Red Dead Redemption 2

 PlayStation 4
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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21344 Ratings

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  1. Therno3456
    Sep 5, 2022
    8
    You will only enjoy it for its masterpiece of a cinematic experience. However the gameplay is objectively simple and dull. There's little agency in how you approach the game. You're really just in for the ride. But the ride is absolutely stunning, immersive, realistic and its easy to enjoy and be enrapt in. So I give it an 8
  2. quanta
    Nov 21, 2018
    8
    RDR2 is a flawed masterpiece. Its epic story, narration and its vast, beautiful open world are phenomenal. Aside from some writing that feels cliche, these elements are the best that modern gaming has to offer. However, it is quite baffling to see how bad the gameplay is. The controls are clunky and the AI is rather idiotic. It is a dreadful shooter and yet you will be shooting around forRDR2 is a flawed masterpiece. Its epic story, narration and its vast, beautiful open world are phenomenal. Aside from some writing that feels cliche, these elements are the best that modern gaming has to offer. However, it is quite baffling to see how bad the gameplay is. The controls are clunky and the AI is rather idiotic. It is a dreadful shooter and yet you will be shooting around for about one third of your playtime! Overall, I still love the game because of the narration and how beautiful it is. However, it is IMPORTANT to criticize it as well, and hope to see games that will perfect the formula.

    To put things into perspective, take God of War. That game has excellent gameplay, narration and visuals. There, you can see they were able to scale it up sustainably and refine the game to perfection. The story is wonderfully told, the pacing is never off and the gameplay is just fantastic! Yes, RDR2 has a more realistic, epic story and a vast open world -- all things that I like -- but it has not been refined as much. Heck, in some ways it is really rough. The only thing that kept me going was the story, the world, the characters.    … Expand
  3. DoTheBartMan
    Oct 28, 2018
    8
    This is a great game, there should be a way to delete accounts that give it less than a 7...Story is great, combat is great and playing poker is as fun as it was in the first game. Hunting and fishing are fun side activities and the Gang related missions give the whole game life and depth

    couple of problems with the clunky controls, you can feel how out of date they are when your horse    This is a great game, there should be a way to delete accounts that give it less than a 7...Story is great, combat is great and playing poker is as fun as it was in the first game. Hunting and fishing are fun side activities and the Gang related missions give the whole game life and depth

    couple of problems with the clunky controls, you can feel how out of date they are when your horse plows into a tree and 20 miles an hour making you look like an ass.

    The law in this game is sever and strict, I got onto the wrong horse by mistake and was quickly arrested, the end product being losing all the money I had.

    Arthur himself is interesting, like in The Witcher 3 your hair and beard grows as time passes (You can buy tonics to grow out your hair and beard fasted if you want)

    Overall if you loved the first game you'll at least like this,    … Expand
  4. playermartin286
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    This is a beautiful game, the gameplay and mission design is not that great though
  5. myboi123
    Jan 23, 2019
    8
    this is a game with an amazing story and the characters are so **** good and how detailed the game is but though its really good i still have some issues like **** shooting mechanics they are so bad i would expect better from rockstar, spoilers-----------------------------------------------------------------------and just GUARMA it was so boring but it was not that long so well this is my opinion.
  6. ArcaneDovahkiin
    Feb 14, 2020
    8
    Red Dead: Redemption 2 is an amazing game, but it does have its fair share of flaws, and believe me, there are plenty of them to talk about. I spent around 200 hours playing the Single Player, yes 200hrs... not even kidding. I loved the game, but that doesn't mean I will stop thinking critically and start fanboying over it. In this review, I will list down the Cons and Pros of this game,Red Dead: Redemption 2 is an amazing game, but it does have its fair share of flaws, and believe me, there are plenty of them to talk about. I spent around 200 hours playing the Single Player, yes 200hrs... not even kidding. I loved the game, but that doesn't mean I will stop thinking critically and start fanboying over it. In this review, I will list down the Cons and Pros of this game, then I will tell you whether you should buy the game or not.

    CONS:

    - Bad controls
    - Outdated game/mission design
    - They tried to make this game too realistic/sandbox-ish
    - Horrendous gameplay(Movement mechanics, and gun-play)
    - Very tedious
    - Can sometimes be repetitive
    - Narrative story pacing issues(the game takes a huge dump at around chapter 5)

    PROS:

    - Even though the story has pacing issues, Red Dead: Redemption 2 still has one of the best narrative stories in video games.
    - The random encounters and side missions are a lot of fun to play and add to the overall experience.
    - Every single character in the game is amazing, relatable, and lovable. Every one of them has a role to play, whether it's the main storyline or one of the side stories.
    - THE VISUAL ASPECT OF THE GAME IS MIND BLOWING!! The game is just TOO FREAKING BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT!!!!!! I played the game in my standard PlayStation 4(PS4) and I am surprised as to how a 4-year-old console is still able to push the game to such high graphical fidelity. The face animations, the environment, the weather effects, everything is just mindblowing. Visually, there is truly a huge amount of attention to detail.

    Conclusion: Yes, YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY BUY THE DAMN GAME!! It's one of the best games of 2018 and a true game of the year contender. Even though the game has plenty of flaws, the PROS I mentioned in this review, do a great job of overshadowing the CONS. I had the same problems with Grand Theft Auto 5(GTA5), horrible controls, horrible gameplay, and Rockstar still, to this day, has not fixed the issues with their controls, outdated game/mission design, and gameplay. Overall, this game is a MUST HAVE!!!!!!    … Expand
  7. Legend6
    Oct 26, 2018
    8
    This is an art of game.
    But not just a very fun game.
    And little boring....
  8. Blindside90
    Oct 26, 2018
    8
    Nearly everything about this game is excellent but unfortunately the one thing that lets it down is the bad feeling of aiming/looking. You can’t fully disable the aim acceleration in the settings of the game, and you can’t set the general sensitivity high enough, which ends up making it feel like you’re ‘dragging your weapon through thick syrup’ to aim or look around. It’s really difficultNearly everything about this game is excellent but unfortunately the one thing that lets it down is the bad feeling of aiming/looking. You can’t fully disable the aim acceleration in the settings of the game, and you can’t set the general sensitivity high enough, which ends up making it feel like you’re ‘dragging your weapon through thick syrup’ to aim or look around. It’s really difficult to be accurate free aiming as a result. If the devs could just get the aiming feeling like nearly any other shooter game, I’d give a 10/10.

    Sure, the snapping-to-enemy and dead-eye features give one way around this but it’s still a fundamental problem having the standard regular aiming feeling like this I think.    … Expand
  9. Imprisoner
    Oct 26, 2018
    8
    I will be completely honest. The game is obviously well made and is by no means bad... But where is the line between fun and frustrating? I cannot help but feel that the realism hurts Red Dead Redemption 2. Constantly having to do mundane and boring tasks like bathe, eat, clean your weapons, and others make the game feel like a chore. I will also say that the aiming controls are TERRIBLE.I will be completely honest. The game is obviously well made and is by no means bad... But where is the line between fun and frustrating? I cannot help but feel that the realism hurts Red Dead Redemption 2. Constantly having to do mundane and boring tasks like bathe, eat, clean your weapons, and others make the game feel like a chore. I will also say that the aiming controls are TERRIBLE. I hope they are improved in a patch.

    Regardless, the world is alive and brilliantly crafted with plenty of content to keep you going for hours upon hours. Will update this review when multiplayer comes out.    … Expand
  10. R12
    Oct 27, 2018
    8
    es un juego muy bonito gráficamente,, lo único que no me ha gustado es que tiene demasiadas cinemáticas y eso arruina un poco el juego ,, y también es que no esta doblado al latino,,,, y se hace tedioso estar leyendo a cada rato. espero que para la siguiente entrega rockstar se ponga las pilas.
  11. BrightAbyss
    Mar 30, 2019
    8
    This game is good, but it is not the masterpiece everyone is making it out to be. The story was good, but the distance between each mission can be long and require an amount of patience that most people, including myself, don't have at all times.I personally was not a huge fan of the online mode when it did come out, but I found some enjoyment out exploring the vast wild west map that RDR2This game is good, but it is not the masterpiece everyone is making it out to be. The story was good, but the distance between each mission can be long and require an amount of patience that most people, including myself, don't have at all times.I personally was not a huge fan of the online mode when it did come out, but I found some enjoyment out exploring the vast wild west map that RDR2 has to offer. If you are a big Red Dead or Rockstar fan, then you will probably find a lot of enjoyment out of this game, but if you are just a casual gamer to competitive gamer, I can't promise the same. Overall, I don't regret getting it and got enjoyment out of the story, but it's definitely not a masterpiece.… Expand
  12. SaddyToad
    Oct 28, 2018
    8
    So, finally the game came out. First expressions are like "amazing". Then you playing more time, you could see some bags, stupid not logical things. But, what game is in western theme right no- no one! This is really intresting time for America, and all other world. So, what I wanna say, that this game is realistic enough, and you can plunge in it, So, this game is really cool, not withoutSo, finally the game came out. First expressions are like "amazing". Then you playing more time, you could see some bags, stupid not logical things. But, what game is in western theme right no- no one! This is really intresting time for America, and all other world. So, what I wanna say, that this game is realistic enough, and you can plunge in it, So, this game is really cool, not without mistakes, but with this open world...… Expand
  13. lopezX2
    Oct 28, 2018
    8
    las animaciones y fisicas son demaciado buenas y los graficos se ven bien pero los controles son demaciado complejos para cosas tan sencillas como las armas del caballo, aunque seguramente me acostumbrare
  14. SenatorJerald
    Oct 28, 2018
    8
    This is an amazing game, lets start with that. The world, the Ai, it's leaps and bounds beyond any other game but for all these review sites to give 10/10 and 100/100 you can then just ignore them.

    It's not a flawless game. The controls are clunky and have gone backwards since GTA 5 , yes it's beautiful watching animations but it also means the controls don't respond until the    This is an amazing game, lets start with that. The world, the Ai, it's leaps and bounds beyond any other game but for all these review sites to give 10/10 and 100/100 you can then just ignore them.

    It's not a flawless game. The controls are clunky and have gone backwards since GTA 5 , yes it's beautiful watching animations but it also means the controls don't respond until the animation plays fully.

    It just gets annoying at times when you are trying to control Arthur and he stops responding, returning to a mega slow arthritic pace and removes himself from cover because he's not responding to your actions...

    An Amazing but somewhat flawed game, 87/100    … Expand
  15. tobash18
    Oct 28, 2018
    8
    This game looks and plays incredibly well. Story is well executed and good to play through. Enough Said. :)
  16. Papaflash
    Oct 29, 2018
    8
    Best graphics, best physics. Booze, shooting but... Wtf Rockstar, I played 35 hours, where are the courtesans?
    8/10!
  17. l3anyan
    Nov 15, 2018
    8
    *This is a updated review.*

    Initially I had a very hard time adapting to the feel of the game and its controls. I think coming from PC to a PS4 exacerbated this, as well as my lack of love for Sony's controllers. At about twelve hours in I was ready to give up; I was considering returning or selling the PS4 Pro bundle, and I also started browsing other games. And while I do still think    *This is a updated review.*

    Initially I had a very hard time adapting to the feel of the game and its controls. I think coming from PC to a PS4 exacerbated this, as well as my lack of love for Sony's controllers. At about twelve hours in I was ready to give up; I was considering returning or selling the PS4 Pro bundle, and I also started browsing other games. And while I do still think the controls can be cumbersome, now at forty hours in, and having punched horses tethered next to mine too many times, by attempting to mount my horse, I've finally been able to simply get over it. At this point when I do play the game I find it difficult to stop. Graphically the game is stunning (aside from character faces). The audio is the real gem for me - sometimes I wish I can go to sleep with my character parked in one of the minor towns... It's among the best I've ever seen in that department. Further, everything has dialogue. I have no issues with the gun play, and again here, the audio puts the cherry on top. Most of the missions are very engaging with the exception of the scripted chases that get a little cliche. I do wish Rockstar would review the missions in their games where you have to sprint after someone requiring you to tap a button fast enough to cause carpal tunnel - it's seriously getting old and it's in no way fun or enjoyable - it's a chore. I still find the bounty/wanted system a bit wonky; at times, while in a new set of clothes and mask et al, when robbing a train I am quickly identified. The bottom line is this game is worth every penny. There are no micro-transactions (yet) which a lot of developers should take note of. The pace of the game is also perfect; with so much on hand that you can do the pace allows you to thoroughly explore the game and its regions... To the point where I find myself not wanting to move to the next chapter quite yet. This and AC Odyssey are the only two games this year that the asking price is actually worth the product. Anyone owning a console should own this game; I came from PC and purchased a PS4 bundle to get my hands on the game with no regrets. Is it perfect? Nothing is. But it's damn close.

    In the end the reader will have to take what I am saying here, and many others, with a grain of salt, as many of us aren't even done with the game. Ideally reviews should only be written after completely seeing a movie, listening to a record, or playing a game. Next time I'll take my own advice and I'll update my review should something need to be added or if my rating changes.    … Expand
  18. UltiDK
    Sep 21, 2019
    8
    Red Dead Redemption 2 isn't a masterpiece, but it still a great game, that you need to get.
    The story is the highlight of the game, with many great and memorable characters. There's a lot of emotional moments throughout the game All of the voice actors did a great job. The world is also absolutely stunning, and the graphics are among the best i've ever seen in a video game. The soundtrack    Red Dead Redemption 2 isn't a masterpiece, but it still a great game, that you need to get.
    The story is the highlight of the game, with many great and memorable characters. There's a lot of emotional moments throughout the game All of the voice actors did a great job. The world is also absolutely stunning, and the graphics are among the best i've ever seen in a video game. The soundtrack is also amazing.

    Now, the gameplay really doesn't live up to the standard the story and graphics sets. Shooting pretty much just consists of pressing the aim button, after which the game instantly pretty much aim-locks on an enemy. This means that the shooting gets boring because of how much it helps you. Even the melee and stealth is very simple. Also, like in pretty much every other Rockstar game, the missions need to be completed in an exact way. You never get to choose your own approach, and the mission objectives are very specific. However, when exploring the open world, you'll get to spend your time doing other things, such as fishing, hunting, playing cards and just exploring. These things are actually pretty well put together, however the fishing and hunting quickly gets repetitive. It really feels like Rockstar's attention was on making a very detailed game instead of making good gameplay, with beards automatically growing, and of course, the infamous horse balls that shrink in the cold.    … Expand
  19. Sinefold
    Aug 20, 2020
    8
    PC players stop cry like a little girls. The game is beautiful. Buy a console or close your mouths.
  20. Gazcom
    Oct 30, 2018
    8
    Looks amazing and for the most part I find it excellent. Don't waste your money on the special additions. The items are very poor and don't come until chapter 2.
    Needs some patches to improve to a 9 or 10 rating for me.
    For me these would be: Fast Travel (yes they have it but it's very poor) - Can take an age to get / do anything. Sometimes I like a quick hour blast at a game.    Looks amazing and for the most part I find it excellent. Don't waste your money on the special additions. The items are very poor and don't come until chapter 2.
    Needs some patches to improve to a 9 or 10 rating for me.
    For me these would be:
    Fast Travel (yes they have it but it's very poor) - Can take an age to get / do anything. Sometimes I like a quick hour blast at a game.
    Getting bounties - They come about far too easily, someone comes riding fast into you and they get hurt, you get the bounty. Whats the point in the mask? It offers no protection. I'm not expecting immunity, but it literally does nothing.
    Having to slow walk around a camp to do anything - Why? Just why
    Weight levels - No need for it. It's trying to be too real. Takes away some of the enjoyment when you have to start dealing with it.
    For me it could easily get a 10 rating. Just whats wrong with it at the moment makes the game tedious to deal with at times.    … Expand
  21. Ruivo
    Oct 30, 2018
    8
    Red Dead Redemption 2 was supposed to be the revelation of the year, as a game. But there are many details that dissapointed me in the game. The story about Arthur Morgan and the gang is pretty "slow" at the beginning because of the tutorial. In general, the plot is so good, but as you play the main story, it will become boring because there are some unnecessary missions, which just delayRed Dead Redemption 2 was supposed to be the revelation of the year, as a game. But there are many details that dissapointed me in the game. The story about Arthur Morgan and the gang is pretty "slow" at the beginning because of the tutorial. In general, the plot is so good, but as you play the main story, it will become boring because there are some unnecessary missions, which just delay you (that explains why the campaign is so big). Talking about the aim: I have never seen such a terrible aim. Is so difficult to kill your enemies with the "normal" aim, unless you enabled the aim assist that is so much better. Other detail is the GAMEPLAY: When you are riding a horse you just CAN'T PLAY! Is one of the most terrible gameplay, is so hard to move your horse with precision that sometimes my horse stambles on invisible things. And other thing that is SO annoying is the fact that, in the camp, you just can move slowly. I know some people will say that in real life you would not run on this situation, but the point is the game is not supposed to be like real life. But seriously, the worst thing in the WHOLE game is to take 5 minutes riding a horse to reach a mission on the map that you probably will take 2 or 3 minutes to complete.

    GENERAL SCORE: 8
    This game is not bad but not good, it shows its positives and negatives elements but in general the game is pretty good, otherwise, it's pretty frustrating in some parts.    … Expand
  22. bashstuff
    Oct 31, 2018
    8
    Первые 10 часов ты ненавидишь эту чертовски медленную игру, а после не можешь оторваться. Не припомню других игр, где бы я с огромным удовольствием колол дрова, кормил лошадей, играл в покер с мужиками, ловил рыбу и брился. Проработанность взаимодействия с окружающим миром просто сводит с ума. Но не обошлось и без ложки дегтя. Огромной ложки под названием скриптовая система, присущая всемПервые 10 часов ты ненавидишь эту чертовски медленную игру, а после не можешь оторваться. Не припомню других игр, где бы я с огромным удовольствием колол дрова, кормил лошадей, играл в покер с мужиками, ловил рыбу и брился. Проработанность взаимодействия с окружающим миром просто сводит с ума. Но не обошлось и без ложки дегтя. Огромной ложки под названием скриптовая система, присущая всем играм Рокстар. Помните моменты из гта, когда кто-то через всю карту хреначит на машине, а ты не можешь ничего сделать, пока он не доедет до определенного места? Вот здесь этого хоть отбавляй. Если бы не скрипты - игра бы заслуживала 10 из 10, но в итоге нет, не выше 8-ки. В остальном игра удивительно хороша.… Expand
  23. zaki2033
    Nov 2, 2018
    8
    Напишу на родном русском языке. Ставлю 0/10 по просто причине отсутствие на ПК. Вы можете сказать, что я не должен ставить 0/10 только из-за того, что меня обделили и будете правы, но голос мой и я решаю, как им распоряжаться. Просто обидно то, что Рокстар в который раз обделяют не просто пекарей, а своих же фанатов, своих же пользователей. У меня ПК в раза 3 дороже прошки, просто не хочуНапишу на родном русском языке. Ставлю 0/10 по просто причине отсутствие на ПК. Вы можете сказать, что я не должен ставить 0/10 только из-за того, что меня обделили и будете правы, но голос мой и я решаю, как им распоряжаться. Просто обидно то, что Рокстар в который раз обделяют не просто пекарей, а своих же фанатов, своих же пользователей. У меня ПК в раза 3 дороже прошки, просто не хочу наступать на те же грабли с 360 хуаном когда вышла ГТА 5. Купил я эту консоль прошёл ГТА, поиграл часов 150 в мультиплеер и всё. Больше не запускал эту дьявольскую машину. И когда перепроходил ГТА 5 на компьютере, хоть это было и во 2й раз, но получил куда больше удовольствие чем тогда, когда проходил впервые на хуане. А тратить 20к+4к на одну игру бредово.… Expand
  24. Soullessrun
    Nov 3, 2018
    8
    One of the best games that i ever played last time i saw so much detail and secrets in any game was back in 2004 when i played MGS3.
  25. GutsPhilosopher
    Nov 3, 2018
    8
    The realism is both to the games credit and detriment.
    You will find yourself blown away at times by the attention to detail, like snow and mud that gets crushed as you walk through it or horse balls that shrink in the cold. At other times, you'll feel frustrated as hell, like when you've been riding your horse for an IRL hour and still haven't gotten to where you need to be.
    This game    The realism is both to the games credit and detriment.
    You will find yourself blown away at times by the attention to detail, like snow and mud that gets crushed as you walk through it or horse balls that shrink in the cold. At other times, you'll feel frustrated as hell, like when you've been riding your horse for an IRL hour and still haven't gotten to where you need to be.
    This game has a very interesting story, and a set of characters that'll convince you they're real, but I'm sorry to say that this game really does deserve the criticism it's getting. The bounty system is broken: someone punches you and you defend yourself? Instant bounty. Someone shoots at you and you shoot them back? Instant bounty. While these bounties aren't terribly expensive they are exceedingly annoying because having one BARS YOU FROM DOING MOST QUESTS, and you can't pay them off without going to a post office. What am I supposed to do when I'm in the middle of butt**** nowhere, halfway to a quest location, and now I have to ride all the way back just to pay off a bounty? I am blown away that an aspect of the game play could be this broken. As for the aiming: yeah it isn't great, but it isn't as bad as some people make it out to be. Just go into your settings and change your sensitivity: it makes a world of difference.
    Overall: 8/10    … Expand
  26. SG3xHERO
    Nov 3, 2018
    8
    Honestly, this game was amazing from the storytelling to the graphics to the player interactions with NPCs I would give this game a 10/10 if there weren't so many bugs and it being poorly made on none 4k machines my friend had terrible input lag on his Xbox but I had none when playing on an Xbox one X also my horse dying when loading up missions wasting my revive on it HDR making the gameHonestly, this game was amazing from the storytelling to the graphics to the player interactions with NPCs I would give this game a 10/10 if there weren't so many bugs and it being poorly made on none 4k machines my friend had terrible input lag on his Xbox but I had none when playing on an Xbox one X also my horse dying when loading up missions wasting my revive on it HDR making the game look worse on the One X and ps4 pro unless configured right with the TV/Monitor when other games make HDR work right out of the box and there are some boring parts of the game like ******SPOILERS ******* the start getting out of the snow area and gwarma/chapter 5 that part of the game is just the worst but its a amazing game fun to play but its a open world game so there's gonna be glitches but that doesn't stop the fact that the games nearly unplayable in some cases on the original ps4 and Xbox one… Expand
  27. erisyafrizal
    Nov 4, 2018
    8
    For me this game best for its interactive gameplay world but the mission sometimes a bit linear.
  28. windex
    Nov 7, 2018
    8
    The game is good overall but the movement is a little weird sometimes. The game is slow at first but mid chapter 2 it gets entertaining.The graphics and faces are amazing, and the fist combat and gun combat are very good as well. If the online is as good as it sounds my review will most likely change to a 9/10.
  29. luckxis
    Nov 8, 2018
    8
    El juego tiene gráficas increíbles y detalles excepcionales, el juego vale lo que cuesta...
  30. bluebullet
    Jul 5, 2022
    8
    This game is really good. The story is great and the world not only feels alive, but is. The gameplay isn't the best though and can get repetitive very fast. If you're gonna play this game, take your time and don't rush things. Do those side missions, they offer a lot.... Well the ones that aren't "Collect 50 of (x)" offer a lot.
  31. RichYardFineMen
    Nov 11, 2018
    8
    Graphically, this game does not disappoint. The world is packed full of detail and interactions with other NPCs are deep and meaningful; each character feels like a person with a unique story behind them which draws you in greatly.

    Although clunky at times, character movement is responsive and has clearly been improved from GTA V. The only main criticism I have is that the main story    Graphically, this game does not disappoint. The world is packed full of detail and interactions with other NPCs are deep and meaningful; each character feels like a person with a unique story behind them which draws you in greatly.

    Although clunky at times, character movement is responsive and has clearly been improved from GTA V.

    The only main criticism I have is that the main story can feel a bit boring and repetitive at times, especially with the horse riding. However, this is countered by the intricate hunting system and an abundance of side quests to choose from.

    Overall, I recommend this game strongly to anyone considering buying it.    … Expand
  32. ukkometso
    Nov 12, 2018
    8
    First off let me start by stating this game is a masterpiece.
    In short the game is gorgeous! The story is amazingly well written, and it's still repayable after you complete it.
    The only downside that I have seen so far is the controls and aiming, which can be adjusted to your liking but not as much as you would like, as you cannot disable acceleration completely. I hope that when (or    First off let me start by stating this game is a masterpiece.
    In short the game is gorgeous! The story is amazingly well written, and it's still repayable after you complete it.

    The only downside that I have seen so far is the controls and aiming, which can be adjusted to your liking but not as much as you would like, as you cannot disable acceleration completely. I hope that when (or if) this game comes out on PC that I can experience this game again without missing all my shots due to input lag on a joystick controller.

    Overall, great game but poor controls on console.    … Expand
  33. TylerJL1
    Nov 23, 2018
    8
    A bit overrated for sure but this game sure does deliver a great experience. It was the first game since 2011 that I bought for not only the full price but also got the special edition. It is still one of my favorite game of 2018.

    The story is great at the start, halts about half-way but picks up for a great ending. Characters are great, nice to see returning faces from RDR1, even if I    A bit overrated for sure but this game sure does deliver a great experience. It was the first game since 2011 that I bought for not only the full price but also got the special edition. It is still one of my favorite game of 2018.

    The story is great at the start, halts about half-way but picks up for a great ending. Characters are great, nice to see returning faces from RDR1, even if I know their outcomes :(. The graphics are beautiful and it's just a great game that I can loose myself in. Again, it's not perfect or revolutionary but considering that video games these days are just so uninspiring, full of microtransactions, or released promising to get better over time, it's a breath of fresh air knowing that Rockstar (depsite their major faults) are still on the "good" side of gaming, for now at least.    … Expand
  34. Radroach
    Nov 14, 2018
    8
    Not perfect, but an awesome game and long awaited sequel to one of my favorite games. Everything that can be said has been said so I don’t feel the need to go too deep into detail. Just know that the game does become an interactive movie at times, but when it lets you explore and take control it becomes one of the greatest open world experiences in gaming that I can think of.
  35. hoodedtop
    Nov 14, 2018
    8
    This game has some minor issues game-play feels a little forced in some ways, quests are interesting & entertaining, my only hang up is too much has been invested in contributing to the camp and doing chores, they went for a realistic setting in this outing & i thank them for it, they got that part completely right, I just don't like the whole locked into a quest thing, when you take oneThis game has some minor issues game-play feels a little forced in some ways, quests are interesting & entertaining, my only hang up is too much has been invested in contributing to the camp and doing chores, they went for a realistic setting in this outing & i thank them for it, they got that part completely right, I just don't like the whole locked into a quest thing, when you take one on, you have to finish it or fail it... Also the control setup is awkward, you will likely switch to southpaw FPS because it's the only one that feels even remotely player friendly... Steep learning curve aside I would recommend this game to anyone who wants to feel connected to the story although sometimes the npc's can do this odd thing where they become either really clever of effectively as dumb as a doormat during conversation, but again this game is worth a play through if only for the actual story and detail that was given the time and attention it needed to become a realistic and enjoyable experience, this game reminds me of how games used to be made, before games as a service became a big negative and half finished mess... Other games Dev's could learn a thing or two from this game… Expand
  36. Ninh
    Nov 14, 2018
    8
    Rockstar games once again captured me in one of their open world games. Every time I plan on doing a certain mission I always end up there late because I encounter many beautiful things in the world, which I want to explore first. The scenery is beautiful, the random events are quite fun and overall it's a game that captures the beauty of open world gaming. Hunting, the random encounters,Rockstar games once again captured me in one of their open world games. Every time I plan on doing a certain mission I always end up there late because I encounter many beautiful things in the world, which I want to explore first. The scenery is beautiful, the random events are quite fun and overall it's a game that captures the beauty of open world gaming. Hunting, the random encounters, dialogs, everything makes you feel like you are an actual cowboy progressing into the story.

    Of course every game has it cons. The single player is fun but sometimes is not a challenge at all. Some missions are just to easy (certainly with auto aim on) The inventory system is kinda clunky. Sometimes I end up picking the wrong item, sometimes I end up not picking an item at all even though I did select it. Next to that comes the endless horse riding in missions. I get it riding a horse is fun, but almost every mission is going to bore you out quite quick. Next to that comes that the law is on you so quick. Even with making the slightest movements a bounty will be set on your head. I gathered a large bounty now which makes the game less fun since I need to be careful all the time.

    Overall the game is awesome for the casual player that likes to do random stuff and that likes to explore the beauty of the in-game world. On the other hand sits that the game lacks challenge now and then and that some of the basic in-game functions are clunky at times. Looking for a game to get soaked in and play hours of exploring? Buy it. Looking for a challenge? Might pass this one for now and buy it later.    … Expand
  37. Langfinger
    Nov 15, 2018
    8
    Worth the buy. Sometimes the realsim can feel a bit like a chore but it's allright.
  38. LyuboA
    Nov 15, 2018
    8
    Great open world, great attention to details the cons are the world is small, there too few towns and too small, the story is very short and not that good its clear that the SP is just a stepping stone for the RDR Online and the game suffer for that greatly
  39. mikeycannon
    Apr 23, 2020
    8
    All I can say is Arthur deserved a better send off. After ending the game I almost cried when I went back and saw pictures of healthy Arthur from the beginning of the game. Time is ****
  40. oNiiNii
    Nov 17, 2018
    8
    Единственный аспект который в этой игре подкачал, это сюжет, который разгоняется только ближе к концу и дает очень скомканную концовку. Ну а так в остальном это всё таки прорыв.
  41. Bald_crotch
    Nov 18, 2018
    8
    red dead redemption 2 is an awesome game and probably has some of the best mechanics in the game industry,the gunfight is awesome it feels satisfying to hit that critical or headshot and see it on the kill cam,melee combat is also a nice mechanic,you can punch,grab,trow wich is very fun to do,hunting is awesome for a game focused on wild west,character development is great,tough it isred dead redemption 2 is an awesome game and probably has some of the best mechanics in the game industry,the gunfight is awesome it feels satisfying to hit that critical or headshot and see it on the kill cam,melee combat is also a nice mechanic,you can punch,grab,trow wich is very fun to do,hunting is awesome for a game focused on wild west,character development is great,tough it is kinda weird,sometimes arthur is a fcking sshole,and sometimes he is a nice guy,it really is weird and it gets me mad sometimes all missions are unique and fun,(except for the last ones) the bounty system is that realistic tough its balanced

    i highly recomend it,even if you dislike wild west (like me)    … Expand
  42. dylbertarenas
    Nov 19, 2018
    8
    An amazing game in a number of ways, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a worthy sequel (prequel). A few negative gameplay elements mean it does not live up to its tremendous pre-release hype and critic scores, however.

    Non-gameplay stuff • The overall story is good. The story takes a noticeable dip in quality at Chapter 5 but comes back for a pretty solid ending. Mission fun factor can vary a    An amazing game in a number of ways, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a worthy sequel (prequel). A few negative gameplay elements mean it does not live up to its tremendous pre-release hype and critic scores, however.

    Non-gameplay stuff

    • The overall story is good. The story takes a noticeable dip in quality at Chapter 5 but comes back for a pretty solid ending. Mission fun factor can vary a fair bit, not unlike the first game, a few are great.
    • Characters are great, interesting.
    • Animation, graphics, look incredible. World is huge, feels alive. High quality voice acting with a bunch of unique dialogue - adds significantly to immersion, characters.
    • Stranger missions are once again far better than the side mission content found in most other games. There are a bunch of side activities available.
    • Good soundtrack, sound quality. Pretty good realism, accuracy to setting.

    Gameplay

    • Aiming is clunky - snapping to targets with auto-aim is the most effective way to play, but not very fun or challenging. Moving around on foot can feel kinda clunky as well.
    • Deadeye is once again awesome. More gore and the slow mo kill cams help to spice up the game's shootouts.
    • Fast travel and auto-travel aren't well explained. Missions are too far apart sometimes, this was particularly noticeable to me during the game's last chapter.
    • There may be too many realism-type gameplay elements, but some are avoidable. I personally found dirtying of guns and slow walking in camp the most annoying as they were not. Cores could be frustrating but sleeping at camp restores them a lot, and consumables are plentiful enough.
    • I noticed a few glitches, mostly with collisions, but none stopped me from completing a mission or had a major effect. Canned animations (interacting with objects) can be finicky and/or slow.

    I didn't expect big changes to the formula from the first game or other Rockstar titles like more story interactivity, replayability, and a changed control scheme. (The different 'approach' thing from GTA V might have been cool for some of the heist missions, however.)

    I liked Red Dead Redemption (1) and pretty much got what I was hoping for from this game. Thanks for reading my review!    … Expand
  43. AlexSus
    Nov 20, 2018
    8
    Ну на 8 пойдёт, прям вау как это клёво не было. Сюжет классный но могли бы сделать и более интереснее. Графон нормальный но и не вырви глаз. Развитие в лагере абсолютно бесполезное, просто фишка которая есть и всё, профита особого нету, ну разве что фаст тревел. Ну так под пивко покатит мой вердикт.Ну на 8 пойдёт, прям вау как это клёво не было. Сюжет классный но могли бы сделать и более интереснее. Графон нормальный но и не вырви глаз. Развитие в лагере абсолютно бесполезное, просто фишка которая есть и всё, профита особого нету, ну разве что фаст тревел. Ну так под пивко покатит мой вердикт.
  44. LeMonk999
    Nov 21, 2018
    8
    Amazing game!
    This game offers tremendous details and a quite authentic (?) experience of the old wild west accompanied by great story and fun stranger activities.
    Game-play It is easy enough to get the hang of it especially after the hand holding segments. And after a short while you'll be popping head-shots here and there. Horse-riding is great and I find myself preferring this    Amazing game!
    This game offers tremendous details and a quite authentic (?) experience of the old wild west accompanied by great story and fun stranger activities.

    Game-play
    It is easy enough to get the hang of it especially after the hand holding segments. And after a short while you'll be popping head-shots here and there. Horse-riding is great and I find myself preferring this method of navigation more than fast travelling so that I can enjoy the awesome environment and meeting weird strangers on the road.

    Hunting is a bit of a mixed bag as they have introduced a new 3-star system rating the quality of the game. You'll have to stop, observe, and then choose the right weapon to kill it for the perfect pelt. This, although quite fun on paper, impacts a little bit on the experience. Because hunting is not really necessary except for collecting perfect pelts in order to upgrade and craft pouches, clothing and your settlement. I find myself spending a bit too much time in searching and hunting. And if you don't perform a perfect kill, the quality of the pelts will be knocked down and you'll have to do it all over again...

    Story
    It was great! For a big fan of the first installment, it was a great ride. It helped flesh out the old known characters and at the same time introduce new distinct ones. The story made sense and is impact-ful. It is a well written prequel to the original RDR. I don't want to spoil the story so i'll leave it right here. All I can say is it will be able to satisfy old fans and new comers.

    The side missions add even depth to the main character as well. Sometimes some stranger missions will let you know more about his past and have more insights into his nature. while other missions have surprising easter eggs that will leave you smiling if you understood what it meant. I'd strongly suggest people not to miss these stranger missions as it is the best way Rockstar had made use of this side mission mechanics so far. and i hope they would keep on doing this to their upcoming franchises (GTA 6 maybe? please?)

    Graphics and mechanics
    Despite the fake HDR thing that's a bit of a let down. This game looks gorgeous in SDR! the dynamic weather system feels realistic and interacts with you. rains pour on you and your horse. mud gets splashed onto the horse as you ride through it. strong winds affect Arthur's walking animation. And most importantly, the horse's balls shrink or hang lower depending on the temperature!

    Small details are put into the game everywhere. you'll smell when you haven't taken a shower for a long time and animals will be able to detect you from a longer distance than usual. animal carcasses will progressively rot if left on the ground. Your horse poops and complains about walking through tough bushes.

    One little gripe i had with the game is the way your horse follows you to the next fast travel location on the train. nearly every time whenever i took the train to St Denise it will become suicidal and walks into the train causing it to be knocked back and drop any large items stowed on it.

    In short.
    Stunning game, didn't like the hunting    … Expand
  45. Newsmales
    Nov 21, 2018
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. [Minor spoilers]

    I can't add much to the positives, those are given by many already and to reiterate, I have nothing to add to these many positive points. Unmatched graphics, compelling story (although temporarily), and a detailed world to explore that we haven't seen the likes of in our lives. The hunting, fishing and the mini-games are some of the most fun things I've ever done in video-games albeit that they are a little unrewarding. But there are some more things that need to be said.

    Quickly going over it, I'll start by saying that this game sets a new standard for the games of the future. Yet it also struggles with problems that should be way in the past by now. Most notably the controls. Most of the time they're unresponsive, clunky, and unsatisfactory. The gunplay is arcade-like with a pop-out-of-cover system that's downright bad. This makes the many missions in the game that involve multiple shooting galleries thrown at you in the form of waves of enemies very tedious. Moving your character feels like you're driving a vehicle, it doesn't feel organic. Whenever I try to stand in front of a desk or something of the like to grab something it feels like I'm parking a truck into a loading bay. The horses don't have a mind of their own outside of missions. This is particularly notable when you look back whilst being chased, perhaps to fire but after mere seconds your horse bumps into a tree or rock that is right in front of it. Another nuisance would be that the game is so full of wildlife that your horse runs over a rabbit about every five minutes of riding. Guns are selected for you in missions and magically appear on your back. To change them back to your preferred set is a chore you'll quickly get tired of. The list goes on. The fluidity and realism in this game is inconsistent.

    It's these things and the very numerous amount of bugs and glitches that really wear this game down over time as you play it. Especially the story, from Chapter 5 onwards it gets mediocre at its best. It's full of retcons, loose ends, and plot-holes. One example would be John Marston's daughter. We never heard a word about that. Another would be that in the first game it was mentioned that John left the gang after having been abandoned during a bank heist. We experience said heist happen, but he still runs with the gang for a while after that. As a final example, we never heard a word of Sadie and Charles in the first game despite them being both alive in the end. It's clear that Red Dead Redemption 2 was not planned or if it was, it surely lacks in some of the writing. Although, the first half of the story is stellar. The new characters are something to take note of, too. You really feel as if these people in the game are relatable. That's what makes them so well-written. It's merely that the story that accompanies these characters could've been better and more realistic. Chapter 5 is what particularly puts me off. It seemed like a tool to skip over some time in the story. In my eyes that particular chapter was pure lazy writing from beginning to end. The epilogue suffered a lot as well. It's length was by no means justified and provided little to nothing to the story. Some parts of the story could've been cut out entirely and it would've been just fine. Dare I say more concise and polished.

    To add, this game falls short in terms of feeling natural. It focuses on realism and the fact that this is your version of Arthur Morgan yet it insults that when you find that your choices in this game mean nothing at all. It also focuses so much on 'realism' that it becomes downright annoying. I have to keep track of my weight otherwise I suffer consequences but in order to do that I to either hunt or buy food for a ludicrous amount of money and then cook it one by one. Or I could eat 10 cans of beans. Right. It just feels unnecessary and particularly unrewarding. It's things like this that are in contrast to the rest of the game which is a movie-like experience.

    It is overall a great game but it really suffers from lack of polishing as well from it's own elements. This is a game that developers can learn a lot from in the future. As much from the good as from the bad. Thank you for reading my first ever review. Have a good day.    … Expand
  46. Aiun
    Nov 21, 2018
    8
    Strong contender for GOTY 2018. Red Dead 2 being a prequel to Red Dead 1 means some things about the story are pre-determined, but I found myself wanting to uncover that journey for the journey itself.

    Slow, deliberate, with occasionally baffling control/design decisions that frustrate instead of immersing, this is still an excellent Hunter/Cowboy Simulator 2018 that forces you to take    Strong contender for GOTY 2018. Red Dead 2 being a prequel to Red Dead 1 means some things about the story are pre-determined, but I found myself wanting to uncover that journey for the journey itself.

    Slow, deliberate, with occasionally baffling control/design decisions that frustrate instead of immersing, this is still an excellent Hunter/Cowboy Simulator 2018 that forces you to take your time and drink in the detail. If you have the TIME for that, it's deeply satisfying.    … Expand
  47. Hrafn254
    Nov 21, 2018
    8
    I have to say, that the game (at least the currently available story portion) feels really amazing. But once you start sinking in the time, the wrinkles start to show. The world is fascinating, detailed to the finest level and given its size, that's an incredible feat. But the strive for authenticity take some of the fun from playing in it away. Especially the early hours are veryI have to say, that the game (at least the currently available story portion) feels really amazing. But once you start sinking in the time, the wrinkles start to show. The world is fascinating, detailed to the finest level and given its size, that's an incredible feat. But the strive for authenticity take some of the fun from playing in it away. Especially the early hours are very confusing and frustrating, trying to figure out, how things work, why in world this size is no apparent fast travel? Why can't you know the bonus objectives while playing the mission (for the first time)? Why are NPC reacting to you in weird and unexpected way? Why is your character behaving strange? Why are you being chased by the law by bumping into random NPC? It takes time to get used to the mechanics and the controls are quite clumsy and unpredictable. That's bit problematic, given that the game expects you to interact with the world very carefully or it will fight back your every action until you get back on track.
    The story is very good, despite you know (if you played the first game) what the events will eventually lead up to, but it builds the already-known characters in quite different way and makes them more life-like, with some genuine motivation for their behaviour, although not always in positive ways. It would be amazing if they could incorporate the cohesiveness between the cut-scenes and gameplay like they did in the last God of war, as the cuts between story bits and gameplay break the immersion, but that's just nitpicking. But what was very disappointing for me, was the story-mission composition. I had a feeling that I was either stuck in a walking simulator which was trying to deliver the story or in shooting gallery, where it felt that every citizen was a lawmen and I killed the population of given settlement many times over in a single mission. These things felt completely out of place given the realistic image the game is trying to create. So, story was interesting, it's delivery although not quite.
    These things lead me to conclusion, that although the game is technically and visually a generation ahead from anything I played in recent months, the other aspects don't quite match this quality. I don't doubt that the game is great, but in my opinion not as groundbreaking as many people (and reviewers) claim it to be.    … Expand
  48. TheDeputyHunter
    Nov 23, 2018
    8
    An overall masterpiece, an in depth story but sometimes felt it was dragging on for too long. The story itself has some epic moments to which everyone can enjoy. However there are many mechanics within the game which break these are minor but can sometimes ruin the experience.
    Minor issues, and a great story but aggressive NPC’s which can make the bounty/wanted system feel annoying for    An overall masterpiece, an in depth story but sometimes felt it was dragging on for too long. The story itself has some epic moments to which everyone can enjoy. However there are many mechanics within the game which break these are minor but can sometimes ruin the experience.
    Minor issues, and a great story but aggressive NPC’s which can make the bounty/wanted system feel annoying for players.
    There are huge problems with the controls in the game, you could be mounting your horse and click a certain button which could make you grab an NPC, in a crowded area this is basically game over as many witnesses will run and give you a wanted level.    … Expand
  49. uaandrei
    Nov 19, 2021
    8
    very nice and well polished game. really enjoyed thw story. the horse ridding was getting annoying at some point though
  50. Arkhaya
    Nov 26, 2018
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I never touched the previous game, neither was I a huge western fan but this game allowed me to enjoy something I never touched or was interested in.
    The game has a lot of things to do with all mechanics flushed out. The best thing about this game is that there are different ways to do things and to experience things. Just because you are an outlaw, you don't necessarily have to be bad.
    This game has things a lot of other games should have. Things like massive character building, real life based mechanics, repetitive yet different tasks to do.
    But the game isn't completely perfect. The shooting and aiming in this game can be a lot better but it doesn't worsen the gameplay which allows it still feel realistic.

    There are a lot of small little things you have to do, like trying to pick up your hat or cleaning the gun, which can seem daunting but I like doing these tasks, I feel connected to the world and not everything is just running around shooting things like a maniac.
    The camp, trying to help people, robbing people, collecting debt, getting favors etc. There is so much in this game that you can play twice and have a different experience. Being the bad person makes you better at getting ammo, better at looting. Being a good man gives you benefits. You get to choose, but the game would obviously try to make you join the dark side, because it's more fun.

    The graphics are really nice, even for the early base consoles, I've never had an issue and have already put in 12h into the game, which means I have a long way to go.

    TL;DR: This game will fulfill your cowboy, western fantasies, and even if you have no interest, have a test or a look at the game, maybe it has something to offer to you, with more than just what you can see on the outside.    … Expand
  51. MR_laiyon
    Nov 26, 2018
    8
    So, the game isnt perfect, because the gameplay can be repetitive or because there is WAY to much horse riding. But, I really like it. I love roleplay so this game is perfect for me and if you like gigantics and beautifuls worlds full of really good wrotted characters (with also 2000 ways to kill them) you would like exploring this world as Arthur. Thats just my opinion and I can alsoSo, the game isnt perfect, because the gameplay can be repetitive or because there is WAY to much horse riding. But, I really like it. I love roleplay so this game is perfect for me and if you like gigantics and beautifuls worlds full of really good wrotted characters (with also 2000 ways to kill them) you would like exploring this world as Arthur. Thats just my opinion and I can also understand that people dont like the game but, I think you really should try that amazing experience (also if you want to try it wait for the solds of christmas cause 80(canadian)$ is a little bit to much for just a try) now make your own opinion ( ^ω^ )… Expand
  52. MattyTheBigGey
    Nov 27, 2018
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rockstar does an excellent job at creating a character-driven narrative and refining the already-existing and new game mechanics. This game really sets the bar for open-world singleplay games with depth and immersion.
    My only critique is the repetition of shootouts, where the game resorts to sending waves of enemies to increase difficulty. There was also a massive dip in quality in Chapter 5: Guarma, and the whole chapter seemed redundant and subjected the player to waves of enemies with little story.    … Expand
  53. Zoflo
    Nov 27, 2018
    8
    I Love this game, The world is rich and filled with content to explore. The story is pretty good considering i found myself eager to see what happened next. The music was good, and even atmospheric at times. The only thing I can complain about is a certain story decision Rockstar made in the late game but I won't go into that cause of spoilers. All in all hands down my favorite title ofI Love this game, The world is rich and filled with content to explore. The story is pretty good considering i found myself eager to see what happened next. The music was good, and even atmospheric at times. The only thing I can complain about is a certain story decision Rockstar made in the late game but I won't go into that cause of spoilers. All in all hands down my favorite title of the year. In my opinion I think it deserves the 97 for this gen console.

    I even thought it was good enough to play through a second time cause of the replay ability it has So many side quests, countless interactions, and a lot to work towards. I don't regret the 60 dollars I payed for it in the slightest, and I can't wait to see what multiplayer has to offer.

    Overall I think Rockstar outdid themselves on the story mode alone, I would recommend it to anyone and especially western lovers.    … Expand
  54. SnowDog75_99
    Nov 30, 2018
    8
    There is a brilliant game with amazing graphics. But the one thing I didn't like is the story that based only on roberies and firefights.
  55. spjuut
    Dec 2, 2018
    8
    This game is something i've never experienced before. The realistic mechanics and animations and the loving touch from rockstar makes this a true masterpiece imo. The story is also the best i've experienced and never, not once in the stroy did i feel like i didn't want to do it. The graphics are incredible and the map is layed out very good. This world really feels alive with details likeThis game is something i've never experienced before. The realistic mechanics and animations and the loving touch from rockstar makes this a true masterpiece imo. The story is also the best i've experienced and never, not once in the stroy did i feel like i didn't want to do it. The graphics are incredible and the map is layed out very good. This world really feels alive with details like interacting with npc's which makes it even more alive. I will defenitely play it more than once.… Expand
  56. BekaFet
    Dec 5, 2018
    8
    Norm igra, pravda naskuchila, spaidy byl luchshe( Po idee luchshe kupit na avito za 4k ne ochen, rockstar idi nahuy
    Write on russian, be tolernat to me or you rasist
  57. 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
  58. 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.
  59. 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.
  60. 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
  61. moregon
    Jan 3, 2019
    8
    If the controls were simplified and just a bit more thought out this game would be perfect.
  62. Limboman
    Jan 6, 2019
    8
    I am not here to write a positive review of this game, but instead critique it as a long-time fan of the original Red Dead Redemption with a couple major issues I had on my first playthrough with this game. I can go on about how good the game looks and good the story and cast are, but I want to express my opinion on the things this game has done outright wrong. Things that make the gameI am not here to write a positive review of this game, but instead critique it as a long-time fan of the original Red Dead Redemption with a couple major issues I had on my first playthrough with this game. I can go on about how good the game looks and good the story and cast are, but I want to express my opinion on the things this game has done outright wrong. Things that make the game one of my biggest disappointments in 2018 as a result, even though others would argue it's "perfect" and deserves a 10 rating. I am here to tell you as a huge fan of the series it is NOT perfect and here's why.

    The Controls

    First off the controls in this game are questionable at best and downright obnoxious at worst. Upon starting this game I was greeted by some of the worst aiming and sensitivity I have ever encountered thus far in my PS4 gaming experience. it was a terrible first impression and coming from a PC with perfect 1:1 accuracy and no acceleration with a gaming mouse is bad enough, but this was just on another level. I had to go on the internet and find an aim optimization guide just to bare playing the game, I know this may seem nit picky and to be honest it is, but it was really that bad (for me anyway.)
    My second gripe of the control system is the horses. Red Dead Redemption 1 had a slight learning curve with the controls for the horses you ride throughout the wilderness but it was something you were able to fully come to grips with in only a few minutes. It felt great and no other game had really felt that good with horse controls to me since (The Witcher 3 for example). Why Rockstar decided to change this in Red Dead 2 is quite frankly beyond me - I get that the horses in the original game were way too fast for a horse and were almost like sports cars, but keeping the same controls and nerfing the speed of the horse would have been preferable in my opinion. In the end I am used to the horse controls now in Red Dead 2 but I definitely was expecting them to use the same control scheme as it would have been recognizable to the fans of the series and only a slight learning curve would be had for the new players.

    THE SHOOTING/COCKING MECHANISM

    Why oh why Rockstar have you made the cocking mechanism of the gun as the same button as the fire button. I don't understand it and it is so obnoxious to have to spam fire in gun battles and the game actually suffers as a result of this - because what will end up happening is the game will recognize that extra pull of the R2 you did in that rapid spam fire-reload-fire and when you think you are done shooting you end up cocking and firing your weapon once more when you didn't want to. It is a terrible disappointment as the first game was so smooth and fluid. Apart from this I have no other real issue with the controls I think movement is solid and with some adjusting I got used to aiming too, I just wish the cocking was R1 and the firing R2. It would just make so much more sense to me.

    Freedom

    This game is an open world sand-box "do what the F you want" game yet it strips control away from you at any given time. During missions, I have to walk when the game wants me to, I have to go in this specific area over here to hide my wagon to complete this one mission (which makes the game UNPLAYABLE without the mini radar in the bottom left of the screen), I have to walk throughout camp and my horse can't go over into the camp and I can't look at my weapon wheel or even think about having my gun out. WHY NOT? If I want to full sprint with my horse while shooting a gun in the air as I use my camp as a bowling alley with the tenants being the pins, WHY CAN'T I? I just wish this game would give you the option to be an a**hole if you want to be! It is such a missed opportunity that I have to do exactly what the game wants me to or I die or I am just not able to do what I want at all or the game doesn't progress. I guess I understand the logic behind all of this as it makes the game more "cinematic" but for goodness sake I don't want to watch a movie I want to play a video game, let me be a jerk and do silly video game shenanigans while pretending to be a damn cowboy.

    8/10. Great, not perfect. The visuals, the music, the setting, the cast, the story, the dialogue, the voice acting - it's all fantastic but the game suffers as a result of some poor decisions made by Rockstar for their sequel to one of my favourite games of all time. I just wanted more.    … Expand
  63. thekingguari95
    Jan 10, 2019
    8
    It’s astonishing how many animations, dialogues and scripted behaviors were made for this game, and how well they work with each other to create such a complex, immersive world
  64. MurphyBrandon
    Jul 25, 2020
    8
    RDR2 does deserve a lot of its praise. The parts I enjoyed the most were the traditional western atmosphere and the characters' stories. HOWEVER, I think the gameplay mechanics can be pretty finicky at times and cause frustration. While horse-riding, the protagonist automatically un-equips his big guns so that whenever I get surprised on the road, I NEVER have the weapons that I manuallyRDR2 does deserve a lot of its praise. The parts I enjoyed the most were the traditional western atmosphere and the characters' stories. HOWEVER, I think the gameplay mechanics can be pretty finicky at times and cause frustration. While horse-riding, the protagonist automatically un-equips his big guns so that whenever I get surprised on the road, I NEVER have the weapons that I manually equipped before. Losing honor for bumping into a stranger accidentally or looting a corpse without witnesses gets annoying. The cover system can also cause some headaches by getting you stuck in a position that you don't want to be. Despite being an open-world game, the missions are mostly linear. The player has to follow Rockstar's predefined path.… Expand
  65. m0m0
    May 13, 2019
    8
    This game is quite good. It has the gimmicks of everyday activities that you can do. After doing it for a few times they become a chore, even things as simple as taking things off the table or the ground. Making simple things complicated is exactly what the modern generation games have been avoiding, and somehow it's a plus now that RDR2 is doing it.

    I stuck with the game for about    This game is quite good. It has the gimmicks of everyday activities that you can do. After doing it for a few times they become a chore, even things as simple as taking things off the table or the ground. Making simple things complicated is exactly what the modern generation games have been avoiding, and somehow it's a plus now that RDR2 is doing it.

    I stuck with the game for about 10-15 hours, the missions are so far apart half the time are spent riding between missions with vast empty lands in the middle. In the end I got bored of it. I also still don't quite understand why on every generation, rockstar games are always on the top of every review chart.    … Expand
  66. upphilwizard
    Jan 17, 2019
    8
    sure this game has some issues you cant really intereact with the world in many original ways however, i do belive that 97 is just a bit too high.

    the missions, some are insanley fun but others feel forced. in some in some missions you cant really choose your approach and you get a mission fail if you try. and there are other things for example, online there are so many more clothing    sure this game has some issues you cant really intereact with the world in many original ways however, i do belive that 97 is just a bit too high.

    the missions, some are insanley fun but others feel forced. in some in some missions you cant really choose your approach and you get a mission fail if you try.

    and there are other things for example, online there are so many more clothing choices then offline. that may only be a small thing but there eare others like it.

    the story is absolutley brillirant and it has some of the best writing of any game i've evere played, the charectures are deep and interesting. the voice acting is superb, it feel organic and real, this helps to make the player feel imeressed in the gang. the charecters are each very different and they all have their little querks.

    you play as arthur, he is honestly perfect for the game. as the game progresses so does he, the game oftern gives you coices in missions that can raise or lower your infamy (karma kind of thing) and these can build your arthur. by the end of the game this game completely had me, and i wont ruin anything but the end really amazing.

    now for the brown on the mostly perfect apple, online. simply put there is very little to do, you cant rob stores and horses to then sell them, you cant even tame wild horses. this makes it really hard to make large amounts of money. this breeds the type of player that just goes around killing others. there is nothing to do but kill eachother and the person who has the better guns nearly always wins and that is more likley to be the one who has bough money.

    overall i still think you should get this game, its fun interesting and well made. the online will hopsefully be updated to high heven and be quite so boring.    … Expand
  67. EpicGameReview
    Jan 28, 2019
    8
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is by no means a perfect game. Some chapters move at a seemingly much slower rate and there is a clear enjoyment discrepancy between these chapters. That being said, this game, is its peak is an incredibly enjoyable game with incredible dialogue, voice acting and fantastic graphics. While there are clear bugs present is doesn't hurt the game as much as it could, andRed Dead Redemption 2 is by no means a perfect game. Some chapters move at a seemingly much slower rate and there is a clear enjoyment discrepancy between these chapters. That being said, this game, is its peak is an incredibly enjoyable game with incredible dialogue, voice acting and fantastic graphics. While there are clear bugs present is doesn't hurt the game as much as it could, and it still stands as one of the best games of the year.… Expand
  68. ShreevathsaGP
    Dec 22, 2019
    8
    In my opinion, Red Dead Redemption 2, is one of the best open-world game out in the stores right now, with only the likes of some instalments in the Grand Theft Auto challenging or exceeding its top spot.

    The game (if you try not to drift away from the actual campaign too much - which is hard not to consider the plethora of possibilities you are offered, by the breathtaking environment    In my opinion, Red Dead Redemption 2, is one of the best open-world game out in the stores right now, with only the likes of some instalments in the Grand Theft Auto challenging or exceeding its top spot.

    The game (if you try not to drift away from the actual campaign too much - which is hard not to consider the plethora of possibilities you are offered, by the breathtaking environment of 1890 America) will have your mind encapsulated from the beginning till the end, with its jaw-dropping graphics and excellent storytelling. The details of this game, where any activity deemed 'appropriate' can be performed by Arthur (or later by John Marston) and the people, animals, or items around them. This immense detail along with its excellent storyline, which offers insight into each of the characters lives provides the player with a surreal, human connection with the protagonist Arthur Morgan, which up until now was only done at this magnitude by games like God Of War or some of the instalments in the Uncharted series.

    This deep connection with the characters, encapsulating storyline enhanced by the stunning environment (graphics and interaction system) is slightly undermined by the sometimes glitchy or annoying game mechanics, with a few vehicles or horse-riding glitches and a few combat crosshair combat issues.

    However, players can still expect a truly encapsulating, immersive and enjoyable experience from the story in RDR2, with more to do after with other characters and side missions.    … Expand
  69. Aradion
    Feb 1, 2019
    8
    Un juego muy bien detallado, con una historia y un ambiente absorbentes que te transporta completamente a los últimos días del lejano Oeste.
    La única pega que le veo al título es la falta de cuidado que han tenido en el apartado Online: misiones escasas y repetitivas, precios desorbitados para comprar objetos y armas y partidas multijugador donde para ganar lo único necesarios es que los    Un juego muy bien detallado, con una historia y un ambiente absorbentes que te transporta completamente a los últimos días del lejano Oeste.
    La única pega que le veo al título es la falta de cuidado que han tenido en el apartado Online: misiones escasas y repetitivas, precios desorbitados para comprar objetos y armas y partidas multijugador donde para ganar lo único necesarios es que los rivales no esten coordinados y jueguen cada uno por libre.    … Expand
  70. Tomm33
    Feb 15, 2019
    8
    For the best experience, play this game on the Xbox One X or a high end PC. The PS4 really struggles behind these other two platforms.
  71. Drummerboy51088
    Mar 11, 2019
    8
    First off, gamers need to get rid of their entitled feeling that every game needs to be made to their specific tastes. I see people saying how anyone who likes this game is dumb or delusional or whatever other troll comment possible and that is a demonstration of pure ignorance and stupidity. Not every game is made for YOU. Get that through your heads lol. Some people praise PUBG as beingFirst off, gamers need to get rid of their entitled feeling that every game needs to be made to their specific tastes. I see people saying how anyone who likes this game is dumb or delusional or whatever other troll comment possible and that is a demonstration of pure ignorance and stupidity. Not every game is made for YOU. Get that through your heads lol. Some people praise PUBG as being some kind of god-sent video game for the ages, yet I find it to be mindless, repetitive and un-rewarding... Just like every battle royale ever basically. But that doesn't mean that people who like it are stupid. Thinking that IS. Different people enjoy different things. End of discussion. Brats. That isn't to say that this game is perfect... no game is. like... ever. But it's perfect for some, which is something that I think needs to be respected and understood. There's really no reason to insult people who like something you don't. Let's face it this isn't exactly what you would call some kind of objectively bad game. It certainly isn't for everyone, but it also isn't the worst game ever made like some people have been commenting. That's just brainless hyperbole, aaaaaaand some kind of strange level of entitlement that you only seem to see in gaming communities. ''It's not my type of game, therefore it's a piece of crap''. SO stupid lol.

    Some people (myself included) really enjoy the slower paced ''realistic'' feel of the game. It works to make the game deeply immersive as you feel grounded in the game world. Speaking of game world. well.. The game world. Holy smokes, man. No other game has created something this immaculately well designed and interesting. The only thing that comes close is The Witcher 3. Tons of mysteries, Easter eggs, quests, interesting locations, bizarre characters and random events. One thing it does do better is making the world feel genuinely alive. Insane amounts of dialogue have been put into the game which leads to tons of different contextual conversations, comments, fights, insults, and much more. It rarely feels like you've heard something twice out of a particular NPC's mouth or even between different characters which is amazing. The fact that you can listen in on long-winded conversations without it feeling forced is great. Sometimes listening in can even give you hints towards some secret treasures, side-quests and other things of that nature. This gives you this cool feeling of ''If I hadn't listened I would have possibly completely missed that''. Maybe it'll be cash, maybe it'll be a side-quest where you hunt down a serial killer of even a vampire in one of the main cities! Overall good stuff. In terms of visuals I don't think there's much I can say that hasn't already been said, even by haters of the game. It looks ridiculously good, ESPECIALLY for a console game (I'm running on a PS4 Pro). It'll be interesting to see how it will look on a gangster PC rig once it releases there. 'Nuff said lol.

    In terms of gameplay, a few things need to be said. The third person controls can feel particularly weighty and sluggish at times, no argument from me there! I've recently restarted the game and decided to play in First-Person this time around. This is a much better way to play for those who don't enjoy the weighty feel of the original camera. I've managed to tune the settings to make it feel like an actual FPS. Turned off auto-aim, adjusted deadzones, aim acceleration, stick sensitivity, and in all honesty it does wonders to make the game feel more fast-paced in the shooting sections. It also allows you to do things like strafing while shooting. You can also change the control scheme to ''standard FPS'' so things like sprinting are no longer relagated to tapping X until your thumb goes numb, you just click R3 like you would with any other shooter. It even feels like Arthur walks at a faster pace because in first-person you either jog or sprint. If you want to walk you just input slightly on the joystick. MUCH better feel than having to hold down X to jog and tap incessantly to sprint. I also recommend making the cover system automatically switch to third-person and I also do that for horse riding. Only on-foot is standard FPS feel because shooting from cover or horseback in first-person isn't ideal I find. But again, different strokes for different folks.

    I, myself, also really enjoy the story. The voice acting, the facial animations and the situations your band of bums go through feel legitimate. It'S not perfect but in all honesty I find most games fall flat with their storytelling. Not this one (in my opinion). Motives are clear, well explained and acted. This isn't mentioning the variety of side stories and mini self-contained stories you cna stumble across during your travels.

    In conclusion, RDR2 isn't a perfect game by any stretch but it comes closer than most games ever have in my personal opinion.    … Expand
  72. JurgenFonseca
    May 29, 2019
    8
    Red dead has a very good story, very good graphics and there are a lot of things to do. But sometimes it starts to be boring.
  73. Daniel_Zorenko
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. RDR 2 - одна из лучших игр Rockstar Games. Поражают нереально красивые пейзажи и открытый мир в целом. Сюжет у игры интересный, но довольно затянутый. Первый 10-15 часов я вообще играл через силу, так как игра была жутко скучной. Развитие событий началось только в середине, а под конец все завертелось еще интереснее. Графика и проработка деталей на высоте. Расстроила предсказуемость большей части побочек (принеси, убей, отнеси). Стрельба в игре реалистичная, но на мой взгляд чересчур, т.е. она соответствует настоящим ощущениям от оружия тех времен, но многим она не понравится из-за своей заторможенности. Итог такой - если вы любите динамичные игры с захватывающим на протяжении всей игры сюжетом , то RDR2 НЕ ДЛЯ ВАС. Если же вы фанаты такого жанра, как вестерн и в играх обожаете реалистичность, графику и красивый визуал - безусловно вы ОБЯЗАНЫ ПРОЙТИ ЭТУ ИГРУ… Expand
  74. Irphil47
    Mar 29, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Red Dead Redemption 2 single player is a good game, but it isn't without its flaws. When it came out I completely immersed myself into its world for a straight 3 weeks and I didn't want to leave. It was, and probably still is the best looking game I've ever played on the PS4. it features some of the most breath taking, life-like cities and towns ever rendered in video games to date for consoles. In addition, the horse mechanics, animations, and physics (for people to, like when you shoot them) were among the best I've experienced as well (especially if you shoot a horse while it's moving and watching it collapse to the ground in a realistic manner, harming it's rider).

    The voice acting was great, but the overall story was predictable and definitely slower paced and more boring then other sections of the game, which did cause me to feel like, "I can't wait to get to the next part when **** goes down". The main missions and side quests were fun, but I found myself wishing I had more options to approach and achieve objectives, which did take me out of the experience sometimes. For example, if you had to get money from someone who owed it to your gang, your only real option was to go over and beat it out of them. What if you could sneak into their house at night and steal it? Or be presented with dialogue choices tied to charm or intimidation stats that could help you get what you wanted without strong arming anyone? I bring this up because I also felt like your ability to interact with NPCs was superficial. Your choices were basically 1.) Say something nice 2.) Say something mean 3.) Rob them 4.) Kill them or 5.) Ignore them and would yield a few different reactions including 1.) They'd appreciate the compliment 2.) They'd say something mean back or give a warning, and start to get agitated 3.) Become hostile toward you 4.) Try to avoid you. After a while, this feature felt more like a gimick then an immersive feature and a lot of the side quests would repeat even if you had already completed them. MINOR SPOILER: i think I sucked out the venom from a dude's leg at least 6 times, and after the 5th time the same lady asked me a ride to town across the map in the opposite direction, I just shot her because I'd see her again anyway good as new. I also didn't like the auto-aim feature because it really took away any sense of credible accomplishment during a gun fight, but if you turned it off, the reticle was the size of a dot, making aiming manually almost impossible during horse chase sequences. I also felt frustrated with the cover feature because I would sometimes try to hide behind a rock in front of me during a gun fight, but instead, I would run around the side of the rock and take a lot of damage because I was out in the open. This occurred frequently enough to cause me some frustration with the gameplay. Finally, I know this is pretty petty af. but whenever you died in the game, you would just respawn a few feet away from where you were killed and that always took me out of the experience. I would have preferred the option to save during an altercation because then you could experiment with different weapons in different scenarios, kind of like how you could with a game like Fallout 3. This way, if you died you would either reload from a previous auto-save (which you could do) or dig through a manually saved file feeling like:

    "ohh man, I **** up. Their were real consequences" rather then just reload two feet away and be like "who cares if I die, I just respawn because I'm invincible".

    MAJOR SPOILER: Finally, when you play as John, I really did appreciate how the game walked you through the process of how he acquired the farm, it was a great tie in to the first game and I do think it was necessary, but it was also incredibly borning to play through with the exception of that one mission where you built the actual farm and proposed to Abigail. I know I gave this game a lot of criticism, but I did genuinely enjoy it and it was a lot of fun.

    In regards to the online feature of RDR2, when I played it a few months back, I quickly lost interest. The economy in the game was completely broken and you had to grind an insane amount of hours to gain access to all the cool guns you used during the single player campaign, so it felt like you were working toward something that you already should have or at least be able to earn more easily. The story for the online version was also relatively weak and was a hard sell for me, especially considering the fact that you basically play as a mute the entire game and everyone you meet carries a conversation with you like that's totally normal. The pvp felt very weak as well and I think that is because their are battle royale games with much better guns and maps then what RDR2 has to offer. I quickly stopped playing RDR2 online and do not plan on returning, but thankfully, it doesn't need one.    … Expand
  75. VsevolodKH
    Jan 31, 2020
    8
    I love this game. Amazing story,incredible graphics and good gameplay is what makes this piece of art my favorite game. You can read all the other details in other reviews,but I'm writing this to talk about red dead online. I hate it. First,let's talk about balance. When I'm level 9,I have to be in the same lobby with level 195 or even 435. WHY? Oh wait,I know why. Tye problem is in theI love this game. Amazing story,incredible graphics and good gameplay is what makes this piece of art my favorite game. You can read all the other details in other reviews,but I'm writing this to talk about red dead online. I hate it. First,let's talk about balance. When I'm level 9,I have to be in the same lobby with level 195 or even 435. WHY? Oh wait,I know why. Tye problem is in the second reason—it's microtransactions. They are important. Want to win in a race—buy a fast horse. Want to win in PvP matches—buy a lancaster or litchfield rifle and a shotgun...What your level isn't high enough? Buy some gold then,is it a problem for you? Of course ypu can win a PvP match with a default carbine or a revolver,skill is important as always,but usually the higher level with a better gun wins.Also, you can unlock roles like moonshimer or bounty hunter. There are also some missions that can help you earn extra money. And finally we can talk about bugs. Postman mission— "you've lost your bag". No,it's noy only when you really lose the bag,it is even when you just **** walk! Or a mission where you had to bring the stolen wagon back to Adler's family. Wagon's horse crashed into a tree and refused to mobe. No,the horse was alive,it was moving,the problem is that the wagon didn't move. Then I've failed because "the wagon has been destroyed". I hate red dead online.… Expand
  76. Corven
    Nov 7, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Эта игра про дикий запад, если вам нравится спокойный геймплей с интересным сюжетом и запоминающимся главным героем эта игра для вас.
    -Медленный геймплей    … Expand
  77. IceCraigg
    Apr 1, 2019
    8
    boring. but I like shooting ,very realistic. in General, almost everything in the game is done as in life. life of that era. minus 2 points for stupid-ass riding
  78. MediaBuff
    Apr 4, 2019
    8
    I had never played the original red dead prior to playing the second, but there was something about this game that I was instantly hooked, a Wild West open world game made by rockstar in 2018? What could go wrong? Well a few things actually, il get the bad things out of the way first.
    The combat mechanics are so dated, rockstar have used the same mechanics since gta 4, that’s 10 years    I had never played the original red dead prior to playing the second, but there was something about this game that I was instantly hooked, a Wild West open world game made by rockstar in 2018? What could go wrong? Well a few things actually, il get the bad things out of the way first.
    The combat mechanics are so dated, rockstar have used the same mechanics since gta 4, that’s 10 years prior to RDR2, they desperately need to revamp this.
    The computer AI is god awful, they don’t seem to have a brain, I mean at all!.
    The online is absolute trash. I understand it is still in beta but it’s been 5 months, it seems at this point they will never release the final version.
    The main story is repetitive, the whole game is one giant fetch quest but with mostly annoying characters and stupid decisions that get made for you.
    The game was quite unpolished at launch.

    Now onto the good things, the graphics are sublime, honestly this is one of the most beautiful games I’ve ever played. The attention to detail is second the none.
    The little details that are in this game are incredible, with the hair growing and having to cook your food and you know the thing with the horse testicles in snowy regions...
    The actual narrative is overall pretty solid, open world games tend to suffer from bad story because of the expansiveness of the world, that doesn’t seem to be the case here.
    The good characters (not that there are a whole heap) are incredible, there a certain characters in this game you can’t help but fall in love with, Sadie and John are two that’s without mentioning Arthur who is one of the best new protagonists in recent memory.

    Overall red dead suffers from outdated mechanics and hype overload. This game was supposed to be the game to end all games, in one way it was, it’s set a standard for certain aspects, in another way it was a let down.    … Expand
  79. Mlevin04
    Apr 30, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Red dead redemption 2 is a great action-adventure game. the games mechanics give a player the felling of actually being in the old west. between the weapon function, and design, and the way the horses behave. the graphics are amazing and really help bring the world of New Hanover to life. the best part of the game though is the story line. the interaction between the characters, watching as Dutch slowly descends into madness, and seeing Arthur's struggle as he has to make the choice between loyalty, and doing what is right. It's easy to become attached to these characters and when Arthur eventually dies you can't help but feel sadness. no game is perfect, and Red dead Redemption 2 is not an exception, but overall I couldn't help but love this game.… Expand
  80. GoldMiner32
    May 24, 2019
    8
    This game is the definition of overrated. There is nothing special about this game and it is beyond boring. I can't play the game for more than 30 minutes. Do not trust critic reviews ever again
  81. Dbotteicher
    Aug 30, 2020
    8
    Great but a few of the gameplay choices made me scratch my head. Not being able to run in your camp and just the general slow and laggy movement. Plus not being able to skip any of the crazy animations for skinning animals or looting bodies.
  82. Hiikke
    Jul 6, 2019
    8
    Não é um jogo perfeito, mas é um ótimo jogo, trilha sonora ótima para o ambiente, as mudanças do terreno conforme vai se deslocando pelo mapa foi muito bem feito esse é um detalhe que se passa despercebido por muitos quando jogam pela primeira vez. Rockstar fez um bom trabalho com o protagonista, o desenvolvimento dele no game faz que a gente se apegue bastante nele, creio que mais do queNão é um jogo perfeito, mas é um ótimo jogo, trilha sonora ótima para o ambiente, as mudanças do terreno conforme vai se deslocando pelo mapa foi muito bem feito esse é um detalhe que se passa despercebido por muitos quando jogam pela primeira vez. Rockstar fez um bom trabalho com o protagonista, o desenvolvimento dele no game faz que a gente se apegue bastante nele, creio que mais do que eu me apeguei ao John Marston do primeiro jogo, eu poderia listar um monte de coisas sobre o game, mas ficaria muito grande o comentário, mas a minha nota será 8 por causa do tédio que o jogo chegou a me dar algum vezes, os eventos que eles colocaram no game para quebrar o tédio nem sempre ajuda pelo fato de serem bastante repetitivos, o bom é que você pode aumentar pontos de honras fazendo ele, um jogo não deveria deixar seu jogador entediado ainda mais um jogo de mundo aberto feito pela Rockstar.

    Não foquem apenas no modo história, existe bastantes sidequests boas, as caças valem a pena fazer eles podem dar um upgrade no acampamento, mas haja paciência na hora de caçar o que chega lembrar um pouco da vida real.    … Expand
  83. WaLaDaR
    Jun 26, 2019
    8
    RDR2 is a great game. With a deep and interesting plot, but with all this there are a couple of minuses! The first minus is a long mixing and yes the game has fast movement but it is quite in inconvenient places. And the second minus is that Rockstar for many years has not learned how to do shooting on a gamepad!
  84. aukalender
    Feb 13, 2022
    8
    An incredible game. Looks outstanding, has great world design, is very easy to get lost in. The visuals are great, the audio is great, the attention to detail is great. Those all really come together to create a world that is alive. The gang camp and interactions was wonderful. The greet/antagonize mechanic adds a lot to the game. There is definitely a lot of things to do and you get aAn incredible game. Looks outstanding, has great world design, is very easy to get lost in. The visuals are great, the audio is great, the attention to detail is great. Those all really come together to create a world that is alive. The gang camp and interactions was wonderful. The greet/antagonize mechanic adds a lot to the game. There is definitely a lot of things to do and you get a great deal for a 60$ game because while most games deliver much less quantity at much worse quality, you get a huge volume of things to do, and most are fun.

    HOWEVER, I do have a few serious gripes. First, character movement sucks. It is really not possible to be agile and precise in moving Arthur Morgan around. Shooting is very easy, but running and jumping and getting behind cover or jumping is very slow and unenjoyable. Second, the missions are incredibly limiting. You must do everything, exactly as Rockstar wants. You must follow that person, you must keep a defined distance away from that. hide directly behind him, and not run away or shoot or loot in any way Rockstar doesn't think is appropriate. I detest that. Those two things do end up taking away from the general sentiment I have for the game. Plus, the story is a bit overrated. At no point is it really surprising or ground breaking. It's not exactly Tolstoy, and it is really drawn-out I think.

    Anyhow, those are not large enough to take away from the massive positives. A solid 8 or a low 9, for me.    … Expand
  85. criticaller
    Nov 2, 2019
    8
    It's very simple. Not everyone will be to "understand" this world of the wild west and its atmosphere: with beautiful landscape and extraordinary details, but as viscous as a bubble gum, the plot. Just boring. Sorry, Rockstar, but after diving in the game, realism is a little bored.
    Technically, the game is excellent - 10/10 (Finally, Rockstar has completely (I think) mastered the    It's very simple. Not everyone will be to "understand" this world of the wild west and its atmosphere: with beautiful landscape and extraordinary details, but as viscous as a bubble gum, the plot. Just boring. Sorry, Rockstar, but after diving in the game, realism is a little bored.
    Technically, the game is excellent - 10/10 (Finally, Rockstar has completely (I think) mastered the engine). I just want to stop and look at these beautiful forests, rivers, lakes. Realism goes wild. But the story ... In GTA, the story was like a sports car, in RDR2 - honoring the story, it's a carriage. The screenwriters have worked hard, but the question is - does everyone like it?    … Expand
  86. FenjaminBoster
    Sep 11, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rockstar Games is considered one of the most top notch dogs in gaming right now, and I can't disagree. The latest titles that have come out (RDR 2, GTA V) have been fixing each other mistakes for each other, but they both have a common problem. Gameplay. The gameplay in these games are really lacking in opportunity. For example, you have a box of random pieces of lego that you can build anything out of (MGSV) and on the other hand you have a lego set your mom just bought you for your birthday which looks freaking awesome (RDR2). You first build the store set and you feel it wasn't very fun because you didn't have control of wether you could put a piece in or not. And the instructions are always babying you. Now you begin to play with the big old box of lego pieces. You build a cool ass spaceship, then you turn that spaceship into a cool ass car, then you turn that car into a cool ass building. Do you see what I'm going with, do you understand me you turd.

    There are many redeeming qualities about this game like the best graphics to ever be put in a form of media, the immensely engaging story that seems like it was ripped from an oscar and academy award winning film. And the actors in the game suit their role very good, sometimes. And some of the actions scenes that unfold are really not that bad. This game is very good but it has problems similar to some of the recent games rockstar has been putting out.

    I give red bed refriction two a 8/10 for not sucking donkey dick.

    Thank you for nakey jakey inspiring me to make this review,
    check out his very humble channel down here
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSdma21fnJzgmPodhC9SJ3g    … Expand
  87. lordkaerthon
    Aug 15, 2020
    8
    The singleplayer story is cinematic without locking you into a million cutscenes. The open world feel is great, and the atmosphere makes for a great time.
  88. Quejcuid
    Aug 27, 2019
    8
    Игра невероятно проработана до мельчайших деталей открытый мир разнообразный и там постоянно что-то происходит геймплей не слишком увлекательный но и скучным его назвать никак нельзя и один минус это очень долгая езда на лошади а быстрое перемещение стоит дорого и это утомляетИгра невероятно проработана до мельчайших деталей открытый мир разнообразный и там постоянно что-то происходит геймплей не слишком увлекательный но и скучным его назвать никак нельзя и один минус это очень долгая езда на лошади а быстрое перемещение стоит дорого и это утомляет
  89. ItGeraltOfRivia
    Sep 10, 2019
    8
    Интересная игра, но лично для меня временами скучновата была, анимации собирания, разделивание туш это конечно хорошо, но если бы сделали возможность ее отключить было бы еще лучше(
  90. ItZ-Frosty
    Sep 3, 2019
    8
    Pros

    .Probarbly the best graphics in a video game to date and it has an insane amount of detail .The world is fun to explore and has lots to do such as hunting,fishing,gambling,robbing etc. .Side missions are fun and detailed Cons .The story is mediocre and lacking especially compared to the original red dead .The only main thing lacking in this game is its mediocre story otherwise I    Pros

    .Probarbly the best graphics in a video game to date and it has an insane amount of detail

    .The world is fun to explore and has lots to do such as hunting,fishing,gambling,robbing etc.

    .Side missions are fun and detailed

    Cons
    .The story is mediocre and lacking especially compared to the original red dead

    .The only main thing lacking in this game is its mediocre story otherwise I would give it a 9 maybe even 10    … Expand
  91. CyberneticState
    Sep 17, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My review is only for the single player as I have not played the online (as I have no interest in Red Dead Online). Also, I never played the first game
    After spending well over 120+ hours on this game's single player over the last 2 and a half months, I can say that RDR2 is a good game, but definitively not a 10/10 perfect game. I hardly take mainstream reviews seriously these days. I still watch them from time to time, but I take what they say with a grain of salt.
    The Pros:
    • Great single player campaign.
    • Great characters with incredible voice acting and all 15+ members of the Van der Linde gang have missions that you get to do with them to get to know them better.
    • Interactions between NCPs outside of missions. This is one of the first open world games that I've seen where NPCs will interact with each other outside of missions in unique ways every time when compared to other open world games where NPCs will remain static doing the same thing repeatedly outside of mission. The random interactions between gang members combined with the missions makes none of the members of the gang feel like throwaway characters.
    • Incredible graphics with amazing attention to detail. This by far the most detailed AAA game I have ever played. From the detail in combat (i.e. bullet holes in humans and animals, bleed out kills, gore, carcasses & corpses decaying over time, etc.) to the other details in free roam gameplay are all incredible.
    • Great variety of weapons, horses, clothes, and other miscellaneous items & features to customize your character.
    • Consumable items in your inventory to restore your health and special ability, which is the deadeye mechanic.
    The Cons:
    • Bad control scheme and bad button mapping. I seriously don’t understand why RDR2 STILL uses Rockstar’s outdated control scheme. The standard fps control scheme did improve my experience and make the controls more tolerable. The controls are tolerable at best, and frustrating at their worst.
    • Bad input lag which severely affects the game’s movement and aiming. The movement and aiming in this game are slow, clunky, and stiff.
    • The free aim is a joke, and the snap in and out of cover auto-aim takes all the skill out of shooting. Yes, you can change some setting to make free aim more tolerable, but even after playing around with the setting it still didn’t feel as good as the aiming in other games.
    • Flawed wanted system.
    • Flawed honor system.
    I would have given the game a 9/10 if it wasn’t for several little things. Little things matter and they add up.
    This list is a list of little things that I had complaints about, and it is not a full list, I’ve written down all the things that I could think of now writing this review:
    • No horse insurance. You can spend hundreds of dollars buying a horse, customizing it, and spend time bonding with it to improve its stats, and all it takes to lose it permanently is death. I heard that Red Dead online has horse insurance, so I don’t understand why the single player can’t have it.
    • Weapons being locked until you reach a certain point in the story.
    • Your character always holstering your two equipped long arms in your main horse every time you mount it and having to re-equip them every time you dismount.
    • The non-existent stealth mechanics outside of missions.
    • Having to get out of cover and/or having to tap R2 again after firing to rechamber a round into the barrel chamber of your weapon.
    • Missions being very linear and restrictive in the way that you can approach them and handle the combat scenarios.
    • Flawed inventory system that could be improved.
    • Animals not always appearing in the area that they are marked on the open-world map.
    • Some animals being so rare to the point that the standard version is more legendary that the legendary version (i.e. grizzly bear, moose, panther, armadillo, etc).
    • QTEs to free yourself from a predator’s grasp instead of a button mashing sequence.
    • Restrictive slow movement in camps/safe zones which does nothing but slow the pacing of the game for no reason.
    • Camp chores being useless filler content. You can get honor a lot faster by going into town and greeting every NPC you see.
    • Slow start to the game.
    • Slow looting and interaction with items. This one is more subjective, but I have to say that the detailed looting animations look cool the first couple of hours, but after 40 hours, they get tedious and annoying.
    • The number of things that need maintenance in this game. The sheer number of things to maintain in this game start to get in the way of having fun.
    You would think that I hate the game for the sheer number thing that I complained about, but the thing is that underneath all the flaws, there is the potential of an incredible game. All in all, an 8/10.    … Expand
  92. bryanwithno_b
    Nov 4, 2019
    8
    Highly ambitious and massive in scale, a project like this is bound to make huge strides and amaze with the elements that work incredibly well. Unfortunately, some elements, such as travel and general player convenience, fall flat after a while and become stale and somewhat annoying. If you stick with the narrative, though, the level of writing for the characters and the story is some ofHighly ambitious and massive in scale, a project like this is bound to make huge strides and amaze with the elements that work incredibly well. Unfortunately, some elements, such as travel and general player convenience, fall flat after a while and become stale and somewhat annoying. If you stick with the narrative, though, the level of writing for the characters and the story is some of the best you'll see in any art form this year, not to mention the absolute beauty of the game's visuals.… Expand
  93. MazrimTaim14
    Oct 30, 2019
    8
    Realism for realism sake is a fine idea but became oh so bothersome if you apply it to a 100+ hour game. The game encourage you to immerse yourself in its overly sized map and content but you find yourself spending a good portion of your time just going from point A to point B.

    Having played this in a time where I got a lot of free time to burn makes me evaluate it now at the state I am    Realism for realism sake is a fine idea but became oh so bothersome if you apply it to a 100+ hour game. The game encourage you to immerse yourself in its overly sized map and content but you find yourself spending a good portion of your time just going from point A to point B.

    Having played this in a time where I got a lot of free time to burn makes me evaluate it now at the state I am in. 2 or 3 hours of playing time will actually net you only 30 minutes of actual progress since you will faff about.

    Story-wise, it packs a punch harder than the first game but the player choice in decisions leads to just a few different cutscenes which make people tend to go for the happy ending rendering the decision choices moot.

    Nothing revolutionary in the 3rd person shooter battle mechanics and with the auto-aim as default (gameplay suffers if its disabled) then headshotting goons is a lot easier which makes upgrade of weapons also useless.

    Side stories are interesting and great in the typical Rockstar way.

    All in all a good experience but with lots of "time extenders" that in a way im thankful they didnt went the Ubisoft way of selling time freaking savers.    … Expand
  94. Benvideos
    Jan 1, 2020
    8
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is a great game. It had an open world that feels alive, and tons of things to do and collect and people to meet. Unfortunately the game suffers from clunky controls that take a while to get used to. The missions are also not too great. A lot of them have you talk to someone, ride to a location, and kill a bunch of enemies. While this is not bad game design, half theRed Dead Redemption 2 is a great game. It had an open world that feels alive, and tons of things to do and collect and people to meet. Unfortunately the game suffers from clunky controls that take a while to get used to. The missions are also not too great. A lot of them have you talk to someone, ride to a location, and kill a bunch of enemies. While this is not bad game design, half the mission follow this structure, so it gets a bit stale after playing the game for hours. But the world and exploration more than make up for this. The amount of things you can do in the world provide the variety the mission lack. In the end, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an experience that you do not want to miss and is one of Rockstar's greatest games.… Expand
  95. subshr
    Oct 16, 2019
    8
    every thing top notch except
    combat, chunky movement, lack of proper fast travel, mostly empty open world, late game mission are not good as earlier mission, very detail animation are good at first but gets in a way later, HDR implementation in not good.
  96. Ctarblu
    Nov 5, 2019
    8
    Great cinematography, good story, good characters. It's slow paced but I like that.
    Poor shooting, almost all of the missions are build you go somewhere -> smth happens here -> you shoot someone.
    Mission structure seems to be a big problem but I actually really liked the game somehow
  97. 07Artem07
    Oct 29, 2019
    8
    Побочки очень классные сюжет тоже, но надо долго скакать на лошади
  98. XAKER4
    Nov 20, 2019
    8
    Игра медленная для тех у кого есть время ! Графика дизайн на высоте но эпоха нета экшена маловато от рокстаров! Это не гта5 уж точно
  99. Lucas313
    Nov 1, 2019
    8
    O jogo e bom mas infelizmente a campanha se estende muito e isso deixou o jogo um pouco chato e repetitivo.
  100. KAKASHI97
    Nov 8, 2019
    8
    VERY GOOD Best game for now on ps4 and xbox one
    but not have every language
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  1. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2019
    95
    It’s an huge, outstanding piece of art – worth the hard-earned cash as well as countless hours that are needed to get to know at least some of the attractions of Rockstar’s rendition of Wild West. For those who put story first – the biggest virtue of Red Dead Redemption 2 is that it sets the stage for RDR 1 and does it wonderfully. [13/2018, p.40]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 31, 2018
    100
    Amazing not only for Western lovers. No other game has probably offered so many options to express yourself in the open world, and at the same time did not have such an interesting, rough and moving story. A magnificent experience, with a slightly slower start. [Issue#291]
  3. TrueGaming
    Nov 30, 2018
    95
    The first new game from Rockstar for this generation of consoles doesn't disappoint, it is as impressive as you hoped it to be.
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