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. Sabardo
    Oct 31, 2018
    0
    RDR2 leaves gamer bored after few hours. Story and its characters lack the interesting profile the prequal had. Game is pretty and map is big but the almost empty wasteland is just way too uninteresting to be explored. There are few laughs here and there but most of these are just meme worthy jokes.
  2. Legend6
    Oct 26, 2018
    8
    This is an art of game.
    But not just a very fun game.
    And little boring....
  3. fancypoop
    Nov 3, 2018
    10
    the game is as immersive as a baptism and the holocaust am i right id give it a longer more in depth review if i wasn't a man child
  4. RomeoSaint
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    This is a true masterpiece. Don't be fooled by the red reviews, these are just unhappy PC players who are only hating and not reviewing.
  5. RurouniMaickel
    Oct 27, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jugando el Juego en PS4 PRO le falta mejor definición Gráfica y tiene bajones de fps. Por lo demás Bien… Expand
  6. Daworox
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    Superb open world with so many intricate detail and excellent story telling campaign.
    A must play for any true gamer (just like Witcher 3).
  7. Barbod
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    Every thing is perfect in red dead 2 . That's what we expect from this game.
  8. JunCLJ
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    I really have no idea why the PC gamers come in to pull down the user score? This is a great game, if you like GTA5, you must play this game. Very enjoyable game. For those PC gamers, please get yourself a PS4 now! I am same like you too, I'm a PC gamer too but with a PS4 in the same time. Nobody is discriminating you! Go buy a PS4 now, 12 months installment it is very cheap. I don'tI really have no idea why the PC gamers come in to pull down the user score? This is a great game, if you like GTA5, you must play this game. Very enjoyable game. For those PC gamers, please get yourself a PS4 now! I am same like you too, I'm a PC gamer too but with a PS4 in the same time. Nobody is discriminating you! Go buy a PS4 now, 12 months installment it is very cheap. I don't believe you can't afford to buy it.… Expand
  9. 5kyn3t
    Oct 27, 2018
    1
    Looks great, characters are interesting, but the gameplay... I played the first one, but had to quit rdr2 after 8 hours cause it felt like it was just wasting my time. I think I'll replay the first one.
  10. deftones034
    Oct 26, 2018
    4
    The first time i booted up the game on ps4 pro my heart sank. I had such high expectations for this game in the graphical department but what a letdown! 20 hours in and the game is good no doubt! Controls are a little clunky but what Rockstar game isn't. But, in this age of graphics WARS, when people WANT TRUE 4K!!!!!!!!! Rockstar games should know better then to put out a game for nextThe first time i booted up the game on ps4 pro my heart sank. I had such high expectations for this game in the graphical department but what a letdown! 20 hours in and the game is good no doubt! Controls are a little clunky but what Rockstar game isn't. But, in this age of graphics WARS, when people WANT TRUE 4K!!!!!!!!! Rockstar games should know better then to put out a game for next gen that looks like past gen...way past gen!… Expand
  11. Zisis151
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    The most boring experience I've had in gaming since forever.. 10hours in and this game offers nothing outside of horse riding and fetch quests. Gunplay is just a GTA copy/paste and as for the characters, I bet that if I close my eyes I'd have a hard time finding who is who because they all sound the same.

    People joke left and right about "walking simulators" in games but this is LITERAL    The most boring experience I've had in gaming since forever.. 10hours in and this game offers nothing outside of horse riding and fetch quests. Gunplay is just a GTA copy/paste and as for the characters, I bet that if I close my eyes I'd have a hard time finding who is who because they all sound the same.

    People joke left and right about "walking simulators" in games but this is LITERAL horse riding simulation. Stay the **** away from this.    … Expand
  12. Esshadow
    Oct 26, 2018
    4
    Just like most open world games, the novelty wears off and the world feels dead. It has nice gunplay but it gets repetitive fast and its story is its only saving grace.
  13. javer
    Oct 26, 2018
    3
    I don't know but something is off in this game, game play is meh, the graphic are great, but not that great. Story is so so.... IT IS NOT THE BEST GAME EVER...FOR sure. It remember me Mass Effect Andromeda so yeah I'm comparing this game to Mass Effect Andromeda.
  14. djaysteven
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    Can't even begin to explain how disappointed i am, i almost dare to say it's the most boring game ever made in my 30 years of gaming, ok the scenery is nice, like most recent next Gen games nothing more nothing less, but the faces of the characters are so last Gen it hurts my eyes lol.. And every time the game speeds up a little bit couple seconda later u get slowed down again due toCan't even begin to explain how disappointed i am, i almost dare to say it's the most boring game ever made in my 30 years of gaming, ok the scenery is nice, like most recent next Gen games nothing more nothing less, but the faces of the characters are so last Gen it hurts my eyes lol.. And every time the game speeds up a little bit couple seconda later u get slowed down again due to another boring conversation or a cutscene or deep snow or pick your reason.. Looting a corpse takes 3-4 seconds wtf and looting in general is so much pain in the *ss as u barely notice where to loot I'm the first place, all the actions u have to long press to waste some more time I'm not surprised this is a 70 hour game lol..
    To end my disappointment auto aim shooting, fishing and hunting all at a senior pace I rather play Tetris, I hope the online gets better or i wasted some more money to loadstar, no slowstar :) slow ass redemption 2 big no for me :(    … Expand
  15. Cheesie_Wotsit
    Oct 26, 2018
    3
    Grand Theft Auto V DLC mixed in with Assassins Creed 3. That's what i've gotten from this after 10 hours of play. Won't bother finishing it as i'm bored now. Too grindy and not much going on other than the usual stuff that we've already played in a Rockstar game a million times over already. Runs poorly with bad frame rate dips and clunky controls. Just watch someone stream it.
  16. Chrom1
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    Extremely slow, with tons of unnecessary additions that only worsen the game.
  17. Abbeldydoo
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    Game graphics seems a bit blurry on PS4 Pro and it doesn't run as well as what i was seeing in the videos they showed leading up to the release.
  18. Skyblue93
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    Overhyped by the gaming media. Not to be trusted. Paid reviews. The game is more or less another generic open world.

    The amount of so called “details” or “animations” are the result of overworking their employees to death. If they are going to do that anyways at least design a better inventory system and open world instead of focusing on minute details that don’t really add anything to    Overhyped by the gaming media. Not to be trusted. Paid reviews. The game is more or less another generic open world.

    The amount of so called “details” or “animations” are the result of overworking their employees to death. If they are going to do that anyways at least design a better inventory system and open world instead of focusing on minute details that don’t really add anything to the gameplay itself.    … Expand
  19. Gamexss
    Oct 26, 2018
    2
    Very overdone game. media has given too many points. the game is very heavy and seedy. but the graphics are nice. There is nothing else beautiful.
  20. TwiteerForm
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    Vejo que não evoluiu como devia, além de ter várias partes repetitivas e cansativas, não se mostra superior a GTA 5 e não entendo porque existir um jogo assim tão ''Chato''.
  21. iMetaCritic
    Oct 26, 2018
    1
    Honestly, really disappointed with this, it seems like GTA V was Rockstars last hurrah. This game doesnt improve on GTA V, not even graphically.
  22. cruzando
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    I might change my outlook later but I went in expecting it to be on Nintendo’s level of quality but it wasn’t. I just stopped playing after getting it at midnight so it’s good for a long play as I’m not finished but so far it’s very repetitive and very slow. I don’t recommend it until a price drop later on.
  23. sidex100
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    Bored ananistic gameplay.
    I do not like westerns. Infinite sandbox, no active gameplay.
    **** for consoles.
    The worst gaming experience in the last few years.
  24. ozymandingo
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    This game is bland, generic and offers nothing new to the genre. It had the potential to be a great game, but ended up with as much substance as a coleslaw.
  25. clinfor
    Oct 26, 2018
    3
    It crashed multiple times on PS4 Pro even after downloading 3 patches. As for the game itself it is very boring and clunky. The character movement is not natural at all. Regarding the story mode it looks like it was a rushed release like God o War: out of place cutscenes and out of place missions
  26. Hydrochoos
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    Just a horse riding simulator. Ride horse, shoot something get bored. How can all these people give it 10 when it's been out mere hours.......
  27. Skhitzoid
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    Just a horse riding simulator. Ride horse, shoot something get bored. How can all these people give it 10 when it's been out mere hours.. No better than the original borefest of horse riding.
  28. Alex0001
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    Симулятор лошади езди езди езди езди ничего интересного тут нет
  29. Germaniumer
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    This game is good at graphics and atmosphere as western, but its operationality is very poor and we have to learn too many things to play well.
  30. Julious
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    The game looks like GTA 5, sometimes it seems that this is it, only with mods. Rockstar had a good advertising campaign, but I personally did not like the game. At the beginning, she tries to seem interesting, but these are just scripts to start the game.
  31. DIMXX
    Oct 26, 2018
    2
    плюсы игры - графика и проработка. Минусы - скучно, растянуто, делать нечего, мало событий, много езды на лошади и болтовни. Подойдет тем кто в восторге от вестернов и разговоров в играх, так как по сути это просто игровой фильм. Остальным скучно и покупать не советую!!!плюсы игры - графика и проработка. Минусы - скучно, растянуто, делать нечего, мало событий, много езды на лошади и болтовни. Подойдет тем кто в восторге от вестернов и разговоров в играх, так как по сути это просто игровой фильм. Остальным скучно и покупать не советую!!!
  32. Observable
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    The worst game I've ever played. Completely overrated due to its graphics and visual effects
  33. IanHall
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    The first thing to not is that this game is huge, it takes a lot of space on the drive and is a massive memory suck. It's really clunky. I'm running it on a brand new ROG power laptop and the lag is fierce. The game play is also problematic, I've only played for a couple of hours and the missions have become repetitive and tedious. There is no doubt that it's pretty, and the imagery holdsThe first thing to not is that this game is huge, it takes a lot of space on the drive and is a massive memory suck. It's really clunky. I'm running it on a brand new ROG power laptop and the lag is fierce. The game play is also problematic, I've only played for a couple of hours and the missions have become repetitive and tedious. There is no doubt that it's pretty, and the imagery holds out the promise of something better, but the gloss comes off pretty quickly.… Expand
  34. gunblazerx
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    A game with great potential ruined by a terrible company. Hope rockstar learns one day.
  35. Triciadahuntrss
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    I have been waiting for this game for quite a while. I have to say I am disappointed. 1. Just because you play GTA5 doesn’t mean you know how to work the controller. Some people are new to gaming and a how to would be awesome. ONLINE PLAY?????????not available until maybe November 2018??? Wish i would have know that, I would have not bought the game until the beta was tested, and itI have been waiting for this game for quite a while. I have to say I am disappointed. 1. Just because you play GTA5 doesn’t mean you know how to work the controller. Some people are new to gaming and a how to would be awesome. ONLINE PLAY?????????not available until maybe November 2018??? Wish i would have know that, I would have not bought the game until the beta was tested, and it was working. This is only a single player game, and honestly i am disappointed. Rockstar should have done a better job at saying NO online play until way later,,,, but they are i the business of making money, and by admitting the truth, that would not have money in their bank accounts.… Expand
  36. SoundoftheSun
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    Truly incredible game, Rockstar really knows how write a story and characters. World design could have been little bit more interesting, but other than that it's great.

    Graphics - 9.7 / 10
    Story - 10 / 10
    Gameplay - 8.9 / 10
    Innovations compared to previous game - 9 / 10
    Conclusion: 10 / 10
  37. RehabJip
    Nov 18, 2018
    10
    The game may have been a long time in the making but it was sure worth the wait. The game takes Red Dead Redemption 1 and improves on it in every way. A bigger, more immersive open world. Tons more random encounters and character interactions. Better game mechanics and more.

    This game is also one of the generally more immersive games I have ever played. When your horse has balls that    The game may have been a long time in the making but it was sure worth the wait. The game takes Red Dead Redemption 1 and improves on it in every way. A bigger, more immersive open world. Tons more random encounters and character interactions. Better game mechanics and more.

    This game is also one of the generally more immersive games I have ever played. When your horse has balls that shrivel up in the snow and hang low in the heat to me that is detail (not that my main focus are the horse balls) but that's just one example of how ever aspect of this game goes out of its way to give you a realistic cowboy, outlaw experience. Another example is that your hair grows and you have to keep cutting it and shaving to maintain your character or you can grow out your beard to change your appearance to avoid being recognized if your wanted.

    This show me that Rockstar knows how to make a game and companies like Bethesda Game Studios can take a lesson from them on how to make an RPG, with online elements that everyone, with all gaming styles, can enjoy.    … Expand
  38. weisscraft
    Jan 13, 2019
    10
    I've passed the game through the end. And only 25% of players did this by the moment (this fact is got from PS achievements statistics). So most of the negative commenters don't have right to judge the game. It's completely 10/10.
  39. uncomkind
    Sep 27, 2019
    10
    Brilliant, as expected. The most technologically advanced game with one of the greatest stories ever told in videogames.
  40. Samovar_1
    Sep 21, 2019
    10
    Игра шедевр. Огромный открытый мир, куча заданий(причем интересных),хорошый онлайн,сюжет классный,проработка до мельчайших подробностей абсолютно всего,и многое другое.10/10
  41. Sadegh999
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    Masterpiece,idk how to explain that!!!beautiful graphic and detailed texture,I love it.
  42. AdamKB
    Sep 28, 2019
    10
    From having the best graphics on consoles to this day ... to probably the best story and ending in Gaming . Alongside having the best open world ever created and also the best protagnist . This is the game of the generation alongside the witcher 3 .
  43. Lisu
    Sep 29, 2019
    10
    This is the best game what I ever played, fantastic story and chatacters, so mamy detalis. Graphic in this game is absolute top video games
  44. xLoCk1E
    Oct 9, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great graphics, historically correct, always having a great time. Make sure u have high honour really makes you feel proud at the end in what you have accomplished, also play at your own pace and appreciate rockstars greatest protagonist (Arthur Morgan) also the great antagonists (Dutch and Micah).… Expand
  45. Fixyourgame
    Aug 11, 2020
    0
    Online is a complete disaster. They only care about GTAO and left this game in complete anarchy. 7 months without an update and when they added it turns into a chaotic buggy mess. Rockstar on his way to beat EA for the worst videogame company ever.
  46. Gwyndolin
    Dec 7, 2018
    7
    I feel like I've been told one of the biggest lies by game journalism.
    The game is a real chore to play. I never watch "Let's Play" videos and even I think I should have just watched the Let's Play of this game's story missions and probably felt better about the game than actually playing it.
    The game's beautiful and the attention to detail is there....but at the end of the day, it's    I feel like I've been told one of the biggest lies by game journalism.
    The game is a real chore to play. I never watch "Let's Play" videos and even I think I should have just watched the Let's Play of this game's story missions and probably felt better about the game than actually playing it.
    The game's beautiful and the attention to detail is there....but at the end of the day, it's just not fun to play.
    Usually, I believe in rating a game by how well it executed its strengths, to be exceptional at what it tries to do, rather than trying to be decent at everything. But the caveat here is that, the weaknesses of a game should not interfere with the enjoyment of its strengths. The controls/gameplay/quality of life elements for this game is a horrendous mess and to me that detracts from its merits in realism/visual/story, and to be completely honest with myself, I don't even think the story is that great. It is typical off the wall GTA nonsense trying to fit inside a realistic western shell.
    I was on board the hype train because i enjoyed Red Dead Redemption 1 very much back on PS3, so it especially hurts when it let me down.
    It's not all bad, I feel like it's a love/hate relationship when it comes to this game. In one moment I am in awe with the visual or amused by character interactions/dialogue, and immediately followed by frustrating controls and tiresome gameplay.    … Expand
  47. KoreRupt
    Sep 24, 2019
    10
    I wouldn't call RDR2 a game. I never felt the need to turn the 'game' on to control Arthur and shoot random NPCs etc.

    The thing I would call it... is an experience. A window into a slice of a wild west set living world. I wanted to continuously carry on living as Arthur in the world, seeing what happened next to him and the gang, finding myself deeply invested in each character I    I wouldn't call RDR2 a game. I never felt the need to turn the 'game' on to control Arthur and shoot random NPCs etc.

    The thing I would call it... is an experience. A window into a slice of a wild west set living world.

    I wanted to continuously carry on living as Arthur in the world, seeing what happened next to him and the gang, finding myself deeply invested in each character I met along the bumpy ride of a journey.

    It's rare that a game comes along so well poised to steal a persons time but I cannot recommend putting on your spurs and taking this adventure in its stride. Give Arthur a chance and i'm sure you won't be disappointed, from the story to the graphics and more.

    Ps. Also it has some multiplayer too (but it gets a 10 out of 10 for singleplayer alone from me).    … Expand
  48. erfanbasket
    Feb 20, 2019
    10
    10/10 must play dont judge it by first hours. there is a lot of things to learn so dont get frustrated.
  49. MagiCPSG
    Sep 20, 2019
    10
    The most immersive open world game ever made at that date. Everything in this world is so credible and realistic, and Arthur Morgan is a touching character, I really loved RDR2. Thanks Rockstar, i'm not a fan of GTA but RDR is really the kind of games I love.
  50. chrisd19844
    Dec 22, 2018
    7
    There's a lot of mixed reception on this game, so I decided to break it down into the pros/cons. Obviously you can't trust a lot of critics as they've given special perks for providing games/movies/music with favorable reviews.

    Pros: -The game itself is probably a masterpiece. Massive open world with tons of side missions and a lot of content that will take you a year to fully    There's a lot of mixed reception on this game, so I decided to break it down into the pros/cons. Obviously you can't trust a lot of critics as they've given special perks for providing games/movies/music with favorable reviews.

    Pros:

    -The game itself is probably a masterpiece. Massive open world with tons of side missions and a lot of content that will take you a year to fully appreciate.
    -The writing in the game is the best I've seen, probably even better than Last of Us. You really get a feel you're immersed in this world.
    -The graphics are stellar, easily blow away anything else out there right now.
    -Arthur Morgan is a pretty cool character - humble, yet still has a complex personality.

    Cons:

    -You've probably heard of the awful weapons wheel controls already - whoever thought this out should be reprimanded. You literally have to keep selecting the item/weapon you want after any major cut scene or deviance in the story. It doesn't sound like a big deal, but when you have to do it multiple times every few minutes it just gets tedious.
    -The first few hours of game are very slow, but it's mostly just to teach you the (sometimes dreadful) controls.
    -Online portion is a mess still, let's hope they get it sorted!
    -Probably my biggest complaint with the game is the politically correct agenda they inserted into the story. Myself like many others play games to escape this sort of thing, not be further subjected to it. Unfortunately Rockstar has also fallen victim to the PC agenda. You can see it a lot in the game, how it's okay to shoot Caucasian men and how Caucasian men are the enemy, yet there are almost no missions where you shoot a woman or a black man or a red man. In fact, all of the missions involving black/natives make them out to be saints. And of course I'm sure you've heard about the feminist views in the game as well, which is also pretty odd at times. I'm not a super political person but I do sense the game is trying to have an agenda at times. It doesn't allow you to go on the indian reserve and shoot anyone - but hey, killing Southern Caucasians is alright. Yeah...not cool!

    But if you can look past the PC stuff and the weapons wheel issues, the game is pretty solid and will keep you entertained for many a long evening.    … Expand
  51. Ishi123
    Mar 17, 2020
    1
    Boring, tedious, and throws you in the deep end without explaining anything to you. The game has about a billion mechanics that it refuses to explain well enough for you to understand. This game is trash compared to the first game and I'm sad that Rockstar decided to take 11 years to make a babysitting simulator instead of a sequel to one of my favorite games ever. Total waste of time and money.
  52. JJHLH
    Feb 9, 2019
    10
    I’ve changed my mind completely about this game. I initially played it for 15 hours and sold it. After two months I began to wonder if I had made a mistake so I purchased the Ultimate Edition when it was on sale. Perhaps it was because I took the extra time to learn the controls, or was in a better frame of mind to approach the game the second time, enjoying the beauty and theI’ve changed my mind completely about this game. I initially played it for 15 hours and sold it. After two months I began to wonder if I had made a mistake so I purchased the Ultimate Edition when it was on sale. Perhaps it was because I took the extra time to learn the controls, or was in a better frame of mind to approach the game the second time, enjoying the beauty and the characters without trying too hard to complete every task, but now I fully appreciate what a monumental achievement this game is. The more I play it the more I admire and enjoy it, which is one of the best things I can say about any game. I love spending time in this world with these characters. I also like the humor.… Expand
  53. UltiDK
    Sep 21, 2019
    8
    Red Dead Redemption 2 isn't a masterpiece, but it still a great game, that you need to get.
    The story is the highlight of the game, with many great and memorable characters. There's a lot of emotional moments throughout the game All of the voice actors did a great job. The world is also absolutely stunning, and the graphics are among the best i've ever seen in a video game. The soundtrack    Red Dead Redemption 2 isn't a masterpiece, but it still a great game, that you need to get.
    The story is the highlight of the game, with many great and memorable characters. There's a lot of emotional moments throughout the game All of the voice actors did a great job. The world is also absolutely stunning, and the graphics are among the best i've ever seen in a video game. The soundtrack is also amazing.

    Now, the gameplay really doesn't live up to the standard the story and graphics sets. Shooting pretty much just consists of pressing the aim button, after which the game instantly pretty much aim-locks on an enemy. This means that the shooting gets boring because of how much it helps you. Even the melee and stealth is very simple. Also, like in pretty much every other Rockstar game, the missions need to be completed in an exact way. You never get to choose your own approach, and the mission objectives are very specific. However, when exploring the open world, you'll get to spend your time doing other things, such as fishing, hunting, playing cards and just exploring. These things are actually pretty well put together, however the fishing and hunting quickly gets repetitive. It really feels like Rockstar's attention was on making a very detailed game instead of making good gameplay, with beards automatically growing, and of course, the infamous horse balls that shrink in the cold.    … Expand
  54. Tahj
    Nov 19, 2018
    9
    Having played and enjoyed Red Dead Redemption, I assumed I would enjoy Red Dead Redemption 2. Even so, it surprised me with just how swiftly it ascended through my top 10, oftentimes shredding the competition, to rest in the second spot of said top 10.

    This game really is a marvel, and I must've thought to myself dozens of times 'how did Rockstar pull this off on console?' (PSPro    Having played and enjoyed Red Dead Redemption, I assumed I would enjoy Red Dead Redemption 2. Even so, it surprised me with just how swiftly it ascended through my top 10, oftentimes shredding the competition, to rest in the second spot of said top 10.

    This game really is a marvel, and I must've thought to myself dozens of times 'how did Rockstar pull this off on console?' (PSPro user). Between environmental details, LoD, draw distance, animations, incredibly low pop-in, etc., it's at times difficult to fathom.

    Gameplay-wise, my biggest skepticism pre-release was the sim-like aspects I kept hearing about - from maintaining your health and cleanliness, to your horse's health and cleanliness, to keeping watch on food going bad, keeping your weight in a good range, keeping your guns cleaned, and the list goes on. Thankfully I found none of these things detracted from the main focus of the game even a bit. I could've spent eons hunting, fishing, and doing other non-mission activities if I chose, but only doing them sparingly was enough to satisfy both me and the game's requirements.

    Missions, be they main, side, or 'pop-up', I found to be excellent probably 90% of the time, with the remaining 10% being just fine. The writing in particular, as well as the voice acting and performance capture, all play enormous roles in making it all so interesting. The music surrounding numerous interactions and set pieces is spot-on, fantastic, with my only complaints being I wish I'd heard more of it when outside of these times, and why isn't the soundtrack released yet?!

    Arthur as the player-character is so well done, with Rockstar finding the sweet spot between pre-defined character and blank slate that other games struggle with. His character arc is told wonderfully, with the addition of his journal in game offering a fair amount of insight into his tale as the story rolls on.

    I'd say this game is often what you make of it. You can hunt and fish, play poker or other games, explore constantly, and do many things outside of outlaw-style activities if you so choose. It isn't always robbin' and runnin', shoot-em-up, action all the time, but if you want that, you can get pretty close...however, in doing so, I think you miss out on a lot of the immersion this game can bring.

    The game isn't without a few flaws, of course...

    The controls are unintuitive and inconsistent, which when you look at how much has been done in this game in every other area, it's a shame this critical section was done so sloppy. It took a good while for me to get used to them, and even then... You may have played some games where it seems you stare at the mini-map more than the wider world before you? This can feel similar at times, except rather than the mini-map, it's staring at the bottom-right corner for which button to press, because of the inconsistencies I mentioned (for an easy example, looting bodies is triangle, but looting items from a lockbox is square).

    Where combat is concerned, it takes it fiddling with the settings a fair amount to feel right, at least it did for me. Once I got it there though, I found it great.

    Lastly, most missions and side-quests, once you undertake one, means you do it right then, through to the end. There's very little going round and collecting quests to then do at your fancy. They are generally highly-scripted, with little room for innovation on the player's part. This didn't bother me that much, honestly - it was more the peripheral things. As an example, my not wanting to move up in a shooting sequence because I could hit the enemies from where I was perfectly fine...but my gang member along on the mission wanted to, and eventually they get far enough away I inadvertently 'abandon' them, and have to restart the checkpoint.

    That's that...despite my complaints and pre-release skepticism, as I said, RDR2 has leapt to nigh the top of my list of games. I've had a ton of fun exploring this world, and on my second playthrough now, doing things differently, and enjoying it all again!    … Expand
  55. Bo_Hazem
    Dec 13, 2018
    7
    A good game overall, yet it's 10% core game and 90% chores. It would be great if the fights were engaging and challenging, yet it's too clunky and at the same time too easy. So much amazing things inside the game yet stained with lots of boredom during your journey in the game.
  56. cucarambas95
    Jan 24, 2019
    10
    Great game, thank you Rockstar! Amazing characters, plot. The best game I've ever played. It is a pity that not all ways to evaluate this brilliant work. People in 2018 love to play fortnite where you don’t need to think and empathize...
  57. dzoniblejz
    Sep 20, 2019
    10
    Best game i have ever played. In one word - masterpiece. Story and graphics are on highest level,open world is so great and alive that will never get you bored. Only thing that i found frustrating were controls,but everything else is 10/10. Such a lovely experience.
  58. robin2_3
    Feb 4, 2019
    10
    After two playthroughs I can safely say that Red Dead Redemption 2 is truly a masterpiece! Rockstar Games has created the most innovative game since The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. I truly mean that no other game since The Witcher 3 has been this innovative. Never have I played a game with such a big open world and such attention to detail. Rockstar has truly outdone themselves with this one.After two playthroughs I can safely say that Red Dead Redemption 2 is truly a masterpiece! Rockstar Games has created the most innovative game since The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. I truly mean that no other game since The Witcher 3 has been this innovative. Never have I played a game with such a big open world and such attention to detail. Rockstar has truly outdone themselves with this one. Not only is the world big and filled with small details and lore, but it also has the best-written story in any videogame ever created! I have never heard such compelling and smartly written dialogue in any game before. This game has over 500 000 recorded lines of dialogue, it is truly unbelievable! And the gameplay is just amazing, a little clunky at first (which is usual with a Rockstar game), but you will quickly grow accustomed to them. As always you can mess around with the controls in the options menu.

    To sum it all up, this game is almost perfect and it`s hard to say anything bad about it. Most definitely a must-buy. 10/10!    … Expand
  59. Niiiissan
    Mar 8, 2019
    10
    I have made This account just to gave the game 10
    It's Masterpiece That we will remember it for generations
  60. Martynas98
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    Very boring gameplay! 99% of the game you press A button and nothing more. The whole game is about only riding the horse
  61. Chegolya
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Затянутая и скучная игра. Просто невозможно получить удовольствие от пары часов игры. За два года так и не прошел.
  62. Jay21
    Sep 21, 2019
    9
    one of the best games I have ever played on this generation and one of the best stories!!
  63. romanistaalen
    Sep 18, 2019
    10
    One of the best games ever created if not the best. There is no perfect game, but if there is one which deserve a perfect score, then it's Red Dead Redemption 2. This game is art. It's so immersive, fun and you can see quality on every corner. Every aspect of the game is on the highest level. This is not the game that you rush, or play with fast pace. I have only one complain. You can'tOne of the best games ever created if not the best. There is no perfect game, but if there is one which deserve a perfect score, then it's Red Dead Redemption 2. This game is art. It's so immersive, fun and you can see quality on every corner. Every aspect of the game is on the highest level. This is not the game that you rush, or play with fast pace. I have only one complain. You can't impact on the story, wich character will live ect.. Also i would like option for harder difficulty. For me this game is ahead of time. With the Witcher 3 it's the best game of the generation for now.… Expand
  64. Zugzu
    Oct 2, 2019
    10
    Simply wonderful ..., the story, the gameplay, the graphics, the captivating characters, the place where it goes, surely one of the best games I've ever played in my life, all about the problems: well every game has bugs, but the thing What really displeased me was that you practically take a long time to get to the desired places because your most frequent means of transport is the horseSimply wonderful ..., the story, the gameplay, the graphics, the captivating characters, the place where it goes, surely one of the best games I've ever played in my life, all about the problems: well every game has bugs, but the thing What really displeased me was that you practically take a long time to get to the desired places because your most frequent means of transport is the horse and that is kind of nourishing.… Expand
  65. Johnbfc27
    Oct 1, 2019
    10
    Easily one of the best games out there, the story, gameplay and graphics are stunning!
  66. JR_evan
    Sep 30, 2019
    9
    9/10.................
    ....................................................9/10
  67. hughanderson
    Oct 1, 2019
    10
    10/10 A masterpiece in every sense of the word.
    Red Dead Redemption 2 changed the way I think about the future of entertainment and storytelling.
  68. Mobin28
    Oct 1, 2019
    10
    It's best than best than best I love rock star game thank you rockstar.....
  69. JhonnyGallows
    Oct 11, 2019
    10
    Best open world game of this generation so far, amazing open world, memorable protagonist, impeccable jobality, exciting story, that's all.
  70. Neptune336firey
    Oct 13, 2019
    10
    El mejor juego que he visto, historia, jugabilidad, mundo abierto, detalles etc
  71. D4vid
    May 12, 2020
    0
    The game is not funny. The movement system is not fluid, you are forced to watch infinite dialogue scenes which do not seem that interesting. Also the online part has an introduction which is pretty long and force you to walk for long, while the other character does not tell anything interesting.
  72. ReviewCritic202
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    The game strangles everyone as much as possible, your character is just a crippled cripple, he cannot run, swim, walk normally, he does not spend stamina only when he is standing. A horse is a special thing, it will always betray you, will throw off at the slightest threat, will not come running in time. The plot is maximally blurred in order to drag out time. You will spend a lot of timeThe game strangles everyone as much as possible, your character is just a crippled cripple, he cannot run, swim, walk normally, he does not spend stamina only when he is standing. A horse is a special thing, it will always betray you, will throw off at the slightest threat, will not come running in time. The plot is maximally blurred in order to drag out time. You will spend a lot of time moving from point A to point B. You have no choice. The reputation system is not working. Do not be fooled by the schedule - this is the only plus in this game, the rest is all over-dummy dummy! online is generally dull and empty. the level is barely being pumped, the car is reading cheat, prices are all at $ 600. There are no normal tasks, one rubbish for $ 5-10 you will spend more on cartridges. servers are buggy, can be thrown by in the middle of a task or in the end and instead of a reward you will not get anything! The lure with the roles of a bounty hunter, trader, moonshine driver will bore you after two or three hours of the game, all enterprises are unprofitable. The Rockstar economy is ultra redneck multiplied by unlimited impudence. Worse game I have not seen !!! Rockstar extremely disappointed me, I will not buy more games from them and I do not advise you.… Expand
  73. Mayhi
    May 14, 2020
    0
    Просто изумительная игра, заставила плакать не раз над сюжетом. Красивая графика, продуманная физика, прекрасный открытый мир. Прошел игру и всем советую поступить так же!
  74. Joseph2020
    Jun 15, 2020
    0
    So slow and boring graphics feel outdated time to time and gameplay is so dead
  75. zigomar546
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    good game but only one language Rockstargame too lazy to do other dubbing?
  76. LeBron121
    Jul 13, 2020
    10
    Rare the game make me feel like in a movie. RDR2 is one of them. This game is sensible and it's beautiful in this hard rock game.
  77. kr11048
    Aug 14, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Oh my god what a terrible game. Although the graphics are spectacular and the gameplay decent, the story is absolutely awful. As noted by other reviewers the main story line is just a string of cut scenes with the player obliged to do chores along the way (mostly ride for endless boring miles and shoot countless dumb enemies). But almost without fail every mission ends in disaster no matter how well or badly you play it till your character finally just dies (after contracting tuberculosis so you have to endure listening to him cough constantly for the final weeks of his wretched life). Then you start over again as a different character and have to apparently do it all over again.
    I'm quitting at 72% completion of the story line because this is so horrible.

    Note to game developers: If you're going to create a game where the player is meant to meticulously build up skill trees and work to develop an arsenal of more and more effective weapons until they can take on the more difficult challenges in the game, DO NOT, please please please DO NOT then put the character into a situation where you take all their weapons and ammo and money and skills away so they have to manage without them.

    I HATE THAT!!!!!!!!

    They did it in Breath of the Wild with that island that mysteriously makes all your weapons disappear. They did it in Elder Scrolls V when in order to infiltrate a mysterious cult you had to give up all your weapons and use only a rusty knife. But this game is by far the most grievous offender. After spending dozens of hours pawning goods so I could have a decent amount of cash to spend, searching out specialized weaponry and learning to craft all kinds of potent health cures and ammo upgrades, they just kill my character off and I lose all the money, all the weapons and all the skills and have to start over again as a different character for the last 28% of the game. What the F**k! Why did I do all that? There ought to be warning labels on games that do this.    … Expand
  78. edtwozeronine
    Aug 17, 2020
    0
    Angry Generation X gamer here! I was going to go off on a massive rant but suffice to say I do not recommend this game or trust the dubious 8.4 user score on this site.
  79. CristianDorta
    Dec 18, 2018
    10
    ¿Alguna vez has ido caminando en un videojuego solo disfrutando de la luz, el paisaje o lo que pasa a tu al rededor sin sentirte que eres el centro de la acción y solo como parte del entorno? Nunca hubiera pensado que eso era algo tan disfrutable, es una experiencia única.
    Teniendo en cuenta el nivel de detalles, gráficos, sonidos y demás, que esta cuidado a niveles extraordinarios, se    ¿Alguna vez has ido caminando en un videojuego solo disfrutando de la luz, el paisaje o lo que pasa a tu al rededor sin sentirte que eres el centro de la acción y solo como parte del entorno? Nunca hubiera pensado que eso era algo tan disfrutable, es una experiencia única.
    Teniendo en cuenta el nivel de detalles, gráficos, sonidos y demás, que esta cuidado a niveles extraordinarios, se podría decir que las situaciones de disparos son lo peor, aunque no tan malo como para que no estemos hablando de una obra maestra.    … Expand
  80. CTPELOK
    Jan 4, 2019
    10
    One of the few games that I was able to go from start to finish. And seems to be the only one with an open world that I keep playing after passing.))
  81. Molec_man
    Aug 18, 2020
    3
    Not Impressed. It's just not for me.

    The Graphics are great, but the game is a chore. If you want a game that you can play 12 hours a day and feel like you are in an alternate grind of a life, this is the game. It is a massive chore and very slow... even walking... with very little reward for spending all that time away from the real world. Hell, you could probably be much more    Not Impressed. It's just not for me.

    The Graphics are great, but the game is a chore. If you want a game that you can play 12 hours a day and feel like you are in an alternate grind of a life, this is the game. It is a massive chore and very slow... even walking... with very little reward for spending all that time away from the real world. Hell, you could probably be much more successful in the real world investing that time more than you could ever be in this virtual world. Really boring to me.    … Expand
  82. Udaff
    Jan 25, 2019
    10
    It has become my favorite single player game. My top one rdr 2, top two witcher 3
  83. Chowjust
    Feb 20, 2019
    7
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is good game. But it's not a masterpiece. The story is great, voice acting is great, graphics, game-play, all aspects of the game is of a very high polish. The problem for me is that the game is so realistic, it got boring real fast, For me having to spend ages riding from point A to point B would bore me and I would just start falling asleep and since there's noRed Dead Redemption 2 is good game. But it's not a masterpiece. The story is great, voice acting is great, graphics, game-play, all aspects of the game is of a very high polish. The problem for me is that the game is so realistic, it got boring real fast, For me having to spend ages riding from point A to point B would bore me and I would just start falling asleep and since there's no proper fast travel and its a open world game, your going be riding around a lot. Most of what you do in the game feels more like a chore that you don't do for fun but more so that you don't die. Red Dead Redemption 2 feels more like a interactive movie than it does a game which isn't a bad thing and some people will definitely enjoy this game and think it's the most amazing game ever and that's fine, but for me it comes in at just above average.… Expand
  84. WhiteHawk05
    Feb 23, 2019
    7
    Very beautiful world and good characters but the shooting/fighting mechanics just are not fun in the slightest. Can't get myself to finish or even make decent progress in the game because it can be boring. Mission structure is outdated but it atleast has some fun side quests.
  85. LooTheLou
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Never before have I played a game that reacts to everything that you decide to do (which are MANY ways to do so) in such a way that Red Dead Redemption 2 does. RDR 2 is an outstanding masterpiece that makes the player experience what took place before RDR1. Rockstar proved, as always, they can further improve upon their existing formulae/IP plus reinvent and reimagine the worlds they soNever before have I played a game that reacts to everything that you decide to do (which are MANY ways to do so) in such a way that Red Dead Redemption 2 does. RDR 2 is an outstanding masterpiece that makes the player experience what took place before RDR1. Rockstar proved, as always, they can further improve upon their existing formulae/IP plus reinvent and reimagine the worlds they so carefully create. DO NOT MISS OUT: PLAY THIS GAME.… Expand
  86. Dal_ReviewedDat
    Jan 25, 2019
    10
    10/10 Not much to add.

    The game, like the RDR1, starts with a slow grind of learning mechanics. I felt the plot was okay, and then I reached the end of Chapter 3, blew my mind, and what followed was an experience I absolutely loved. It's a fantastic, deep, story driven game with very few noticeable flaws, if any. Couldn't recommend RDR2 enough, it maybe the best game I've ever    10/10 Not much to add.

    The game, like the RDR1, starts with a slow grind of learning mechanics. I felt the plot was okay, and then I reached the end of Chapter 3, blew my mind, and what followed was an experience I absolutely loved. It's a fantastic, deep, story driven game with very few noticeable flaws, if any.

    Couldn't recommend RDR2 enough, it maybe the best game I've ever played in my life    … Expand
  87. Dovahslayer
    Jan 21, 2019
    8
    I'm about 60% done with the game and ready to give my honest opinion about it. This is a tough one to judge. A tough one because everything that is not gameplay is pretty much 10/10. The graphics can't get much better on this hardware. The soundtrack is amazing. The writing superb. The world, ecosystems, NPC's awesome.
    And yet the gameplay is absolutely horrendous. Here is why:
    - The    I'm about 60% done with the game and ready to give my honest opinion about it. This is a tough one to judge. A tough one because everything that is not gameplay is pretty much 10/10. The graphics can't get much better on this hardware. The soundtrack is amazing. The writing superb. The world, ecosystems, NPC's awesome.
    And yet the gameplay is absolutely horrendous. Here is why:
    - The control scheme. I think every sane person can agree it's pretty bad. Complicated, unintuitive and inconsistent, no point writing an essay about it.
    - The actual controls of your character. The animation is very, very heavy. It's not realistic (unless Arthur is constantly drunk and drugged), it's impressive looking. While I'm okay with having running disabled in camp/certain situations why the hell can't I fast-walk outside the camp/buildings? The only three options available for the most of the game are: slow walk (you move even slower than NPC's), run and sprint. It's not immersive, it's immersion breaking. The only choices I have is to walk so slowly, my companions scream at me to hurry up and I can't effectively get anywhere or run which is way to fast to be immersive. The lack of fast walk outside the camp is just mind-boggling.
    - The mission structure is insane... ly bad. Missions consist mostly of walking/riding (read holding 1 button) while listening to dialogue. The rest of it is mediocre gunplay and heavily scripted events. Many people argue GTA followed the same principle (I don't like comparing these two very different series but for the sake of argument and mental exersise let's do this once) GTA missions indeed are structured comparably but driving cars in GTA is actually very engaging and one of the strongest points of the game (not to mention other means of transport such as helicopters, planes, bikes, you name it). In RDR2 riding horses is cool, but gets boring so very quickly the devs themselves decided to add a cinematic travel so you don't actually have to do it.
    - The scripting and autosaves are so bad, they give me flashbacks to 2003. Most of the missions have you follow a very specific path. If you walk too far you failed. If you don't go to X in time, you failed. You've fallen too far behind, you failed. Et cetera, et cetera. The game heavily punishes any kind of creativity, it wants you to do exactly as you're told and see exactly what you're intended to see. In addition to that checkpoints are sometimes awful (one example is while sneaking to a certain place: if you get discovered at any point you have to restart and the checkpoint is... before a 5-minute carriage ride). The post is too long as it is so I won't give many examples, but this is the first game in maybe 10 years where I've actually noticed a terrible checkpoint system.
    - No difficulty settings. While the gunplay is serviceable, the lack of difficulty makes the shooting sequence tedious as hell. Arthur can literally eat a few shotgun rounds before he falls and has a slow-mo op deadeye ability pretty much always up. The only difficulty there is comes in the form of incredibly clunky controls that can ocassionally get you killed.
    These are my main gripes with the game. I think RDR2 is an amazing piece of entertainment that fails hard as a game. My final score so far would be somewhere between a 4 and a 9 out of 10. It honestly depends on what you want from the game. If you want any sense of challenge, progress or mental exersise, there is absolutely none to find here. If all you want is to chill, take in the environment and watch a good story unfold this is the product for you.
    I've developed a love-hate relationship with RDR2 as I believe games should take advantage of the medium and use gameplay to enhance the experience and do things way outside the reach of the "traditional" entertainment. That's why it irritates me to see a product so caught up in itself, it forgot it's a game.
    If you've gone through this post this far, I want to apologize for any weird grammar you had to go through. This is not my native language and I was in a bit of a hurry but tried my best. Thanks for reading.    … Expand
  88. fazzolini
    Jan 2, 2019
    6
    This is a game that looks great, with a good story, but full of bugs and with outdated and illogical gameplay mechanics. It takes effort to push myself to continue playing it. I would not recommend buying this game.
  89. Espolosin
    Dec 16, 2018
    9
    La espera ha merecido la pena.

    Rockstar Games como es habitual no decepciona, y en esta ocasión no iba ha ser diferente, es el videojuego que alcanza el techo técnico de esta generación, pero no solo por esto esta entre los mejores juegos de esta generación. En cuanto a narrativa, que es el punto mas fuerte de este, es una gran historia que nos tendrá enganchados desde principio a    La espera ha merecido la pena.

    Rockstar Games como es habitual no decepciona, y en esta ocasión no iba ha ser diferente, es el videojuego que alcanza el techo técnico de esta generación, pero no solo por esto esta entre los mejores juegos de esta generación.

    En cuanto a narrativa, que es el punto mas fuerte de este, es una gran historia que nos tendrá enganchados desde principio a final de esta misma. En mi caso me termine la historia en una sola semana lo que son al rededor de 60 o 70 horas de juego.

    En cuanto a jugabilidad que es el apartado mas flojo de este, no llega a ser un control que nos de la seguridad de estar al poder de todas las acciones que tomamos, incluso en ocasiones cuando queremos hacer algo y no funciona nos puede llegar a desesperar un poco.

    Técnicamente es un portento, no se puede decir mucho mas, es impresionante lo que se a llegado hacer con esta generación, en cuanto ha interactuar con el entorno también vemos un gran salto con este titulo, que junto con The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, son los que mas han hecho inca-pie en este apartado.

    En cuanto al apartado sonoro, es también de las partes mas cuidadas, una banda sonora magnifica y unos efectos sonoros trabajados hasta el ultimo detalle.

    En conclusión, uno de los mejores videojuegos de esta generación que no ha todo el mundo le puede llegar ha gustar, pero en rasgos generales salvo sus problemas en la jugabilidad es un titulo excelente.    … Expand
  90. HenrikHC
    Aug 27, 2019
    10
    This review is only for the story mode part of Red Dead Redemption 2!

    Red Dead Redemption 2 is an absolute masterpiece, and in many ways just as much a work of art as it is a game. After having finished the game completely and having started all over again, putting more than 100 hours into the game, it is for me now the time to write a review. And I'm in absolutely blown away. Never    This review is only for the story mode part of Red Dead Redemption 2!

    Red Dead Redemption 2 is an absolute masterpiece, and in many ways just as much a work of art as it is a game.

    After having finished the game completely and having started all over again, putting more than 100 hours into the game, it is for me now the time to write a review. And I'm in absolutely blown away. Never has a game had this impact on me.

    The amount of detail put in the world is unprecedented, the story and character development is absolutely amazing.

    The world of Red Dead Redemption 2 is so beautiful, sprawling with detail. The sights are jaw-dropping and the people and wildlife in the game is so well-made, that I actually often felt like I was in the US in 1899. Everything in the game has a purpose, the people in the towns and farms live their everyday life and can all be interacted with in several ways. The animals behave realistically in a way, where I often caught myself just studying their behaviour. And the world itself is just so interesting, detailed and beautiful with so much to see and do.

    The story follows Arthur Morgan and the Van Der Linde gang and goes into detail with their lives in camp, their struggles to stay "free" and independent in an industrialising world, where there is no more room for the likes of outlaws. All the characters are deep and interesting, and it is possible to get to know all of them very well, should you so desire. And the end of the game, I felt I knew all the characters, and I was deeply moved by how the story developed.

    I do not want to get much more into much detail about the different aspects of the game.
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is a very mature, slow-paced and in many ways realistic experience, which may not appeal to all types of players. But I promise you, if you give it a chance, this is a game like no other, with more depth than any other when it comes to the story, the world and the characters than any other game. The way alle these thing are put together made the game absolutely flawless for me.

    This is the best videogame ever made. Period.    … Expand
  91. bhappenstance
    Sep 29, 2020
    2
    Chores: The Game. Shave. Eat. Your horse is dirty. Your stamina is low. Endless, tedious minutiae do not a game make. More evidence that the game criticism industry is utterly, hopelessly broken, unless stellar graphics are all that count.
  92. Spoarmach
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    A titanic videogame, a masterpiece that, like everything, will have passionate lovers and other players who will not get too caught up. Everything also depends on thematic genre and preferences. Maybe not everyone likes stories of 'Indians and cowboys'. But this interactive universe created by Rockstar tells a fantastically-constructed story and allows us to live a unique adventure. AndA titanic videogame, a masterpiece that, like everything, will have passionate lovers and other players who will not get too caught up. Everything also depends on thematic genre and preferences. Maybe not everyone likes stories of 'Indians and cowboys'. But this interactive universe created by Rockstar tells a fantastically-constructed story and allows us to live a unique adventure. And for that reason, we believe that this production touches excellence. And for that, it establishes the first 10 in the history of IGN Spain. Good trip, cowboys!… Expand
  93. Lonit
    Sep 16, 2019
    10
    Truly a masterpiece. Still play it to this day especially since the multiplayer keeps recieving updates.
  94. Evilkermit
    Jul 22, 2020
    0
    An interesting, if dour, story hampered by unforgivably clunky game mechanics.

    Inventory, weapons selection, looting, horse riding, crafting and even eating are mired with unnecessary animations, work and awkwardness. Its like the game has been designed from the ground up to prevent the user from having any fun. Every little task or challenge is laden with an excessive cost in    An interesting, if dour, story hampered by unforgivably clunky game mechanics.

    Inventory, weapons selection, looting, horse riding, crafting and even eating are mired with unnecessary animations, work and awkwardness.

    Its like the game has been designed from the ground up to prevent the user from having any fun.

    Every little task or challenge is laden with an excessive cost in effort and time.

    I legitimately started feeling like this game was a second job - a chore laden slug from start to finish.

    Which is a shame.

    Anyone else miss when games where fun escapes from the day-to-day?    … Expand
  95. jcvandan
    Jul 28, 2020
    4
    I tried to play this but after 5 hours I was so frustrated with the laborious and clunky controls I couldn't stand it any longer. Controlling Arthur feels like you're in charge of a massive fridge freezer. All interactions with the world are slow and generally not fluid, or slightly buggy & janky. I really wish it wasn't like this as I can tell I could really enjoy the game if it wasn'tI tried to play this but after 5 hours I was so frustrated with the laborious and clunky controls I couldn't stand it any longer. Controlling Arthur feels like you're in charge of a massive fridge freezer. All interactions with the world are slow and generally not fluid, or slightly buggy & janky. I really wish it wasn't like this as I can tell I could really enjoy the game if it wasn't for this. As it is there is far too much to play and too little time so it was ditched.… Expand
  96. Polotko
    Feb 2, 2019
    10
    This is one of the best games i ever played and the level of detail is the best one i ever saw
  97. Connorcox1997
    Feb 16, 2019
    10
    No words are needed to explain. Red Dead Redemption 2 is easily one of the best games of 2018 Period.
  98. network_scroll
    Nov 24, 2018
    10
    Время игры: около 100 часов.
    Примечание: сюжет пройден полностью, прочее на 89%.
  99. eiecctro
    Jan 20, 2019
    10
    I bought this on halloween and I forgot to leave a review, It's literally perfect my god. Everything, the open world, the story, the characters. Amazing game.
  100. MovieNights
    Jan 13, 2020
    5
    Simply, the previous RDR game was better I thought. I enjoyed it way more than this one.

    I found the story to be ok at best. It's incredibly long w/ way, way too much filler, super long horse rides of listening to boring talk from your fellow gang member to get to some fetch quest all for a not great story ending payoff. The biggest part of this game that just really killed it for me    Simply, the previous RDR game was better I thought. I enjoyed it way more than this one.

    I found the story to be ok at best. It's incredibly long w/ way, way too much filler, super long horse rides of listening to boring talk from your fellow gang member to get to some fetch quest all for a not great story ending payoff.

    The biggest part of this game that just really killed it for me was sheer amount of the little things that just add up and add up. Can't run through camp so you have to fast walk to the other side? Yup. Can't jump over a railing but you can jump over others? Yup. No saving during missions? Yup. Super, super long horse rides on a massive map spamming "X" to make your horse sprint? Yup. Constantly having to swap weapons off your horse? Yup. Want to get missed trophies and so you have to replay the ENTIRE story AGAIN? Yup. And the list of annoyances just goes on and on and on.

    The positives are the new things that you get to experience, like train robbing, flying a hot air balloon, wirelessly controlling a toy boat and shooting down other toy boats, etc. The graphics are absolutely spectacular. While it makes the game take absolutely forever to load, it's well worth being shrouded in fog riding through a dark, scary swamp seeing the lighted lanterns dimmed by the thick fog that you can barely see 10 feet through. Or the water. The freaking WATER man!!! Just, omg, you've never seen water this pretty in a game until you see it in RDR2. The little things of seeing wagon wheel tracks in the dirt behind a wagon or seeing your footprints in the snow or mud. So nice. There are also different biomes in the world which is cool.

    Unfortunately, the graphics and such don't make up for everything annoying and boring in this game. I'm only replaying the story just for the trophies and not because I want to, unlike the previous RDR game. Give me a way shorter condensed story and I'd recommend it, but way too much of a time investment for not enough of a payoff to recommend. But hey, good thing RDR3 is coming soon as rockstar doesn't take a decade to make sequels to their games!!! Oh, wait.......    … 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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