Red Dead Redemption 2

 PlayStation 4
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8.7

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  1. Fincasey
    Sep 9, 2020
    10
    Took everything from the first game and just expanded upon it immensely. Such an amazing immersive open world with so much vast amount of effort out into realism (respectable yo a video game of course haha) more than any game I can recall.
    Amazing world to explore with countless free roaming activities (hunting being the most addicting feature of it for me), amazing characters and    Took everything from the first game and just expanded upon it immensely. Such an amazing immersive open world with so much vast amount of effort out into realism (respectable yo a video game of course haha) more than any game I can recall.
    Amazing world to explore with countless free roaming activities (hunting being the most addicting feature of it for me), amazing characters and narrative (in order to do so need to TRULY play the game. Take the time doing as much as you can with little things such as spending time in camps where you’ll see numerous camp hidden dialogue /interactions that make for such a great experience, and often you’ll notice you missed in your first play through.
    Rarely would I ever say something like this, but 10/10.
    Only qualm being the at time annoying slow action animation of doing things, (eg picking up flowers for crafting ingredients or harvesting/skinning animals (albeit looking amazingly real.. again for a game) when say you kill 5 dear using deadeye and don’t wanna have to take (    … Expand
  2. Killrave
    Sep 9, 2020
    8
    I honestly disliked this game and I hope to never play it again.

    Now that I got your attention, hear me out: Red Dead Redemption 2 is a technical masterpiece in the current generation. The graphics are one of the most visually stunning presentations of the whole franchise. I love how the sun shines through the trees on an early morning. The way you tread through the snow in the dark,    I honestly disliked this game and I hope to never play it again.

    Now that I got your attention, hear me out:
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is a technical masterpiece in the current generation. The graphics are one of the most visually stunning presentations of the whole franchise. I love how the sun shines through the trees on an early morning. The way you tread through the snow in the dark, and the fire your carry gently glistens on the floor, and how you ride into the sunset as the shadows of the mountains slowly cast upon. Those are small romantic moments that make this game absolutely memorable. The nature in this game is breathtaking, it feels like that this could exist in real life. The character models are also excellently crafted.

    The soundtrack fits lovely into this world with slow guitar solos that emanate a typical westerns sound, but still tends to be unique, and have other lovely tracks that make the whole experience a wonderful journey.

    The gameplay itself is fine. You have a mass amount of activities to do like hunting wild animals, skinning them and trading their fur for items, going fishing, playing poker, chasing bounties, searching for artifacts, feeding your horse, cleaning your horse, buying guns, polishing said guns, maintaining yourself, doing chores for your crew, donating money for your crew, helping your crew, have you noticed a pattern right now?
    This game is pure micromanagement. Why must I clean my gun? Why do I have to skin animals? Why do I have to keep my horse happy? Why do I have to replenish every stat? I'm well aware of the reasons for these, but it feels absolutely tedious having to do all these chores just for a minuscule reward.

    The actual gunplay is equally fine. It doesn't have anything unique to bring across the table, which is not necessarily bad. I, for one, enjoyed the shooting, the cover-system, the use of the Dead Eye (even though I honestly wished they could have improved that better, like regenerating itself without having to use medicine).

    Then there is another problem with this game and it's a major one: the story.

    The story itself is not bad. It's well written, the characters and their development throughout the journey is intriguing. The problem, however, is the story keeps on going on and on, drags itself continuously and when I think I'm close to an end, it just keeps ongoing. I tried focusing only on the main quests and even then I still didn't come to a part where it felt like I was finally coming to a closure. The characters also claim to be one the best bank robbers in the world, and yet half of their missions are botched that I honestly question their abilities.

    The reason I bought this game was because the majority praised the first Red Dead Redemption as one of the greatest games ever. And with the hype surrounding this one, I wanted to be apart of this. I made a mistake with that assumption.

    Just to be clear, the game is good for what it is. It does its job well, however, overstays it's welcome. If you are a fan of the first game, then you will definitely enjoy this game. But if you dislike the Western genre and tried to see this as a part of the GTA experience, then I would avoid this and just buy GTA.

    Good game, unfortunately, not my taste.    … Expand
  3. Grippz
    Sep 9, 2020
    10
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  4. GioDel
    Sep 8, 2020
    10
    Best game of generation, I have no idea of how it was not the Game Of The Year.
  5. Labyrinth64
    Sep 7, 2020
    9
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is Rockstar's magnum opus. A masterpiece which has been years in the making. In this game, you play as Arthur Morgan, set 10 years before the original game. The forefront of this game is the insane detail of events and actions that make the game feel alive and breathing. Everyone feels weirdly "human". You can choose to have low honor and kill innocent people,Red Dead Redemption 2 is Rockstar's magnum opus. A masterpiece which has been years in the making. In this game, you play as Arthur Morgan, set 10 years before the original game. The forefront of this game is the insane detail of events and actions that make the game feel alive and breathing. Everyone feels weirdly "human". You can choose to have low honor and kill innocent people, however, after a while, you can actually feel somewhat attached to the people you kill. People will also treat you different based off your honor level. This game is visually stunning, sounds beautiful, has memorable characters, and gives a challenge for those who want to 100% the game.

    This game would be a 10/10, however, the "exotics" collectable was so tedious for most people to collect, myself included, that a 100% takes forever and just doesn't feel like it's worth it. There are also a few "challenges" (Horseman 9, Gambler 10 etc), that will certainly take hours to complete. It's not challenging, just annoying.

    9/10    … Expand
  6. RaminMhz
    Sep 6, 2020
    10
    "شاهکار و دیگر هیچ"
    خوشحالم به خاطر این که تو قرنی به دنیا اومدم که میتونم همچین شاهکاری رو تجربه کنم
  7. penebullone
    Sep 6, 2020
    9
    Абсолютный мастплэй. Выделите себе 200-300 свободных часов, потому что в этой игре для вас найдётся, что исследовать, почти на каждом втором квадратном метре.

    Минусы классические для игр Рокстар: вот тебе нереально проработанный открытый мир, который дышит, и будто живёт без тебя, даже когда ты выключаешь консоль, но есть одно но: миссии. Чтобы начать миссию, тебе нужно придти вот в это    Абсолютный мастплэй. Выделите себе 200-300 свободных часов, потому что в этой игре для вас найдётся, что исследовать, почти на каждом втором квадратном метре.

    Минусы классические для игр Рокстар: вот тебе нереально проработанный открытый мир, который дышит, и будто живёт без тебя, даже когда ты выключаешь консоль, но есть одно но: миссии. Чтобы начать миссию, тебе нужно придти вот в это конкретное место, где тебя ждёт вот эта катсцена. После неё тебе нужно сделать то-то, и пойти/поскакать туда-то, где ты будешь должен сделать то-то и то-то. Внизу экрана всегда заботливо написано, что и когда ты должен делать во время миссий. Если ты сделаешь что-то не то или не так, игра любезно вернёт тебя к чекпоинту, с которого ты обязан будешь сделать всё так, как надо. Genius.

    Честно говоря, иногда немного жалко, что такой нереальный сеттинг не делают в формате какого-нибудь линейного и кинематографичного Анчартеда, где всё те же катсцены и "делай то-делай это", но нет иллюзии сВаБодЫ, которая заканчивается, когда ты начинаешь миссию. И это, честно говоря, сильно ослабляет сюжет, потому что я себя гнал по миссиям, пропустив очень много побочного контента, успокаивая себя тем, что "ну потом, во втором прохождении всё обнюхаю", типа как в Скайриме, где каждый камень пытается дать тебе квест, и через 100+ часов ты можешь ещё не сдвинуться по сюжету.

    Но даже со всеми этими минусами это всё равно всё ещё одна из лучших игр за всю мою жизнь. В ней просто приятно находиться: ходить, дышать, скакать на лошади, чистить её, кормить, няшить собак, помогать случайным путникам и попадать в засады, охотиться, рыбачить, спать под звёздным небом в палатке... После РДР2 у меня полное чувство, что я на самом деле побывал в Америке конца 19-го века. Такие игры это искусство, а не просто развлечение.

    9,5/10, потому что имхо Рокстаровская подача сюжета не слишком удачно прикручивается к напичканной возможностями песочнице, мб когда-нибудь в играх будет симуляция нелинейного сюжета с 10 концовками и нелинейностью миссий, но то, что уже достигнуто, выше всяких похвал.    … Expand
  8. Zau690
    Sep 6, 2020
    9
    The realism and detail of this massive open world is enough to keep the player immersed. The narrative and performances define each aspect of the game in great depth and excellence. A true successor to Red Dead Redemption 1 and Rockstar‘s greatest achievement till date
  9. Kruft
    Sep 6, 2020
    10
    Melhor jogo com gráficos sensacional, jogabilidade excelente um mudo vivo e sempre vc encontra coisas diferentes tem coisas que eu vi jogando que nem no YouTube eu tinha visto só depois, é um jogo que se vc não viu nada dele,ele vai te surpreender.
  10. Gaburie
    Sep 6, 2020
    10
    Everything si Beatiful in this game, RDR 2 really shows they real Power of PS4. AMasterpiece.
  11. Derviss
    Sep 5, 2020
    10
    Harika karakter ve hikayeler güzel oynayış çok kuvvetli vuruş hissi aynı zamanda çok fazla silah çeşitliliği herşeyi barındıran kaliteli aksiyon oyunu 2 kez bitirdim
  12. AndrewMigal
    Sep 5, 2020
    9
    Абсолютно все прекрасно в этой игре! Абсолютно! Кто бы что ни говорил - мне нравится скакать на лошади в бескрайных полях, сюжет бомба, даже тронул меня в некоторых моментах, так почему 9? Дело в онлайне. Полностью пустой онлайн, практически нечего делать, я стал коллекционером, стал самогонщиком, побыл торговцем, и все, больше нечего делать, я купил себе шмот, лучшую лошадь, лучшее седло,Абсолютно все прекрасно в этой игре! Абсолютно! Кто бы что ни говорил - мне нравится скакать на лошади в бескрайных полях, сюжет бомба, даже тронул меня в некоторых моментах, так почему 9? Дело в онлайне. Полностью пустой онлайн, практически нечего делать, я стал коллекционером, стал самогонщиком, побыл торговцем, и все, больше нечего делать, я купил себе шмот, лучшую лошадь, лучшее седло, и все вприницпе, очень обидно, а рокстар в то время просто берёт и доит старую корову - гта онлайн, из за этого стальная 9, ниже или больше не поставлю.… Expand
  13. Baguncinha
    Sep 5, 2020
    10
    Jogo perfeito história incrível com várias reviravoltas melhor jogo q eu já joguei na minha vida e olha q eu já joguei muitos kkkkk se vc quer comprar vai sem medo amigo
  14. sergio123456
    Sep 5, 2020
    10
    Sin lugar a dudas el mejor juego de la generación, una gran obra de arte de Rockstars, el juego te engancha desde el inicio con su narrativa y jugabilidad, gran variedad de misiones, muy buena historia, variedad de armas y situaciones, un imprescindible si no lo has jugado.
  15. Peterdpol
    Jun 28, 2019
    10
    A masterpiece, I was very skeptical about it when I heard it was a prequel to the red dead redemption. After playing it, it somehow surpasses the original.
  16. Ericossie
    Sep 5, 2020
    9
    I’ve never played a Red Dead Redemption game before, but the trailers made me buy the game. I have to say: I’m not disappointed at all. This is one of the best games in the last 10 years. Loved every minute of it.
  17. metachirrup
    Sep 5, 2020
    6
    Triple A quality through and through but why bother achieving that quality when the content isn't worth the polish? The game is really slow and not in an artististic, rewarding, or emersive way. It's just tedious. Also, Rockstar seems to create very bland, largely unlikeable characters. I'm just uninterested what is happening in their lives.
  18. Vigilante9
    Sep 4, 2020
    10
    Grande capolavoro. Lo dice uno che odia il genere western, ma su questo gioco non si può che applaudire. Una grafica eccezionale che però perde tanto con i volti nelle cutscene. Altra nota stonata ia nemica. Da giocare assolutamente...
  19. FunnyBatman
    Sep 4, 2020
    10
    This game is amazing. The graphics are gorgeous. The open world is beyond spectacular. Intelligence is excellent. The feeling of hitting is incredible. Mechanics and animations are legendary. Horse rides are very comfortable. The story is beautiful and the end made me cry a lot.
  20. dclmrl
    Sep 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What an awesome game! The thing i loved about this game it doesn’t matter how much you disappointed with Arthur’s death, you get 2 times more enjoyment with that rat Micah’s death. Thank you Rockstar for bringing us this awesome story!… Expand
  21. bergcamp101
    Sep 2, 2020
    7
    I cannot understand, how they put so much effort in graphics, but spoiled gameplay and AI... Also, the game is super easy, it doesn't challenge you at all. It just makes you crazy sometimes, when you're running in the street, bump into some guy, and all of a sudden - all citizens start SHOOTING at you. Bravo. Very realistic.
  22. Mahirasif34
    Sep 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This review is based only by the story mode not online

    Red Dead Redemption 2 is breathtaking from the story to the open world every interaction is memorable, every surprise event is random not once i felt repetitiveness. The game play is incredible every punch every bullet feels weight the combat is like bully another game created by rockstar games unlike GTA 5 if you knock out a enemy they doesn't die they are just knocked and they get up after a few mins later but the game really wins me on by its open world and story first let me discuss the open world i will just one word about it the world is amazing every place has a variety the exploration of the world does not fell like a chore it feels like an experience which is begging to be explored even the weapons have different variety no two weapons are same.

    SPOILER ALERT!
    It is time to disuses the story. The story itself should win an academy award. The main protagonist of the game Arthur is best character rockstar ever created dare i say he is one of the best in the gaming world his development is one of the best thing about this game a person who kills mercilessly can turn into good man the game is about redemption every person can achieve redemption his past does not matter what matter is his will to achieve redemption. The game teaches a lesson that don't let your past define.    … Expand
  23. Oreshulya
    Sep 1, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Крайне удивительно видеть здесь негативные отзывы по поводу этой игры. Их пишут либо завистливые пекари, которым не завезли игру с самого начала, либо люди, вечно чем-то недовольные. Для меня удивительно видеть комментарии, мол "игра скучная, медленная". Это реализм, я привык к этому спустя пару часов игры. Вначале немножко пугает, но потом втягиваешься и подобный медитативный геймплей начинает нравиться. Сюжет потрясающий. Развитие характера Артура Моргана, когда вначале он предстает перед нами настоящим безжалостным бандитом, который вызывает лишь отвращение, а в конце, когда он умирает, мы уже относимся к нему совершенно по-другому - это прекрасно, это один из лучших сюжетов, что я видел. Шикарные харизматичные персонажи. Ты запоминаешь всех, потому что каждый персонаж уникален и с ним связаны различные интересные истории. За игру я не встретил ни одного квеста в духе подай-принеси. Задания разные, интересные, здесь и ограбление банка, и пьянка с другом в салуне, и перестрелки на лошадях. Про графику и открытый мир тоже говорить нечего. Графика изумительная, это одна из самых красивых игр на пс4, открытый мир не очень насыщенный, надо признать, но периодически различные активности встречаются, а большего и не надо. Ты едешь на лошади и наслаждаешься разнообразными видами и красотами этой игры. Я не понимаю, почему у этого шедевра оценка 8.4. Если бы можно было поставить 11 из 10, я бы это сделал. Для меня это одна из лучших, а может быть и лучшая игра, в которые я играл.… Expand
  24. Miracle973
    Sep 1, 2020
    7
    كسم دي لعبة اوفرريتيد و فانزها بضان نيك بس روكستار تعبوا عليها و انا حبيت ارثر فا هديها ٧ من عشرة
  25. NeganAnthony
    Aug 31, 2020
    10
    simplismente não tem como descrever como esse jogo é incrivel os gráficos a história o enredo recomendo muito mesmo!
  26. derserk_
    Aug 30, 2020
    9
    Red Dead Redemption 2 es de lo mejor que hizo Rockstar, sin dudas. Al principio el juego no me llamaba mucho la atención pero luego de un tiempo decidí probarlo, y no me arrepiento den los más mínimo. El juego superó altamente mis expectativas; el apartadotecnico es impresionante. Nunca había visto algo así en un juego de mundo abierto. También, la atención al detalle es enfermiza y ayudaRed Dead Redemption 2 es de lo mejor que hizo Rockstar, sin dudas. Al principio el juego no me llamaba mucho la atención pero luego de un tiempo decidí probarlo, y no me arrepiento den los más mínimo. El juego superó altamente mis expectativas; el apartadotecnico es impresionante. Nunca había visto algo así en un juego de mundo abierto. También, la atención al detalle es enfermiza y ayuda muchísimo a mejorar la experiencia. El mapa es bastante grande, pero no está vacío ni tampoco es monótono. Todo lo contrario; el sistema de eventos aleatorios ayuda a que el juego se sienta mucho más vivo de lo que ya es, y que realmente puedas adentrarse… Expand
  27. LongPlayingDM
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Waste of money.

    I've played virtually every RPG video game since 1981. Rarely have quit before finishing at least one run through. This is one I’ll never finish. I play/DM D&D in a group that has played since it came out in 1974. In 46+ years of DMing the most memorable campaigns and are those where I’ve set up the plot framework and let the players write the story and flesh in the    Waste of money.

    I've played virtually every RPG video game since 1981. Rarely have quit before finishing at least one run through. This is one I’ll never finish.

    I play/DM D&D in a group that has played since it came out in 1974. In 46+ years of DMing the most memorable campaigns and are those where I’ve set up the plot framework and let the players write the story and flesh in the details by their actions and choices. DMs running “dungeon crawls”, and inflexible scripted rat maze adventures quickly found no one wanted them to DM. I’m also a writer. No author wants readers to stop and never finish their book. We all strive for "page turners" that readers can't put down.

    .

    1. RDR2’s titanic failures start with its rat maze plot that Players have no influence over. Two alternatives to ONE ending? That’s inexcusable when RPGs like Witcher 3 have 36 possible endings and good reasons to play it many times.

    2. Missions are also inflexible scripted rat mazes, hence I stopped doing them in Chap. 2. They are like never ending poorly written tutorials. Chap. 2’s attack on an outlaw base is a perfect example. You’re forced to go in close handicapped with senseless tactics but you better keep your fellow outlaws alive or you fail and the mission restarts. I’ve since easily taken that base by myself using sensible tactics.

    I refused shake down Thomas Downes, a sick farmer, for his debt to Strauss. “My” Arthur is trying to redeem himself with a very high honor and would secretly pay the gang for Downes’ debt but that option is not allowed. You can’t mold Arthur they way YOU want. I resent that. I refused to do the mission but one time (while chasing a wild horse) I strayed too close and triggered it. I refused to follow through, got the failed mission message and the mission restarted.

    I armed Arthur with preferred guns for a mission but the first cutscene put the inferior scripted guns back. Tried run to my horse to get the guns I wanted, BOOM, failure message pops up and am back to mission start. It’s literally like trying to control the outcome a bad movie by pushing the channel changer’s fast forward and reverse buttons. You have no control over how any of these missions play out.

    3. The Challenges are tedious, boring, time consuming and not worth it. Why? Arthur can never get the ultimate reward for doing them, Legend of the East outfit. I decided to get that outfit after abandoning the fun less missions. At least “I” could control that. I challenged myself to do them without getting bounties. NOPE! Can’t do that either! Some challenges require going into forbidden areas where an invisible sniper instantly kills you. It’s stupid!!! You only get the outfit at the game’s end when you can safely enter those areas at time when the outfit’s usefulness is moot. Why bother?

    4. You can’t live a gang free life or have a love interest. I found a small empty cabin, moved in intending to complete the challenges and never return to the gang. One day one of them rode up and asked if I was coming back. I wanted to say “No!” but that response was not a dialogue option.

    5. Controls are crap! Some of the worst ever and that’s true whether using keyboard/mouse (me) or PS 4 controls (my son). Horses refuse to turn when you want them to, crash into trees, boulders, wagons, etc. Real life horses don’t do that. I rode horses all through my childhood and early adult life. Never once did one ram anything.

    6. Aiming guns … how much worse could it be? That tiny little white dot often gets lost in the background making it impossible to aim and Dead Eye doesn’t help find the dot either.

    7. Picking stuff up … POORLY done. You have to activate the tracking feature to even see items that can be picked up and then make wonky maneuvers just to position yourself for a pickup.

    8. Getting to stuff you need in your saddle bags is VERY cumbersome. Where are the quick slots? I would have loaded them with horse reviver, horse stimulator, and tonics to refresh Arthur’s health, stamina and dead eye to keep him and horse alive when on life support from a surprise ambush, but to have to dig around to find that stuff ends in fatalities.

    9. The bounty system is fatally flawed. Wonky controls and deliberate game scripts force unwanted fights. Ride or walk by someone while trying to talk friendly to them you will find RDR2 game script causing you to veer into and collide with the guy causing him to immediately start firing at or punching Arthur. At other times Arthur suffers unprovoked attacks when fighting back is clear self-defense. It doesn’t matter. Fighting back is never self-defense and ALWAYS gets a bounty. Dumb.

    Even the graphics are a fail. Rockstar refuses to fix the ERR_GFX_STATE error. Workaround ruins graphics quality. It deserves my 0.    … Expand
  28. Felipefbf
    Aug 30, 2020
    3
    Amazing graphics, good history but frustrating gameplay. the controls are confuse and sometimes the game try to be so much real that becomes boring.
  29. Dbotteicher
    Aug 30, 2020
    8
    Great but a few of the gameplay choices made me scratch my head. Not being able to run in your camp and just the general slow and laggy movement. Plus not being able to skip any of the crazy animations for skinning animals or looting bodies.
  30. achraj_nanda
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best open world game ever, arthur morgan will be remembered for centuries! Great character development.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#1 Best PS4 Game of 2018
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#2 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2018
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#2 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2018

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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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