting is basically lock on, shoot the animal on your horse, get off, skin it (which is a good 10 second animation), put it on your horse, and keep going. Congrats you just make 0.13 cents, that's about a cent for each animation your gonna watch.
    Helping people however i will say feels pretty good, and you do actually find that stopping to help these people really pays off by either getting items or some other payment. But i don't understand how i feel about spending 30 seconds to suck venom out of a guys leg and giving him some whiskey giving me more satisfaction than an hour in a main quest. I mean one guy gives you a free gun from the shop basically, and you only spent 30 seconds to help him. However some main quests take 20 minutes of horse riding and 10 minutes of lock on head shot combat to give you 1600 bucks, and 1000 of that is "the gangs cut". And just a tip, don't die, cause chances are, your gonna have to travel all the way back there, or sit through another long dialogue scene, and don't get me started with the panning sky shot of your character coming back every death. If you have ever saved and loaded the game, you should know how long that shouldn't take. I don't know if there is a faster way to save, but as far as i know all you can do is menu to it, and save it. But thats not nearly as bad as the loads. Dear god the loads....

    My next point is the controls which could kinda be thrown in with pace of game. I remember when i first got to valentine, i got wanted for running someone down on a horse in the first 5 minutes because i could not stop my horse. I just bought a gun from the store? Walk outside hit L2 to start dialogue, accidentally aim at the sheriff now i'm in a gunfight with the whole town. You are either sprinting with 0 control pissing people off, or you are basically crawling around begging for someone to put you out of your misery. If your riding your horse, and you scratch a rock or tree, or you fall about a foot, your gonna go flying. Just super poor controls, not a single positive comment i can make on them.

    The story gives no "redemption" either. Missions are tedious tasks, kill other gang members, steal stuff, or save fellow gang members. Combat is basically lock on shooting, soooo i'm not even gonna waste a sentence to tell you why that's unacceptable. The inventory system is so lame, so bad in fact that NPC's have to remind you not to forget your weapons on your horse. Let me put the weapon up if i don't want to hold it, it shouldn't be a forced storage system. Its an open world RPG, and ive never felt more limited in my choices. All of these things end up making your quests feel just exhaustive by the time it's over.

    I will take one moment to talk about some of the things i do enjoy about the game. The environment, can be so good sometimes that it almost makes you forget that you are a slug. I also give some respect for the voice acting, the actors add a western immersion more than just about anything.

    In conclusion, this game has been mostly disappointing. I know I've just been ranting my frustration out on here, but this is a $60 AAA title from one of the biggest game studios ever, there is no excuse for some of this stuff. They've lost focus with their target audience, if you're going to make an immersive western experience with lackluster controls, at least make a story that won't let us set the controller down. Honestly i could bump up my review to a 7 if the controls and combat were just better.    … Expand
  59. Anti_badgame0
    Dec 31, 2018
    7
    Well i'm not certain about this game. Certainly RDR2 is an excellent game from a technological standpoint, with absolutely gorgeous graphics and an insane amount of detail that is easily commendable, but, personally, the gameplay is where RDR2 suffers.

    The game is slow, almost too slow for someone with not much time on their hands, and the slow pace makes it feel like nothing is being    Well i'm not certain about this game. Certainly RDR2 is an excellent game from a technological standpoint, with absolutely gorgeous graphics and an insane amount of detail that is easily commendable, but, personally, the gameplay is where RDR2 suffers.

    The game is slow, almost too slow for someone with not much time on their hands, and the slow pace makes it feel like nothing is being accomplished, which severely hinders the game's enjoyability. The wanted system is annoying at best, with an almost guaranteed Wanted level if you ever commit a crime, without the bandana, which seems useless anyways.

    The game isnt bad by any means, the level of detail and realism within the game creates an authentic 1899 environment but the gameplay seems slow.

    Let's face it, RDR2 is a good game with questionable gameplay, gameplay so inconsistent that it physically harms the game itself.    … Expand
  60. kurwaslobo
    Nov 12, 2018
    5
    Fake HDR and annoying blurriness all the time with PS4 PRO. Game is okay but not as good as game sites rated it.

    Rockstar cheated us customers with fake hdr which is unacceptable nowadays.
  61. batz
    Nov 3, 2018
    5
    I loved RDR 1, so I was long waiting for RDR 2. But the truth is: it's an ok game. Unfortunately, not great.

    Pros: - Beautiful environment - Good story and cutscenes - The details are awesome - I really loved the atmosphere. I'm not sure why, but it felt a little like WestWorld (minus the crazy AI) Cons: - The map feels empty, because of the points of interest are so distant    I loved RDR 1, so I was long waiting for RDR 2. But the truth is: it's an ok game. Unfortunately, not great.

    Pros:
    - Beautiful environment
    - Good story and cutscenes
    - The details are awesome
    - I really loved the atmosphere. I'm not sure why, but it felt a little like WestWorld (minus the crazy AI)

    Cons:
    - The map feels empty, because of the points of interest are so distant from each other and there is nothing to do between them.
    - It's basically a horse riding simulator. Because of the empty spaces, you have to ride... a lot! You ride 5 minutes, do something, and go back for another 5 minutes. Not to mention when they take your horse after some quests and you have to find a new one (since the fast travel system is awful).
    - Hunting is boring. It's so slow and you have to go back a lot to deliver the skins. First, you need to find the animals. After that, you need to locate a perfect skin animal (the others are bad), then you have to select the right weapon and ammo. If anyone passes near the place you are, the animals run (a lot!). And you need to track them again.
    - The tracking system is horrible. You have to keep using it (and pressing the buttons) and it also slows down time, which is annoying.
    - The shooting system is a mistake. It's so bad that I don't wanna play anymore.
    - Honor doesn't make sense. In the quests, you can kill, steal, rob houses. And it does not affect your honor. They keep telling that's is ok to do it, because you need and the world isn't a fair place. But when you search a corpse (that you didn't even kill), you lose honor. You have to keep saying hi to people to earn honor, which is kinda ridiculous.
    - There are events to fix the slow pace of the gameplay. You need to ride a lot, but sometimes you can get ambushed from other gangs or someone can try to steal your horse. It was supposed to be awesome. But you ride for so long, that sometimes your mind isn't anymore in the game (plus the shooting system is terrible). And when that happens, you probably going to die.
    - The details a boring and just a waste of time. Why do you need to brush your horse, take a shower, clean your weapon, make coffee? I love managers and RPGs, but those are just time consuming boring tasks.
    - The beginning is even slower. Why the snow? So much time needed to go from place to place. It was a terrible, terrible way to start the game.
    - Fishing controls are bad. Why do you need to keep rotating the R button to bring the fish closer.
    - To play poker or any other game takes soooo long. Why? You keep seing many animations. Argh!

    Honestly, what kills RDR2 for me are the controls, the empty spaces and the boring/detailed tasks. I don't know if they are going to fix those, but I probably will play if they patch some of those problems. For now, I prefer to play something else.    … Expand
  62. dontjimmymejulz
    Nov 4, 2018
    6
    Rockstar make Rockstar games, and it's a blessing and a curse.

    For every amazing detail and character animated cut-scene you get a game-play mechanic that feels outdated and cumbersome. The world is fantastic, as is the music, and some of the writing is right up there with the best in video games. This is an extremely well made and polished game that, sadly, can also be slow,    Rockstar make Rockstar games, and it's a blessing and a curse.

    For every amazing detail and character animated cut-scene you get a game-play mechanic that feels outdated and cumbersome.

    The world is fantastic, as is the music, and some of the writing is right up there with the best in video games. This is an extremely well made and polished game that, sadly, can also be slow, plodding and irritatingly frustrating for large portions of its playtime.

    Look, I'll be honest: I found fun in this game by being evil. I am a very bad man. Very bad! I steal horses so I don't care if they die. I shoot people for **** and gigs all the time. I ignore bounties and make sure I have no money on me, so when I die... and I die a lot, I just don't care. I shoot animals but rarely skin them, because that's a headache in itself.

    In summary, this is a well made game with problems, there's a lot to do in this world, and as long as you find your own fun ( maybe not what Rockstar's heavy handed Dev team had in mind ) you'll get enjoyment from it's HUGE open world and it's many, many, many systems.    … Expand
  63. TheConFol
    Nov 27, 2018
    5
    I honestly have no idea how reviewers are giving this game 10/10. The difference between the user and critic reviews alone are enough to see that this so called "masterpiece" does not actually play as a masterpiece - and has quite a few flaws, be they the endless "just collect things" quests, button mashing mechanics (because pressing a button over and over is fun and engaging), averageI honestly have no idea how reviewers are giving this game 10/10. The difference between the user and critic reviews alone are enough to see that this so called "masterpiece" does not actually play as a masterpiece - and has quite a few flaws, be they the endless "just collect things" quests, button mashing mechanics (because pressing a button over and over is fun and engaging), average story and dialogue with too little of an emotional punch, and lackluster items which don't make you feel as if you actually achieved anything to acquire them (and to use them you use a poorly coded UI). This game is a testament to how reviewers and gamers see the experience differently, although the game has tons of mechanics that reviewers are conditioned to say are "great" - the final product, I'm sorry to say is a middle of the road 5/10 game, I'm not a hater - I wanted for this game to be good - at the end of the day - it just isn't.… Expand
  64. Daniel_Campbell
    Dec 15, 2018
    6
    At first I read the reviews and thought, "This must be a groundbreaking game that will change the way we look at video games in the future." But then I played the game. It's good, for sure. I firmly believe the game is enjoyable and worth the price of admission, but it's a far cry from the perfect experience many reviewers have lauded it as. The plethora of systems is staggering and funAt first I read the reviews and thought, "This must be a groundbreaking game that will change the way we look at video games in the future." But then I played the game. It's good, for sure. I firmly believe the game is enjoyable and worth the price of admission, but it's a far cry from the perfect experience many reviewers have lauded it as. The plethora of systems is staggering and fun for the most part, but when the way you interact with those systems is so convoluted, it takes a lot of the enjoyment out of the game.

    An example; the simple act of healing is so involved that you need an actual tutorial to teach you how to do it. You have to hold a button, press another button, move the control stick in a specific direction, push yet another button to select the item you want to use, then release the first button. Something that should be so simple and second nature has been funnelled through an overly complicated and esoteric control scheme. I wish I could say that's the only example of poor design, but it's one of many. The clunky movement system, the AI unreliability, animation issues, bugs aplenty, the list goes on.

    I sound like I hate the game, but I promise I don't. It's a good time and enjoyable. It's worth paying the $60 just for the expansive environment and enjoyable activities. It's just that I couldn't in good conscience give it a perfect score like many of the reviewers that drink the Rockstar Kool-aid.    … Expand
  65. UkaAku
    Feb 3, 2019
    5
    Okay first of all, I was very , very very hyped for this game.. I was a huge massive fan of red dead redemption 1, the problem with red dead redemption 2 is easily to say, they focussed too much on realism and not gameplay. Overall I want to say the gameplay is very clunky and litteraly unplayable. Is this game fun to play? yes if u like watching a movie and want to live inside a game andOkay first of all, I was very , very very hyped for this game.. I was a huge massive fan of red dead redemption 1, the problem with red dead redemption 2 is easily to say, they focussed too much on realism and not gameplay. Overall I want to say the gameplay is very clunky and litteraly unplayable. Is this game fun to play? yes if u like watching a movie and want to live inside a game and eat apples/feed ur horse and threathe it like an survival game.. Since this release of RDR2 I have no faith in rockstar games anymore, they will focus again on online, battle royale, and to make profit from it. My question is here: Do game companys care about gamers? No, only a few companys do but not the large ones anymore. They just want to see how much money u have in ur wallet, anyways the game red dead redemption 2 I was very hyped for is just a clunky, buggy open world game, without real living things and it is very very unoptimized, it feels like the game is released in beta/alpha state. The main character arthur morgan is okay, but very boring to play aswell, the huge problem with red dead 2 is that u cant play it as an ''GAME'', it is like an movie, because everytime when u want to start a mission u enter very long cutscenes, the only few things u do is shooting/ horse riding actually. Those meta scores of this game are way too overrated, im like serious 9,7 from 33 critics? did those reviewers got paid by rockstar? Gamers should rise up and stop those dumb ''casual'' game releases, what I want to say at last is : focus on this when u make an great game: Story > gameplay > open world > character design > mission design > and at the last GRAPHICS, GAMES are not about GRAPHICS, and YES im glad that God of War won the game of the year award, I would be ambarassed if god of war did not win the GOTY, because God of War is an REAL game, Not an MOVIE.… Expand
  66. NuttyNutNut666
    Nov 20, 2018
    7
    i think the user score for this game is pretty accurate, it should be around a 7.5 - 8.0, let me explain:
    -The games story is padded and drawn out to hell and the prologue is one of the worst introductory sequences I have seen in a while, its just so boring .
    -The combat is not fun, there is no human way to play without aim assist because its like you are trying to guide a blind person    i think the user score for this game is pretty accurate, it should be around a 7.5 - 8.0, let me explain:
    -The games story is padded and drawn out to hell and the prologue is one of the worst introductory sequences I have seen in a while, its just so boring .
    -The combat is not fun, there is no human way to play without aim assist because its like you are trying to guide a blind person on rollerskates and at a certain point you just get bored of even aiming for the head and shooting a corridor of enemies
    -Walking in interiors and camp gripes me to no end, its the biggest sin of taking control AWAY from the player and its indicitive of modern game design, LET ME RUN!
    -No fast travelling, well there is but its pretty poop and for a game world this large why didn't they use the RDR1 system? It was perfect and made sense
    -RNG random encounters, we all know how these go, they are fun the first time but when you see the same encounter with the same dialogue, it gets stale, fast. Luckily some encounters are scripted, which is all this game seems to really do best at.
    -The UI is the worst I've ever seen in a while, lots of flicking through and lots of needless work, they could easily let the player assign items/weapons themselves, we don't need everything jammed into one menu
    -The crafting is...ugh! Just try and sit to make split point bullets, its like they didn't take into account this was a videogame
    -The amount of freedom you have during missions is very limited, your just playing how they want you to, now Rockstar have never been good at this, but they at least tried with bank heist missions in GTA5
    -Animations for every little thing, remember the worst aspect of RDR1 when you hunted something and had to wait 20 seconds for the animation to play, its all over the place here, there's animations for picking up individual items and its so slow!
    -Weapon variety is very stale, most are the same weapons as in RDR1, but at least the game has some unique weapons
    -The weapon upgrading isn't as good as it looks on the surface, you have a lot of customization but very little tangible benefit, I bet they will monetize this for online
    -The economy system is completely broken, the game will throw money at you constantly, taking out a large portion of the motivation to keep playing
    -Hunting is tedious and imo broken, animals don't always spawn and you better hope to god its a 3 star. Another thing that bugs me is the fact you now have to use specfic weapons on specific animals, but it makes no sense, if I shoot any animal IN THE HEAD with an arrow, how does it damage the pelt? It makes no sense to me.
    -The crime system is completely sensitive and punishing, you bump into somebody and the law will murder you, the game doesn't take things like self defence into account so if you kill somebody in self defence, you will be killed. Not to mention there is no way to get rid of bounties than paying. Also, is nobody is gonna mention how the bandana does ****
    In a game about being an outlaw its the most unfun outlaw game I've ever played.
    -Too many busy work elements that aren't shown to the player properly other than vague tutorials, I can't for the life of me keep my weight consistent, it would help if there was a bar or something, c'mon! SanAndreas already nailed this aspect years ago.
    -The game world is actually devoid of content, outside stranger missions and maybe 3 encounters like the incest couple, there is nothing to really do in this game other than the stuff R* laid out for you, they even made bounties entirely scripted for some reason, this game might as well not even be open world, I think it would work better for how much walking and talking there is.
    -The horse not being able to be called at a distance is such a stupid thing, nobody cares about realism, we play videogames to escape it and it actually gets in the way of enjoying your games

    I had to actively stop playing after the second chapter, the game was bogging me down and the plot honestly felt like it was going nowhere but me doing tedious busywork like tailing missions, I WANT to finish this game but its such a chore to play. Its obvious the Professional "Critics" likely rushed the main story and took notice of the attention to detail but ignored everything, not realising this is supposed to be a videogame, not a movie. I still spent 30 hours on this game and i appreciate the attempts Rockstar made, but shamefully its ruined by bad game design.    … Expand
  67. JasonSthuart
    Nov 20, 2018
    7
    RDR2 has one of the worst shooting mechanics I've ever seen in a game. It's THAT BAD. As a Rockstar fan since GTA 1 on PS1, its hard for me to believe how bad the shooting in this game is (considering how popular Rockstar is as a developer these days).

    Rockstar has a reputation for making bad shooting mechanics in its open word games, but I think the shooting in GTA 5 was very good. I    RDR2 has one of the worst shooting mechanics I've ever seen in a game. It's THAT BAD. As a Rockstar fan since GTA 1 on PS1, its hard for me to believe how bad the shooting in this game is (considering how popular Rockstar is as a developer these days).

    Rockstar has a reputation for making bad shooting mechanics in its open word games, but I think the shooting in GTA 5 was very good. I did 100% in RDR2. I got used to the controls, and even tho its shocking how the bad shooting is.

    Let's starts about the guns. For a western game, the feeling of the sidearms are terrible, they don't feel satisfying at all. The aiming is all nonsense. Sometimes your screen starts shaking like crazy, making aiming difficult. Even with lock on the aiming has issues. Not to mention the weapon sway. Trying to make it more realistic? This is not realistic. Especially when you have something like dead eye (to which you basically become a slave during the game)

    The world of RDR2 is incredible. Its a very detailed world, with one of the most incredible story and characters in videogames. But its just sad, at least for me, how disapointted the shooting mechanics are. It plays an extremely important part of the game, and it's so battered this way.

    Also it makes me think: the gaming media (for $ome rea$on) basically ignored all this fundamental issues. And not only that, what the Rockstar testers are doing there?

    The good news is: if this game is coming to pc, all this issues are gonna disappear, because I dont think rockstar cares about it too much. It will be all about RDR online from now.    … Expand
  68. ArkadyWeis
    Nov 2, 2018
    5
    Это странная игра. В ней нет музыки, нет песен, нет героизма, нет настоящего увлекательного экшена. Главный герой двигается очень медленно. Все происходит очень медленно. Мало что цепляет. Не самая лучшая картинка и ощущение открытого мира (пространство слабо ощущается). Такое впечатление, что игру заранее готовили под онлайн, под медленный онлайн. Я ожидал накала страстей, диких квестов,Это странная игра. В ней нет музыки, нет песен, нет героизма, нет настоящего увлекательного экшена. Главный герой двигается очень медленно. Все происходит очень медленно. Мало что цепляет. Не самая лучшая картинка и ощущение открытого мира (пространство слабо ощущается). Такое впечатление, что игру заранее готовили под онлайн, под медленный онлайн. Я ожидал накала страстей, диких квестов, ярких персонажей, а пока что все очень ровно и лениво. Наверное у кто-то знает, почему все так)… Expand
  69. adampsyreal
    Nov 15, 2018
    6
    Horrible inconsistent controls.
    Take a cue from Ubisoft games like The Division, etc on how to do better controls.
    Tap to sprint on horse, sucks.
    Amazing storytelling. Great dialogue.
    Pick a pace please.
    Are we running headlong into adventure or just slowly messing around?
    *Overall this game is just a BIG TEASE that is frustrating to play.
  70. newloggins
    Nov 4, 2018
    7
    Good game not great.

    Controls are not that great. Wish R* would get w/ the times and update their control scheme.

    Sometimes more like a Camping Simulation than a game.
  71. cgandrade
    Nov 5, 2018
    7
    Horse Riding Simulator.

    esta es una peliculas disfrazada de videjuego. Le llamo Simulador de montas a caballo porque la mayor parte del tiempo te la pasas cabalgando. La jugabilidad deja mucho que desear ya que son demasiadas combinaciones de botones que se vuelve complicado el manejo del personaje. En cuanto a los graficos son excelentes no he visto un juego que se vea como este.    Horse Riding Simulator.

    esta es una peliculas disfrazada de videjuego.
    Le llamo Simulador de montas a caballo porque la mayor parte del tiempo te la pasas cabalgando. La jugabilidad deja mucho que desear ya que son demasiadas combinaciones de botones que se vuelve complicado el manejo del personaje.

    En cuanto a los graficos son excelentes no he visto un juego que se vea como este.

    No me atreveria a llamarlo un clasico porque es mas una pelicula interactiva de cabalgatas.    … Expand
  72. Caerleon
    Nov 4, 2018
    6
    I've been thinking about game scores. I could have put a higher score if not for Rockstar's "trick". Let me explain without spoilers.

    I can compare the game to expensive and elite alcohol. You drink, have fun, but at some point an alcohol ends. After this, boredom begins ... In general, I am pleased with the game. The rockstar guys did a magnificent job with details. However, there    I've been thinking about game scores. I could have put a higher score if not for Rockstar's "trick". Let me explain without spoilers.

    I can compare the game to expensive and elite alcohol. You drink, have fun, but at some point an alcohol ends. After this, boredom begins ...

    In general, I am pleased with the game. The rockstar guys did a magnificent job with details. However, there is nothing perfect. Certainly they were able to convey the spirit of the wild west, but they have obvious problems with the plot and characters. Someday game developers will realize that you should not bet on a graphics, that the action in a game is interesting for the first hours.    … Expand
  73. Rdnck_Nrd
    Nov 16, 2018
    5
    I guess at this point we know that reviews are bought and sold via advertising. I've been a gamer for over 20 years and a 90+ score used to mean something. This game is visually quite good but it really falls flat in almost every aspect. You'll spend an inordinate amount of time riding around on a horse moving the story along by completing tasks -- each one pretty much a boring,I guess at this point we know that reviews are bought and sold via advertising. I've been a gamer for over 20 years and a 90+ score used to mean something. This game is visually quite good but it really falls flat in almost every aspect. You'll spend an inordinate amount of time riding around on a horse moving the story along by completing tasks -- each one pretty much a boring, no-frills bit. Each of these advance the story along. The voice acting and story are without any soul. Controls and inventory mechanics are rudimentary at best. If you are buying this for the story mode, don't listen to the reviews. Wait for it to come out cheap used. The used game stores will be flooded with trade ins within a few weeks. I highly doubt I'll push on and finish it. It's that boring...… Expand
  74. denni5m
    Dec 3, 2018
    7
    I agree with most being said here from the average score reviews, i got up to chapter 6 and just couldn't find any reason to keep playing. Its painfully obvious where the story is going by about chapter 3. And with no real RPG or character progression elements you get bored of just riding around. The game also makes the weird choice of making it almost impossible to be bad as the penaltyI agree with most being said here from the average score reviews, i got up to chapter 6 and just couldn't find any reason to keep playing. Its painfully obvious where the story is going by about chapter 3. And with no real RPG or character progression elements you get bored of just riding around. The game also makes the weird choice of making it almost impossible to be bad as the penalty is too high and there is no point either to doing so. This makes the game very linear and not very fun like in a GTA title or other modern games that give you true freedom. But the worst flaw in this game is decade old controls, this works in GTA because you do a lot of driving which controls well in that game but in this game in 2018 it feels very amateur and clunky. This would have been a masterpiece if they could have added some decent career progression, fixed the controls and made the world more dynamic and your actions actually made impacts on people and the world. I have no idea how this scores 10/10 from almost every game reviewer, they must have got some serious swag and or money for it. realistically its a 7/10 or 8 at best only because it is still pretty fun to ride around especially in the first 5 hours. With the amount of AAA excellent titles that have recently come out, this game feels like its not in the same class against these recent titles in every area. Graphics are generally good but character models are pretty poor for this day an age and graphics don't make a good game.… Expand
  75. amotherscrime
    Jan 11, 2019
    7
    It fails to reach the heights of it's predecessor. It's doomed to constantly be compared to RDR and the best of the GTA games. Rockstar set the bar high. As high as they possibly could have.

    With that said, you can really taste the blood and sweat of the people who made this game. It is the most vivid and beautiful world ever created. Hat's off. But when you look at the rest of the    It fails to reach the heights of it's predecessor. It's doomed to constantly be compared to RDR and the best of the GTA games. Rockstar set the bar high. As high as they possibly could have.

    With that said, you can really taste the blood and sweat of the people who made this game. It is the most vivid and beautiful world ever created. Hat's off. But when you look at the rest of the game, it has problems.
    First of all, I really feel like they should've gone with a brand new story with brand new characters. It felt kind of lazy with this prequel format. I felt done with these characters already. Dutch, especially, is a pretty dumb character to begin with and isn't half as charming and charismatic as they want you to believe he is. And the rest are just kind of there.
    And I didn't really feel that the way the story developed was very believable either. It lost it's momentum halfway through and became a bit repetitive and predictable and the actions of the characters (also of the protagonist) didn't make any sense. It became more and more painful to witness and just go along with all these stupid decisions. The protagonist (Arthur Morgan) is as passive as he could possibly be. Rockstar did promise ahead of release that you would get to affect the outcome of the story. Something I value above all in gaming. That's not the case at all.
    Then we have the very clumsy mechanics and physics of the game. VERY frustrating at times and it could really screw you and take you out of the experience. Like riding your horse into a tree or off a cliff. Or maybe you accidentally shoot or ride into a NPC. I spent A LOT of bounty money on accidents.
    Then we have Arthur himself. Very slow and clumsy to handle. Especially when you want to walk through your gigantic **** camp in order to quickly save the game or to change your outfit.
    And what about the whole weight system? I ate and ate and f*cking ate, but was underweight throughout the entire game. I tried EVERYTHING. Am I supposed to spent half of my friggin gametime eating? That's insane.
    And there isn't nearly enough cool or diverse clothing to boast the experience and make Arthur your own.. Most of it doesn't suit even Arthur at all, and most of it is really difficult (as in prolixly) to get your hands on. (IE: hunting) Do you really want to spend 6 hours to get a damn rathat?
    Then we have RDR Online beta. Absolute travesty. I did not enjoy GTA V Online at all. It was a pointless and juvenile way of spending your time. I was hoping RDR would make the most of it's rather vast online potential. But it did not deliver in any way. There is no point to it except to make your very own character. Something I wanted to do in the story mode.

    There's probably other things that has temporary slipped my mind. But ultimately this was a very good game. It was the best gaming experience I've had for quite some years now. It is really a beautiful game and it has A LOT going for it. Don't get me wrong. It just could've been even better. It could've been the best game of all time. Unfortunately it was not.    … Expand
  76. jerkface910
    Nov 23, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't think I've ever looked forward to a game as much as this one, but ultimately I feel a little let down. Sure, the game looks amazing the level of detail is really great. The design is all over the place, however. The game wants to be a survival simulator, making you watch your weight, temperature, etc. This even extends to your horse; if it's dirty it will take more damage. Your horse will be dirty all the time. This means as the gang rides off to a heist, you'll be stuck behind, brushing your horse yet again. I feel like micro details like this should have been flagged during play testing, because no one likes it. No one likes having to scrub each body part in the tub. It's ridiculous. Just give us a bathing animation and be done with it. This sort of busy work is pervasive throughout the game, including the stingy fast travel, which lets you travel one-way (after unlocking it) but still makes you ride long distances, constantly. The beautiful scenery begins to feel stale after the 40th gallop through it. For a long time I dreaded the cheap ambushes by rival gangs, but then I craved them, just to break up the boredom.
    The controls are also awful, even after tinkering with them. 99% of my crimes in town were a result of the controls, either I would shoot someone on accident, or while running and trying to mount my horse I would instead begin strangling an innocent bystander. This made the busy work they give you even more tedious, as I would have to flee town after just trying to come in and take a bath.
    My biggest gripe, however, is with the story, or lack thereof. It's sad that the bar for a 'good' story in video games is so low. This story has no narrative hook, it's a lot of 'day in the life of an outlaw' which again grows stale as you continue missions with your bungling gang. Arthur's story of redemption in cut scenes is marred by your actions in the game. You talk about being a good man and then five minutes later you're back to murdering people for their belt buckles. The game coyly avoids any satisfaction in Arthur's overall story, climaxing with Arthur and Micah exchanging blows through the game's horribly stiff melee combat system without resolution. Then, in a supreme middle finger to the player, the game acts like you are starting a new game and makes you do mundane ranch tasks as John Marston. You'll play this 'new' game for hours and hours before finally getting some resolution in the final chapter (which was great and only about 60 hours overdue). I will say I enjoyed the epilogues much more than the main game, it was the old west world I wanted to play through in the first place.
    The legendary hunts are also a huge disappointment. Hunting is really fun in the game, however, these hunts were the easiest kills! Simply find the clues, run between them, then when the legendary animal spawns, simply plug it with a few explosive rifle rounds and collect the pelt. I wish they had the same stringent rules as regular pelts to add a challenge. To me the best hunt was the rare cougar in the dark cave. That was a legendary hunt.
    Also, while I liked Arthur and found him to be a great character, I think it was a huge missed opportunity not to make Sadie Adler the protagonist of the game. You find her at this disastrous moment in her life, then you could have learned to be an outlaw over the course of the game under Arthur's tutelage.
    Overall there is a lot of great game here (especially the little side stories out in the world, like the widow and Hamish) but I think the game is not a perfect 10 by any means.    … Expand
  77. BlackfaceBoi
    Nov 16, 2018
    5
    If the "Rockstar" brand wasn't plastered on the cover of my copy, I would honestly think this was a survival game on Steam for 20 bucks.
  78. gummyapples
    Dec 5, 2018
    7
    The graphics are really good, but The controls and basic mechanics feel really dated. The game play is severely lacking. The game doesn't break any new grounds in the open world game style, or in the forced story. They attempted to add plot twists, but most of them either made no sense or were predictable. However, the game is graphically the pinnacle of gaming so far, and it has thatThe graphics are really good, but The controls and basic mechanics feel really dated. The game play is severely lacking. The game doesn't break any new grounds in the open world game style, or in the forced story. They attempted to add plot twists, but most of them either made no sense or were predictable. However, the game is graphically the pinnacle of gaming so far, and it has that feeling of "just a little bit more" that sucks you in. The game is definitely decent, but it is a little over hyped. I came into the game expecting the best game that I have ever played and I just found myself comparing the Red Dead Redemption 2 to other games that do what it does while maintaining a good feel to the game. It does feel over hyped and that may have affected my experience, but this is still a solid game without a doubt.… Expand
  79. szproti
    Jan 13, 2019
    5
    This is not a game worth buying in my opinion. I had high expectations and it was just sad. This game is detailed in all the bad places and lacks depth in all the important ones.

    Story- very naive, one dimensional, repetitive, boring. We dont have any way to affect the main story. Side quests jump at you like crazy. I had chose to abandoned few of them and they showed back many times in    This is not a game worth buying in my opinion. I had high expectations and it was just sad. This game is detailed in all the bad places and lacks depth in all the important ones.

    Story- very naive, one dimensional, repetitive, boring. We dont have any way to affect the main story. Side quests jump at you like crazy. I had chose to abandoned few of them and they showed back many times in different places it was disgusting.

    Characters- incoherent, flat, annoying. Arthur is really one of the more pathetic characters ever, no personality, no motives, no plans, Would be much more enjoyable to play Dutch.

    Game play- not fun, unintuitive

    Graphics- very good

    Overall- i just wanted this game to be over

    Who I recommend this game to- fans of westerns and GTA 5 Lovers, all other people i discourage    … Expand
  80. paulv2k4
    Feb 23, 2019
    7
    A good story based game marred by the desperation for realism, story-telling & R*'s rush for multiplayer, although completing the story was satisfying.

    Pros: - great characters - good story - some good RPG elements like camp upgrades etc. - some fun to be had robbing stores - nice animal AI touches (e.g. birds find dead bodies) - graphics & animations are polished Cons: -    A good story based game marred by the desperation for realism, story-telling & R*'s rush for multiplayer, although completing the story was satisfying.

    Pros:
    - great characters
    - good story
    - some good RPG elements like camp upgrades etc.
    - some fun to be had robbing stores
    - nice animal AI touches (e.g. birds find dead bodies)
    - graphics & animations are polished

    Cons:
    - clunky & slow movement hinders a lot of gameplay enjoyability. to solve this, R* decided that you have to autoaim kill everyone
    - huge map, no fast travel!
    - hidden area of map (RDR1) that is completely empty
    - linear story, hardly any opportunity for thinking for yourself
    - tedious side quests
    - very poor and boring multiplayer, the gameplay doesn't suit it in my opinion
    - zero singleplayer replayability    … Expand
  81. Seijien
    May 24, 2019
    7
    It's a good game that is weighed down by many design flaws. It's beautiful to look at, the story is intriguing to go through, and I just wish the game was more fun to play.
  82. Debaucep
    Dec 10, 2018
    6
    ЭЭЭх! Продал вчера на Авито и забыл.
    Скажу честно, я ее не прошел - ну просто не осилил,
    Да, это гипер реализм, да, прикольно видеть как растет борода у чувака. Как гадит лошадь, как она управляется, как устроена охота. На первый взгляд контента просто тонна и ты хочешь обмазаться им целиком. Но на практике все убивает одно "НО" - дикая скука. Да-да, вы не ослышались, RDR2 мне показалась    ЭЭЭх! Продал вчера на Авито и забыл.
    Скажу честно, я ее не прошел - ну просто не осилил,
    Да, это гипер реализм, да, прикольно видеть как растет борода у чувака. Как гадит лошадь, как она управляется, как устроена охота. На первый взгляд контента просто тонна и ты хочешь обмазаться им целиком. Но на практике все убивает одно "НО" - дикая скука. Да-да, вы не ослышались, RDR2 мне показалась дико скучной игрой. И еще она какая-то "медленная".
    Во-первых, есть претензии к технической части - она работает в честных 30 ФПС, а для меня, как ПК боярина, это просто недопустимо мало. Минимум 60, еще лучше 144. Многие игрушки я прохожу на хорошем ПК и высокогерцовом мониторе - получается просто очень качественная и плавная картинка. И после этого смотреть на 30 ФПС - это как смотреть замедленное кино.
    Но это полбеды.
    Настоящая проблема кроется именно в скуке - ты получаешь задание - ты скачешь на лошади до него, делаешь это задание, возвращаешься обратно. Мы даже проводили эксперимент - за час игры ты проводишь в седле лошади порядка 30 минут. По сути эта игра - это симулятор езды на лошади из точки А в точку В. Поэтому, какая бы прекрасная ни была бы графика - ездить на лошади половину геймлпея - это не по мне. Пусть там хоть будет 4К и 144 ФПС (такого еще в природе нет, но все же).
    Были большие надежды на RDR онлайн.
    Но тут вообще беда просто!
    Я опасался, что Рокстар сделает некое «недобро» по типу ГТА онлайн с дикими ценами и лютым фармом и, к сожалению, это именно так и случилось. Цены в Онлайн на все - просто дичь, раза в 3-4 выше, чем в кампании, а денег дается меньше в те же 3-4 раза.
    Но есть возможность оплатить все золотыми слитками, которые покупаешь за реальные деньги.
    Причем не только оружие, но и бусты, которые усиливают героя в PVP - то есть из RDR online сделали корейскую, пардон, дрочильню с Pay-to-Win схемой.
    В итоге, из-за перечисленных фактов, я могу сказать что RDR - сильно переоцененная дичь.
    Моя оценка - 6 из 10 и то только из-за скрупулезности разработчиков и вниманию к деталям.
    Такие дела.    … Expand
  83. esreverse
    Nov 27, 2018
    6
    So the story takes around 60 hours? Understood. 55 of those 60 is plain horse riding! This is sooo boring. I enjoyed those rides the first 10 hours, but later it got really boring. I’m somewhere around 20 hours now and I don’t want to pick up the game anymore.
  84. HTGamer
    Nov 29, 2018
    5
    I enjoyed the original Red Dead Redemption, but RDR2 doesn't live up to my expectations.

    Graphics are stunning. Mountains, lakes, pastures, towns, animals, people, the sky, everything you see is beautiful. There is a little pop-in here and there, a little frame rate drops here and there, but technically the game is among the best of the generation. Such a high graphical quality I'd    I enjoyed the original Red Dead Redemption, but RDR2 doesn't live up to my expectations.

    Graphics are stunning. Mountains, lakes, pastures, towns, animals, people, the sky, everything you see is beautiful. There is a little pop-in here and there, a little frame rate drops here and there, but technically the game is among the best of the generation. Such a high graphical quality I'd expect only from Sony's 1st party games like God of War and Horizon: Zero Dawn.

    Gameplay-wise RDR2 is at its best when just roaming the map outside of missions and bumping into strangers, where anything can happen. From a brawl fist, to a robbery, to a nice chat, to a side quest, or even become wanted and have Bounty Hunters chasing you. You can also do some random stuff like playing poker or go fishing.

    RDR2 is a game about cowboys and outlaws in the Wild West, but the whole shooting system is just laughable. Rockstar has aim assist turned on by default because manual aiming is bad and they can't bother to fix it. Aim assist coupled with the Dead Eye mechanic (slow motion and lock on target) and brain-dead NPCs means you rarely need to aim your gun before shooting. Controls are needlessly complex even for the simplest actions. You almost think you must be playing an MMO on console. Missions are almost on-rails despite the wide open field of the map, with little room for improvisation. The constant need to ride a horse for several minutes when getting from point A to point B during missions doesn't help the game's pace. The same problem existed on the 1st game, but here it's worse.

    The story is meh. Arthur doesn't compare well with RDR's protagonist John Marston, and he is little more than a typical nameless avatar. The gang features several members, but none of these characters stands out.

    RDR2 Online is currently in Open Beta, but it's sadly Pay To Win. You buy guns and upgrades with gold, which can either be earned freely or bought with real-world money. You actually have to grind for 100s of hours in order to earn enough free gold to buy anything, so paying for gold with real money is strongly encouraged by Rockstar. Rockstar may improve RDR2's economy, lower weapons' gold prices, or increase the rate gold is awarded for free, but when you sell guns and upgrades in your game for real money, it's still Pay To Win no matter how you call it. For an online game, Pay To Win is the ultimate sin. I suggest players not taking RDR2 Online seriously and competitively, just play a little and enjoy it as much as you can without buying gold with your money. There are other online games that respect players instead of ripping them off.

    I have been disappointed by RDR2. Other than its graphics, nothing in this game can justify the hype. Just because it's been made by Rockstar doesn't mean it's always good.    … Expand
  85. Sigfrid0s
    Nov 20, 2018
    6
    El juego es bueno, no puede negarse, pero realmente peca en muchos momentos de aburrir al jugador o ser pesado al punto de preferir dejarlo para otro momento antes de seguir jugandolo. No significa esto que no lo recomiende, pero es para un publico muy especifico que le gusta tomarse las cosas con mucha calma, tienen mucho tiempo y se divierten paseando, cabalgando o simplemente viendo unaEl juego es bueno, no puede negarse, pero realmente peca en muchos momentos de aburrir al jugador o ser pesado al punto de preferir dejarlo para otro momento antes de seguir jugandolo. No significa esto que no lo recomiende, pero es para un publico muy especifico que le gusta tomarse las cosas con mucha calma, tienen mucho tiempo y se divierten paseando, cabalgando o simplemente viendo una puesta de sol.… Expand
  86. liost5oul
    Nov 12, 2018
    5
    The game looks beautiful. Thats all positive stuff about it. Everything is so boring and stupid here that I can hardly express. The main campaighn can be described in a few words. U get on your horse then press X to ride then listen to tons of boring dilogues written by graphomaniacs and then U have to kill tons of people according to the scripts .Counting that shooting and the otherThe game looks beautiful. Thats all positive stuff about it. Everything is so boring and stupid here that I can hardly express. The main campaighn can be described in a few words. U get on your horse then press X to ride then listen to tons of boring dilogues written by graphomaniacs and then U have to kill tons of people according to the scripts .Counting that shooting and the other gameplay is awful too the game cause nothing but irritation and dissapointment. Hey, rockstar! I want my money back))… Expand
  87. s1bryant019
    Nov 20, 2018
    6
    Red Dead Redemption 2 has been written about ad nauseam so I will keep this simple and to the point. The game is a technical marvel with its systems and graphics. Sadly, the game becomes more of a chore the longer you play getting from point A to point B. Additionally, I like many others found the control to be cumbersome even after playing about 30 hrs. All and all I did not find theRed Dead Redemption 2 has been written about ad nauseam so I will keep this simple and to the point. The game is a technical marvel with its systems and graphics. Sadly, the game becomes more of a chore the longer you play getting from point A to point B. Additionally, I like many others found the control to be cumbersome even after playing about 30 hrs. All and all I did not find the actual gameplay fun nor engaging.… Expand
  88. JustNicked
    Nov 25, 2018
    5
    This is the BEST WORST GAME EVER!

    The graphics side: WOW, AMAZING, SO... WOAH!

    The controls side: just, BAD... clunky, and so bad bad...
    you get a wanted level for doing absolutely nothing... You accidentally press R2 and you have a gun pointing, bam... wanted level... And another problem: controls change, the 'pickup' or 'conversation' buttons change between X O and /. Overall a 5 MAX
  89. pippolo66
    Nov 25, 2018
    6
    Big. Gorgeous. Realistic. Maybe too much realistic. Slow. Too slow. It's a wonderful far-west simulator. It's so real to become boring.
  90. NerviLevr
    Dec 3, 2018
    6
    The game's visuals are beautiful and absolutely stunning in level of detail and realism.

    The story is old western -cliche, stereotyping without anything creative, bizarre, or new. The characters are simplistic, lake depth, which hurts keeping interest in playing the game. The voice acting is adequate, but the dialogue and voices are very heavy-handed sterotyped old western, they could    The game's visuals are beautiful and absolutely stunning in level of detail and realism.

    The story is old western -cliche, stereotyping without anything creative, bizarre, or new. The characters are simplistic, lake depth, which hurts keeping interest in playing the game.
    The voice acting is adequate, but the dialogue and voices are very heavy-handed sterotyped old western, they could have dialed it back to make it less distracting. Perhaps the director for the game's voice actors was a 12 yr old? I hate arthur's voice, it's gruffness is hyperbolic and annoying.

    The gameplay is awkward, slow, and controls are unintuitive, lack a predictable learning flow. This really hurts gameplay.

    The way the game forces you through the narrative lacks a feeling of freedom. It's also poorly written. There's tediousness in having to shampoo your horses's feelings and shampoo arthur. Give me a break, It's boring.

    To sum it up simply, this game feels like a horribly long demo that is visually beautiful. It's not worth the time and energy. I would wait to buy it used at a much lower price to give it a try. Cheers.    … Expand
  91. OneginLife
    Jan 24, 2019
    6
    Красивая в начале, но чем дальше тем все печальнее, банальный сюжет и безумно скучный геймплей.
  92. ToshLichev
    Jun 20, 2020
    7
    A huge, visually beautiful game with some great characters and an above average story that is brutally brought down by ancient feeling controls, overemphasis on mundane realism features, a lack of fast travel and usually boring and predictable mission structure that leaves the game feeling like a chore more often than not.
  93. DengKevin
    Aug 25, 2019
    7
    The game is good, but not a masterpiece that game reviewers say that it is. I would buy it on sale or rent. Definitely not full price though. I regret buying it for $60

    The graphics are top notch. Can't complain about anything there. The story is pretty good, but is easily predictable. Dutch constantly says to trust him and it gets annoying after a while. The characters are    The game is good, but not a masterpiece that game reviewers say that it is. I would buy it on sale or rent. Definitely not full price though. I regret buying it for $60

    The graphics are top notch. Can't complain about anything there.

    The story is pretty good, but is easily predictable. Dutch constantly says to trust him and it gets annoying after a while. The characters are believable.

    The side quests are not very good. They aren't very long, very repetitive, and have nothing to do with the main story sometimes or give any character development to the cast

    The hunting system is pretty cool. But having to find rare animals and use non lethal guns or bow to skin them perfectly is not very forgiving

    Guns feel like the guns from the time period. But gunplay is pretty much take cover, aim, and fire. Not anything difficult about it.

    Riding horses is cool and all, but Rockstar did not make a very good horse riding experience. I understand that Horses don't have unlimited stamina in real life, but they have way too little in the game and you have to level up the horse's stamina to max for it to feel realistic. I hate how you have to go in a different camera angle for the horse to auto ride to the waypoint. I hate how sometimes it'll run over citizens in auto. I hate how horse riding is like 40% of the game.

    The next quest is across the entire map and there is no fast travel to it or anywhere near it and the fastest way to get there is by horse and in the middle or riding there you'll run into an NPC and get wanted level.

    Online is not very good. Complete disappointment as of August 2019. If it wasn't for Online being so bad, I would've given it an 8. I would not recommend this game ton you and instead steer you towards GTA V or Witcher 3.    … Expand
  94. Kreyt
    Aug 27, 2019
    6
    The story is very good, but when chapter 5 gets in, is fricking annoying to play the game, shooting after shooting, cover system worse than RDR1, a wanted system that barely explains itself. You cant do anything in story missions without the radar on, so many little mistakes that felt minor, gradually started to annoy me to the point that I left the game 1 week
  95. Ninphiro1002
    Aug 28, 2019
    5
    It's great the first time but a second playthrough shows it's flaws.

    Also Red dead online? What even is that.
    RD Online forgets everything the single player gets right leaving an awful taste to the entire experience.
  96. Poolbert
    Sep 13, 2019
    5
    2 major issues! You cant defend yourself, even unarmed. You have a knife, you have fists. You can use either to fight. Both result in murder, even if you are attacked. I was attacked by 4 people with guns, got shot twice, punched them, but i get a bounty. That means be evil, its the same consequence as surviving and helping.

    When you save, you may be put on the other side of. What the    2 major issues! You cant defend yourself, even unarmed. You have a knife, you have fists. You can use either to fight. Both result in murder, even if you are attacked. I was attacked by 4 people with guns, got shot twice, punched them, but i get a bounty. That means be evil, its the same consequence as surviving and helping.

    When you save, you may be put on the other side of. What the heck!! I cant see what im typing! This site is even worse!    … Expand
  97. Liukin
    Oct 31, 2018
    5
    Good game but PC version cost 400$(PS4+game). Thanx again Rockstar ;)
    #RDR2neverforGOTY
  98. mpordes
    Nov 16, 2018
    7
    This game deserves a 7 based on the following characteristics: 1. Excellent story 2. Immersive world 3. Frustrating mechanics 4. Unoriginal and generic gameplay.

    1. Excellent Story There has never been a game with such a compelling story. The characters are all well-developed and you feel drawn in to a realistic, but exciting wild west. RD2 also benefits from the way its story is    This game deserves a 7 based on the following characteristics: 1. Excellent story 2. Immersive world 3. Frustrating mechanics 4. Unoriginal and generic gameplay.

    1. Excellent Story

    There has never been a game with such a compelling story. The characters are all well-developed and you feel drawn in to a realistic, but exciting wild west.

    RD2 also benefits from the way its story is told. The story is interwoven into every quest and surprises you at almost every turn. This is still a standard western with all the typical plot points: outlaw on the run, unrequited love, etc. But the game delivers these points in a continually fresh way. For example, sometimes a main quest is labeled with one character's name when it actually revolves around another.

    2. Immersive World

    Every new location you visit in the game is distinct and interesting in its own way.

    When you enter a town, the people that live there have their own personalities and occupations. And there is always some driving force to the town - it might be the clash of two wealthy families, or the mischief carried out by the city king pin.

    The outdoors is a mix of wild life, adventurers, and bandits. You can set out in any direction and find entertaining things to do when you get there. Whether hunting a deer or taking out an enemy camp, there are plenty of distractions to take you off the main course.

    3. Frustrating (but learnable) mechanics

    The main character, Arthur Morgan, moves really slowly. I've read multiple reviews that make this sound like a perk, but be assured that it is not. He barely moves and the only way to move even a little faster is to constantly press the "x" button. My hand was killing me. (It's even worse when riding your horse).

    Shooting is ok. However, the dead eye feature (freezing time to shoot) is not as cool or useful as advertised. I'll admit I couldn't get it to work at first, but this actually didn't give me a problem. It's easy enough to focus your gun on enemies and just shoot them. However, it's not that fun. Also, I would sometimes die on the first time through a mission because I entered the fight from the wrong angle. Once I died and came back to life, the game automatically adjusted me to the correct position. I'm glad I could continue on with the game, but this obviously took me out of the moment and gave the fight an artificial quality. This game is really stiff.

    4. Unoriginal and Generic Gameplay

    There is nothing original about RD2's gameplay. In fact, despite some denying that it is anything like Grand Theft Auto, it IS exactly like that!

    The main quests are tied into the story which keeps them interesting. But when you're not doing that what can you find? A fetch quest, and another fetch quest: bring the horse to the seller, deliver the letter, bring the lost person into town. And you know what? There's nothing wrong with that! Until game developers find a way to fill these massive worlds with original content we're going to have a lot of fetch quests. But this is not original content and that's why inflated reviews from the major gaming sites trouble me.

    One review site in particular (the biggest one) has a regular love fest about this game, where the critic turns all the game's flaws into perks and ignores any of the obvious problems. (Having to click the same button twice to reload your gun is not a plus...it's not necessarily a negative either but it's ridiculous to paint these aspects of the game as somehow beneficial). I've come to the conclusion that such reviews are for entertainment and not for information.

    I have nothing against users who rated this game as a 9 or 10. However, I must note that the mediocre and low user reviews on Metacritic are much more detailed than the high score reviews. In other words, it's easy to come on here and say "this game is great!" without justifying your opinion, but much harder to defend it.

    RD2 is a great game and most people will have a fun time playing it. It's the next step in action and role-playing video games. However, don't come into this expecting something revolutionary. You're sure to be disappointed.    … Expand
  99. king-flames
    Nov 26, 2018
    7
    good environment ... but lack the depth in the story and slow events ... boring play style with literally nothing to do in the game and it doesn't deserve the best game
  100. Hellspeller
    Jan 12, 2019
    7
    RDR2 is a good game with flaws and one HUGE problem.
    I will be brief as would rather point you to MisterLupus' review who's exactly on point.
    The game is okay, but Rockstar gameplay system is starting to show it's age here. I got the impression of playing GTA4 still. There is a tremendous attention to details, yes; but when the core mechanics are sloppy, what gives that there is 187    RDR2 is a good game with flaws and one HUGE problem.
    I will be brief as would rather point you to MisterLupus' review who's exactly on point.

    The game is okay, but Rockstar gameplay system is starting to show it's age here. I got the impression of playing GTA4 still. There is a tremendous attention to details, yes; but when the core mechanics are sloppy, what gives that there is 187 variety of animals in the game...?
    But the main issue is with the story. Since this is a prequel to RDR1; the story is very very poor. You feel like an actor and the ending is so so bad!! One of the worse ending that will leave you sour.. Sure, all story don't have to be "perfect" ending; but this is just Rockstar sitting on the success of RDR1 and dont give 2 cents about your main protagonist and all that you have built here. For all the hours you will put in Arthur and the gang; it'll all be destroyed in the end and nothing is to be carried over or remembered in the end.
    For the rest; I am quoting MisterLupus who again; did an amazing job submerizing what I think of the game :
    "Graphics are stunning, world is rich on content and the general atmosphere really sucked me in. Attention to details is almost unparalleled. The story is predictable and feels a bit forced - some turn of events simply doesn't make sense and the characters turn either dumb or genius according to what's convenient in furthering the storyline - and it's also quite quite static. "

    "Gameplay suffers profoundly in this game. The controls are clumsy and bad - needlessly hard to navigate, often unresponsive - and both movement as well as combat are clunky to say the least and altso unimaginative. Something youd expect from a game made ten years ago"

    "[Missions are] so overly-scripted your actions and options constantly gets limited to a point where you might as well put the controller on the table and simply watch a movie."

    "this game will revert your choices to what it wants you to use during the first cutscene "

    "Rockstar is - as always - brilliant in creating the framework of a truly inspired game. Rockstar is also however - as always and unfortunately - mediocre at best when it comes to everything else. "    … Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 99 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 98 out of 99
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 99
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  1. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2019
    95
    It’s an huge, outstanding piece of art – worth the hard-earned cash as well as countless hours that are needed to get to know at least some of the attractions of Rockstar’s rendition of Wild West. For those who put story first – the biggest virtue of Red Dead Redemption 2 is that it sets the stage for RDR 1 and does it wonderfully. [13/2018, p.40]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 31, 2018
    100
    Amazing not only for Western lovers. No other game has probably offered so many options to express yourself in the open world, and at the same time did not have such an interesting, rough and moving story. A magnificent experience, with a slightly slower start. [Issue#291]
  3. TrueGaming
    Nov 30, 2018
    95
    The first new game from Rockstar for this generation of consoles doesn't disappoint, it is as impressive as you hoped it to be.
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