Red Dead Redemption 2

 PlayStation 4
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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21344 Ratings

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  1. Freedom4576
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    It's a masterpiece! Thank you Rockstar games for this great game. The best open world, not huge, but very elaborate. I hope that you will make Grand Theft Auto 6 worked the same as RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2.
  2. Kova_85
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    Привет ПК боярам. Почему только сейчас отвечаю на критику элитных пк геймеров... Да как то увлекся, знаете ли игрой RDR2. И скажу честно... даже как то жаль писюков что они не смогут поиграть в эту игру. Сказать что это игра одна из лучших за всю историю индустрии - ничего не сказать. Даже игрой ее назвать сложно. это скорее произведение исскуства. Я не идеализирую ее, идеальных игр нет,Привет ПК боярам. Почему только сейчас отвечаю на критику элитных пк геймеров... Да как то увлекся, знаете ли игрой RDR2. И скажу честно... даже как то жаль писюков что они не смогут поиграть в эту игру. Сказать что это игра одна из лучших за всю историю индустрии - ничего не сказать. Даже игрой ее назвать сложно. это скорее произведение исскуства. Я не идеализирую ее, идеальных игр нет, но.... если посмотреть на другие игры, на отношения разработчиков к ним и на то какую рабьоту проделали те самые разработчики я не могу поставить 9-ку. Именно эта оценка достойна игры. 9 тверлых баллов с плюсом. Почему не 10? Потому, что игра не лиршена минусов. За них много сказано. Лично для меня это немного корявое управление (особенно во время лута). Но +1 бал я накидываю разработчикам, которые проделали титаническую работу. Первые 10-15 часов геймплея я не переставал удивляться насколько в игре много проработаных мелочей, как скурпулезно разработики отнеслись к своему детищу. Не оставив без внимания ничего! Как только игра перестала удиивлять своими мелочами у меня открылся рот от сюжетных поворотов. Персонажи игры стали такими близкими. Ты начинаешь им сопереживать. Хотя я не любитель глубокого погружения в виртуальный мир игры эта игра меня очаровала. Мне просто иногда хотелось скакать на лошади и смотреть на местные красоты. Открытый мир превосходен. Вы не найдете здесь ни одной похожей на друг-друга локацию. Природа настолько разнообразна. В общем я могу еще долго осыпать игру комплиментами. Это игра которая действительно оставит свой след в индустрии и в ближаешие годы именно на нее будут равняться конкуренты. Рокстар снова создали шедевр.… Expand
  3. WiseAndrew
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    The game gave unforgettable emotions. I advise everyone to try, if there is 70 hours of free time. Best history of 2018.
  4. amsterdream
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Huge aim lag / input lag. Terrible auto-aim. Playing is so uncomfortable. Rockstar hello, this is 2018 year, none 1998. When you fix this?
  5. gunnie
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    No game gives you quite the same IGP as RDR2. It almost feels like you are there. I finished the main story in approx 70 hrs, so the game gives you a lot of play-time for your money. I would recomend trying not to go from one mission to another non-stop. Try to go hunting, fishing, rob somebody or race a stranger on a horse. I was way too focused on the main story.
  6. Narson
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    I love the game, its attention to details, realism, but as well ability to do anything you want. Arthur Morgan is in my opinion the best character of all Rockstar games. He is not some random generic character like you often see in games, but deep and complex human being with internal struggle with what he's done and been doing. Map is full of stuff to do. There are variety of differentI love the game, its attention to details, realism, but as well ability to do anything you want. Arthur Morgan is in my opinion the best character of all Rockstar games. He is not some random generic character like you often see in games, but deep and complex human being with internal struggle with what he's done and been doing. Map is full of stuff to do. There are variety of different strangers, who you can help or just kill. You can just drown in the amount of content, and easily forget about the main story. Oh yes, the story is amazing. Every mission had meaning and going through 6 main chapters of the game was great. I couldn't wait for new events of the game to unravel and pushed some parts of the game forward just to get to know what happens to the gang.

    I'm so amazed by this stuff I almost forget about the downsides. For example looting bodies is pain in the ass after aprox. 50h, fast travel isn't really that fast and would be cool if I could just "teleport" to some places later on in the game instead of revisiting every place countless number of times. Those contextual controls were also annoying as hell (for example picking up different stuff on different button each time). Still, the best game, the most interesting (sidequest-wise) experience I've had in a loooong time. I thought about 9/10, but when I've completed the game I changed my mind and decided to give it a solid 10/10. I wish we had more games like it.    … Expand
  7. Serval_Cat
    Nov 15, 2018
    9
    an amazing experience even for those who did not play the first game. great graphics, superb atmosphere and storyline. could be better if control is little bit easier.
  8. lager96
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    Where do I even start with this game. From the opening chapter, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a breath of fresh air. You can see the effort and care that Rockstar games puts into their games. The detail in this game is something unseen in any other game and probably won't be seen often in the future. The amount of content is also something I haven't seen since The Witcher 3 and is greatlyWhere do I even start with this game. From the opening chapter, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a breath of fresh air. You can see the effort and care that Rockstar games puts into their games. The detail in this game is something unseen in any other game and probably won't be seen often in the future. The amount of content is also something I haven't seen since The Witcher 3 and is greatly appreciated. The main story alone is around 60hrs plus the side content makes the $60 price a steal. Player freedom is at an all time high in Red Dead Redemption 2. The customization of your outfit, weapons, and even your horse is insane. Every piece of your outfit can be customized to your liking and nearly every piece of your weapon can be altered. The detail is what makes this game something special. The story and writing is excellent throughout the entire game and the voice acting make it even better. There is no bad voice actor with little to no repeated voices. Arthur Morgan is an excellent character and one that will be remembered like John Marston. The one area where this game falters a little is the combat. The controls are quite a free as I would like which leads to auto lock aiming between each shot. It doesn't ruin the game by any means but it is a criticism in a deeply detailed game. I'm sure this game won't be for everyone but this is truly game chaining for the gaming industry. When I'm not playing this game I want to play it which is probably the best compliment I can give a game.… Expand
  9. Fleeboy_C
    Nov 15, 2018
    4
    I was excited for the prequel given that I'd played the first a number of times. Unfortunately I am not impressed. The controls are old and sluggish, the loading times obscene and the game completely devoid anything you could call fun or engaging. I agree with others that RDR2 feels more like a movie you should watch than a game you can play. After an hour to install and patch, i spentI was excited for the prequel given that I'd played the first a number of times. Unfortunately I am not impressed. The controls are old and sluggish, the loading times obscene and the game completely devoid anything you could call fun or engaging. I agree with others that RDR2 feels more like a movie you should watch than a game you can play. After an hour to install and patch, i spent another hour holding X and listening to plot. When i tried to save my progress it refused (FYI the missions can be long and you cant save during) so i was forced to replay the first hour again before finally being set free. After I'd spent 3 to 4 hours having zero fun and listening to folks bang on about a bad heist I gave up. FYI Rockstar: no one ever has described the notion of getting food, changing clothes, washing yourself and your horse as "fun".

    It is however a gorgeous looking world and i suspect there's a good plot in there somewhere. Unfortunately 4 hours of not fun is enough for me Im afraid. I might pick it up again one day when its in a bargain bin and i consider picking out hats to be a fun and engaging activity.    … Expand
  10. mefdns
    Nov 15, 2018
    8
    One of the best games for me. Perfect optimization for PS4. But i think more action with gunplay would be great. And shooting aspect can be better (how it feeling, how it controls).
  11. nurihsan
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    Critic score: 9,7
    User score: 7,8
    I see what pc users did here
  12. Lestatman
    Nov 15, 2018
    4
    I'm torn with this game on some parts it's brilliant but in other ways it's tedious. The mechanics feel old and annoying as do some of the quests I felt it should have been called Red Dead Rescue instead. Trying to seletct a weapon from your horse is such a joke that the game wheel should have been redesigned. Still prefer overall the previous Red Dead as it's central character andI'm torn with this game on some parts it's brilliant but in other ways it's tedious. The mechanics feel old and annoying as do some of the quests I felt it should have been called Red Dead Rescue instead. Trying to seletct a weapon from your horse is such a joke that the game wheel should have been redesigned. Still prefer overall the previous Red Dead as it's central character and story was better done. 2018 is for me the most overhyped year in games by going with a lot of the scores games got this year.… Expand
  13. Rrazed
    Nov 15, 2018
    9
    An amazing Game definitely worth getting, Overall this is an amazing game, large open world with many, many things to do. very good Story i enjoyed playing as Arthur Morgan, a few minor bugs here and there if you want to nitpick, plenty of end game things to do and looking forward to seeing how online will be. Rockstar put the time and effort into their games and they continue to not letAn amazing Game definitely worth getting, Overall this is an amazing game, large open world with many, many things to do. very good Story i enjoyed playing as Arthur Morgan, a few minor bugs here and there if you want to nitpick, plenty of end game things to do and looking forward to seeing how online will be. Rockstar put the time and effort into their games and they continue to not let gamers down and disappoint us.… Expand
  14. adampsyreal
    Nov 15, 2018
    6
    Horrible inconsistent controls.
    Take a cue from Ubisoft games like The Division, etc on how to do better controls.
    Tap to sprint on horse, sucks.
    Amazing storytelling. Great dialogue.
    Pick a pace please.
    Are we running headlong into adventure or just slowly messing around?
    *Overall this game is just a BIG TEASE that is frustrating to play.
  15. Shadow1995
    Nov 15, 2018
    9
    Without out a doubt the most realistic game I have ever played, it would take me hours to list the reasons why I loved it, but the only reason I didn't give the game a 10, because I feel like it was a game, for me too big for it's own good. I doubt I will ever finish everything in that game.
  16. Requiescat666
    Nov 15, 2018
    9
    A great game worth it´s price...and on today´s standards of the industry, thats saying a lot
  17. KennyTheLad
    Nov 15, 2018
    9
    RDR2 is a great game, the visuals alone would give the score a 5 or 6, its such an immersive and realistic experience. There are a few hiccups in the game that hold me back on giving it a perfect score, sometimes the realism can be a bit mind numbing sometimes, it sometimes makes the game feel a little bit tedious, but the pros outweigh the cons by a massive amount here, the experience isRDR2 is a great game, the visuals alone would give the score a 5 or 6, its such an immersive and realistic experience. There are a few hiccups in the game that hold me back on giving it a perfect score, sometimes the realism can be a bit mind numbing sometimes, it sometimes makes the game feel a little bit tedious, but the pros outweigh the cons by a massive amount here, the experience is beautiful, it has one of the best stories that rockstar ever made, my biggest problem from the first game, was that it was just way too flat and barren, now you have mountains, swamps and so much more beautiful landscapes to explore, the combat is satisfying and very enjoyable and the npcs do more than just stand around for once, it is a great game and i completely recommend it for anyone who wants a single player adventure game. Even though i do think it fell ever so slightly under the perfect score, it is still one of the best games to come out this year.… Expand
  18. bipson101
    Nov 15, 2018
    9
    Ignore the troll 'PC master race' negative reviews, this is an amazing experience in interactive story telling. Evocative characters, a living breathing world and engaging story (even if all who played RDR know the outcome). Yes, the controls are a little ropy at times and shooting a little stiff, but this is open world gaming at its finest.
  19. NimoTerminX
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    After playing rdr 1 as a kid I've never thought that another game could reach its level not even a sequel of it..but I was wrong this piece of beauty is better than any Western movie, book or videogame it almost has everything maybe the mechanics are a bit edgy but this would be gripe on the highest level
  20. gotchicken70
    Nov 15, 2018
    9
    If you liked the first red dead redemption you will love this game.

    This game is almost a perfect game for me, but I realize it is not everyone's cup of tea. The campaign is like being the protagonist in an amazing film. The quirkiness and depth to all the various characters is awesome. Personally, even though the story is very long, I found it engaging from start to finish. The parts    If you liked the first red dead redemption you will love this game.

    This game is almost a perfect game for me, but I realize it is not everyone's cup of tea. The campaign is like being the protagonist in an amazing film. The quirkiness and depth to all the various characters is awesome. Personally, even though the story is very long, I found it engaging from start to finish. The parts outside of the campaign are where this game really asserts itself as one of the best I've ever played: The world is so incredibly alive and vivid, with incredibly beautiful views and interesting little stories to explore. I could spend hours roaming around hunting, fishing, and exploring random cabins. I've probably put in over 100 hours and I'm still enjoying it.

    The cons to this game are what prevents it from being 10/10:
    - a little buggy
    - unintuitive controls
    - clunky feel
    - tons of unexplained complicated inventory systems

    If you are looking for a shooter or high-paced action game, this is not the game for you.

    If you are looking for a character-driven open world exploration game, where you are a badass cowboy, you will love this game. This is one of the best rpg open world games ever made, and although the game can be clunky, i still find the shootouts extremely satisfying.

    This is a very deep game, there are several "mini-games" that could be fully featured on their own: hunting, fishing, gambling.

    The customization is also incredibly deep, from your guns, to your outfits, to the colour of the knob on your horses saddle - you can customize everything.

    I also disagree that there isn't a whole lot of choice given to you. You might not be able to change the story significantly, but whether you choose to do things the good or evil way is a very compelling component to the game. I legitimately felt regret when I was tasked with performing some evil actions to help my gang - not many games are able to evoke an emotional response in me.

    This is might be my favourite game of all time, I wanted to give it a 9.5/10, but settled on a 9 because there is some polishing that could be done. Users who don't understand that this isn't a shooter, this isn't gta - this is a story about a gang of quirky outlaws and finding your place in the world.    … Expand
  21. MrBuckets
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    Even if you down like cowboys games I will insist you to buy this game. This is the best game of this generation without a doubt. This game definitely worth 60 dollars. The mechanics the different environment and things to do is mind blowing. Rockstar put a lot of effort in this game and it shows it. If you like quality video games. Pick this up. You will not regret it.
  22. icecoldkillaps
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    Рокстар, я вас прошу уберите баги с лошадью такие как: при прикосновении с текстурами лошадь начинает баговать и лошадь начинает колбасить и она даже может вертикально стать на текстуру как человек-паук. Так же постарайтесь убрать баги с самим Артуром: например когда заказываешь еду в салунах при сцене где Артур вытирает рот(если у игрока улечшеная кобура)приклад пистолета проваливаетсяРокстар, я вас прошу уберите баги с лошадью такие как: при прикосновении с текстурами лошадь начинает баговать и лошадь начинает колбасить и она даже может вертикально стать на текстуру как человек-паук. Так же постарайтесь убрать баги с самим Артуром: например когда заказываешь еду в салунах при сцене где Артур вытирает рот(если у игрока улечшеная кобура)приклад пистолета проваливается Артуру в живот и так же в самом геймплее: лук в куртку проваливается когда на лошадь залазиеш (например).голова мёртвого оленя проваливается в лошадь при быстрой езде. Рокстар я вас обожаю и верю что вам всё по плечу. P.S. первый RDR прошёл 4 раза. Вторая также шедевр… Expand
  23. Bones93
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    From the moment I started the game up, i have never been blown away by a video game in this kind of way. Every single thing feels alive and a labour of love. Best graphics I have ever seen. Most emergent and immersive gameplay I have ever experienced...from hunting wild beasts to the thousands of mini games and fully developed side quests that feel like real main quest lines. There isFrom the moment I started the game up, i have never been blown away by a video game in this kind of way. Every single thing feels alive and a labour of love. Best graphics I have ever seen. Most emergent and immersive gameplay I have ever experienced...from hunting wild beasts to the thousands of mini games and fully developed side quests that feel like real main quest lines. There is litterly something to do or see at every turn it feels like. Couple all this with the greatest and most diverse world ever created for a video game, and you have an absolutely masterpiece. Also the writing must be given it’s due credit, I’ve never seen this quality in an open world game before. Witcher 3 was good in that aspect, but lacks the story and immersive gameplay of RDR2.
    Quite simply, my favourite game of all time and one of the best games ever made.    … Expand
  24. Gohax
    Nov 15, 2018
    9
    firstly ill start and say to all those guys that played like an hour or 10 or even 20 and gave this game a 6 or a 7 please stop you have to finish the game before you review it and after that please stop reviewing games because clearly you have no idea what makes a good game and to all those guys who post bad reviews because it didn't release on pc please stop being a bunch of cry babiesfirstly ill start and say to all those guys that played like an hour or 10 or even 20 and gave this game a 6 or a 7 please stop you have to finish the game before you review it and after that please stop reviewing games because clearly you have no idea what makes a good game and to all those guys who post bad reviews because it didn't release on pc please stop being a bunch of cry babies ok now that's out of the way i can start my review

    Ok wow red dead redemption 2 what can i say about this game that wasn't said i guess ill do a pros cons review because i can rant about this game for hours on end
    this game is just wow its so beautiful and detailed i could just spend hours just looking at it i played like 90 hours and i still got plenty stuff to do so ill start with the pros because i got a lot of em
    PROS:
    - ill mention it again because i'm just shocked about the attention to detail just wow from the famous horse balls shrinking to the little things such as hair growing and dead animals decomposing

    - this one is kinda connected to the previous pro but the graphics are just wow and that's on console i cant even imagine what would it look like on pc

    -the feel when you fire a weapon is so awesome especially from first person wow you can actually see and hear the weapon hitting and firing

    -the realism is so awesome i loved the fact that they made this game so realistic it adds some difficulty to it for example you cant fast pick up and loot you gotta wait for the animation like in real life which i really liked made me get even more immersed in the game

    -the npc's are smarter and you can talk with basically everyone

    -the map is huge like really really huge and you can spend most of your time riding and wondering the wilds

    -the wild life feels so authentic and real i can actually see deer minding their own business and basically living their own life also you can see predators hunt and eat which is pretty cool

    -the character development is just wow i got really attached to Artur Duch John and the rest of the gang and if something would happen i got really sad about it

    -the story is just wow the start was slow but it continues to get better and better

    - a lot of people try to rush this game and then fail and cry about it and don't understand the fact that this game is needed to take slowly you have to breath everything and play as if you are in the game yourself only then you will really enjoy the game

    -the music oh my god the music is so beautiful and doesn't feel out of place it really sets you in that wild west time

    -there is a lot of side missions and you can do them by travelling the world and meeting a lot of different strangers also a lot of mini games such as poker the hand knife game fishing domino and plenty more also you can hunt legendary fish and wild life and sell it for some money and craft some clothes out of their skin
    there is also a full fledged Theatre

    -the hair growing mechanic when you can trim it you can customize weapons and there are a lot of clothes you can buy and customize Artur with

    CONS:

    -bounty system is really broken you cant defend your self without being wanted for assault and you cant even explain your self to the law

    -lack of fast travel i mean there is one that you unlock but its basically a one way ticket i wish they could give you something at the end of the game but i guess not

    - there are a lot of bugs and crashes in my playthrough i had one crash in an important time of the story and just to much bugs

    -the starting mission is painfully long and slow like i know its basically a tutorial but its so slow i really wanted to die the first few hours

    all this brings me to the final score of the game i wished i could have given this game a 10 but it falls short on somethings but i cant give it anything lower then a 9 because its such a legendary triple A game so my final score to Read Dead Redemption 2 is a 9/10 its a must buy game and in my opinion the game of the year yes it has some cons but its so good you can easily forget about them    … Expand
  25. 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
  26. Master_Valtr
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    Most people have judge The game After playing 5 hours or even 10 hours and some of them said it's overrated After playing 3 hours
    bad way to judge an Open world game after playing a little
    This game is ground-breaking for it's open world design and AI The game does everything prefect,the control is so good but people are comparing it to games like spider man ! Big difference Any way    Most people have judge The game After playing 5 hours or even 10 hours and some of them said it's overrated After playing 3 hours
    bad way to judge an Open world game after playing a little
    This game is ground-breaking for it's open world design and AI
    The game does everything prefect,the control is so good but people are comparing it to games like spider man ! Big difference
    Any way This game Rised The bar for open world Games    … Expand
  27. GameCritic2000
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is an action-adventure romp through a changing West which takes place at the turn of the 20th century, and is a prequel to the previous title: Red Dead Redemption (PS3), story-wise; Another game which received near-perfect high scores from reviewers, and with good reason.

    Story: You play as Arthur Morgan, an outlaw who's having to fight for survival in a world    Red Dead Redemption 2 is an action-adventure romp through a changing West which takes place at the turn of the 20th century, and is a prequel to the previous title: Red Dead Redemption (PS3), story-wise; Another game which received near-perfect high scores from reviewers, and with good reason.

    Story:
    You play as Arthur Morgan, an outlaw who's having to fight for survival in a world where the Wild West becomes more and more tame with each passing day. Battling with wildlife, gang-life, and your own internal struggles of morality and mortality.
    Red Dead Redemption 2 does many things better than its predecessors, and provides an experience you simply will not get anywhere else, and with an online component released later this month, I feel the need to give it a perfect 10.

    Gameplay:
    This game is superb in its delivery-- The world is rich with detail. The stakes feel high. The culture reflected in the game, feels genuine (more often than not), and the questions of morality, answered by the player's actions, which is the heart of the protagonist's story-- truly felt pressuring at times, as I found myself teetering between outlaw and cowboy-savior, often.

    Sound:
    The soundtrack to the game is appropriate to the source material and does a good job of setting the mood dynamically. There aren't any tracks that have particularly jumped out at me as memorable, but I don't think the music in the game seeks to be catchy, it only seeks to set the stage.
    The sound design, all the weapons, interactions, voice acting, animal sounds, etc. all feel genuine.

    Controls:
    The controls for this game may be complicated for some, at first, but are worth sticking with to learn everything your character is capable of doing.
    The lack of approachability may seem like a negative mark for some, but I welcome the freedom in an open-world game.
    There are moments where the complex "you can touch and loot everything" approach may hinder the player from easily interacting with an area with loot in it, but again, I would take the minor inconvenience of having to stand just right to pick up an item in a pile, just to have the greater amount of freedom elsewhere.

    About negative reviews:
    I was very surprised to see that this game received (at the time of this review's writing) a sub-8 score.
    Negative reviews talk about how there's "nothing to do"-- or how the "controls" are bad, and "feel like an afterthought", but I strongly disagree.
    Like the game itself, the controls are complex and completely contextual, and a great deal of thought has gone into getting them right.
    This is both a pro and a con, as it allows for a great range of player choice, but also means that there's a bit of a learning curve for the player.

    Playing on the PS4 I have not run into any of the bugs some reviewers have come across, but I don't doubt that there are bugs in the game-- it's absolutely massive.

    Closing statements:
    I really have enjoyed my time playing Red Dead Redemption 2. I have other friends who are playing through it as well, and you know it's a special game when we always have a story to tell each other about our playthrough. Either something funny happened at the saloon, or we ran into a plan gone afoul. It's fun to discuss and compare what choices we've taken at key moments, and be excited to hear about them. (The last game that made me feel that way was Skyrim (2011)).
    Having played GTA Online for a while with some friends, I honestly can't wait for Red Dead Online to be released, because the only thing that would make this outlaw/cowboy open world experience better, would be robbing trains with actual friends!
    10/10    … Expand
  28. Castlevaniaboy
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    How can i describe this game? It does everything Right
    The hunting in this game is the next Step for industry
    The AI is revolutionary For open world games and The way NPC reaction to you and talk to you is Something i have never seen it
    And oh god The world Is Something else ♡
  29. Mcdonalduck
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    The details are great! And more than you can expected! Great storytelling! New indicators for the open world games
  30. ElaborateRuse
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is not groundbreaking in it's technical aspect or it's graphical fidelity, but it is groundbreaking for what it does with world creation, story telling, and player - NPC interaction. The world is massive, and there is plenty to do. From quests, to fishing and hunting, challenges, table games such as poker and dominoes, strangers to meet, races, collectibles, etc.Red Dead Redemption 2 is not groundbreaking in it's technical aspect or it's graphical fidelity, but it is groundbreaking for what it does with world creation, story telling, and player - NPC interaction. The world is massive, and there is plenty to do. From quests, to fishing and hunting, challenges, table games such as poker and dominoes, strangers to meet, races, collectibles, etc. The main story is story-telling at its absolute best. RDR2 makes you care about so many characters in a way most other games fail to.

    This game is incredibly polished (I've encountered very few bugs, and even those were very minor). The Rockstar engine continues to hold up well despite its age, with only the occasional hiccup in frame rate in larger, more dense, areas.    … Expand
  31. AdiDrokz
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    Amazing graphics, amazing story, amazing attention to detail, amazing characters. Everything about this game is amazing. Rockstar has shown us once again that waiting for their games is always worth it. 10/10
  32. thetrutru
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    I am EXTREMELY satisfied with this game thus far. I am yet to finish the storyline, however I have loved every bit along the way. If you like action, rpg, and open world games, you will no doubt love this. I have been most impressed with the GRAPHICS (on my ps4 slim) which work very fluidly. Also, This game is for MATURE players as it is from ROCKSTAR games and is set in the rough andI am EXTREMELY satisfied with this game thus far. I am yet to finish the storyline, however I have loved every bit along the way. If you like action, rpg, and open world games, you will no doubt love this. I have been most impressed with the GRAPHICS (on my ps4 slim) which work very fluidly. Also, This game is for MATURE players as it is from ROCKSTAR games and is set in the rough and lawless wild west. With that said I think everyone should at least play this game for themselves and not rely too much on people's reviews.… Expand
  33. jason96
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    Rockstar has created a masterpiece. Every aspect f the game is detailed. I hope Rockstar wins awards for this game.
  34. 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
  35. SenseyZ
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    -NO SPOILERS-

    This is by far Rockstar's biggest achievement, and it's a game that raises the bars for RPGs by a long shot (I know it isn't really an RPG, but it sure feels and plays like one.) All these people with bad reviews are weirdly enough the kind that won't put any amount of time into the game's miscellaneous tasks such as cleaning weapons, eating, drinking, caring for your    -NO SPOILERS-

    This is by far Rockstar's biggest achievement, and it's a game that raises the bars for RPGs by a long shot (I know it isn't really an RPG, but it sure feels and plays like one.)

    All these people with bad reviews are weirdly enough the kind that won't put any amount of time into the game's miscellaneous tasks such as cleaning weapons, eating, drinking, caring for your horse. These are the kind of people that keep comparing it to GTA V, when they haven't even realized it isn't even related to it.

    Here's the gist of it, this is a phenomenal game, and don't let these red reviews lead you away from it. It's a fantastic, detailed and, inevitably, a time-consuming game (A good thing or bad? I dunno).

    This is a must play.    … Expand
  36. Langfinger
    Nov 15, 2018
    8
    Worth the buy. Sometimes the realsim can feel a bit like a chore but it's allright.
  37. ajgamer
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    bad. way too boring and slow. over hyped for sure. i wasted my money. gameplay is bad , world not so bad. bounty system is unplayable
  38. BlackSaiyan
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    GAME is amazing. Graphics are superior, even on a standard PS4. Can't wait to continue playing.

    My favourite game of all time! Easy 10/10!
  39. Boyka
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    This is a game that looks and feels far beyond any game that is created to this date.

    The graphics are breathtaking, from the amazing scenery to the incredible effects, everything is detailed and beautiful. The world created is the best a game has ever achieved, by a big margin. Not only is it huge, it's also extremely complex and filled with life. I did not expect this level of    This is a game that looks and feels far beyond any game that is created to this date.

    The graphics are breathtaking, from the amazing scenery to the incredible effects, everything is detailed and beautiful.

    The world created is the best a game has ever achieved, by a big margin. Not only is it huge, it's also extremely complex and filled with life. I did not expect this level of complexity this generation.

    The gameplay is varied and very fun. It gives you mundane tasks in order to get you into the atmosphere but not to the extent where it feels like a chore. And the variety of missions, side-missions and tasks is simply outstanding.

    The story is well crafted, beautifully ties into the previous game, masterfully develops the characters, and ends with a well crafted bang.

    Truly the easiest 10 out of 10! And my new favourite game!    … Expand
  40. keamylich
    Nov 15, 2018
    9
    There's a lot of good things I could say about the game but I don't have time to name them all. On a technical level is very good especially taking into account that it's for consoles. The level of detail is astonishing even for a Rockstar game and the gameplay is one of the best I've ever seen. The dialog options alone are very good and the ways Arthur can interact with the enviromentThere's a lot of good things I could say about the game but I don't have time to name them all. On a technical level is very good especially taking into account that it's for consoles. The level of detail is astonishing even for a Rockstar game and the gameplay is one of the best I've ever seen. The dialog options alone are very good and the ways Arthur can interact with the enviroment makes this game feel real and alive.

    Controls are a bit clunky, like in many other Rockstar games, and the downside of the many options that are given to you is that you don't always take the action that you wanted to. It takes time to get used to but once you do is not so bad. The map being so big you're also going to spend a lot of time going from one place to another and even if random events and the beautiful world make it mostly entertaining, it does get annoying sometimes. This could have been easily fixed with a better fast travel system. Also the crafting and updates relies too much on hunting.

    All in all it is a great game and everything I hoped it would be even if it's not the perfect game some people claim it is. Giving it a 3 for example is ridiculous since it's clearly on a higher level than many other games and I don't think those kind of reviews should be taken seriously. It is definitely a strong game of the year contender.    … Expand
  41. johnshen0927
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    Fantastic , if you really fall in this game ,you are really live in that time.it's not gta,it is red dead .
  42. PROfanboy
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Moim zdaniem ta gra nie zasluguje na ocene 10/10.
    Widac, ze Ci, ktorzy oceniali zbyt wczesnie oceniali za wysoko.
    Ostatnie recenzje nie ciepia juz 10. Redaktorzy stowrzyli przez swoja wlasna glupote twora, ktorego ciezko bedzie kiedykolwiek przebic. A uwazam, ze na taka wysoka ocene nie zasluguje. 9/10 byloby ok, ale nie ze prawie kazda ocena to 10/10. To samo tyczy sie oceny graczy.    Moim zdaniem ta gra nie zasluguje na ocene 10/10.
    Widac, ze Ci, ktorzy oceniali zbyt wczesnie oceniali za wysoko.
    Ostatnie recenzje nie ciepia juz 10.
    Redaktorzy stowrzyli przez swoja wlasna glupote twora, ktorego ciezko bedzie kiedykolwiek przebic.
    A uwazam, ze na taka wysoka ocene nie zasluguje.
    9/10 byloby ok, ale nie ze prawie kazda ocena to 10/10.
    To samo tyczy sie oceny graczy.
    To co teraz kazda fajna gra ma miec ocene 10/10
    Glupota.
    Czy ta gra jest idealana ???
    Sami sobie odpowiedzicie na to pytanie    … Expand
  43. 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
  44. Nosmanc54
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    This is another game from Rockstar games that is commendable, I don’t know what’s so boring in it, even a regular horse ride is a pleasure. 10 out of 10
  45. valentinanisimo
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    this game is beautiful so many details such a worked out world memorable characters so many side quests of weapons and even so many things you can buy a game
    ps.
    pc gamers animals they are not worthy of this game
  46. tonka819
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    One of the most well written games of all time. The story is engrossing, the world is huge and immersive, and the characters are memorable. The gameplay has some quirks like all rockstar games when played in 3rd person but it never takes you out of the game completely. You could spend 100 hours easy in this game and never have a boring moment.
  47. Ryzpmnmvs
    Nov 14, 2018
    4
    Игра безусловно сделана отлично, проработанный, красивый мир, с кучей деталей, но... на этом все, кроме красивой картинки мира в игре больше ни чего нету, не смотря на ее проработанность играть в нее не возможно, она скучная, я стал засыпать после 1 часа игры, ни персонажи, ни сюжет, ни экшен, ни чего не цепляет и я лично не могу понять кого вообще эта игра может зацепить кроме лютыхИгра безусловно сделана отлично, проработанный, красивый мир, с кучей деталей, но... на этом все, кроме красивой картинки мира в игре больше ни чего нету, не смотря на ее проработанность играть в нее не возможно, она скучная, я стал засыпать после 1 часа игры, ни персонажи, ни сюжет, ни экшен, ни чего не цепляет и я лично не могу понять кого вообще эта игра может зацепить кроме лютых фанатов вестерна, она пуста не смотря на свою высокую детализацию мира, это худшее что делали Рокстар за все время!… Expand
  48. Mattyb584
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    This may not be the biggest world or have the best controls but it is one of the best games I have ever played. Every different climate is built beautifully with different species of animals that are almost as realistic as real life. I could go on forever about how amazing this game is but I won't. It's hillarious how people are saying fallout 76 is better than this game. Thank youThis may not be the biggest world or have the best controls but it is one of the best games I have ever played. Every different climate is built beautifully with different species of animals that are almost as realistic as real life. I could go on forever about how amazing this game is but I won't. It's hillarious how people are saying fallout 76 is better than this game. Thank you Rockstar for sticking to your guns and creating the most beautiful open world game in years. You and CD Projekt Red are two of the only companies left who care about their consumers.… Expand
  49. goldbaby121
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Ironically unoriginal and disappointing. If this is your first time playing a Rockstar game, then have fun. For those who have played the original, at least, there's no innovation here. Tedious and dull.
  50. MUGSHOTeom
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    도와달라고 하길래 말에서 내렷는데 , 그대로 말뺏어 타고 도망가는걸 보고 이게임은 갓게임이란걸 알앗지..
  51. mohamedelkhamy
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    How do I start? Red Dead Redemption is considered one of the greatest storytelling games of all time. At its time it was a masterpiece of design and open world. With Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar games have outdone themselves once more. Not only is it a game with a compelling story that draws you in from the first gunshot, it is also the greatest open world ever created. It offers a richHow do I start? Red Dead Redemption is considered one of the greatest storytelling games of all time. At its time it was a masterpiece of design and open world. With Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar games have outdone themselves once more. Not only is it a game with a compelling story that draws you in from the first gunshot, it is also the greatest open world ever created. It offers a rich and polished world that feels alive and has many tiny details that make it all the more enticing. No game has made me feel emotional before. This is the greatest game of this console generation and one of the best video games ever made.… Expand
  52. BSchwarz95
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    Out of countless players, I'm the 152nd to earn a 100% statistic in the main game (on PS4). I've put in 202 hours and only need the Grin and Bear It, and Gold Rush trophies. I don't remember the last time I've sunk so many hours into a single player campaign and I still can't get enough of it. The storytelling, gameplay, open world, characters, and creative freedom are simply astoundingOut of countless players, I'm the 152nd to earn a 100% statistic in the main game (on PS4). I've put in 202 hours and only need the Grin and Bear It, and Gold Rush trophies. I don't remember the last time I've sunk so many hours into a single player campaign and I still can't get enough of it. The storytelling, gameplay, open world, characters, and creative freedom are simply astounding and I can't see another game within the next two years dethroning this as a contender for Game of the Decade.… Expand
  53. 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
  54. Ezap
    Nov 14, 2018
    9
    Truly next generation graphics and gameplay while having an entertaining story in a huge open world. It almost can be faulted for being too realistic in every day chores and actions but it detracts very little from the game itself. A true masterpiece of a game with interesting places, stories and characters. The only small issue for me is the controls at times but you grow used to them asTruly next generation graphics and gameplay while having an entertaining story in a huge open world. It almost can be faulted for being too realistic in every day chores and actions but it detracts very little from the game itself. A true masterpiece of a game with interesting places, stories and characters. The only small issue for me is the controls at times but you grow used to them as you play the game. But for a game where you live by the gun, you'd like the shooting to be more fluid.… Expand
  55. CATN1P
    Nov 14, 2018
    9
    Incredibly good game. I enjoyed every second of my two playthroughs. The characters and writing are incredible, the animations are pretty realistic, and the graphics are amazing. I can't wait to see what this game will look like on PC. A must-play
  56. Quirktastick
    Nov 14, 2018
    9
    I don't get it why so many people are complaining that much. They all say that the game is "clumsy", if they played a GTA game before they would find some similarities.

    As for the actual game, while not being perfect it is an amazing experience in almost every aspect. The story is pretty interesting and the open world is not only huge but also extremely immersive and full of encounters    I don't get it why so many people are complaining that much. They all say that the game is "clumsy", if they played a GTA game before they would find some similarities.

    As for the actual game, while not being perfect it is an amazing experience in almost every aspect. The story is pretty interesting and the open world is not only huge but also extremely immersive and full of encounters to make while traveling and events to partake in.

    The gunplay which plays a big role is really good. There is a total of almost 60 weapons from revolvers to rifles and an extensive customization of each gun. However I don't really understand why you can't buy a gun that is for sale unless you do some story mission or else.

    I wouldn't say the inventory system is bad but it definitely could use some improvements as finding something in particular can be tricky (especially starting out).

    Everyone said it at this point but yes, the game is really beautiful and the fact that while having amazing graphics it is really well optimized with an almost constant 30 FPS (unless you are in a big city for example, but it's still good), it is a sight for sore eyes. You also have to give credit to the incredible amount of details in this game : from the weapons you are carrying moving from side to side, the environment with the footprints in the snow and the grass moving with the breeze, It makes the game feel alive and really helps immersing yourself in this world.

    However the game do have some faults.
    For instance, while the main story will keep you interested it is a bit linear. I haven't played the first Red Dead Redemption, but the I found the witness system a bit extreme as if you press a wrong button you can hit a random person and be wanted for "unarmed assault" or worse. I had some bugs and glitch here and there but nothing game-breaking, but it's still frustrating when you need to silently takedown someone but pressing the button does nothing. Thankfully your allies do it for you if you take too much time. I also noticed something but after an early mission, you get a lot of money, thus breaking the economy a bit as you don't really need much more (unless you plan to buy yourself a lot of clothes and/or weapons)

    I won't describe every part of the game since many critics have and will do a better job than me, but overall the game is incredibly enjoyable even though it sometimes feels a bit repetitive and I would highly recommend playing it.    … Expand
  57. BrutallyHnstGmr
    Nov 14, 2018
    6
    EDIT 11/14: So I stopped playing the game a couple of weeks ago. The bounty system is so extremely broken that I've just totally given up. The lack of fast travel is beyond idiotic, until these issues are fixed, which I doubt they will be, no updates since launch, I cannot play this game, I want to be an outlaw, but the game punishes you for being an outlaw with it's broken bountyEDIT 11/14: So I stopped playing the game a couple of weeks ago. The bounty system is so extremely broken that I've just totally given up. The lack of fast travel is beyond idiotic, until these issues are fixed, which I doubt they will be, no updates since launch, I cannot play this game, I want to be an outlaw, but the game punishes you for being an outlaw with it's broken bounty system, and your a **** outlaw, wtf.

    FIRST IMPRESSIONS REVIEW. 12 hours in. There are no spoilers since I'm not that far into the game, everything I state will not ruin anything. I am Brutallyhonestgamer on YT, so those that know my vids know I am not paid or here to sugar coat things but give my honest opinion.I've never played the first game, so this is my first experience, here are my first impressions of the game.

    What I want to focus on are some of the annoyances of the game, so maybe it will help people avoid, or find a better way for certain situations. We all know the game is very pretty, the sounds and music are all great, so there's no point on focusing on that. The game play overall is good with some annoyances that I will detail below. So let's get started.

    To big for its britches. That's probably the biggest thing so far, and what I mean by this is that I'm 12 hours into the game and I still kinda feel like I'm playing a tutorial. I've just started to expand outside of Valentine, and just recently after 12 hours, unlocked the guy that I can sell stolen goods to. This is kind of unacceptable, as it's already hard enough to come by money, and it's very easy to get a bounty on you. Also, 12 hours in and I don't know anything more about the story, I know something happened in Blackwater, but I don't know what, I don't know the significance of it, I don't know why I should care about any of the characters. I keep doing missions for people but don't seem to be expanding on anything. I assume this will change, but still, this far into a game, I was hoping for a little bit of light shed on the situation. The dialogue and all that is great, don't get me wrong, I just feel the game is to slow.

    The saving is **** For those that never played the first game, you have to go into the options and then to story to save a game. Why isn't there a save/load right at the menu?? I lost my favorite horse and **** before I was told you can actually manually save. If you don't manually save before a random encounter and you screw it up, it's over, you don't get a second chance, which brings me to bull**** point #2. The first gun fight I was in, quick draw, the tutorial instructions started in the top left corner of the screen, then moved to the bottom, so I missed the 2nd set of instructions, was killed, and then could not try it again. **** Also a random stage coach came out of nowhere, killed my horse and me, and bull****, could not restore a point before that, so now the horse is lost.

    Where's my hat? The hat is **** You constantly lose your hat, it's annoying as hell so I've basically given up on it.

    Bounty. Bounty is **** I had a $200 Valentine bounty and nobody seemed to care while in town. I was actually able to go into the sheriffs office, have them pay me for doing bounty missions. The bounty seems to only matter when you get bounty hunters that are impossible to kill coming after you. When they kill you, the bounty isn't collected and it goes away, you still have it until you pay it off. Secondly the whole crime system seems broken. You can do what you want as long as nobody is around, ok that's fine, but if someone shows up later and you are still in the vicinity, you are assumed the criminal. I found this to be the case whether the body was hidden or not, also hiding from the law is impossible, so don't try it, they will find you, no matter how well hidden in bushes or whatever, you have to outrun them.

    Whores please, no? So 12 hours in and you can't sleep with whores, when the option comes up, both decisions are NO, I assume this will change once i get to a certain point in the game, but, 12 hours in and still haven't unlocked all the functions of the game, are you kidding me?

    Borrowing vs stealing. This is mega **** So there's an early mission where you borrow a horse. Ok fine, you can return it and you get honor points for it, but if you need a horse for something else, then your a horse thief and you get bounty. What the hell. There's no way to tell.

    Fist Fighting. You get one tutorial and no reminders. So when you get used to left trigger to aim and right trigger to attack, by the time i got to my next fight I forgot the game mechanics change to square/circle, why couldn't LT be block and RT be punch? You could have triangle to pull gun, no reason to change

    Lasso hassle. The lasso is complete bull****, especially trying it on horseback, holy crap is is hard to maintain stride, aim, lasso, then release lasso.    … Expand
  58. 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.
  59. ddg1212
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    I can't understand how anyone could give this game a positive review. I guess if you like riding your horse or wagon endlessly to repetitive musac; or listening to dull cowboy dialogue; maybe crappy, clunky controls are your thing? This is like playing a CGI movie where you push a button every so often to make sure you're still paying attention like a defensive driving class. I justI can't understand how anyone could give this game a positive review. I guess if you like riding your horse or wagon endlessly to repetitive musac; or listening to dull cowboy dialogue; maybe crappy, clunky controls are your thing? This is like playing a CGI movie where you push a button every so often to make sure you're still paying attention like a defensive driving class. I just finished Odyssey and it was incredible... RDR2 is just bad all the way around.… Expand
  60. Meteora48
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    The best game I've ever seen. I do not want and can not convey a lot in words. There are minuses, bugs ... but thanks to Rockstar for this wonderful game, which I will go through more than once and spend many hours in it.
  61. zeffenation
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is more then what I could have ever asked for out of a sequel in probably (by now) the best game series in a long time. The first game is one of my favorite games ever and I could tell right as I booted this one up that it wasn't gonna be a disappointment! Some people say this game doesn't deserve the high scores it is getting but I couldn't agree less. This game isRed Dead Redemption 2 is more then what I could have ever asked for out of a sequel in probably (by now) the best game series in a long time. The first game is one of my favorite games ever and I could tell right as I booted this one up that it wasn't gonna be a disappointment! Some people say this game doesn't deserve the high scores it is getting but I couldn't agree less. This game is without doubt a groundbreaking game with features and in game possibilities no other game developer has ever been able to create and have all put together in the same game. Probably not the best game to ever be created (in a technical sense) but definitively the best game yet...… Expand
  62. Masebase12
    Nov 14, 2018
    9
    Red Dead Redemption 2 was a great game and was worth the wait. It introduces many new features and aspects that are a great additions to the game. You play as Arthur Morgan who is in the Dutch Van Der Lin gang who wants to cling on to his outlaw life but is in a world surrounded by increasing civilization. The game looks and sounds great from the sound design to the voice acting and theRed Dead Redemption 2 was a great game and was worth the wait. It introduces many new features and aspects that are a great additions to the game. You play as Arthur Morgan who is in the Dutch Van Der Lin gang who wants to cling on to his outlaw life but is in a world surrounded by increasing civilization. The game looks and sounds great from the sound design to the voice acting and the cutscenes shows the amount of effort that rockstar has put in this game. The cutscenes themself feel like you are watching a movie, the even use elements that directors use in film. They use a bunch of non diegetic sound (sound the player can hear but not the actual characters) which gives the feeling of movies soundtrack playing at parts where the institute in the scene is building up, so the scene is accompanied by high pitched stringed instruments that give the game an authentic feel. This game has a lot of new features that are great, like the ability to customize your horses saddle and you horse having stats. Also the ability to clean/ admire your weapon. But then there are some features that feel like they couldn’t be added in like having eat and drink, shave and feed and brush your horse, it makes them game feel more like you have to chores then actually be an outlaw. But that’s the point, Rockstar was trying to go for realism, they wanted this to feel realstic, that’s why you have to do these things so make feel like you are an outlaw in 1899. The missions feel repetitive and the constant horseback riding to point a to b makes for very slow mid game making chapter 3 forgettable. My closing statement about this game is that it’s great but not amazing. Just like any other game it has things it can improve on, like the the sluggish horse movement, the clunky controls and repetitive missions. But it also excels at being a game that is immersive and shows pride in how much work rockstar has put in this game.… Expand
  63. irinagreskia
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    The game is absolutely awesome. I loved every part of the main story. The side quests are quite original at the beginning, some of them are really cool. But after a few hours you see the pattern... and gets a bit boring. Also running into someone can make the whole town shoot you.
  64. vikmoraes
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    DE LONGE um dos piores jogos que joguei nesta geração, controles confusos e sem resposta, história rasa, personagens sem carisma, mundo pobre. Esqueça esses críticos que deram nota 10, se deixaram levar pelo hype. Quase dormi jogando, o jogo é uma tortura psicológica, e sobre o realismo? O jogo se auto sabota MUITAS VEZES nesse aspecto, só é real QUANDO ELE QUER,. Eu jogo para sair doDE LONGE um dos piores jogos que joguei nesta geração, controles confusos e sem resposta, história rasa, personagens sem carisma, mundo pobre. Esqueça esses críticos que deram nota 10, se deixaram levar pelo hype. Quase dormi jogando, o jogo é uma tortura psicológica, e sobre o realismo? O jogo se auto sabota MUITAS VEZES nesse aspecto, só é real QUANDO ELE QUER,. Eu jogo para sair do mundo real chato e monótono, não para entrar nele novamente (e de forma piorada). Horse Simulator define esse jogo.… Expand
  65. goldeneyehd
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    Best sound track in any video game, best visuals in any video game, best characters acting in any video game and not just voice they also did in real life everything that the characters do in the game. all of these added together with a really good story. easily best game i ever played.
  66. alisongardner
    Nov 14, 2018
    7
    One of the best games I've ever played. BUT the Hype for it is too much, at some point a lot of "things" start being repetitive to the point that removes some realism.
  67. Maikuroha
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    In our times of lootboxes and game content being purposely cut short for DLC's, it is really refreshing to have a game that actually worth more money than what you paid for it and not the other way around. Hats off to Rockstar for delivering this gem.
  68. Reiska1
    Nov 14, 2018
    9
    I've been waiting this for years. Honestly it blow me away. If you loved first red dead redemption you gonna love this! Don't get fooled by those negative comments giving this game 3/10. They' are mostly pc fanboys and little kids who play fartnite and **** on other games. Make up your own mind. This game isn't for everyone same can be said about every game. If you don't like it cool, andI've been waiting this for years. Honestly it blow me away. If you loved first red dead redemption you gonna love this! Don't get fooled by those negative comments giving this game 3/10. They' are mostly pc fanboys and little kids who play fartnite and **** on other games. Make up your own mind. This game isn't for everyone same can be said about every game. If you don't like it cool, and if you like it cool. I give this game 9/10 because no game is perfect 10/10.… Expand
  69. HopXombie
    Nov 14, 2018
    8
    On my second play through of story. Music, brilliant, Open world, breathtaking, Story arc, In general above average, character arcs, great for a video game. Animal behaviors, very good.

    What sucks...Game play (combat), out dated and clumsy. Inventory system, average. Linear game play, really sucks, no opportunity to play independently. NPC's telling you what to do every step of a    On my second play through of story. Music, brilliant, Open world, breathtaking, Story arc, In general above average, character arcs, great for a video game. Animal behaviors, very good.

    What sucks...Game play (combat), out dated and clumsy. Inventory system, average. Linear game play, really sucks, no opportunity to play independently. NPC's telling you what to do every step of a mission. "move up, move up, get down there" lol. Episode five Ugh! WTF. This part of the story arc seems pointless and took me out of enjoying the immersive experience of playing the game. The epilogue episodes were at times boring and for me too long.    … Expand
  70. spats
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is a game that rewards patience. You first have to get your head around the controls and the dozens upon on dozens of bespoke mechanics for brushing your horse, setting up a campfire, firing warning shots or putting on a bandana. But when you do and spend time interacting with these mechanics, it makes you all the more engaged with the whole world.

    Overly    Red Dead Redemption 2 is a game that rewards patience. You first have to get your head around the controls and the dozens upon on dozens of bespoke mechanics for brushing your horse, setting up a campfire, firing warning shots or putting on a bandana. But when you do and spend time interacting with these mechanics, it makes you all the more engaged with the whole world.

    Overly streamlining everything and allowing instant fast travel anywhere and everywhere would've taken away from that. I'm so glad they stuck to their vision.

    It's clearly not a game for everybody, but the game hit me like nothing else ever has. The story is amazingly well-written with some of the most memorable character moments in any video game. Rockstar really feel like they're in their element when not doing super cheesy social commentary in GTA (I love that too).

    The amount of hand-crafted content is truly impressive and the overall level of polish for such a big game is pretty staggering. For me this is undoubtedly a 10.    … Expand
  71. RaysOfGrey
    Nov 14, 2018
    9
    Okay, right off the bat, I like to say this game is NOT perfect. It does, however, get a lot of things right.

    The GOOD: - Great story. You actually care for these people and their experience. I felt so attached I felt their hardship. -Beautiful. This ones easy and goes without saying. This is a 2018 game with amazing graphics -Plenty to do. I was well into the 40+ hours before I    Okay, right off the bat, I like to say this game is NOT perfect. It does, however, get a lot of things right.

    The GOOD:
    - Great story. You actually care for these people and their experience. I felt so attached I felt their hardship.

    -Beautiful. This ones easy and goes without saying. This is a 2018 game with amazing graphics

    -Plenty to do. I was well into the 40+ hours before I even started the story :P yes, thats the kinda guy I am. I started robbing, trading, hunting, gathering, exploring. Basicly anything I could do to see what could be done.

    -Gameplay. This is a personal thing. ive seen some people complain. And though I agree to some extend...I think the game play is just fine. I like the snap-to-target mechanic. I mean, i`m playing a bad ass and experienced cowboy. It should feel natural that I can mow down 5 guys withing a matter of seconds. Struggling with the manual aim just feels unnatural and like an unrealistic handicap.

    -No bugs. I have encounted NO bugs, and only MINOR glitches. LIke, this one time...Arthurs hand was clipping through his face during a dialoque with Dutch. But, thats really it.
    no crashes....no freezes....No framerate issies....nothing. Runs smooth !

    Now, THE BAD:

    -Chore. And it does....it really does feel like a chore sometime. Skinning, looting, walking, traveling. Yes, arthus feels like a real bulky and heavy dude. But it does tire after a while to skin the same f***ing deer for (literally) the 60th time.

    -Frustrating. Sometimes you get stuck behind something. Or because of the complicated controls you prompt soms command you didn't want. Like jumping into cover instead of picking up a gun.
    It nothing major or game breaking. Just small annoyance that kinda stack up over time and become irritating.

    -Slow and Big. The world is BIG. LIke, it`ll take you a solid 10 min to cross the map from A to B. Though I like the vastness and the regions to explore. It does get a bit annoying when you have to literally travel across the board to get a quest, animal, stranger request or something along those lines.
    The trains and the Coach fast travel system does offer some relief. I admit. But they never get you there all the way. Horseback travel does feel kind of satisfyin though. 60+ hours into it at this point and it still doesnt bother me to ride.

    Like I said, the game is not pefect. BUt I highly recommend. It's most definitly worth atleast 50$    … Expand
  72. Robotricon
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    It is a brilliant game, the real masterpiece of our time. All kinds of game content and game mechanics are perfectly combined to award us with a deep and unforgettable adventure.
  73. MNG84
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    Es el mejor juego de la generación. Nivel de detalle extremo tanto en posibilidades jugables como en interacción con el entorno y los NPCs. La narrativa es increíble, cada conversación con la gente de tu banda te sumerge en la historia. La sensación de estar dentro de un mundo real con situaciones imprevisibles es única en un mundo abierto. La gente se queja de control tosco. Esto se llamaEs el mejor juego de la generación. Nivel de detalle extremo tanto en posibilidades jugables como en interacción con el entorno y los NPCs. La narrativa es increíble, cada conversación con la gente de tu banda te sumerge en la historia. La sensación de estar dentro de un mundo real con situaciones imprevisibles es única en un mundo abierto. La gente se queja de control tosco. Esto se llama realismo. Hay una animación hecha para cada detalle ínfimo del juego. Pueden hacerlo más lento, pero es tan auténtico que es una lentitud muy disfrutable. Es para disfrutar sin prisas. Por mucho dinero que haya invertido, cuesta creer que se puedan hacer joyas así hoy en día. Y más si tienes conocimientos mínimos de diseño y programación. Una obra tan redonda como esta no sale todos los años.… Expand
  74. Leontorres7
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    Great Story, Superb attention to detail, awesome sound, amazing game play and so much to do, this game is a master piece.
  75. VoodooDreamer
    Nov 13, 2018
    9
    One of the most impressive games I've played to date. It has some of the most beautiful landscapes and graphics that I've ever seen from a console game. The story is rich and immersive, you really start to care about each character, you also hate some others! There's so much to do in the open world that it'll take some time to do it all. The only down side that I see in the game is theOne of the most impressive games I've played to date. It has some of the most beautiful landscapes and graphics that I've ever seen from a console game. The story is rich and immersive, you really start to care about each character, you also hate some others! There's so much to do in the open world that it'll take some time to do it all. The only down side that I see in the game is the slow pace gameplay at in chapter 1, the game feels very restrictive and it's almost annoying. And there obviously a lot of bugs at the moment being a new game and all, but I expect them to be fixed sometime in the future.
    I highly recommend you get this game, if you like story driven games with a beautiful open world with lots to do and you wanna live your fantasy as an old western cowboy....Then Red Dead Redemption 2 is for you!    … Expand
  76. NikolayG
    Nov 13, 2018
    5
    The pro reviewers giving 10s are either being dishonest or aren't paying attention. Red Dead Redemption 2 has a LOT of serious problems. Realistic it is at times, sprinkled liberally with jarring, frustrating, unrealistic, inappropriate gamey mechanics.

    If you shoot up a gang's hideout in the woods and kill them all, then go into the hideout and take something from a drawer, you will be    The pro reviewers giving 10s are either being dishonest or aren't paying attention. Red Dead Redemption 2 has a LOT of serious problems. Realistic it is at times, sprinkled liberally with jarring, frustrating, unrealistic, inappropriate gamey mechanics.

    If you shoot up a gang's hideout in the woods and kill them all, then go into the hideout and take something from a drawer, you will be marked as a thief and the law will, in less than a minute, ride up and come after you --- even though you were in the hideout without witnesses when you took something from the drawer, even though you're in the middle of the woods far from town. The law show up out of nowhere like magic. On top of all this, the law doesn't seem to care that you shot a bunch of people and that there are bodies everywhere, only that you stole a bottle of liquor.

    The game has other serious issues that also make it too 'gamey' and not realistic enough. In mission 1, you cannot open a certain locked trunk you must open to complete the mission, and the guy you're with will just freeze in place until ... you eat something. That's right. The one has got nothing to do with the other, but you have to eat at least a cracker or that trunk will never open and your comrade will never take another step. The same thing happened in a mission much later when a guy took me bear hunting. All of a sudden he just stopped on his horse. Wouldn't move. Frozen. No matter what I did. Five minutes, ten minutes, 15 minutes passed. Still frozen. I never found the answer to that one. But I assume the game wanted me to engage in some random action utterly unrelated to what we were doing to trigger the game to move forward.

    In mission 2 if you stray too far from the enemy camp the mission ends in failure. Therefore, if you shoot a fleeing bad guy off his horse, then go to collect stuff off the body (as you are required to do for the mission) the mission will end in "failure" if the body fell too far from the main camp. How's that for "open world"? In mission 3, as you chase a man on his horse to lasso him, you have to cross a stream to get behind him. But if you cross that stream too soon, by which I mean before the game arbitrarily wants you to, that mission also ends in "failure". How's THAT for open world??? When your fellow gang member is held as a human shield by a train conductor on the roof of a train, you want to shoot the train conductor, right? But if try, you won't hit him, and you won't accidentally hit your fellow gang member either. Even though they are, at that moment, closer than any other target you've had in the game so far. All of your bullets magically become blanks ... because the game wants you to go up to him and hit him with your fists. All of these artificial, unnecessary, extremely frustrating and anti-immersive moments broke the game's momentum and pushed me out of the fictional universe.

    When shooting, if you don't want to use a reticle (and I don't) you can turn off the reticle in the options menu. You can still hit targets just fine because there is a command that lines the barrel right up with your sightline -- except ..... not when you're using a bow. Even though in real life you line the arrow right up with your line of sight while aiming, this is not permitted in the game. Even though it's permitted with guns. So it is IMPOSSIBLE to hit a deer or other animal with an arrow unless you go into options and turn the reticle back on. So it's back and forth as I play because I do NOT want a reticle, but have to use one when using a bow. Why in the world the game doesn't let you line your bow up with your line of sight is beyond me. It makes zero sense. These are the reasons I say the game is marred by bizarre limitations that render it not truly open world (in the way, for example, Skyrim is truly open world. In Skyrim you can go anywhere at any time, even mid-mission if you want to, you can take off and go hunting or fishing and just head for the other side of the continent. Not in Read Dead Redemption 2. You have to do arbitrary things - eat a cracker - before you can complete missions and you have to stay within very narrowly defined areas during missions.

    Side note. The dialog in the game is also laced with expressions that did not exist until my lifetime, some not even until I was an adult. It is strange to watch as people in 1899 use lingo that did not even exist yet when I was in elementary school. The team really dropped the ball on this. They should have had an older person reviewing the script. It is jarring in places and really puts me out of the game here and there. And it would have been so simple to avoid.    … Expand
  77. Mr_Scope
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    This is easily the best game in a while, everything from the lovable characters that feel like family to the deep, hooking, and involving story. Arthur Morgan is one of the best video game protagonists to date, you relate to him and if he's going through something you feel it too, it's honestly astonishing. The graphics set the bar pretty high. Everything thing is this game is so immersiveThis is easily the best game in a while, everything from the lovable characters that feel like family to the deep, hooking, and involving story. Arthur Morgan is one of the best video game protagonists to date, you relate to him and if he's going through something you feel it too, it's honestly astonishing. The graphics set the bar pretty high. Everything thing is this game is so immersive and is done to death with attention to detail and love. Anyway, imma go make a new game just to experience it all over again.… Expand
  78. cdhewko
    Nov 13, 2018
    9
    It's a great game. Buy it if you like open world exploring, hunting, and generally playing a cowboy. What could be better. Controls. It's pretty often I have to reload because of actions that were unintentional or just not planned because the tackle box is the same as mounting a horse, or you tap the right trigger by accident when you put the controller down and shoot someone. Sigh.It's a great game. Buy it if you like open world exploring, hunting, and generally playing a cowboy. What could be better. Controls. It's pretty often I have to reload because of actions that were unintentional or just not planned because the tackle box is the same as mounting a horse, or you tap the right trigger by accident when you put the controller down and shoot someone. Sigh. Still the best game this year in my opinion. Fallout 76 is a close second.… Expand
  79. Camman12
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    This is one of Rockstar Game best work and I feel like they put all their power and focus on the game itself, stuff that most game companies don't really do. The story is long, interactive, and engaging. You get so invested into the characters and the whole environment is outstanding, I've played the whole entire 60 hour story from beginning to end and it's emotionally and amazing. BestThis is one of Rockstar Game best work and I feel like they put all their power and focus on the game itself, stuff that most game companies don't really do. The story is long, interactive, and engaging. You get so invested into the characters and the whole environment is outstanding, I've played the whole entire 60 hour story from beginning to end and it's emotionally and amazing. Best give it a 10/10, Outstanding job by Rockstar Games!… Expand
  80. popo876
    Nov 13, 2018
    8
    pretty good game, fun to play If you are looking for something more like a adventure and not into something that have a non stop action all the time that your game. As a game dev myself seeing all those small detail in the game is so impressive. this help a lot to the immersion of the player.

    When I bought the game I was expecting a gta with cowboy in the far west and yes the engine is    pretty good game, fun to play If you are looking for something more like a adventure and not into something that have a non stop action all the time that your game. As a game dev myself seeing all those small detail in the game is so impressive. this help a lot to the immersion of the player.

    When I bought the game I was expecting a gta with cowboy in the far west and yes the engine is for sure the same and you feel it, but in gta everything go faster. In rdr2 everything is slower, is a bad thing and a good thing. In video game sometime you need to remove a bit of realistic situation for being able to play game. I understand the decision of only fast travel with train, but its not for all the player. Also for some mission its just a followiing a dude on your horse and I will have like to skip some of those moment, but in the same time you get very close to the character and your horse.

    the story and the visual universe are for sure incredible, for the gameplay its a bit more low, but if you like a good story and a pacing a bit low this game is for you. Also the game is very very very big and long.

    Sorry for the bad writing, I'm french Canadian    … Expand
  81. JorgeCastillo
    Nov 13, 2018
    9
    Juegazo! Por lo regular a mi los videojuegos de mundo abierto me terminan aburriendo por que me siento demasiado abrumado con tantas cosas que hacer sin motivación alguna del propio juego ,su paisajes repetitivos y misiones de recadero, pero este rdr2 ha despertado en mi querer hacer todas las misiones : secundarias, aleatorias , desafíos etc. Andar por el mundo que han creado y ver losJuegazo! Por lo regular a mi los videojuegos de mundo abierto me terminan aburriendo por que me siento demasiado abrumado con tantas cosas que hacer sin motivación alguna del propio juego ,su paisajes repetitivos y misiones de recadero, pero este rdr2 ha despertado en mi querer hacer todas las misiones : secundarias, aleatorias , desafíos etc. Andar por el mundo que han creado y ver los paisajes es basto todo tiene vida, los cambios de clima ,la caza de animales es de 10. Muy recomendado este título.
    Que le ha faltado para el 10 tiene pequeños fallos en los enfrentamientos a disparos las coberturas aveces son malas, algunas caidas de fps cuando entras a la ciudades . Pero nada esto me ha sacado de la inmersion que tiene el juego.    … Expand
  82. Eadmond
    Nov 13, 2018
    3
    First of all, this is a excellent game in terms of tech, but when we dive in the the game design, it's a mess. Simply too many regressions.
    I have give RDR 2 score 3 out of 10 for the following reasons.
    First of all, the control is simply dispointing. It takes forever for the character to respond to my control input. When trying to fire your weapon quickly. I need to pull trigger twice,    First of all, this is a excellent game in terms of tech, but when we dive in the the game design, it's a mess. Simply too many regressions.
    I have give RDR 2 score 3 out of 10 for the following reasons.
    First of all, the control is simply dispointing. It takes forever for the character to respond to my control input. When trying to fire your weapon quickly. I need to pull trigger twice, first was for fireing, seconds was for reload the second round. I can't reload last check point if I didn't commit suicide. The save game and load game options are so hidden in the menu. I can't remember how many time I need to call my stupid horse so I can fetch weapon, since getting off horse doesn't gurantee the weapon is with me. The list goes one.
    Second, this game is advocated for being realistic. I don't see a lot realism in the game. Let's take a look how stupid the lawman is in this game. If I ran into others on the horse, the law man shoots me. If ganster shoots me, lawman ignore. If I figth back, lawman shoots me. If lawman is fighting ganster and gets killed, other lawman saw the body of the lawman. Yes, you guess it, they will shoot me. And in this wild west, it seems lawman has telephones and portal so once I became wanted, they can be emerging from anywhere from the maps. Are you kidding me? I can't tell how many time I have been chased out of Saint Denis for those morrons, so I wouldn't be able to start a mission. And I can't buy a weapon in the store because they are locked? That's the realism I got, even I am rich as hell.
    Third, the horse is stupid as stupid. I have to get the horse brush through main mission, otherwise I can't even brush my stupid horse? That's really nice design there, especially considering the pace of the game is so slow. And the only reason the horse can be killed, is very apparently that, it will be needed in the end game. So they can bring more sentimental thing in the game.
    Four, I found it very hard to justify for the cost to develop this game. 8 B and 2000 people worked on it for eight years? That's what we got? Not happy about that. It's still very hard for me to believe to add the black border like a movie, they have been over work for a few monthes, and redid all the cg. Because the design team feels like it. That's the feel of movie? That's ridiculous to me.    … Expand
  83. MatamesiQuieres
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    Best game of this gen, don't listen to those pathetic haters, they don't know what are they talking about.
  84. CloudStrife_ca
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    My expectations were extremely high leading up to the release of Red Dead Redemption II, the first Red Dead game was easily my second favourite game of all time and I've been a gamer of 30+ years now.

    Its clear right from the beginning the astonishing amount of detail is unparalleled in any other open world game this gen. In your first few moments in the game, footprints in the snow,    My expectations were extremely high leading up to the release of Red Dead Redemption II, the first Red Dead game was easily my second favourite game of all time and I've been a gamer of 30+ years now.

    Its clear right from the beginning the astonishing amount of detail is unparalleled in any other open world game this gen. In your first few moments in the game, footprints in the snow, to the lighting from your torches reflecting as you explore your surroundings on the mountain, this game is an immersive treat right from the opening scene.

    After some character introductions on the mountain, both new and returning characters, which is such a huge fan service to anyone who loved the first RDR and want to know some of the returning characters back stories, the visuals become even more stunning as you and your gang make your way onto greener pastures. Every blade of grass, every sunset, every thunder storm, every animal and every npc feel like they are a part of another world with their own purpose.

    Without spoiling too much, I cannot believe how many random interactions I've come across that are completely unexpected. How I've went completing main story mission, to finding a cult long expired, reading their mass suicide note and then seeing a UFO above you. Or helping a random person who is clearly in rough shape, unable to stay on their own horse, then taking them to a doctor, only to watch an amputation of a guys arm with a saw and then see the doctor throw it in a garbage can afterwards. There are so many moments that in RDR2 that make several other decent open world games from this gen seem like they're recycling random npc actions.

    I've found that it is so easy to sit down and intend to play for just an hour and lose 4 real world hours. Its very clear that Rockstar has redefined the open world genre once again with RDR2 this gen.

    The writing of the main story missions is on point, if the scenes were being presented on Netflix, its likely you'd be watching it right now. A big part of that is the voice acting which is some of the best of this gen. Arthur Morgan comes off as more rough around the edges than John but a protector of the group and a supporter of Dutch Van Der Linde's ideals.

    Its been argued that this game has a slower pace but I feel more people should stop to watch a sunset a little more often, sit and listen to the hilarious campfire songs like 'Ring Dang Doo' and take in everything that was masterfully crafted within this whole other world that I'm almost certain we'll all be talking about for years to come as people are still finding new random things.

    For me, this game somehow managed to exceed my expectations, its not flawless, nothing ever is but considering everything that I've seen, Red Dead Redemption II is an absolute generation defining masterpiece that should be invested into with your time and a keen eye for detail.    … Expand
  85. Razv
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    The graphics are breathtaking, from the amazing scenery to the incredible effects, everything is detailed and beautiful.

    The world created is the best a game has ever achieved, by a big margin. Not only is it huge, it's also extremely complex and filled with life. I did not expect this level of complexity this generation. The gameplay is varied and very fun. It gives you mundane    The graphics are breathtaking, from the amazing scenery to the incredible effects, everything is detailed and beautiful.

    The world created is the best a game has ever achieved, by a big margin. Not only is it huge, it's also extremely complex and filled with life. I did not expect this level of complexity this generation.

    The gameplay is varied and very fun. It gives you mundane tasks in order to get you into the atmosphere but not to the extent where it feels like a chore. And the variety of missions, side-missions and tasks is simply outstanding.

    The story is well crafted, beautifully ties into the previous game, masterfully develops the characters, and ends with a well crafted bang.

    Truly the easiest 10 out of 10 I gave.    … Expand
  86. Crazy66
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    Awsome game Rockstar truely created a living breathing open world with this game. Delivered on all fronts. Great story and gameplay. And every game that lets me blast off heads with a sawn off gets an extra bonus point. Now I've noticed that there are a lot of whiners here, giving this game a 0 or 1. This game offers the same basic gameplay as RDR1. A sequel wil never offer hugeAwsome game Rockstar truely created a living breathing open world with this game. Delivered on all fronts. Great story and gameplay. And every game that lets me blast off heads with a sawn off gets an extra bonus point. Now I've noticed that there are a lot of whiners here, giving this game a 0 or 1. This game offers the same basic gameplay as RDR1. A sequel wil never offer huge differances. Adjust those expectations but don't post retard reviews.… Expand
  87. SmashGames
    Nov 13, 2018
    1
    Look I'm going, to be honest, and not hop on the bandwagon, the game is simply boring. The graphics and voice acting are good but the story is so boring. The game forces you to grind way too much, like why do I need to brush my damn horse.
  88. GhostDub
    Nov 13, 2018
    6
    Very disappointing release. If the world's environmental problems are solved at the same speed 600 or was it 1600? staff people and programmers at rock star develop and refine gameplay then we are all doomed. Don't get me wrong, it's a very very pretty game and if you are a dopehead then you probably get sucked into some days of cool, but forgettable gaming. Really, the game feel's likeVery disappointing release. If the world's environmental problems are solved at the same speed 600 or was it 1600? staff people and programmers at rock star develop and refine gameplay then we are all doomed. Don't get me wrong, it's a very very pretty game and if you are a dopehead then you probably get sucked into some days of cool, but forgettable gaming. Really, the game feel's like RoboCop With a Shotgun meets PacMan meets Goofy Grand Theft Horse. What a waste.… Expand
  89. HPMHS
    Nov 13, 2018
    2
    To all smart guys here: Try to rob secret business in Valentine without having bounty. The lawmen re spawn outside the house immediately after you enter secret room. They will recognize you no matter what. Even through the wall. If anyone of you "saying about the new clothes, new horse, new hairstyle" can pull it off ??? Hell NO!!! It's impossible, even i was trying to drag their attentionTo all smart guys here: Try to rob secret business in Valentine without having bounty. The lawmen re spawn outside the house immediately after you enter secret room. They will recognize you no matter what. Even through the wall. If anyone of you "saying about the new clothes, new horse, new hairstyle" can pull it off ??? Hell NO!!! It's impossible, even i was trying to drag their attention away before robbing, on the other side of town, with some explosion. No result, cops re spawn just outside doc. office again. The game RDR2 has a big issues with realistic mechanics of bounty and lawmen in general. Even in the smallest **** hole cop's just keep coming, without any delay. It is not realistic at all!!! After you kill all 3 lawmen in Valentine for example, there should be time delay before new cops arrive. At least a time of actual horse riding from nearest village. But, hell no. Will make them re spawn endlessly just next to you!!! Are you serious Rock star??? But i guess they are in coma. No response from them.… Expand
  90. duffmanth
    Nov 13, 2018
    8
    So I just finished the main story and I was generally very impressed with the game. The visuals, story, open world, characters, voice acting are all very impressive. The game is slow paced and there are stretches of the game that are boring/repetitive/tedious, but it's trying to tell a story, trying to immerse the player in the world, making the characters progress, and building towardsSo I just finished the main story and I was generally very impressed with the game. The visuals, story, open world, characters, voice acting are all very impressive. The game is slow paced and there are stretches of the game that are boring/repetitive/tedious, but it's trying to tell a story, trying to immerse the player in the world, making the characters progress, and building towards something overall. Too many people, especially gamers, have the attention span of a 2 year old. It seems people just want run and gun garbage games like Call of Duty that you can blow through in an afternoon!?

    Now, that being said, RDR2 has its issues. The shooting controls/mechanics need some tweaking, the hand to hand combat is frustrating cuz you can barely get a block in, the weapons/items menus could have been better laid out, and controlling your f*cking horse is an issue sometimes.

    RDR2 is a solid effort from Rockstar, it may not be a masterpiece, and it has its issues, but it's a GOTY/system seller that's better than most of garbage that's out there!    … Expand
  91. esdrasfera
    Nov 13, 2018
    7
    RDR2 é um jogo que divide opiniões. Como essa é a minha opinião, deixou um pouco a desejar. Começando as partes negativas do jogo, temos um começo extremamente entediante (mas entediante mesmo, tanto que eu fiquei com sono nas duas primeiras vezes que joguei e desliguei o PS4 pra dormir). Outro ponto negativo são os comandos um pouco complexos e facilmente esquecíveis, além doRDR2 é um jogo que divide opiniões. Como essa é a minha opinião, deixou um pouco a desejar. Começando as partes negativas do jogo, temos um começo extremamente entediante (mas entediante mesmo, tanto que eu fiquei com sono nas duas primeiras vezes que joguei e desliguei o PS4 pra dormir). Outro ponto negativo são os comandos um pouco complexos e facilmente esquecíveis, além do gerenciamento de diversas coisas. Embora na teoria fique incrível você ter que mudar de roupa dependendo do clima, alimentar o personagem e seu cavalo de acordo com o tempo, manter um nível de saúde de acordo com o peso e coisas do tipo, isso na prática fica bastante chato. Claro que com o tempo o jogador pode pegar as manhas, mas isso à princípio é bem incômodo. Um terceiro ponto que deixou a desejar e que vou "agregar" com um quarto ponto é o HUD e a mistura de legendas com instruções. A barra de energia é pequena e bem esquisita, temos a explicação de como funciona, mas o jogo segue enquanto as instruções são dadas e o jogador fica meio "perdido" entre ler as instruções e as legendas pra tentar entender a história do jogo. Nesse ponto, uma dublagem faz uma falta absurda. Um último ponto negativo, pelo menos pra nós brasileiros é o preço. R$ 250 nesse game que, pelo menos até onde eu joguei, dá pra se pensar se valeu a pena. Mas como nem tudo são espinhos no RDR2, os gráficos estão de encher os olhos. A vida silvestre está muito bem feita e é muito interessante ver os animais por perto enquanto andamos à cavalo. Outra coisa que está muito bem encaixada no jogo é sua trilha sonora, seja em ação ou em momentos mais tranquilos, a trilha sonora coloca o jogador no clima. E o que dizer da música que toca quando saímos da região de neve?! Que música! Um outro ponto positivo (que está mais pra um bônus do que um ponto positivo em si) é pra quem adquiriu o jogo em disco, ganhar um mapa da região do jogo. Enfim, o jogo começa bastante sem graça e depois ele fica mais animado. Com certeza ele será indicado ao GOTY 2018, mas no meu ponto de vista, se dependesse apenas da campanha (pois ainda vem um online e talvez esse seja o ponto forte do jogo), não venceria como jogo do ano.… Expand
  92. jerrymimus
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    When I started the game and got a few hours in I was not very impressed and was ready to rate a 5. However after sticking with it I found the things which irrotated me in the beggining quickly became solid charms of the game and the story just gets better and better. I have never been so impressed with a game and this is in my opinion a masterpiece of a game. This game is like a fineWhen I started the game and got a few hours in I was not very impressed and was ready to rate a 5. However after sticking with it I found the things which irrotated me in the beggining quickly became solid charms of the game and the story just gets better and better. I have never been so impressed with a game and this is in my opinion a masterpiece of a game. This game is like a fine whiskey and best enjoyed slowly not smashed down like a shot of cheap zambuka.… Expand
  93. lionars
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    "When the time comes, you gotta run and don't look back. This is over" Arthur Morgan
  94. BIGTIMEMASTER
    Nov 12, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Here's a brief description of one mission.

    Your mission is to rob a train. First step is to steal a wagon with an oil barrel on back, which you are going to put on the railway and light on fire so the train will see it from far away and come to a stop. Then you can rob it.

    So you look at your mini map and it tells you where to go to steal the wagon. You ride your horse there. This takes 5 minutes. Real world time. Just riding a horse. Along a road you have gone up and down probably 20 times already doing various errands.

    The wagon is in an oil field where the workers shoot on sight. Because sometimes the game is realistic to a fault, and then suddenly it's not. You jump the fence, hop on the wagon, get shot a few times -- doesn't matter, you have at least 50 different healing items that restore full health pretty much at all times -- you repeatedly mash X to gallop away to safety. You ride for another 5 minutes to drop off the wagon where it's supposed to go. That was easy, though it did take me three times because once you get close to the wagon area, if you move away too far the mission fails. So my initial idea was to scope the place out, then take cover on some high ground, pick dudes off, lose them in the woods when they come after me, and then drop back into the oil field after drawing most of them out. But nope. So much for open world freedom.

    You ride another 5 minutes back to home base to tell home boy you done your job, and he says "cool man." Then you have to complete another mission before you can continue. So you take a kid that talks like the worlds most generic child fishing, and he say's it's boring, and I wholeheartedly agree. Besides the boring nature of the game mechanic, what does fishing do for you? It gives you more health. I already have more health items than I can carry. It's not worth enough to sell, and I don't need money either. The only things to buy are clothing items, everything else the game gives you anyway...

    So you do that stupid mission which, start to finish, will chew up twenty minutes in which you are basically doing nothing. Now, back to the train robbery. So you ride back to where you stashed the wagon -- 5 minutes. Then you watch a cutscene, then you got to ride with the gang to the ambush site. This is another 5 minute jaunt, but this time you got the crew trying their durndest to tell side-splitting funnies, but it's typical game dialogue that feels disjointed and unnatural -- like the voice actors recorded at separate places and times. And the dialogue can be ignored, because it's just banter -- it doesn't build characters or move story, it's just non-sense "tough-guy" talk, because everybody knows all tough-guy train robbers do is talk trash to each other constantly, and especially before pulling off a big heist.

    Alright, so now, finally, it's train robbin' time. You're ready to get all sweaty palmed and squinty eyed, because you're here to do what you came to do. You've worked almost an hour doing monotonous crap to get to this point. The big dramatic train robbery! Now's the time when you don't mind that big, drawn out cutscene with the tense chord and the beady eyes twitching and the trees drawing long shadows as the train blares it's horn with it's headlight coming round the corner... hell yeah, you can feeeeel it coming...

    But wait.. something isn't right. Remember the oil wagon you were going to set on fire? Well, they just put it on the tracks, and hero character stands on top of it with his rifle. What? That wasn't the plan. And the corner the train is coming around clearly isn't far enough away to give the train time to stop... Why did I steal this wagon again?

    The other gangsters hide behind the trees, and then real sudden like a generic action track starts up, you get a real fast sweeping shot of the gang in the trees, then the train comes and see's the wagon all of a sudden and just stops. No squeeling brakes, no smoke plumes, no dramatics -- nothing. Then there is a bunch of yelling, and even though you are in charge of this heist somebody is hollering "hey arthur, come do this! Come do that!" So you try to hurry over, but the game has locked running for right now, so you have to walk slowly over to the guys shouting to hurry.

    You follow behind your bro who is holding a goodie bag and demanding people to point money inside. Every third person says "no" and you press B when it tells you to punch them in the face. You can't do that or anything else until you are prompted to do so. So you do that for about a minute then the game tells you to go help somebody else. This time bad guys jump into the scene, you hold the trigger which auto-aims onto anybody on the screen, and you pull the other trigger to shoot them. You do that for ten minutes, then you go on another 10 minute horse ride. Mission over. What do you get for all of that? Money that you don't need.

    I cannot recall a more poorly designed AAA game than this.    … Expand
  95. Lenita11
    Nov 12, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SPOILERS AHEAD! so i got caught out, I did all the treasure hunts and gold generating methods i could find (excluding cheating) during the story. Then as the people who have finished will know Arthur dies and you then play as John. When Arthur dies, even though Arthur hands John his bag you will loose any contents Arthur has (for me about 15 gold bars among other valuables). This also means you cant go redo the any of these hunts. After contacting Rockstar support asking if this is by design, they confirmed yes it is and your not supposed to retain anything you've worked for before Arthur dies. So for a game that's pushing the story mode you get screwed over when you finish. You are far better off by not finishing the game.

    snippet from rockstar support "I understand you are disappointed with the ending of the game. I know that the fact that you cannot play Arthur anymore didn't bode well with many players. However this is as per game mechanics and we have no control over it. We do appreciate an honest feedback from our players. Thank you for it.

    If you are disappointed with RDRII's ending I would suggest you to please play Mass Effect 3."    … Expand
  96. Block5299
    Nov 12, 2018
    3
    Extremely overrated.

    80% of your time is spent traveling, long drawn out animations to inspect or collect loot, and excessive dialog. The other time is spent handling the delayed and buggy controls to operate Arthur which is incredibly frustrating. If you want to craft at a campfire, you have to manually create items one by one. You cannot craft x amount of items at once like any other    Extremely overrated.

    80% of your time is spent traveling, long drawn out animations to inspect or collect loot, and excessive dialog. The other time is spent handling the delayed and buggy controls to operate Arthur which is incredibly frustrating. If you want to craft at a campfire, you have to manually create items one by one. You cannot craft x amount of items at once like any other game. The only positive is that the world is interesting, graphics and physics are great but everything else kills this game.    … Expand
  97. NuSix3
    Nov 12, 2018
    6
    The game looks good, but the controls are convoluted and it feels very slow and clunky.

    I think it's obvious that the developers didn't consider the player at all. The game is in bad need of a quality of life patch, but honestly, I'm gonna be done with it for good by the time they get to making any change patches. So I wouldn't bother. EDIT: After playing the game for a week, merely    The game looks good, but the controls are convoluted and it feels very slow and clunky.

    I think it's obvious that the developers didn't consider the player at all. The game is in bad need of a quality of life patch, but honestly, I'm gonna be done with it for good by the time they get to making any change patches. So I wouldn't bother.

    EDIT: After playing the game for a week, merely because I spent almost $90 (do not buy this version, get the lowest price copy. The items are good for a time, but not unique enough to pay actual money for) on the middle version, my score is remaining at a 6. Every 6-8 review on here hits the nail on the head. The game feels more like a movie and never gets truly fun. I'm halfway through chapter 4, ignoring everything in the open world trying to force my way through missions on hopes that it gets better.

    The story isn't really all that good either, aside from character originality and voice acting, the gang gets into trouble in a new area and is forced to move. Rinse and repeat.

    The controls still feel awkward after getting used to them. The inventory is miserable. I never know what gun it's going to pull when I hit L1. What weapons I choose don't seem to matter as the game frequently unequips everything except my pistols when I get off my horse. And you can't drop or sell weapons you don't use or want anymore. You're stuck with them, and it will annoy you to the point where you are looking for methods to get rid of them, including letting an alligator bite your arm so you drop the equipped weapon.

    The only outside activity is hunting. And if it was more like the bear hunting quest in the beginning of the game, it could actually be pretty fun. But it's not. Tracking system won't help you track anything you haven't seen first. So hunting is reduced to, "Oh hey, there's a bear! Do I have time to kill it?" So much for survival.    … Expand
  98. adamlink747
    Nov 12, 2018
    10
    This game is awe inspiring. I can't believe it didn't get a 100. I don't understand how anyone could give this game a negative review. I guess I can see if you don't like Rockstar games, or cowboys, or fun I could see a mixed review but a negative review boggles my mind. This game is simply awesome.
  99. Wilmoy
    Nov 12, 2018
    10
    I'll be honest, as someone who DID NOT enjoy the original Red Dead Redemption, I love Red Dead Redemption 2. I never would have thought I would say this, but I put it on par with Witcher 3, which I consider one of the greatest, if not the greatest, games I have ever played.
  100. SilverMummy
    Nov 12, 2018
    10
    This was a great game. A very well thought out game and strong background. It has great character development and has to be one of the best action games I have played this year. The three top games I have played are God of War, Spider-man, and Red Dead Redemption comes in second place. Spider-man gets 3rd and God of War gets 1st. This game was a very, very close second and I do meanThis was a great game. A very well thought out game and strong background. It has great character development and has to be one of the best action games I have played this year. The three top games I have played are God of War, Spider-man, and Red Dead Redemption comes in second place. Spider-man gets 3rd and God of War gets 1st. This game was a very, very close second and I do mean that!!!! If you have not played this game you are missing out, this game is beyond great.… Expand
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  1. Positive: 98 out of 99
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 99
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  1. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2019
    95
    It’s an huge, outstanding piece of art – worth the hard-earned cash as well as countless hours that are needed to get to know at least some of the attractions of Rockstar’s rendition of Wild West. For those who put story first – the biggest virtue of Red Dead Redemption 2 is that it sets the stage for RDR 1 and does it wonderfully. [13/2018, p.40]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 31, 2018
    100
    Amazing not only for Western lovers. No other game has probably offered so many options to express yourself in the open world, and at the same time did not have such an interesting, rough and moving story. A magnificent experience, with a slightly slower start. [Issue#291]
  3. TrueGaming
    Nov 30, 2018
    95
    The first new game from Rockstar for this generation of consoles doesn't disappoint, it is as impressive as you hoped it to be.
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