Red Dead Redemption 2

 PlayStation 4
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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21344 Ratings

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  1. Dreniast
    May 7, 2020
    5
    Even if is a beautiful game, the 80 hours of main history does not allow you to have a good control of your actions to explore, and the very bad 8+ Epilogue destroys the history completely to remind you that is not Red Dead Redemption 2 but RDR 0.5, also de shooting system, is incredible easy to do headshots, which destroy most of the key points on a western based game
  2. Kubos741
    Apr 19, 2020
    5
    it's been a year and a half since the game was released.

    During this time they were not only able to use the potential of the game, nor were they able to remove bugs. Bugs everywhere, everyday, every hour ... Want to play PVP? there are only 30 people in one session in large map. you can join the SHOOTOUT event = loading 60 sec, waiting to fill the group another 60 sec, then 2 short    it's been a year and a half since the game was released.

    During this time they were not only able to use the potential of the game, nor were they able to remove bugs. Bugs everywhere, everyday, every hour ...

    Want to play PVP? there are only 30 people in one session in large map. you can join the SHOOTOUT event = loading 60 sec, waiting to fill the group another 60 sec, then 2 short rounds of play come on, then you wait until the lobbies are loaded for the next match, until they fill up with players until the new round is loaded. All this means that 60% of your time is waiting

    I played 2 hours today. I caught 2 rare animals, so I wanted to take them to the campsite, I spawned one, ran to it for 3 min but wasn't there. I spawn it elsewhere, but it wasn't there also (you can reload game but you will loose your animals...), so after 10 minutes of running around the map I took the animals to the shop and lost profit

    then I got a mission to catch 6 bandits. I ran into the mountains for 10 minutes, I started catching them. BOUNTY WAGON could not be called anywhere in the snowy mountains - even if i was standing on large flat surface. After 15 minutes, all the bandits escaped me because I couldn't call a wagon at any point.

    Thank you for wasting my time in every aspect of online gaming

    Change Shootout - let players play any long they want to play - any number of rounds ...let them decide when to end shootout and after that let them get their $$$ but dont waste our time    … Expand
  3. Satan0o
    Jun 1, 2020
    5
    Story side game is really cool, gameplay tho... A lot of stupid stuff that ruins your experience, random losses because something you can't really do anything about. But, my biggest problem is ridiculous amount of riding to get even started in any mission. You speak with someone, ride a horse for 5 minutes, shoot or do something for 2 and you ride back for 5 minutes again and again. SomeStory side game is really cool, gameplay tho... A lot of stupid stuff that ruins your experience, random losses because something you can't really do anything about. But, my biggest problem is ridiculous amount of riding to get even started in any mission. You speak with someone, ride a horse for 5 minutes, shoot or do something for 2 and you ride back for 5 minutes again and again. Some missions are a big talkshow. Its the game I finished with the phone in my hands scrolling memes in meantime. Not something I would recommend to anyone.… Expand
  4. CactusJack777
    Jun 18, 2020
    5
    Too Easy, not challenging at all. the game is too long which sometimes can be frustrating
  5. iSpirakos
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Very detailed graphics, can get quite boring though traveling with a horse, completing unnecessary tasks etc.

    Graphics 9/10
    Story 6/10
    Gameplay 3/10
  6. steve23244
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    All the critics rave about this game and it's terrible! It's boring, boring, boring! You don't know what you're supposed to do, and all the missions are just the same old boring stuff, rob a stagecoach, steal some horses, rob a train, and ride and ride and ride. And not only is it boring, it's disturbing! You kill all kind of innocent good people in the most violent ways like it'sAll the critics rave about this game and it's terrible! It's boring, boring, boring! You don't know what you're supposed to do, and all the missions are just the same old boring stuff, rob a stagecoach, steal some horses, rob a train, and ride and ride and ride. And not only is it boring, it's disturbing! You kill all kind of innocent good people in the most violent ways like it's nothing. I think the critics just gave it a good score because it's "edgy" in that it gets kids to do things that are repulsive to them (or should be anyway!). This game has ALL kind of glitches in it, too! Horses get stuck and they look like they're no a treadmill, I got stuck between two horses at a hitching post and it took me ten minutes to finally get out! Sometimes there's a yellow line to tell you where to go, and sometimes you're just supposed to know which way to go so you ride around like an idiot! I think the critics just had to give it a great score because so much business is riding on it being good, and it's a Rockstar game, and GTA5 did like 5 times as much money as most other games so they had to bet on it being a winner. But it's not! I quit it like 4 times only to read some good post about it somewhere and go back and try to figure out what the critics saw. Well, I can tell you what they saw, an unappealing boring game!… Expand
  7. Paltalmen
    Jun 27, 2020
    5
    Auch wenn ich das Spiel sehr gern gespielt habe, wundere ich mich doch das sich das Spiel so gut schlägt.

    1. das Spiel ist schlecht optimiert, andere Spiele sehen ähnlich aus und laufen auf meinem PC (2070 Super + AMD Ryzen 7 3700x) um einiges besser als dieses Spiel...egal woran ich schraube das Spiel weigert sich konstant auf 60 FPS zu bleiben, weshalb ich dann einfach alles    Auch wenn ich das Spiel sehr gern gespielt habe, wundere ich mich doch das sich das Spiel so gut schlägt.

    1. das Spiel ist schlecht optimiert, andere Spiele sehen ähnlich aus und laufen auf meinem PC (2070 Super + AMD Ryzen 7 3700x) um einiges besser als dieses Spiel...egal woran ich schraube das Spiel weigert sich konstant auf 60 FPS zu bleiben, weshalb ich dann einfach alles aufgedreht habe und mich mit den PS4 30 FPS abgefunden habe, die teilweise auch einbrachen.

    2. Das Spiel lässt einen zwar denken das man alles machen kann was man will, man merkt aber schnell das, das nicht der Fall ist. In den Missionen muss man stickt dem vorgegeben weg von Rockstar folgen sonst gilt die Mission als fehlgeschlagen. Zufällige Events in der Welt wiederholen sich nach einiger Zeit sehr oft.

    3. Gameplay ist so quasi das mindeste was ein Cover-shooter so zu bieten hat nur mit das das spiel sich dabei selbst ins Bein beißt. RDR2 versucht auf Teufel komm raus so "Real" wie möglich zu sein, jede Action muss umständlich getätigt werden alles wird detailgetreu nachgeahmt, aber wenn es um kämpfe geht sieht es anders aus. Bei Schlägereien stirbt der andere einfach immer, auch wenn man ihn nicht erwürgt, also Arthur Morgans Fäuste riechen wirklich nach Tod und Friedhof.
    Bei Schusswechseln halten Gegner mehrere Schüsse aus bevor sie sterben, erst mit einem hohen Kaliber ist jeder nach dem ersten Schuss tot...ich weiß das es langweilig wäre wenn jeder nach einem Pistolenschuss stirbt, aber wenn ich auch jede andere Aktion JEDES MAL aufs neue machen muss damit die Welt sich "echt" anfühlt verstehe ich das nicht.

    Trotzdem verliert man sich schnell in der großen schön gemachten Welt und der Geschichte.
    Wer gerne von einem Videospiel an die Hand genommen werden möchte ist hier genau richtig, aber das beste Spiel aller Zeiten ist es auf keinen Fall.    … Expand
  8. Daknee
    Jul 3, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has an interesting story with good characters but is full of strange design choices to make the game artificially slow and clunky. Guns/items are locked behind story progression so you can't buy things listed in stores even though you can afford them. The wanted system seems to be poorly made at times with you selecting one thing and the game doing another or you bump into a corpse and your wanted. All crafting and skinning is slower than it needs to be to make everything feel boring and clunky while pelts,meats stolen caravans and horses seem to be almost worthless for the time involved with stupidly long distances to walk just to hand in a worthless carcass. Random NPC counters can be fun but the developers seem to have coded in passers by for when you want to loot after a quest like people wandering miles fr anywhere in the middle of the night after you've just finished a quest to kill someone purely to get in the way of looting. Just lots of small choices to generally make the game annoying rather than fun for me.

    Buy if on offer for cheap otherwise don't bother    … Expand
  9. Afge
    Aug 6, 2020
    5
    لعبة ريد ديد ريدمشن لعبة خرافيه ولكن فيه سلبيات و أيجبيات
    ١: المهمات حلو ولكن فيه أربع سلبيات
    أول المهمات بعيد عن بعض ثاني لم تقعد مليون سنه تروح للمهمه يخليك تروح لمكان بعيد ثالث الفولو أسوء شي لأن الخريطة كبير بتخليك تروح لي أماكن بعيد و سرعة البتعمل ليهم فولو سرعتهم مش بتغير يعني لو مشو بطئ همشي بطي الحصان بيعد مليون سنه عشان يجليك ٢ ٣:بناء الشخصيات كويس ولكن في أول عشرين ساعه    لعبة ريد ديد ريدمشن لعبة خرافيه ولكن فيه سلبيات و أيجبيات
    ١: المهمات حلو ولكن فيه أربع سلبيات
    أول المهمات بعيد عن بعض ثاني لم تقعد مليون سنه تروح للمهمه يخليك تروح لمكان بعيد
    ثالث الفولو أسوء شي لأن الخريطة كبير بتخليك تروح لي أماكن بعيد و سرعة البتعمل ليهم فولو سرعتهم مش بتغير يعني لو مشو بطئ همشي بطي
    الحصان بيعد مليون سنه عشان يجليك ٢
    ٣:بناء الشخصيات كويس ولكن في أول عشرين ساعه أحيانين بيجي مهمات ملهاش علاقه بي باعد
    ٤:الواقع في العبه مش بتتبق علي كل شي موجود في العالم    … Expand
  10. bagieta21
    Nov 15, 2020
    5
    Game has a beautiful graphics. One of the best i have seen in games till now. But it is so boring that i couldn't play it more.
  11. yasinotato
    Nov 22, 2020
    5
    -kontroller biraz hantal oyun çoğunlukla at üstünde geçiyor ve haritanın öbür tarafına gitmek korkunç derecede sıkıcı
    +hikaye tatmin edici grafikler hoş gözüküyor tabi low ayarda oynarsanız biraz kötü karakter oldukça iyi ve sizin seçim yapmanız güzel oyun uzun o yüzden bi zaman sonra bırakıyorsunuz onun içinde online moda girirp biraz dolaşın diyiceklerim bu kadar
  12. Ponasity12345
    Nov 22, 2020
    5
    Everybody agrees the graphics are phenomenal, the storytelling is top-tier. But the actual gameplay is so unsatisfying i couldnt even finish the game. Rarely do the controls work correctly. The game unequips my weapons everytime I get on the horse, Arthur walks like hes in a swamp. The bounty system is ridiculous and only exists to make you waste time. The game is so damn boring i wouldEverybody agrees the graphics are phenomenal, the storytelling is top-tier. But the actual gameplay is so unsatisfying i couldnt even finish the game. Rarely do the controls work correctly. The game unequips my weapons everytime I get on the horse, Arthur walks like hes in a swamp. The bounty system is ridiculous and only exists to make you waste time. The game is so damn boring i would just put on a movie to watch while playing. People saying that "you wouldnt run in real life" makes no sense, as I wouldnt live in 1899 as a gunslinger in real life. RDR2 is more of a movie where you sometimes "Press X" to feel a sense of accomplishment. The game is completely designed around the idea that everything should take a reeeeaally long time, to try to make it seem like a long game. Ive spent hours, literally, just riding around like a nationwide scavenger hunt. Its just a chore. The brief gunfights had moments of excitement, but between the insanely horrible controls and the extreme boredom, this just isnt a good video. SO glad I borrowed this from a friend and didnt pay for it. Sorry Rockstar, your reign is over.… Expand
  13. DudeDudeson
    Dec 22, 2020
    5
    Well, I used to love the first RDR. But I played RDR2 after I finished the God of War masterpiece. And I feel quite disappointed. It’s clumpsy, boring and lacks of tension, I can’t understand this high ratings for this game. If you compare it to god of war or ghost of tsushima, it’s boring as hell. Searching for your hat, cleaning your horse, endless Auto-riding, searching for your hat,Well, I used to love the first RDR. But I played RDR2 after I finished the God of War masterpiece. And I feel quite disappointed. It’s clumpsy, boring and lacks of tension, I can’t understand this high ratings for this game. If you compare it to god of war or ghost of tsushima, it’s boring as hell. Searching for your hat, cleaning your horse, endless Auto-riding, searching for your hat, getting bounty for dumb actions, cleaning horse....sorry.… Expand
  14. stasweb
    May 3, 2021
    5
    Technically this game i masterpiece. But story is too long. All you do is watching your horse butt 90% of the time. Boring
  15. andzpinheiro
    May 21, 2021
    5
    So-so western game. The history is common, not weak, but didn't hooked me. Sadie Adler is obviously the best character of the game, but only the stupid male characters had the spotlights. One thing must be said: the graphics are amazing! But only this. If you are seeking for a revolutionary game, try something else.
  16. Ygs
    Feb 24, 2022
    5
    A game that is almost realistic, for what, absolutely boring, bad shooting, boring gameplay, everything about the game is just boring, no replay value.
  17. Hazelvil
    Mar 22, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Очень сильно качественная игра, проработанная, сюжет, графика, качество на высоте. Rockstar вы лучшие!!! ))) Люблю вас , люблю , обожаю, ценю.… Expand
  18. Patosullivan39
    Apr 3, 2022
    5
    6 stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great story and a world you can get lost in best game I’ve ever played
  19. Kemalensar1
    Aug 18, 2022
    5
    Ultimate Super Ultra Mega Awesome Good Game I Love this game. The finale really impressed me.
  20. Aromal
    Sep 2, 2022
    5
    Best open world role playing game with rich character development . A must play.
  21. Metatropic
    Apr 9, 2023
    5
    Everyone in the reviews section of this game likes to incessantly focus on the realism of this game, but no one understands that the other realistic features that rockstar programmed can be extremely tedious. The hunting mechanics (not touched by reviewers in the slightest, but more so by completionists) are completely luck-based and the '10 out of 10' scores likely come from people withEveryone in the reviews section of this game likes to incessantly focus on the realism of this game, but no one understands that the other realistic features that rockstar programmed can be extremely tedious. The hunting mechanics (not touched by reviewers in the slightest, but more so by completionists) are completely luck-based and the '10 out of 10' scores likely come from people with only 1 or 2 playthroughs (I myself, as some reinforcement of credentials, have 603 hours as of writing this review, and 100% completion). Despite it's seriously gripping, and no doubt 10/10 story, rockstar games clearly new that the reviewers, IGN for example, and people that actually matter within the community of gaming, would do the bare minimum and only play through the story once and assemble an effortless review, as was done time and time again with the most dry and overrated game of the century, GTA V, focusing too much on satire and exaggeration of characters, instead of an actually gripping story, which yet still received a 96 on this platform itself. Going for 100% completion a second time, hunting, in vain, I realised that I should review this game for what it is: a game focused only on story and realism, instead of letting people who actually commit to the game enjoy it. 4/10 gameplay, 10/10 everything else, so like a 5 out of 10 overall considering that gameplay is actually more important than whatever the hell rockstar likes to focus on.… Expand
  22. GODOFREDO0809
    Apr 11, 2023
    5
    This game is perfect
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  23. grandrewocuk
    Aug 15, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. İ hate mf micah i wanna shoot him in head and burry him with **** shovel. And john i loved him… Expand
  24. Pu33ylips69
    Jul 26, 2023
    5
    I have come back to try this game over and over again and I just can't bring myself to finish this game. The graphics are beautiful, sure, but the gameplay is below average. Every mission plays out exactly the same, R* uses these bland missions to progress the story but it simply just doesn't work. You'll be exhausted after a few missions, and the slow pace doesn't really help it either.I have come back to try this game over and over again and I just can't bring myself to finish this game. The graphics are beautiful, sure, but the gameplay is below average. Every mission plays out exactly the same, R* uses these bland missions to progress the story but it simply just doesn't work. You'll be exhausted after a few missions, and the slow pace doesn't really help it either. There's not a whole lot to do in the baren open world, besides a few side quests, hunting, or fishing, which feels rather pointless. Most buildings you can't enter or rob, and majority of npcs will pull guns out while your rob them while having a shotgun in their face.… Expand
  25. hggaming
    Jul 24, 2023
    5
    Red Dead Redemption 2, developed by Rockstar Games, was one of the most highly anticipated video game releases in recent memory. Set in the vast open-world landscape of the American Wild West, the game promised an immersive and thrilling experience. While many praised the game's stunning graphics, detailed narrative, and character development, there is a growing sentiment among someRed Dead Redemption 2, developed by Rockstar Games, was one of the most highly anticipated video game releases in recent memory. Set in the vast open-world landscape of the American Wild West, the game promised an immersive and thrilling experience. While many praised the game's stunning graphics, detailed narrative, and character development, there is a growing sentiment among some players that the gameplay itself falls short of expectations. In this article, we will explore the reasons why Red Dead Redemption 2 can be perceived as lacking in excitement and why it may be considered boring by some.

    1. Pacing and Repetitive Activities

    One of the primary complaints about Red Dead Redemption 2 is its slow pacing and the abundance of repetitive activities. The game's realistic portrayal of the Wild West might have been intended to immerse players fully, but it often feels like a burden. Endless horse riding across vast landscapes, maintaining the camp's needs, and completing mundane chores for the gang can become monotonous and tedious after a while. Although realism is important in a game, it shouldn't come at the expense of engaging gameplay.

    2. Limited Interactivity in the Open World

    Despite the expansive and visually impressive open world, the level of interactivity with it is surprisingly limited. Players may expect to engage in various dynamic activities, but many of the in-game events feel scripted and lack meaningful consequences. While there are random encounters and side quests scattered throughout the world, the majority of these interactions are rather superficial, failing to leave a lasting impact on the overall gameplay experience.

    3. Clunky Controls and Mechanics

    Some players have criticized the clunky and often frustrating controls and mechanics of Red Dead Redemption 2. Maneuvering the main character, Arthur Morgan, can feel sluggish and imprecise, particularly during intense combat sequences. Additionally, the game's complex systems, such as weapon management, item crafting, and horse handling, can be overwhelming, leading to a steeper learning curve and potentially deterring casual players.

    4. Limited Player Agency

    While the game's narrative is well-crafted and emotionally charged, it can also be quite linear, leaving little room for player agency. The choices available to the player often have minimal impact on the overall story, leading to a sense of disconnection from the character's progression. A more open-ended approach to the narrative could have added a layer of excitement and replayability to the game.

    5. Lack of Meaningful Rewards

    Red Dead Redemption 2's focus on realism extends to the rewards system, which can feel unrewarding for players seeking a sense of accomplishment. Completing missions and side quests may not always yield substantial rewards, leaving players feeling like their efforts are not adequately recognized. A more balanced reward structure that incentivizes player progress could have made the gameplay more satisfying.

    Conclusion

    While Red Dead Redemption 2 received critical acclaim for its storytelling, world-building, and attention to detail, it's essential to acknowledge that it may not cater to everyone's preferences in terms of gameplay. The slow pace, repetitive tasks, limited interactivity, clunky controls, lack of player agency, and unsatisfying rewards system contribute to the perception of boredom for some players. Ultimately, the game's appeal largely depends on individual tastes, with some players finding the immersive experience captivating, while others may consider it lacking in excitement.    … Expand
  26. chuckdnguyen
    Nov 26, 2018
    4
    Too slow a game. Honestly, I know it's realistic like the actual time period, and it's not grand theft auto (also by rockstar) or far cry / other open world 3rd person shooters where you can fast travel, but riding on a horse takes forever, and you can barely run, and picking up items takes minutes at a time. I know it's realistic, but I sure don't have the time to do every little actionToo slow a game. Honestly, I know it's realistic like the actual time period, and it's not grand theft auto (also by rockstar) or far cry / other open world 3rd person shooters where you can fast travel, but riding on a horse takes forever, and you can barely run, and picking up items takes minutes at a time. I know it's realistic, but I sure don't have the time to do every little action without being able to do it quickly. It's a video game, let me skip some tedious stuff... Quit it after 3 hours. Played the first and beat it, enjoyed story, but also ridiculously slow travel time on horse.… Expand
  27. Nemo888
    Dec 23, 2018
    4
    It feels like the game keeps punishing me. Didn't I pay for this? One lucky shot after getting legendary hides and the game takes them. The game design is creepy and controlling. I'm an adult and my time is valuable. Wasting it grinding only to have it taken away by chance is lame. So much is good about this game but me and my friends agree it is unplayable. It feels like work.
  28. Stuvok
    Dec 25, 2018
    4
    after over a dozen hours I can say the game is painfully overrated. It has a very slow start with a crazy amount of very slow walking and talking. Even once the open world opens up to you... all you do is basic tasks with incredibly long trips. Ride 10 min to punch a guy who owes money once than ride 10 min back to camp. Then do that 3 more times! Ride 10 min to pick somebody up toafter over a dozen hours I can say the game is painfully overrated. It has a very slow start with a crazy amount of very slow walking and talking. Even once the open world opens up to you... all you do is basic tasks with incredibly long trips. Ride 10 min to punch a guy who owes money once than ride 10 min back to camp. Then do that 3 more times! Ride 10 min to pick somebody up to ride 10 min to drop them off then ride back to camp. Ride 10 min to a hunting spot than hunt 1 animal than ride 10 min back to camp. If you hated FF15 and it's car mechanic well it's the same here. Bad boring mission design in a shockingly empty open world. The experience is also hampered by terrible movement mechanics. You walk at a snails pace as if your in Gears of War 1 talking on the radio and you can hold the sprint button to speed up... but you go to full speed automatically and as soon as you let go you are a snail again. Some how there is no jog option so you end up running past things you want or crawling up to them slowly. Shooting feels awful made worse by a awkward implementation of a cover system and the poor movement controls. The game also never seems to remember what weapons I have equipped. It always takes my long arms off my body even though they are hanging on my back not just keeping them on my horse but removing them forcing me to reopen the horse inventory. Maybe the game will improve if the story picks up. But right now it's painfully boring with long drawn out conversations about nothing important with idiots who's names I can't remember. As for the supposed amazing graphics... the best way to describe the game is blurry very blurry.

    I have now beaten the game. It will not be a game I remember fondly. There is only 1 mission in the whole game that I will remember and that was when you rolled up to that house to find the kid. I was really feeling that mission... too bad once you get there the shooting it terrible. I have serious problems with how nearly every single mission is designed and how almost all the story is delivered throughout the game. Everything is tedious without an upside after you bother going through it all. Less than half way through the game and I had all the money I would ever need and fully modified guns, horse, and clothes that I would never need to change. After that almost every side quest in the game was a absolute waste of time with a tiny bit of mediocre story that wasn't worth the travel time. I started to avoid everything and do a straight line for the necessary story line missions because I was done with the game but wanted to know the story. I wouldn't say it was bad but as it started to end I was disappointed with so many actions of the main character that I was totally taken out of the experience. In the rest of the game you can do whatever you want and totally create what type of person you are with your interactions with people. But in the main game I'm thinking "**** you shot that person I liked you are dead". I shoot him mission failed. You also have to just shake your head at how stupid the major fight scenes are. You get 10 hours of 100 people shooting at you as you guys barely move or slowly ride away completely exposed and not a single ****ing person can hit anybody or your horses. It's too absurd for my taste... they needed to design fights better but the AI is so simple they have to throw waves and waves of enemies at you to even force you to move your character. Nothing in this world ever reflects anything that happens. You kill 5 times a towns population and then return the next day and everybody is there. You fight a rival gang that apparently has 1000 men and you have 20. Nothing makes sense.    … Expand
  29. WastedBean
    Nov 4, 2018
    4
    I've put about 20 hours into this game so far, but that's as much as it's getting. Red Dead looks amazing and is technically very impressive, but it is just utterly boring. It's bad enough that you have to bathe and shave, but why make it so painfully slow? Getting around the world is tedious, making even the otherwise fun activities like hunting a chore (you can only carry one carcass atI've put about 20 hours into this game so far, but that's as much as it's getting. Red Dead looks amazing and is technically very impressive, but it is just utterly boring. It's bad enough that you have to bathe and shave, but why make it so painfully slow? Getting around the world is tedious, making even the otherwise fun activities like hunting a chore (you can only carry one carcass at a time and have to drop them off at your camp,and you move glacially slowly around the camp). The controls are awkward and combat is weak. How it has 97 from the pro reviewers is a mystery, but it probably involved pots of money. This game is just a waste of your time, money and 100GB of disk space. A real shame because if you removed all the junk and tweaked the controls and combat there's probably a decent game in there.… Expand
  30. Imperium101
    Nov 1, 2018
    4
    The controls in this game may be the worst I've ever experienced in a "AAA" game - Arthur moves like he's stuck in quicksand and the menus are convoluted and fidgety.

    Literally half the game is riding from point A to B on your horse, and the side activities feel pointless - you can completely ignore bathing, hunting, weather. Completely superfluous. How can people give this game    The controls in this game may be the worst I've ever experienced in a "AAA" game - Arthur moves like he's stuck in quicksand and the menus are convoluted and fidgety.

    Literally half the game is riding from point A to B on your horse, and the side activities feel pointless - you can completely ignore bathing, hunting, weather. Completely superfluous.

    How can people give this game perfect scores when there is so much to tear apart? The "critics" are useless.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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

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Metascore
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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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