Red Dead Redemption 2

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8.7

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  1. rainyday2
    Oct 23, 2020
    6
    All the production values in the world and ridiculous attention to detail can't save a boring slog of a game with horrible pacing and tedious mission structure/open world where you spend 50% of your game time going from point A to point B with your horse ...

    This game ruined my X button :(
  2. stasweb
    May 3, 2021
    5
    Technically this game i masterpiece. But story is too long. All you do is watching your horse butt 90% of the time. Boring
  3. andzpinheiro
    May 21, 2021
    5
    So-so western game. The history is common, not weak, but didn't hooked me. Sadie Adler is obviously the best character of the game, but only the stupid male characters had the spotlights. One thing must be said: the graphics are amazing! But only this. If you are seeking for a revolutionary game, try something else.
  4. GODOFREDO0809
    Apr 11, 2023
    5
    This game is perfect
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  5. kryzak
    Nov 27, 2020
    6
    I really loved RDR and was very excited to play this game. After about 30-40 hours, I got bored and stopped playing. Everything felt very similar, and a lot of the side quests are just the same things over and over again. Kind of disappointed by the game and wonder why it's so overhyped.
  6. Psy_pmP
    Feb 12, 2021
    6
    Это просто туториал для RedDead online. Я так и знал, что GTA online похоронит эту компанию.

    Лучшая графика Интересные истории. Самый проработанный мир. Худший интерфейс. Отвратительные скриптовые сцены. Квик ивенты. Онлайн полное дерьмо. (Начиная от выбора оружия и заканчивая меню помощи, магазинов и вообще всего, что есть в игре) Колесо выбора оружия, все такое же дерьмо    Это просто туториал для RedDead online. Я так и знал, что GTA online похоронит эту компанию.

    Лучшая графика
    Интересные истории.
    Самый проработанный мир.

    Худший интерфейс.
    Отвратительные скриптовые сцены.
    Квик ивенты.
    Онлайн полное дерьмо.

    (Начиная от выбора оружия и заканчивая меню помощи, магазинов и вообще всего, что есть в игре) Колесо выбора оружия, все такое же дерьмо как в GTA V.

    В 100% смерти тут происходят потому что игра кривая. Но самое раздражающее, что штрафы за смерть тут далеко не маленькие.

    Online и скрипты. Не было НИ ОДНОЙ миссии с которой бы ее возникло проблем. НИ ОДНОЙ! Я повторю, В КАЖДОЙ МИССИИ БЫЛИ ПРОБЛЕМЫ, В КАЖДОЙ!! Очень плохо прописанные скриптовые сцены в основном сюжете.
    - Пробежать перед поездом? Срабатывает скрипт, камера поворачивает, лошадь поворачивает по камере под поезд.
    - На друга напали? Я бегаю вокруг и ничего не могу сделать, ударит невозможно. Игра рассчитывает что я его убью оружием.
    - Драка в поезде? Тебе отключают инвентарь. Пока я пытался открыть инвентарь и не понимаю какого хрена, он меня порезал.
    - Миссия со снайперской винтовкой?
    Едешь на дележансе и быстрый выстрел не работает, потому что он установлен на винтовку, которую мне дали для миссии и тут же забрали.
    - Надо срочно убегать?
    Все тебе орут что нужно убегать, но игра тебе не даёт сесть на лошадь, потому что ТЫ ОБЯЗАН сначала всех перестрелять.
    - то кто-то из нпс неожиданно умирает
    - то миссия провалена и мне говорят, что телега повреждена. Телега которая стоит в 150 метрах и никак не участвует в перестрелке.

    Это охота? Серьезно? Ещё немного и все эти огромные толпы животных, начнут шить мне платье на бал с принцем.

    Квикивенты? Мы что в 2009 году?

    Тут выйти из меню на F , тут на Esc, а тут на F крафтить, тут все продать. Тут взять на F, тут взять на R.
    Выход должен быть на одну кнопку, действие на другую, все остальное как получится. Так это должно быть.    … Expand
  7. drlowdon
    Aug 15, 2021
    5
    After a heist goes badly awry, the Van der Linde gang are forced to go on the run and fight for their very survival.

    In Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar have created an incredibly detailed world, but seem to have forgotten to actually give players anything fun to do in it. The opening 2-3 hours are just tedious, consisting largely of hold down ‘X’ to slowly follow people through the snow    After a heist goes badly awry, the Van der Linde gang are forced to go on the run and fight for their very survival.

    In Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar have created an incredibly detailed world, but seem to have forgotten to actually give players anything fun to do in it. The opening 2-3 hours are just tedious, consisting largely of hold down ‘X’ to slowly follow people through the snow listening to stories about events that sound far more interesting than what you’re doing. When you do actually see a bit of action, you’ll find the controls to be as clunky as they always are in Rockstar Games, making shoot-outs far less exciting than they should be.

    I’m sure there’ll be people saying I should have given this game longer, but if the developers aren’t able to grab my interest in four hours of gaming that’s their fault, not mine.    … Expand
  8. frozenpinky
    Mar 26, 2022
    6
    The graphics and the integration between cut scenes and playable parts is phenomenal. The story is cool. But that doesn’t make a game. PLAYING the game and being set free makes a game (along with the controls, combat, melee attacks and ease of use). These controls feel clunky to me.
    This game feels like I’m constantly in “tutorial mode”. I have to constantly look at the bottom right corner    The graphics and the integration between cut scenes and playable parts is phenomenal. The story is cool. But that doesn’t make a game. PLAYING the game and being set free makes a game (along with the controls, combat, melee attacks and ease of use). These controls feel clunky to me.
    This game feels like I’m constantly in “tutorial mode”. I have to constantly look at the bottom right corner of the screen to learn what to do (hold L1 and press o) in order to interact with whatever I have to do. I wanna be free! I want to learn what the buttons do, and then play the game and enjoy it. But every chapter is different and feels like you’re still learning.

    I want to love this game. But when it’s off, I don’t feel the need to get back to playing like I did with so many other games that got lesser review scores. 6.75 out of ten    … Expand
  9. UthersonL
    Jun 17, 2020
    6
    tl;dr: RDR2 may be impressive from production values standpoint, but Rockstar's obsession with detail and gameplay systems that just pad the game or add complexity for complexity's sake took away a lot from my enjoyment of the game. The epilogue also feels rather pointless and drags on for way too long for what little plot it has.

    Considering the scale of the game, the attention to    tl;dr: RDR2 may be impressive from production values standpoint, but Rockstar's obsession with detail and gameplay systems that just pad the game or add complexity for complexity's sake took away a lot from my enjoyment of the game. The epilogue also feels rather pointless and drags on for way too long for what little plot it has.

    Considering the scale of the game, the attention to detail is quite impressive. While not on the level of Uncharted 4, RDR2's scale makes it the greater achievement. When the game takes shortcuts in production, however, it becomes way more obvious than it would if the game took a more relaxed attitude towards presentation and immersion. For instance, when you dismount a horse and your weapons magically "attach" to you, or when shoveling manure onto a wheelbarrow the "product" moves as one stiff lump.

    Inconveniencing the player for the sake of "immersion" is also not that great of an idea. Your horse magically teleporting to you at the end of many of the story mode missions is proof that, at the end of the day, the devs must've understood that the usual videogame approach of spawning your horse at a touch of a button is the preferable solution, yet proceed to inconvenience the player all the other ways. The game, at its core, is the apex obsession with gameplay systems that just pad the game or add complexity for complexity's sake, which has been escalating since as far back as GTA: San Andreas. In RDR2 there are systems such as hair growth, changing body weight, horse hygiene and the need for weather-appropriate clothing. All that pointless complexity also resulted in overly elaborate controls.

    The game also didn't know when to end on a high note. The epilogue feels rather pointless and drags on for far too long for what little interesting story it has to offer.    … Expand
  10. Mandulum
    Dec 9, 2018
    7
    Favorite Thing: An enjoyable story in a detailed (if empty) world.
    Least Favorite Thing: The cores and their survival-esque monotony.

    Date Completed: 2018-11-24
    Playtime: 40h
    Enjoyment: 7/10
    Recommendation: People seem to love it. Cowboys are taking forever to ride from A-B just aren't my thing.
  11. dwenaus
    Sep 27, 2021
    7
    I found the realism confusing: sometimes it was required to shoot people in the head (missions) other times you get in a lot of trouble with the law when you do the same thing. In the end I gave it up.
  12. Grismar
    May 19, 2020
    7
    The game is about as good as everyone says it is, as least as far as the single-player experience goes.

    So, a 9. Minus 1 for all the bloatware. Minus 1 for having to play online even if you're playing solo. Minus 1 for getting a user to solve 3 sets of captchas for every interaction while getting them to set up for a complete privacy rip-off. If there's every a DRM-free version of    The game is about as good as everyone says it is, as least as far as the single-player experience goes.

    So, a 9. Minus 1 for all the bloatware. Minus 1 for having to play online even if you're playing solo. Minus 1 for getting a user to solve 3 sets of captchas for every interaction while getting them to set up for a complete privacy rip-off.

    If there's every a DRM-free version of this game, it'll be amazing. And even with acceptable, more or less normal DRM it'd be great. Right you have to be Faust to truly enjoy it, or a masochist. So sell your soul, try not to feel too dirty and hope the game is fun enough to get you over your trauma.    … Expand
  13. Critical_Fun
    Dec 9, 2018
    5
    Best looking game ever made. The artistry in this is second to none. A must-buy for any RDR/GTA fan. Unfortunately there are many infuriating negatives that make me turn it off abruptly. I'm around 80% through the story.

    Pros Graphics details overall production story (both pro and con) Cons SLOW - some lengthy missions are simply cut scenes which annoyingly make you push    Best looking game ever made. The artistry in this is second to none. A must-buy for any RDR/GTA fan. Unfortunately there are many infuriating negatives that make me turn it off abruptly. I'm around 80% through the story.

    Pros

    Graphics
    details
    overall production
    story (both pro and con)

    Cons

    SLOW - some lengthy missions are simply cut scenes which annoyingly make you push a button once every 10 minutes to make sure you're awake. Looting and skinning are also SLOW! When given the option of realism or 10 minutes of my life, I'll take the 10 minutes.
    Story - A clif notes version of the story of 5 or 10 minutes would have been great. I haven't played RDR 1 in 10 damn years! I'm supposed to remember the RDR 1 story line crystal clear? This isn't a 2 hour movie we can re-watch, it's a 100 hour game. Some clue in the story to refresh my memory would have been great and I think I would have enjoyed the story 1000% more if I remembered more than the basics of RDR1.

    Gameplay - No less than 4 times, I have wasted precious time in my life because of poor programming. How do you think to put in the most minute details in the game, yet fail on missions. After a mission, you want to loot bodies. As mentioned before, it takes a lot of time. Suddenly, without warning, you will be looting your corpses and suddenly your half hour of looting is lost and the mission resets for "abandoning the mission" or whatever **** reason they want to give you. If you don't want me to loot in a mission, then don't let me loot in a mission or at the very least, let us know when we are in danger of losing all progress. This is something even a bad game 20 years ago would offer.

    Controls - Overly complicated and frustrating.

    Fun - In GTA, you can just go wild and be a criminal or you can try to be a slightly better person. It's all good. Here, you have to choose one or the other. If I'm trying to be good, maybe I want to be bad for an hour and steal a train and shoot up a town. You can do that. It will cost you hundreds of in-game $$$ but you can do it. I get the feeling I am missing out on so much entertainment due to the ridiculous bounties. This is possibly the worst part of the game, especially early on where a simple accidental horse vs horse collision suddenly gets you murder charges and a $50 dollar bounty (increases significantly with each one you kill). This game seems to want to punish you for enjoying the very best aspects of it. Why would Rock Star want to do such a thing?

    Conclusion - It's obvious that they put a LOT of effort into this game. I think a year long beta would have helped this tremendously. The end result is the best looking game of all time, with just OK gameplay. I hope you like overly long cut-scenes regarding a story line you will barely be able to remember from 10 years ago.

    5/5 and they're lucky to get that.    … Expand
  14. PaleNielsen
    Mar 25, 2022
    7
    I have this for a long time but I really got tired playing it but I still finish it, must be the setting of it or probably too much realism. I hate the horse riding aspect of it because it takes a long time to get from point a to point b and kinda breaks the immersion for me but despite all that I still like the game, the story is really good and also the feels.
  15. Kerber
    Jun 9, 2019
    5
    First let me start by telling that I am huge fan of original RDR and that I completed it with 100%, so my expectations from RDR2 were not that high as I was more than happy if Rockstar improved graphics and polished some details from first game. Unfortunately rockstar changed way too much in the game, which could be great if changes didn't make this game way too repetitive and tedious.
    If    First let me start by telling that I am huge fan of original RDR and that I completed it with 100%, so my expectations from RDR2 were not that high as I was more than happy if Rockstar improved graphics and polished some details from first game. Unfortunately rockstar changed way too much in the game, which could be great if changes didn't make this game way too repetitive and tedious.
    If you want to use item there is sachet on the horse, two weeks...so for simple action it will take too much time. Combine that with tedious refillers and whole game become like grinding as you have to use bunch of items regularly. On top of it we have shaving, combing, clothing, camp money collecting... I just want to wonder off and enjoy, instead this becomes like boring daily routine.

    Beautiful game, great graphics, interesting story, but basic mechanics are repetitive and become frustratingly boring after couple hours. No wonder gta5 held price for so long while RDR2 has already price tanked just after couple months. If you want fun there are much better games out there.    … Expand
  16. vlxedits
    Mar 19, 2019
    5
    Game is highly developed and perfected
    but is extremely slow and it takes too long to get to the good parts
  17. chainsawslayer
    May 18, 2022
    6
    Awesome technic, mediocre story and characters, real bad gameplay and controls. This is a game for people who like a good Horse Simulator and/or a The Sims "be a good" Cowboy Edition. If you are in for a old school, wildwest themed GTA, this is not the game for you.
  18. rrafemi
    Jun 4, 2019
    5
    Basically speaking.... is a horse walking simulator. The game is 90% riding a horse, conversations and more riding horse. Sometimes you can play and shoot, but almost all missions are the same
  19. TsukasaHiiragi
    Jun 17, 2019
    6
    A 10/10 score this is not, as a veteran reviewer from the golden age of gaming it honestly annoys me to no end seeing fake reviews, bloated 'critic' reviews that are questionable at best as I cant' quite ignore the fact that money or some sleight of hand is involved to generate a more 'favorable' review, it isn't that uncommon anymore sadly to misinform the customers into buying gamesA 10/10 score this is not, as a veteran reviewer from the golden age of gaming it honestly annoys me to no end seeing fake reviews, bloated 'critic' reviews that are questionable at best as I cant' quite ignore the fact that money or some sleight of hand is involved to generate a more 'favorable' review, it isn't that uncommon anymore sadly to misinform the customers into buying games thats what it is best never to pre-order games, its best to look at multiple review sources and perhaps even play demo's these days, as reviews are just not a trusted source anymore.

    That being said, my short and 'sweet' review for RDR2 is simple, its a broken but beautifully looking mess that tells a rough, gritty and harsh story of bandits and criminals in the age of cowboys and indians. Your character is a rough criminal gang member named Arthur who's the shoot/punch first, ask questions later sort of person although with the honor system you can somewhat tame his nature with time if you choose to be a more honorable person.

    The graphics are breathtaking, the vista's and weather effects not to mention the attention to detail are top quality and this was never a problem, the sound effects are perfect too. The voice acting honestly gets annoying sometimes though, as most of the time its just characters complaining and whining on how life is mistreating them and so forth.

    The story itself, honestly? Its good, its a believable story which portrays just how bad things was over hundred years ago, the story does have portions where it feels slow-paced though and that kinder makes the player sometimes get a bit burned out and feeling bored, especially having to travel on horseback for a significant amount of time...hey, at least the scenery looks great!.. thats assuming your not killed on-route due to either glitches, or random 'pop up' bandits that seem to literally spawn out of thin-air sometimes and break the immersion entirely.

    On-to the meat of the game and that's the gameplay....this is where most reviewers honestly have no clue how to accurate review a game, graphics etc are important factors...but gameplay is the most important factor, and bugs/glitches that impact said gameplay must be taken into account and this is where RDR2 suffers and honestly should loses valuable points, the game is BUGGY - its no real surprise since the original was a bugfest as well, this is just as bad unfortunately.

    The bugs, glitches and gameplay issues are numerous and highly affect the gameplay, it is quite possible to die many times through absolutely no fault of the player, you literally can't even leave the game running to go to the bathroom without getting back to find your character either dead or has a bounty EVEN in the so-called safety of towns, case and point ~ the law system is so stupid that if an NPC even so much as walks into you its considered 'disturbing the peace' and thats an immediate crime and a bounty, basically towns are in someways more dangerous than open country because of some jackwagon NPC walked into you or your horse, or your running around or travelling too fast which instantly spawns lawmen out of thin air shooting at you with fairly high accuracy.

    The inventory system and control system isn't very good either, most of the time you are given just a small pop-up with a very brief explanation of a control system, which progressively gets more confusing, sometimes the control system directly gets in the players way when you are trying to equip a gun/heal in a pinch as the main culprit here.

    In a nutshell, the game is a flawed gem that can be alot of fun to play, but can also be highly frustrating and yelling at the TV inducing too, does this game deserve 8+ reviews? No no no, its above average that is for sure, honestly ~ this game would play so much better on keyboard+Mouse controls.    … Expand
  20. thryce3
    Mar 10, 2019
    7
    There is a lot of good here, but there are so many flaws to bring it down. The story is good, but Arthur is just not as engaging as John Marston. It is cool to see some of the back story of the gang, and Dutch is a great character.
    It has a HUGE world with a ridiculous number of things to do. But as much as they try for immersion, the (almost literally) shoot themselves in the foot over    There is a lot of good here, but there are so many flaws to bring it down. The story is good, but Arthur is just not as engaging as John Marston. It is cool to see some of the back story of the gang, and Dutch is a great character.
    It has a HUGE world with a ridiculous number of things to do. But as much as they try for immersion, the (almost literally) shoot themselves in the foot over and over. I spent way too much time trying to stand in exactly the right place for a prompt to appear and doing the wrong thing when it changes. I started a bar brawl when I accidentally choked a woman attempting to play poker. I kept going into fights under-armed because my character put my rifles back in the saddle bags. My horse constantly ran directly into trees. You know. Just like the Old West.
    it really tries, but never reaches the heights of the first game. In fact, the epilogue is probably my favorite part, but it goes on for way too long. Overall, the good narrowly outweighs the frustration, but it could have been so much more.    … Expand
  21. elandroid
    Jan 3, 2020
    7
    Es un juego barroco. Todo está lleno de detalles espectaculares y cada pedacito del juego tiene su por qué, pasear por el mundo y verlo en movimiento es una obra de arte y la historia es coherente y engancha. Pero no es un juego de mundo abierto. Las misiones son bastante repetitivas y el mundo no anima a explorarlo. Es un quiero y no puedo de un buen mundo abierto y un buen juego deEs un juego barroco. Todo está lleno de detalles espectaculares y cada pedacito del juego tiene su por qué, pasear por el mundo y verlo en movimiento es una obra de arte y la historia es coherente y engancha. Pero no es un juego de mundo abierto. Las misiones son bastante repetitivas y el mundo no anima a explorarlo. Es un quiero y no puedo de un buen mundo abierto y un buen juego de acción pero al juntar las dos cosas se queda en tierra de nadie.… Expand
  22. kudorgyozo
    Jun 11, 2023
    5
    TBH after several hours of gameplay the game seems kinda boring. Too many systems to learn, too many shortcuts to memorize. I don't really care about the characters and the story.
    However the most annoying thing is the rockstar launcher that is launched by the epic launcher. So there are 2 launchers starting just to play the game.
  23. Akk3d1s
    Dec 6, 2020
    7
    So...I finally finished the single player story. My review will only be about the single player experience. Firstly, the game starts off with a lot of awe. Beautiful world and just so, so much detail. I have to applaud Rockstar for creating a game that makes you really feel you are reliving those cowboy days. Music is also top notch and at times, I really felt like I was the main characterSo...I finally finished the single player story. My review will only be about the single player experience. Firstly, the game starts off with a lot of awe. Beautiful world and just so, so much detail. I have to applaud Rockstar for creating a game that makes you really feel you are reliving those cowboy days. Music is also top notch and at times, I really felt like I was the main character in a classic wild west movie. The game nails the atmosphere. Where the game drops points for me is in the actual gameplay and the fact that the single player feels longer than it should be. The last 10 hours felt like it was better left out and really felt like a chore to finish. The character that you control feels extremely clunky and at times I got really annoyed. It feels like they tried too hard to be realistic and sacrificed fluid game mechanics for that goal. Framerates were also terrible on my PS4 so if you really want to play this, get it on PC instead or maybe on the next gen consoles.

    Its a good game, that ultimately gets let down by its lack of fluid gameplay and a campaign thats longer than it should be.    … Expand
  24. thedstrat
    Jun 2, 2020
    7
    It’s not a bad game, but gets extremely repetitive after a while. The story is good, but there are no rpg elements and the economy (money system) and FPS mechanics are really lackluster
  25. akus_1985
    Jan 8, 2019
    6
    Red Dead Redemption 2 (RDR 2) is a very interesting game, not because of its storytelling, or graphics, but perhaps for the precedent it may set in the gaming industry. It begs the fundamental question: What is a video game? Certainly, RDR 2 IS a video game, but it's infused with several mechanics that may be considered mundane, and unnecessary by gaming standards. Do I really need toRed Dead Redemption 2 (RDR 2) is a very interesting game, not because of its storytelling, or graphics, but perhaps for the precedent it may set in the gaming industry. It begs the fundamental question: What is a video game? Certainly, RDR 2 IS a video game, but it's infused with several mechanics that may be considered mundane, and unnecessary by gaming standards. Do I really need to clean my gun, brush my horse, take baths, and feed myself in a video game? RDR 2 insists I do. There is certainly no shortage of tasks to complete in the game. in fact, there may be too many for most players. Even after an expansive tutorial, there is still a massive amount of things to learn in RDR 2, and many times, it's up to the player to figure them out on their own. RDR 2 is a very long game, with deliberate, and methodical pacing. Admittedly, I didn't finish the game. I grew weary of the overly-long conversations that occur in nearly every story mission, and found myself wanting to skip forward to the short, but fun gameplay segments. I began to have the most fun when I ventured out on my own into the wilderness and encountered an unsuspecting gang camping by a riverbank, or engaged in a self-directed hunting expedition. RDR 2 isn't a bad game, but the controls could certainly be better, and there's a gigantic learning curve. The graphics are perhaps the best-to-date on consoles, and the soundtrack/voice-acting are both top notch. but RDR 2 fails on a fundamental level for me. I simply wasn't having much fun playing the game. And that's a big problem. I asked myself the question: Will I ever play this game again after I beat the story missions? I realized I would not, even if it was simply to engage in side missions or free-roam for my own enjoyment. And I absolutely would never re-play the story missions again. After the grandeur has faded there's simply not much to enjoy in RDR 2 for me. The game is superbly polished, but beneath the beautifully veiled facade, it's a pretentious, drawn out experience with only a few moments of excitement that occur in an otherwise tiresome journey. Ultimately, the fun factor has been sacrificed for realism and immersion. I hope this is not the future of the gaming industry.… Expand
  26. Nathan12
    Dec 10, 2018
    5
    Sério 97 pra esse jogo um jogo onde voce fica mais de 5 horas em um cavalo . Esse jogo não vale nem um 80 eles só dão essas notas porque o jogo foi muito hypado
  27. metachirrup
    Sep 5, 2020
    6
    Triple A quality through and through but why bother achieving that quality when the content isn't worth the polish? The game is really slow and not in an artististic, rewarding, or emersive way. It's just tedious. Also, Rockstar seems to create very bland, largely unlikeable characters. I'm just uninterested what is happening in their lives.
  28. ADIposiDAS
    Feb 13, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have just finished the main storyline and I really ask myself where all the hype comes from. Gameplay wise it is pretty bland: ride to location x, wait for „everything goes south cutscene“ and shoot your way home. I was prepared for that and I thought to myself „at least everyone says it has a great story“ and played anyway.

    But the story is just your generic „antihero struggles with his lifestyle and tries to be a good guy“ storyline. Over hours and hours you play the exact same thing with no real progression of the storyline. The story picks up pace in the last third of the game but the surprising revelations are not that surprising at all and I cannot understand at all why almost everyone is calling it a masterpiece? Have you watched a movie in the last 25 years? Then there’s a good chance, you have a huge overlap in story tropes     … Expand
  29. GoFrozen
    Dec 10, 2020
    7
    Good graphics, well made alive world + never ending boring horse riding and terrible outdated gameplay overall. Its was extremely hard to complete this game, because how boring it is! It took me more than a year... thats a record for sure!
  30. MuF_AsA
    Mar 8, 2019
    6
    Ordinary game, nothing interesting and revolutionary. The plot is boring, game mechanics are not carried away. Boring ...
  31. CoreGamer1408
    May 21, 2020
    6
    Ok focusing on the good stuff the first person view helped for immersion. The game looked graphically nice no matter where I went on the map. All the voice acting was pretty immersive for the era. The whole attention to detail with the tasks is neat in concept, but personally boring in execution. I suppose this is good for people who want to get into the role of living in the days of theOk focusing on the good stuff the first person view helped for immersion. The game looked graphically nice no matter where I went on the map. All the voice acting was pretty immersive for the era. The whole attention to detail with the tasks is neat in concept, but personally boring in execution. I suppose this is good for people who want to get into the role of living in the days of the decline of the wild west?

    The bad stuff WTF is wrong with control scheme? Click this hold this clunky nonsense. The intro auto pilot horse riding lots waffling characters bored me to tears. Constantly scripted early on so if felt more like a interactive movie. Playing as part as criminal scumbag gang gave me zero interest in the characters living or dying. I thought the saving grace might be the wild west combat? Nah... I did beat the first RDR and the RDR:UN spin off. This time around in RDR2 the more is not better. I think what put me off this one was the outlaw scumbag subject material. With the overtly fiddly faffing nature of the general tasks and activities.    … Expand
  32. rscavino84
    Jan 2, 2019
    6
    Esperaba más, parece GTA pero del viejo oeste. la misma mecánica todo es idéntico,
  33. hedgic
    Nov 21, 2019
    7
    PC release has tons of crashes
    Control buttons are not shaped as on controller what causes constant misclicks.
  34. HappySpaceInvad
    Feb 1, 2021
    6
    Let’s get what this game gets right out of the way first: the visuals. This game defies belief... especially if playing on a proper HDR screen. The attention to detail in the animation, the weather effects and particularly the mud and snow effects are like nothing else in gaming. Although it’s far from perfect... I’ll come back to this. The music and sound effects are alsoLet’s get what this game gets right out of the way first: the visuals. This game defies belief... especially if playing on a proper HDR screen. The attention to detail in the animation, the weather effects and particularly the mud and snow effects are like nothing else in gaming. Although it’s far from perfect... I’ll come back to this. The music and sound effects are also incredible... just take the noise your horse’s hooves make on the various different surfaces. A lot of effort went into that. The surround sound placement is possibly the best I’ve seen in a PS4 game.

    Now the bad... the user interface and controls of this game are without doubt the most confusing and badly designed I’ve ever encountered... and bear in mind that I play (and have no problem with) Elite Dangerous on the PS4. Let me give you just 4 examples (but there are loads more).

    Example 1: To bring up the weapon/item wheel, you hold L1, then hold a direction with the right joystick, then release L1 while still holding that direction. The problem is that the right joystick moves the camera after exiting the weapon wheel, which is irritating if what you were wanting to do was switch weapons.

    Example 2: Selecting certain weapons involves holding L1 to bring up the wheel, holding the right joystick in a direction to select a category, then pressing L2 or R2 to cycle through those choices.

    Example 3: Quick draw... you’re told to gently hold the R2 button until a meter rises to a certain level... except the meter is not very obvious. I’ve not looked this up on the Internet yet, but after 3 or 4 quick draws... I have no idea what meter they’re talking about, but the screen also turns yellow, so I wait for that to happen before fully depressing R2, and then maybe spamming R2 a few more times. And this seems to work! But it’s very likely not what you’re supposed to do. Each quick draw seems to have its own rules as to what a successful outcome should be.

    Example 4. Cinematic View... you hold down a button (the touchpad on PS4) to initiate cinematic mode, and are told to hold the 'X' button to continue moving. But you're then told R3 will change camera angles. With your thumb already on 'X', how exactly are you supposed to do that?

    And these are just part of the “standard“ controls - you also get completely different ad hoc controls for things like changing a wheel on a wagon. What it reminds me of most is those awful David Cage games. It’s all horrendously confusing. If you’re playing every day, then you do eventually get used to it, but if you stop playing this game for more than a week, getting back into it is gruelling.

    The story isn't terribly interesting, the characters are mostly two-dimensional stereotypes and the dialogue's the typical Rockstar fare... what you'd expect a teenager to write after watching a bunch of Tarantino/Scorcese movies.

    Also disappointing is the relative lack of interactivity. So much of the main story is effectively "on rails", with you as little more than a bystander. In one mission, you have to rescue a particularly unpleasant person from jail or else he will hang. There's no option to not reduce him and simply watch him hang. In another mission, someone gives you a hand-drawn map showing clues where to find some treasure... but as soon as you put the map away, the game gives you the location of the treasure on your main map anyway, so there's no puzzle to solve... you just follow where the game tells you to go. How patronising.

    Back to those visuals... good as they are, they’re far from perfect. The number of times your main character clips through objects (e.g. when sitting on a train or tram seat)... given the attention to detail elsewhere, this feels sloppy. First time I encountered the palaeontologist lady, she was clipping through the scenery too... and the first time I visited the “fence” in Emerald Farm, his entire shop counter was invisible, save for a candlestick floating in the air in front of him. One of the most common in-game sequences is where you sit down on your bed to take a nap... and your gun holster clips through the bed. NPCs commonly get stuck on scenery. And this is in July 2020... why have these things not been patched? This is Elder Scrolls levels of bugs.

    So, on the one hand, you have this absurd attention to details that don’t really matter... and on the other you have areas (UI and gameplay consistency) that do matter neglected entirely. When you consider the punishing hours the developers reported put into this... well it shows that “crunch“ merely delivers quantity rather than quality.

    What bewilders me still is the ludicrously high review scores the game got... but I put this down to craven sycophancy in the gaming press, combined with a similar attitude to rushing out material to meet a deadline    … Expand
  35. Cameroncoles
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    Stunning looks game, but it just became very boring very quickly.
    Too many developers are trying to make games more realistic and forgetting that they need to be fun.

    Graphics - 9/10
    Gameplay - 2/10
    Story - 7/10
  36. badnutz
    Nov 18, 2019
    6
    Top graphics and qualitative really good, but For me, the story does not get going and it's very boring after 3 hours of playtime
  37. nateOstrike
    Feb 6, 2020
    5
    I feel the same as this guy. I stopped playing at 40% back in 2018 because it is just boring. Tried again yesterday and just can't get into it. I haven't played COD in about 8 years so I might give the new one a go instead.

    colinsmall34Nov 3, 2018 7 Fair review of RDR2 I'm almost 15% finished the game overall, which might be a little premature to review, but I just don't know if    I feel the same as this guy. I stopped playing at 40% back in 2018 because it is just boring. Tried again yesterday and just can't get into it. I haven't played COD in about 8 years so I might give the new one a go instead.

    colinsmall34Nov 3, 2018
    7
    Fair review of RDR2

    I'm almost 15% finished the game overall, which might be a little premature to review, but I just don't know if I can be bothered finishing the game, in all honesty. The things that are bothering me about this game are things that are fundamental to the gameplay anyway, and won't change no matter how much longer I play it.

    How to sum up RDR2: It's really not that much fun to play, sadly. Considering I paid a fair sum for it, and am a big RDR, and was waiting ages in anticipation of this game's release, then I ask myself why my PS4 is switched off and I'd rather surf the net instead? I should be glued to the game during any free hours that are available, chomping at the bit to get back from work to get back into the fray , but instead I'm kind of sighing like ok, I'll give it another shot, it's going to get better. The game feels like it's had a lot of love invested in it, but it's unbalanced love, focused too much on unnecessary details and a plethora of tedious tasks/chores and not enough on fun gameplay. You can still communicate an artistic and meticulously-crafted experience, but the game still has to be fun!

    Obviously, the users giving it 0/10 are clearly wrong, there's no way it's a 0/10, but, at the same time, the critics giving it 10/10 seem deluded? There's no way a game this flawed is a masterpiece/GOTY candidate. Absolutely no way near it. Horizon Zero Dawn was a 9/10 for me, and it was a pleasure to play. You found yourself struggling to put the controller down. Not so in this case. Regarding the critics reviews of RDR2: is there something more sinister at play...?

    Pros:
    - When out and about in the open world, the graphics are really nice, the world feels very real and alive, with weather changes, wildlife, nice scenery etc. The storms that come in look really beautiful.
    - There's clearly been an investment of time in covering details which make the towns look like real old west towns.
    - The option to kill/spare some side characters that you meet adds an element of Telltale to the game, giving you the impression you're making your own story to some extent.

    Cons:
    - The control system really saps the fun out of the gameplay. It's convoluted, confusing, and very difficult to use, especially during the times when you need to retrieve items fast from your inventory, or switch guns. What were Rockstar thinking, in making the control system this way??
    - The movements of Arthur Morgan are clunky and don't feel smooth. He's either sauntering at a snail's pace or running full out. No in between. The playable cut scenes restrict you in many ways, but its' not always clear you're in one. It's frustrating. Gun fighting, running from cover to cover is awkward and doesn't flow well. Fist fighting is mostly just mashing one button and requires very little skill. It's not fun. It's certainly no Batman Arkham.
    - It's too much hassle to commit any crimes. I defended myself against an O'Driscoll, beat him up, then the law was called on me. It wasn't clear what the sheriff wanted me to do? It seemed like he was telling me to 'go on, git' (as in get out of here) but when I tried to run he started shooting. I then had to fight off a neverending spawn of deputies and run in my clunky run/swim style for about 15 minutes. The bounty system means its much. much more convenient to just pay off your bounties than continue to be an outlaw, as your crimes never go away.
    - The graphics of close up faces aren't anything special for PS4. Detroit Become Human set the bar on graphics and RDR2 is nowhere even close.
    - There are just too many tasks/chores to remember! Brush your horse, feed your horse, shave your face, clean your guns, earn money for the camp, hunt food for the camp, wear the right warm/light clothing, take this tonic, eat this food, and so on and so on. The tasks/chores actually do feel like chores, and I want to play a video game, not do chores.

    My advice would be if you are a RDR fan and want to give it a shot (no pun intended) then wait until the price goes down, and maybe during that time the game will be patched a bit.

    Hopefully Rockstar will read some fan reviews and take note for their next endeavour, as if RDR3 continues along this path, I won't be buying it. Collapse    … Expand
  38. SodaBoy1000
    Dec 14, 2018
    7
    This game has horrible movement and bindings. I couldn’t get into it... storywise, it cannot touch other works e.g. witcher3, gta 4 and 5, etc... it is way too predictable - perhaps that is just down to subject matter... also graphically... wtf are we comparing this to? Other ps4, xb1 titles or games in general? Because even a 4 year old texture modded witcher3 is more crisp on a pc...This game has horrible movement and bindings. I couldn’t get into it... storywise, it cannot touch other works e.g. witcher3, gta 4 and 5, etc... it is way too predictable - perhaps that is just down to subject matter... also graphically... wtf are we comparing this to? Other ps4, xb1 titles or games in general? Because even a 4 year old texture modded witcher3 is more crisp on a pc... lets not even go to graphic comparison of AC on pc vs RDR2 on console... so how this can get a 97% overall is beyond me...… Expand
  39. CallenAmakuni
    Apr 7, 2020
    6
    I'll start by saying that, in my opinion, no game is worth a perfect score. Not Mass Effect, not Shadow Of The Colossus, not Breath Of The Wild, and certainly not Red Dead Redemption 2.

    I feel the need to clarify this point because of the absolutely absurd amount of 100/100 this game received (and a 105/100 from JeuxActu, seriously guys?), in case you expect that to reflect reality.    I'll start by saying that, in my opinion, no game is worth a perfect score. Not Mass Effect, not Shadow Of The Colossus, not Breath Of The Wild, and certainly not Red Dead Redemption 2.

    I feel the need to clarify this point because of the absolutely absurd amount of 100/100 this game received (and a 105/100 from JeuxActu, seriously guys?), in case you expect that to reflect reality.
    No, it doesn't. And thank God for it. A perfect game shouldn't be sold, it should be gifted to every living soul to be appreciated.

    Anyway. Onto the review's subject.

    RDR2 is a good, but flawed game. And its flaws take root in fundamental aspects that Rockstar definitely needs to look into because this is an out-of-fashion way to make games: with an identity crisis.

    Want to roam the gigantic world? Feel free to, but beware of the people who'll attack you, and don't defend yourself in front of policemen or you'll get a bounty. Wanna shoot that horse's leg to prevent your enemy from fleeing? Too bad, we had planned for you to use that horse to escape, try something else. Do you like that revolver? Here, play this mission with a shotgun then.

    For the most part, RDR2 doesn't know how to approach player freedom without either making it seem stupid or completely pointless. And that shouldn't be one of an open world game's most glaring issues.

    For a more practical listing:

    Pros:
    -The software's world is beautiful. Like eye-piercingly beautiful. Every corner has been carefully crafted, every single detail masterfully implemented. Be it the untamed wilderness or the busy city center of Saint-Denis, everything feels real. Technically and artistically, it's a masterpiece. Rockstar, I salute you.
    -The writing is good. The ending takes the cake as the best VG ending of late 2018. A good portion of the main missions and all side quests are cool. The characters are cool, they have motivation, distinct personalities, they feel tangible, and spurt out great lines from time to time. And especially...
    -Arthur Morgan. Best Rockstar protagonist. Actually feels like a human being, struggles and evolves, unlike GTA V's overly stereotyped fellas (not a complaint, they're written to be like that and I'm fine with it).
    -The music has its ups and downs, but it mostly shines at the right moments. Shout out to the ending (again).

    Cons:
    -What I explained earlier. You mostly watch the game happen instead of playing it. As an example, forcing the player to walk at a certain pace and in a certain direction doesn't feel rewarding.
    -Gunplay is basically auto-aim-lift-the-cursor-headshot. Come on now.
    -Controlling Arthur is hard. By hard, I mean that he either handles like a freaking semi or spins around like a top. Also, by preaching ultra-realism, some minor activities become actual chores. I needed to dedicate an entire hour every few couple of them for baths, food and whatnot, because it takes an entire 10-second animation loop to pick up anything. I'm all for little bonus animations, but I didn't need to watch the entire process of Arthur crafting his arrows ONE BY ONE.
    -Feels weird to say this, but the game is TOO long. I'm more than 80 hours in, and I barely finished the main storyline plus the epilogues while being fairly focused on doing them in priority. The problem is, it's not long because the scenario's taking its time. No. It takes time because you sometimes have to ride across the entire 180 km² map to reach the next objective, or walk (not run, walk) through all of Saint-Denis.

    This game made by any other studio would be worth a 5. But Rockstar's sheer attention to detail and quality of writing bring it up to 6. That is purely out of respect for the team's dedication to creating a world that feels alive and characters that actually are.

    Happy New Year.    … Expand
  40. antenneone
    May 16, 2019
    6
    Una gran decepción. Los detalles están muy cuidados, gráficamente es sublime pero la jugabilidad es muy aburrida. No puede ser que le dediques 40 horas a un juego y la mitad de ellas estes montando a caballo de un sitio para otro. Esperaba una vuelta de tuerca mas de Rockstar (Como hicieron en gta V o San Andreas) pero han dado un paso atrás
  41. Tuoppi
    Jan 30, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After the first four chapters I was pretty happy with it although still frustrated with the poor controls and time wasters like skinning animations, gun cleaning and bathing. But with chapters 5 and 6 the game loses me totally aside from actually wanting to help the indians. I know rockstar doesn’t make RPG's but the way these games take the control from the player just so it can take the story in the direction it wants is infuriating. Why is there a moral system if it doesn’t impact the story other than some characters calling you a psycho if you go "all evil"?

    The problem for me is that Rockstar seems to want to make interactive movies. And that’s fine. But when I want to watch a movie, I'll watch a movie. When I want to play a game, I like to play not watch long cut scenes and/or listen endless expository dialogue when travelling to a mission that is pretty much on rails. Leave your horse here, go there, use that path, don’t kill that guy... or the mission doesn’t progress or fails. Most of the main missions end in a shoot-out and that's fine too. But even then, you're often told to follow a certain path.

    As for the story... This part of rockstar games is the most overrated part. GTA-series especially but also this game are full of genre cliches and predictable as hell. Even though I haven’t played the first RDR and didn’t even know this game was prequel I could see pretty much from the start where it's headed. Nothing in the story surprised me. Dutch was so full of BS from the start and Micah was so obvious traitor that he might as well had neon sign above his head. There is some interesting side content but main story just gets more boring and predictable with every chapter. Most of all it's really frustrating to listen to Dutch BS:ing towards the end when the game forces you to follow him regardless. GTA 5 story had much the same problems but it isn’t this long and there for doesn’t waste the players time as much. So in my opinion the writing in rockstars games isn’t nearly as good as people say or they themselves think! RDR 2 isn’t a masterpiece or a "work of art". It's pretty good game with rigid gameplay and one that overstays its welcome.    … Expand
  42. Hirenkj
    May 17, 2019
    7
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is not a great game, but a great movie giving an illusion that its a great game too.
    This game is the biggest example that a publisher or studio is making the product for casual gamers.
    Don't get me wrong this is an amazing experience to go through but it has its flaws, very bad flaws but no one seems to look at it or talk about it. To keep it short i will just    Red Dead Redemption 2 is not a great game, but a great movie giving an illusion that its a great game too.
    This game is the biggest example that a publisher or studio is making the product for casual gamers.
    Don't get me wrong this is an amazing experience to go through but it has its flaws, very bad flaws but no one seems to look at it or talk about it.
    To keep it short i will just list down the positives: Amazing story, Amazing characters, Beautiful world and fun combat and gunplay.
    But with all this why did i give it a 7 and am not impressed with this game? well its because this game gives me the illusion of freedom and choices. The game holds your hand through out the entire hours that you put in and will not let you try anything on your own and if you do, BOOM! MISSION FAILED!
    Rockstar games have a very old game design and because of how they make the game and story look good, gamers or let me say casuals forget it. I really hope we get more choices and mechanics from the next rockstar games.
    let me end by saying "ARTHUR MORGAN IS THE BEST PROTAGONIST I HAVE EVER PLAYED!"    … Expand
  43. Gerardcc
    Jun 1, 2019
    7
    It's actually a good game from rockstar and I loved but it's getting boring on the horse
  44. B0rn2_w1n
    Oct 4, 2020
    7
    Good game overall but with several cons

    Pros:
    Graphics
    Characters
    Dialogs

    Cons:
    Very slow
    Nut much entertaining things to do on the open world, I ended up using the auto-pilot feature while riding the horse
    Some of the missions are a joke in terms of 'excitement'
  45. bencrvr
    Dec 10, 2018
    7
    Beautiful world, bad interface. Definitely an amazing technical achievement. I enjoy riding the horse around and bonding with it and looking at the world. Hunting is pretty fun, I don't mind the animations there. But the animations get excessive and bog things down a lot and the controls often suck. The input lag sucks and the slow movement speed sucks. Deserves game of the year for theBeautiful world, bad interface. Definitely an amazing technical achievement. I enjoy riding the horse around and bonding with it and looking at the world. Hunting is pretty fun, I don't mind the animations there. But the animations get excessive and bog things down a lot and the controls often suck. The input lag sucks and the slow movement speed sucks. Deserves game of the year for the sheer scope and beauty of the world but it's often not fun to play. The story is stupid, I would have killed that Micah guy right away. Stopped playing the story when you break him out of jail and instead of blwing his brains out when he goes psycho, the game forces you to go along with him and protect him, which means killing an entire town. There's no sense of choice in the narrative until the end, which I'll never get to because **** Dutch and that gang, I'm a lone wolf. Would've left those stupid ****s behind right at the beginning. The narrative was too small in scope, I really don't give a **** about some gang, I want something a little wider in scope. The grandeur of the world felt sharply contrasted by the strict narrative. A choose your own adventure in this world would be sweet. Maybe that's what online is like, I'd better check it out.… Expand
  46. Techsensei
    Jul 5, 2020
    6
    this is in no way a masterpiece not even by a long shot. except for good graphics, there is nothing master or enjoyable, absolutely overhyped trash or the critics were paid off by rockstar. I will never trust the likes of IGN anymore
    -The gameplay is horrible and tedious.
    -gunbattles are trash -bad and sluggish controls -nothing enjoyable about the missions -80% of the game is just    this is in no way a masterpiece not even by a long shot. except for good graphics, there is nothing master or enjoyable, absolutely overhyped trash or the critics were paid off by rockstar. I will never trust the likes of IGN anymore
    -The gameplay is horrible and tedious.
    -gunbattles are trash
    -bad and sluggish controls
    -nothing enjoyable about the missions
    -80% of the game is just riding on the horse doing nothing
    -a lot of cliche one-liners
    -when you move Arthur in a house or at camp. he moves like a very old man. Not fun!
    -no proper fast travel
    -Terrible health setting!
    -there is no emotional connect with the main or any side character, in fact, you will barely remember any side character.

    Don't go by these so-called critics, all Bull!    … Expand
  47. Thiccbanana17
    Dec 12, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm gonna split this into two: the online and the story.
    Story: The story was absolutely perfect. Whoever wrote this game should get a reward, the dialogue is great, the characters are well written, the soundtrack is my favorite Rockstar soundtrack ever. Everything was perfect, but the game hits a low point after the Saint Denis bank heist gone wrong. Your ship somehow sinks, you somehow find every gang member on the ship together, and you somehow get caught up in a war. It just seems random. Games like five finger fillet, poker, or just sitting around a campfire at night with the gang is enjoyable. The free world is even better, the amount of detail Rockstar put in this game is incredible. One of the main problems of this game, though, is the shooting. Rockstar holds your hand and once you turn off aim assist, it's like Arthur is blind. The cover system is the worst too, and it's downright annoying. Overall, the story is a 4.5/5
    The online mode- Online is fun in the beginning, you get busted out and in the finale you get to suit up like ghetto iron Man, but from there it gets a bit slow and grindy. Game modes are fun to play, but the free-world is just so stripped of the story mode. They got rid of the side games like poker or five finger fillet, which would've been fun to play with friends. Fishing is the only game you have in online, but it's such a chore to have to rank up, get a bow, have to upgrade that bow. Overall, online in it's current state is lackluster, and a tad disappointing. 2.5/5
    Overall: 7/10    … Expand
  48. coolwali
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    A game that feels like it resents being a game. One who's missions take away any sense of agency from the player and are so otherwise scripted that it defies belief.

    Try to be creative during a stealth mission? You get a game over and are forced to follow a slow NPC instead of using the mechanics to create your own path. Try to kill a guy you're chasing in a mission tha game tells you    A game that feels like it resents being a game. One who's missions take away any sense of agency from the player and are so otherwise scripted that it defies belief.

    Try to be creative during a stealth mission? You get a game over and are forced to follow a slow NPC instead of using the mechanics to create your own path. Try to kill a guy you're chasing in a mission tha game tells you to kill? Game over. You weren't supposed to kill him yet, it's not cinematic enough.

    Add in the rigid and unresponsive gameplay that hasn't evolved much since 2008 and you have an odd game. A game that has a gorgeous and technically proficient world, but with mission design and gameplay that feels designed for a cheap 3rd person shooter from 2007.

    The story is amazing but at times I wish I were watching this as a TV show. At least I could fast-forward through the boring parts then.    … Expand
  49. Nalve
    Dec 8, 2018
    6
    Как по по моему мнению игра показалась очень скучной . Первые 10 часов геймплея я играл с удовольствием , а потом игра уже надоела .
    Плюсы игры:
    1.Атмосфера С одной стороны атмосфера просто самая лучшая,что я видел , а с другой очень уж скучно Минусы: 1.Скучный сюжет 2.Навязчивый реализм 3.Озвучка    Как по по моему мнению игра показалась очень скучной . Первые 10 часов геймплея я играл с удовольствием , а потом игра уже надоела .
    Плюсы игры:
    1.Атмосфера
    С одной стороны атмосфера просто самая лучшая,что я видел , а с другой очень уж скучно
    Минусы:
    1.Скучный сюжет
    2.Навязчивый реализм
    3.Озвучка
  50. julione
    Dec 11, 2018
    7
    Beautiful graphics kind of interesting story.
    The game play however feels just like gta 5 but with slower weapons. I little outdated for a game that is released in 2018.
  51. arush436
    Dec 11, 2018
    7
    Rockstar have created a breathtaking, breathing world which although at first is visually impressing, is completely ruined by the sheer frustrating and poor design decisions. I actually think I enjoy watching others play this on YouTube rather than playing it myself.

    Don't get me wrong, it has some beautiful moments of gameplay, ad the music/soundtrack is amazing. But this game has been    Rockstar have created a breathtaking, breathing world which although at first is visually impressing, is completely ruined by the sheer frustrating and poor design decisions. I actually think I enjoy watching others play this on YouTube rather than playing it myself.

    Don't get me wrong, it has some beautiful moments of gameplay, ad the music/soundtrack is amazing. But this game has been an exercise in patience to say the least. Not being able to run in camp, horses slowing down and sprint becoming disabled randomly throughout missions, poor choice of controls, a pointless core system which is completely unnecessary and overly complicated, randomly falling of horses which choose randomly when to jump over a crash or to ignore it. Also, there are way to many collectibles (cave drawings, dreamcatchers, cards, dinosaur bones and more). Why have them? They all amount to the same thing - googling the location and travelling there on your horse (which again, can be a nightmare). The treasure hunting was a very welcoming side quest as each treasure gives a clue to the next's location (adding actual gameplay value).

    I couldn't pinpoint the exact problem - but riding through a town or city was an eyesore and produced headaches. I think it was something to do with a low framerate, but it was just very clunky and NOT smooth. I don't have the latest and greatest TV or PS4 but God of War 4 was the opposite. Always smooth and beautiful.

    I thought it was a poor decision to not have hours played added like in the GTA series. I invested 60+ hours and it would have been nice to see exactly the time I'd put in.

    The online suffers from the same clunky controls and framerate at times and the choice to add player location on to the radar completely killed the different activities for me. Especially the well thought out Battle Royale style games.

    Overall this is a game which could have been so much more if more time was invested in more important areas like controls, and playability. Maybe invest less time in massive maps and more in the actual gaming experience. Having said that it really is the most beautiful game i've ever seen, but the game mechanics and playability, are sadly dreadful.    … Expand
  52. Gaxeiro
    Dec 12, 2018
    7
    Gran juego y muchísimo contenido. Su mundo abierto te ofrece una infinidad de tiempo que emplear en misiones secundaria y pequeñas historias.
    Técnicamente es espléndido, cabe resaltar la iluminación y animaciones.
    La narrativa está muy trabajada, si bien la historia se alarga a veces con relleno innecesario, teniendo momentos cumbre que permanecen en la memoria. La jugabilidad deja    Gran juego y muchísimo contenido. Su mundo abierto te ofrece una infinidad de tiempo que emplear en misiones secundaria y pequeñas historias.
    Técnicamente es espléndido, cabe resaltar la iluminación y animaciones.
    La narrativa está muy trabajada, si bien la historia se alarga a veces con relleno innecesario, teniendo momentos cumbre que permanecen en la memoria.
    La jugabilidad deja mucho, muchísimo, que desear. Nunca tienes la sensación de un control total del personaje, el set de movimientos no es nada intuitivo y es muy fácil disparar a alguien con el que quieres hablar o patear un caballo al que te quieres subir. Los tiroteos no funcionan, o son un mero trámite con el apuntado automático o una ortopédica odisea que recuerda a tiroteos de San Andreas. Esto es un serio punto en contra, porque si te apetece dar un simple rodeo por el basto mapa o la historia no te convence, bien por su temática o bien porque te aburre, le resta mucho al juego, puesto que por momentos controlar a Arthur Morgan no sólo no es divertido, es frustrante.
    Aún así la gran cantidad de tareas y objetivos hacen que puedas entretenerte de muchas maneras, incluso algún que otro minijuego resulta muy adictivo.    … Expand
  53. KushFerrari
    Dec 17, 2018
    7
    In some aspects, RDR 2 is even better than the first. The level of detail is astonishing, the way NPC's continue contextual conversations with others, how interacting and making decisions can greatly impact the world's perception of your protagonist in a good or colossal way, which is also a refreshing change from the previous game. It really is a marvel of presentation and easily one ofIn some aspects, RDR 2 is even better than the first. The level of detail is astonishing, the way NPC's continue contextual conversations with others, how interacting and making decisions can greatly impact the world's perception of your protagonist in a good or colossal way, which is also a refreshing change from the previous game. It really is a marvel of presentation and easily one of the most authentic open worlds ever made. Combat is also improved, from the chaotic bass of nearly every weapon. The way a bullet from the slug of a double barrel scatters after being fired point blank, with a thunderous roar as limbs fly off from within your vicinity. It's pretty awesome, but the cover system is completely broken and a huge downgrade from the first one. The story and characters are expertly written and masterfully performed, with voice acting that rivals other films as a masterclass in introducing and creating compelling characters. The soundtrack is universally excellent, from old western folk ballads that make traversing the world more immersive, to the brilliant guitar notes and heavy drums that fire off as soon as combat erupts into a lively and deadly shootout. Back to the story, the first four chapters are among the best storytelling in any game, its extremely enthralling and incredibly nuanced. We follow a group of outlaws and outcasts trying to survive and escape a world that has changed with the times, and the remnants of remaining outlaws dwindle as civilization closes in. The dichotomy between Arthur and Dutch was riveting at times, both men raised and indebted to their idealistic beleifs and struggles that clash and erupt in front of them as soon as they're fed up with system that always catches up with them, as both men desperately yearn to get away from it. We see a man deteriorate in front of us and another man grow and change into a kind hearted, but superficial killer (depending on your choices.) After these four chapters, the games quality takes a nose dive as your forced to cooperate with endless shootouts and tedious trailing missions that grind the games pacing to a dramatic halt. The games design is very linear, and on missions and some of the side quests in the game, you never get that sense of accomplishment and pride in trying to approach something on your own. The game constantly leads you to this pathway and it just seems dated. Just as slowly as Arthur doubts and resents his charismatic mentor, I too was very much annoyed by the direction the game went. With mainstream critics and fanboys always sucking Rockstar's cock, i doubt the'll be changing things up.… Expand
  54. kaancag
    Jul 2, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had to give it below 8. I just had to.

    Graphics: 10/10, simply amazing. The amount of detail and the quality overall is amazing.
    Setting / Atmosphere: 9/10, Towns and wilderness really takes you into wild west, truly feeling you're living in the era. When enter a saloon or a shop, it is authentic.
    Story: 5/10, This is where I was let down. The story is very repetitive in it's terms, I understand you're the prey and always on the run but come on. And when the story starts to make sense you die. All your investment to your personality is down the drain. And you die from tuberculosis. Meh.    … Expand
  55. HeroinMan
    Dec 29, 2018
    7
    https://www.bananatic.com/eu/ps4/ Very good game with a lot of things to do
  56. Generalxxbob
    Jan 4, 2019
    7
    Not a 97 score game. The story is connected smoothly with the first one but is small and with out depth. The word is huge but empty. The graphics and the sound are pretty good. Controls and movement are not the best with the "walk" system into the camps became crap. Missions are toooo small .More time they speak before the mision than the mission.
    My score for single player is 6,5.
    The    Not a 97 score game. The story is connected smoothly with the first one but is small and with out depth. The word is huge but empty. The graphics and the sound are pretty good. Controls and movement are not the best with the "walk" system into the camps became crap. Missions are toooo small .More time they speak before the mision than the mission.
    My score for single player is 6,5.
    The online looks promising    … Expand
  57. ctacikas
    Dec 20, 2019
    6
    баги, постоянно мелкие баги + отсутствие логики у ии
  58. ledimi
    Jul 24, 2019
    5
    too gore for me , it is missing the action , it looks the same all the time.
  59. shaggx83
    Oct 24, 2020
    7
    Sure this game is gorgeous and look realistic but aesthetic is not my main criteria for a video game. It is always game play. I just feel the game play mechanics are not fun and cumbersome. Not sure if that's the best word to describe it but I just feel like it's a chore. It is a good game but not the kind of game that I want to keep playing for hours and hours. Maybe I will update theSure this game is gorgeous and look realistic but aesthetic is not my main criteria for a video game. It is always game play. I just feel the game play mechanics are not fun and cumbersome. Not sure if that's the best word to describe it but I just feel like it's a chore. It is a good game but not the kind of game that I want to keep playing for hours and hours. Maybe I will update the score if I ever finish the game but for now my score stands at 7/10.… Expand
  60. Drouul
    Mar 16, 2019
    5
    I wanted to love this game so bad, but it is mediocre at best. It is the perfect example that good graphics do not make a great game. After putting it away for two months, I played again and it is still what is was a couple of months ago. I really got no clue why Rockstar does not care one bit about the single player, a couple of months after a game dropped. They didn`t care in GTA V, andI wanted to love this game so bad, but it is mediocre at best. It is the perfect example that good graphics do not make a great game. After putting it away for two months, I played again and it is still what is was a couple of months ago. I really got no clue why Rockstar does not care one bit about the single player, a couple of months after a game dropped. They didn`t care in GTA V, and they don`t care in RDR2. Guess what Rockstar: There are maybe some people who just want to play the single player, and don`t care about your pay 2 win online mode. Let`s move on:

    The story is a snooze fest. Repetitive and tedious tasks: Ride to this point, than shoot a bunch of people, ride back. The bounty system is still a complete mess, and that almost half a year after the game released. Somebody assaults or shoots you, you defend yourself by shooting back and then you are wanted for murder or assault because you defended yourself from getting killed?? what?? I don`t understand why they don`t fix that. Especially after finishing the game, this becomes extremely frustrating, because half of the time you play, you`re busy paying f*cking bountys. Not only that, after finishing the story, there is basically no method to make much money. Robbing trains and stuff only brings in a couple of dollars. In Gta v you could own a golf course to make money after the story. Why didn`t they add a saloon for you to buy? or just a shop? Something that makes a decent ammount of money.

    I played the game again the last couple of days, and there is just nothing to do after the story. You can`t just start a fight with someone or provoke someone to fight you, because you will be the guilty. You can do stranger missions, but they are really boring aswell. Sometimes it is fun to just to out and hunt animals, but only for a couple of minutes. The graphics are amazing, but everything else can be summed up in one word: Mediocre. It is not a 10/10 game. My biggest problem is, that they just don`t care about the singleplayer. I don`t play red dead online, cause from what i`ve seen, it is just a cash grab.

    It is not a 1/10 and not a 10/10. They should focus more on the singleplayer and fix the bounty system.    … Expand
  61. Qualia
    Mar 10, 2019
    6
    The obsessively overworked and underplayed vanity project of a company that somehow manages to convince people decade after decade to play the same weak shooter with even worse controls than before because it now allows you to hunt, fish, eat, interminably sleep-ride on a horse, and do all the other boring things Westerns had the good sense to leave off the screen. This is cowboy role-playThe obsessively overworked and underplayed vanity project of a company that somehow manages to convince people decade after decade to play the same weak shooter with even worse controls than before because it now allows you to hunt, fish, eat, interminably sleep-ride on a horse, and do all the other boring things Westerns had the good sense to leave off the screen. This is cowboy role-play like filling in paperwork is detective role-play: only too accurate.… Expand
  62. arro253
    Nov 26, 2019
    6
    Beautiful game but such a chore to play due to an incomplete fast travel system, clunky controls and the joyless chores involved.
  63. mistadikay
    May 14, 2019
    7
    Beautiful, outstanding game. Though unfortunately not engaging for me enough to keep playing for a long time.
  64. Riisu
    Mar 12, 2019
    7
    The story / campaign is absolutely brilliant with a huge amount of side quests and unmarked quests too. However, it all falls apart in the multiplayer. While the main story kept me wanting to come back day after day to play it, and even playing through a second time straight after i finished the 1st run. The multiplayer was a chore to play and boring.
    Overall.... definitely worth buying    The story / campaign is absolutely brilliant with a huge amount of side quests and unmarked quests too. However, it all falls apart in the multiplayer. While the main story kept me wanting to come back day after day to play it, and even playing through a second time straight after i finished the 1st run. The multiplayer was a chore to play and boring.
    Overall.... definitely worth buying for the story, but don't get too excited for the multiplayer.    … Expand
  65. Cz3rw0ny
    May 8, 2022
    7
    If the only criteria would be how complex and polished this game is - 10/10. But very slow pace, somewhat boring characters and extremally slow animations made me fight through this game rather than enjoy it for score higher than 7.
  66. AsukaLS
    Apr 29, 2019
    6
    It's one of the best videogames I played. Great graphics, good animations, good character design and good story mode until Guarma appears.
    After that the story mode becomes too bad. I even stopped playing for that reason.

    No more than 6 points, completely disappointed by the way they ruined something that could be big.
  67. DJThBBoy
    May 2, 2019
    5
    He sido incapaz de terminarlo, por más que me obligue a intentar acabarlo, pero no hay manera, jamás había jugado a algo tan aburrido. Le doy un 5 por el apartado técnico, porque por lo demás, para mí, es de lo peor que he jugado en mucho tiempo. Control tosco y malísimo, que en momentos llega a desesperar, misiones aburridas con larguísimos paseos a caballo sin gracia alguna donde loHe sido incapaz de terminarlo, por más que me obligue a intentar acabarlo, pero no hay manera, jamás había jugado a algo tan aburrido. Le doy un 5 por el apartado técnico, porque por lo demás, para mí, es de lo peor que he jugado en mucho tiempo. Control tosco y malísimo, que en momentos llega a desesperar, misiones aburridas con larguísimos paseos a caballo sin gracia alguna donde lo único que tienes que hacer es mantener pulsado un botón, desarrollo de la historia lentísimo. Para mi, la gran decepción de esta generación.… Expand
  68. Jakob2960
    May 5, 2019
    7
    The single player part of the game is amazing and has set the bar for future single player games. Its only missing choice. You are mostly just watching cutscenes and following dfirections. You can't be creative at all with how you complete the missions. You are forced to complete it in exactly the way Rockstar wants you to. The Red dead online part of the game is also is very contentThe single player part of the game is amazing and has set the bar for future single player games. Its only missing choice. You are mostly just watching cutscenes and following dfirections. You can't be creative at all with how you complete the missions. You are forced to complete it in exactly the way Rockstar wants you to. The Red dead online part of the game is also is very content lacking and filled with microtransaction trying to tease you to speed pass the repitetive missions for gold.
    sorry for my bad english i am not a native speaker.    … Expand
  69. leonfjf
    May 14, 2019
    5
    Succeeded in replacing diablo iii as my sleeping pill. This is a riding simulator.
  70. Thetraedavis
    May 25, 2019
    5
    The story line is great, however, the online experience is lacking. Needs more content worth grinding for. Clothes, guns and missions aren’t enough to keep interest. Houses, land and wagons, are the types of content I would like to see. My rating may go up as time goes on, just depends on what is added to Red Dead Online.
  71. Azban
    Jun 1, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Anyone who rates this a 9 or 10 is a fool and has no clue about video games. This would be a great game if it wasn't ruined by slow drawn out storyline, boring long cutscenes and broken game processes. I understand that the game is slow paced but this game was ridiculous. I've played over 20 hours and I have lost all interest for most of that time.… Expand
  72. SickKing
    Jun 30, 2019
    7
    Das Zeugen system nervt Sehr und die Steuerung mit dem Pferd ist teilweise eine Katastrophe Sonst ist das Spiel top
  73. landim
    Jun 7, 2019
    6
    While the first is great, this one is ok. Rockstar is getting lazy, using the same formula in their games. It's time to shake it off and to risk more.
  74. coorhys
    Jun 13, 2019
    6
    I'll start by saying that RDR2 is definitely an excellent game, in the sense that the details is incredible, the story is well-written and intriguing, and the sheer amount of time you can get lost in the world if you want to is incredible. However, all if this does not unfortunately make for a fun gaming experience when absolutely everything you do is so drawn-out and laborious that itI'll start by saying that RDR2 is definitely an excellent game, in the sense that the details is incredible, the story is well-written and intriguing, and the sheer amount of time you can get lost in the world if you want to is incredible. However, all if this does not unfortunately make for a fun gaming experience when absolutely everything you do is so drawn-out and laborious that it just simply takes all the fun away.

    As a huge fan of RDR1, I was very excited for this, and this was a day 1 purchase hands down. But after playing, or rather feeling like I was trudging through a large chunk of the story, I just can't continue.

    I was dreading playing as I knew I'd have to spend ages worrying about things like what Arthur was wearing dependant on the temperature, whether Arthur had brushed his horse enough that it would actually listen to me, whether he'd had a bath so didn't cause others to comment on his smell in-game and hurt my reputation, whether his hair and beard were tidy enough to be presentable.... all before I could actually get to the good part I wanted to play.

    This attention to detail is surely impressive, and for that reason I can't bring myself to give too low a score, as it is undoubtedly an excellent achievement in gaming, however it is simply just not fun. And that's exactly what I'm looking for, and what I had in RDR1.

    Overall, unfortunately I have to say that this game has been a massive disappointment for me, and it's hard not to think that if this exact game with the same mechanics and design choices was a new IP without the same hype around it, it would not have scored anywhere near as high with reviewers.    … Expand
  75. nathangwk
    Jun 14, 2019
    7
    This game has a great story. However I found it hard to play for more than a few hours without getting frustrated with the amount of hand holding throughout the game. The games story is set up like it should be told in a more traditional linear style, however it is told using a massive open world that often leaves you riding your horse from point to point for minutes at at time with noThis game has a great story. However I found it hard to play for more than a few hours without getting frustrated with the amount of hand holding throughout the game. The games story is set up like it should be told in a more traditional linear style, however it is told using a massive open world that often leaves you riding your horse from point to point for minutes at at time with no content in between.

    This makes playing the game get boring and lessens the impact of the story they're trying to tell, which is one of the best stories I've discovered in this format. Because these points (missons) are so spread out all over the world it makes it hard to focus whats going on and whats important in the story and usually ends up felling like a pretty basic cowboy simulator until the story starts to pick up some steam around chapter 4.

    Once it does pick up though, the action gets turned way up and the story becomes very heart wrenching and interesting. One of the best stories in recent memory.    … Expand
  76. BobGoneWingWot
    Jun 14, 2019
    6
    This game is not worth 97%. Shame on you critics. Try playing it and you’ll realise how damned annoying it is to do anything. There are dozens of controls and the game is so impatient that you fail quests regularly. Loading times are dreadful and the riding from place to place is boring and very long. I’ve stuck with the game for about 3 hours and still no sign of a fast travel. OnlyThis game is not worth 97%. Shame on you critics. Try playing it and you’ll realise how damned annoying it is to do anything. There are dozens of controls and the game is so impatient that you fail quests regularly. Loading times are dreadful and the riding from place to place is boring and very long. I’ve stuck with the game for about 3 hours and still no sign of a fast travel. Only saving grace is the beautiful graphics, but that doesn’t make up for a mess of a game. If you’re looking for a decent open world adventure game then try Days Gone, it is much more playable and worth 97% not 71%.… Expand
  77. dangyosabyss
    Jul 5, 2019
    7
    It is a huge brilliant game though not as big as it wants you to think. You're almost permanently slowed down and 'tap x repeatedly to do anything at all' should not be in a game of this price/year/size. I've heard lots of stories of people hurting their hands because of this. The horse riding is awful and many many many times throughout the game you'll fly through the air like a ninja onIt is a huge brilliant game though not as big as it wants you to think. You're almost permanently slowed down and 'tap x repeatedly to do anything at all' should not be in a game of this price/year/size. I've heard lots of stories of people hurting their hands because of this. The horse riding is awful and many many many times throughout the game you'll fly through the air like a ninja on crack because a rock hasn't bothered loading and was therefore invisible. The story and characters are the best thing ever to come from rockstar and it pains me to rate it so low but what we have here is a top current gen game plastered over ps2 controls. The world is beautiful and really captures the spirit of what a contemporary person would imagine the dying wild west was like.This is a game id love to play more but the controls make it hurt. You cant have sandboxes where you have to repeatedly tap buttons just to move because it makes traversing it a chore. Some could argue that's a theme in the game but that is just mental gymnastics to justify the kind of boring nonsense we hated in GTAV.… Expand
  78. Pesstilence
    Jul 23, 2019
    5
    Game has an amazing story but the online portion of the game is not. A lot of my friends were disappointed with this purchase.
  79. bmcdonald1413
    Jul 31, 2019
    6
    Very realistic but the movement isn't fantastic and it's very slow. It's a good game but definitely not close to a 97.
  80. Jackthegamer
    Sep 10, 2022
    7
    Best story that I've seen in a videogame and definitely one of the best protagonists.

    The big problem is the gameplay that's often is just way too slow because of the realism.
  81. Kekkone
    Aug 14, 2023
    7
    Great story, graphics and immersive world, but has some extremely annoying forced LARP features, such as slow animations for picking stuff up and doing things (yeah, immersive at first, but gets really boring on the long run watching your character to use 10 seconds to pick up a bottle of rum), disabling running at certain places just to waste time, very tedious semi-interactive cut scenesGreat story, graphics and immersive world, but has some extremely annoying forced LARP features, such as slow animations for picking stuff up and doing things (yeah, immersive at first, but gets really boring on the long run watching your character to use 10 seconds to pick up a bottle of rum), disabling running at certain places just to waste time, very tedious semi-interactive cut scenes where all you have to do is to press forward for five minutes. Why not just have a real cut scene or let the player control the character?

    I understand that some people want to LARP a cowboy, but normal people are not interested in that. They just want to play the game.

    Also lots of stupid progression based locked stuff. Why allow players to earn money if you don't allow them to buy anything with it. And still in 2023 contains lots of annoying bugs, e.g. changing your weaponry randomly and not allowing you access your horse to get the right ones back.

    Without LARPing and bugs a solid 10/10    … Expand
  82. Wil_FF
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    It's a beautiful world, but that's just it. The character's life is completely boring and sad.
  83. Thaksin
    Dec 28, 2020
    7
    Хорошая игра.
    Яркий и отличный пример жизни бандита на диком западе в красивой картинке.
    Тем не менее считаю что сюжетная часть не должна занимать 52-60 часов игры, помимо дополнительных заданий, создало впечатление затянутости, а конец был неудовлетворительный для такой отдачи часов.    Хорошая игра.
    Яркий и отличный пример жизни бандита на диком западе в красивой картинке.

    Тем не менее считаю что сюжетная часть не должна занимать 52-60 часов игры, помимо дополнительных заданий, создало впечатление затянутости, а конец был неудовлетворительный для такой отдачи часов.
  84. goldie119
    Oct 31, 2020
    7
    The story is great and some of the open world discovery is super interesting from a narrative perspective. However the actual gameplay and overall open-world game design feel tired. I was hoping for something more unique from sucha great title and studio. Still, a lot to love in this game.
  85. SHANJIJI
    Oct 23, 2019
    7
    good graphic quality,motion of model and control feeling but too slow process,boring cinema scence a too complex system and boringstory
  86. ziGihouse
    Nov 22, 2019
    7
    Beautiful game and open world, but i loose all my nervous with stupid horse and simple walking
  87. mrmanniac
    Oct 29, 2019
    5
    this games story is good but after the story and little side missions, this game is an absolute bore. You are treated with an open mindless map, the npcs are smart but they are useless after the story. Ya you can go online but that is pay 2 win **** Its been an over year not a single dlc has been released. This game is below avg. You are better of playing the GTA4.
  88. Dazher
    Nov 4, 2019
    5
    Очень много багов. Очень много глупых моментов. Например, в меня стреляют в городе - ни какой реакции законников. Я вырубил обидчика - стал преступником.
  89. vincent770
    Nov 5, 2019
    5
    I'm not sure how long I've played now but the main story is around 17%. From what I've experienced so far:

    The game is for you if: - you like wildwest setting - you like single player story with good voice acting - you have a lot of time to do chores and menial tasks - you enjoy riding horse for 2-3 mins at a time to get from point A to point B The game is not for you if: - you    I'm not sure how long I've played now but the main story is around 17%. From what I've experienced so far:

    The game is for you if:
    - you like wildwest setting
    - you like single player story with good voice acting
    - you have a lot of time to do chores and menial tasks
    - you enjoy riding horse for 2-3 mins at a time to get from point A to point B

    The game is not for you if:
    - you don't like wildwest setting (obviously)
    - you suck at precision shooting and prefer rapid fire shooting
    - you have job/other obligation and cant afford to spend 6 hours per day playing the game
    - you like continuous engaging gameplay instead of doing chores over and over again

    Pros and Cons
    Pros
    - Good voice acting
    - Decent open world size
    - A lot of details in customization, you can change shirt, boots, hat, coat, even customizing your horse and weapons. While it does have some significance in GTA V, I just don't see it here (like I want that cool spoiler on my car but couldn't care less if my horse has long hair or spiky hair). Some people might find this appealing though.

    Cons
    - Riding system is poorly designed to say the least. You need to keep your finger on the X button all the time and it's very tiring. You can autopilot it by engaging cinematic mode but still it's very slow progress where the horse would trot leisurely. You can't leave it either because you need to be aware of your situation such as having a bunch of guys trying to kill you midway

    - Poor riding systemm combined with almost non existent feasible fast travel. You can only do it by going to a coach station (this might not the correct term) and it only works when there is a coach there. The destination is very limited and for the in game economy the price is quite steep. I have about $200 left on my pocket while holding buying a rifle - a short range passage cost 4.5 and long range cost about double. Surely not something I can use very often. So hours on the horseback it is.

    - Grindy hunting system and the weight the game put on it. It tied on everything so far, better gears, skill upgrade, special equipment, and so on. This will takes a lot of your time and you will hate every second of it.
    a) animal you're looking for is marked by image on the map. You go there and they might/might not exist

    b) you need perfect skin to get anything out of it and for it you need perfect animal, perfect shot, at a perfect spot. The game randomize the animal condition so you need to use your binocular from afar, mark the perfect one if you find can it, getting closer on your knees, and hoping for a perfect shot. Missed the shot and they will scamper to god knows where.

    c) Useless tracking system. You can choose to track your target but when there are a lot of activities the you will also see other tracks and other animals highlighted. Not to mention the trails is difficult to see and gone within seconds.

    d) Seeing small animals is difficult, let alone hunting them and landing perfect shot. They're always running between grasses and difficult to see.

    e) On top of that, progression is tied to hunting. Want better gear? hunt. Want more deadeye skill? hunt. Want more of everything? hunt. It's basically designed that there is no way to skip it.

    Still have some motivation to continue but I don't know if it's enough to get me to finish the game. I only have 1-2 hours to play and most of the time I want real gameplay on those 2 hours, not hiding behind bushes trying to headshoot a deer before my hand shaking for drawing bowstring 2 seconds too long.    … Expand
  90. Kryss_Everson
    Apr 18, 2020
    5
    Je mets la moitié car le jeu est bien réalisé dans l'ensemble mais sinon, quel ennuis... C'est bien beau de vouloir faire un jeu réaliste mais si c'est pour que ce soit saoulant si vite, ça n'en vaut pas la peine. Et même à ce niveau, c'est raté car il y a beaucoup de choses qui font sortir de l'immersion voulue. Je ne suis pas fan de GTA mais je préfère encore celui-ci à ce RRD2.
  91. Screwyuguys
    Nov 24, 2019
    6
    Very expensive in production and marketing containing a **** ton of details, this game forgets to be fun. Boredom - is the only word that crosses my mind trying to recall this game. It contains a lot of mechanics, but they just don't work. These hourly long animations that has no purpose but to slow down the gameplay.
  92. LVC1VS
    Nov 10, 2019
    5
    Сначала о хорошем:
    + Игра очень красивая: великолепные пейзажи, погода, городки, NPC и животные - все выглядит очень красиво и реалистично.
    + Реалистичные физика и анимация: ткани, снег, движения животных и персонажей сделаны на фантастическом уровне. + Детальность проработки поражает воображение: видно, с какой любовью подошли те, кто занимался созданием мира RDR2, и как пытались    Сначала о хорошем:
    + Игра очень красивая: великолепные пейзажи, погода, городки, NPC и животные - все выглядит очень красиво и реалистично.
    + Реалистичные физика и анимация: ткани, снег, движения животных и персонажей сделаны на фантастическом уровне.
    + Детальность проработки поражает воображение: видно, с какой любовью подошли те, кто занимался созданием мира RDR2, и как пытались максимально уйти от игровых условностей в сторону большей реалистичности.

    Теперь о плохом:
    − Тотально убогое и неудобное управление. Настолько, что за несколько часов игры у меня пару роз случился rage quit. Простейший пример: Артур устал, игра подсказывает в нижнем правом углу зажать кнопку Е чтобы отдохнуть. По нажатию Е Артур зачем-то хватает за горло стоящего рядом мужика. Приходится с ним драться, это видят свидетели, прибугает шериф и убивает Артура. Вообще случайно встрять в конфликт в этой игре проще простого. Задеть кого-то на лошади, столкнуться с выезжающим из-за угла дилижансом, задеть плечом прохожего, случайно нажать не ту кнопку (кнопка удара лошади находится по соседству с "погладить").
    − Совершенно издевательская система save/load и случайных миссий. Вы встретили на пути какую-то сцену перестрелки и вас убили? Больше вы ее не увидите и не узнаете какую-нибудь интересную деталь об этом мире. Автосохранения зачем-то срабатывают после смерти. На кой черт бы я захотел снова загрузиться уже ПОСЛЕ того, как провалил случайную миссию?
    − Совершенно убогий UI, заставляющий порой нажимать по несколько кнопок одновременно для выполнения каких-то простейших действий. Чтобы восстановить здоровье едой надо зажать Tab, нажать R, выбрать мышкой нужную еду и отпустить Tab. R* серьезно, вы не смогли придумать ничего лучше?

    Сочетание плохого управления с поломанной системой сохранений является убийственной для игры. Мало того, что вы легко наделаете глупостей с таким управлением, так еще и не сможете загрузиться чтобы это исправить. Игра просто дает игроку второго шанса. Можно заново начать миссию из меню, но только для ачивки лучшего ее прохождения, на сюжет это уже никак не влияет.    … Expand
  93. Dextrac
    Nov 11, 2019
    5
    Это хорошая игра, сюжет очень проработан, графика просто отпад, геймплей на высшем уровне, есть ооочень много всяких мелких и незначительных заданий.
  94. Stasgamming
    Dec 7, 2019
    7
    Amazing story but i have to say that is all this game is a story, most of the game play feels just like any Rockstar game. Feels like i am playing GTA5 but set in the old west. If you like what Rockstar puts out this game is for you but if your looking for something fresh well this does leave me wanting more.
  95. Rasuk
    Nov 20, 2019
    7
    Doesnt make me feel like a outlaw on the free run. Otherwise the game story is 10/10
  96. ricjen27
    Nov 24, 2019
    7
    Im sorry but for me this game is a bit overrated.
    I understand why though, the graphics are amazing, the world to be explored is huge and the context is fun. But the storyline is shallow, and many of the arguments are a bit too silly that make all the characters loose their credibility. It is a pity.. But then if you aspire to create such a masterpiece, which the obviously did, and the    Im sorry but for me this game is a bit overrated.
    I understand why though, the graphics are amazing, the world to be explored is huge and the context is fun. But the storyline is shallow, and many of the arguments are a bit too silly that make all the characters loose their credibility. It is a pity.. But then if you aspire to create such a masterpiece, which the obviously did, and the world invented is so massive, the characters have got to go along side, and so some of their motivations.
    Not only that.. in te end it is just to big and unconquerable with not enough motivation to do so.. I left it with still a bout 40& to go.. im sure many others will too. A game not finished cant be that good.

    My favourite games are, Zelda BOTW, Inside, Last of Us, Celeste, Control & Horizon Zero Dawn.    … Expand
  97. napocapo69
    Dec 1, 2019
    6
    Overrated.
    Technically is 10 out of 10, no doubts about it.
    Quality of story and immersion are top notch..but game-play is mediocre. Heavily scripted and and slow but I can deal with this; but what pisses me off is that the game economy does not want you to grow as you wish. For instance, as soon as you finish a mission you immediately become wanted (I mean, after 30 seconds) or some    Overrated.
    Technically is 10 out of 10, no doubts about it.
    Quality of story and immersion are top notch..but game-play is mediocre.
    Heavily scripted and and slow but I can deal with this; but what pisses me off is that the game economy does not want you to grow as you wish. For instance, as soon as you finish a mission you immediately become wanted (I mean, after 30 seconds) or some other unfortunate event happens not allowing you to get the mission loot. Or worse.
    How can it be possible that in a such paced slow game (very slow) as soon you are getting or have just collected a reward (a legendary item or good mission loot) "unlucky" events happen so fast? Out of nowhere 5-6 hunters come for your life and they get it (especillay at the beginning). Then you respawn (in another place), you lose the loot and a bunch of hard earned dollars. And every time you die you lose more.
    If you stick to the story everything is very affordable, but it is a trick; the story is the bait to secure you stick to the game, so that the immersion in the character will drive you to look for better gear. But as soon as you venture out of the story script (to loot) the real game economy becomes clear: "you are not going to get this and this....but if you get some REAL gold you can purchase that gear otherwise...you know how (wink, wink)".

    I'll give this game a six, because it is technically a masterpiece. Unfortunately the fun is average and the hidden malicious game economy (not so hidden if you pay attention) is very detrimental to the experience.    … Expand
  98. mindlesstofu
    Dec 14, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Like most AAA games these days, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a ton of polish on a carefully constructed story that you better not even THINK about altering. It becomes pretty clear by the end of the first chapter that this is a railroad track situation and you're helplessly without control. Nothing you do ever matters in this game so just have fun. Customizing your horse? Don't, it dies atthe end. Making Arthur a good guy? Still gotta be a massive **** during collection missions. You don't get a say there. If this game was Cowboy Simulator it would be amazing and near perfect. But alas, it is not. I can't give it a low score because it is very fun to waste time roaming the world. But the story is awful. A true waste of time and there's no reason to finish the game.… Expand
  99. Mannixx
    Feb 10, 2020
    6
    I have played this game for about 100 hours now. It has its bugs, crashes regularly and many game mechanics like the AI, auto saving or the bounty system just do not work properly because they have not been polished or thought through. The whole experience feels rushed and unfinished. Many games have similar mechanics and got it right; having played The Witcher 3, this open world is a hugeI have played this game for about 100 hours now. It has its bugs, crashes regularly and many game mechanics like the AI, auto saving or the bounty system just do not work properly because they have not been polished or thought through. The whole experience feels rushed and unfinished. Many games have similar mechanics and got it right; having played The Witcher 3, this open world is a huge mess. Everything is linear, repetitive and you get punished for taking creative / different approaches like sneaking through windows or flanking the enemy. The game just has not planned for players doing this and spawns confused enemies right in front of you or lets you fail the mission instantly. Decisions you make do not matter much; all the important choices are usually made for you. Also, all you seem to do in missions is shooting loads of people. There is no change in pace or any variety to be found. I now dread yellow symbols on the map, because I am so tired of doing the same thing all over again. Cover, Deadeye, shoot, cover. It is not even challenging. if you enter an area you are not supposed to be in, you just die which is very inelegant. The saving grace are story (especially the actors), ambiance and graphics. I feel like this game would have needed a lot more testing and thought before being released. A lot of potential wasted.… Expand
  100. ChikinOnFrydai
    May 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game isn’t inherently bad, but the story is actually really good... until chapter 5 that is. One chapter 5 starts the game becomes just mindless shooting with no real rhyme or reason to it. And I wouldn’t necessarily complain about this if the shooting and cover mechanics were good, but they’re not. The shooting and cover mechanics both feel extremely outdated, clunky, and repetitive. Overall I would recommend this game, it’s just not as good as everyone is saying.… Expand
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#1 Best PS4 Game of 2018
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#2 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2018
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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
  3. Negative: 0 out of 99
  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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