Red Dead Redemption 2

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  1. antenneone
    May 16, 2019
    6
    Una gran decepción. Los detalles están muy cuidados, gráficamente es sublime pero la jugabilidad es muy aburrida. No puede ser que le dediques 40 horas a un juego y la mitad de ellas estes montando a caballo de un sitio para otro. Esperaba una vuelta de tuerca mas de Rockstar (Como hicieron en gta V o San Andreas) pero han dado un paso atrás
  2. FlipSideKiller
    Nov 21, 2018
    6
    Starting off, I really don’t hate this game, but it was VERY disappointing. I preordered this months and months before it came out. Yes, I completed it so shut up. It felt like a chore to beat it, with the story taking me 30 hours even with skipping almost every cutscene. It has jaw-dropping, and beautiful graphics, but a lack of gameplay. I will add however, I was pleasantly surprisedStarting off, I really don’t hate this game, but it was VERY disappointing. I preordered this months and months before it came out. Yes, I completed it so shut up. It felt like a chore to beat it, with the story taking me 30 hours even with skipping almost every cutscene. It has jaw-dropping, and beautiful graphics, but a lack of gameplay. I will add however, I was pleasantly surprised with how fun shopping was.… Expand
  3. dontjimmymejulz
    Nov 4, 2018
    6
    Rockstar make Rockstar games, and it's a blessing and a curse.

    For every amazing detail and character animated cut-scene you get a game-play mechanic that feels outdated and cumbersome. The world is fantastic, as is the music, and some of the writing is right up there with the best in video games. This is an extremely well made and polished game that, sadly, can also be slow,    Rockstar make Rockstar games, and it's a blessing and a curse.

    For every amazing detail and character animated cut-scene you get a game-play mechanic that feels outdated and cumbersome.

    The world is fantastic, as is the music, and some of the writing is right up there with the best in video games. This is an extremely well made and polished game that, sadly, can also be slow, plodding and irritatingly frustrating for large portions of its playtime.

    Look, I'll be honest: I found fun in this game by being evil. I am a very bad man. Very bad! I steal horses so I don't care if they die. I shoot people for **** and gigs all the time. I ignore bounties and make sure I have no money on me, so when I die... and I die a lot, I just don't care. I shoot animals but rarely skin them, because that's a headache in itself.

    In summary, this is a well made game with problems, there's a lot to do in this world, and as long as you find your own fun ( maybe not what Rockstar's heavy handed Dev team had in mind ) you'll get enjoyment from it's HUGE open world and it's many, many, many systems.    … Expand
  4. bolhoed
    Oct 26, 2018
    6
    Yes, it looks amazing and the details like dirty clothes, growing hair and shrinking horse balls are great. But.. the controls are horrible and complicated. The gameplay is repetitive and slow: ride for 5 minutes to kill a guy, ride back for 5 minutes. The open world is huge and beautiful, but also rather empty. You're basically on your slow horse a LOT to go from place to place, gettingYes, it looks amazing and the details like dirty clothes, growing hair and shrinking horse balls are great. But.. the controls are horrible and complicated. The gameplay is repetitive and slow: ride for 5 minutes to kill a guy, ride back for 5 minutes. The open world is huge and beautiful, but also rather empty. You're basically on your slow horse a LOT to go from place to place, getting bored in between. God how I wish there was a fast travel feature like in Assassins Creed.

    The very first time I set foot in the open world I accidentally ran into someone in the streets in Valentine (due to bad controls), who promptly attacked me. I hit him back and was immediately wanted by the police. That just didn't feel very good.

    Every time I get off my horse I have lost my rifles and bow. What the hell? How does that add any fun to the gameplay? Having to brush my horse, clean my guns, chop some wood, do more chores.. again: how is that fun? Having to loot each and every dead body one by one (taking a good 4 or so seconds each), or opening every drawer in a closet one by one.. yes it's realistic but really who has the time for this in a game?

    The shootouts are kinda fun, I am not too bothered by the aim assists, but compared to other games.. it's just not good enough. And again, I think the controls are to blame (at least partly) for this as well.

    Overall for me I'd sum it up as such: beautiful, slow, boring, empty, clunky. I very much doubt I'll be spending a lot of my time here.    … Expand
  5. MetalMastodon
    Oct 26, 2018
    6
    About 14 hours in and here's my take so far

    +4 for graphics alone, this is the most points I'd ever give graphics on their own (note I am playing in 2k) +1 for decent, but not stellar gameplay +1 for the size of, and detail put into the open world +1 for the survival aspects -1 for quite a few bugs -1 for drops in frame rate that are honestly more common than I'd expect on my PS4    About 14 hours in and here's my take so far

    +4 for graphics alone, this is the most points I'd ever give graphics on their own (note I am playing in 2k)
    +1 for decent, but not stellar gameplay
    +1 for the size of, and detail put into the open world
    +1 for the survival aspects
    -1 for quite a few bugs
    -1 for drops in frame rate that are honestly more common than I'd expect on my PS4 Pro. There's gotta be some optimization issues
    -1 for lack of diversity in gameplay
    -1 for having this huge world without filling it to the brim with side quests, easter eggs, random things to do even if not for a quest, etc etc. In other words, a massive opportunity missed here to extend the replayability.
    -1 For having auto aim/aim assists and slow mode aiming

    After 14 hours I am left with mixed feelings about this game. It is definitely an above average game, and the graphics are top notch and the game world seems very well crafted. However, especially after the delays I definitely expected a lot more. The story is slow, but that doesn't bother me. However, the gameplay itself lacks diversity and much of the time you feel that you are just doing the same thing over and over. What this does is turn what is a slow, but great story into a tedious one that you just wish would hurry up... because you know that you are only going to see some slightly new stuff from time-to-time. Another issue I have with this is that in most aspects it has not improved on the first game in the series. It feels almost like a massive DLC than a new game. This isn't always a bad thing, but in the case of RDR2 I feel like the developers put all of their eggs in one basket (graphics and game world) and pretty much just winged it for the rest, or rushed through it. What I will say is that I do like the survival aspects in the game, and wish they were even more robust. The combat is standard run-of-the-mill, but not bad... just nothing special and no real skill required for it. Two huge negatives to the combat is this game has auto aim functionality so you don't have to actually aim (thankfully you can turn it off), and it has slow mode allowing you to slow down time for an advantage. Completely lame garbage "features" and I wish these would get taken out of all games, even MMO's. I've run into a good amount of bugs. Some of the bugs from RDR 1 I tested and a few still exist. Meanwhile some new bugs have popped up. I've noticed a few of the AI doing a weird sliding through mid air. Another example of one of these bugs is I shot one of the AI and they just froze in place, meanwhile they were also not injured or killed by the bullet. You will especially notice bugs during the train heist. One more bug I'd like to mention is that while riding a course your character gets stuck in the holstering animation sometimes, and he can't stop pulling his gun out and back in. The sounds are definitely pretty good and I think the music is very immersive.

    I bought mine for $60. Was it worth this price? Definitely not, in fact I am feeling buyer's remorse. I'd say it's something closer to a $40 game.

    People who give this game a 10 have low standards, and people who give this game a 0 are simply trolls. It's definitely an above average game, and it might even be technically "game of the year," but that's not really saying much in 2018. And it's definitely not deserving of any ratings below a 5. I could see someone giving this game a 5 in some circumstances. But 0's? 1's? 2's? Definitely not.

    So I think 6 out of 10 is a pretty accurate score for this game.    … Expand
  6. CornishCracker
    Oct 27, 2018
    6
    I find it very difficult having to mark this title as a 6/10.

    The movement is quite possibly the worst part of the game, everything is such a chore to do. Whether that be looting, getting in to cover and browsing stores. The game starts out at such a slow pace, it's difficult to find the motivation to continue on playing. The game looks absolutely horrible on a PS4 Pro, it's just so    I find it very difficult having to mark this title as a 6/10.

    The movement is quite possibly the worst part of the game, everything is such a chore to do. Whether that be looting, getting in to cover and browsing stores. The game starts out at such a slow pace, it's difficult to find the motivation to continue on playing. The game looks absolutely horrible on a PS4 Pro, it's just so blurry. This is after playing games like HDZ and Spiderman. HDR implementation is clearly broken and makes the image grey and washed out.

    I'm so disappointed.    … Expand
  7. Jeyanm
    Oct 27, 2018
    6
    The story and the attention to detail from Rockstar is great in this game, but the gameplay is just bad, for example the controls seem to be an after thought. Also all these small things you have to do are just not fun, I don't want to spend half my time looting dead bodies, cleaning my horse, shaving, and all the other small things Rockstar has made necessary. Also whose dumb idea was itThe story and the attention to detail from Rockstar is great in this game, but the gameplay is just bad, for example the controls seem to be an after thought. Also all these small things you have to do are just not fun, I don't want to spend half my time looting dead bodies, cleaning my horse, shaving, and all the other small things Rockstar has made necessary. Also whose dumb idea was it that guns should stay on the horse.… Expand
  8. Nrm01
    Oct 28, 2018
    6
    All of the 10/10 and high critics reviews seem to be completely overlooking the broken bounty system and poor game play design in some facets of the game. If someone starts a fist fight with you and you defend yourself? That's assault. Someone tries to rob or shoot at you and you kill them? Murder. Accidentally get on the wrong horse because it is right next to yours? Horse theft. I can goAll of the 10/10 and high critics reviews seem to be completely overlooking the broken bounty system and poor game play design in some facets of the game. If someone starts a fist fight with you and you defend yourself? That's assault. Someone tries to rob or shoot at you and you kill them? Murder. Accidentally get on the wrong horse because it is right next to yours? Horse theft. I can go on. The new dueling system is kinda frustrating amid in consistent. God forbid your R2 is slightly worn out because dueling won't work at all. Do you like your weapon loadout? Well it will reset every time you get on a horse and your equiped gun will change arbitrarily causing you to have to scramble to change weapons.
    The horse controls seem to have taken a downgrade. It has been a long while since I played the last Red Dead, but i seem to remember horses being able to follow the path by themselves. Now if you turn to shoot pursuers, you risk for horse running face first into a tree. For a game that seems to have a love affair with realism, when it is convenient of course (taking 20 bullets in a gun fight is just a flesh wound) , I find a horse running head long into a tree just because you didn't tell it not to a little hard to swallow.    … Expand
  9. ReadyFight
    Dec 4, 2018
    6
    NOTE ( This is specific only to the Online portion of the game, and yes, it just came out in Beta, but i digress )

    After finishing the main story (which now thinking, i should have gave it a 9 out of 10, still damn good though) there was the avid and fanatic anticipation of Red Dead's Online experience, and after shelling about 30 hours into the heart of its gameplay experience/loop, i    NOTE ( This is specific only to the Online portion of the game, and yes, it just came out in Beta, but i digress )

    After finishing the main story (which now thinking, i should have gave it a 9 out of 10, still damn good though) there was the avid and fanatic anticipation of Red Dead's Online experience, and after shelling about 30 hours into the heart of its gameplay experience/loop, i see why i was not on the edge of my seat for it, it is cool being in the west, the gameplay works very well, but its economy stresses a future for terrible micro-transactions to be surgically implanted into it.

    Take Two interactive's grasp on this company in an ironic turn for Red Dead, as it has become the beginnings of the culling of the wild west and the new playground for businessmen, if its online continues the way the story does into Red Dead Redemption as a grave example, you might as well hang up your hat and settle for new pastures.    … Expand
  10. salahbelal
    Oct 29, 2018
    6
    This game is over hyped. I don’t like wild west era games but was hoping this game would change my mind but it failed miserably. The gun play is awful and the covering system fails to achieve the fun part of gunfights. The story starts very slow and it gets a little boring afterwards. The main camp that you are staying at is kinda useless as it doesn’t generate any money and all theThis game is over hyped. I don’t like wild west era games but was hoping this game would change my mind but it failed miserably. The gun play is awful and the covering system fails to achieve the fun part of gunfights. The story starts very slow and it gets a little boring afterwards. The main camp that you are staying at is kinda useless as it doesn’t generate any money and all the crafting upgrades are costly and require some special materials which requires long and boring hunting trips. The need to eat, sleep, smoke and repeat is literally breaking the game as it kills the fun part. And last but not least, this game should be called Horse Simulator: Boring Edition. The amount of time you spend on just tapping X to keep it running is long enough to rage quit. If your horse dies or it’s far from you you have to run like a minimum of 5 minutes to reach a nearby town. I had high hopes for this game but I am already thinking of selling or trading it after only 3 days and I am not even interested in completing the story. Shame on you Rockstar.… Expand
  11. Belius
    Oct 31, 2018
    6
    If you don't have ONE hour in front of you, you can do nothing in this game...
    Illegal activities are almost mandatory to enjoy the game.
    You spend most of your time riding.
    The inventory .... scroll over 50 weapons each time ...
    And the realism... Your horse don't appears next to you if you whistle him. But it can be teleport in a stable or carrying a hundred weapon...
  12. chynarich
    Oct 30, 2018
    6
    Нету консоли, но ставлю 10 чтоб вышла на пк.
  13. Uncle_Buzzy
    Oct 30, 2018
    6
    This game looks gorgeous, but is simply not fun - many players will not want to admit this, given the hype and the expectation, but while I usually have to make an effort to STOP playing a game, with RD2 it is an effort to CONTINUE playing, hoping that it will pick up.

    I do not play video games to simulate mundane demands that are bothersome in reality. Shaving and bathing? And having    This game looks gorgeous, but is simply not fun - many players will not want to admit this, given the hype and the expectation, but while I usually have to make an effort to STOP playing a game, with RD2 it is an effort to CONTINUE playing, hoping that it will pick up.

    I do not play video games to simulate mundane demands that are bothersome in reality. Shaving and bathing? And having to individually scrub EACH LIMB?!?!! Watching your weight?!?! Changing clothes for the weather? Why not brush your teeth and rinse your underwear? Maybe trim your nails and change your grandpa's catheter?

    The combat is much less cinematic and the fist fights are laborious. LA Noire had a better fist fight system! There seems to be no fast travel, excepting the train, and it's surprisingly dull to explore. Maybe play straight through the storyline if you must, but don't expect to have a lot of fun roaming. The script is decent and the acting is good, but the storyline seems telegraphed a LOOOOOOONG way off - I'm pretty sure I know what REALLY became of that Blackwater money....

    Far Cry 5, for example, is much more fun - you run around and blow stuff up!! That's what games are for.    … Expand
  14. ionizz
    Oct 31, 2018
    6
    I stopped playing RDR 1 halfway through the game and while it took a few hours, and I enjoyed some new Rockstar game open world tourism (important for casuals), RDR 2 may go the same way. Good writing and Rockstar presentation again (with every improvement from GTA V, so it's a technical marvel,) but the setting limits the game to absurd GTA gunfights killing dozens, vs. self-seriousI stopped playing RDR 1 halfway through the game and while it took a few hours, and I enjoyed some new Rockstar game open world tourism (important for casuals), RDR 2 may go the same way. Good writing and Rockstar presentation again (with every improvement from GTA V, so it's a technical marvel,) but the setting limits the game to absurd GTA gunfights killing dozens, vs. self-serious cutscenes rendered dumb and unserious by level of violence. Humor is almost essential, with the amount of bloodletting...if you're going to ask me to beat a man to death and murder a witness as a tutorial mission on the game's systems, don't ask me then to empathize, like these are real people to take seriously. I don't think "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" let alone "Dexter" was that obtuse, but here we are in alleged 10/10 masterpiece land.

    So I bought a PS4 Pro for this, and slow realization critical consensus is again lemming nonsense, and this game has the exact same problems, is painful. in 2005, what if you asked an average San Andreas player what would suck about GTA if it was limited to bicycles? They would give you a list: the world would feel too big after a while, not in a good way, bike riding would get tedious, the game would rely on shooting mechanics and good cutscenes, which aren't really strong enough to hold up the entire experience, and they might even beg the question, why focus on open world traveling, then, if it's so boring? Oh, and an open world without civilized flourishes would also be strictly a downgrade, even if the resolution went up, because it'd just be samey forests and less interesting small towns, ala San Andreas, nothing impressive there outside Mt. Chilead (which nobody would WANT to ride a bycycle to, btw). As far as I can tell: every last critique applies to both RDR games. Rockstar still can't transcend it. Their games rely on you being gobsmacked by how great and real the world feels, and this ages poorly over years (GTA 3 and San Andreas are now unplayable, I think,) and in real time (you get bored by its impressive-but-samey landscape after a few hours.)

    13 years later, despite massive efforts, graphical improvements over GTA V, and a solid effort to make the open world more lootable, interactive (like Bethesda, Ubisoft,) Rockstar hasn't really averted the pitfalls anybody could have told you in 2005. And they haven't realized the self-serious cutscenes can't hold up the gameplay, because GTA satire is actually essential..these people need to be cartoons, or "the story is ludicrous," to quote Maude Lebowski. In worlds where ultraviolence is a given, self-serious is always unserious.    … Expand
  15. Berik
    Aug 21, 2019
    6
    This game shows what happens if you take quality of your product seriously. In fact, it might even show what happens if you take it TOO serious.

    Red Dead Redemption 2 looks beautiful, has a great soundtrack, impressive world design and shows detail in pretty much every department. The world is full with animals and people and doesn't feel like a big map with just some NPC's littered    This game shows what happens if you take quality of your product seriously. In fact, it might even show what happens if you take it TOO serious.

    Red Dead Redemption 2 looks beautiful, has a great soundtrack, impressive world design and shows detail in pretty much every department. The world is full with animals and people and doesn't feel like a big map with just some NPC's littered across it. With NPC's travelling in various ways, doing things in towns and having random encounters with you the world feels alive. As many games have claimed this over the years, this game actually accomplishes it.

    The story is well told and has a lot of characters that feel distinctive. The protagonist Arthur Morgan, who is the center of moral in the game, has an excellent story to tell which varies depending on your choices. You'll see the end of the Outlaw, with the Van der Linde gang struggling to exist in the new world. The story deals with morality, and how some members will develop due to the changes. It is interesting to follow, and you even get attached to some of the characters. Well done on that part.

    The gameplay itself is complex but entertaining. There is a clear push for realism within almost every aspect of the game, but unfortunately the entertainment value suffers from trying to be realistic with all the animations, inventory limitations and stiff aiming. It took me weeks before i fully adjusted, which was probably longer than it should have. Horse riding becomes tedious very quickly, as there is no fast travel until later in the story. On top of that, every story mission (for which you had to travel to the mission trigger) will force you to ride even more while listening to endless conversations between Arthur and other NPC's. Sometimes too much realism is negative for your game, and not having the option to fast travel has been a large source of frustration.

    I did notice quite a bit of bugs while playing, and some mechanics like the bounty system seemed either broken or poorly designed. I had several instances where i would get a bounty for a crime i committed ten minutes before, and while being miles away. The ability to hide your identity only works on civilians and not on lawmen, which in itself is stupid, and robbing trains is downright unnecessary when the bounty is higher than the loot. Is this a video game, or an anti-outlaw simulator?

    Hunting can be fun and challenging, but having to watch the skin animations over and over gets old after a while. Having a limit on the amount of big pelts you can store on your horse feels incredibly annoying when you have to walk across the map while carrying one yourself, and having to whistle your horse to death to make sure he isn't dropping the second big pelt.

    A major problem with the game is its length and lack of proper fast travel. After completing Arthur's story, the story is only 75% done. At this point a weaker story takes over, and makes it a choir to force yourself to the end. My least enjoyable hours (and there's a lot of those) were pushing myself through boredom to finally end the story. This in combination with hours of boring horse riding really hurt my enjoyment of the game. And fast travel should never be something you unlock through gameplay, what the hell Rockstar?

    Red Dead Online: Rockstar unfortunately decided to forget what they learned from GTA Online, and turned Red Dead Online into one of the most unbalanced, greedy and boring online modes that i've ever played. Prices of weapons, clothing and even food are insanely high compared to the single player, while valuables like rings, necklaces and emblems have been reduced in worth. On top of that, a new Premium Currency has been introduced called Gold Bars. You can earn these through grinding, but getting a single one will take you around 8 hours. And considering gun customization of a single revolver can cost around 18 gold bars... It is conveniently throttling the economy of the game to make spending real money more enticing.

    In Summary, this game impressed me with it's large amount of content, detail and quality, but also frustrated me by being way too long and tedious. The initial fun quickly descends into many hours of choirs and boredom as the game loses all its steam, and crushed my interest of playing the game again after finishing the story. It also made me question the necessity of realism in games for the first time. When a game tries to be so realistic that it no longer feels as a game, it becomes a simulator. I give this game a 6/10. A shorter and more linear game would have given me more satisfaction and less tedium.    … Expand
  16. NuSix3
    Nov 12, 2018
    6
    The game looks good, but the controls are convoluted and it feels very slow and clunky.

    I think it's obvious that the developers didn't consider the player at all. The game is in bad need of a quality of life patch, but honestly, I'm gonna be done with it for good by the time they get to making any change patches. So I wouldn't bother. EDIT: After playing the game for a week, merely    The game looks good, but the controls are convoluted and it feels very slow and clunky.

    I think it's obvious that the developers didn't consider the player at all. The game is in bad need of a quality of life patch, but honestly, I'm gonna be done with it for good by the time they get to making any change patches. So I wouldn't bother.

    EDIT: After playing the game for a week, merely because I spent almost $90 (do not buy this version, get the lowest price copy. The items are good for a time, but not unique enough to pay actual money for) on the middle version, my score is remaining at a 6. Every 6-8 review on here hits the nail on the head. The game feels more like a movie and never gets truly fun. I'm halfway through chapter 4, ignoring everything in the open world trying to force my way through missions on hopes that it gets better.

    The story isn't really all that good either, aside from character originality and voice acting, the gang gets into trouble in a new area and is forced to move. Rinse and repeat.

    The controls still feel awkward after getting used to them. The inventory is miserable. I never know what gun it's going to pull when I hit L1. What weapons I choose don't seem to matter as the game frequently unequips everything except my pistols when I get off my horse. And you can't drop or sell weapons you don't use or want anymore. You're stuck with them, and it will annoy you to the point where you are looking for methods to get rid of them, including letting an alligator bite your arm so you drop the equipped weapon.

    The only outside activity is hunting. And if it was more like the bear hunting quest in the beginning of the game, it could actually be pretty fun. But it's not. Tracking system won't help you track anything you haven't seen first. So hunting is reduced to, "Oh hey, there's a bear! Do I have time to kill it?" So much for survival.    … Expand
  17. Darkfalcon
    Nov 6, 2018
    6
    As a 3A game, Red dead redemption had a horrible user interface and so many bugs. Although the Sound/graphics is very good, the game experience is so bad.
  18. fabez
    Nov 9, 2018
    6
    interesting storry , nice looking graphics.
    But the gamplay is really slow and clunky. this cant be a 10 for me not at all.
  19. Stoisk
    Nov 10, 2018
    6
    The best way to immerse a gamer in one's story is to allow that someone to influence it by making it interactive. To involve the player in the decisions that are being made and have whatever that person chooses influence what happens next.

    This game doesn't really do that, most of the time it forces it's narrative upon you only allowing the bare minimum in terms of determining it's    The best way to immerse a gamer in one's story is to allow that someone to influence it by making it interactive. To involve the player in the decisions that are being made and have whatever that person chooses influence what happens next.

    This game doesn't really do that, most of the time it forces it's narrative upon you only allowing the bare minimum in terms of determining it's outcome. You're not forging your own unique story here the way you'd expect from a game like this, you're just being pushed down a preset path. You're not riding the horse you're just being dragged along behind it.

    And considering where that horse is headed and how obvious it is almost from the get-go, it feels even more frustrating not having at least one hand on the reins.

    Point is, if you can't make a story that truly interacts with me, one I feel invested in and one where I'm an active part of it's narrative, I'd rather just see a movie to be honest.

    All that being said I still consider this a decent enough game. While gameplay feels very dated and sub-par, severly lacking in both flow and innovation, and the prementioned narrative equally lacking when it comes to interactivity, the world and it's content is quite impressive. Graphics and details are stunning. Also, it is actually rich on content, much of it well-drafted, so there's always something to do.

    I already feel I've got my money's worth even though at the same time it's bittersweet thinking of how truly awe-inspiring this game *could* have been. Because it could so easilly have been one of the best games ever, but unfortunately due to poor gameplay decisions it falls way short of that mark. It's a fantastic world they've created, unfortunately it's a world of missed opportunities.    … Expand
  20. michaelsharples
    Nov 11, 2018
    6
    I have finished RDR2 and I have very mixed feelings about this game. The story is excellent and well worth playing but the game in general is extremely slow with unintuitive controls. Extremely limited fast travel options meant that even after I made the decision to mainline the story I was still frustrated by extended riding session after extended riding session. This game has zeroI have finished RDR2 and I have very mixed feelings about this game. The story is excellent and well worth playing but the game in general is extremely slow with unintuitive controls. Extremely limited fast travel options meant that even after I made the decision to mainline the story I was still frustrated by extended riding session after extended riding session. This game has zero respect for your time and doesn't care if you're having fun. All is sacrificed at the altar of immersion and realism, which is both awesome and horrible at the same time.… Expand
  21. xiixxxi
    Nov 20, 2018
    6
    Слишком затянули игру. Добавлять эпилог было ошибкой. Сюжет скатился к типичному сценарию : были друзьями - стали врагами. Также несущественный, но все же минус - в игре нету дуэлей по сюжету ( есть что-то на подобие дуэли, но это не то).Слишком затянули игру. Добавлять эпилог было ошибкой. Сюжет скатился к типичному сценарию : были друзьями - стали врагами. Также несущественный, но все же минус - в игре нету дуэлей по сюжету ( есть что-то на подобие дуэли, но это не то).
  22. dianiche
    Nov 20, 2018
    6
    Muy buen juego pero lamentablemente no tiene comparación con RDR1 y la diversión que nos entrego la primera entrega.
  23. s1bryant019
    Nov 20, 2018
    6
    Red Dead Redemption 2 has been written about ad nauseam so I will keep this simple and to the point. The game is a technical marvel with its systems and graphics. Sadly, the game becomes more of a chore the longer you play getting from point A to point B. Additionally, I like many others found the control to be cumbersome even after playing about 30 hrs. All and all I did not find theRed Dead Redemption 2 has been written about ad nauseam so I will keep this simple and to the point. The game is a technical marvel with its systems and graphics. Sadly, the game becomes more of a chore the longer you play getting from point A to point B. Additionally, I like many others found the control to be cumbersome even after playing about 30 hrs. All and all I did not find the actual gameplay fun nor engaging.… Expand
  24. Ashandarei
    Aug 6, 2019
    6
    A pretty game with a compelling if predictable story, tempered by terrible quality of life mechanics and a control system that could make it feel like playing wearing a pair of welding gloves. Oh and the profanity filters on names even in your single player campaign were no one else will ever see it felt hypocritical coming from a developer like Rockstar.
  25. Techsensei
    Jul 5, 2020
    6
    this is in no way a masterpiece not even by a long shot. except for good graphics, there is nothing master or enjoyable, absolutely overhyped trash or the critics were paid off by rockstar. I will never trust the likes of IGN anymore
    -The gameplay is horrible and tedious.
    -gunbattles are trash -bad and sluggish controls -nothing enjoyable about the missions -80% of the game is just    this is in no way a masterpiece not even by a long shot. except for good graphics, there is nothing master or enjoyable, absolutely overhyped trash or the critics were paid off by rockstar. I will never trust the likes of IGN anymore
    -The gameplay is horrible and tedious.
    -gunbattles are trash
    -bad and sluggish controls
    -nothing enjoyable about the missions
    -80% of the game is just riding on the horse doing nothing
    -a lot of cliche one-liners
    -when you move Arthur in a house or at camp. he moves like a very old man. Not fun!
    -no proper fast travel
    -Terrible health setting!
    -there is no emotional connect with the main or any side character, in fact, you will barely remember any side character.

    Don't go by these so-called critics, all Bull!    … Expand
  26. WannabeDabi
    Jan 6, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics are amazing, ost is incredible, very immersing, every character as a different personality, the world is full of stuff to do and its enormous with a lot of detail.
    But, story falls short, you start with 2 hours long tutorial where you follow your "buds", and the rest of the missions of the entire game are following (20 hours of game, 13 of them are following someone), the heist were fun, i guess... you can get the best horse right at the beginning of the game.
    RDR2 its fun to explore, but missions are meh, when multiplayer comes out exploration and hunt will be a big thing, but until then i give RDR2 a 6.
    Update: Red Dead Online is finally available, and gotta admit, really grindy and the world seems really vague. It's a little disappointing to be honest, still deserves a 6.    … Expand
  27. pippolo66
    Nov 25, 2018
    6
    Big. Gorgeous. Realistic. Maybe too much realistic. Slow. Too slow. It's a wonderful far-west simulator. It's so real to become boring.
  28. coolwali
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    A game that feels like it resents being a game. One who's missions take away any sense of agency from the player and are so otherwise scripted that it defies belief.

    Try to be creative during a stealth mission? You get a game over and are forced to follow a slow NPC instead of using the mechanics to create your own path. Try to kill a guy you're chasing in a mission tha game tells you    A game that feels like it resents being a game. One who's missions take away any sense of agency from the player and are so otherwise scripted that it defies belief.

    Try to be creative during a stealth mission? You get a game over and are forced to follow a slow NPC instead of using the mechanics to create your own path. Try to kill a guy you're chasing in a mission tha game tells you to kill? Game over. You weren't supposed to kill him yet, it's not cinematic enough.

    Add in the rigid and unresponsive gameplay that hasn't evolved much since 2008 and you have an odd game. A game that has a gorgeous and technically proficient world, but with mission design and gameplay that feels designed for a cheap 3rd person shooter from 2007.

    The story is amazing but at times I wish I were watching this as a TV show. At least I could fast-forward through the boring parts then.    … Expand
  29. gurrkiin
    Nov 26, 2018
    6
    PROS:
    Graphics
    Animation
    Atmosphere

    CONS:
    Boring
    Bad Controls
    SLOOOOWWWW (~7-8 seconds to loot a single dead body ffs)
  30. Realreviews7
    Nov 27, 2018
    6
    The game gets super boring real quick. They have a few good missions worth replaying. The AI doesn't know how to play poker at all so it's super easy to win everytime. Online play wasn't ready at launch either.
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#1 Best PS4 Game of 2018
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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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