Red Dead Redemption 2

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8.7

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  1. SaviorGaming
    Jan 8, 2019
    8
    There isn't a lot to say and yet there is a ton at the same time. the story is great, the graphics are amazing. It may also have the best open world in gaming, at least if you are looking for something outside of the fantasy realm. The online however leaves much to be desired and after you finish its story leaves you with next to nothing to do. The single-player experience may be as closeThere isn't a lot to say and yet there is a ton at the same time. the story is great, the graphics are amazing. It may also have the best open world in gaming, at least if you are looking for something outside of the fantasy realm. The online however leaves much to be desired and after you finish its story leaves you with next to nothing to do. The single-player experience may be as close to perfect as any game out there but when your online experience has many microtransactions and little content its hard to justify rating it to high at this point.… Expand
  2. MannWithNoEyes
    Jul 28, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is awesome. These beautiful horns start up as Arthur rides through the blizzard and over the mountain with wind chimes twinkling in the background. It’s just 3 seconds in and I already am in love with this game. But what’s even crazier is that it gets better. The characters in the gang are complex and interesting. They all feel real distinct and all are attempting to find their way in a rapidly changing America. They’re all complicated and layered people and watching them all interact in the camp is so interesting. The camp, by the way, is awesome. Like Zelda, there are so many little details in this world that encourage you to just watch your surroundings. Your reputation changes with your actions in other towns, shopkeepers will be short with you if you’re known for stealing in a town. The characters all have their own schedules that are dynamic and can change with rain or as the story develops. They’ll play poker with each other, they’ll have drinks, they’ll get into arguments, they’ll fight, even their actions on their own are consistent with their character. Like Dutch can be found sometimes listening to classical music because he’s idealistic and believes in elevating himself. A lot of nights you can find them telling stories around a campfire. Even these minor side characters in the towns are developed in ways most other games don’t even try to do. These poker players in this town are just total dickheads. These two psychos murdered their mom and will try to rob you. People will actually react if you steal their horse and then return it to them later. There are a ton of little details sprinkled throughout the world that encourage you to press and probe it for little secrets and try to uncover what happened in these mysterious, creepy places. The story, too, is extremely strong. Each mission keeps building on the last by fleshing out these characters further and continuing to test their limits as the ties of the gang are strained and everyone just tries to hold on to what they care about before it all comes tumbling down. Despite their flaws, I truly cared about and loved these characters which made their circumstances all the more tragic. In the first half of the game I was completely enthralled, there were so many iconic moments and then D’Angelo came in here with Unshaken and I was floored. I could not wait to see what was next. Then: chapter 5 hit and all of the forward momentum of the story completely stopped and then for the rest of the game meanders towards a weak conclusion. And as the story started to falter a lot of other issues started to show for me as well. The cover system feels ancient, a lot of the game is spent just riding around on a horse, the combat gets a little repetitive as it just feels like one shooting gallery after another, and there are just not that many ways to approach the missions in the game. If the combat was just a little bit more dynamic than sitting behind cover or if there were more ways to approach missions then the weaker segments of the story would be forgivable but as it stands there is a dramatic drop in quality from the first half of the game to the second. Still, even the weaker segments in this game have some good moments in there and I wouldn’t even classify them as bad just weaker than the rest of the game. I would rather play the second half of this game than most other games this year. Definitely right now I’m going to give Red Dead 2 an 8 out of 10, but when I replay it that might bump it up to a 9 for me.… Expand
  3. immasif
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    This game is more than extraordinary. Beautiful world with beautiful graphics. Very good story. I love it.
  4. Iran_gamer
    Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Superb, out standing, huge and perferct not anything else.beautifull open world with reality life. Dynamic nature and echosystem.
  5. Ferregano
    May 6, 2019
    9
    Must own. This is one of the few games that actually matches the level of praise it gets.

    There are honestly way too many pros. Story is fantastic and hits every single emotion. Rockstar has always been good at this, and this is there best story yet. In terms of content, this game is massive, $60 is a bargain for the amount of hours you will get out of this. The attention to detail is    Must own. This is one of the few games that actually matches the level of praise it gets.

    There are honestly way too many pros. Story is fantastic and hits every single emotion. Rockstar has always been good at this, and this is there best story yet. In terms of content, this game is massive, $60 is a bargain for the amount of hours you will get out of this. The attention to detail is insane. Almost everything is animated beautifully, from looting to the various ways of getting on your horse. I can keep going but there is just too many pros to list and I'll just be writing this review all day.

    Cons include boring gunplay. It's your typical rockstar cover system with auto-lock on. Nothing special there. Also, lots of small QoL things. It's impossible to polish every single aspect of a game this massive, but no fast travel (even after you beat the game) and annoyances like your weapon being holstered on your horse each time you get off it so you have to manually select it over and over again are obvious things that should have been addressed.    … Expand
  6. DWFrozen
    Sep 21, 2020
    10
    This is an amazing game. The story is the great and the world is packed. Defo worth a buy!
  7. ocelotx
    Jul 21, 2020
    8
    С этой серии я начал уважать Rockstar как разработчиков.
  8. HappySpaceInvad
    Feb 1, 2021
    6
    Let’s get what this game gets right out of the way first: the visuals. This game defies belief... especially if playing on a proper HDR screen. The attention to detail in the animation, the weather effects and particularly the mud and snow effects are like nothing else in gaming. Although it’s far from perfect... I’ll come back to this. The music and sound effects are alsoLet’s get what this game gets right out of the way first: the visuals. This game defies belief... especially if playing on a proper HDR screen. The attention to detail in the animation, the weather effects and particularly the mud and snow effects are like nothing else in gaming. Although it’s far from perfect... I’ll come back to this. The music and sound effects are also incredible... just take the noise your horse’s hooves make on the various different surfaces. A lot of effort went into that. The surround sound placement is possibly the best I’ve seen in a PS4 game.

    Now the bad... the user interface and controls of this game are without doubt the most confusing and badly designed I’ve ever encountered... and bear in mind that I play (and have no problem with) Elite Dangerous on the PS4. Let me give you just 4 examples (but there are loads more).

    Example 1: To bring up the weapon/item wheel, you hold L1, then hold a direction with the right joystick, then release L1 while still holding that direction. The problem is that the right joystick moves the camera after exiting the weapon wheel, which is irritating if what you were wanting to do was switch weapons.

    Example 2: Selecting certain weapons involves holding L1 to bring up the wheel, holding the right joystick in a direction to select a category, then pressing L2 or R2 to cycle through those choices.

    Example 3: Quick draw... you’re told to gently hold the R2 button until a meter rises to a certain level... except the meter is not very obvious. I’ve not looked this up on the Internet yet, but after 3 or 4 quick draws... I have no idea what meter they’re talking about, but the screen also turns yellow, so I wait for that to happen before fully depressing R2, and then maybe spamming R2 a few more times. And this seems to work! But it’s very likely not what you’re supposed to do. Each quick draw seems to have its own rules as to what a successful outcome should be.

    Example 4. Cinematic View... you hold down a button (the touchpad on PS4) to initiate cinematic mode, and are told to hold the 'X' button to continue moving. But you're then told R3 will change camera angles. With your thumb already on 'X', how exactly are you supposed to do that?

    And these are just part of the “standard“ controls - you also get completely different ad hoc controls for things like changing a wheel on a wagon. What it reminds me of most is those awful David Cage games. It’s all horrendously confusing. If you’re playing every day, then you do eventually get used to it, but if you stop playing this game for more than a week, getting back into it is gruelling.

    The story isn't terribly interesting, the characters are mostly two-dimensional stereotypes and the dialogue's the typical Rockstar fare... what you'd expect a teenager to write after watching a bunch of Tarantino/Scorcese movies.

    Also disappointing is the relative lack of interactivity. So much of the main story is effectively "on rails", with you as little more than a bystander. In one mission, you have to rescue a particularly unpleasant person from jail or else he will hang. There's no option to not reduce him and simply watch him hang. In another mission, someone gives you a hand-drawn map showing clues where to find some treasure... but as soon as you put the map away, the game gives you the location of the treasure on your main map anyway, so there's no puzzle to solve... you just follow where the game tells you to go. How patronising.

    Back to those visuals... good as they are, they’re far from perfect. The number of times your main character clips through objects (e.g. when sitting on a train or tram seat)... given the attention to detail elsewhere, this feels sloppy. First time I encountered the palaeontologist lady, she was clipping through the scenery too... and the first time I visited the “fence” in Emerald Farm, his entire shop counter was invisible, save for a candlestick floating in the air in front of him. One of the most common in-game sequences is where you sit down on your bed to take a nap... and your gun holster clips through the bed. NPCs commonly get stuck on scenery. And this is in July 2020... why have these things not been patched? This is Elder Scrolls levels of bugs.

    So, on the one hand, you have this absurd attention to details that don’t really matter... and on the other you have areas (UI and gameplay consistency) that do matter neglected entirely. When you consider the punishing hours the developers reported put into this... well it shows that “crunch“ merely delivers quantity rather than quality.

    What bewilders me still is the ludicrously high review scores the game got... but I put this down to craven sycophancy in the gaming press, combined with a similar attitude to rushing out material to meet a deadline    … Expand
  9. AAT
    Jul 2, 2020
    9
    Great story characters and graphics. Also RDR2 have a decent multiplayer, same as GTA5
  10. soswa84
    Dec 5, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excellent game, almost perfect. Visuals and the depth of the landscape are out of this world. Story is good for the most part.

    Spoilers below---------------------------------------------

    Once again i'm disappointed that the protagonist of the story gets killed. I think I would have finished the extra parts of the game if he was still the main guy as opposed to going back to John again. Also with the story it becomes a little by the numbers by the end, I wish you could have had a choice of when you exited the family as it becomes so blaringly obvious that Dutch and Micah are leading the family to hell. Annoyed that it wasn't Arthur that killed Micah too and it felt disappointingly uneven that Micah got away from Arthur before he died. Hopefully RD3 will feature maybe a new set of characters as I think i've had enough of these ones after two outings. Maybe seeing what happened to Charles in Canada would be interesting though.    … Expand
  11. maxgreat73
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    The game is good, huge, and with a very deep narrative. But it's still a classic open world, with a lot of things to do, but quite repetitive and sometimes boring. The hunt is good, but spending so much time to hunt every rare animal is too repetitive. The gameplay is really slow, and quite easy, no much challenge. It's stunning, but I didn't fell as part of the world and it's not asThe game is good, huge, and with a very deep narrative. But it's still a classic open world, with a lot of things to do, but quite repetitive and sometimes boring. The hunt is good, but spending so much time to hunt every rare animal is too repetitive. The gameplay is really slow, and quite easy, no much challenge. It's stunning, but I didn't fell as part of the world and it's not as engaging as in The Witcher 3 for example.… Expand
  12. Vladimir_gorshe
    Nov 7, 2019
    10
    Одним словом шедевр! Перепрошел второй раз спустя год, наиграл более 100 часов в онлайне! Плавный (даже в 30 фпс) атмосферный и очень крутой вестерн! Одна из тех игр которая стоит своих денег!
  13. zerafian
    Nov 26, 2018
    9
    Rich with story, characters you attach too...even your horse, and over 30 hours in, the game still presents me with content thats surprising. I would give this game a 10/10 if it had more RPG elements like stats on clothing and a little more detailed stat layout for guns and your character. Along with upgradable skills. Some how though, the game doesnt even have me worrying about it.
  14. ImperialKnight
    Nov 26, 2022
    4
    Not sure why this game is so highly rated. It plays like a REALLY old GTA game with pretty skins layered over it. The combat system is sluggish. And the fast travel system is antiquated and doesn't respect the time of adult gamers, who may not have as much time to play games. Not to mention most of the riding around is just boring and wasting time and the side missions are just rinse ofNot sure why this game is so highly rated. It plays like a REALLY old GTA game with pretty skins layered over it. The combat system is sluggish. And the fast travel system is antiquated and doesn't respect the time of adult gamers, who may not have as much time to play games. Not to mention most of the riding around is just boring and wasting time and the side missions are just rinse of repeat of doing the same things over and over to pad time. If you hated the chase missions in GTA, congratulations, cause they're back too.

    Open world games have moved on, with games like Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West, as well as Breath of the Wild. It's time Rockstar updated their ancient formula and keep up with the times. The fact this game is so highly rated shows how much people are blinded by the name and title rather than judging a game for what it is, an old rinse and repeat tedious formula with a really pretty skin over it.    … Expand
  15. darulor13
    Jul 25, 2020
    9
    RDR2 is an extraordinary game, one of the most immersive games out there and for sure the most immersive open world game I've ever played. There are only a few games that manage to make you feel insignificant, just as any other person in that world (at least for a while). Most games make you feel the entire world is created as a playground for you to enjoy. You have so many things toRDR2 is an extraordinary game, one of the most immersive games out there and for sure the most immersive open world game I've ever played. There are only a few games that manage to make you feel insignificant, just as any other person in that world (at least for a while). Most games make you feel the entire world is created as a playground for you to enjoy. You have so many things to discover if you pay attention. So many things in the world hide clues for you to find, so many random events make you feel the world is organic and believable. It isn't the classic open world where you have to climb somewhere tall in order to find everything you can do in an area and after you cleanup that area you go to the next area and so on. The beginning is a little bit slow but it serves as both a tutorial (since the game has a lot of mechanics that need to be learned) and an introduction to the characters and the relations between them. This makes me jump to the next category which is the story. To me the story was great especially because the game has multiple endings based on the way you play the game. However the story has 6 large chapters and after you finish the game they make you play 2 more Epilogue chapters which are again mostly tutorials in order to play one meaningful mission at the end. It was nice but it hurts the pacing. The game is heavily politicized but in my opinion it was all done pretty well and without ruining the overall immersion a lot. Personally I hate when games are pushing political agendas because games should be made to be fun not to preach you about all kind of things and especially when missions or characters are fabricated just to match the agenda they are trying to push. The graphics and sound are stellar. I couldn't believe how detailed everything is. Hands down to Rockstar for the huge effort they put into this game. The gameplay is fun but after a while you will see the mission structures bare the pattern. However you have a variety of weapons that you can choose from (all customizable) and after all this is what I expected from the game to be honest. Besides the story missions you have a lot of side missions that you can play and also a ton of side activities such as robbing people, hunting or fishing. I didn't play RDR because I don't have a ps3 but RDR2 is one of my favorite games out there. It isn't a perfect game but it comes very close to one. 9/10… Expand
  16. Cameroncoles
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    Stunning looks game, but it just became very boring very quickly.
    Too many developers are trying to make games more realistic and forgetting that they need to be fun.

    Graphics - 9/10
    Gameplay - 2/10
    Story - 7/10
  17. muggsyboi
    Dec 2, 2018
    9
    I very nearly stop playing this game completely. The first few hours are so slow, boring and on the rails, i think you deserve a medal for completing it. Once the sandbox opens up, things improved greatly. It does take a while to get used to the slower pace. Coming from games like GTA or even Assassin's Creed, its a much slower plod. I'm about 20 hours in so far and i'd compare it to aI very nearly stop playing this game completely. The first few hours are so slow, boring and on the rails, i think you deserve a medal for completing it. Once the sandbox opens up, things improved greatly. It does take a while to get used to the slower pace. Coming from games like GTA or even Assassin's Creed, its a much slower plod. I'm about 20 hours in so far and i'd compare it to a really good book that starts slow but in the end, turns into a great story. Definitely, worth a buy but just stick with it. It gets better!… Expand
  18. badnutz
    Nov 18, 2019
    6
    Top graphics and qualitative really good, but For me, the story does not get going and it's very boring after 3 hours of playtime
  19. Namikaze_D
    Jan 28, 2021
    0
    Это вторая игра на моей жизни от которой меня постоянно клонит в сон. Настолько скучной игры я давно не видел. Я ее больше года не могу пройти. Дропал уже 3 раза.Какой смысл от красивого мира,если он абсолютно пустой. Изредка встречающиеся активности из разряда поговори/убей совершенно неинтересны. Часами приходится скакать по миру и это через какое-то время становится просто невыносимо.Это вторая игра на моей жизни от которой меня постоянно клонит в сон. Настолько скучной игры я давно не видел. Я ее больше года не могу пройти. Дропал уже 3 раза.Какой смысл от красивого мира,если он абсолютно пустой. Изредка встречающиеся активности из разряда поговори/убей совершенно неинтересны. Часами приходится скакать по миру и это через какое-то время становится просто невыносимо. Настолько душно становится,что словами не передать.Это симулятор наездника,а не РДР2. Я за год еле как осилил часов 20-25 игры,но сюжета я в глаза не видел. Настолько унылое повествование просто вообразить сложно. За эти 20 часов по сюжету не произошло вообще ничего. НОЛЬ! ЗИРО! Абсолютно ничего! Смысл от такой проработки по технической части,если со всем остальным все плохо? Да даже по технической части есть вопросы. Как то раз искал цирюльника. На дворе ночь, подбегаю и вижу, что он стоит прямо за дверь, но дверь не открыть. Он так и простоял до утра у двери и лишь затем открыл свою лавку) Полнейший бред) Часто текстуры проходят сквозь друг друга. Банально, когда Артур садится на лошадь это видно. "Полиция" и пальцем не пошевелит, когда тебя убивают, но стоит тебе дать сдачи, то тебе кранты. Прекрасная проработка)

    За отсутствие русской озвучки отдельный минус. Иногда нужно скакать, стрелять, читать субтитры, успеть что-то понять или понять что от тебя хотят и ещё при этом как-то восхищаться миром и детялами) Это же полный бред. Некоторые персонажи болтают настолько быстро, что даже субтитры прочесть не успеть, а в пылу сражения просто забей.

    В эту игру просто скучно играть. Даже забагованный киберпанк наголову выше, чем этот апофеоз уныния. Сюжет и геймплей вот что важно, а не красивый мир и проработка деталей. В этой игре ни сюжета, ни геймплея. Эта игра для тех кто просто любит большие, красивые и проработанные миры. Те кто будет в восторге от дотошной проработки всех деталей. Кому интересно просто медитативно путешествовать по миру. Я лично засыпаю от уныния. Все однообразно и пресно. Скучнейшая игра на моей памяти. Скука=плохая игра. Жаль каждой копейки потраченной на игру. Советую игру лишь диким погруженцам в миры. Кому от игр нужно больше чем красивая картинка проходите мимо. Сюжет там рудиментарный (пришлось смотреть кратко на Ютубе).    … Expand
  20. Xfate
    May 19, 2020
    10
    Un chef-d'oeuvre absolu, le meilleur jeu jamais sorti.
    Tout y est exceptionnel.
  21. GuybT23
    May 20, 2019
    4
    Failure. 4. This is what I think, a game that always seems on the launching pad to give great satisfactions that are always disregarded. A game play full of holes that not even a colander. Except for the graphics that are something never seen, an unprecedented overall quality and far better than any other production with detachment. The whole environment is well implemented. Music alwaysFailure. 4. This is what I think, a game that always seems on the launching pad to give great satisfactions that are always disregarded. A game play full of holes that not even a colander. Except for the graphics that are something never seen, an unprecedented overall quality and far better than any other production with detachment. The whole environment is well implemented. Music always suitable for every scene, finished the positive notes! Practically a game of hunting done badly with shootings in between. It prepares you to face situations in the smallest detail, without then anything of what they prepared you for happens. As beautiful as it is inconclusive, like a beautiful football game where everyone plays well but nobody goes to the goal. Contemplative.… Expand
  22. Maxttvd
    Jun 15, 2020
    10
    Red Dead Redemption 2 é jogo da Rockstar definitivo, isso mostra o quão especial o jogo é.
    O jogo é uma homenagem aos filmes western clássicos, ainda por cima os de Leone e também ao RDR original. o mundo de faroeste é lindo, vivo é real, se passa horas e mais horas nesse mundo sem o mesmo perder o brilho e a força.
    Personagens, história, detalhes nao faltam, um jogo riquissimo é    Red Dead Redemption 2 é jogo da Rockstar definitivo, isso mostra o quão especial o jogo é.
    O jogo é uma homenagem aos filmes western clássicos, ainda por cima os de Leone e também ao RDR original. o mundo de faroeste é lindo, vivo é real, se passa horas e mais horas nesse mundo sem o mesmo perder o brilho e a força.
    Personagens, história, detalhes nao faltam, um jogo riquissimo é marcante do começo ao fim.    … Expand
  23. snakeishere
    Apr 24, 2023
    10
    One of those games that you remember all your life. Arthur Morgan is a character who seems to have a life of his own and it is very easy to empathize with him. The script of the game is perfect and the story is very interesting. With incredible graphics, perfect music and sound. Rockstar created a game with a thoroughness that we rarely see.
  24. nateOstrike
    Feb 6, 2020
    5
    I feel the same as this guy. I stopped playing at 40% back in 2018 because it is just boring. Tried again yesterday and just can't get into it. I haven't played COD in about 8 years so I might give the new one a go instead.

    colinsmall34Nov 3, 2018 7 Fair review of RDR2 I'm almost 15% finished the game overall, which might be a little premature to review, but I just don't know if    I feel the same as this guy. I stopped playing at 40% back in 2018 because it is just boring. Tried again yesterday and just can't get into it. I haven't played COD in about 8 years so I might give the new one a go instead.

    colinsmall34Nov 3, 2018
    7
    Fair review of RDR2

    I'm almost 15% finished the game overall, which might be a little premature to review, but I just don't know if I can be bothered finishing the game, in all honesty. The things that are bothering me about this game are things that are fundamental to the gameplay anyway, and won't change no matter how much longer I play it.

    How to sum up RDR2: It's really not that much fun to play, sadly. Considering I paid a fair sum for it, and am a big RDR, and was waiting ages in anticipation of this game's release, then I ask myself why my PS4 is switched off and I'd rather surf the net instead? I should be glued to the game during any free hours that are available, chomping at the bit to get back from work to get back into the fray , but instead I'm kind of sighing like ok, I'll give it another shot, it's going to get better. The game feels like it's had a lot of love invested in it, but it's unbalanced love, focused too much on unnecessary details and a plethora of tedious tasks/chores and not enough on fun gameplay. You can still communicate an artistic and meticulously-crafted experience, but the game still has to be fun!

    Obviously, the users giving it 0/10 are clearly wrong, there's no way it's a 0/10, but, at the same time, the critics giving it 10/10 seem deluded? There's no way a game this flawed is a masterpiece/GOTY candidate. Absolutely no way near it. Horizon Zero Dawn was a 9/10 for me, and it was a pleasure to play. You found yourself struggling to put the controller down. Not so in this case. Regarding the critics reviews of RDR2: is there something more sinister at play...?

    Pros:
    - When out and about in the open world, the graphics are really nice, the world feels very real and alive, with weather changes, wildlife, nice scenery etc. The storms that come in look really beautiful.
    - There's clearly been an investment of time in covering details which make the towns look like real old west towns.
    - The option to kill/spare some side characters that you meet adds an element of Telltale to the game, giving you the impression you're making your own story to some extent.

    Cons:
    - The control system really saps the fun out of the gameplay. It's convoluted, confusing, and very difficult to use, especially during the times when you need to retrieve items fast from your inventory, or switch guns. What were Rockstar thinking, in making the control system this way??
    - The movements of Arthur Morgan are clunky and don't feel smooth. He's either sauntering at a snail's pace or running full out. No in between. The playable cut scenes restrict you in many ways, but its' not always clear you're in one. It's frustrating. Gun fighting, running from cover to cover is awkward and doesn't flow well. Fist fighting is mostly just mashing one button and requires very little skill. It's not fun. It's certainly no Batman Arkham.
    - It's too much hassle to commit any crimes. I defended myself against an O'Driscoll, beat him up, then the law was called on me. It wasn't clear what the sheriff wanted me to do? It seemed like he was telling me to 'go on, git' (as in get out of here) but when I tried to run he started shooting. I then had to fight off a neverending spawn of deputies and run in my clunky run/swim style for about 15 minutes. The bounty system means its much. much more convenient to just pay off your bounties than continue to be an outlaw, as your crimes never go away.
    - The graphics of close up faces aren't anything special for PS4. Detroit Become Human set the bar on graphics and RDR2 is nowhere even close.
    - There are just too many tasks/chores to remember! Brush your horse, feed your horse, shave your face, clean your guns, earn money for the camp, hunt food for the camp, wear the right warm/light clothing, take this tonic, eat this food, and so on and so on. The tasks/chores actually do feel like chores, and I want to play a video game, not do chores.

    My advice would be if you are a RDR fan and want to give it a shot (no pun intended) then wait until the price goes down, and maybe during that time the game will be patched a bit.

    Hopefully Rockstar will read some fan reviews and take note for their next endeavour, as if RDR3 continues along this path, I won't be buying it. Collapse    … Expand
  25. SodaBoy1000
    Dec 14, 2018
    7
    This game has horrible movement and bindings. I couldn’t get into it... storywise, it cannot touch other works e.g. witcher3, gta 4 and 5, etc... it is way too predictable - perhaps that is just down to subject matter... also graphically... wtf are we comparing this to? Other ps4, xb1 titles or games in general? Because even a 4 year old texture modded witcher3 is more crisp on a pc...This game has horrible movement and bindings. I couldn’t get into it... storywise, it cannot touch other works e.g. witcher3, gta 4 and 5, etc... it is way too predictable - perhaps that is just down to subject matter... also graphically... wtf are we comparing this to? Other ps4, xb1 titles or games in general? Because even a 4 year old texture modded witcher3 is more crisp on a pc... lets not even go to graphic comparison of AC on pc vs RDR2 on console... so how this can get a 97% overall is beyond me...… Expand
  26. Split_Decay
    Jun 8, 2019
    8
    In its lows it defines open world adventure. It its best it defines the same thing on a larger scale. I will openly admit I loved this game. From the varied cast of characters to the all-out shootouts it had me gripped. The open world was vast and very open, it allowed me to feel like a hard-head cowboy in the western dunes or high-rise mountains.

    While it played, felt and generally    In its lows it defines open world adventure. It its best it defines the same thing on a larger scale. I will openly admit I loved this game. From the varied cast of characters to the all-out shootouts it had me gripped. The open world was vast and very open, it allowed me to feel like a hard-head cowboy in the western dunes or high-rise mountains.

    While it played, felt and generally gave a gripping story and adventure, there was a couple of things that let it down. One of them was the lonesome cavern of the open world. Sure, it was beautiful and nothing was off limits, but at times it got bland and boring. For example, you could be riding the road from Saint Denis to Valentine and absolutely nothing happens. Maybe on the off chance you encounter a random event or some roguish thugs, nothing too grand though.

    The second downside was the lack of content after the epilogue. Once the main campaign is done you have a small epilogue to tie up the loose ends. After that though there is not much going on. No DLC content for the story either makes for not much fun.

    In conclusion this game is good, even great. The problem is the world can be too expansive for an actual enjoyable experience. I’m not saying make a gun shootout on every corner, but after you have passed a blind man about 30 times, I might as well have shot him and forget it ever happened. Also, with there being no solid content after the main story it does make you wonder. Now I like Rockstar as a company but, this game feels to have been made to be short term popular than a longer running title.    … Expand
  27. derek_
    Mar 16, 2021
    9
    For PC owners i recommend playing it on mouse/keyboard in first person perspective, using controller is unbearable. its much more easier and fun. Prepare yourself for very, very, very slow paced game.. If you can psychically take it, you gonna like this game :-)
  28. LoletinAlexis
    Jan 1, 2021
    10
    How to define Red Dead Redemption 2?

    Red Dead Redemption 2 is a teaching, a sensory experience, something timeless. Red Dead Redemption 2 is simply the wéstern made into a video game. *STORY*: United States, 1899. The decline of the Wild West has begun and the forces of law hunt the last bands of outlaws. Those who do not surrender or succumb are killed. After a disastrous failed    How to define Red Dead Redemption 2?

    Red Dead Redemption 2 is a teaching, a sensory experience, something timeless.
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is simply the wéstern made into a video game.

    *STORY*: United States, 1899. The decline of the Wild West has begun and the forces of law hunt the last bands of outlaws. Those who do not surrender or succumb are killed. After a disastrous failed robbery in the town of Blackwater, Arthur Morgan and Van der Linde's gang are forced to flee.

    The script is based on a simple idea, but it is so well written and developed, with magnificent characters and performances... that this video game is simply going to be unforgettable in the retina of those of us who have enjoyed it.

    *GAMEPLAY*: Realistic (within the limits of the format) and, therefore, rough and uncomfortable the first hours (especially the fact that the character walks so slowly), but there is its magic. Its simulation.

    *GRAPHICS*: In the artistic and graphic aspect it's simply perfect.

    *SOUND*: Due to its tight number of musical pieces, its musical aspect doesn't stand out like other great ones (TLOU or DOOM, for example), but the few pieces that there are are impeccable.

    *INNOVATION*: The original RDR already marked the steps of its sequel (in spite of its great differences in how they are played), but it simply marks a new culmination of the world.    … Expand
  29. danield80
    Jun 23, 2021
    8
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is an enormous game. The insane amount of detail cannot be found in any other game. Most of the time it runs at 30 fps which is pretty impressive for a game like this. Only my base PS4 sounds like it's going airborne any second.

    It's a typical Rockstar game, meaning countless hours and dozens of repetitive main missions which feel like errands.
  30. MustafaTqu95
    Mar 19, 2021
    10
    لعبة عظيمة ، ربما هي أفضل لعبة بالجيل وأفضل لعبة عالم مفتوح .
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Universal acclaim - based on 99 Critic Reviews

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