Red Dead Redemption 2

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8.7

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  1. ionas22
    Nov 9, 2018
    5
    Really don’t like it. Find it boring. Nothing but the horse riding. What will Rockstar release next? Knitting simulator?
  2. Gwendle
    Oct 27, 2018
    6
    I'm about 7 hours in and from what I've seen so far, this game is sitting at about a 6 for me. Not once have I been excited or had what I would consider real fun. It's been more of a boring slog up to this point. I've spent more time running around on the horse than anything else. That's crap.
  3. OutlawTX
    Nov 3, 2018
    7
    While this game is not even close to deserving of all the zeros on here I believe it’s completely deserving of the over all score it evened out as in the player ratings(as of now 7.6). It’s also incredibly apparent that most journalists that have it a 10 never played through the entire campaign. I’m baffled that Rockstar thought it was a good idea to completely neuter your character forWhile this game is not even close to deserving of all the zeros on here I believe it’s completely deserving of the over all score it evened out as in the player ratings(as of now 7.6). It’s also incredibly apparent that most journalists that have it a 10 never played through the entire campaign. I’m baffled that Rockstar thought it was a good idea to completely neuter your character for the final 1/3 of the game. The reliance on dead eye, hence continuous swigging down of every substance that will enable it, completely breaks the fluidity of combat. Limiting that ability made it become an incredibly annoying and frustrating trial. I absolutely loved the first part of the game, 10/10, but after a certain event happens, the gimbal movement coupled with shaky targeting without(or limited) deadeye completely ruined my enjoyment of the game. I no longer wanted to complete any side quests or activities. I just,angrily, wanted the game to be over. After all is said and done, I don’t see how this control scheme is going to be enjoyable in a multiplayer environment. It’s such a great game but the outdated gimbal like character movement and wobbly targeting just kill it. It’s a shame.… Expand
  4. bbeeman
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    51% complete and have not been bored one minute out of those 35+ hours. Beautiful graphics, entertaining combat, dense cities, impacting decisions, and intriguing character development within the story. All of these characteristics of RDR2 make it an instant classic.

    For those giving this game a 0 - You're cheating Rockstar out of a reasonable score. In no world does this game deserve a    51% complete and have not been bored one minute out of those 35+ hours. Beautiful graphics, entertaining combat, dense cities, impacting decisions, and intriguing character development within the story. All of these characteristics of RDR2 make it an instant classic.

    For those giving this game a 0 - You're cheating Rockstar out of a reasonable score. In no world does this game deserve a negative score. Those reviewers either can't play the game on their PC, over-dramatize rare bugs, or just have some odd kind of hatred towards polished single-player games. Don't pay any attention to the 0's here. This game is as deserving of a 10 as any. The only fair gripe that can be made regards clunky controls and clunky movement from Arthur. There are alternative controller configurations, so it only takes a few hours to get accustomed to Rockstar's "heavy" movement response. All other complaints about the game on this thread are most likely unjustified and unfairly claimed.    … Expand
  5. warmakern
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    Red Dead Redemption 2 isn't a game that should be taken lightly. This is true in most of Rockstar's long list of games, which often overwhelm the player with their sheer size and mechanical depth. Red Dead Redemption 2, however, stands out as a pinnacle among masterpieces. You may, understandably, assume that I'm simply riding the "Red Dead hype wagon" but, unless the game drasticallyRed Dead Redemption 2 isn't a game that should be taken lightly. This is true in most of Rockstar's long list of games, which often overwhelm the player with their sheer size and mechanical depth. Red Dead Redemption 2, however, stands out as a pinnacle among masterpieces. You may, understandably, assume that I'm simply riding the "Red Dead hype wagon" but, unless the game drastically changes after the first 10 hours or so, this is certainly not the case.

    From what I've experienced so far, Red Dead Redemption 2 offers the player an unprecedented amount of options in what to do and how to tackle the, both optional and integral parts of the game. Fortunately these options do not overwhelm the player, but are instead revealed progressively, allowing you to first master what is already there. After several hours spent with the game I was still constantly being surprised by a steady stream of new features and added complexity to pre-existing mechanics.

    All this depth, however, wouldn't be worth 2 cents if it wasn't for the incredibly high degree of fine tuning and polishment that went into the game. The frame rate stays smooth and constant throughout the whole experience and, incredibly enough, so far I haven't encountered a single bug during my 14 hours of playing the game. Rockstar have certainly nailed the shooting mechanics, but there are also more discreet options for those who aren't completely certain that lead is the be-all end-all problem solver.

    To summarize: Red Dead Redemption 2 is a must buy for anyone looking for a deep and fleshed out experience, that gradually unfolds during many hours of game time. It's not a game that you can rush through over the weekend (though, admittedly, I myself might in retrospect have been a bit too hasteful in order to experience as much as possible in a short time window). If you're willing to put in the time however, Red Dead Redemption 2 is guaranteed to offer you a complete and thrilling experience, brimming with possibilities for the player to discover. If I have one complaint regarding the game it's that it didn't come out sooner.    … Expand
  6. Fishstew
    Oct 26, 2018
    5
    Amazing scenery with fantastic weather realism does not hide the often repetitive running horses into trees, hogtying, exploding body parts gameplay that always leads you to be a violent participant.
  7. TheOnlineGamer
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    This is the greatest game I have ever played.

    Everyone has already gone on about how it has the most immersive open-world, godlike graphics/art direction, the most lifelike physics engine ever made (thank you Euphoria!), exquisite music and attention to detail, and that is all true, but I want to draw the attention to what really makes this game special: its connection to Red Dead    This is the greatest game I have ever played.

    Everyone has already gone on about how it has the most immersive open-world, godlike graphics/art direction, the most lifelike physics engine ever made (thank you Euphoria!), exquisite music and attention to detail, and that is all true, but I want to draw the attention to what really makes this game special: its connection to Red Dead Redemption 1.

    Most game sequels of this calibre completely neglect their previously established characters and story because they don’t have the confidence to try and build on them in case they flop and just make everyone hate their previous work as well, but Red Dead Redemption 2 is different. It actually HAS that confidence. And it delivers. This is the greatest video game narrative ever written. The choice to make it a prequel and tie it back to John Marston’s old days in the Dutch Van Der Linde Gang is hands down the BEST aspect of this game. It harkens back to characters you love, so you instantly have that connection and uses that context to establish new characters you’ll know and love as well. Arthur Morgan’s struggle with morality and the inevitable outcome of his actions is one of the most engaging gaming stories ever told and is a great successor to John Marston’s story which was also brilliant.

    I **** loved this game and I think it’s smart that Rockstar are investing in their new IPs instead of just hashing out another GTA (which would’ve been the obvious financial decision). But Rockstar isn’t like that. They’re not EA. They have actual integrity and want to be remembered for their resonance, quality and hard work rather than just taking the easy decision.

    Red Dead Redemption 2 is proof of that.

    Now make L.A Noire 2, PLEASE!    … Expand
  8. Jezirah
    Oct 26, 2018
    8
    All these reviews with 0/10 are annoying, also 10/10 with "this game WILL be amazing" who haven't played it...

    It's a solid game, nothing revolutionary... pro: big beautiful looking World good presentation smooth gameplay neutral: story - not enough seen to judge con: nothing revolutionary - too much hype world feels empty - authentic for western, but not for exiting    All these reviews with 0/10 are annoying, also 10/10 with "this game WILL be amazing" who haven't played it...

    It's a solid game, nothing revolutionary...

    pro:
    big beautiful looking World
    good presentation
    smooth gameplay

    neutral:
    story - not enough seen to judge

    con:
    nothing revolutionary - too much hype
    world feels empty - authentic for western, but not for exiting gameplay
    timesink - riding simulator
    (small one: no ballistics - when you shoot with a bow it flies straight forward)

    Good game for every western fan and for those who have nothing to play anymore...    … Expand
  9. abbhhazz
    Oct 29, 2018
    5
    Function RDR2():int
    {
    Game is awesomE! BUT! but! I hate consoles! I bought xbox special for this game and ... damn joystick ... not. not .not. and again not to play game on any consoles. and if it game will release on PC one more negative side - AAA game not support russian language (only subs) but I pay same price. so.. A. GamePLay = 9 B. Graphics = 8 C. only consoles no PC    Function RDR2():int
    {
    Game is awesomE!
    BUT! but!
    I hate consoles! I bought xbox special for this game and ... damn joystick ... not. not .not. and again not to play game on any consoles.

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

    so..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    So I think 6 out of 10 is a pretty accurate score for this game.    … Expand
  11. mlnsfn
    Oct 27, 2018
    10
    Do not consider the negative reviews, seriously. I don't know what's wrong with these people... RDR2 is a masterpiece, full stop. If you enjoyed the first chapter, this is the game you've been waiting for the last 8 years. Wonderfully crafted, fun, deep, relaxing, and some of the best dialogues I've ever listened to (yeah, movies included). It's a ****ty world, but a great age for gaming.Do not consider the negative reviews, seriously. I don't know what's wrong with these people... RDR2 is a masterpiece, full stop. If you enjoyed the first chapter, this is the game you've been waiting for the last 8 years. Wonderfully crafted, fun, deep, relaxing, and some of the best dialogues I've ever listened to (yeah, movies included). It's a ****ty world, but a great age for gaming. RDR2 will be remembered as one of the reasons why. Peace!… Expand
  12. scorp332211
    Oct 28, 2018
    7
    I wanted to like this game. I wasn't a huge fan of the first one, but wanted to give this a try. The intro part was interesting. But once in the open world, things got boring really fast. Go here, free this guy, go back to camp. Rinse & repeat. This is the trouble with many "open world" games. There's no consistent story moving things along. I really hate hunting, and don't even mentionI wanted to like this game. I wasn't a huge fan of the first one, but wanted to give this a try. The intro part was interesting. But once in the open world, things got boring really fast. Go here, free this guy, go back to camp. Rinse & repeat. This is the trouble with many "open world" games. There's no consistent story moving things along. I really hate hunting, and don't even mention that you can go fishing. Boy that's a blast! The exciting scenes in the trailers are few and far between- only seen 2 in 10 hours. The graphics are PS3-after all the touting about the graphics- they are pretty washed out. The faces are not close to modern next-gen graphics. That's Rockstar for you. Overall, upset that I spent the money for the Ultimate Edition. Hopefully it will do well on Ebay!… Expand
  13. Myers
    Oct 29, 2018
    7
    cons: horrendous controls, over-simulated mechanics, buggy and often boring game play.
    pros: beautiful art, flawless tech, good story and acting
  14. bolhoed
    Oct 26, 2018
    6
    Yes, it looks amazing and the details like dirty clothes, growing hair and shrinking horse balls are great. But.. the controls are horrible and complicated. The gameplay is repetitive and slow: ride for 5 minutes to kill a guy, ride back for 5 minutes. The open world is huge and beautiful, but also rather empty. You're basically on your slow horse a LOT to go from place to place, gettingYes, it looks amazing and the details like dirty clothes, growing hair and shrinking horse balls are great. But.. the controls are horrible and complicated. The gameplay is repetitive and slow: ride for 5 minutes to kill a guy, ride back for 5 minutes. The open world is huge and beautiful, but also rather empty. You're basically on your slow horse a LOT to go from place to place, getting bored in between. God how I wish there was a fast travel feature like in Assassins Creed.

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

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

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

    Overall for me I'd sum it up as such: beautiful, slow, boring, empty, clunky. I very much doubt I'll be spending a lot of my time here.    … Expand
  15. JagWarr
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    Quality. That is what this game is. Many try to do what Rockstar does, and many fall flat on their face. There is a reason why Rockstar takes years to develop their games. It's because they value QUALITY, rather than quantity.

    Red Dead Redemption 2 has just set the bar for open world games. This masterpiece, this work of art, this gift from gods, is sooooo good that I told my girlfriend    Quality. That is what this game is. Many try to do what Rockstar does, and many fall flat on their face. There is a reason why Rockstar takes years to develop their games. It's because they value QUALITY, rather than quantity.

    Red Dead Redemption 2 has just set the bar for open world games. This masterpiece, this work of art, this gift from gods, is sooooo good that I told my girlfriend I am too sick to come over and give her the D. I spent a week locked in my house playing this game. I havn't done that since I was a teen. So you can imagine how good a game is when you deny the D to a woman just to play a game.

    I havn't felt so apart of a video game world since Skyrim. Its that good. The level of detail is through the roof. The level of polish is through the roof. The level of replayability is through the roof. I can go on and on. GTA, step aside. RDR is the new king of the open world genre.    … Expand
  16. Imprisoner
    Oct 26, 2018
    8
    I will be completely honest. The game is obviously well made and is by no means bad... But where is the line between fun and frustrating? I cannot help but feel that the realism hurts Red Dead Redemption 2. Constantly having to do mundane and boring tasks like bathe, eat, clean your weapons, and others make the game feel like a chore. I will also say that the aiming controls are TERRIBLE.I will be completely honest. The game is obviously well made and is by no means bad... But where is the line between fun and frustrating? I cannot help but feel that the realism hurts Red Dead Redemption 2. Constantly having to do mundane and boring tasks like bathe, eat, clean your weapons, and others make the game feel like a chore. I will also say that the aiming controls are TERRIBLE. I hope they are improved in a patch.

    Regardless, the world is alive and brilliantly crafted with plenty of content to keep you going for hours upon hours. Will update this review when multiplayer comes out.    … Expand
  17. Superflyguy
    Nov 5, 2018
    3
    I created an account just to post this.

    I bought RDR2 Friday and played maybe 15 - 20 hours over Saturday and Sunday. Toward the middle of the day on Sunday the "new game"ness effect wore off, and it finally became apparent to me that this game just isn't very much fun. It's repetitive and tedious, and frankly kind of sucks despite the gorgeous landscapes and visuals. Don't believe the    I created an account just to post this.

    I bought RDR2 Friday and played maybe 15 - 20 hours over Saturday and Sunday. Toward the middle of the day on Sunday the "new game"ness effect wore off, and it finally became apparent to me that this game just isn't very much fun. It's repetitive and tedious, and frankly kind of sucks despite the gorgeous landscapes and visuals. Don't believe the critics reviews. The negative and mixed user scores reviews are all spot on.

    As many have mentioned, the controls are inconsistent and confusing. The main character's movement speed is sluggish. Simple actions like tying up your horse horse are annoying to perform. There are animation sequences you can't skip for many basic actions like skinning animals, which get old really quick. The intro is long and boring and doesn't do a great job of introducing you to core game mechanics. There's little replay value because it's so boring sitting through the intro all over again. Every mission is the same: spend 10 minutes riding your horse, do your task for 5 minutes, spend 10 minutes riding back. Want to hunt? Ride your horse for 10 minutes, hunt for 5 minutes, ride your horse 10 minutes back. I kept expecting more mechanics to open up that would make the game more enjoyable. It never got better. The game is just tedious and dull. It's not fun to do mundane tasks over and over. It's not fun to spend 10 minutes riding your horse to get somewhere, do a task for 5 minutes, and ride your horse back 10 minutes tapping X over and over again.

    It's just not a fun game. Don't waste your money.    … Expand
  18. Zerfyx
    Oct 29, 2018
    4
    Where to start. RDR2 has some amazing things in it, but it is not a good game beacouse of it. While some things are amazing, others are among the worst i've seen ever in any game, genre or system.

    The good: The world is amazing, I spent several hours just riding around, hunting, chatting with strangers and helping out people i met on the road. The story's good, not great, but    Where to start. RDR2 has some amazing things in it, but it is not a good game beacouse of it. While some things are amazing, others are among the worst i've seen ever in any game, genre or system.

    The good:
    The world is amazing, I spent several hours just riding around, hunting, chatting with strangers and helping out people i met on the road.
    The story's good, not great, but serviceable, as are the characters.
    Voice acting is impressive, but the random conversations you can strike up with anyone still sound weird, very much like how oblivions conversations between NPCs would sound.

    The Bad: Controls are a mess, always have been in Rockstars games, appart from, for some reason, RDR1.
    It's buggy, Several times i've been unable to continue on in a mission, being forced to throw a dynamite at my feet to reset it.
    QTEs somehow made its way into the game, and it's worse than ever before, being that you don't even get told what button to press, nor does it make sense for the action you do with it. My most remembered case was a woman charging me with a knife while i was trying to lasso her. Instant kill. I reload and do it again, this time pressing block when she attacks. Instant kill. Last time, i got pissed off and tried to punch her in her face, and my character sidestepped her, tripping and disarming her. Bad design.

    The UGLY:
    The bounty system is the worst i've ever seen in a game. The idea is cool, and when it works, it's amazing. You do a crime, someone sees you and they report you to the law, you can stop them by either threatening or killing them. Sounds good, right? Problem is, say you kill a guy on a road, you leave and someone stumbles onto the corpse. he then tells the law that he found a body and you INSTANTLY get a bounty on you. Despite being long gone when anyone showed up, despite never been seen there. Another example, you try to rob a train, you go there, start taking out the guards, having stopped the train in the middle of noware. Suddenly, there's lawmen there, having had the "Crime reported" as the games calls it. You get a bounty, roughly 200-300 dollars, for earning maybe 80. Here comes the worst part though. The only way to get ridd of a bounty is for you to pay it off. So, you rob a train, you get 200 dollars bounty and 80 dollars of loot, that's a loss of 120 dollars. It doesn't make sense. Even worse, is that if you have a bounty, you get lawmen or bounty hunters looking for you. If they kill you, they take some of your money (seems to be around 10%), you wake up.... and you still have the bounty. Say that you kill the lawmen or hunters? Well, your bounty goes up for each you kill, even if you kill every single one, so no one can report it back to them. As i said, the bounty system is the worst ever made. Fix that, and i'll raise my score to close to an 8    … Expand
  19. 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
  20. Stuvok
    Dec 25, 2018
    4
    after over a dozen hours I can say the game is painfully overrated. It has a very slow start with a crazy amount of very slow walking and talking. Even once the open world opens up to you... all you do is basic tasks with incredibly long trips. Ride 10 min to punch a guy who owes money once than ride 10 min back to camp. Then do that 3 more times! Ride 10 min to pick somebody up toafter over a dozen hours I can say the game is painfully overrated. It has a very slow start with a crazy amount of very slow walking and talking. Even once the open world opens up to you... all you do is basic tasks with incredibly long trips. Ride 10 min to punch a guy who owes money once than ride 10 min back to camp. Then do that 3 more times! Ride 10 min to pick somebody up to ride 10 min to drop them off then ride back to camp. Ride 10 min to a hunting spot than hunt 1 animal than ride 10 min back to camp. If you hated FF15 and it's car mechanic well it's the same here. Bad boring mission design in a shockingly empty open world. The experience is also hampered by terrible movement mechanics. You walk at a snails pace as if your in Gears of War 1 talking on the radio and you can hold the sprint button to speed up... but you go to full speed automatically and as soon as you let go you are a snail again. Some how there is no jog option so you end up running past things you want or crawling up to them slowly. Shooting feels awful made worse by a awkward implementation of a cover system and the poor movement controls. The game also never seems to remember what weapons I have equipped. It always takes my long arms off my body even though they are hanging on my back not just keeping them on my horse but removing them forcing me to reopen the horse inventory. Maybe the game will improve if the story picks up. But right now it's painfully boring with long drawn out conversations about nothing important with idiots who's names I can't remember. As for the supposed amazing graphics... the best way to describe the game is blurry very blurry.

    I have now beaten the game. It will not be a game I remember fondly. There is only 1 mission in the whole game that I will remember and that was when you rolled up to that house to find the kid. I was really feeling that mission... too bad once you get there the shooting it terrible. I have serious problems with how nearly every single mission is designed and how almost all the story is delivered throughout the game. Everything is tedious without an upside after you bother going through it all. Less than half way through the game and I had all the money I would ever need and fully modified guns, horse, and clothes that I would never need to change. After that almost every side quest in the game was a absolute waste of time with a tiny bit of mediocre story that wasn't worth the travel time. I started to avoid everything and do a straight line for the necessary story line missions because I was done with the game but wanted to know the story. I wouldn't say it was bad but as it started to end I was disappointed with so many actions of the main character that I was totally taken out of the experience. In the rest of the game you can do whatever you want and totally create what type of person you are with your interactions with people. But in the main game I'm thinking "**** you shot that person I liked you are dead". I shoot him mission failed. You also have to just shake your head at how stupid the major fight scenes are. You get 10 hours of 100 people shooting at you as you guys barely move or slowly ride away completely exposed and not a single ****ing person can hit anybody or your horses. It's too absurd for my taste... they needed to design fights better but the AI is so simple they have to throw waves and waves of enemies at you to even force you to move your character. Nothing in this world ever reflects anything that happens. You kill 5 times a towns population and then return the next day and everybody is there. You fight a rival gang that apparently has 1000 men and you have 20. Nothing makes sense.    … Expand
  21. WastedBean
    Nov 4, 2018
    4
    I've put about 20 hours into this game so far, but that's as much as it's getting. Red Dead looks amazing and is technically very impressive, but it is just utterly boring. It's bad enough that you have to bathe and shave, but why make it so painfully slow? Getting around the world is tedious, making even the otherwise fun activities like hunting a chore (you can only carry one carcass atI've put about 20 hours into this game so far, but that's as much as it's getting. Red Dead looks amazing and is technically very impressive, but it is just utterly boring. It's bad enough that you have to bathe and shave, but why make it so painfully slow? Getting around the world is tedious, making even the otherwise fun activities like hunting a chore (you can only carry one carcass at a time and have to drop them off at your camp,and you move glacially slowly around the camp). The controls are awkward and combat is weak. How it has 97 from the pro reviewers is a mystery, but it probably involved pots of money. This game is just a waste of your time, money and 100GB of disk space. A real shame because if you removed all the junk and tweaked the controls and combat there's probably a decent game in there.… Expand
  22. Scottkaiser
    Oct 26, 2018
    5
    Feels like a yearly update instead of a game that was anticipated for years. The controls are sluggish, the facial animation is directly from 2008 and the gunplay is nightmarish. But it looks nice, has a good soundtrack and tons of bland sidequests. And the story seems kinda nice but I am not yet finished. The Rockstar-Formula for Open World Games wasn't good in GTA IV and has hardlyFeels like a yearly update instead of a game that was anticipated for years. The controls are sluggish, the facial animation is directly from 2008 and the gunplay is nightmarish. But it looks nice, has a good soundtrack and tons of bland sidequests. And the story seems kinda nice but I am not yet finished. The Rockstar-Formula for Open World Games wasn't good in GTA IV and has hardly improved since then. The game isn't bad but doesn't justify the hype at all.
    All the other recent overhyped titles like God of War, Breath of the Wild, Spiderman were criticized for numerous shortcomings but at least they played well. Here? Criticism seems forbidden. Critics who pan it will probably get death threats again. You get the feeling that instead of using their crunch time to polish the game Rockstar bribed critics and installed bots in major boards so it looks favorable. Time that could have been used to make the game an actual improvement and fun to play.    … Expand
  23. bobishere
    Dec 23, 2018
    10
    Changed my review, the game is amazing and full of great characters that you fall in love with.
  24. vigoroth0402
    Nov 6, 2018
    7
    I'd say this game is way too long and drawn out story wise, and the actions are clunky and slow. But, there are many silver linings. The open world is beautiful and has so much to be admired, and the the exploration itself is fairly rewarding. However, it's truly just another Rockstar game.
  25. jacobderosenoir
    Nov 2, 2018
    5
    DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE - I really don't understand the media hype on this game.
    PRO'S :
    Beautiful graphics Good story Characters are well voiced and developped CON's : - Not one bit of innovation. All things found in other games - Not much more than an interactive movie - WAAAAAAYYYYYYY to long travel time. Not rare that you would travel for 4 to 5 min to get somewhere, then    DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE - I really don't understand the media hype on this game.
    PRO'S :
    Beautiful graphics
    Good story
    Characters are well voiced and developped

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

    I'm only giving 5 because technically speaking this game is perfect and beautiful. Just looking at all the different animations when cutting the wood at camp (another useless task) is fantastic. There are at least 6 or 7 different realistic animation. But they should have pass more time on the game play. This is the first miss of Rock Star    … Expand
  26. TrondTapio
    Nov 9, 2018
    4
    Rockstar should stop pretending to be a game developer and just transfer themselves into the movie industry instead. The way missions are designed in RDR2 it isn't really a game at all but rather a somewhat interactive movie, with great emphasis on "somewhat". The player is treated like a mindless participant ushered along a prechosen path to the next cutscene, and not the main focus atRockstar should stop pretending to be a game developer and just transfer themselves into the movie industry instead. The way missions are designed in RDR2 it isn't really a game at all but rather a somewhat interactive movie, with great emphasis on "somewhat". The player is treated like a mindless participant ushered along a prechosen path to the next cutscene, and not the main focus at all. Most decisions are made for you whether you welcome them or not and the outcome of your predetermined actions is already decided beforehand. I would have paid a ticket to see this movie, but it was not worth the money buying this "game".

    Also: Plus for great graphics a world well-drafted and rich on content plus the general atmosphere, the stories and the characters, but minus for pretty much everything in regards to gameplay.

    Stop this nonsense and go make a movie already. It's obvious it's where you want to be ;)    … Expand
  27. Imperium101
    Nov 1, 2018
    4
    The controls in this game may be the worst I've ever experienced in a "AAA" game - Arthur moves like he's stuck in quicksand and the menus are convoluted and fidgety.

    Literally half the game is riding from point A to B on your horse, and the side activities feel pointless - you can completely ignore bathing, hunting, weather. Completely superfluous. How can people give this game    The controls in this game may be the worst I've ever experienced in a "AAA" game - Arthur moves like he's stuck in quicksand and the menus are convoluted and fidgety.

    Literally half the game is riding from point A to B on your horse, and the side activities feel pointless - you can completely ignore bathing, hunting, weather. Completely superfluous.

    How can people give this game perfect scores when there is so much to tear apart? The "critics" are useless.    … Expand
  28. Streps
    Nov 1, 2018
    4
    "A Masterpiece, a 10/10, a Perfect game"I need to get a hold of the drugs the reviewers/gamers must be consuming to give this average game that lacks any innovation a 10. Gunplay = Horrid for a game that has a core element based around gunplay. Menu system = Twister with my fingers, did they even bother to test this out before releasing it?. Realism = Lacks in areas it should be, but"A Masterpiece, a 10/10, a Perfect game"I need to get a hold of the drugs the reviewers/gamers must be consuming to give this average game that lacks any innovation a 10. Gunplay = Horrid for a game that has a core element based around gunplay. Menu system = Twister with my fingers, did they even bother to test this out before releasing it?. Realism = Lacks in areas it should be, but put into other areas that don't add anything to the immersion. Story = Average, it is just about non-existent. Graphics = Good but not the best on console by a long way. Music = Very average, not one track is memorable. Better than RDR1 = Nope. The fact that this game is so far from being a 10, really empathizes the corruption within this industry, and the mindless morons that will defend a developer because they made a game a few years ago that they really liked. I am really astonished at the number of people that are lying through their teeth about this game.… Expand
  29. Tortoise
    Nov 10, 2018
    4
    This is one of those big beautifully boring games that has 1 source of accomplishment, Realism, and it's not fun. the first 5 minutes of the game is watching a cut-scene and riding through a blizzard. The rest of the story is alright. The game is absolutely gorgeous to look at, scenery is drop dead amazing. The gun-play is meh, we are still stuck with console controllers. maybe when the pcThis is one of those big beautifully boring games that has 1 source of accomplishment, Realism, and it's not fun. the first 5 minutes of the game is watching a cut-scene and riding through a blizzard. The rest of the story is alright. The game is absolutely gorgeous to look at, scenery is drop dead amazing. The gun-play is meh, we are still stuck with console controllers. maybe when the pc release arrives ill change my mind. i think thats it, when AAA developers stop getting creative the modders will flip the game to make it more enjoyable. when gta 5 released on pc 2 years after the 360/ps3, people were enjoying it from all the exciting stuff people added. Now my copy is about to collect dust.… Expand
  30. GabiTheRabbit
    Dec 2, 2018
    4
    One of the worst games I played lately. I'll start by saying that I didn't finish the game. I really wanted to like it, but I lost my patience after around 20 hours of forcing myself...

    I heard a lot of comments against criticism of that game, basically saying, that if you don't like the game, it's because you are cod or fortnite fan, a child who needs constant action and simplified    One of the worst games I played lately. I'll start by saying that I didn't finish the game. I really wanted to like it, but I lost my patience after around 20 hours of forcing myself...

    I heard a lot of comments against criticism of that game, basically saying, that if you don't like the game, it's because you are cod or fortnite fan, a child who needs constant action and simplified gameplay.
    I'm 30, been playing games since I was 5, growing up with nes and amiga 500. I enjoy slow paced games like dark souls, or strategy games like x-com where game's basically not moving forward unless you make a move, but red dead redemption 2 is simply casual to the point it's offensive.

    When you make a truly big game like this, when you put huge money into development, you have to target it to the masses to make your investment pay off. The way it's done with RDR2, is no different than hollywood block busters - you make a product that is visually impressive, but in the most mediocre taste possible. Must be pretty, must be easy, must be for the masses. I don't mean to sound arrogant, but true.

    Boring, slow story, awful quests. Sure - world is huge, and you often have freedom as for order in which you want to do some quests. But once you start doing them, they are very linear. Example. you'll ride 10 minutes to a place of a quest. You'll watch 2 minute cut scene. You will have to destroy some door/window than. the device to help you with that, will be standing literally next to the door. The game is open, but it tells you what to do constantly. You have freedom about where to go, but no freedom of how to deal with things. A lot of quests will force you to do boring mini games. Example - lift up the wheel holding 'up'. Now roll the wheel holding left. Now push the wheel holding 'right'. Now hit the wheel few times to attach it by pressing x.

    Gameplay. Worst part of the game. Super casual, slow and unresponsive. No skill required. No point hiding behind covers - your enemies will die of age before your character will roll his ass behind cover. Aim assistance is so strong by default, that when aiming from behind a cover, game often was pointing at the enemy I was not even aware of. Just automatically aiming at the enemy without any assistance from me. Shooting feels bad, like in all rockstar games. Even worse than shooting, is the movement. Moving your character feels like rolling a stone up the hill. When you're running and you stop all of sudden, it takes your character around second to actually stop moving. Defenders of the game will justify it with realism but that's no argument. In reality if shot at, I would run to the cover and drop on the ground in a blink of an eye, In that game it takes forever. in reality you wouldn't be able to take few gun shots on the chest, and than just eat canned peach and be like new. You can't justify clunky mechanics with realism. The game doesn't even allow you to run in a lot of places, for sake of 'realism', but it's super unrealistic in other places.

    Generally, this game is divided into riding a horse, talking and talking, cut scenes, poorly executed shooting, and mini-games. If you like playing with toys, you'll most likely enjoy that game. You can brew coffee, wash every limb of your body separately, pat your horse, feed your horse, brush your horse. You can dress up, and dress up your horse. Trim your facial hair. Basically sims. You can play the house. You can play tamagochi instead - similar experience.

    I remember reviews praising 'alive' world and side quests. I've done 4 side quests. 2 of them, were like this - one a way from one location to another, I rode for like 5 minutes, met a women who's horse died. I helped her to lift the horse (little game called 'lifting a horse' that is about pressing x button), and than rode her back to the town I was just coming from. I don't know what kind of people find this fun, I don't. Other side quest was about chasing some animal, that stole some bag from some dude (I'll spare you details to avoid spoilers). Side quests and alive world is nothing but filler.

    Advantages
    - Graphics. It's a fine game to watch, but no good game to play at all.    … Expand
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#1 Best PS4 Game of 2018
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Universal acclaim - based on 99 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 98 out of 99
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 99
  3. Negative: 0 out of 99
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2019
    95
    It’s an huge, outstanding piece of art – worth the hard-earned cash as well as countless hours that are needed to get to know at least some of the attractions of Rockstar’s rendition of Wild West. For those who put story first – the biggest virtue of Red Dead Redemption 2 is that it sets the stage for RDR 1 and does it wonderfully. [13/2018, p.40]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 31, 2018
    100
    Amazing not only for Western lovers. No other game has probably offered so many options to express yourself in the open world, and at the same time did not have such an interesting, rough and moving story. A magnificent experience, with a slightly slower start. [Issue#291]
  3. TrueGaming
    Nov 30, 2018
    95
    The first new game from Rockstar for this generation of consoles doesn't disappoint, it is as impressive as you hoped it to be.
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