Red Dead Redemption 2

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  1. Sylaman
    Nov 9, 2019
    8
    This game is masterpiece and many can be said to praise it, BUT:
    1) It's going boring close to the middle
    2) No quick transfer in so MASSIVE open world and sometimes the games transforms in Simulator of Horse Riding.
    It's must-to-play but you're to be VERY patient
  2. Tryingbrute2
    Apr 26, 2020
    8
    So a year after Red Dead Redemption 2 was released I have finally completed the game and is probably my second favorite game of 2019 even though it was released in 2018. However, this game isn't perfect and is far from it. There are multiple bugs I've encountered, weird animations, bad pacing, and bad mechanics. Despite all of this the good parts of this game outweigh the bad, so let's getSo a year after Red Dead Redemption 2 was released I have finally completed the game and is probably my second favorite game of 2019 even though it was released in 2018. However, this game isn't perfect and is far from it. There are multiple bugs I've encountered, weird animations, bad pacing, and bad mechanics. Despite all of this the good parts of this game outweigh the bad, so let's get into this.
    Before I dissect this game, let me lay down a few things. First, I'm only going to be talking about the story and not about the online component of this game, because that requires a whole other review. Second, there are going to be spoilers, so if you haven't played this game be aware. Third, this review will probably miss a few things but keep in mind this is my first review, so let's get started.

    To begin this review, let's start on the world of Red Dead Redemption 2, which is obviously the strongest part of this game. When you are just roaming the open world of Red Dead Redemption is when the game's at it's best. You are instantly immersed in the world and really feel like a gunslinger cowboy. The world is so in-depth with about 70 different species of animals all fully animated and given different interactions. As you ride around the world, you will encounter random little side quests that require you to help people out or maybe the people trick you and try to rob you. The world is huge and even after you finish the campaign there's still so much to explore. On the service, the world might seem very shallow because most of your time is just riding your horse around open plains, tall mountains, snowy forests, and hot desert plains. But, if you take a moment to look around, you can see so much is there for you to witness and experience. All the NPC's have specific routes they follow during the day and night and all these specific actions that they take apart in. After using your gun's for a while you have to clean them so they function properly, you need to maintain your health, stamina, and deadeye cores, you gotta change your clothes so they fit the environment you're in, and so much more. When all these things come together, it feels amazing but it's very rare when all of these work so well. That's the main problem with this game, all the components are so vast and complex but don't always function the way they are supposed too and the game's always flipping between letting you do everything by yourself to then holding your hand like a little child. This leads to the biggest problem with this game, control.

    Control is something that every game strives for, maybe the game wants to control you on what to do and when to do it, which is perfectly fine in a game if they stick with it. Or, maybe the game wants to have no control over the player, which is also fine if the game sticks to it. However, Red Dead Redemption 2 is constantly flipping between letting you do whatever you want and holding your hand like a baby. One moment the game is letting you explore every little thing the way you like, you see a woman getting harassed, you can either watch it or intervene and try to help the problem. You see an animal as you are riding your horse, you have the option to hunt it or just let it live its life. Need some money, you can go get an honest job, or you can go rob a train to get money fast. That's all amazing but the game constantly, as I said before, is holding your hand. Which leads to the missions of Red Dead Redemption.

    Let's first start with the side missions of this game, then we will get into the main missions. Most of the side missions feel so fun to do, and at times feel like main missions. Most games have trouble making a gamer want to do the optional content but Red Dead Redemption's side mission's lure you in with its charm and just doesn't let go. Each side mission takes you into the life of all these NPC's and makes you want to learn more about all of their stories, and the characters are another strong point of the game. However, the main missions are a bit of a different story. Like I mentioned early, the main missions constantly flop between linear and open and it just doesn't work as well as I want it too. Which is sad because I love a lot of the missions and the concepts they introduce but are just ruined by some of the choices Rockstar made.

    Now let's get into the final part of the review, the characters/story. I love so many characters in this game, all of them are so well crafted and have so much depth. However, the only problem with this is there are too many characters for me to keep track of. These characters are still so good and I love every second that we got of them. Now the story, the story is absolutely groundbreaking. I love so much how Arthur is conflicted with wanting to be good, how he is good but knows he won't ever be due to the Gang. I love the ending of Arthur's story too, as he starts to break apart from the gang and wants a better life for everyone.    … Expand
  3. the_lithium
    Nov 30, 2019
    8
    This game has some major highs and lows. (No spoilers ahead).

    The good: The world looks and feels amazing. The world is “real”. Very well written characters and a good story. Arthur Morgan is fantastic and very well acted. The graphics already feel next gen. The bad: Terrible controls. It’s sluggish and it feels like enemies move faster than you and like they have the upper hand.    This game has some major highs and lows. (No spoilers ahead).

    The good: The world looks and feels amazing. The world is “real”. Very well written characters and a good story. Arthur Morgan is fantastic and very well acted. The graphics already feel next gen.

    The bad: Terrible controls. It’s sluggish and it feels like enemies move faster than you and like they have the upper hand. Even though the world is so open you can do anything you want, playing like a bandit and wrecking things the GTA way becomes extremely punishing. While you can perform robberies in any store, it is often not a good idea to do so since this game will punish does acts more than it rewards them. You’re almost forced to stay on track and be a good sport if you want to move ahead. Outdated mission design that feels last gen. The story is good it goes on for too long and parts of it feels unnecessary. Horseback riding is a drag and there is almost no fast travel. You’ll end up riding around A LOT.

    The ugly: I actually like the controls and mission design of GTA 5 better than RDR 2. And GTA 5 was released by the same developer in 2014.

    Verdict: Very memorable game, but it comes with some major gameplay frustrations which makes what could have been the best game ever made feel like a remaster of a PS3 game which is already outdated on release.    … Expand
  4. WestPokerist
    Jul 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Великолепная игра. Может быть герои и не так хорошо прописаны и ты понимаешь их только при повторном прохождении, но это компенсируется отличной графикой, игрой актёров, музыкальным сопровождением, кастомизацией, оружиями, конями, механикой игры, вниманием разработчиков к деталям.

    А сюжет просто восхитителен. Первая глава про то, как бандиты скитаются в заснеженных горах. Во второй и третьей главах ты начинаешь осознавать цивилизацию. В четвёртый ты переезжаешь в огромный город Сен-Дени и поражаешься тому, сколько разработчики уделили внимания к игре. Но после дерзкого ограбления в Сен-Дени путешествие вообще не заканчивается и подкидывает неожиданный поворот номер 1. Корабль рушится и ты уже просыпаешься на острове Гуарма в плену. Шестая глава (как по мне так самая лучшая) проясняет все загадки и даёт тебе просто незабываемые чувства, а после смерти Артура действительно хочется рыдать. И после всего этого тебя переносит на несколько лет вперёд, Где начинается геймплей за Джона Марстона. Мне эпилог не сильно понравился, но я могу сказать, что это самая необычная глава, где ты играешь в основном лишь за простого фермера, для которого самое важное в жизни это только семья. А последняя миссия в RDR2 это просто шедевр.    … Expand
  5. Oz_Momotaro
    Apr 16, 2020
    8
    This is a really hard game to rate - as it's a love-hate thing for me. The game is technically amazing - beyond comparison. So much care and love has gone into it - and it has pushed my poor PS4 to its limits. There are so many amazing experiences in the game. So many hours of fun and exploration. However, there's also a lot of banal time-wasting in a sea of nothingness. The real problemThis is a really hard game to rate - as it's a love-hate thing for me. The game is technically amazing - beyond comparison. So much care and love has gone into it - and it has pushed my poor PS4 to its limits. There are so many amazing experiences in the game. So many hours of fun and exploration. However, there's also a lot of banal time-wasting in a sea of nothingness. The real problem with the game is as a sandpit experience it's brilliant. You could live this life and never feel discontent. However, the game forces you (literally) to take an extremely linear 'scripted' approach to playing that it becomes a war of wills - if you submit to the 'my way or the highway' approach, then you will enjoy... otherwise you will never get to enjoy what this game offers. For a vast open world game - the 1P experience downright punishes you for being bold. As a result it is programmed for the weakest players to complete - which means you feel like you're playing a TT game more than an open world game. What I found particularly egregious was that you would start an innocuous sounding mission only to find that you are now embarked on a 4 mission marathon... without any opportunity to save or take a pause. Great if you're the only one using the PS4, but like most people you need to share, which doesn't work well when you can't save progress or pause between missions. I undestand the narrative pace part... but please... we live in the real world. The other thing that was annoying about this game was that there's never any real increase in difficulty - it's only more and more enemy. To the point where I seriously doubt anyone could keep track of the number of people that Arthur guns down... which is at complete odds with the whole redemption arc that is forced upon the character. So there's a lot I didn't like (in fact hated) about this game... however, I WAS one of those that was prepared to just invest my time in the 'experience' and go along for the ride. Oh - but if you've not played it... the one advice I would give is that don't worry about money - or how to spend it. This is perhaps the most badly designed part of the game as it completely undermines the entire premise of the story. Stoopid. Just completely stoopid. As a I right this - I wonder why I gave it a 9... but it's for all those moments of joy... and just cringe-worthy fantasy-living experiences.

    Edit - on reflection, I actually think the limitations and constraints imposed on the 1P game really detract from the experience - in an otherwise brilliant game: dropped from 9/10 to 8/10    … Expand
  6. ShinishiKudo
    Aug 4, 2022
    8
    Wonderfull story
    With an good open world and interesting characters.
    But Rockstar mission design and lack of free will stops the game from being a masterpiece.
  7. Marulisu
    Jan 6, 2020
    8
    Beatiful game, works perfectly, unbelivable how much there is to do, but... It´s almost all bad. I became a bad dude and that just ain´t me. I can se the appeal thou, but just more I play it I just become miserable about the choises I have to make and things I see. Not all the time. I hoped that you could really have the option to be good cowboy this time .
  8. lesha_doichik
    Jan 10, 2020
    8
    The game itself, the graphics, the music, the story are great, but there are a lot of downsides:
    1) The main quest, even without side-quests is too long.
    2) Crafting, hunting and gathering mechanics are useless. You have no need to cook or buy food or ammo – you always have enough of them. 3) The gameplay is repetitive in a bad way – you ride a horse and shoot 4) Excessive realism –    The game itself, the graphics, the music, the story are great, but there are a lot of downsides:
    1) The main quest, even without side-quests is too long.
    2) Crafting, hunting and gathering mechanics are useless. You have no need to cook or buy food or ammo – you always have enough of them.
    3) The gameplay is repetitive in a bad way – you ride a horse and shoot
    4) Excessive realism – you need to eat, clean your horse and weapons. It is just annoying.    … Expand
  9. Japiepapie
    Jan 12, 2020
    8
    I play games for 25 years now and I must say this game took it again to another level. The graphics are insane (and I don’t even have a ps4 Pro with 4K) and the game has so many details. At first you’re a bit overwhelmed, but you’ll get used to controls and options real quick. Only thing is the story; it’s a little bit depressing and takes too long to end it. And some things are notI play games for 25 years now and I must say this game took it again to another level. The graphics are insane (and I don’t even have a ps4 Pro with 4K) and the game has so many details. At first you’re a bit overwhelmed, but you’ll get used to controls and options real quick. Only thing is the story; it’s a little bit depressing and takes too long to end it. And some things are not explained. My aiming lock disappeared. At the end of the game I figured out you have to use R1 button. Was a little late.… Expand
  10. VladikSQR
    Jan 20, 2020
    8
    Одна из лучших игр из своего жанра, всем советую,куча интересных занятий, помимо неплохого сюжета.
  11. 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
  12. just_why_so_bad
    Feb 13, 2020
    8
    There are many beautiful, well-made games with an interesting detailed world and fun gameplay. But the plot is not an unimportant part of the game.
    not a single game plot evoked such an ambiguous opinion. for the first 70% of the game amazed me, but everything that happened next shocked me. this game has an unlimited number of pluses, each of the characters is thought out and interesting,    There are many beautiful, well-made games with an interesting detailed world and fun gameplay. But the plot is not an unimportant part of the game.
    not a single game plot evoked such an ambiguous opinion. for the first 70% of the game amazed me, but everything that happened next shocked me. this game has an unlimited number of pluses, each of the characters is thought out and interesting, which is the most important for me. the idea of ​​the plot is unusual and addictive. Arthur Morgan became my favorite game character. his story was amazing. but in the end the plot simply lost its meaning. every plot twist was stupid and absurd. they made an idiotic character out of Dutch that every action of which had no logical explanation. I was very disappointed, because most of the plot of the game was really interesting. But anyway, I think it's a really cool game.

    Btw, I don’t understand why people complain that the plot is very long, but at the same time they rejoice at the huge open world, when exactly this plot allows you to explore this world.

    P.S. I am not a native speaker of English, as a result of which not all my thoughts can be conveyed correctly by a translator.    … Expand
  13. Denosh
    Mar 4, 2020
    8
    Com gráficos incríveis, trilha sonora fascinante e uma história marcante, Red Dead Redemption 2 é com certeza um dos jogos que vai marcar essa geração dos consoles. contudo, o jogo não é perfeito. além de ser extremamente repetitivo e com a história um tanto quanto previsível em alguns momentos (isso fez com que eu desanimasse de terminar o epílogo e fazer isso só hoje dia 4 de março deCom gráficos incríveis, trilha sonora fascinante e uma história marcante, Red Dead Redemption 2 é com certeza um dos jogos que vai marcar essa geração dos consoles. contudo, o jogo não é perfeito. além de ser extremamente repetitivo e com a história um tanto quanto previsível em alguns momentos (isso fez com que eu desanimasse de terminar o epílogo e fazer isso só hoje dia 4 de março de 2020. O jogo apresenta diversas novidades e aperfeiçoamentos nas já existentes no primeiro jogo, o que é um ponto extremamente positivo. a existência de personagens únicos certamente me animaram e muito a continuar jogando. para osjogadores brasileiros, as legendas em português estão impecáveis e não contém nenhum erro gramatical. esse jogo com certeza marcou parte da minha vida e sempre será lembrado, é um jogo que vale o seu dinheiro e principalmente seu tempo.… Expand
  14. Applebold
    Mar 6, 2020
    8
    I think, that's the best game i played!
    I could give 10 raiting, but RDO do it worse.
    In online, you always have very little money ,
    because get it very difficult. In this multiplayer without money you are nothing!i
  15. victorreznov6
    Mar 17, 2020
    8
    best game of 2018 that i have played

    i recommend it ONLY for the story as the multiplayer feels dead in some places
  16. steve_kent99
    Mar 19, 2020
    8
    Beautiful immersive game with extremely well thought out characters, excellent gameplay.
  17. fabiolongo
    Mar 23, 2020
    8
    В эту игру я захожу, чтобы отдохнуть вечерком от мирской суеты. Спокойный и размеренный геймплей расслабляет все клеточки моего тела. Дотошная детализация любых мелочей приводит меня в восторг. Боёвка хоть и не динамичная, но она даёт наслаждение от каждого выстрела в грёбанных законников. Но довольно говорить о хорошем. Какого чёрта на низких настройках земля отрисовывается хуже, чем вВ эту игру я захожу, чтобы отдохнуть вечерком от мирской суеты. Спокойный и размеренный геймплей расслабляет все клеточки моего тела. Дотошная детализация любых мелочей приводит меня в восторг. Боёвка хоть и не динамичная, но она даёт наслаждение от каждого выстрела в грёбанных законников. Но довольно говорить о хорошем. Какого чёрта на низких настройках земля отрисовывается хуже, чем в Скайриме? Я, конечно, не мечтал увидеть каждую травинку, но от такого хочется вырвать себе глаза. Ужасная оптимизация. Просто ужасная. В новом Думе у меня забито 3/2гб видеопамяти, но не было ещё ни одного проседа; я не думаю что РДР было бы так сложно оптимизировать. Если говорить про сюжет, то он, конечно, так себе, да и главный герой какой-то слишком грубый и безжалостный, даже бесчеловечный, с Марстоном в рдр1 было играть намного приятнее. Тем не менее, играя в РДР2 я ни разу не задумался о том, какую игру мне ещё скачать. Не смотря на все минусы, я получал удовольствие от потраченных в ней часов. 8 ограбленных дилижансов из 10.… Expand
  18. Kin260
    Mar 25, 2020
    8
    RDR2 is a really detailed game. If you are looking for the most fleshed-out world in gaming history up to this point, this game should be on your bucket list for sure. Having said that, the game's detail comes with the opportunity cost of polish in the story. Don't get me wrong -- the story is quite good, but especially around act 5 you see a very serious nosedive in the quality ofRDR2 is a really detailed game. If you are looking for the most fleshed-out world in gaming history up to this point, this game should be on your bucket list for sure. Having said that, the game's detail comes with the opportunity cost of polish in the story. Don't get me wrong -- the story is quite good, but especially around act 5 you see a very serious nosedive in the quality of writing, but you already began seeing signs of buckling under its own weight after the conclusion of act 3, which had a phenomenal climax.

    Arthur is a likable character throughout, and all of the voice actors are good as well. The side missions get a little repetitive after awhile too, but overall the game is a quite good and I would recommend it to anyone -- especially anyone who likes open world games (which I am usually not a fan of).    … Expand
  19. Xaplain
    Oct 24, 2020
    8
    I haven't played rdr1 yet maybe it could effect my perspective to this game's scenario but i'd like to say i didn't like the scenario Arthur Morgan and his fellows' tragedic life story means nothing to me.But it is definitely gripping scenario i don't remember a extereme boring chapter (except hunting bear chapter)
    Thats all i just want to talk about scenario :)
  20. Rolis86
    Apr 15, 2020
    8
    Must have game. Great story amazing graphics and large map. Personally I'm not big fan of wild west but this game is best Rock star game ever. I give 8 because missions got boring and I didn't see point to do robbery. If I found couple gold briks then I had all ready have lot off money to buy simple stuff.
  21. pigjedi
    Jun 27, 2020
    8
    Finished the game. First off, the positives.
    The world building is incredible. Every NPC had a role to play and the world just feels so alive.
    Graphics are great and the music is great. Gameplay is decent. Nothing groundbreaking. The controls are clumsy sometimes. On to the negatives, the story really dragged and everything was so slow. I loved the story for 75% of the game, but I    Finished the game. First off, the positives.
    The world building is incredible. Every NPC had a role to play and the world just feels so alive.
    Graphics are great and the music is great.

    Gameplay is decent. Nothing groundbreaking. The controls are clumsy sometimes.

    On to the negatives, the story really dragged and everything was so slow. I loved the story for 75% of the game, but I couldn't wait to just speed past each mission just to finish up the story.
    After I was done with the story, the gameplay is so slow that I had little incentive to go back into the world.    … Expand
  22. Montes6384
    Sep 16, 2020
    8
    Es un muy buen juego, tiene personajes memorables y el gameplay es muy bueno, la historia es increible pero en lo personal, me aburrió un poco el principio del juego, fue muy muy lento pero después de varias horas, el juego se convierte en algo impresionante.
  23. perfectwhine
    Apr 27, 2020
    8
    The Good:
    -Groundbreaking graphics and attention to detail
    -Great beginning-middle story (and ending mission) -Amazing ambiance -Overall really fun game -Really enjoyed riding my horse around and just looking at the map. It was very peaceful The Bad: -Nearly impossible to play missions without using the mini-map (for example; when a character tells you to hide somewhere, you have    The Good:
    -Groundbreaking graphics and attention to detail
    -Great beginning-middle story (and ending mission)
    -Amazing ambiance
    -Overall really fun game
    -Really enjoyed riding my horse around and just looking at the map. It was very peaceful

    The Bad:
    -Nearly impossible to play missions without using the mini-map (for example; when a character tells you to hide somewhere, you have to hide in a VERY specific spot which removes player choice and is somewhat infantilizing)
    -Outdated fighting mechanics (enemies act retarded and are really easy to kill and kind of boring)
    -Very little player choice
    -Missions got redundant toward the late-mid game

    The Confusing:
    -(Personal opinion) The bizarre social justice themes R added in the game. Arthur Morgan kills thousands of people, if not tens of thousands throughout his life, yet deeply cares about racism and women's voting rights? Then goes on to say how he wants nothing to do with politics. Seemed... forced.    … Expand
  24. m3dl
    May 5, 2020
    8
    Игра прекрасна. Поставил 9 баллов,сбросил 2 балла за унылое начало и тупой ум у лошадей.В начале сюжета я скакал 90% геймплея , это было очень скучно,а так игра начинает быть интересной к концу 3 главы.Игра на любителя.
  25. Skurttish
    Nov 2, 2020
    8
    There’s really a lot to review here, so I’ll use a bullet-point format to cut out the fluff:

    GOOD: —Story. Very well-written, I cared about the characters, it started and ended well, and there wasn’t a big drop off in the middle. It maintained an excellent air of tension in the face of decline. Epilogue Part 2 was really, really, really excellent. —Graphics. Beautiful game. —Music.    There’s really a lot to review here, so I’ll use a bullet-point format to cut out the fluff:

    GOOD:
    —Story. Very well-written, I cared about the characters, it started and ended well, and there wasn’t a big drop off in the middle. It maintained an excellent air of tension in the face of decline. Epilogue Part 2 was really, really, really excellent.
    —Graphics. Beautiful game.
    —Music. Well done.

    However, even with these good points, my score was going to be a 7 (until I hit Epilogue Part II, which I just loved and brought the game back up to an 8). I was going to give it a 7 for these reasons:

    BAD:
    —Really clunky, awkward controls. In the balance between ‘cinematic’ and ‘precise’ movement, the game is too far towards ‘cinematic’. They try to correct this during a gunfight by using the world’s most aggressive auto-aim adjustment, meaning you only have to aim within ten or fifteen degrees of a target and your cursor will snap right on him. This makes the game a smidge too easy when you’re winning, and frustrating when you’re losing. The most common reason I died was because I was mashing R1 trying to get behind something as cover and instead of doing that, my character was gracefully and cinematically adjusting his weight, a movement that lasts the length of a solar body’s rotation around the center of the universe.
    —The characters chatting as they rode their horses to the next objective. Look, this is just a personal preference, but I listen to sermons as I play games, and having the characters constantly chat at me meant I couldn’t focus on the sermons. I would have preferred it if they had cut out making me ride my horse to the objective entirely, and instead had made all the dialogue part of a single cutscene and showed a scene of us riding to the location.
    —As you’re following your party to the next quest, even if you cut to Cinematic View to engage the auto-drive (which is not explained well in the game btw), you have to hold X so your horse will keep going. My thumb is stronger, and for that I owe you one, Rockstar. Now, if only I needed a strong thumb ever.

    So, it was a 7, but then Epilogue Part 2 happened, and now it’s an 8. Play the whole game just to play that epilogue. You won’t regret it.    … Expand
  26. wagnerow
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    It's a beautiful game. Rockstar have made a great job in RDR2. The caracters is incredible and the gameplay is fantastic. The only criticism about this game is the story is linear. I cannot make important decisions in the game.
  27. A7MD224
    Jun 7, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is slowly paced in the beginning but it needed it to build the characters that are in there and I didn't think that it was a bad choice, it's intriguing and phenomenal. the characters are absolutely amazing and act in a realistic manner (especially in that setting). The only problem is that Ch.5 felt like it was out of place. the gameplay structure are repetitive and boring sometimes and it goes like this: Riding for minutes--settle in and sneak around--someone miss up the plan-- shooting starts-- Riding for minutes again to escape. This game execution is best I've played in terms of open world aspect.… Expand
  28. Lor3nzo_lbc
    Jul 7, 2020
    8
    O jogo é bom, gráficos incriveis, joguei no one x , mas achei meio lento e a história sem graça. Os melhores gráficos da geração se duvidar, bom gameplay, mas o enredo eh bem chatinho
  29. Fangenijus
    Jun 19, 2020
    8
    RDR2 is great in detailed world but not as great in gameplay. It is still a good fun game if you have patience.
  30. Yasserelkady
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Great story that made me feel sad with its ending.
    Great immersive soundtracks.
    On the contrary, missions felt dull and repetitive in nature at times, but story kept me going.
    Also, the random missions across the world were not interesting enough for me to stay invested.
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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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