Red Dead Redemption 2

 PlayStation 4
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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21344 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,937 out of 21344
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  1. Catchy
    Nov 17, 2018
    8
    This is an updated review after completing the game.

    Story mode was great, attention to detail is the best I’ve seen in a game. However, controls and mechanics in this game is really annoying. The controls really felt clunky especially in some tight fighting scenarios, it was really frustrating. One example is when I was walking in town, I suddenly kicked a dog because my character    This is an updated review after completing the game.

    Story mode was great, attention to detail is the best I’ve seen in a game. However, controls and mechanics in this game is really annoying. The controls really felt clunky especially in some tight fighting scenarios, it was really frustrating. One example is when I was walking in town, I suddenly kicked a dog because my character wanted to do extra steps after I released the run button. I ended up getting wanted for “animal abuse”, got gunned down, and of course my manual save was 2 hours ago, autosave was after I got “resurrected”. Which brings me to the point of some annoying mechanics. I lost my horse which cost me 1400dollars, because some sneaky bounty hunters decided to jump me, I died and my horse died apparently, I respawned, but for some reason my horse didn’t respawn?!? I was left with some random horse, and again my manual save was long ago.

    All in all, a game I would recommend to complete the story, manual save often and have patience with the controls.    … Expand
  2. Geckleorn
    Oct 27, 2018
    10
    It's awesome game. Great performance, unbelievable immersive, interesting story, incredibly thoughtful and lively world.
  3. davidapple
    Nov 2, 2018
    1
    It's not a fun game. It's a slow movie. The experience of playing the game is remarkably similar to the experience of watching walk-though videos on Youtube while holding a controller. The 60 hour claim boils down to traveling, long cut scenes, set pieces that require unskilled user input. Players have no choice but to follow the script so there no emotional engagement. A slow, old manIt's not a fun game. It's a slow movie. The experience of playing the game is remarkably similar to the experience of watching walk-though videos on Youtube while holding a controller. The 60 hour claim boils down to traveling, long cut scenes, set pieces that require unskilled user input. Players have no choice but to follow the script so there no emotional engagement. A slow, old man character using 'Dead Eye' to shoot a patient queue of bad guys while rare guns appear on the floor... is directly copy/pasted form Max Payne 3 and it's 'Bullet Time' system released 6 years ago. Beautiful open world, shame there's absolutely no fun to be had in it.… Expand
  4. bronydell
    Nov 17, 2018
    7
    Reggie once said "If it's not fun, why bother?", so this is the case. I don't know how this game got 97 points, it's not revolution or anything mind blowing. Here's why:

    Cons: Clunky controls Slow storytelling (the story seemed boring until chapter 5) Too much realism (weight, food, horse systems suck!) The game isn't fun Pros: The graphics are amazing, truly incredible for the    Reggie once said "If it's not fun, why bother?", so this is the case. I don't know how this game got 97 points, it's not revolution or anything mind blowing. Here's why:

    Cons:
    Clunky controls
    Slow storytelling (the story seemed boring until chapter 5)
    Too much realism (weight, food, horse systems suck!)
    The game isn't fun

    Pros:
    The graphics are amazing, truly incredible for the open world game
    Music and acting are just amazing
    The world contains a lot of details and events, it makes the world immersive and believable
    Shooting mechanics are wonderful, you really feel the weapons and damage
    I like the story

    So, basically I have no complaints from the technical side, but the game wasn't fun for me. I expected GTA V level of fun, but it didn't give me that much fun    … Expand
  5. specialguest--
    Oct 28, 2018
    9
    A must-own masterpiece in almost every way, a bit sloggish in others. So let me begin by saying this is absolutely a must own. All the positive reviews are correct. This is a masterwork. What it is not very often however, is fast-paced and exciting.

    It has it's moments sure, but it also has hours of sometimes tedious game-play that is simply not enjoyable at times. It took me a long    A must-own masterpiece in almost every way, a bit sloggish in others. So let me begin by saying this is absolutely a must own. All the positive reviews are correct. This is a masterwork. What it is not very often however, is fast-paced and exciting.

    It has it's moments sure, but it also has hours of sometimes tedious game-play that is simply not enjoyable at times. It took me a long time to settle into this game. Like 8 to 10 hours long before I felt like I knew what I was doing and the systems made sense to me. The camera and controls somehow feel slow in today's world. This game has a lengthy and frankly boring tutorial, yet I still felt very bewildered in regards to controls and game mechanics for hours into the game. Did Rockstar intentionally make these things different just to be different or new?

    Nothing here feels intuitive to me, and I've been gaming for decades. I've played every big title in the recent memory, including the very biggest and most complicated titles, also dozens upon dozens of other games, and this one is throwing me off somehow. Somehow the menus feel weird and don't make sense. Figuring out how a game all fits together should not be this much of an obstacle.

    I don't know why, but for no good reason that I can discern, this game feels slightly alien to play.    … Expand
  6. Kean_1
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    I was a fan of RDR and RDR2 simply improved on that in so many ways. I've already spent many hours on the game and only just scratched the surface.

    I've been a gamer for over 30 years when consoles and PCs were just becoming mainstream. I've played a lot of games over that time and RDR2 is one of those few that I would even consider giving a score of 10 out of 10. That's not to say it    I was a fan of RDR and RDR2 simply improved on that in so many ways. I've already spent many hours on the game and only just scratched the surface.

    I've been a gamer for over 30 years when consoles and PCs were just becoming mainstream. I've played a lot of games over that time and RDR2 is one of those few that I would even consider giving a score of 10 out of 10. That's not to say it is absolutely perfect or can't be improved upon, but there is so much that makes this game good. It keeps me immersed as I'm continually discovering new activities, mechanics, sites, etc. IMO, they delivered on what they promised.

    This will certainly become one of those I will consider one of my all time favorites.    … Expand
  7. JonC534
    Oct 31, 2018
    10
    Best game ever best game ever best game ever best game ever best game ever Best game ever best game ever best game ever best game ever best game everBest game ever best game ever best game ever best game ever best game ever
  8. Karen56
    Oct 31, 2018
    10
    How anyone could rate this game lowly is beyond me. There are obviously trolls all over this site but real critics got the game up to 97 which is all that matters.
  9. d2203282
    Nov 22, 2018
    7
    this game's open-world is awesome and graphics&audio are great. But gameplay is repetitve and boring. Gta5 is much better. The whole stroy and bunch of cutscenes is not ineresting. The entire gameplay is not improved.
  10. Slybot
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    Just absolute masterpiece by Rockstar. On one shelf with Witcher 3, GTA 5, Last of us, and Half life 2.
  11. ilya17
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    The game of the year. Excellent graphics, worked out the game world to the smallest detail, a good soundtrack
  12. Alesinho
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    Solo llorar! La gente de pc se va a quedar sin red dead redemption 2 como se quedó sin el primero. Y es un pena que no puedan disfrutarlo porque por mucho boicot que se Le intente hacer tiene todas las papeletas no ya para ser el juego del año si no de la generación. ( mis disculpas a otros grandes títulos). Inmersión, fluidez, jugabilidad, narrativa y un nivel de detalle que a veces rayaSolo llorar! La gente de pc se va a quedar sin red dead redemption 2 como se quedó sin el primero. Y es un pena que no puedan disfrutarlo porque por mucho boicot que se Le intente hacer tiene todas las papeletas no ya para ser el juego del año si no de la generación. ( mis disculpas a otros grandes títulos). Inmersión, fluidez, jugabilidad, narrativa y un nivel de detalle que a veces raya hasta lo absurdo. Pedir más es demasiado.… Expand
  13. KOKAKIS23
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    Make yourself a favor and play this masterpiece. There are thousands of reviews and analysis of this epic game already, but the one and only realistic method of criticizing something, is your own eyes!! The incredible details of this vast world are a revolution in the industry. It is by far the BEST Game of the century!!!!
  14. markwatson
    Dec 27, 2018
    0
    What an absolute piece of rubbish. I played this for a day and the control system is a waste of time, input lag and arbitrary contextual controls make the game literally unplayable. I will never buy another Rockstar game again. Why are reviewers giving this a 10? I spent half an hour riding my horse somewhere to kill a bear and then when it charged me I couldn't draw any weapons. It killedWhat an absolute piece of rubbish. I played this for a day and the control system is a waste of time, input lag and arbitrary contextual controls make the game literally unplayable. I will never buy another Rockstar game again. Why are reviewers giving this a 10? I spent half an hour riding my horse somewhere to kill a bear and then when it charged me I couldn't draw any weapons. It killed me and when I spawned it had gone. On the way back there was a woman trapped under a horse, I pressed the button to interact with her and shot her in the head. On the same journey I was jumped my the opposing outlaw family and yet again couldn't draw or fire any weapons. The control system is the problem the actual gameplay could be at best described as serviceable. There was an opportunity to elevate this artform to match that of the very best cinema of literature, but the fundamental component of what makes it what it is fell short. God of War will (or at least, should) mop up the GOTY awards because it's an actual game.… Expand
  15. RATIBOR_STRANNI
    Oct 30, 2018
    10
    Прекрасно! Играешь, будто сам проживаешь жизнь героя! Давно не играл в такую обалденную игру! Жду дополнения!
  16. solairedontcare
    Oct 30, 2018
    0
    This game is garbage and the critics reviews of the game speaks volumes as to the sorry state of video game press. Nobody wants to be the guy who calls such a hyped up game for what it is: garbage. Play the game and tell me I’m wrong. Bounty system: broken. Controls: god awful. Pace: objectively boring.

    The graphics are real nice, if you’re into that sort of thing. But the actual    This game is garbage and the critics reviews of the game speaks volumes as to the sorry state of video game press. Nobody wants to be the guy who calls such a hyped up game for what it is: garbage. Play the game and tell me I’m wrong. Bounty system: broken. Controls: god awful. Pace: objectively boring.

    The graphics are real nice, if you’re into that sort of thing. But the actual game part of the game is straight garbage. Period.    … Expand
  17. Saen
    Nov 3, 2018
    10
    это как первый RDR, только еще круче. Просто не хочется выходить из игры
  18. hat_enthusiast
    Nov 4, 2018
    0
    The are not enough hats in this miserable excuse of a game. Absolutely wack.
  19. Fyo_Ju
    Oct 27, 2018
    10
    RDR2 безумна и прекрасна, столько деталей, невозможно просто добраться куда-то -постоянно что-то происходит, дико интересно. Этот мир и вправду кажется настоящим
  20. adrenilinmatt
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    It's truly amazing how fast gamers go sour when they're jealous. Don't get me wrong, i get it. i wish this was on PC as much as the next guy. It's my preferred platform, but i own the consoles as well. Rating this game a 0 purely because you can't play it is nothing short of childish. We should be together as a community, fighting against BAD developers and bad games. Games like need forIt's truly amazing how fast gamers go sour when they're jealous. Don't get me wrong, i get it. i wish this was on PC as much as the next guy. It's my preferred platform, but i own the consoles as well. Rating this game a 0 purely because you can't play it is nothing short of childish. We should be together as a community, fighting against BAD developers and bad games. Games like need for speed, or nba, or battlefield v.

    I know you guys are jealous and in pain, but you need to pick your fights more carefully. exclusivity sucks, but nothing sucks more than the fact that we get so few actually good games anymore. This game doesnt deserve your hate. Nor did spiderman ps4.

    buy a console to experience this amazing game, or dont. but why are we divided? we are all gamers.

    save your hatred and boycotting for games that deserve it. we should be advocating every good game we get, because it is so rare now.

    think about it before you post your nonsensical 0/10 review.    … Expand
  21. TrophyHunters
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    Sour puss PC players complaining about "console peasants" and rubbish framerates, get a grip, I own a PS4, pc and Nintendo switch, I love my PC, I also love the comfort of having a PS4, always loved the exclusives they bring, I've played about 5 hours of red dead redemption so far, incredible detail, story so far is amazing, brings alot to the table, and I've barely scratched the surfaceSour puss PC players complaining about "console peasants" and rubbish framerates, get a grip, I own a PS4, pc and Nintendo switch, I love my PC, I also love the comfort of having a PS4, always loved the exclusives they bring, I've played about 5 hours of red dead redemption so far, incredible detail, story so far is amazing, brings alot to the table, and I've barely scratched the surface this is how games are meant to be made/played. Some of these reviews shouldn't even be alloerd, literally complaining it isn't on pc, wait your turn, youll end up buying something you've previously ripped into.… Expand
  22. karco
    Oct 26, 2018
    8
    Good game. Graphics, animation and detalization of the environment are top notch. But game is not even close to 10/10 gameplaywise. Gameplay in latest Zelda and MGS 5 is much better and more fresh. Kingdom Come have more unorthodox open world and more creative quests. So RDR 2 is good game, a little bit more complex and a little bit more fresh than your average openworld, and a much moreGood game. Graphics, animation and detalization of the environment are top notch. But game is not even close to 10/10 gameplaywise. Gameplay in latest Zelda and MGS 5 is much better and more fresh. Kingdom Come have more unorthodox open world and more creative quests. So RDR 2 is good game, a little bit more complex and a little bit more fresh than your average openworld, and a much more polished, but not mindblowing (like Zelda, MGS 5 and Kingdom Come) gameplay experience.… Expand
  23. YoDadaHo
    Nov 3, 2018
    0
    For 90% of this game it is little more than a movie or walking simulator. During the 10% of the game that is legitimate gameplay, said gameplay is very bare bones, clunky, and simply boring. It also is very unengaging because there is absolutely no challenge. Having said that, the game environments, and character interactions are a bit more detailed than what you'd find in other games.For 90% of this game it is little more than a movie or walking simulator. During the 10% of the game that is legitimate gameplay, said gameplay is very bare bones, clunky, and simply boring. It also is very unengaging because there is absolutely no challenge. Having said that, the game environments, and character interactions are a bit more detailed than what you'd find in other games. However, as the holy word once said, graphics without gameplay is dead. Most of this game is spent riding a horse listening to some character ramble some uninteresting and poorly written exposition while you wait for the chance to actually do something that amounts to more than just pressing a button and watching the character go through some drawn out animation to do something mundane. Even after fast travel is unlocked, much of the time during missions is spent riding a horse while someone rambles some boring nonsense. When you finally happen upon those rare instances where you get to play the game part of the game, you realize it has the depth and detail of an Atari game because they didn't bother to give those parts of the game any attention at all. It's uncreative and lacking of anything beyond the very basic mechanics necessary to make a game and said mechanics have no polish at all.

    This game is like decorative food. It has very little substance, if any, but it's incredibly ornate with plenty of detail. It's a waste of your time at best and there is not one hypothetical person I could, in good conscience, recommend this game to.    … Expand
  24. Nikko9
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    I bought this game, because I thought it was as least as good as the original RDR, but the truth is that this game is a complete crap, They put a lot of money for advertising this game, and looks like it worked out good for them. This game is the worst thing I've played since "Hitman".
    Do not buy this piece of s*it, it's not worth even 5$ and it has nothing to do with the original RDR.
  25. wesker2012
    Nov 1, 2018
    10
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is arguably the best video game this generation. It raises the video game medium to new heights. The graphics are better than any other video game thus far and constantly impresses every moment of the game. The draw distance is incredible and never falters with any pop in textures. It's also amazing that there is never any loading when entering new areas. TheRed Dead Redemption 2 is arguably the best video game this generation. It raises the video game medium to new heights. The graphics are better than any other video game thus far and constantly impresses every moment of the game. The draw distance is incredible and never falters with any pop in textures. It's also amazing that there is never any loading when entering new areas. The attention to detail is staggering and mind blowing. The immersion is incredible and is one of the best representations of the time period in comparison to any other medium. The game is so realistic and historically accurate that it doesn't feel like a typical video game. It feels more like a digital recreation of the time period. The voice acting, written dialogue, sound effects, and music are all top notch and amazing with surround sound. There is a very impressive amount of gameplay systems and they are all very well thought out and work seamlessly together. The controls are also excellent once you get used to them. The gameplay is the standard Rockstar games gameplay and nothing revolutionary but because the gameplay is so tied into helping you feel immersed into the game, it still feels satisfying. The game is packed so full of content, it's mind blowing. The only major con about the game is that it has a really slow start and in general the pace is very slow. It's very relaxing to play and you can lose hours into the game, but for others who want something more action packed within the minute to minute gameplay, it could get boring. It's also a very long game, so there is a significant amount of investing, one has to do to get the full experience. You definitely get your money's worth though with this game. I'm glad to see more realistic and mature games like this one in the video game industry and hope that it can bring in more similar experiences and also help the hobby be taken more seriously as an art form the way movies and books are seen.… Expand
  26. CiphirSol
    Oct 27, 2018
    10
    The amount of salt from the negative reviews is palpable, it's almost as if you can just keep registering accounts with random email addresses simply to influence the user score. Hah, people are never happy. The game's amazing btw, Rockstar always delivers quality and is worth the wait... keep waiting PC "masterrace" ;)
  27. FrostyFeet97
    Jan 16, 2019
    4
    Its not a bad game but its not my cup of tea. I was expecting more from this game. The Graphics are amazing, Gameplay is okay, But some mechanics are triggering me quite well. Its not a bad game but I just dont like. I played it for about 10 hours and then stopped.
  28. thilok
    Nov 4, 2018
    10
    The Game of the Decade!!!
    Attention to detail, character creation, story, all 100%.
    If you are a fan of single player games, you are gonna love it. If you are a multiplayer focused competitive player, check more reviews before you buy.
  29. Pateet
    Feb 8, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Every aspect of this game is slightly broken. The inventory rearranges itself while selling items, the auto-aim focuses on random objects sometimes, ammo in inventory disappears randomly, quests don't get removed from the quest log on completion and the horse falls down regularly.

    The game has no quality of life functionality. There is no way to sort the inventory or rearrange items.

    Rockstar also broke the first rule of RPG design, which is to never strip a player of their progression permanently. In the story you will come to a point where most of your items are removed for the sake of cheap emotional thrills. There are a lot of creative avenues they could have followed to reintroduce these items and money while maintaining the story, but they didn't bother, which lead to feeling that I wasted my time in a game that at times was heavily focused on collecting items.

    This game has great potential but is marred by an incomplete release and bugs. Rockstar tried to deliver the bare minimum in a beautiful package and it shows.    … Expand
  30. slayer94
    Oct 30, 2018
    10
    i never bothered to review a game ever in my whole life , this my friend is how good this game is :)
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Metascore
97

Universal acclaim - based on 99 Critic Reviews

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