Red Dead Redemption 2

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8.7

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  1. Jacquesy
    Jan 5, 2019
    2
    This is so boring until a point i start to watch drama while playing it. This is not a "chill game", it's absolutely boring.
  2. TOPhysicsTutor
    Jan 5, 2019
    10
    A beautiful game in an immersive world. The story line is excellent and the characters up there with the best of video games. With the range of challenges, side missions and special characters I think there is something for everyone.
  3. SuperkenGaming
    Jan 4, 2019
    8
    Red Dead Redemption 2
    A little too slow
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is a prequel to 2010s red dead redemption where you play as Arthur Morgan, part of Dutches gang… If you’ve played the first red dead you know things go sour, so Red Dead Redemption 2 sets out to tell that story… Much like the first red dead, red dead redemption 2 sets out to immerse you with not only its environment and    Red Dead Redemption 2
    A little too slow
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is a prequel to 2010s red dead redemption where you play as Arthur Morgan, part of Dutches gang…
    If you’ve played the first red dead you know things go sour, so Red Dead Redemption 2 sets out to tell that story…
    Much like the first red dead, red dead redemption 2 sets out to immerse you with not only its environment and storytelling but its mechanincs as well.. much like a team ico game..
    everything seems tedious, but its on purpose… the game wants you to feel completely in control at all times.. and its one of the things I love most about the red dead series,, you have to manually tap a button to gallop and go faster for example, you have to take care of your horse to increase its stats, it sets out to place you into another world, another time period.. youre essentially living another life away from your own… Red Dead Redemption feels that real…
    This tedium is also this games downfall…
    I loved both red dead redemption and red dead 2… however Red Dead Redemption 2 is nowhere near as enjoyable for me as the first… though they feel like vastly different games…
    Red Dead 2 isnt about exciting events taking place, no cinnmeatic moments, you feel like a member of the gang, contributing, doing jobs and collecting cash to upgrade around camp…
    and everything about this game is mythotical and slow, theres no fast travel in the way modern games have spoiled us with… you have to ride from place to place, take in this games world, run into its inhabitants and predators, thankfully this game is gorgeous at times, but I feel all the hype around how good this game looks is a little out of proportion…
    infact I feel most of red dead redemption 2 is generally overrated…
    but back to being slow… this is red dead 2s greatest asset and greatest flaw…
    for the first 20 out of 60hrs of this games campaign, I loved the slow pace living life as a cowboy… but I felt the story and game just drug on forever.. exciting things rarely happening… never really having fun…
    red dead redemption just isn’t a fun game…
    and that’s okay.. it’s a different kind of experience… again.. back to the point of wanting you to feel like youre living another life, that’s what I felt.. I was immersed into this world…
    but by the games final chapter I was just so bored, so uninterested on how anything turned out other than arthurs story…
    I just wish the campaign was fast and fun like the first games campaign… while everything around it stayed a little slower..
    just everything began to feel pretadictable, too samey… don’t get me wrong there are great moments throughout your 60 hour journey… but so much of it feels like needless padding, and things ive already done a thousand times… making me ultimately feel like the game over stays its welcome with the story…
    everything this campaign set out to achieve couldve been done in under 20 hours easily…
    there was no reason to drag it out other than a selling point of a long campaign that youll probably get too bored to even see through to the end…
    if somehow youre still craving red dead redemption after that 60 hours there is an online mode currently in beta, but I just wasn’t interested in doing more of the same with a silent protagonist with my friends online…. Sure I don’t have friends, but that’s not the point…
    the campaign itself had a hard enough time keeping my interest..
    that said I actually Love Red Read Redemption 2…
    I was just over it before it was over…
    Youll get your moneys worth here… but youll probably end up searching for the ending on youtube.
    I give Red Dead Redemption 2
    an 8.5/10    … Expand
  4. NIGRED0
    Jan 4, 2019
    10
    Just finished the game! I will write concisely. One of the brilliant game worlds. Rapture! Thanks for the adventure.
  5. bonlbonl
    Jan 4, 2019
    8
    8 вполне заслуженная оценка, сейчас объясню почему.
    Плюсы:
    1)Сюжет(4, 5 и 6 главы и эпилог) - драматичная, кинематографичная, захватывающая и абсолютно нетипичная для Rockstar история , которая заставляет сопереживать. 2)Главный герой - это просто лучший протагонист в играх от Rockstar, интересный, разумный, когда надо серьезный. 3)Графика - очень красивая (но местами прям уровень PS3).    8 вполне заслуженная оценка, сейчас объясню почему.
    Плюсы:
    1)Сюжет(4, 5 и 6 главы и эпилог) - драматичная, кинематографичная, захватывающая и абсолютно нетипичная для Rockstar история , которая заставляет сопереживать. 2)Главный герой - это просто лучший протагонист в играх от Rockstar, интересный, разумный, когда надо серьезный. 3)Графика - очень красивая (но местами прям уровень PS3). 4)Музыкальное сопровождение - это один из лучших саундтреков в играх(наравне с Dragon Age:Origins). 5)Геймлей - (все что не связано со стрельбой) огромная куча доп. заданий, интересная система кастомизации , гора возможностей.
    Минусы: 1)Сюжет(пролог и 1, 2 и 3 главы) - Типичный Rockstar-овский юмор вместо нормального продуманного сюжета (я ,как и многие люди чуть не бросил игру на этих моментах, но главное перетерпеть). 2)Реализм - куча ненужного хлама в виде фишек для "реалистичности" , абсолютно тупо и не реалистично, вот пример - лошадь врезается в дерево если ты не успел её от него отвести во время скачки , в итоге ты и лошадь летите на землю(Лошадь не может быть такой тупой она может и сама уклониться от дерева или вам невдомёк Rockstar?) 3)Стрельба - оторвите руки тем людям которые занимаются стрельбой в Rockstar, и нет это не проблема геймпада и консолей , в других играх я могу нормально стрелять с геймпада а в этой почему-то нет.
    Как итог 8 из 10 , если бы еще весь сюжет был бы так же хорош как в 6 главе было-бы 9.    … Expand
  6. CTPELOK
    Jan 4, 2019
    10
    One of the few games that I was able to go from start to finish. And seems to be the only one with an open world that I keep playing after passing.))
  7. here_and_there
    Jan 4, 2019
    7
    The game that demonstrated once and for all that realism must not be the ultimate goal of gaming.

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

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

    After a while it is so much that it takes away some of the fun and the doubt arises that it is all just a big trolling from Rockstar saying "Do you want realism? Here, take all your ugly and boring realism in the face", or worse: a way of making a 20-hour game with a big map into a 60-hour game with a seemingly huge map.    … Expand
  8. moregon
    Jan 3, 2019
    8
    If the controls were simplified and just a bit more thought out this game would be perfect.
  9. Dolosais
    Jan 3, 2019
    10
    Satisfying gunplay, intense shooting, Great story, minor bug(sometimes), variety and detailed open world, Brilliant AI, Incredible Graphics
  10. pjmccartney
    Jan 3, 2019
    0
    From its slavish conceit of realism, compulsive bigness, and astounding disinterest in telling a story worth the several dozen hours it demands, Red Dead Redemption 2 fails to justify its own excessive existence.

    My disappointment in Red Dead Redemption 2 stems from the assumption that the sheer extravagance of its excesses bears some sort of inherent artistic value. You're just left    From its slavish conceit of realism, compulsive bigness, and astounding disinterest in telling a story worth the several dozen hours it demands, Red Dead Redemption 2 fails to justify its own excessive existence.

    My disappointment in Red Dead Redemption 2 stems from the assumption that the sheer extravagance of its excesses bears some sort of inherent artistic value. You're just left with a labyrinthine chore of an open world that repeatedly undermines its own intent.

    RDR2's gorgeous expanse is irredeemably cheapened by a mistaken belief that "more" equates to "depth." All of the detail is wonderful and beautiful to experience and look at, but once the novelty wears off, a creeping, empty joylessness settles in instead. Throwing in pointless garbage is not what makes a virtual world feel like a lived-in experience. RDR2's selective realism shatters all illusion that its obsequious fetish for detail contributes to immersion in its story.

    The core design of the game's mechanics continuously contradicts itself as it tries to find its own identity. Despite being a game about outlaws and the "wild west," you are on rails for the vast majority of the main story's missions. The colossal world, while beautiful to look at, offers no meaningful interaction despite its excesses. In its haste to give me everything, Red Dead Redemption 2 finds purpose in absolutely nothing.    … Expand
  11. CandarianGaming
    Jan 3, 2019
    0
    My score is 0. It's a cinematic cut scene horse riding simulator. It has good graphics yeah it's a AAA game but gameplay wise it's the worst thing I've ever played. I honestly hate this "game"
  12. TheACCName
    Jan 3, 2019
    4
    A good single player but, tis is only a part of the game: The online (Red Dead Online) game feels like a mobile game, like a pay to win game. I won't buy it again.
  13. CoreSplit
    Jan 3, 2019
    9
    This is an amazing game. I have been playing games since 1992 (yes, i am 35).I could not believe the negative reviews on a game like this. I have completed the game and these are a few of my thoughts. Also, this is my first review on this site and i have created this account only to post a review of this game.

    I have never had a better immersive experience than this. The controls might    This is an amazing game. I have been playing games since 1992 (yes, i am 35).I could not believe the negative reviews on a game like this. I have completed the game and these are a few of my thoughts. Also, this is my first review on this site and i have created this account only to post a review of this game.

    I have never had a better immersive experience than this. The controls might be a bit cumbersome, yes. But looking past that and playing the game is totally worth it.

    Positives:
    1. Total immersion: the scenery is magnificent, the story is enthralling, even the side missions and the bounty quests are very unique and enjoyable. Heck even the travelling from place to place (i was pretty sceptical when i heard that there was no fast travel in rdr2) lends itself to the world and immerses you into it completely.
    2. The Characters: each and every character feels like a real person. Dutch, Sadie, Pearson, Micah, hamish, charlotter, just to name a few. There is an amazing texture to the world around you because of these characters.
    3. Morally ambiguous protagonist: agreed that there have been many games in the past few years boasting of the same, but Arthur Morgan and his characterization has been spot on.

    Negatives:
    1. Maybe the controls as mentioned in many negative reviews.
    2. Addictive: the immersion leads to addiction; i was not able to take my mind of it even at work. very few games have this effect. And in 10 days, even though i work 5 days a week, i finished almost 90% of this open world game.    … Expand
  14. rscavino84
    Jan 2, 2019
    6
    Esperaba más, parece GTA pero del viejo oeste. la misma mecánica todo es idéntico,
  15. Mr_Astaroth
    Jan 2, 2019
    9
    Un Juego simplemente maravilloso!!

    Lo bueno:Gráficamente un monstruo, una muy buena historia, un mundo abierto con un sin fin de cosas por hacer y descubrir. Lo malo: Bajones de frame rate brutales dentro de las ciudades(Ps4 Slim), el ritmo de la historia es lento y bastante predecible, un sistema de viaje rápido horrible. Veredicto: Un juego increíble que marcará un antes y    Un Juego simplemente maravilloso!!

    Lo bueno:Gráficamente un monstruo, una muy buena historia, un mundo abierto con un sin fin de cosas por hacer y descubrir.

    Lo malo: Bajones de frame rate brutales dentro de las ciudades(Ps4 Slim), el ritmo de la historia es lento y bastante predecible, un sistema de viaje rápido horrible.

    Veredicto: Un juego increíble que marcará un antes y después en el mundo de los juegos, pero no es ni por asomo un juego para todo el mundo.

    Se lo recomiendo a los jugadores que tengan la paciencia de jugar un juego con un ritmo lento y pausado, y sepan disfrutar de todas las actividades que les puede ofrecer Red Dead Redemption 2.    … Expand
  16. fazzolini
    Jan 2, 2019
    6
    This is a game that looks great, with a good story, but full of bugs and with outdated and illogical gameplay mechanics. It takes effort to push myself to continue playing it. I would not recommend buying this game.
  17. Squareh00r
    Jan 1, 2019
    8
    I've never played a Red Dead game before, and I had no plans on buying this based on my experiences with open world games, most especially those from Rockstar, not because I don't like them, but because I tend to get lost in the world by doing free roam and ignoring the main story quests up to a point that I get burned out or a new game releases which steals my attention, therefore notI've never played a Red Dead game before, and I had no plans on buying this based on my experiences with open world games, most especially those from Rockstar, not because I don't like them, but because I tend to get lost in the world by doing free roam and ignoring the main story quests up to a point that I get burned out or a new game releases which steals my attention, therefore not being able to finish this game at all.

    This time I took the plunge and bought the game. Since then, I've been playing for at least an hour a day (since playing for less than an hour with this game is really short). And by far I've enjoyed it and I see myself seeing (lol) this till the end. Currently nearing Chapter 4, I am now very much invested in the story, have watched several summaries of the first game even though it's not required to play this one, just because I want to know more about the back (or forward) story of the characters, the gang, and the world. That's how great the story is (so far) which made me, a non-believer, want to know more about it as I play along.

    Graphics are great and I'm just playing this on my PS4 Pro on a non-4K HDR TV. Controls are okay as well, I don't get the other reviews saying that the controls are bad. If there's one thing I'd want to change here is to add more fast travel options, but I guess they made it that way so you can see more of the world, and also because there are a lot of random stuff/side quests that you'll encounter along the way.

    So far, I'm very much in it and am expecting one hell of a ride with this game :) Will update this as I finish the game, hopefully soon. :)    … Expand
  18. Black123Tec
    Jan 1, 2019
    10
    This game is simply amazing!
    The world is very detailed and very beautiful!
    At first, it may seem very complex, but the game explains it all.
    In my opinion it is a masterpiece of Rockstar, but I would like the game to have more cheats, such as the time-changing cheat it had in Red Dead Redemption.

    Sorry for my English, I´m portuguese.
  19. Feize
    Jan 1, 2019
    10
    It is the best game for role play.
    It does not become a problem under this best role play such as operability problem.
  20. Elro
    Dec 31, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is my favorite game of all time. The sheer amount of detail that Rockstar poured into this game is nothing short of incredible. While it is slow paced this game is nothing short of incredible. It is one of if not the best looking game of all time. The main protagonist, Arthur Morgan is such an incredible character and I've seen many people that have not finished the game reviewing it and saying they didn't like him. But you must finish the game before you write a review because the way his character develops throughout the story is nothing short of amazing. You could be on your horse and suddenly a man collapses to the ground saying he got bit by a snake. And very minor spoilers: if you help him he will let you buy a gun and he'll pay for it when you see him again.
    I've never been so attached to a character in a game, I guarantee you will create a bond with your horse. Your actions will determine what happens in the game as having high honor by helping people and more will give you discounts on things you need to buy. Rockstar has created such a great world that you will feel bad for doing bad things. Now there is major Spoilers ahead so read at your own risk:

    At the beginning of the story Arthur Morgan seems like a forgettable protagonist. But as you go on he becomes a good man, of course depending on your honor level. He grows when he sees the downfall of the gang and his diagnosis of tuberculosis. He realizes the mistakes that he has made and all the pain he has caused. At the end of the game you have two options, you can go for the money or you can help John go to his family. reality starts to set in when Arthur realizes both of them aren't gonna make it and he sacrifices himself to help John return to his family. In the go with John ending which I picked, you go through the mountains and help John as you hold off the Pinkertons. The ending depends on if you have high or low honor as having high honor will give Arthur a good death as he lays on the mountain watching the sunset and then dies. While having Low honor will result in you getting shot in the head by Micah. The ending made me cry and just showed how beautiful this game and it's story is. A masterpiece and I would 100 percent recommend buying.    … Expand
  21. Wookie_66
    Dec 31, 2018
    10
    Most fun I've had with a game since GTA 5. Well done RockStar (Again). 10/10
  22. urbanercrown
    Dec 31, 2018
    10
    a flawed masterpiece that is well worth playing to the end that shows pure talent and care. the game is closer to a 9 or 8.5 but the review bombs and 0s are complete lies. the biggest complaints i have are the occasional soulless missions or what appears to be social justice nods in a time where such things did not exist, detracting from the experience. Though its stunning animations,a flawed masterpiece that is well worth playing to the end that shows pure talent and care. the game is closer to a 9 or 8.5 but the review bombs and 0s are complete lies. the biggest complaints i have are the occasional soulless missions or what appears to be social justice nods in a time where such things did not exist, detracting from the experience. Though its stunning animations, attention to detail, and world is vast and deep that will keep you entertained for hours and has reached such high accolades that other devs could only dream of reaching. take notes, good games are rarely release in two year development cycles.… Expand
  23. Anti_badgame0
    Dec 31, 2018
    7
    Well i'm not certain about this game. Certainly RDR2 is an excellent game from a technological standpoint, with absolutely gorgeous graphics and an insane amount of detail that is easily commendable, but, personally, the gameplay is where RDR2 suffers.

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

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

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

    Let's face it, RDR2 is a good game with questionable gameplay, gameplay so inconsistent that it physically harms the game itself.    … Expand
  24. SPSYD
    Dec 30, 2018
    0
    Hot garbage, single player and online.

    The game itself dropped a massive spoiler during the single player story, two thirds of the way in, essentially telling the player a major final outcome of the game. The horses are constantly running into nonexistent objects, as if the horse hit-boxes are far larger than the horse itself. You'll be riding along and then suddenly appear to hit    Hot garbage, single player and online.

    The game itself dropped a massive spoiler during the single player story, two thirds of the way in, essentially telling the player a major final outcome of the game.

    The horses are constantly running into nonexistent objects, as if the horse hit-boxes are far larger than the horse itself. You'll be riding along and then suddenly appear to hit an invisible wall, potentially resulting in the death of you and even your horse. Your horse will also make giant leaps over nonexistent objects and again if it lands badly, you might die.

    You will run into a lot of trees, until with much relief you find out that you need to allow your horse to navigate them for you, except that relief soon goes down the toilet when you find that your horse will happily run you into trees by itself too.

    And continuing on the massive hit-box theme, your horse will often get stuck in small or nonexistent objects, so that you cannot move. This really sucks if you're trying to complete a mission against the clock or have baddies after you and sucks even more in PvP.

    In PvP, making money is a slow tedious struggle, so many people have been resorting to exploiting glitches and fighting over the regions where those glitches are triggered.

    If you try to make money in legitimate ways, if the game does not screw you, other players will. Expect your horse, laden with perfect pelts for sale, to be killed by griefers, causing you to lose all your hard earned resources.

    And if you do manage to get to an NPC that you should be able to sell your items to, expect them to be unresponsive for some reason. Just standing there, staring into space like zombies, with no option to interact with them. Then suddenly some griefer rides up and kills you and your horse while you were trying to figure out why the NPC is frozen. Never mind, you don't need that NPC now, since all your items have been destroyed.

    Oh and controller response is awful. Very laggy and inconsistent.

    This game is beautiful, however the unusable controls completely ruin the experience and it is just more micro-transaction hot garbage from R*.    … Expand
  25. Noori
    Dec 30, 2018
    10
    Wao the best game, entertainment product or whatever you say has ever created. It’s something beyond gaming, it’s a true lifetime experience. First ever in video game world I got lost. Everything feels so real and natural. I'd say the best game, best storytelling, best graphics, everything best ever. This is the game of the century.
  26. KayVen17
    Dec 30, 2018
    10
    Deutsche Review - Kritik Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. RegelnDeutsche Review - Kritik Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln verstanden? Dann sind hier meine Punkte.

    Punkte: 97/100    … Expand
  27. Bluwyf
    Dec 30, 2018
    10
    This is a rockstar masterpiece every detail is absolutely beautiful, but i feel the rockstar formula for missions is outdated however this doesn't mean that the game doesn't deserve a 10
  28. G-Slayer
    Dec 29, 2018
    8
    The PLOT is so great.This is the best game's plot I ever played.But The gameplay is so boring and I think Rockstar can make better like GTA 5's gameplay.
  29. ofek1
    Dec 29, 2018
    10
    The best Rockstar game yet, and as a fan of their titles this game truly floored me with it's incredible visuals, animations and story. The gameplay is much more immersive this time and it's a welcomed change. every interaction in this game feels like a next gen proof of concept; from hunting, robbing and npc behavior.
  30. HeroinMan
    Dec 29, 2018
    7
    https://www.bananatic.com/eu/ps4/ Very good game with a lot of things to do
  31. morpheus_7081
    Dec 29, 2018
    10
    -Top notch voice acting

    -Gorgeous graphics -Amazing soundtrack -Fantastic writing -Excellent cutscene direction and acting -Huge variety of weapons and wildlife -Beautiful story -The most detailed world in the history of video games This is without a doubt, the best game I have ever played. In fact, I'd call it an experience rather than a game. Because that's what    -Top notch voice acting

    -Gorgeous graphics

    -Amazing soundtrack

    -Fantastic writing

    -Excellent cutscene direction and acting

    -Huge variety of weapons and wildlife

    -Beautiful story

    -The most detailed world in the history of video games

    This is without a doubt, the best game I have ever played. In fact, I'd call it an experience rather than a game. Because that's what it is. An experience. This game has set the bar for all future games.    … Expand
  32. Richggg
    Dec 28, 2018
    8
    it should be a 7/10, like everyone have already addressed, but the extra point for fishing in game and being actually a good game in 2018 and beat the crap out of cod bo4, bf5 and fallout 76.
  33. Kittybooze
    Dec 28, 2018
    0
    This game suffers in all regards except for visuals. That cannot carry what is essentially the biggest disappointment for me in all of video games. To be honest my expectations weren't all that high to begin with. This is just sad, all the poor video game design choices that could be made, were made.
  34. xTh-3-nDx
    Dec 28, 2018
    10
    I loved every moment I spent playing this game the only annoying thing i found is the horse controls
  35. D1edYoung
    Dec 28, 2018
    9
    Thats a very good game. Amazing open world with so much interactives, interesting charactes with themselfs lores, gently animations and interesting story. But the game should be some faster
  36. Hague
    Dec 28, 2018
    10
    This game is an absolute must-buy. it delivers a vastly creative open world scenario where players can live out their protagonist's life, who goes by the name of Arthur Morgan. The game itself is incredibly life-like and has outstanding lore and a stunning graphical and gameplay system, making it the best-selling life-like game of 2018.
  37. superlucifer35
    Dec 28, 2018
    10
    The Absolute classic in the open world genre,the best game of this year and for me of all time. It had the best Protagonist for me, the graphics, the music score, the voice acting, the utter brilliance of this game captivated me from the get go. It had the best storyline I have ever played, the attention to detail is phenomenal once again rockstar has shown the world how to make an openThe Absolute classic in the open world genre,the best game of this year and for me of all time. It had the best Protagonist for me, the graphics, the music score, the voice acting, the utter brilliance of this game captivated me from the get go. It had the best storyline I have ever played, the attention to detail is phenomenal once again rockstar has shown the world how to make an open world game. Game of All Time for me.… Expand
  38. SevChannel
    Dec 28, 2018
    10
    Все очень долго ждали выхода этой игры. Все думали что это будет что-то похожее на гта5 в виде вестерна или доработанная первая часть. В итоге это полностью новый проект со своими плюсами и минусами. При этом плюсов явно больше чем минусов! Лично я при прохождении заметил всего несколько маленьких минусов таких как:
    Очень много езды на лошади. Не то чтобы это минус просто карта игры    Все очень долго ждали выхода этой игры. Все думали что это будет что-то похожее на гта5 в виде вестерна или доработанная первая часть. В итоге это полностью новый проект со своими плюсами и минусами. При этом плюсов явно больше чем минусов! Лично я при прохождении заметил всего несколько маленьких минусов таких как:
    Очень много езды на лошади. Не то чтобы это минус просто карта игры настолько огромная что передвижение по ней становится очень затянутым . Багов лично я не заметил проблем в сюжете тоже. Короче мне кажется 10/10    … Expand
  39. huiboy
    Dec 28, 2018
    10
    Keep this short- must give this game a try with a open mind, readiness and time to immerse into the world. The pacing is slow but everything is crafted to allow the player t appreciate the details that have been poured into the creation of this fantastic world. The scenery becomes more impressive as it contrasts with previous areas. You WILL grow to love the gang. You WILL learn toKeep this short- must give this game a try with a open mind, readiness and time to immerse into the world. The pacing is slow but everything is crafted to allow the player t appreciate the details that have been poured into the creation of this fantastic world. The scenery becomes more impressive as it contrasts with previous areas. You WILL grow to love the gang. You WILL learn to associate the names without much effort eventually. The most important part is to be patient, be attentive, but most importantly, you CANNOT FORCE yourself to like this game- it just happens. I was someone who almost gave up on this game. Picked it back up a couple of times, played through a couple stories and found myself really enjoying myself. It's therapeutic yet it's filled with substance. It is quite a masterpiece when you allow yourself to see it as such.

    Tips: Do not fret about all the extra stuff that you can do in the game early on especially if you are a checklist gamer like myself. Eventually you may be lucky like myself and begin to want to do all these extra activities, side quests and messing around. That is when i believe a player will fully appreciate the game and realize that the pacing was necessary to let the surroundings and possibilities sink in.    … Expand
  40. markwatson
    Dec 27, 2018
    0
    What an absolute piece of rubbish. I played this for a day and the control system is a waste of time, input lag and arbitrary contextual controls make the game literally unplayable. I will never buy another Rockstar game again. Why are reviewers giving this a 10? I spent half an hour riding my horse somewhere to kill a bear and then when it charged me I couldn't draw any weapons. It killedWhat an absolute piece of rubbish. I played this for a day and the control system is a waste of time, input lag and arbitrary contextual controls make the game literally unplayable. I will never buy another Rockstar game again. Why are reviewers giving this a 10? I spent half an hour riding my horse somewhere to kill a bear and then when it charged me I couldn't draw any weapons. It killed me and when I spawned it had gone. On the way back there was a woman trapped under a horse, I pressed the button to interact with her and shot her in the head. On the same journey I was jumped my the opposing outlaw family and yet again couldn't draw or fire any weapons. The control system is the problem the actual gameplay could be at best described as serviceable. There was an opportunity to elevate this artform to match that of the very best cinema of literature, but the fundamental component of what makes it what it is fell short. God of War will (or at least, should) mop up the GOTY awards because it's an actual game.… Expand
  41. BigSauce22
    Dec 27, 2018
    8
    Excellent throw back to classic Spider-Man games and highly enjoyable story. Snappy combat, that felt oddly like the Arkham games... yet still satisfying. Most fun you can have swinging around NYC is a blast. however just a few complaints,

    The enemy types felt kind shallow and showed very little challenge, really the most basic enemies. The one on one boss fights were pretty easy and    Excellent throw back to classic Spider-Man games and highly enjoyable story. Snappy combat, that felt oddly like the Arkham games... yet still satisfying. Most fun you can have swinging around NYC is a blast. however just a few complaints,

    The enemy types felt kind shallow and showed very little challenge, really the most basic enemies. The one on one boss fights were pretty easy and felt pretty shallow when it came to combat and remembering their tactics. However the one vs two those fights were fantastic.
    The rest of the game you will just swing around running into random encounters and fighting    … Expand
  42. Spartan91
    Dec 27, 2018
    0
    Entirely overrated game. Good on the surface, but if you play for a bit you start to notice how lazy and bad most of the gameplay actually is. They should change the name to Riding simulation Beta. Although it once again shows that critics care far more about the hype and how the game looks than how good it actually is.
    If this was an Indie game it would be fine, but as a AAA title from a    Entirely overrated game. Good on the surface, but if you play for a bit you start to notice how lazy and bad most of the gameplay actually is. They should change the name to Riding simulation Beta. Although it once again shows that critics care far more about the hype and how the game looks than how good it actually is.
    If this was an Indie game it would be fine, but as a AAA title from a big developer a game where neither movement nor any other controls can be called working is a joke. If i didn't know better i wouldn't think that this was released in 2018. The whole experience is somewhere between boredom, and frustration over the broken mechanics, barely working controls and movement that shouldn't be from this decade. The only thing this game has going for it is the scale and beauty of the map. So if that's enough for you go for it, but considering how bad the riding mechanics in this game are the enjoyment is usually accompanied by a fair bit of frustration.
    The game might deserve 2 or 3 as a score but the way they sold and hyped it makes what you actually got just plain insulting. Don't waste your money on this pile of ...    … Expand
  43. r4don-bode
    Dec 26, 2018
    4
    Tedious and boring, I just gave up in 60% completition... Beware for looooong hours crashing 'x' in this horse hiding simulator... Just Hated...
  44. legion444
    Dec 26, 2018
    9
    Great: Story, World, UI. I've read some negative reviews about the pacing, but that was not my experience. Found the story and characters to be some of the best in a video game, and Arthur Morgan is without a doubt a great protagonist. The UI allows for easy and quick switching of weapons and equipment. The world feels alive and is of course nice to look at. There's a lot to do, but it isGreat: Story, World, UI. I've read some negative reviews about the pacing, but that was not my experience. Found the story and characters to be some of the best in a video game, and Arthur Morgan is without a doubt a great protagonist. The UI allows for easy and quick switching of weapons and equipment. The world feels alive and is of course nice to look at. There's a lot to do, but it is still fun and beatable without being a completionist.

    Good: Controls. I've also read some negative reviews about the controls. If you don't like auto aim, it is possible to turn it off. However, it makes the fights faster paced and feel more like legitimate shoot outs. Take cover shoot, take cover, shoot. Horse controls were pretty good, but a few times my horse seemed to trip over something that wasn't there. Also, never have your horse follow a moving train, it will inevitably run in front of it at some point.

    Bad: The wanted system needs lots of work and is the main reason I don't think it deserves over a 9. It can seem random sometimes whether someone is able to identify you, even with a mask and different outfit. Robbing a train is almost impossible. Even if you leave no witnesses and are in the middle of nowhere, the law somehow manages to show up. Also, NPCs will on occasion start fights with you, even if you weren't being aggressive. Fighting back results in getting a bounty, which seems a bit odd when you are defending yourself.    … Expand
  45. Elikka
    Dec 26, 2018
    9
    This game is great in many way. the visual, story telling, npc interaction, interesting side-quest, fighting system, realistic animation, horse riding system, immersive stuff (bathing, shaving, camping, ... etc) and a lot of detail.
    But it's not perfect. it still has something that I don't like and it's the main part of this game.
    - I like the realistic picking up animation but the    This game is great in many way. the visual, story telling, npc interaction, interesting side-quest, fighting system, realistic animation, horse riding system, immersive stuff (bathing, shaving, camping, ... etc) and a lot of detail.
    But it's not perfect. it still has something that I don't like and it's the main part of this game.
    - I like the realistic picking up animation but the controlling feel awkward. Sometime I have to switch to first person camera just for picking up a salmon can (when it has a lot of thing on the floor). I think it can be better than this. For the example use the touchpad on dualshock for picking up, tap to see what i can pick around here by show the popup menu and drag the touchpad to the thing that you want and run the animation .. or do something. I know you can press R1 for this, but it doesn't work when it has a lot of thing on the floor or table you still need to stand in front of that thing perfectly, it's not easy and waste of time.
    - In some mission I feel like this game locked my horse to the direction that the game think I should go. I know the game just don't want me to worry about riding and focus on shooting but it make me confused when this thing happen. The game should show something make me know when my horse is in autopilot mode.

    For overall it's still great but I know why some people don't like it. It's not for everyone, if you don't like the slow gameplay you may don't like this game.

    PS. I want to give 9.5 if I can.    … Expand
  46. fernandodias
    Dec 26, 2018
    10
    Very good game excellent campaign and online mode well interactive best buy in 2018
  47. Demilith
    Dec 25, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un juego que lo amas o lo odias:
    Pros:
    -Apartado visual
    -Jugabilidad sistematica
    - Historia y narrativa

    Contras:
    - De tempo lento(en especial las primeras horas)
    - Movimiento tosco del personaje
    - Apuntado a veces impresiso    … Expand
  48. slamsouls
    Dec 25, 2018
    2
    boring long horse-riding simulator
    instead of telling 20 hours story, they forced you to ride horse 25 hours and there we have a 45 hours of story content.
    gunfight is super lame, clunky and animations are worst of 2018 games
  49. Stuvok
    Dec 25, 2018
    4
    after over a dozen hours I can say the game is painfully overrated. It has a very slow start with a crazy amount of very slow walking and talking. Even once the open world opens up to you... all you do is basic tasks with incredibly long trips. Ride 10 min to punch a guy who owes money once than ride 10 min back to camp. Then do that 3 more times! Ride 10 min to pick somebody up toafter over a dozen hours I can say the game is painfully overrated. It has a very slow start with a crazy amount of very slow walking and talking. Even once the open world opens up to you... all you do is basic tasks with incredibly long trips. Ride 10 min to punch a guy who owes money once than ride 10 min back to camp. Then do that 3 more times! Ride 10 min to pick somebody up to ride 10 min to drop them off then ride back to camp. Ride 10 min to a hunting spot than hunt 1 animal than ride 10 min back to camp. If you hated FF15 and it's car mechanic well it's the same here. Bad boring mission design in a shockingly empty open world. The experience is also hampered by terrible movement mechanics. You walk at a snails pace as if your in Gears of War 1 talking on the radio and you can hold the sprint button to speed up... but you go to full speed automatically and as soon as you let go you are a snail again. Some how there is no jog option so you end up running past things you want or crawling up to them slowly. Shooting feels awful made worse by a awkward implementation of a cover system and the poor movement controls. The game also never seems to remember what weapons I have equipped. It always takes my long arms off my body even though they are hanging on my back not just keeping them on my horse but removing them forcing me to reopen the horse inventory. Maybe the game will improve if the story picks up. But right now it's painfully boring with long drawn out conversations about nothing important with idiots who's names I can't remember. As for the supposed amazing graphics... the best way to describe the game is blurry very blurry.

    I have now beaten the game. It will not be a game I remember fondly. There is only 1 mission in the whole game that I will remember and that was when you rolled up to that house to find the kid. I was really feeling that mission... too bad once you get there the shooting it terrible. I have serious problems with how nearly every single mission is designed and how almost all the story is delivered throughout the game. Everything is tedious without an upside after you bother going through it all. Less than half way through the game and I had all the money I would ever need and fully modified guns, horse, and clothes that I would never need to change. After that almost every side quest in the game was a absolute waste of time with a tiny bit of mediocre story that wasn't worth the travel time. I started to avoid everything and do a straight line for the necessary story line missions because I was done with the game but wanted to know the story. I wouldn't say it was bad but as it started to end I was disappointed with so many actions of the main character that I was totally taken out of the experience. In the rest of the game you can do whatever you want and totally create what type of person you are with your interactions with people. But in the main game I'm thinking "**** you shot that person I liked you are dead". I shoot him mission failed. You also have to just shake your head at how stupid the major fight scenes are. You get 10 hours of 100 people shooting at you as you guys barely move or slowly ride away completely exposed and not a single ****ing person can hit anybody or your horses. It's too absurd for my taste... they needed to design fights better but the AI is so simple they have to throw waves and waves of enemies at you to even force you to move your character. Nothing in this world ever reflects anything that happens. You kill 5 times a towns population and then return the next day and everybody is there. You fight a rival gang that apparently has 1000 men and you have 20. Nothing makes sense.    … Expand
  50. D3NGZ
    Dec 25, 2018
    10
    i gave this game a 10 just to balance some of the 0s but its more of a 9.5 ish

    Pros: + The world is absolutely amazing and detailed + Arthur is probably the best Rockstar character ever + Dutch is awesome as usual & and the rest of the gang are really likeable and not likeable + Gunplay feels good + Many customization to clothing stats, Survival elements + Story is really    i gave this game a 10 just to balance some of the 0s but its more of a 9.5 ish

    Pros:

    + The world is absolutely amazing and detailed
    + Arthur is probably the best Rockstar character ever
    + Dutch is awesome as usual & and the rest of the gang are really likeable and not likeable
    + Gunplay feels good
    + Many customization to clothing stats, Survival elements
    + Story is really touching and greatly written
    + You get your moneys worth ( took me 80h to finish it on 85%)
    + Side quests are really good
    + Animations
    + Soundtrack

    Cons :

    - The controls, the first hours of the game can be brutal. especially for non console gamers but when you get used to them its fine
    - Movement can feel clunky inside houses ( fine outdoors)
    - Lack of fast travel can be annoying to some    … Expand
  51. AlphaSpectre
    Dec 25, 2018
    6
    [Spoiler Free]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    From the sound of all this you may think I hate the game, I don't, I just don't understand how a game could spend 10 years in development and fail in so many basic mechanics, leading me to believe that priorities were wrong from the beginning, focusing on detail instead of gameplay.    … Expand
  52. Steff86
    Dec 24, 2018
    5
    Red Dead Redemption 2 was very disappointing! The story is very bland and mission design was the same. About 95% of the missions in the story were all the same design and there were barely any memorable moments. The mechanics were extremely sluggish that it made the game a chore to play and it sucked the life/fun out of it. The open world looks beautiful and the exploration are the onlyRed Dead Redemption 2 was very disappointing! The story is very bland and mission design was the same. About 95% of the missions in the story were all the same design and there were barely any memorable moments. The mechanics were extremely sluggish that it made the game a chore to play and it sucked the life/fun out of it. The open world looks beautiful and the exploration are the only redeeming qualities of this. Red Dead redemption 2 is huge step down from the first Red Dead redemption. This is the biggest disappointing of the entire generation for me.… Expand
  53. MikefromAngus
    Dec 23, 2018
    6
    If youre looking for an action game? You will be very disappointed! This is NOT an action game.

    RDR2 is an open world adventure game, with an element where you get to shoot and ride horses. The game is about the story, exploration and getting sucked into the world. The graphics are amazing, theres alot of attention to detail. There are some action sequences, which are very well made. My    If youre looking for an action game? You will be very disappointed! This is NOT an action game.

    RDR2 is an open world adventure game, with an element where you get to shoot and ride horses. The game is about the story, exploration and getting sucked into the world. The graphics are amazing, theres alot of attention to detail. There are some action sequences, which are very well made. My only complain is that the game is NOT in 4k. But, thats the fault of the ps4 pro.

    This game is NOT for everyone, i do understand the negative reviews by some players, saying that you ride a horse for 10 mins to kill 2 people and ride back 10 mins back to the camp. Yes, this is how the game plays. Its slow, makes you do alot of pointless things. But it adds realism to the gameplay.

    If youre looking for a serious, adventure game with an excellent story and an open wolrd? This is a game for you.

    If youre looking for an action game? Avoid this game as it will drive you mad
    After playing the game for over 6 hours, i found it boring. The open world appeal ended. It got to the point where i lost complete intrest in the game and sold it on ebay.    … Expand
  54. bobishere
    Dec 23, 2018
    10
    Changed my review, the game is amazing and full of great characters that you fall in love with.
  55. Cheiradordemel
    Dec 23, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First: You do not have much intimacy with the protagonist. But with the passing of history, you get involved with him, being a very charismatic and arrogant character at the same time. The graphics are wonderful with that realistic environment where you sit in the Wild West. You get involved with some characters and some not so much, not counting on exciting parts to take your breath away. But not everything is flowers, most of the time the mission is located in a distant place and needs to mount the horse to the place consuming a lot of time.… Expand
  56. ft5777
    Dec 23, 2018
    10
    The only other Rockstar game I ever played was GTA 5, that I bought mainly because I was intrigued by the 97 score on metacritic. I wanted to see for myself what the fuss was all about. While I loved the world, story and characters in that game, I felt that the controls were clunky and not responsive enough and the menus subpar, all of which somehow lowered the quality of my playtime.The only other Rockstar game I ever played was GTA 5, that I bought mainly because I was intrigued by the 97 score on metacritic. I wanted to see for myself what the fuss was all about. While I loved the world, story and characters in that game, I felt that the controls were clunky and not responsive enough and the menus subpar, all of which somehow lowered the quality of my playtime.

    So when Red Dead Redemption 2 was released and many players complained about the same gameplay issues in addition to too many animations and a very slow pace, I was skeptical. I didn't start the game for another month because of a fear to be disappointed. I waited until the moment was right for me to start it. And what an adventure it has been.

    Yes the pace is slow, yes the way Arthur Morgan controls is sometimes slow and clunky (especially in the camps and areas where you're not supposed to run), yes button mapping is not ideal and leads to the occasional unwanted fights and bounties on your head. Yes, there is an animation for almost every action and it can takes quite some time to loot all the ennemies down after a gun fight. This is all frustrating. Yes, the fast travel is limited. However, in my mind, this is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. The positive points for RDR2 far outshine the negatives.

    The world around you feels alive, with more possible interactions that you could ever dream of. The graphics are stellar and the panoramas stunning (I wish there was a real photo mode in the game). The map itself is beautifully designed and varied with many biotopes, there are more details in this game that one can discover in 200 hours of play time. The story is very well written and moving. It's slow to build up but that is the time necessary to get attached to the characters and really feel it. As far as I can remember it is the only game that made me shed a tear and felt like a gut punch. The characters are deep and it is a pleasure to discover their lives and interact with them.

    The game is long, and the slow pace allows you to take it all in and is essential to the overall experience. Do I wish that there was a more extensive and more practical fast travel system ? Yes maybe... But actually no. Because now that I finished the game I fondly remember all these hours riding around on my beloved horse, I remember this feeling that I was actually travelling somewhere to accomplish something, and not just choosing a location on a map and teleporting to it, admiring these landscapes along the way, hearing all those sounds. I almost feel nostalgic about it now. As if I went on an adventure with a group of friends. I want to talk about my experience with people as if I lived it myself. Listening to music tracks from the game transport me immediately back to these days.

    In conclusion, what an experience that was. It was something completely new, a game with which I interacted like no other games before. Despite its shortcomings, Red Dead Redemption 2 is not really a game, it's an adventure that takes you for a wild ride all while sitting in your couch. If you can allow the game enough time to suck you in, don't say no to a great adventure when it knocks on your virtual door.    … Expand
  57. Nemo888
    Dec 23, 2018
    4
    It feels like the game keeps punishing me. Didn't I pay for this? One lucky shot after getting legendary hides and the game takes them. The game design is creepy and controlling. I'm an adult and my time is valuable. Wasting it grinding only to have it taken away by chance is lame. So much is good about this game but me and my friends agree it is unplayable. It feels like work.
  58. chrisd19844
    Dec 22, 2018
    7
    There's a lot of mixed reception on this game, so I decided to break it down into the pros/cons. Obviously you can't trust a lot of critics as they've given special perks for providing games/movies/music with favorable reviews.

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

    Pros:

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

    Cons:

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

    But if you can look past the PC stuff and the weapons wheel issues, the game is pretty solid and will keep you entertained for many a long evening.    … Expand
  59. NaaR
    Dec 22, 2018
    5
    This game has solid graphics, well acted and crafted characters with great depth. However the story is badly paced simply because of the amount of horse-ridning and chores. So basically it feels like a really slow TV-series, but with a great con that simply cannot be overseen: The gameplay.

    Its horrible, the controls are clunky, stiff and complex. Chosing weapons and managing the    This game has solid graphics, well acted and crafted characters with great depth. However the story is badly paced simply because of the amount of horse-ridning and chores. So basically it feels like a really slow TV-series, but with a great con that simply cannot be overseen: The gameplay.

    Its horrible, the controls are clunky, stiff and complex. Chosing weapons and managing the inventory is just as horrible and the gun play is simply bad. The steering is sub-par and the character feels so heavy. Going from The Witcher 3 (which also has some clunky movement), Horizon Zero Dawn, MGSV, Bloodborne or even Persona 5 which, in some sense, all are RPG:s to this... Nope, it doesn't cut it.    … Expand
  60. DrummBumm
    Dec 21, 2018
    9
    You have a big ol' doo doo in your pants if you don't like/appreciate this gem of a game. The most detailed game of all time, and hilarious to boot. Endless things to do and discover. CONS: I hated how long some of the animations were, some of the tight sections in the game where you're accidently killing people with your horse ( strawberry/saint denis ), some of the glitches when ridingYou have a big ol' doo doo in your pants if you don't like/appreciate this gem of a game. The most detailed game of all time, and hilarious to boot. Endless things to do and discover. CONS: I hated how long some of the animations were, some of the tight sections in the game where you're accidently killing people with your horse ( strawberry/saint denis ), some of the glitches when riding a horse, and the cover system. You can say thats a lot of flaws, but the good FAR outweigh the bad IMO. Other than that, it was a beauty, and people trashing this either like to be contrarians or they just suck in general. Must buy!… Expand
  61. Sandiox
    Dec 21, 2018
    4
    10/10 graphics but very boring game idk how this game hit 97 points by critics
  62. Zgr00gle
    Dec 21, 2018
    10
    Я прошёл эту игру не совсем полностью(только сюжетную линию), но уверен успею нагнать упущенное. Эта игра, своего рода, произведение современного искусства. Вопреки всем новым тенденциям развития гейм-дева, Rockstar Games снова задрала планку и по техническому, и по геймплейному, и по сюжетному аспектам в своём жанре. Я говорю именно про сюжетный режим. Кто-то пишет что игра слишкомЯ прошёл эту игру не совсем полностью(только сюжетную линию), но уверен успею нагнать упущенное. Эта игра, своего рода, произведение современного искусства. Вопреки всем новым тенденциям развития гейм-дева, Rockstar Games снова задрала планку и по техническому, и по геймплейному, и по сюжетному аспектам в своём жанре. Я говорю именно про сюжетный режим. Кто-то пишет что игра слишком скучная, но я с уверенностью могу заявить, что таковые люди мало читают книжки, ведь там мелким деталям типа описания местности, характерам, предметам, внешности и прочим уделено не мало времени. Так и здесь мелким деталям, раскрывающим быт, местность, характеры людей посвящается приличная часть игрового процесса, и я не считаю это скучным. Игра оставила очень много эмоций и впечатлений, и я с удовольствием к ней вернусь в свободное время.… Expand
  63. budlightlime
    Dec 21, 2018
    9
    Amazing storyline
    Epic characters
    Unreal gameplay
    Endless amounts of side quests
    Fun online
    It would be a 10/10 for me but the first 4-5 hours of the game was a bit slow
  64. bernal1994
    Dec 21, 2018
    1
    Sad to say this is not the best videogame but also not the worst videogame, something like boring western culture and life
  65. CanyonR
    Dec 20, 2018
    9
    Tired of all the broken promises, microtransactions and child infested battle royales? Buy Red Dead Redemption 2. It’s no doubt the game of the year. Truly beautiful graphics (even on PS4 Slim), immersive story with true to life like NPCs, loads of stuff to do: side quests, horse, gun and character customizing, crafting, hunting, shopping... the list goes on and on. As a cherry on top ofTired of all the broken promises, microtransactions and child infested battle royales? Buy Red Dead Redemption 2. It’s no doubt the game of the year. Truly beautiful graphics (even on PS4 Slim), immersive story with true to life like NPCs, loads of stuff to do: side quests, horse, gun and character customizing, crafting, hunting, shopping... the list goes on and on. As a cherry on top of all that, around you is the most gorgeous world you’ve ever seen in a game (NOT kidding!), waiting for you to explore it. Mountains, swamps, plains, desert, you name it!

    Now I’d like to address the biggest complaints about this game, complaints that were holding me back from purchasing this game at first.

    ”Repetitive gameplay.”
    While the gameplay is repetitive to some extent, as in you need to eat, sleep and take care of different kind of stuff on daily basis, in my opinion it’s an essential part of the game, one of the parts that makes the game such a wholesome experience. On the other hand, the story is based on this concept that allows you to freeroam and do missions when you want to, which means that for some people it might get boring to always start a new mission.

    ”Clumsy controls.”
    At first, yes, but when you get used to them, they feel decent. For me it took an hour.

    ”The game is nothing but chores.”
    See first argument.    … Expand
  66. gobhoblin
    Dec 20, 2018
    4
    The game is amazingly boring. You move at a pace that is roughly 7/10s the speed of a normal human in all situations except for the 1 second gunfights where you apparently take all that stored speed and stop time to kill 9 people in a fraction of a second. The entire game is basically following someone on a horse at walking speed while they tell you stories you probably aren't going to listen to
  67. web0rama
    Dec 20, 2018
    9
    Gorgeous game and excellent story with tons of content that will keep casual gamers engaged for hours. I refer to it as Westworld, though, because as you spend more time in the world you begin to see the cracks in the seams and the limits that the rules force upon you. Still hard not to recommend it but Rockstar needs to learn some lessons from some other recent sandbox games.
  68. JJWills1230
    Dec 19, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have found the controls and the gameplay very unintuitive and the lack of a save as you progress is a bore and finally there is no practice mode or area.
    At the beginning of the story it takes about 10-minutes before you get to the first play scene and then if you die on that scene, (which I did) then you have to go back to the beginning and relive the same story.
    When I finally got to the second scene there is a point where you are guided to remove a weapon from your horse saddlebag and I cannot work out how to do it.
    The movement of the characters I think should be more intuitive and there should be a save option throughout the story.
    I'm not a particularly good player on these things so perhaps my lack of skill does not help but if there were practice areas or help guides then that would aid my chances of improving.
    The graphics are amazing and I'm sure the story will be if I can ever progress beyond a snails pace but for me some key basics have been overlooked.    … Expand
  69. Pitusina
    Dec 19, 2018
    10
    great game graphics probably the best shooting is also great 100/10 but bugs are here too
  70. IvanMit
    Dec 19, 2018
    10
    You know if a game goes as far as detail to make you brew coffee via campfire before drinking it, or getting your weapons from a horse's satchel, or literally watching it's testicles shrink in cold weather, that this is game of the decade material.
  71. BlackmarketTaco
    Dec 18, 2018
    10
    This review is EXCLUSIVELY for the single-player, which packs well enough content to justify paying full price. The graphics are stunning on a launch PS4, which blew me away. I'm not spoiling anything about the story, but it is a perfect prequel to the original RDR. Arthur's character development is superb. I haven't been this emotionally invested in a game since I wrapped up the MassThis review is EXCLUSIVELY for the single-player, which packs well enough content to justify paying full price. The graphics are stunning on a launch PS4, which blew me away. I'm not spoiling anything about the story, but it is a perfect prequel to the original RDR. Arthur's character development is superb. I haven't been this emotionally invested in a game since I wrapped up the Mass Effect trilogy. The amounts of customization with clothing, weaponry, horses, and crafting are a huge enhancement to the original game. If you're a fan of the original RDR, you will feel the same way that I do.… Expand
  72. cooperman2016
    Dec 18, 2018
    4
    This is one of the biggest dissapointments in games (for me personally) First off the positives - The game looks amazing on every level , probably the best on the PS4 pro,though HDR needs turning off to prevent blurry graphic but when you do this everything looks fine. Next the music is also high quality and the SFX of the guns ect excelent.The small details in the world and variedThis is one of the biggest dissapointments in games (for me personally) First off the positives - The game looks amazing on every level , probably the best on the PS4 pro,though HDR needs turning off to prevent blurry graphic but when you do this everything looks fine. Next the music is also high quality and the SFX of the guns ect excelent.The small details in the world and varied wildlife to hunt and strangers to meet I cannot find fault. The acting is also great especially the main cast. But here's my gripes , the story and pacing is so slow it killed any excitement I had. The better missions were few and far between and I stopped caring about Arthur, John or the rest of Dutch's gang. The gameplay just didn't feel responsive,in the missions its hard to describe other than it felt clunky. I really tried to love this game, I've been a Rockstar games fan since Gta 3 on PS2 and have enjoyed every single game they have released but Red dead 2 is the first I have disliked. To sum it up it looks amazing but is just too realistic, lacks fun and the stories a bore… Expand
  73. CristianDorta
    Dec 18, 2018
    10
    ¿Alguna vez has ido caminando en un videojuego solo disfrutando de la luz, el paisaje o lo que pasa a tu al rededor sin sentirte que eres el centro de la acción y solo como parte del entorno? Nunca hubiera pensado que eso era algo tan disfrutable, es una experiencia única.
    Teniendo en cuenta el nivel de detalles, gráficos, sonidos y demás, que esta cuidado a niveles extraordinarios, se    ¿Alguna vez has ido caminando en un videojuego solo disfrutando de la luz, el paisaje o lo que pasa a tu al rededor sin sentirte que eres el centro de la acción y solo como parte del entorno? Nunca hubiera pensado que eso era algo tan disfrutable, es una experiencia única.
    Teniendo en cuenta el nivel de detalles, gráficos, sonidos y demás, que esta cuidado a niveles extraordinarios, se podría decir que las situaciones de disparos son lo peor, aunque no tan malo como para que no estemos hablando de una obra maestra.    … Expand
  74. APM_
    Dec 18, 2018
    10
    Masterpiece. The finest game of the generation which revolutionises Open World games forever.
  75. Tagirix
    Dec 18, 2018
    9
    For those gamers who are passionate about Westerns and cowboy stuff RDR 2 will be a great experience. The developers at Rockstar Gamers succeeded in creating a huge world where there are a great number of places and locations to explore. Although I felt that the plot was a little bit boring and predictable, it was pretty good anyways, so if you enjoyed the first game, you will definitelyFor those gamers who are passionate about Westerns and cowboy stuff RDR 2 will be a great experience. The developers at Rockstar Gamers succeeded in creating a huge world where there are a great number of places and locations to explore. Although I felt that the plot was a little bit boring and predictable, it was pretty good anyways, so if you enjoyed the first game, you will definitely like this one — perhaps it will make you replay RDR. As of now, I have completed 80% of the game, but there is still a lot of stuff to do and explore besides the story line. The only problem that is clearly an issue is RDO. First of all, the concept of multiplayer mode is great, but how it was implemented is miserable, to be completely frank. Hopefully, Rockstar will do something about it, and we will see a joyful online game.… Expand
  76. Hyperborean
    Dec 18, 2018
    3
    Rock Star makes another closed world game. There is an open world until you play an actual mission and then the world closes and rockstar holds you by the hand and makes you do everything they want you to do in the order they want you to do it. Lame.
  77. MVBramley
    Dec 17, 2018
    10
    I switched to PC gaming several years ago and never really looked back, except for one time a couple of years ago when I felt compelled to replay the first Red Dead Redemption and had to dust of my old PS3 to do it. There had been a handful of console exclusives over the years that looked interesting to me, but I could take them or leave them. Red Dead 2 was the exception. I bought a PS4I switched to PC gaming several years ago and never really looked back, except for one time a couple of years ago when I felt compelled to replay the first Red Dead Redemption and had to dust of my old PS3 to do it. There had been a handful of console exclusives over the years that looked interesting to me, but I could take them or leave them. Red Dead 2 was the exception. I bought a PS4 to play this game.

    Let me start off by saying that I am a fan of open world games. I've probably logged the most hours of anything I've ever played on one of Bethesda's many sprawling open world games, I played Breath of the Wild from start to finish, the last few Assassins Creed games, I tend to love the Far Cry series and I've liked most of the GTAs (particularly GTA5). This game was probably made for people like me and the high rating I gave it probably speaks to that fact.

    It's difficult for me to articulate just how different RDR2 feels to any of what came before... even the first RDR. On the face of things, the many activities you can participate in in the world of Red Dead aren't all that different from the things you could do in, say, Far Cry 5. You can hunt, you can go fishing, you can wander off in basically any direction and get yourself into trouble you're not really equipped to deal with yet. And much like with its sister (mother?) series GTA, you're never short on something to do, or strangers and weirdos to do them with. And yet... it is different.

    There's something slower about it, I feel like the game isn't constantly trying to entertain me with exciting stimuli and somehow this manages to be a good thing. Around 70% of the game seems to involve genuinely peaceful strolls and rides through idyllic simulated countryside, which only serves to make the action sequences stand out all the more.

    This is largely achieved by imposing limitations on the gamer that we aren't used to. Gamers and fans of GTA/RDR have come to expect certain things, like the ability to fast travel easily, the ability to store literally anything, big or small, in a Tardis-like pocket dimension hidden in a bag or satchel and various other unrealistic luxuries that this game withholds from you. OK, Arthur's satchel can still hold a hell of a lot, but you have to store all of your animal pelts and carcasses on your horse's back, where there is limited room. And sure, you can take a carriage from one town to another, or fast travel from your camp (after upgrading it), but you'll always have to ride back to your camp every time. Which is often. if you like hunting (I do) and you need to make room for more fresh kills, you have to drop the carcasses off with Pearson (the camp chef), or cart the larger skins all the way out to the Canadian Trapper before you can kill and skin more like it. This should be tedious. Somehow it isn't. Somehow the act of repeating these patterns of riding out, hunting, fishing, trading and returning to the camp winds up being a quite meditative process.

    I mentioned that I like hunting sims. It's a weird thing, I don't hunt, I never have, I have no desire to, but any game that includes a decent hunting sim seems to be improved by it, the more realistic the better. Well... RDR2 has the most vivid and visceral hunting sim I've ever seen. It takes a little getting used to (especially when you have to put an animal out of its misery, because you failed to kill it right the first time), but this is a big part of what makes the world feel so real.

    The small towns and cities are also beautifully realized. Saint Denis especially seems to be a fantastic period recreation of my favourite American city (New Orleans) and I enjoyed those parts of the game that were set there immensely.

    As for the story... if you've seen Netflix's Ballad of Buster Scruggs and you liked it, then this is probably going to work for you. I really loved it. I won't go into spoilers here, but I really enjoyed getting to know all of the gang members and embarking on these big, chaotic missions that disrupt the order of these towns and cities, or that peaceful countryside I just spent so long rattling on about.

    Like many RDR fans, I was hoping I'd get to play as John Marston again and was a little leery of his replacement 'Arthur Morgan', especially since John is present at the outset of the game as an NPC gang member. It took a little while, but Arthur really grew on me and by the end I think I wound up liking him more than John (the giant mustache I'd spent the whole game cultivating definitely helped).

    All in all, this might be my favourite game of the past decade. It was well worth buying the console to play it.    … Expand
  78. Br_AgSs
    Dec 17, 2018
    10
    This is , ladies and gentlemen, the best game of the generation. Rockstar is on fire, their games are pure masterpiece, RDR2 is outstanding. Graphics are beyond good. The ammount of detail on this game is absurd
  79. 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
  80. bode1111
    Dec 17, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. its pretty generic, despite the fact that i've already played countless of other open world games and didnt talk **** about other ones that have borrowed the same features from other open world titles. at least it looks shiny, and the story is ok. i cant believe they made employees work overtime that'll profit them big time from the games'… Expand
  81. leifaklard
    Dec 17, 2018
    10
    I started this game on October 26th and only today i've finished. It was so good that my wife that doesn't like most of the games came play too, most to hunt preys or fishing, but it was so interesting seeing her trying... xD The gameplay is so good and the story is awesome. Finally, today, December 17th, i don't know what to do... I'm in the middle of a crysis... Well... 10/10 Rockstar.
  82. p1menta
    Dec 16, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. you can have a hard time with the controllers on the begginging (hell, even 20h + on the game i still punch the wrong person once in a while, or fly around and swear at my horse after a ridiculous crash. and people are also complaining about aim, and it is kinda true that you are forced to use dead eye or auto aim, here and there, but, **** i can't say anything bad about this game. for the love of god, this **** is absolutely out of this world.
    it may not have anything new per se as people are saying (and i heavily disagree) but everything is pushed to a level of perfection and realism never seen in any other video game, and, to be honest, in any other entertainement piece whatsoever.
    i gotta say i'm not putting on the account the epílogue. it was the only part of the game i wish we could actually use a fast travel. the map is huge, and you could take a good 20min going from one place to the other, yes (even more, actually) but **** for me it would be (and was) some pretty beautiful and relaxing and fun 20min+ of horse riding. damn, there were several times tha i turned the ps4 on just to ride around. having absolutely no intention to play any mission. i turned on the console, rode around for hours, really, hours, and turned it back off.
    now, talking about the epilogue, i gotta be honest, my 10 score is pretending this part was actually a somewhat lame dlc. the story is kinda boring even tho i love john too, it could be better writen and polished (although the epilogue brings my favorite gang to light: the skinners)
    but, after all, following this dlc-theory epilogue, it is a 5hours+++ free dlc, in a ****ing huge beautiful map. good enough for me.
    the only, literally only thing i would change if i could is the free world after finishing the game. we dont wanna play hours and hours with the most perfect character ever, fall in love with him, craft tons of clothes to him, find hats, build relationships (even if some of them were pure role play in our heads) and then, in the "free for all" part, play with a different character.
    i wouldnt change the story, i understand, arthur had to die, it was beautiful lore-wise, but they had to come up with an excuse for us to be able to play with arthur after finishing the game. it could be something cheesy like a tree interaction back on marston's ranch, where john would sit light a cigarette and beging remembering arthur morgan's stories, anything like that, but i'd like to play as arthur after finishing it. this is his game. love you john, but you already have a ****ing awesome game of your own with a ****ing A+ zombies dlc, this one should be just about arthur morgan (I did did a save file next to the ending before the last chain of events, in case some like that happened but my buddy arthur is already sick and dying and it's too sad to play like that)

    people should **** off with this ps players x xbox players. from both sides.
    saying god of war is a better game than this one is just plain childness    … Expand
  83. Ieatpeople17
    Dec 16, 2018
    1
    Incredibly easy and repetitive. Just walk around tapping aim and shoot, everything dies, no need for taking any cover. Graphics are par at best compared to other new releases. Incredibly buggy.
  84. akoahi
    Dec 16, 2018
    10
    Excellent game, just perfect for me, new level of open world, deep emotion story and one of greatest video game protagonists.
  85. Espolosin
    Dec 16, 2018
    9
    La espera ha merecido la pena.

    Rockstar Games como es habitual no decepciona, y en esta ocasión no iba ha ser diferente, es el videojuego que alcanza el techo técnico de esta generación, pero no solo por esto esta entre los mejores juegos de esta generación. En cuanto a narrativa, que es el punto mas fuerte de este, es una gran historia que nos tendrá enganchados desde principio a    La espera ha merecido la pena.

    Rockstar Games como es habitual no decepciona, y en esta ocasión no iba ha ser diferente, es el videojuego que alcanza el techo técnico de esta generación, pero no solo por esto esta entre los mejores juegos de esta generación.

    En cuanto a narrativa, que es el punto mas fuerte de este, es una gran historia que nos tendrá enganchados desde principio a final de esta misma. En mi caso me termine la historia en una sola semana lo que son al rededor de 60 o 70 horas de juego.

    En cuanto a jugabilidad que es el apartado mas flojo de este, no llega a ser un control que nos de la seguridad de estar al poder de todas las acciones que tomamos, incluso en ocasiones cuando queremos hacer algo y no funciona nos puede llegar a desesperar un poco.

    Técnicamente es un portento, no se puede decir mucho mas, es impresionante lo que se a llegado hacer con esta generación, en cuanto ha interactuar con el entorno también vemos un gran salto con este titulo, que junto con The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, son los que mas han hecho inca-pie en este apartado.

    En cuanto al apartado sonoro, es también de las partes mas cuidadas, una banda sonora magnifica y unos efectos sonoros trabajados hasta el ultimo detalle.

    En conclusión, uno de los mejores videojuegos de esta generación que no ha todo el mundo le puede llegar ha gustar, pero en rasgos generales salvo sus problemas en la jugabilidad es un titulo excelente.    … Expand
  86. Mcrifles
    Dec 16, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. HORRIBLE controls, slow fps when gun fights start and now all the weapons that used to be accurate are ALL junk. it takes several shots to kill players with headshots from a not too far distant. you have to be at a rocks throw distance to kill players with a one head shot. when you are rifles distance away it now takes several shots. the ai's are stupid as hell, when you try to defend your self in the towns you end up becoming a criminal and when you try to clear out the gang hideouts sometimes you become the criminal if an AI escapes and tells the sherrif. the horses movements are extremly clumsy and when you call them they never come to you, you have to run half the map to reach your horse.
    this game is fastly moving towards a GTA wannabe, next thing they will add is flying carriges and overly explosives weapons. which they already did by adding the explosive bow and arrow. what a stupid thing to add especially when playing in a pvp match or a free for all map where spaces are limited or tight someone uses an explosive arrow and its not even a fun fight. its just stupid.
    the people making these games are obviously just implimenting the same crap that was added to the GTA series.
    What a waste of money.

    for some nice things, the games graphics are nice to see when you arent in a gun fight and the animals in the game act very cool.

    the rest of the game sucks    … Expand
  87. z28guy39
    Dec 15, 2018
    10
    This is literally my new favorite game of all time! Amazing graphics and gameplay! If you are looking for a great western game look no further.
  88. GTA-5-ROCK
    Dec 15, 2018
    10
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is amazing and stunning. This game has super beautiful graphics and a great storyline.
  89. Daniel_Campbell
    Dec 15, 2018
    6
    At first I read the reviews and thought, "This must be a groundbreaking game that will change the way we look at video games in the future." But then I played the game. It's good, for sure. I firmly believe the game is enjoyable and worth the price of admission, but it's a far cry from the perfect experience many reviewers have lauded it as. The plethora of systems is staggering and funAt first I read the reviews and thought, "This must be a groundbreaking game that will change the way we look at video games in the future." But then I played the game. It's good, for sure. I firmly believe the game is enjoyable and worth the price of admission, but it's a far cry from the perfect experience many reviewers have lauded it as. The plethora of systems is staggering and fun for the most part, but when the way you interact with those systems is so convoluted, it takes a lot of the enjoyment out of the game.

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

    I sound like I hate the game, but I promise I don't. It's a good time and enjoyable. It's worth paying the $60 just for the expansive environment and enjoyable activities. It's just that I couldn't in good conscience give it a perfect score like many of the reviewers that drink the Rockstar Kool-aid.    … Expand
  90. hugoboss69x
    Dec 15, 2018
    7
    Es un juegazo pero en la version de PS4 Pro la han cagado muchisimo con el antialiasing, llega a marear incluso, acabe jugandolo en el monitor a 1080p porq en la tv me era imposible, pero la historia y todo lo demas del juego para mi es impresionante (L)
  91. Lemonade1408
    Dec 14, 2018
    7
    Edit - This game while technically brilliant is a little bit boring, I have sort of given up halfway through the 3rd act, still a very decent game with loads to do, but the majority of you game will be riding your horse on the same tracks getting brief bits of action
  92. Ded_Lesnik
    Dec 14, 2018
    7
    Оценку снизил за расточительное колличесво времени на дурости
  93. Amrior
    Dec 14, 2018
    10
    I think Red Dead Redemption 3 is one these special games that only appears every few years. A game that has the potential to shape future games sustainably. I spend more than 100 hours in RDR 2 and and I have't yet seen everything that this impressive world has to offer. Rockstar has created a world that is so beautiful, varied but still believable since the witcher 3 was no game worldI think Red Dead Redemption 3 is one these special games that only appears every few years. A game that has the potential to shape future games sustainably. I spend more than 100 hours in RDR 2 and and I have't yet seen everything that this impressive world has to offer. Rockstar has created a world that is so beautiful, varied but still believable since the witcher 3 was no game world anymore. If you take enough time you will find small and big stories everywhere and they are all different and unique. The game finds in almost every point the perfect balance between complexity and fun, whether hunting, fishing or looking for treasures. The main story is almost always exciting and convinces by cleverly set highlights. I think the graphics are the best you'll see in an Open World game on the current console creation and I've had almost no bugs so far (excluded RD online). This game needs time to unfold its magic and if there is one thing that is common to almost all the other reviews with a rating of 7 and less here, then it is that they've not taken that time.… Expand
  94. 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
  95. UnknownPerson19
    Dec 14, 2018
    10
    Despite having some network issues, RDR2 is definitely the game of the century.
  96. RaizenBS7
    Dec 14, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In simple words for my, this game IT IS A WORK OF ART !!!
    From beginning to end.    … Expand
  97. Bo_Hazem
    Dec 13, 2018
    7
    A good game overall, yet it's 10% core game and 90% chores. It would be great if the fights were engaging and challenging, yet it's too clunky and at the same time too easy. So much amazing things inside the game yet stained with lots of boredom during your journey in the game.
  98. superdetonador
    Dec 13, 2018
    10
    The game is incredible, very detailed and realistic.The storytelling and the gameplay is amazing. Very immersive.
  99. Benzboi
    Dec 13, 2018
    10
    I gotta tell you that this is the best game I've ever played.
    This game is an accomplishment of effort and creativity. Thank You Rockstar, you killed it with this one!!!
    Perfect!!!
  100. MENZ0
    Dec 13, 2018
    5
    I was very hyped by Red Dead Redemption 2 since I saw the 'you gotta love yourself a fire' trailer. I was really hoping for a game with a good story and interesting side quests (maybe even on par with the Witcher 3). In the end I got a game which frustratingly held me back to actually influence the story or really didn't make me feel as if I was playing a game at all.

    So here is how I    I was very hyped by Red Dead Redemption 2 since I saw the 'you gotta love yourself a fire' trailer. I was really hoping for a game with a good story and interesting side quests (maybe even on par with the Witcher 3). In the end I got a game which frustratingly held me back to actually influence the story or really didn't make me feel as if I was playing a game at all.

    So here is how I played the game: I just kept jumping from guest to guest as indicated on my map as I did not feel incentivized to do anything else. The time in between quests is just a lot of horse riding. Time spent in-quest was 80% me not being able to do anything apart from listening in a cutscene or listening to a non-interesting dialogue of a character in walking pace or moderate horse-riding speed while I was annoyed that I was not allowed to ride full speed.
    The other 20% is just a shout-out and then the quest is over. These shoot-outs were initially pretty enjoyable when I had adjusted the terrible aiming controls and turned off auto-aim entirely. There is however no real progression in the shooting mechanics, so these shootouts start to feel same-y after a while.
    Now I probably should mention some positives as well. The landscapes with the lighting can be stunning. The animations and facial expressions are well done (though annoyingly slow when it's gameplay-related). The characters are pretty distinct though I couldn't enjoy any of them, but this could be because I just felt frustrated with the entire experience.

    I believe I was in chapter 5 when I stopped playing and watched the ending on youtube. I do hope others have enjoyed this game, but I cannot believe anybody who likes gameplay or being in control in a game could actually have an enjoyable experience out of Red Dead Redemption 2.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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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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#2 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2018

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97

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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