Red Dead Redemption 2

 PlayStation 4
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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21344 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,937 out of 21344
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  1. innnnconceivabl
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    Most detailed game I have ever seen. 8 years worth of quality packed into a ridiculous install package. I think this game has been a nonstop rollercoaster of cowboy hijinx. The Lenny bar scene was the best. I feel sorry for PC owners but believe the should not leave any reviews unless the game is released for that system.
  2. GarretD
    Oct 29, 2018
    9
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is the first open world game in which i feel that the world actually is alive and the space is actually put to use instead of just being there.
    I've been absolutely blown away by the attention to detail and been loving the story of this game.
    The only thing i'm not a big fan of is the gun play its very clunky
  3. Bzhdjdd
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    One of the best games this gen love the attention to details no game has come close
  4. PuckMan
    Oct 29, 2018
    3
    Is this a Rockstar game? Where's the fun? Where's the humour?

    Controls are a mess. Characters are boring and miserable. Game feels so and clunky, kinda reminded me of The Order 1886 and The Evil Within 2. User interface is terrible. What the hell are those itty bitty black and white icons? My health? Dead eye meter? No idea. The game doesn't want you to have fun. You have to do    Is this a Rockstar game? Where's the fun? Where's the humour?

    Controls are a mess. Characters are boring and miserable. Game feels so and clunky, kinda reminded me of The Order 1886 and The Evil Within 2.

    User interface is terrible. What the hell are those itty bitty black and white icons? My health? Dead eye meter? No idea.

    The game doesn't want you to have fun. You have to do what the game wants you to do how the game wants you to do it, which usually involves chasing after someone and tying them up or shooting them before they run away otherwise you are punished with game over and long boring re-load screen.

    So much busy work. Everything feels like a chore.

    Mediocre graphics, good but very underwhelming.

    Anything good? Big open game world to explore with lots of detail and things to see and do but the game is ruined by focusing on dull simulation instead of fun gameplay.    … Expand
  5. abbhhazz
    Oct 29, 2018
    5
    Function RDR2():int
    {
    Game is awesomE! BUT! but! I hate consoles! I bought xbox special for this game and ... damn joystick ... not. not .not. and again not to play game on any consoles. and if it game will release on PC one more negative side - AAA game not support russian language (only subs) but I pay same price. so.. A. GamePLay = 9 B. Graphics = 8 C. only consoles no PC    Function RDR2():int
    {
    Game is awesomE!
    BUT! but!
    I hate consoles! I bought xbox special for this game and ... damn joystick ... not. not .not. and again not to play game on any consoles.

    and if it game will release on PC one more negative side - AAA game not support russian language (only subs) but I pay same price.

    so..

    A. GamePLay = 9
    B. Graphics = 8
    C. only consoles no PC = 1
    D. no russian lng (only subs) = 2

    round((9+8+2+2)/4=5.25)=5

    result=5
    }    … Expand
  6. ificouldificoul
    Oct 29, 2018
    9
    This game is absolutely going to divide gamers like nothing else for one very important reason. This game is a SLOW burn hearkening back to the original traditions of the western genre. If you are looking for a tight shooter with an action packed plot like the latest blockbusters you are going to be insanely disappointed. Every second of this game is meant to relish in the constantThis game is absolutely going to divide gamers like nothing else for one very important reason. This game is a SLOW burn hearkening back to the original traditions of the western genre. If you are looking for a tight shooter with an action packed plot like the latest blockbusters you are going to be insanely disappointed. Every second of this game is meant to relish in the constant detail. The plot, the graphics, the characters are all excellent. The realism is enough to make you feel immersed but not so much that this game qualifies as a sim. The controls are very clunky but if you devote the time to them you will be roping bad guys and horses like a pro within a couple hours. That's the truth, this is a game you need to clear your calendar for.… Expand
  7. Gmjh
    Oct 29, 2018
    3
    Incredibly dull. Graphics on the landscapes are excellent. Graphics on the characters is terrible.
  8. DMBSWT
    Oct 29, 2018
    0
    This game really annoyed me on so many levels, I gave up after maybe 4 hours of tediousness.

    It looks nice when you stand still but that's about it, when you move it's nothing but an eye hurting blur. The controls are the epitome of cumbersome, which makes you make mistakes all of the time and that's really bad considering it is already sooOOo slow. You have the option to skip cut    This game really annoyed me on so many levels, I gave up after maybe 4 hours of tediousness.

    It looks nice when you stand still but that's about it, when you move it's nothing but an eye hurting blur. The controls are the epitome of cumbersome, which makes you make mistakes all of the time and that's really bad considering it is already sooOOo slow. You have the option to skip cut scenes, but that isn't an instant skip, it's a few seconds if a black loading screen that is almost as long as what you are skipping. There is no skill involved either, you press auto-aim then fire in combat, that's it- often I had something blocking the way too, between my gun and the enemy, forcing me to move from cover. I was too bored to be in any way immersed in the story, didn't catch my attention at all.

    All in all, a mind numbing experience beginning with a very slow 2 hour intro/tutorial- (I was already thinking I could never replay it at that point).

    I was hoping this game would be amazing, it's not, it's awful.    … Expand
  9. Lendario07
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    Amazing game. Probably the best game I've ever played in my life. Open world alive , that really happen indenpendently from you. Captivating story, striking characters and breathtaking graphics. Extremely pleasant to play, a very satisfying and immersive experience ... Pure quality
  10. Helmuten
    Oct 29, 2018
    9
    In the last 3-4 years or so only Zelda BoTW is better than this game. I't huge world and amazing wildlife, story missions etc. Not far from a perfect 10.
  11. AnasGrzor
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    Best Game better than GTA 5
    Awesome Graphics
    Mechanics are good
    The gore is outstanding
    You have to play it
  12. Reaxvayu
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    I can see why some people find it dull, and the controls are undoubtably a battle. But for all that it's caught me.

    The writing, world, detail, AI, complexity and richness make up for the flaws me at least. Think of it as a long slightly difficult novel. You will get out what you put in. In that sense you can understand why the critics have rated it so highly. They had to finish to it,    I can see why some people find it dull, and the controls are undoubtably a battle. But for all that it's caught me.

    The writing, world, detail, AI, complexity and richness make up for the flaws me at least. Think of it as a long slightly difficult novel. You will get out what you put in. In that sense you can understand why the critics have rated it so highly. They had to finish to it, so were unable to give up in very slow first 5-10 hours (and I can understand why some people have).

    It's only by the end of the third area (about 15 hours in!) That you are really let loose, have mastered the controls and no what you are doing. After those speed bumps it's great

    I can't see myself playing anything else for a long long time.    … Expand
  13. KribelPT
    Oct 29, 2018
    1
    No 4K!
    Publicidade enganosa por parte da sony. A melhor versão é a da Xbox One X.
  14. isaka
    Oct 29, 2018
    7
    Astonishing open world and detailed game design. But these elements don't equal to FUN.
    The game is just not that fun compare to the expectation everyone has before it released.
  15. RBear777
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    Проработанный огромный и живой мир, в котором персонажи живут своей жизнью и реагируют на все действия игрока, особенно если игрок убил известного персонажа. Игра 12/10
  16. Wafflestein
    Oct 29, 2018
    7
    Some of you might wonder why the Critics Score is so high in comparison to User Score. You simply have to invest more playing time than the average critic. 20% into the game you hit a bit of a wall, you begin to no longer enjoy the game on the same level as you did in the beginning and all the beautiful landscapes won't save it. Don't get me wrong RDR2 is a beautiful immerse game but as ISome of you might wonder why the Critics Score is so high in comparison to User Score. You simply have to invest more playing time than the average critic. 20% into the game you hit a bit of a wall, you begin to no longer enjoy the game on the same level as you did in the beginning and all the beautiful landscapes won't save it. Don't get me wrong RDR2 is a beautiful immerse game but as I got older I realized that I needed more content and less tedious mundane tasks that I do from 9-5. It needed to be more than just ride one direction and back to complete a mission.

    So, let's get into the review part.

    Story:
    Last time around I felt more invested in the story. I feel like with every Rockstar game you really care and feel for the characters even though the characters are protagonists with the life of crime. Arthur isn't really a cool character he's just there and whoever you put in his place would be fine. I don't get a sense of his personality to the world. Honestly, if this was GTA 3 and the character didn't talk I would've felt the same way. With all the other characters, every time you do a mission you're like who theis this guy that's giving me this mission, oh okay some random member of the gang. Great... You're not hooked on being that guy or another.

    Mission gameplay:
    The world is big like really big... like I ride for 15 mins kill someone then realize... I have to ride back now... 30 mins spent on just riding. Shooting is clunky and majority of the time is spent using Dead Eye to kill people. The first person then becomes a bit unplayable. The realistic part is there, you definitely can't just walk towards enemies and kill everyone without hiding. On PC, I think the shooting would've been a bit better, but we shall see when it's released.

    Overall experience:
    The game is filled with stuff to do but it feels empty... idk maybe I'm just outgrowing single player campaign games. I'm like 20% into it but I decided to play Wow instead after a while.    … Expand
  17. Tarhmaister
    Oct 29, 2018
    0
    Продавать игру и не делать озвучку в 2018 году просто отвратительно, 0/10 озвученных персонажей в игре.
  18. chobobo
    Oct 29, 2018
    3
    Completely oversold by "professional reviewers". Game would not be great even 5 years ago, let alone today. Gameplay is 10 years behind current games while story is boring and uninspired. And 60+ hours gameplay number comes from being forced to travel for 80% of the time.
  19. bafzel
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    Absolutely amazing. Its so well made in all aspects that i cannot give it any other score than a full one.
  20. Captiosus
    Oct 29, 2018
    8
    I'm well into Chapter 3 as I type this and the more I play the more I realize this game isn't a 9 or 10 game. I'm not even sure it's an 8, even though that's where I'm going to round my score to; I'd give it a 7.5 if I could do half scores.

    Pros: + Beautiful open world + Engaging story, though the protagonist is extremely dense + Open world elements present to the player organically    I'm well into Chapter 3 as I type this and the more I play the more I realize this game isn't a 9 or 10 game. I'm not even sure it's an 8, even though that's where I'm going to round my score to; I'd give it a 7.5 if I could do half scores.

    Pros:
    + Beautiful open world
    + Engaging story, though the protagonist is extremely dense
    + Open world elements present to the player organically rather than as a checklist of things to collect/do.

    Cons:
    - Minutia bogs down every aspect of the game.
    - Gunplay is horrid, significantly worse than the first.
    - Wildly inconsistent crime system.

    The pros speak for themselves, but I must elaborate on the cons. From the very onset of the game, it's made clear that you will be spending a large amount of your playtime managing the minutia of gameplay systems. Wear the appropriate clothing so you're not too hot or cold, or you'll lose stamina. Brush your horse or your horse loses stamina. Eat regularly or you'll lose health and stamina, but don't eat too much or you'll become overweight and have less stamina. Hunt for the camp, pay money for the camp, upgrade the camp (no one else does). Shave and bathe or the townsfolk won't interact with you positively. Clean your guns or they'll lose stats and eventually jam. Make sure you hunt silently and stay downwind so your scent doesn't startle your prey (or use scent masker).

    These systems start out enjoyable but devolve into complete tedium within a few hours -- and they NEVER let up. The quality of the story telling is bogged down entirely by the constant need to play Camping and Outlaw Simulator 1899.

    Also one of the most frustrating elements of the game is the crime system and how inconsistent it is. A couple examples: At one point I forgot to stow my Lancaster Repeater on my saddlebags and accidentially walked into the town of Strawberry holding it. A townsfolk decided I was disturbing the peace by doing so and ran to tell the Sheriff. I thought nothing of it, concluded my business, and left town. Moments later, I had a $10 bounty on my head and lawmen closing in on every side, shooting at me indiscriminantly, all for a disturbing the peace charge. Riding down the road in the second chapter, an O'Driscall man opened fire on me as I passed by and knocked my horse out from under me. I killed him in self defense and hid the body in the woods. A few moments later, after I'm LONG gone from the area, I get a notification that a crime has been reported and I'm wanted for murder with a $40 bounty. Despite no one having seen me there beyond the guy I shot dead.

    These incidents happen frequently. Defending yourself in fist fights or gun fights often ends up with YOU being the target of law. Even if you have high honor and no other bounties on your head. Then sometimes you can get into a fistfight in the middle of town, beat a guy to death, and get no repurcussions at all.

    Rockstar has always been hit-or-miss with their gunplay mechanics and when they initially released the first RDR in 2010 I was scared it would be a miss. Pleasantly the gun play in that game was top notch, better than most other Rockstar games. The same cannot be said for RDR2. The gun mechanics are back to the same old GTA5, sluggish, awful, design that leans heavily on aim assist to be useful. Even Dead Eye is a shell of its former self. I find myself avoiding gunfights entirely because the gunplay is so underwhelming and unrewarding.

    Unlike the first game, I'm not finding myself wanting to complete every challenge, or find every herb, or upgrade every item. The minutia has had an opposite effect on my play. I have one maxed horse and I couldn't give a damn about any others. I'm not busting my ass to buy item upgrades and I'm no longer bothering with camp chores because I'm only going back to camp when I have to launch story missions. It's easier to stay in a hotel or camp out anyway. The first RDR is a game I happily platinumed; RDR2 is a game I'll probably play once and never play again.    … Expand
  21. dogget76
    Oct 29, 2018
    6
    RDR 2 tecnicamente è eccellente, tanto dal punto di vista tecnico quanto da quello artistico. I controlli sono mediocri, muovere il personaggio a volte è un incubo e siamo nel 2018, inibire i controlli arbitrariamente durante alcune sezioni è irritante e in conflitto con il concetto di libertà tanto sbandierata. Le sparatorie sono macchinose, semplicistiche, in una parola 'vecchie'.RDR 2 tecnicamente è eccellente, tanto dal punto di vista tecnico quanto da quello artistico. I controlli sono mediocri, muovere il personaggio a volte è un incubo e siamo nel 2018, inibire i controlli arbitrariamente durante alcune sezioni è irritante e in conflitto con il concetto di libertà tanto sbandierata. Le sparatorie sono macchinose, semplicistiche, in una parola 'vecchie'. Mancano di fisicità e spontaneità, manco fossimo su una ps1. Poi del comparto narrativo parliamone: Il cinema, quello vero, è su un altro pianeta: qui siamo al livello di una serie tv diluita e verbosa, logorrea allo stato puro. Il mestiere della critica pensavo fosse principalmente quello di educare il giocatore e far evolvere il medium: invece ormai sembra solo in grado di compiacere i grossi sviluppatori e irretire gli utenti. Di questo passo avremo sempre più giochi enormi, confezionati irreprensibilmente ma con formule vetuste. bah, contenti voi..… Expand
  22. kpower
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    An adult video game. The realism brings the immersion home for me and I have never seen a more beautiful game. This game is very slow paced, but to it's benefit. There is no GTA ridiculousness here thank god. I will be playing this game for many years both online and off. Stop and smell the roses, its the more realistic open world experience ever made. People who dont like it are mouth breathers!
  23. dyinginbeauty
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    This game is an incredible experience if one allows oneself to give in to it - my advice upfront is not to play this whilst rotating other games, but to commit oneself to it.

    Don't pay attention to critics who say the controls are clunky and minor details are a chore - controls take time to get used to, but once figured out they become intuitive whereby basic actions like drinking    This game is an incredible experience if one allows oneself to give in to it - my advice upfront is not to play this whilst rotating other games, but to commit oneself to it.

    Don't pay attention to critics who say the controls are clunky and minor details are a chore - controls take time to get used to, but once figured out they become intuitive whereby basic actions like drinking coffee, loading your horse saddle with items, drawing from your saddle when dismounting etc. becomes all second nature to your control of Arthur.

    The atmosphere achieved in this game, made possible by the graphics engine, voice acting, musical score, and sheer level of detail in the open world is unlike anything I have seen before.

    It might be boring for some who want an action based game, but for those who want a deep, atmospheric experience, and who can allow themselves to be patient in learning and reading up the basics will be highly rewarded.

    If you give it a go play with the mobile/tablet app alongside - put the map on this whilst turning on only the compass ingame - creates an even better experience imo.    … Expand
  24. RafaMondini
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    This is BY FAR the BEST game I've ever played. Nothing seems to get even close to what Rockstar Games did this time. Red Dead Redemption II is a MASTERPIECE.
  25. Atermi
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    The PC-only whiners try to ruin Metacritiс for what's obviously the best game of the year and the first game to surpass the Witcher 3 in terms of quality.
    Good luck with that, lol.
  26. Zakspeed
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    Best game of this generation. Attention to details is at its top! All the beauty of the wild of the west!
    U can play it as an action game or relax with a ride on your horse.
    Stunnig!
  27. TuPicheDios
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    Se ve de puta madre en el Xbox one x, con gráficos y rendimientos mejor a las de ps4
  28. Zerfyx
    Oct 29, 2018
    4
    Where to start. RDR2 has some amazing things in it, but it is not a good game beacouse of it. While some things are amazing, others are among the worst i've seen ever in any game, genre or system.

    The good: The world is amazing, I spent several hours just riding around, hunting, chatting with strangers and helping out people i met on the road. The story's good, not great, but    Where to start. RDR2 has some amazing things in it, but it is not a good game beacouse of it. While some things are amazing, others are among the worst i've seen ever in any game, genre or system.

    The good:
    The world is amazing, I spent several hours just riding around, hunting, chatting with strangers and helping out people i met on the road.
    The story's good, not great, but serviceable, as are the characters.
    Voice acting is impressive, but the random conversations you can strike up with anyone still sound weird, very much like how oblivions conversations between NPCs would sound.

    The Bad: Controls are a mess, always have been in Rockstars games, appart from, for some reason, RDR1.
    It's buggy, Several times i've been unable to continue on in a mission, being forced to throw a dynamite at my feet to reset it.
    QTEs somehow made its way into the game, and it's worse than ever before, being that you don't even get told what button to press, nor does it make sense for the action you do with it. My most remembered case was a woman charging me with a knife while i was trying to lasso her. Instant kill. I reload and do it again, this time pressing block when she attacks. Instant kill. Last time, i got pissed off and tried to punch her in her face, and my character sidestepped her, tripping and disarming her. Bad design.

    The UGLY:
    The bounty system is the worst i've ever seen in a game. The idea is cool, and when it works, it's amazing. You do a crime, someone sees you and they report you to the law, you can stop them by either threatening or killing them. Sounds good, right? Problem is, say you kill a guy on a road, you leave and someone stumbles onto the corpse. he then tells the law that he found a body and you INSTANTLY get a bounty on you. Despite being long gone when anyone showed up, despite never been seen there. Another example, you try to rob a train, you go there, start taking out the guards, having stopped the train in the middle of noware. Suddenly, there's lawmen there, having had the "Crime reported" as the games calls it. You get a bounty, roughly 200-300 dollars, for earning maybe 80. Here comes the worst part though. The only way to get ridd of a bounty is for you to pay it off. So, you rob a train, you get 200 dollars bounty and 80 dollars of loot, that's a loss of 120 dollars. It doesn't make sense. Even worse, is that if you have a bounty, you get lawmen or bounty hunters looking for you. If they kill you, they take some of your money (seems to be around 10%), you wake up.... and you still have the bounty. Say that you kill the lawmen or hunters? Well, your bounty goes up for each you kill, even if you kill every single one, so no one can report it back to them. As i said, the bounty system is the worst ever made. Fix that, and i'll raise my score to close to an 8    … Expand
  29. shaman7207
    Oct 29, 2018
    5
    Я поражен, как Рокстар умудрились потратить 8 лет на Sims в декорациях Дикого Запада. С реализмом они явно переборщили. Играть ппц скучно, все медленно, куча ненужных элементов, какой-то нафиг не сдавшийся гринд. Это точно игра от Рокстар, а не очередной выживастик?Я поражен, как Рокстар умудрились потратить 8 лет на Sims в декорациях Дикого Запада. С реализмом они явно переборщили. Играть ппц скучно, все медленно, куча ненужных элементов, какой-то нафиг не сдавшийся гринд. Это точно игра от Рокстар, а не очередной выживастик?
  30. megajibba
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    This game is a masterpiece in every sense of the word. The world is truly immersive and draws you in straight away, i have spent the entire weekend playing this game and i still feel like i have barley scratched the surface. The best way to play is to take your time and try to experience everything it has to offer. There has been times where i have gone off to complete one side mission etcThis game is a masterpiece in every sense of the word. The world is truly immersive and draws you in straight away, i have spent the entire weekend playing this game and i still feel like i have barley scratched the surface. The best way to play is to take your time and try to experience everything it has to offer. There has been times where i have gone off to complete one side mission etc and spent hours breaking off from the main story just getting side tracked in the world and what it has to offer. i see the game as more of a life simulator where you become Arthur Morgan and in my opinion this is what makes the game great. i love the realism of having to eat, sleep and bath i don't find it boring or a chore as others are suggesting i think it adds to the immersion and makes the game all that much better. looking after your camp and been able to talk and interact with anyone in the game world makes the game feel lived in and alive. The shooting mechanic is great and feels weighted having to cock your gun before you pull the trigger adds a new challenge to combat. This game has been 8 years in the making and it has been well worth the wait, i think Rockstar have topped the bar yet again with Red Dead redemption 2 and set the standard of what an open world game and what a triple A title in general should be. This is easily the game of this generation and is one of my top 3 games of all time.… Expand
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#1 Best PS4 Game of 2018
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#2 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2018
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#2 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2018

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Metascore
97

Universal acclaim - based on 99 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 98 out of 99
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 99
  3. Negative: 0 out of 99
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2019
    95
    It’s an huge, outstanding piece of art – worth the hard-earned cash as well as countless hours that are needed to get to know at least some of the attractions of Rockstar’s rendition of Wild West. For those who put story first – the biggest virtue of Red Dead Redemption 2 is that it sets the stage for RDR 1 and does it wonderfully. [13/2018, p.40]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 31, 2018
    100
    Amazing not only for Western lovers. No other game has probably offered so many options to express yourself in the open world, and at the same time did not have such an interesting, rough and moving story. A magnificent experience, with a slightly slower start. [Issue#291]
  3. TrueGaming
    Nov 30, 2018
    95
    The first new game from Rockstar for this generation of consoles doesn't disappoint, it is as impressive as you hoped it to be.
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