Red Dead Redemption 2

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8.7

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  1. randomguy21
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    This game is a marvel the open world is beautiful and it's really emersive the side missions feel like main missions the mail story is a roller coaster of emotions and action. this game is worth getting even if you dont like westerns .This is one of my favorite games of all time.
  2. mallred37
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    This game is absolutely amazing! Must play! Wonderful graphics, engaging story, catchy side quests, great soundtrack, great characters. I have an emotional relationship with each character. You care about every character. This game is really detailed. Brush your horse, play Blackjack, Dominoes, Poker, and Five Finger Fillet, become a bounty hunter,... If you are hot, wear some lightThis game is absolutely amazing! Must play! Wonderful graphics, engaging story, catchy side quests, great soundtrack, great characters. I have an emotional relationship with each character. You care about every character. This game is really detailed. Brush your horse, play Blackjack, Dominoes, Poker, and Five Finger Fillet, become a bounty hunter,... If you are hot, wear some light clothes, if you are cold, wear some warm clothes. But watch out for your honor, if you kill innocents, you will get negative honor. This game deserves only 10/10.… Expand
  3. Toni185
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    I think my favorite game of all time. The story is great, Arthur the main character is amazing, felt like more than the game. Masterpiece 10/10
  4. PyroFierceDeity
    Dec 1, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't give games many high ratings. In fact, I'm extremely picky with which games should get such ratings but this game is 1 9.5 in my book and a damn near masterpiece.

    The writing is so damn good in this one that I was completely enthralled in the story. It's a second game and prequel done extremely well, and Rockstar deserves all the praise and recognition they deserve for this game.

    I played the first one a couple years it came out and I really enjoyed that one. Marston's death made me very sad and getting revenge and redemption as Jack was a great way to end it. RDR2 is a prequel which takes place in 1899 during the Van Der Linde gang's story and watching everything unfold around you was a very heartbreaking thing to watch. I thought I would never like a character more than john Marston but Rockstar (and Roger Clarke) somehow made me fall in love with Arthur Morgan from the prologue. He may not have been the best man, but his head was always in the right place. He's extremely relatable because Rockstar had the determination to make him as human as possible. The reputation meter in this one plays a huge role in this game too unlike the first game. The final chapter really was a grand finale to Arthur's story and it was executed very well. The multiple endings is a plus too but I can't even think about the bad ones. All the dialogue in every mission is also very well written.

    The horse companionship mechanic is exemplified to the max here. You have to feed, clean, and treat your horse to keep it healthy and you'll be doing this a lot. Rockstar did this on purporse. I grew very attached to the horse I bought in chapter 2 and shed tears when I lost him at the end. Rockstar made losing your horse a great aspect to the story. The way how Arthur has to comfort his horse while it is dying too really shows the kind of heart he has.

    The game itself is fun for the most part. I didn't give it a ten because the gameplay does get pretty stale after a while. They also added some things that were a little tedious like shaving, wearing the right clothes in certain weather, and having Arthur stay at a healthy weight.

    The last chapter left me speechless and thinking and the epilogue was a lot of fun because you get to play as John. The epilogue has happy ending until you see John **** his future up (RDR1) when he goes to kill Micah. But because of what Micah did to Arthur and the gang you weren't going to accept not having the option to kill him. This game also has the most moving end credits I've ever seen in a video game.

    Overall, this wasn't a video game, it was an experience. Arthur Morgan will always be my favorite video game character of all time and I highly recommend this game to everyone.    … Expand
  5. keshudioo
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    It's been a year since I've played RDR2, and I had and have played many open-world games before and after finishing this Rockstar masterpiece and I keep thinking "It's good but it's not as good as RDR2". RDR2 is may favorite open-world game and Arthur Morgan is one of my most beloved characters this generation has seen. Good story, great graphics, emotions.
  6. CoolSolitude
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    I can give hundred out of ten. I played Arthur Morgan's biography after work, keeping my sleep down. I felt as if I'm him. And I'm still enjoying many things in this game after the whole story is over.
  7. RedShell15
    Nov 29, 2020
    8
    After a cinematic and slow start, you are released into one of gaming's finest worlds. The level of detail and immersion is insane, there is a lot to do and keep you busy. The fantastic hunting, many side quests, minigames and secret locations make you fall in love with this stunningly varied world. I spent many hours just riding around the wild areas in the westerly portion of the map,After a cinematic and slow start, you are released into one of gaming's finest worlds. The level of detail and immersion is insane, there is a lot to do and keep you busy. The fantastic hunting, many side quests, minigames and secret locations make you fall in love with this stunningly varied world. I spent many hours just riding around the wild areas in the westerly portion of the map, fishing, hunting and hiking around the beautiful landscapes.

    Despite this, it is surprising how limited you are in terms of options sometimes. There aren't really a lot of different ways to tackle situations. Stealth barely works outside of scripted moments, the environments don't really help you kill enemies, so your only option really is to go in guns blazing. You won't die and you never run out of ammo, or money for that matter. There are other issues as well, for example: it would be so immersive to be able to smoke a cigarette for longer, like in the online portion. While what there is is incredible, it's very linear at times for what is supposed to be an open world game.

    Now, the story. The characters are amazing. So unique, funny, interesting and dynamic. Walking around the gang's camp and just interacting with this amazing cast is fantastic fun, and always brings interesting moments to the table. It feels very authentic. The story, however, is where the game can fail sometimes. I was enthralled in the first half, but after chapter five I just became disillusioned with the story points of the game. You have all these pots of the boil, all these fragile characters and plot points ready to burst in an incredible flame of pure art, but instead they just put on more pots, and pour in more water, until there's just too much stuff left untied that it feels worthless.

    However, those first 4 chapters are so amazing, and in honesty, chapter six has some highlights as well. I think the ending was well done, but there is such a clear path to everything that the moral ambiguity of it all becomes so plain and simple.

    The gameplay itself is well done in most areas. The controls are pretty all over the place at times, but overall feel fluent. Animations are very slow, but I didn't really mind this. The crafting and such is very simple, it's much more about going after the ingredients than anything else. The shooting is also fantastic, very fluent and easy to pick up. But the main component of this game, the glue that holds it all in place; is your horse. You ride your horse a lot in this game. A LOT. I'd say about 80% of this game is spent on a horse. I'm not joking. You go from wherever you are, to your mission marker, and then spend most of the mission; on your horse. If that sounds totally dreadful, maybe don't pick up this game. I didn't mind, to be honest. The world is so stunning and the little things that happen along the way (as well as the dialogue in missions) kept me entertained as I steered my horse along the little dirt paths of 1899 America.

    The visual style and atmosphere are unparalleled. The graphics are stunning, with crisp sunlight pouring in over the snowy mountains, stagnant water coating the swamp, and rolling hills in the great plains. The attention to detail in every texture is jaw dropping, and I spent lots of time just taking it in. The music is also amazing, with toned-down atmospheric pieces playing wherever I went.

    Overall, this is one of my favourite games ever made. Despite it's many shortcomings, this is overall a deep, interesting and immersive experience that the average gamer will absolutely enjoy.    … Expand
  8. HumbleReviews
    Nov 29, 2020
    10
    Even though the game is not perfect (no game really is), i give it a 10.

    Rockstar Games not only created a new video game, they created art. The best storyline and best graphics as of 2020. The game is long, but not boring. The only part which might seem too slow paced is the prologue. Combat is decent, animations amazing, like in every Rockstar game after GTA IV.
  9. 22schrosa
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    My personal favorite Video Game ever.

    I didn't play the first one Pros: Graphics (Best I've ever seen) 10/10 Sounds (Amoung the best I've ever heard in a game) 10/10 Story (The best game story I've ever played) 10/10 Narritive (A great Redemption Arc, the best I've ever played) 10/10 Atmosphere (Really feels like the old west) 10/10 Characters (Arthor Morgan is my favorite game    My personal favorite Video Game ever.

    I didn't play the first one

    Pros:
    Graphics (Best I've ever seen) 10/10
    Sounds (Amoung the best I've ever heard in a game) 10/10
    Story (The best game story I've ever played) 10/10
    Narritive (A great Redemption Arc, the best I've ever played) 10/10
    Atmosphere (Really feels like the old west) 10/10
    Characters (Arthor Morgan is my favorite game character ever, Dutch was a stand out character, but all of the main gang were great) 10/10

    Okay
    Game play (I thought it was good and it didn't feel repetitive until about 80 hours in when I decided to complete all avaliable side quests and explore the map more fully, but it did get repetitive) 8.5/10
    Mission design (Gets a little bit repetitive in the epilogue) 8.5/10

    Bad
    None

    9.7/10 but rounds up to 10    … Expand
  10. free-meerkat
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    A game made with love and soul. It has its faults, but has 100s of hours of content, great characters, phenomenal gunplay and physics and a great story.
  11. kryzak
    Nov 27, 2020
    6
    I really loved RDR and was very excited to play this game. After about 30-40 hours, I got bored and stopped playing. Everything felt very similar, and a lot of the side quests are just the same things over and over again. Kind of disappointed by the game and wonder why it's so overhyped.
  12. Mike34299
    Nov 27, 2020
    9
    I will put it a 10 but the gameplay is perfect the history is perfect the graphics are perfect
    But there’s a lot of bugs
  13. simqbi
    Nov 27, 2020
    7
    lets start off by saying that this is in no way a bad game. it is good but not that holy grail that everyones talking about.ok now letsa goo
    1.realism
    yea the game is as close to life as you get. you have to brew your coffe , clean your horse and your guns, cook every individual piece of meat. but it never gains from it. why do you need 500 spiecies of animals when you only remember and    lets start off by saying that this is in no way a bad game. it is good but not that holy grail that everyones talking about.ok now letsa goo
    1.realism
    yea the game is as close to life as you get. you have to brew your coffe , clean your horse and your guns, cook every individual piece of meat. but it never gains from it. why do you need 500 spiecies of animals when you only remember and interact with 10.why create a bountywitnesswanted system when you even dont understand it,and the missions completly ignore it. what im saying is that it is impressive what they have created but its unnecessary.
    2.freedom
    this game is between minecraft like freedom in the open wolrd and a uncharted style missions.
    i think that the best example of this is the bank robbery mission because theres so many things that are complety diffrent in the open world.
    -you rob a bank wich is impossible
    -you get 2500 dollars wich is enought to buy every single gun and upgrade to the camp.
    -you dont get a state wide bounty
    -you dont get a wanted level-cops just kinda show up from diffrent directions.
    and if you run on your horse too fast you can even fail the mission wich is kinda funny.

    in conlusion:
    missions in this game want to be an uncharted like experience game tolds you what to do and if you attempt anything diffrent - mission failed
    open world wants to be like minecraft-it gives you tools and you make the stories but. it cant because
    everything cool is locked behind a missions. you dont wanna exprole because if something intresting was there it would of be behind a marker.
    and that is my main concern for this game. everything is just so scripted. [Link omitted per site rules]    … Expand
  14. PBandJ
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Hands down the best story, and graphics I have ever experienced. The graphics are gorgeous and can carry it's own against entry-level PC's. The story is rich and engaging and took me months to complete, but I didn't find that to be a problem. Whether I'm hunting for legendary Elk in the mountains, or taking out bandits in the desert I'm always having a blast. Do yourself a favor and playHands down the best story, and graphics I have ever experienced. The graphics are gorgeous and can carry it's own against entry-level PC's. The story is rich and engaging and took me months to complete, but I didn't find that to be a problem. Whether I'm hunting for legendary Elk in the mountains, or taking out bandits in the desert I'm always having a blast. Do yourself a favor and play it. You will not regret it. Red Dead Online is another story, but the single player experience in the Story mode is worth every penny and then some.… Expand
  15. MarcinhX
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    The game is gorgeous in all aspects, both technological and innovative. If you are thinking whether to buy or not to buy, be sure to BUY. Yes, the game may seem boring, but you need to immerse yourself in the game, these games are released once in a generation of consoles, this is not to be missed. GAME MASTERPIECE
  16. Billy_sio
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    The game was perfect for me. I loved every single second of my playthroughs. It has an amazing story, a beautiful open world full of details and so many things to do and see
  17. Ernesto15
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    awesome story and game itself, shooting could be better, incredible level of detail all over the game
  18. VladKalashnikov
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    One of the greatest games ever made. Certainly the most technically impressive to date.
  19. MAX4D
    Nov 24, 2020
    8
    I like the first part of this game very much, but the second part is not comparable to the second part at all and was not attractive to me at all.
  20. chcass8
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is a very good game with awesome graphics, have a good gameplay, missionns are not repetitive and the history is fantastic
  21. Huddie99
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    This game is outstanding.... by far the best I've played! The world Rockstar has created blow my mind away, with the attention to detail, great voice acting, dynamic world and real 'cowboy western' feel. RDR2 is brilliant!
  22. gameoverflow
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    A true masterpiece. The game has so much content to offer, that even the second walkthrough feels like a new game. It's 2018 graphics and animations still look way better than what many other studios can offer in 2020. The story, the details, the open world are incredible. It is like a great movie, that you watch over and over through years.
  23. budun
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    This game is one of the best game ever i've played in my life. If you love western-style games this game is for you.
  24. Erike
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    this is not a game

    it's a whole experience

    the characters, the missions, the protagonist, the plot, the history, the prologue everything is perfect

    surely recommended
  25. Rasul97
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece. Incredible story, graphics, light, characters, and everything, one of the greatest game ever made
  26. SoundoftheSun
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    Truly incredible game, Rockstar really knows how write a story and characters. World design could have been little bit more interesting, but other than that it's great.

    Graphics - 9.7 / 10
    Story - 10 / 10
    Gameplay - 8.9 / 10
    Innovations compared to previous game - 9 / 10
    Conclusion: 10 / 10
  27. Ponasity12345
    Nov 22, 2020
    5
    Everybody agrees the graphics are phenomenal, the storytelling is top-tier. But the actual gameplay is so unsatisfying i couldnt even finish the game. Rarely do the controls work correctly. The game unequips my weapons everytime I get on the horse, Arthur walks like hes in a swamp. The bounty system is ridiculous and only exists to make you waste time. The game is so damn boring i wouldEverybody agrees the graphics are phenomenal, the storytelling is top-tier. But the actual gameplay is so unsatisfying i couldnt even finish the game. Rarely do the controls work correctly. The game unequips my weapons everytime I get on the horse, Arthur walks like hes in a swamp. The bounty system is ridiculous and only exists to make you waste time. The game is so damn boring i would just put on a movie to watch while playing. People saying that "you wouldnt run in real life" makes no sense, as I wouldnt live in 1899 as a gunslinger in real life. RDR2 is more of a movie where you sometimes "Press X" to feel a sense of accomplishment. The game is completely designed around the idea that everything should take a reeeeaally long time, to try to make it seem like a long game. Ive spent hours, literally, just riding around like a nationwide scavenger hunt. Its just a chore. The brief gunfights had moments of excitement, but between the insanely horrible controls and the extreme boredom, this just isnt a good video. SO glad I borrowed this from a friend and didnt pay for it. Sorry Rockstar, your reign is over.… Expand
  28. Lelusz
    Nov 22, 2020
    9
    Okey, let's say it, this game, is by far, best game of generation and best game Rockstar Games has ever created. Incredible, can I say.... groundbreaking details, wonderful story with likable characters. Well, it has it's cons - game doesn't respect time of it's player, but still it's worth playing and your time. Even if this review is 2 years late and everyone done playing it etc.
  29. yasinotato
    Nov 22, 2020
    5
    -kontroller biraz hantal oyun çoğunlukla at üstünde geçiyor ve haritanın öbür tarafına gitmek korkunç derecede sıkıcı
    +hikaye tatmin edici grafikler hoş gözüküyor tabi low ayarda oynarsanız biraz kötü karakter oldukça iyi ve sizin seçim yapmanız güzel oyun uzun o yüzden bi zaman sonra bırakıyorsunuz onun içinde online moda girirp biraz dolaşın diyiceklerim bu kadar
  30. thetimurka
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    An incredibly detailed open world game. Great storyline and hundreds of hours of gameplay. A 21st century piece of art from Rockstar Games.
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#1 Best PS4 Game of 2018
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97

Universal acclaim - based on 99 Critic Reviews

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