Red Dead Redemption 2

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8.3

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  1. Starmia
    Oct 26, 2018
    5
    Playing a Rockstar game is like playing a blast from the past, similar to playing World of Warcraft. All the old gaming mechanics that have been left behind by most for decades, like twitch-reflex challenges coupled with checkpoints that you have to keep retrying, reams of quest text, and being penalized for going off of designated paths during escort missions instead of being able to pickPlaying a Rockstar game is like playing a blast from the past, similar to playing World of Warcraft. All the old gaming mechanics that have been left behind by most for decades, like twitch-reflex challenges coupled with checkpoints that you have to keep retrying, reams of quest text, and being penalized for going off of designated paths during escort missions instead of being able to pick your own route, are here and kicking. Hi there 1996!

    These things are "old fashioned" because games these days use a lot of super interesting stuff about psychology to stay engaging, and older games just didn't. They keep you in the same general frame of mind throughout most of the experience, and if you have to change to feeling more tense or more relaxed, it's a gentle transition with lots of signals. On the other hand, Red Dead Redemption 2 is all over the place. You'll be sitting through a 10-minute horse ride sequence with everyone talking and talking (I know it's supposed to be 'character development', but seeing another set of rolling foothills in another video game just isn't interesting anymore, no matter how pretty they are now), and then suddenly you'll need to instantly have the controller in your hands and shoot five guys really fast or you'll die -- and if you die, you have to watch THE ENTIRE CUTSCENE OVER AGAIN! This was sadistic years ago, and moments like these in games got panned universally by critics. Now it just looks like whoever is running Rockstar has a vendetta against the way that modern games act, and is forcing their philosophies down everyone's throats and power tripping off of it.

    Also, I'm sorry, but the scriptwriting in Rockstar games is just plain insulting. They make some of the most mature, violent games around, and they have some of the best camera cinematics, great music, great understanding of technique. But the characters all sound very game-y, saying things like "shucks" and other stereotypical 'Western' words a little too often to be believed. The prime example is when Penny Arcade made fun of your friend in GTA4 asking if you want to go see the strip joint with the "Big American Tee Tees!" I mean, who talks like that? Who actually says 'big american' anything in a sentence? Usually people are more subtle, indirect, joke around a little bit. There's adultness, nuance, signs of life experience. I found the characters in RDR2, and indeed most Rockstar games, to be lacking any signs of adult life experience, and thus impossible to believe.

    For a *good* example of an old sandbox series that's been revitalized, I'd suggest checking out AC Odyssey, which I've also been playing. If any Rockstar devs read this, please give it a try. I loved the "Prince of Persia" quest near the start of the game, where you visit places around the world and then a mysterious character tells you about their past. It's pretty quick to finish, and despite talking about some really farfetched and heady things, the NPC sounds truly wise and grizzled throughout, instead of sounding like a caricature. On the other hand, pretty much everyone in RDR2 is a really obvious caricature.

    Also, AC Odyssey shows how to modernize an old game's interface to new standards - let a player walk and climb anywhere, why do you need terrain barriers when making things inconvenient is good enough? And most of all, streamline the quest system. What to do and where to go should be obvious and constant. It's 2018, why do we need to traverse the entire map twice just to talk to a quest giver? Receiving quests instantly (through the mail, perhaps?) is a shorthand that most players are fine with, that doesn't break most people's immersion.

    I hope it doesn't sound like I'm spending an entire review talking about another game. I'm just pointing out that in a lot of ways, RDR2 is a reboot of a pretty ancient video game, and it was also a chance for Rockstar to revamp and 'reboot' their storytelling style for the new, modern, 4K/HDR generation, and for all the new gamers who might be playing a Rockstar game for the first time. Instead they look totally incompetent to me, with dialogue that insults your intelligence and a core "game loop" that hasn't been updated since GTA1 basically.

    It also enrages me sometimes that all of the main gaming publications seemingly have to give these games good ratings "or else", because it destroys my trust in writers I like. When I get used to a reviewer's personality and trust their deep thoughtful opinions on something, and then they give the latest GTA/RDR a glowing review even though I don't think they actually liked it (for example, if it doesn't seem consistent with their personality for them to like it), I briefly hate the world and feel like everything's a lie, and I get upset that all the publications fall in line the way they do.

    Rockstar has some very talented people. But in general, they're a toxic "bad actor", made even worse because everyone acts like they can do no wrong.    … Expand
  2. Saltycracker
    Oct 26, 2018
    5
    The story telling of the game is top notch and the atmosphere is great, but I bought this game after sinking tons of time into the original Red Dead so that was expected. What was not expected was just how completely awful the controls and mechanics of this game are. The gun fighting felt clunky and underdeveloped, gunfights without cover are pointless because the enemies demolish you,The story telling of the game is top notch and the atmosphere is great, but I bought this game after sinking tons of time into the original Red Dead so that was expected. What was not expected was just how completely awful the controls and mechanics of this game are. The gun fighting felt clunky and underdeveloped, gunfights without cover are pointless because the enemies demolish you, NPC's start fights with you and shoot if you accidentally get in their way on the road, the main character needs to play fetch and do chores after every mission, and the home camp is apparently completely incapable of doing anything for themselves. The worst part is that I will bet the cost of the game that once online comes out single player won't get a single update to fix the clear and present issues. As is, this game deserves nowhere near a 98 rating and it is pretty clear how and why it is getting that kind of rating.… Expand
  3. Deez_Nuts
    Nov 7, 2018
    5
    This game should be called The Sims Western Version or Gta 5.5, I'm kidding lol.
  4. tjcrochet
    Jul 7, 2020
    5
    Pros:
    3/4 of the story is pretty good.
    Gunplay is also really good. Graphics look stellar. The ending is pretty good. Map is perfect as well. Cons: The last 1/4 of the game is pretty **** Game is way too long. Controls are little **** especially when driving. Way too much unnecessary realistic **** A lot of mechanics feel like they had an opportunity to be fleshed out and really good but    Pros:
    3/4 of the story is pretty good.
    Gunplay is also really good.
    Graphics look stellar.
    The ending is pretty good.
    Map is perfect as well.
    Cons:
    The last 1/4 of the game is pretty ****
    Game is way too long.
    Controls are little **** especially when driving.
    Way too much unnecessary realistic ****
    A lot of mechanics feel like they had an opportunity to be fleshed out and really good but never ended up being fleshed out.
    Rockstar doesn’t know whether is wants to be an open world game or a linear game that holds your hand.
    A good portion of the game is nothing but horse riding.

    Summary: It had a lot of potential, but unfortunately it didn’t use that potential, and the game feels stretched out.    … Expand
  5. lTio
    Dec 9, 2018
    5
    The visuals in the game are outstanding but that´s about the only thing that stands out in this game. It´s basically a horse riding simulator. I´m not joking, i´ve played the game for about 20 hours and 15 of them are riding my horse from point A to point B. The story is extremely frustrating and repetitive. Someone is in trouble, ride for 15 minutes, shoot people for 2 minutes, ride backThe visuals in the game are outstanding but that´s about the only thing that stands out in this game. It´s basically a horse riding simulator. I´m not joking, i´ve played the game for about 20 hours and 15 of them are riding my horse from point A to point B. The story is extremely frustrating and repetitive. Someone is in trouble, ride for 15 minutes, shoot people for 2 minutes, ride back for 15 minutes. Animations are slow so looting is a pain, the story is badly written. I´m up to a point where I do not want to play anymore but I will just so I can finish the story (which I am sure will disappoint as well).… Expand
  6. Bestpilotever
    Dec 9, 2018
    5
    If it wasn’t for the amazing graphics I would give this game a solid 2. It’s just soooooooooo boring. Goldeneye on N64 has better controls.
  7. Teverion
    Dec 30, 2018
    5
    A great technical compartment, fantastic single story but... multiplayer way worse than first game.
  8. PlayerTw0
    Jan 3, 2019
    5
    Red Dead Redemption 2

    RDR2 is a all round good game but after playing through the first chapter and a bit of the second i found that all be it a beautiful game its very very slow and in my opinion is not a £60 game and it`s better if you wait until the price drops.
  9. jed34
    Jan 8, 2019
    5
    Oh, how I wanted to love this game. I actually signed up to do reviews in Metacritic because of how blah I feel about the game. After 81 hours of playing, this is a game that feels like a chore more than anything else.

    - too much horse. I got the white Arabian and it is fast. The problem with the horse is that aside from walking it is the only way to get to around (sure there is a train    Oh, how I wanted to love this game. I actually signed up to do reviews in Metacritic because of how blah I feel about the game. After 81 hours of playing, this is a game that feels like a chore more than anything else.

    - too much horse. I got the white Arabian and it is fast. The problem with the horse is that aside from walking it is the only way to get to around (sure there is a train and stagecoach for city to city travel) but come on, do I really need to ride a horse for 5 IRL minutes so that I can go the next objective? Sure I get to see the "beautiful game", sure I can always stop and hunt or forage, sure there is always a chance at an ambush, race, or animal attack, but even with all of that. the travel feels daunting. I bet 20% of my game time has been riding a horse and doing nothing else.

    - slow and repetitive animations (walking in camp, picking up stuff or when stuff happens during missions). The game has no option to turn these off, so every time I pick up a plant I have to wait 1-2 seconds while the animation plays, same with every other action I do - and it adds up. If I forrage 1000 plants that is 16 minutes of IRL time watching the same animation at 1 second per animation, skin 100 animals that is 5 IRL minutes of watching the same animation (sure the animal in the scen and how the skinning is done varies but after the 20th time it all blurs into - I don't give a damn. Aside from the animations, the slow pace, in general, doesn't really trigger anything outside of frustration and boredom.

    - I feel like the game forces you to play the good guy - it rewards you by doing so (discounts in shops, no bounty hunters to harass you - which is a good thing as most of them are magical bounty hunters with teleporting abilities) and punishes you if you don't. The cost of being a criminal far exceeds the rewards.

    These are a few of the constant annoyances. However, the main problem is, that it's not a real open world game. If you focus on the main story you will experience a linear and scripted game with almost no freedom. Every time you try something different the missions will fail - and if you have to repeat the mission many are scripted and you can't skip the slow-ass ride from point a to point b because the NPC has some important story to tell you about how their balls hurt when they were riding wagons in the winter (I don't care). If you don't do the missions or follow the story, well then you get what I got - 80 hours of slowly realizing how laborious the game is and how unfulfilling it is to continue playing.

    In summary, RDR2 is an average game in an open world sandbox if you ignore the story and do whatever you want. However, doing whatever you want too early in the game limits you because you can't get some gear or rewards until you follow the storyline so then you end up with getting forced to follow the story just to get improvements you want. If you love the main story, the game provides maybe 15-20 hours of a very scripted and cinematic game with high production value. Both parts have average gameplay and problematic controls. The only highlights and reasons to play the game are its great graphics, atmosphere and story. Which for me was not enough to want to finish the game or keep playing, TBH even with my goal of not buying new games until I complete the ones I have, I will likely call RDR2 completed and not go back.    … Expand
  10. Stefan34
    Dec 12, 2019
    5
    Greatest game ever made and greatest protagonist ever made too Arthur Morgan you legend
  11. jsr88
    Jan 30, 2021
    5
    As great as it is terrible. Great story and ideas, but the tediousness often ruins gameplay. If all I do is push a direction button or hold the A button, then it's not making me feel like I'm interacting, I feel like I'm being tortured. Just because my character is undergoing hardship doesn't mean I have to. I've just turned it off several times because it wasn't fun at all. Also, doesn'tAs great as it is terrible. Great story and ideas, but the tediousness often ruins gameplay. If all I do is push a direction button or hold the A button, then it's not making me feel like I'm interacting, I feel like I'm being tortured. Just because my character is undergoing hardship doesn't mean I have to. I've just turned it off several times because it wasn't fun at all. Also, doesn't feel as open-world as it could when I cannot continue to loot/search during a mission because it fails, and I cannot come back afterwards.… Expand
  12. Thejodjeremie
    Apr 20, 2020
    5
    I finished the game and did not enjoy it. I thought story was slow and boring. The gameplay was decent.
  13. aejones
    Apr 18, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I created an account just to review this game.

    The good: beautiful game, a wealth of items and options for which to spend your time.

    The mediocre: the story, voice acting, gameplay were all hit or miss for me. I applaud the undertaking, but it really was like you're watching a C- movie a lot of the time-- cool for a video game, but not necessarily how you were planning on spending your time.

    And now, the bad: There is very little autonomy. Most scenes, even the most epic, are just "press B really fast!" or "let's do a punching match!" (where there is little to no skill involved). You also *must* ride for 5 minutes at a time to get to some of these missions, even though your entire task is "stay near the other character in the story." When doing some random task like shovelling manure or bailing hay, you have to walk. Finally, they do give you a few options to make a decision "kill the guy/spare him," but they are VERY few and far between. Maybe a dozen in 60+ hours of storyline gameplay? I guess I'm spoiled by Skyrim/Breath of the Wild, which were the last two games I played a significant amount of, but I thought this game was very disappointing.    … Expand
  14. Jb9797
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Best game I have ever played, by far! The character development and story line is sensational. You become so involved in the story and you feel so attached to the characters. Play all the way through and the story line gets 10x better every chapter, trust me.
  15. Lambda22324
    Mar 22, 2022
    5
    I tried enjoying this game...but failed. Not even sure why. It's beautiful, and big, and all, but felt boring to me
  16. echo_john
    Oct 10, 2020
    5
    It wasn't just a game. It's a masterpiece. The best characters, the best protagonist, very well written antagonists.
  17. Berellow
    Dec 1, 2020
    5
    One of my favourite games ever! The story is an absolute masterpiece!
    I recommend it 10/10.
    Although the online gameplay was full of glitches and bugs now is actually rlly better... Love this game
  18. MPrates
    May 26, 2021
    5
    Fantastic story, great mechanics and it looks gorgeous. The benchmark for single player story driven games over the last few years.
  19. YoRelaxYo
    Jun 25, 2021
    5
    meh, not as good as people say it is... Imo its very boring. HUGE map... to ride your horse around... should have been called horse riding simulator. I found very little enjoyment with this game, but I'm happy so many others seem to think this it like the GOAT... it's simply not though... I actually fell asleep one time playing it. At least the game is pretty to look at!
  20. Rekless
    Dec 16, 2021
    5
    It's not horrible but it's definitely not great gta5 makes this game world seem dead and boring personal preference I suppose.
  21. vespirstor101
    Mar 20, 2022
    5
    RDR2 is very enjoyable and I very much like it. One of the best open world games and the graphics are insane. Also they are lots of things to do such as Bounties, returning wagons and such else. Very fun game 10/10
  22. Ha8288
    Jun 27, 2023
    5
    Good motion and good story good ending
  23. TixyLix
    Nov 1, 2018
    4
    Crap combat, crap controls, crap story, really slow and boring, the world is pretty barren and every story mission is about shooting waves of enemies...

    RDR2 sucks.
  24. osprey
    Nov 30, 2022
    4
    I absolutely loved RD1 and never got tired of playing it. I was so excited to play this game and at first was struck by the beauty of the world and the quality of the voice acting. Love how real the horses are and how they behave exactly like real horses. The first game was full of fun things to do and surprises to find in the wilderness. This game has none of that. The constantI absolutely loved RD1 and never got tired of playing it. I was so excited to play this game and at first was struck by the beauty of the world and the quality of the voice acting. Love how real the horses are and how they behave exactly like real horses. The first game was full of fun things to do and surprises to find in the wilderness. This game has none of that. The constant maintenance of your character your horse and the camp are tedious beyond belief. The controls are ridiculously convoluted and you can't stay out of trouble no matter how careful you are. The game crashes or locks frequently and everything you try to do is ruined by the weakness of your character. I fail constantly and as for objectives to get a gold, forget about it. I am so sad that the game I love so much has become one I freaking hate. The four points are for the beauty of the game and the things that they did right, everything else has ruined this game for me. I will pass it on to my son and see if he can wring any fun out of it and maybe show me where the fun is. Biggest disappointment since Mafia 3. Update, my son hated it too!… Expand
  25. djball
    Mar 10, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Big beautiful world, incredible lighting, smooth acting, solid story, 8/10. Then you realize..... seriously GOD AWFUL slow motion game play, broken controls, broken inventory, and utterly USELESS rpg elements. Next you're gonna ride a LOT of horse, that is actually NO FUN TO RIDE at all! The controls are horrible, I mean horrible tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap! Then you're gonna ride that broken horse long distance for stupid fetch/kill missions. Maybe you will search Orchids for 7 days, wow awesome hat to go with that fancy useless revolver. You can't even drop crappy weapons from your inventory, so they just clog up that frigging clumsy wheel. Simply ridiculous on so many levels for such an expensive production. Game play 0/10… Expand
  26. Stinky_Winky
    Oct 26, 2018
    4
    The star of the show here is the open world itself. Everything else is just so mundane, tedious and boring. The game world itself is another technical marvel from Rockstar. The world is packed full of neat attention to detail. But that's pretty much all it has going for it. Every game has a tutorial level. Tutorial levels usually last 5 to 10 minutes and then you get stuck into the actualThe star of the show here is the open world itself. Everything else is just so mundane, tedious and boring. The game world itself is another technical marvel from Rockstar. The world is packed full of neat attention to detail. But that's pretty much all it has going for it. Every game has a tutorial level. Tutorial levels usually last 5 to 10 minutes and then you get stuck into the actual game. Well, in Red Dead 2 the tutorial level is 2 and a half to 3 hours long. So it takes forever to get going. And when you do finally get going its pretty boring stuff. Travel from point A to point B do something like kill some baddies, repeat. But when you go from playing Grand Theft Auto V and having thousands of vehicles to travel across the map in, to all of a sudden being given a horse, and only a horse, it is very tedious. You spend most of the time tapping the sprint button zoning out waiting to get to the next objective. The objectives are the same as always. And get this, if you don't build up a relationship with your horse it won't run as good as it can, it will slow down and won't be as loyal. You have to care for your horse by brushing and cleaning it and feeding it etc. It's a Tamagochi! You even have to take care of your character by having a candle lit bubble bath and shaving. I can't even be bothered to shave in real life let alone worry about shaving a virtual pixelated character. Outside of the slow burning story of running from point A to point B shooting some baddies and repeat. They have tried to pack the world out with filler items like mini games. You can play cards, a knife game where you put your hand on the table and try stab between your fingers with a knife, go hunting and hunt animals and skin them, or go see and show etc. These filler mini games are the equivalent or arm wrestling, tennis, golf and going to the cinema in Grand Theft Auto V. And let's be honest, how many times did we do those things? Options are nice to have don't get me wrong, but Rockstar's mini games aren't what keep us playing their games is it. Graphics wise it isn't much better than Grand Theft Auto V. It has HDR support but the only thing that really stands out is things like street lamps in the night. I'm playing on a 65" 4K HDR Premium TV btw. I've played the game on Xbox One X and the standard Xbox One. The Xbox One X is native 4K and looks like quite good. Not the sharpest 4K game i've ever seen, but not the worst. It looks pretty dreadful on the standard Xbox One. Very blurry and fuzzy. Both version suffer poor performance. Both versions stutter slow down and drop down to as low as 22fps, even the Xbox One X. So both versions can get pretty choppy. The story is also pretty boring. It's just so slow and takes hours to get going. Then when it does get going its nothing special and nothing we haven't seen before in movies.… Expand
  27. batiatus
    Jan 7, 2021
    4
    Fallowing in footsteps of GTA V, another step back in Rockstars once awesome gaming entries. Unoriginal and boring. 4 stars for graphics.
  28. snake923
    Nov 22, 2018
    4
    ok overall, buggy, no improvement from GTAV which is disappointing, story is just ok, cut scenes are rough and editing was done poorly. Game is very linear in play style. finish the game before exploring a ton.
  29. toolander
    Dec 9, 2018
    4
    I waited for this game for 8 years. And not like passively waiting, but actively waiting. Checking at least once a month if there were any news. That’s how much I loved RDR, which was a gloriuos game where the story was great, shooting was fun, doing chores and helping strangers was fun as well. Lots of great memories. It was the perfect mix between fun and reality. This game, however, isI waited for this game for 8 years. And not like passively waiting, but actively waiting. Checking at least once a month if there were any news. That’s how much I loved RDR, which was a gloriuos game where the story was great, shooting was fun, doing chores and helping strangers was fun as well. Lots of great memories. It was the perfect mix between fun and reality. This game, however, is all reality and no fun. You spend most of your time doing chores. Everything is overly complicated, which would be fine if you weren’t limited by the controls, so you end up shooting someone instead of saying hello. Just bringing up your weapon requires planning, and the characters movement are very difficult to control. The story is insanely boring, missions are planned out from start to finish so you feel like you might as well watch a movie. I think the main problem is that Rockstar have stopped making fun games, they’ve substituted fun for realism. The games are now trying to be smart, but end up being just boring. This applies to the GTA series as well, which hasn’t been fun to play since GTA:SA. And let’s face it, RDR was always just GTA in the wild west. In GTA III, the main character couldn’t even speak! Compare that with this game, which is all a bunch of useless dialogue. You feel like you’re watching a crappy movie, with plain characters.… Expand
  30. Sipuli69
    Oct 26, 2018
    4
    Stable 21 fps for that true cinematic experience. GTA V with horses, so nothing new, basically played this game for few hundred hours few years ago, but hey, at least horse testicles got a lot of attention in the studios, so that's what matters.
  31. Sto108
    Oct 30, 2018
    4
    Игра очень сырая, во многих местах лагает, баги просто ужас. Графика вроде и фпнтастическая но парой очень плохая. Бесит непонятная прокачка лагеря. Где Русский язык, и мне пофигу на политику rock star , а как 1с обосрасиль это же прото феноминально досих пор нельзя купить физическую версию.Игра очень сырая, во многих местах лагает, баги просто ужас. Графика вроде и фпнтастическая но парой очень плохая. Бесит непонятная прокачка лагеря. Где Русский язык, и мне пофигу на политику rock star , а как 1с обосрасиль это же прото феноминально досих пор нельзя купить физическую версию.
  32. cwisnom
    Nov 2, 2018
    4
    The game may be expansive, ambitious, and artistic, but it is also a joyless slog to play through. The number of cut-scenes (admittedly de riegeur these days, and the least glaring of its errors), "gameplay' consisting of walking with a companion (on foot or horse) for long periods of time while they talk, or other similarly uninspired activities, there is almost no FUN to be had playingThe game may be expansive, ambitious, and artistic, but it is also a joyless slog to play through. The number of cut-scenes (admittedly de riegeur these days, and the least glaring of its errors), "gameplay' consisting of walking with a companion (on foot or horse) for long periods of time while they talk, or other similarly uninspired activities, there is almost no FUN to be had playing the game.
    The rare moments of actual action, or even basic navigation, yield controls that feel mawkish and awkward, even compared to the game's 8 year old predecessor., and light years behind the standards set in current AAA tittles, giving you the feeling that even getting to the sweet spots of the game won't be fun. Add to that a system of "cores" and stats that seem far overcomplicated, especially for this type of an action game.

    I'm left giving up after 5 or 6 hours, not from any frustration but with the overwhelming sense that this is not an enjoyable activity, while RDR1 was ridiculously fun to play.

    One is left with the feeling that Rockstar was overwhelming intoxicated with their great artistic vision, and somewhat condescending to gamers that they should sit back and enjoy their incredible tale. Truth be told, even the story and the conversation isn't particularly impressive, and you can't even garner much interest or empathy for any of the characters from even a narrative perspective.

    For a game with such universally stratospheric critical scores, it seems that professionals are ignoring that simple, visceral sense of fun, whether it's a shooting action sequence or even an enjoyable way to stroll around or ride your horse. All I can say as a user is there was no joy or fun from playing this game, and that's really unusual with the typical high quality games we get today.    … Expand
  33. 4DaLulz
    Nov 4, 2018
    4
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is a beautiful looking game, supported by clunky controls and a slow paced story that will ultimately not keep you playing.

    It looks absolutely amazing in the GFX department and the sound direction is almost flawless but again the chunkiness let's it all down. 4/10
  34. Robman181
    Nov 5, 2018
    4
    This game is beautiful, organized, and offers amazing storytelling. It’s also boring, clunky and overrated.
  35. Trash2Live
    Nov 6, 2018
    4
    The game looks great but after 20 hours of gameplay I'm done. Everything about this game feels tedious with the same RS clunky controls they've been using since GTA3. This game is great if you were looking for a solid hunting simulator but it's incredibly low on fun and action.
  36. Ave_Fenix
    Nov 7, 2018
    4
    Overrated ...... Overrated
    There are better games out there I don't understand how God Of War has 94 and this game 97 seriously.
  37. Kraenee
    Nov 10, 2018
    4
    Why not such a great rating? The world is Amazing, immersive and an absolute masterpiece. The acting is incredible and the story line is interesting. All of this doesn't matter however when the controls are equally horrible. The character actions are not smooth like pretty much any game out there and definitely not as smooth as AC odyssey. This ruins the immersion of this beautiful game.Why not such a great rating? The world is Amazing, immersive and an absolute masterpiece. The acting is incredible and the story line is interesting. All of this doesn't matter however when the controls are equally horrible. The character actions are not smooth like pretty much any game out there and definitely not as smooth as AC odyssey. This ruins the immersion of this beautiful game. Much of the time you will feel frustrated because of the clunkyness of the controls especially during action scenes. It's almost like you feel disconnected from the avatar. The Avatar is also slow as in it's like playing a 70 year old man. Because Rockstar can't seem to get it together with controls and clunkyness of their game's characters so this will not be fixed anytime soon if ever. What's worse is they don't allow the player to fully customize the controls themselves and reassign the buttons. Deadeye requires to push both sticks in but the problem is you could find yourself crouching as well because the left stick pushed in is also the crouch... The movement stick is good for walking forward but not running because you have to push a button for that... the LB is used for taking out your gun but it's also used for inventory wheel so you can accidentally pull out your gun on people.. the whole scheme is just horrible and I quit playing after 40 hours. Also your Avatar grows hair faster than Big Foot and it seems the overall time in the game could be slowed down by double of what it is. I tried fishing, hunting, robbing some of the wonderful story line and is great but I just got tired of the BS controls ripping me out of the immersion and went back to AC odyssey that is actually fun to play. I think rock star really messed this up and it's sad. It would have rated this a 9 but the controls are what we use to interact with the game and should be considered the foundation of the user end experience not an after thought. It would be like getting a Lamborghini and finding out the brake peddle is for the dome light, the steering wheel controls the mirrors and so on... still an amazing car but...… Expand
  38. gentlebenno
    Nov 26, 2018
    4
    This game is probably the most disappointing since Mass Effect Andromeda. It's astonishing how this game is rated as a 97. I mean, not ALL the critics could have been bought off by Rockstar. I think it's because of the overall quality of games in 2018. Go ahead and look up the top five rated games of 2018, and then contemplate the future death of console gaming. So if you're a critic,This game is probably the most disappointing since Mass Effect Andromeda. It's astonishing how this game is rated as a 97. I mean, not ALL the critics could have been bought off by Rockstar. I think it's because of the overall quality of games in 2018. Go ahead and look up the top five rated games of 2018, and then contemplate the future death of console gaming. So if you're a critic, I mean you have to give at least one game each year a 9 or 10, right? I guess? After all, the game does LOOK great, doesn't it?

    Rockstar seems to have banked on two themes to make this game a success. 1) Make the game look exceptional (and after all, the game does LOOK great). 2) Up the violence and mayhem to the point where you the player murder/rob/beat/terrorize so many innocent people it makes you feel like a card carrying member of the Waffen SS (for Rockstar, FYI, that's not a good thing).

    That's about it. They ignored everything else and it shows.

    I knew something was deeply wrong with this game after I got done with the five hour intro/tutorial and I realized I didn't care about anything. The game does LOOK great after all. The combat is a lot of fun and at times even electric. But in general, I don't, like, FEEL anything while playing this game. The characters all are bland, cookie cutter, uninteresting blobs. The story reads like a five year old's choose your own adventure drawing of the Old West.

    You don't get to make actual decisions that impact the plot / scope of the game. You're a complete spectator in somebody else's game script. The bounty system is asinine. You can kill 20 lawmen, go pay your own bounty that same day in the same city, and then walk around and converse with cops that same day and even though they acknowledge they hate you, nothing happens. Okay, it's a video game, but is this the level of acceptable reality Rockstar was aiming for in an open world game that's supposed to be so realistic you have to remember to brush your horse?

    Between the lack of player agency, the bounty system, and the constant button mashing, it's like Rockstar made a game that looks like it's 2018, but with all the game mechanics and weak story for something made in 2004. It's baffling that they still think this level of overall quality is acceptable for a AAA game. And they'll still probably made a criminal amount of money anyways. So what do I know.

    After a while I only kept playing this game because I paid full price and wanted to feel like I'd gotten my money's worth. If I'd paid like $20 for this game I'd likely have put it down after about 15 hours and never played it again. At times the game is barely playable. Definitely would not recommend it to anybody.    … Expand
  39. Loginwhy
    Nov 27, 2018
    4
    This is the last Rockstar game I will purchase.

    I've had most of the rest of their games, and now fatefully RDR v1.2. The pent-up demand is what sold this game, NOT THE CONTROLS. The controls are horrendous. Simply horrendous. It's as if they did zero tuning/updating to the main core mechanics of movement/item pickup/weapon aiming or prior R* games and simply bolted on additional    This is the last Rockstar game I will purchase.

    I've had most of the rest of their games, and now fatefully RDR v1.2. The pent-up demand is what sold this game, NOT THE CONTROLS. The controls are horrendous. Simply horrendous. It's as if they did zero tuning/updating to the main core mechanics of movement/item pickup/weapon aiming or prior R* games and simply bolted on additional convoluted controls. Want to pick something up? Look around in a circle and walk back and forth and then maybe. Not always, for sure, but sometimes it is simply maddening. Even the controller scheme reference in the settings menu is irritating as it flashes between schemes/scenarios way too fast to make a mental snapshot.

    Want to play poker, dominoes, or any other mini game? Be prepared to sit through repetitive time-consuming animations that suck the joy out of the process. I question if I expect too much detail in the scripted actions shown, and the answer is decidedly mixed. Some actions are highly detailed, others not so much - when it seems they could have been easily. The graphics of the physical world are great and plentiful, and with a variety unmatched by other open worlds. But - we play games for the fun and interaction. The controls spoil everything.

    Want to start the next mission? Of course is in two towns over and requires riding there. Realism? Definitely. Belong in a game? No - it's just sooo boring and repetitive. Of course you can use Cinematic Mode, but you WILL be attacked along the way, and if your destination is a town, you can bet your horse will run into someone and get you a bounty needlessly, which in turn will lock down anything you wanted to do in that town until you pay off said bounty. That is if Cinematic Mode actually takes you to where you set your waypoint and not somewhere entirely different...

    When following a NPC and avoiding detection/danger (which you will do A LOT), it is not always clear what the next action or location is to be as everything is scripted up to exactly where you have to walk to trigger the next process, which leads to replaying (at least there is finally a way to replay shorter sections/checkpoints of a mission or the ability to skip completely after three failures - a nice touch!). However, the score criteria on missions is unknown until you have completed the mission, giving you little chance to get a gold rating without playing through in its entirety at least twice.

    And then there is saving your progress. Why is it saving is not allowed most of the time in this game? Some of these missions are so scripted (and boring!) that the inability to save is almost criminal. The Epilogue starts off being comprised of doing the most mundane and boring tasks that take forever and ever - and you can't quit because you can't save! It will finally autos save, but there is a caveat with that if you choose to load a prior point in the game and it prompts you to Autosave: if you allow the save it overwrites what you want to keep, and if you turn off the Autosave feature it will delete your last autosave anyway! Maddening!

    Camera auto-leveling: Why, oh why, can't I dictate where my camera is pointing and when? Automatically resetting my view is a constant battle, and most FPS games moved past several years ago!

    I realize this is a rambling review... There is just so many things wrong with this game that ruins what could have been a masterpiece - that I keep going back and adding sections to this diatribe. RDR2 Online is available to play (in beta) starting today. Don't care. There are other games to play that are actually fun.

    One last parting thought: Ever wonder why some games are rated as excellent by the critics, but the user reviews are much more lackluster? Reeks of fanboy/financial incentives...?    … Expand
  40. Serafina
    Dec 4, 2018
    4
    THIS IS A RED DEAD 2 ONLINE REVIEW

    Visualy the game is incredible the guns feel nice to use the horses wile a little stupid and magnetic to trees are fun to ride. But just like with gta5 people will group up to kill and greif anyone for no reason and unlike gta 5 theres nothing you can do about it no pasive mode or any protection from greifers. They kill you and your horse just to do it    THIS IS A RED DEAD 2 ONLINE REVIEW

    Visualy the game is incredible the guns feel nice to use the horses wile a little stupid and magnetic to trees are fun to ride. But just like with gta5 people will group up to kill and greif anyone for no reason and unlike gta 5 theres nothing you can do about it no pasive mode or any protection from greifers. They kill you and your horse just to do it the law doesnt even get involved in red dead online.    … Expand
  41. chazzy2501
    Dec 5, 2018
    4
    This game lacks fun, there is no mischief at all, it takes itself so seriously. A tedious slow walk of handholding that never picks up the pace. I don't care who shot who, I didn't see it, I didn't know them, I don't care. Right now I'd rather shoot you, strip naked, get drunk and argue with a horse.

    So far, go here click the thing, no click and hold the thing, take only that thing,    This game lacks fun, there is no mischief at all, it takes itself so seriously. A tedious slow walk of handholding that never picks up the pace. I don't care who shot who, I didn't see it, I didn't know them, I don't care. Right now I'd rather shoot you, strip naked, get drunk and argue with a horse.

    So far, go here click the thing, no click and hold the thing, take only that thing, go here, slowly or crouch slowly. You can go anywhere as long as it within 10 feet of the hidden rails.

    I'm an hour in and playing on rails is not fun. Shoot that small blurry person over there, not that one. Getting hit, who knows where that came from? (slow look left , then boat turn right) who is that? Is that grizzly rifle toting person my guy or their guy? Who knows? Ooops guess it was mine, start again with the walking simulator. .

    Wow time to make a decision here is 2 AND ONLY 2. slow walk to guy a or b no hint as to what either will do so really it's flip a coin. An open world game with linear paths and binary choices. wow, just wow.    … Expand
  42. Dnslx
    Jan 6, 2019
    4
    A good, but not excellent looking pseudo open world game, that has a poor game play and very bad control scheme. The degree of details is sometimes unbelievable. Also unbelievable is why the developers didn't put the effort in designing at least a playable control scheme.

    I very often had the feeling that I am playing a re-skin of GTA V - this game is nearly 6 years old! There were    A good, but not excellent looking pseudo open world game, that has a poor game play and very bad control scheme. The degree of details is sometimes unbelievable. Also unbelievable is why the developers didn't put the effort in designing at least a playable control scheme.

    I very often had the feeling that I am playing a re-skin of GTA V - this game is nearly 6 years old! There were games around 2000 that had better game play. The beautiful looking world does not respond or interact to players actions. Most of the time the player feels like the environment just there to look good. Weather does not have any effect on the players actions. Everyone who played games like Zelda BOTW knows what it means, if it is raining and you are trying to make fire. What about moving slower in snow? In RDR2 the weather does not have ANY effect on the environment.

    Also the realism is a big problem in this game. Every review addresses the realism as the best part of this game and I think it is not. There are many situations were the realism is very close to reality, but the problem with too much realism is that you get very sensitive for things that do not act like in reality. There are several examples for this: riding on your horse for some time will make Arthur stow his guns in the saddle. Now if you jump of the horse you will instantly have your guns on the back again, but if you get into a gun fight while you are riding and you jump of the horse, you have to pick up all your weapons by your self!!! Another thing for example is that if you go to the receiver at emerald ranch to sell you plundered stuff in the night, he will stand in its shop but the interaction menu tells you you have to wait until tomorrow to be able to sell things... why is he even in his shop when he does not buy things from you????

    I don't want to get too much into detail here since everything is already mentioned in the other reviews. In my opinion this game is no that innovative as it is presented by Rockstar and the bigger review websites. Most of the game is very retrogressive. For each mechanic in this game there are other games that do those mechanics way better! It is too slow, too time consuming and in no means rewarding for the spend time.    … Expand
  43. Draqun
    Nov 14, 2022
    4
    I have never liked Rockstar productions. The GTA series is a downright failure in my eyes. RDR2 praised by many friends turned out to be little better. The game is pretty, the storyline moderately interesting, while the gameplay is a tragedy. The game tires me out so much that I play through it piece by piece. I need a week's rest for every hour of play.
  44. OutgoingFish733
    Aug 12, 2020
    4
    Esse jogo tinha tudo para receber um 9,5 meu, e realmente era meu sonho poder dar essa nota, tenho entorno de 650 horas no história e 75-100 no online então sei bem do que vou falar.
    Peguei o jogo no dia do lançamento, joguei por muito tempo e amei, foi o melhor jogo que joguei na minha vida, não tenho palavras para explicar o quão bom era esse jogo. Até o dia do lançamento do modo    Esse jogo tinha tudo para receber um 9,5 meu, e realmente era meu sonho poder dar essa nota, tenho entorno de 650 horas no história e 75-100 no online então sei bem do que vou falar.
    Peguei o jogo no dia do lançamento, joguei por muito tempo e amei, foi o melhor jogo que joguei na minha vida, não tenho palavras para explicar o quão bom era esse jogo. Até o dia do lançamento do modo online, que porcaria foi aquela??? Joguei um pouco e dropei o online, porem depois de um ano, no lançamento da DLC ''moonshiners'', voltei a jogar, decidi jogar serio para ver se não ficava legal depois de um tempo, e acabou que consegui me divertir um pouco, mas nem tanto, decidi dropar novamente, e novamente com a vinda da nova DLC, decidi voltar a jogar... QUE MERDA QUE ESSA EMPRESA FEZ COM O JOGO????????
    DESTRUÍRAM O MODO ONLINE, E ISSO ACABOU POR AFETAR EM CERTOS QUESITOS O HISTÓRIA.
    Resumo, minha nota pro história é 9,5 e pro Online é 0, somando e dividindo por dois, a nota dessa bosta pra mim é 4,5.

    Este juego tenía todo para recibir mi 9.5, y realmente era mi sueño poder dar esta calificación, tengo alrededor de 650 horas en la historia y 75-100 en línea, así que sé de lo que voy a hablar.
    Tomé el juego el día del lanzamiento, lo jugué durante mucho tiempo y me encantó, fue el mejor juego que jugué en mi vida, no tengo palabras para explicar lo bueno que era ese juego. Hasta el día del lanzamiento del modo online, ¿qué diablos fue eso ??? Jugué un poco y lo bebí en línea, pero después de un año, en el lanzamiento del DLC '' moonshiners '', volví a jugar, decidí jugar en serio para ver si sería genial después de un tiempo, y terminé divirtiéndome. , pero no tanto, decidí dejarlo de nuevo, y nuevamente con la llegada del nuevo DLC, decidí volver a jugar ... ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿???
    DESTRUYERON EL MODO ONLINE, Y ESTO TERMINÓ AFECTANDO LA HISTORIA EN CIERTAS PREGUNTAS.
    En resumen, mi calificación de historia es 9.5 y en línea es 0, sumando y dividiendo por dos, la calificación de esta basura para mí es 4.5.

    This game had everything to receive a 9.5 of mine, and it was really my dream to be able to give this grade, I have around 650 hours in history and 75-100 in online so I know what I'm going to talk about.
    I took the game on launch day, played it for a long time and loved it, it was the best game I played in my life, I have no words to explain how good that game was. Until the day of launch of online mode, what the hell was that ??? I played a little and drank it online, but after a year, at the launch of the '' moonshiners '' DLC, I went back to playing, I decided to play seriously to see if it would be cool after a while, and I ended up having some fun , but not so much, I decided to drop again, and again with the coming of the new DLC, I decided to go back to playing ... WHAT THE HELL DID THIS COMPANY DID WITH THE GAME ????????
    THEY DESTROYED THE ONLINE MODE, AND THIS ENDED AFFECTING HISTORY IN CERTAIN QUESTIONS.
    In summary, my grade for history is 9.5 and for Online it is 0, adding and dividing by two, the grade of this crap for me is 4.5.

    У этой игры было все, чтобы получить мою оценку 9,5, и я действительно мечтал получить эту оценку, у меня около 650 часов истории и 75-100 часов онлайн, так что я знаю, о чем буду говорить.
    Я взял игру в день запуска, играл в нее долгое время и мне она понравилась, это была лучшая игра, в которую я играл в своей жизни, у меня нет слов, чтобы объяснить, насколько хороша эта игра. До дня запуска онлайн-режима что это было за хрень ??? Я немного поиграл и выпил онлайн, но через год, при запуске DLC «самогонщики», я вернулся к игре, я решил поиграть серьезно, чтобы посмотреть, будет ли это круто через некоторое время, и в итоге я немного повеселился. , но не настолько, я решил снова бросить, и снова с выходом нового DLC я решил вернуться к игре ... ЧТО ЗА ХОРОШО, ЧТО КОМПАНИЯ СДЕЛАЛА С ИГРОЙ ????????
    ОНИ УНИЧТОЖАЛИ РЕЖИМ ОНЛАЙН, И ЭТО ЗАКОНЧИЛОСЬ ВЛИЯТЬ НА ИСТОРИЮ В ОПРЕДЕЛЕННЫХ ВОПРОСАХ.
    4,5.    … Expand
  45. TomKing13
    Jul 17, 2022
    4
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  46. Mackero
    Nov 26, 2018
    3
    Rockstar have only shipped 1/2 the game so I can only give a max of 5/10.

    Losses 1/2 a point for the grind that gets in the way of playing the game - brush you horse, shave your face, remember to sleep and eat. Losses another 1/2 for the significant AI bugs that prevent progress on some missions, and in some cases result in in forced fail. (Also very poor service from Rockstar not to    Rockstar have only shipped 1/2 the game so I can only give a max of 5/10.

    Losses 1/2 a point for the grind that gets in the way of playing the game - brush you horse, shave your face, remember to sleep and eat.
    Losses another 1/2 for the significant AI bugs that prevent progress on some missions, and in some cases result in in forced fail. (Also very poor service from Rockstar not to have patched these yet).
    Final mark off, for Rockstar one shot killing my horse and stealing all my money as part of the story.    … Expand
  47. 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.
  48. talonps1
    Nov 24, 2018
    3
    Like everyone says, graphics and environment are stellar, very good but again like everyone else says, this game is boring; there is no getting around this fact. Eye rolling cut scenes you HAVE to endure because there is no skip, controls have not improved at all (like I'm playing Red Dead Redemption and if you're a fan like I am you'll notice this right away), constant losing items,Like everyone says, graphics and environment are stellar, very good but again like everyone else says, this game is boring; there is no getting around this fact. Eye rolling cut scenes you HAVE to endure because there is no skip, controls have not improved at all (like I'm playing Red Dead Redemption and if you're a fan like I am you'll notice this right away), constant losing items, forget trying to aim with 100 rabbits running around you taking your aim off your intended target, horse jumping for no reason or you just falling down and grunting because hey, why not huh?
    In short, price might be a few dollars more than the game is worth but the bottom end buy is kinda worth it. Now, a score of 3 reflects the fact this game is not complete. We've now entered the time big game studios will sell you a finished game (BF5, RDR2, etc) but it is not, where you buy on a promise of future release of portions of the game which translates, the consumer will be screwed more and more as time goes on.
    Save your money, wait for it to go bargain basement because it will. Maybe $35.99 is a fair price. In fact, join the growing voices that are not purchasing AAA titles anymore until the game makers (like EA Chief Creative Officer Patrick Söderlund called customers ignorant...and yet you still buy their game. How beta are you people?) stop screwing over their customers.
    Up to you. Look at the score...almost HALF of the reviews are RED.    … Expand
  49. khain
    Oct 31, 2018
    3
    Fantastic atmosphere and visuals, great voice acting and generally an impressive technical achievement.

    As for the rest, clunky gameplay with some bizarre ergonomic choices, and a game that represents the pinnacle of what Rockstar have been creating for years : an excessively scripted experience where choices and consequences don't seem to matter. You will be given the freedom to go    Fantastic atmosphere and visuals, great voice acting and generally an impressive technical achievement.

    As for the rest, clunky gameplay with some bizarre ergonomic choices, and a game that represents the pinnacle of what Rockstar have been creating for years : an excessively scripted experience where choices and consequences don't seem to matter. You will be given the freedom to go anywhere and kill anyone, but god forbid you want to approach a mission in a different manner than what's been planned.

    I've been reading in places that things get better later in the game in that regard. That's nice. Maybe Season 12 of the Knight Rider remake will be awesome.

    Add to that the classic Rockstar things that always irk me such as locking content behind certain missions or steps of the storyline, and at no point do I feel like I'm able to play the game the way I want. I'm being forced to follow a very particular sequence of events and every situation must play out in a very particular way.

    Just not my thing - it just amounts to a very frustrating experience as far as I'm concerned. I can understand the praise, though.    … Expand
  50. Xavilin
    Oct 26, 2018
    3
    El doblaje a sido el motivo que no lo quiero ,paso de leer parrafadas y perderme escenas de accion.
    Un juego de 10 tiene que gustar a todo el mundo
  51. Tsuhong
    Oct 29, 2018
    3
    Management on consoles causes sadness, changing day and night is very bad. after 6-8 hours of play it gets boring :(
  52. PokerStar
    Nov 2, 2018
    3
    Disappointing. Like most of us I think the hype and anticipation and clever gameplay trailers Rockstar released and overwhelming positive critic reviews led me to buying this the second it was released but the user reviews tell the real story. This is a game that promised so much and I really really want to love it. If I’d written a review in the first day I would have given it a 10 butDisappointing. Like most of us I think the hype and anticipation and clever gameplay trailers Rockstar released and overwhelming positive critic reviews led me to buying this the second it was released but the user reviews tell the real story. This is a game that promised so much and I really really want to love it. If I’d written a review in the first day I would have given it a 10 but now, about a third of the way through I give it a 3. It is beautiful to look at and things one cinematic camera mode are great - to begin with. But the gameplay and controls are a massive let down. I kidded myself that it would take a bit of time to get used to and whilst that’s true it doesn’t mean it isn’t a poor experience overall. Gunplqy is clunky. Searching and looting slow and clunky. You have to hold a button for a second each time. Should be an option to skip the animation and just loot. And if it’s about realism then who loots a drawer in a robbery slowly and takes one item out at a time? Arthur can’t move quickly in combat situations, take cover quickly and basically react like a controllable character some of the time. Most of the hyped interactions with NPCs are boring hello and goodbye situations or antagonise and fight situations often where the NPC starts the fight because you said the wrong thing twice or walked into them but you end up either dead or wanted for a crime after beating them up. The controls are all over the place so sometimes I ended up shooting someone by accident. In fact a lot of the time you’re doing the wrong thing because Arthur isn’t standing in exactly the precise right spot. Overall it feels like an interactive movie where you get to push buttons to make some decisions and to move the story along rather than a video game. I like open world games and Zelda: BotW, Assassins Creed Odyssey, even Far Cry 5, have been much more fun to play for me in the last 12 months.… Expand
  53. JameTKoke
    Nov 28, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is gorgeous and the story was good, until the end. Arthur dies and you become John Marston. Arthur was interesting, John Marston is an annoying, hen-pecked smuck, who we already know, dies badly in the first game. I have no interest in exploring any further as John. The controls are clunky and the micro-management is boring as hell. You're carrying too many weapons and the control wheel is a PIA. I should of waited until this hit the bargain bin.… Expand
  54. drj_062290
    Mar 3, 2019
    3
    I created a profile here just to give my two cents about RDR 2. In one word - disappointing! From a visual/graphics standpoint, it's stunning and extremely well done but unfortunately, that is the only positive thing I can say. There was a lot of care and craftsmanship put into building the world. I wish I could say the same about the actual gameplay!

    I got midway into chapter 2 and    I created a profile here just to give my two cents about RDR 2. In one word - disappointing! From a visual/graphics standpoint, it's stunning and extremely well done but unfortunately, that is the only positive thing I can say. There was a lot of care and craftsmanship put into building the world. I wish I could say the same about the actual gameplay!

    I got midway into chapter 2 and stopped playing because I found the gameplay and storyline very boring; it gets off to a slow start and continues at a snail's place. Now, slow doesn't necessarily mean bad if the story and/or characters are engaging, but I personally didn't find the story or characters captivating at all, which makes the game fall flat on its face. Characters are blah and the story is repetitive at best.

    The controls are clunky and there's such an emphasis on replicating real life, that playing the game becomes a chore - seems like a common thing I've read in other reviews here and it is 100% true. You have to feed and groom your horse constantly or it will lose health. You have to wear the appropriate clothing for the weather or you lose health. And those are just a few examples. While true to life, those details add no substance to the game and honestly make it less fun. Hunting is cumbersome, and not worth it considering how tedious it is (ex: you can only use certain weapons to kill certain animals or you destroy the meat), and how little money you make. And the little money you come across early in the game, you're supposed to give to the camp.

    The inventory/weapons management system is confusing. Actual combat and gunplay - which I was really looking forward to - were probably the biggest letdown of all. My biggest criticism regarding combat is that it's overly complicated, not straightforward. I found myself hesitant to commit crimes and actually have fun in the game because I was forewarned that the bounty system sucks, frankly. Once there's a bounty, it doesn't go away until paid off, which wouldn't be so bad except that money is hard to come by.

    I was really pumped about this game and I found myself disappointed. Maybe at some point when I have nothing better to do (and no better games to play), I'll give it another shot and try to force myself through the story to see if it gets better. To be fair, I am only on chapter 2. But the fact that I'm saying that means that RDR 2 massively undelivered, at least in my opinion.

    I had a friend who bought the game, only to return it a few weeks later because it was so disappointing. I am only keeping the game because I got it as a Christmas present and didn't spend my own money. There are definitely better games for the price. Wildly overhyped. Sadly, I don't recommend it.

    Not sure where all these 9/10 and 10/10 reviews are coming from because it's very flawed, far from perfect. Either those reviewers are drunk, or they played a different game.    … Expand
  55. tobivv
    Jun 30, 2020
    3
    Every animation takes ages, the gameplay loop is mostly riding around listening to conversations, combat is meh. Graphics are amazing though
  56. lucas1232322113
    Sep 24, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay is so so slow its almost unbearable the controls feel very clunky imo and the vigorous "task" you have to do almost feel like chores. Also the bounty system is totally broken if you accidentally bump into a npc you'll have a 300 dollar bounty. I feel like Rdr1 is a much better game. Also I hate how Rdr2 is a prequel because they most definitely pulled Authurs character was pulled out of thin air and like he should've been mentioned in Rdr1 if Authur had that much of an impact on John's life. Leaving the story being kind of semi broken because half of characters aren't mentioned in the Rdr1 even though they had, like I said had a big impact on John becoming a gunslinger. Also I agree with this dude about the tutorial it's long as hell and the amount of times I had to travel there and then here to do CHORES.… Expand
  57. skaz001
    Nov 30, 2018
    2
    Very, very tedious. Poor combat system. The whole premise, which if you played the first installment (which is a better story and combat system) is to wander around the wilderness looking fish and hunting for bears.
  58. francegame
    Dec 10, 2019
    2
    An empty and boring world. Simulator of idiot on a horse. Poor quality graphics. Boring and uninteresting tasks.
  59. SwordRPG
    Oct 26, 2018
    2
    Bad open world, bad loot system, bad game.. Drops under 28 FPS When will this ridiculousness end?
  60. Steve223
    Nov 1, 2018
    2
    Graphically and technically brilliant. Gameplay a chore fest takes ages to do anything simple, even looting. Travel feels like a slog and the controls and handling feel like they are from a game 20 years ago not matching any of the recent AAA third person games such as MGSV or AC.
    You have to eat, wash, even make coffee and clean your horse, I don't want to do chores in a video game to    Graphically and technically brilliant. Gameplay a chore fest takes ages to do anything simple, even looting. Travel feels like a slog and the controls and handling feel like they are from a game 20 years ago not matching any of the recent AAA third person games such as MGSV or AC.
    You have to eat, wash, even make coffee and clean your horse, I don't want to do chores in a video game to relax
    Overall huge disappointment    … Expand
  61. chris9540
    Nov 3, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Good:
    1. It looks nice I suppose though its not better than any other AAA open world game I've played in recent years
    2. Collecting Bounties are fun but they are just a fetch quest.
    3. The cores system combined with the food is nice however it quickly became apparent that it was better to manage it through tonics and just eat to keep at the right weight.
    The Bad
    1. The story. i'm almost done with chapter 2, so far i dislike the people the game has me interact with and i'm already hoping the gang fails. I dread going to that stupid camp full of horrible people asking you to do there work for them
    2. The combat. Boring cover based shooter but without proper aiming, think a less imaginative gears of war one
    3. The World. Empty and not in a good way. In a why does every town feel like there's no one there way. There's just a few people to sell you stuff and normally one person just saying or shouting the same few sentences over and over again and as there is only life in the towns you hear it a lot
    4. Riding my horse around to get to somewhere has quickly become the most boring thing i have done in a game. I'm not a fan of holding A for 20 mins for 5 mins of game play the another 20 mins of holding A to get back to civilisation and any thing to do, its just boring
    5. No reward for exploration, I've spent about five hours riding around exploring the world and my main memory of it was just sitting there holding A for hours with nothing much to do there are some people in the world that wanted help but that quickly became repetitive and boring again.
    6. I don't like playing the bad guy, i thought you where actually going to be seeking redemption like in Red Dead Redemption 1" this leads to many thing that I see as options being completely ignored because i have no interest in them, also my character isn't very nice. I find it hard to play a game where I dislike the person I play as.
    7. Nothing ever really gets explained properly. For instance in Chapter two there as a quest to get a legendary bear. you can chose to go after it or leave it( The games way of telling you that pictures of animals on the map are locations where you can find legendary ones). I want after it killed it then chucked it on my horse and spent 20 mins holding A to get back to town to sell it for some major money to find that no one wanted it. OK I thought to camp it must be a crafting thing. Lets hold A and go there. Nope no one hear wants it, by this point i'm starting to think it just a game object and doesn't have a use so i look online find there's a trapper that can be found in 3 different locations. the next 3 hours is spent holding A looking for him. That's just not fun game-play for me

    Other Issues

    There where a few glitches but I expect that. Mirrors went crazy at one point. Game objects kept going black at certain angles.

    You can climb up but as far as I can tell you cant climb down leading to some annoying deaths

    I think you're meant to bond with your horse but they have stats so there treated like changeable parts and as soon as I find a better one I swap. Give me a horse close to the beginning that has the potential to be one of the best horses in the game if i stick with it then I might care but until I find one that's maxed out whats the point i'm going to sell it as soon as i find a better one

    You may find different but i just find it a bit boring. It has the sense of a tech demo to it, arr look how big and beautiful our world is with it's "immersive" animations and story telling.

    Hopes

    Online. its all its got left, I hope it plays like a full on MMO with character creation, fast travel, ability to join the law or a gang, you're own camp with people you recruit rather than that horrible dutch guy and his mates. I was looking for a full on single player game that I could spend hours doing stuff in. I got a sparsely populated horse riding simulator with an arcade combat system and I'm now hoping for a full online game because unfortunately there attempts at a single player experience haven't really worked. At least not for me. It feels like an really badly written 80 hour cowboy movie where all the extra time is spent just watching one silent person sit on a horse and ride around    … Expand
  62. hbomb1970
    Jan 4, 2019
    2
    One of, if not the most, boring games I have ever played. 90% of it is watching the game and not playing it. And when you are playing it, it's mostly a horse riding simulator. I cannot fathom why so many people love this game. The graphics are amazing. Beyond that it sucks rocks.
  63. LuHi06
    Sep 27, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This abomination of a video game cannot be enjoyed at all. I don't even know where to start with this awful freaking piece of junk. The game plays itself and is so easy it could be played on a wiimote with its such basic controls. You can't play a mission without doing exactly what it says. When you come out of cover all you have to do is shoot and the opponent is dead. It has such a slow start and the rest of the story isn't interesting until someone dies. Not to mention that it is a disappointment compared to Red Dead Redemption (2010). The controls are clunky and the online feature is impossible to play without getting shot within 30 seconds of respawning and that isn't the community's fault, that's the games fault. The side missions are impossible to play without getting bored at least once. The honor system does nothing except change the way you freaking die. Arthur's voice is annoying and his character isn't compelling unless you watch multiple youtube videos of some quotes without context. Those youtube videos make Arthur look like a good man when in reality, every mission ends in a shootout. That brings me to my next point, the missions are literally all the same. If you skip every cinematic, then there's a shootout. If you don't skip every cinematic, you are super bored up until the point where you have to murder a bunch of lawmen, innocent people, honest working men or degenerate scum. This stupid sixty dollar waste of plastic that has no replay value and in a word is poopy . The story is so repetitive that i could summarize it by saying it's stupid bandits that make awful decisions and rob people so they can try to go to a Caribbean country to evade the law. In conclusion, this is just an unnecessary mess of a console game that you don't need to play. (I know my points are all over the place but as I said i don't know where to begin with this game.)… Expand
  64. pomperi
    Nov 18, 2018
    1
    This game is nothing more than a boring movie. Clumsy controls with stupid button combos. The game does not create a sense of freedom.
  65. SammyHauguth
    Jan 26, 2019
    1
    The game would be perfect, if it wasn't for the difficulty to get 100% progression, like these ridiculous challenges that is not a challenge at all, it's just time consuming...
  66. Timur92
    Nov 19, 2018
    1
    Game had dumb design choices that seem to be made by someone with a mental dissability, like the bounty system and saving. Missions cannot be canceled, autosave is terrible. Expect tons of bugs as well.
  67. iMetaCritic
    Oct 27, 2018
    1
    No. Absolutely not. 98? The story is not even good..... The mechanics and stripped right out of GTA V not new engine, nothing.
  68. mitokio
    Jan 25, 2019
    1
    Coming off 120 hours of AC Odyssey (where I had to stop because I was doing really menial tasks, even though I enjoyed it), I am shocked at slow and dull this is. This is not open world. It's so structured and the tasks so boring, the character controls so poorly designed. Looks great, but this is not a video game in any sense. It's almost a game of QTE pretending to be a video game.
  69. BlakeHREW
    Oct 31, 2018
    1
    Русофобская игра без пиревода. Без пк версии. Заслуживает только 1 бал.
  70. Russkiy_Hockage
    Nov 29, 2018
    1
    Where to begin...
    Firstly, the game is terribly boring.
    Secondly, the game is sooooo stretched.
    Third, disgusting optimization.
    And what kind of discrimination, why the Ultimate Publishers get the beta test before those who bought the regular edition.
    GTA 5 I have forgiven, but this was the last drop. This is the last game I bought from Rockstar.
  71. sentetic
    Oct 26, 2018
    1
    I am disappointed this game. Rockstar make again same game. I wanna new gameplay
  72. garviand
    Oct 29, 2018
    1
    No amount of story and graphics can make up for clunky mechanics and boring gameplay. Instead of playing this game, watch an 80-hour cowboy movie.
  73. symmetriebruch
    Apr 28, 2019
    1
    i´m just glad i picked this up for cheap this must be the most overhyped piece of software ever. i wouldn´t call it game. it´s more of a very beautiful riding simulator. it should get some points for technical achievements and a few for the writing and the characters in general. maybe it would be halfway decent as a western series if you cut out the 95% riding next to people and readingi´m just glad i picked this up for cheap this must be the most overhyped piece of software ever. i wouldn´t call it game. it´s more of a very beautiful riding simulator. it should get some points for technical achievements and a few for the writing and the characters in general. maybe it would be halfway decent as a western series if you cut out the 95% riding next to people and reading text.
    theres not much to play here which is kind of a crucial omission if you want to make a game. the animations are so painfully slow with seconds of startup frames for almost anything you do. wanna run with more than one person around? froget that you´ll be bumping into them racking up bounty on your head. also the controls and menus are redicoulous i can´t imagine what they were smoking when coming up with this nonsense. you wanna find cover? great let´s make the take cover and leave cover button the same button so that 90 percent of the time you´ll be climbing on top of something you were planning to take cover behind which leaves you exposed to gunfire and liable to get killed immideately. you might wanna load your game after dying but hold on we can´t have that you might think you saved your game in a specific state but you´d be sadly mistaken about that you´ll be put kind of in the general area from where you saved if you´re lucky.
    so on my way back to where you actually saved you come across a legendary animal for hunting put the pelt on your horse and on you go. io then saw that my bounty hunting target was the ways as well so lasso the guy and put him on your horse but wait. we can´t have you have 2 things on your horse no no you have to leave the legendary pelt somewhere in the middle of nowhere for the first half the game theres no quick travel and even then it´s pretty useless so 95% of the time youll be riding around doing nothing. most of the game feels like tedious work why would you want that when playing a game?    … Expand
  74. TheSituation
    Oct 26, 2018
    1
    GTA 5 + COWBOYS + Horses + 4K= RDR2
    Sincerely expected more
    Feels I'm playing a GTA 5 DLC with 4k and mod of horses and Cowboys
    Some are fooled with the HYPE and put a high rating.
    I'm not, this game is a mod of GTA 5 that simple.
    The game will bore two months for sure.
  75. blade23
    Nov 1, 2018
    1
    Apparently you're not allowed to point out how anti-consumer Rockstargames is with this game on this website(my review got deleted), however you are allowed to give this game a 10 in the first 2 hours of it's release and justify it with "it looks nice".
  76. Ozzyosbourn
    Oct 27, 2018
    1
    Простой и повторяющийся геймплей, ужасные места, скучные второстепенные миссии ... все дают высокие ноты, возможно, для рок-звезды
  77. polirol90210
    Oct 27, 2018
    1
    Boring gameplay, nothing new in the game mechanics. Everywhere marketing and advertising.
  78. MetaTheJoker
    Oct 28, 2018
    1
    Great visuals and good story BUT gameplay is very slow and very bad.
    Framerate is superslow (even on the oneX).
    Side missions are boring and simple things u wanna do takes so much time.
    Bounty systhem is very broken.
    Also is the game full of bugs, starting at the beginning in the tutoral.

    Very poor excecuted game that should be the game of the year.
  79. Nattyboy
    Oct 29, 2018
    1
    I honestly loved the first one and couldn’t wait for RDR2 but I could barely get past the tutorial without turning it off. I then completed chapter 1 and moved on and I can honestly say it doesn’t get ANY better.
    It stays the same pace, from walking, talking, horse riding is god aweful I’m sorry but I don’t like games where I’m mashing the A button for 10 minutes straight just to get to    I honestly loved the first one and couldn’t wait for RDR2 but I could barely get past the tutorial without turning it off. I then completed chapter 1 and moved on and I can honestly say it doesn’t get ANY better.
    It stays the same pace, from walking, talking, horse riding is god aweful I’m sorry but I don’t like games where I’m mashing the A button for 10 minutes straight just to get to my quest, then when your at the quest you have to ride 10 minutes more. I just want to shoot people and move onto the next mission. Oh and the sheep herding mission. REALLY I almost shot all my sheep before herding them into town just to make it more fun.

    The bounty system is also terrible I went broke just to keep playing mission without getting killed instantly I mean the game is a terrible version of rpg.    … Expand
  80. Vovandemort
    Oct 31, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rockstar, stop feeding people the lack of voice acting. Invest and finally make the voice of the country where you deliver your product. Play your own games with subtitles. Give full Russian localization.… Expand
  81. Mrderik
    Nov 1, 2018
    1
    Нет игры, нет оценки, привет от пк-боярина.
  82. Bobobeee
    Nov 9, 2018
    1
    Completely and utterly over-rated. Nowhere near what was advertised. Slow, clunky movement and the menus are just a mess. Easy to select wrong weapon, kill someone on accident, etc, etc. Missions are boring and slow. It looks pretty but that's it, the gameplay is horrible. Slow walking, you can't even run most of the time, you're just stuck trying REALLY HARD to look like a badassCompletely and utterly over-rated. Nowhere near what was advertised. Slow, clunky movement and the menus are just a mess. Easy to select wrong weapon, kill someone on accident, etc, etc. Missions are boring and slow. It looks pretty but that's it, the gameplay is horrible. Slow walking, you can't even run most of the time, you're just stuck trying REALLY HARD to look like a badass cowboy. I regret spending $60 on this junk, this is not a good game at all. It moves like molasses, combat is herky-jerky and bad, and the controls are some of the worst I've ever seen.… Expand
  83. SmashGames
    Nov 13, 2018
    1
    Look I'm going, to be honest, and not hop on the bandwagon, the game is simply boring. The graphics and voice acting are good but the story is so boring. The game forces you to grind way too much, like why do I need to brush my damn horse.
  84. kesboy
    Nov 16, 2018
    1
    Terrible game, controls are awful, boring gameplay, I don't normally write reviews but I feel very angry with all the hype used to get people to buy this game.. Am shocked by the total lack of integrity show by so called professional reviewers. Looking forward to cyberpunk 2077, I suspect it will be 10 times better, Rockstar are all mouth and no trousers, as usual..
  85. pjmccartney
    Jan 3, 2019
    1
    My disappointment in Red Dead Redemption 2 stems from the assumption that the sheer extravagance of its excesses bears some sort of inherent artistic value. You're just left with a labyrinthine chore of an open world that repeatedly undermines its own intent.

    RDR2's gorgeous expanse is irredeemably cheapened by a mistaken belief that "more" equates to "depth." All of the detail is    My disappointment in Red Dead Redemption 2 stems from the assumption that the sheer extravagance of its excesses bears some sort of inherent artistic value. You're just left with a labyrinthine chore of an open world that repeatedly undermines its own intent.

    RDR2's gorgeous expanse is irredeemably cheapened by a mistaken belief that "more" equates to "depth." All of the detail is wonderful and beautiful to experience and look at, but once the novelty wears off, a creeping, empty joylessness settles in instead. Throwing in pointless **** is not what makes a virtual world feel like a lived-in experience. RDR2's selective realism shatters all illusion that its obsequious fetish for detail contributes to immersion in its story.    … Expand
  86. davidpole23
    Feb 25, 2019
    1
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  87. bub37
    May 1, 2023
    1
    Один бал, потому что бесит, что рокстар не разрешает локализации. Я не знаю английский язык и мне хочется окунуться в сюжет полностью, а не читать титры. У нас отлично переводят игры и прятно играть, например Метро, Киберпанк, Ведьмак. Мне не нравится политика Рокстар и поэтому один бал!Один бал, потому что бесит, что рокстар не разрешает локализации. Я не знаю английский язык и мне хочется окунуться в сюжет полностью, а не читать титры. У нас отлично переводят игры и прятно играть, например Метро, Киберпанк, Ведьмак. Мне не нравится политика Рокстар и поэтому один бал!
  88. Trooper570
    Feb 23, 2020
    1
    It's not as good as people said when it launched, it has very bad shooting mechanics, and bad movement for combat. Story is good but extremely slow paced with some underdeveloped characters, it has great immersion but that's really it, I lacks a lot of replay value, and the 100% challenge feels like a chore.
  89. SynthBlade
    Jul 1, 2020
    1
    Don't get me wrong the history mode os nice, but the online ia horrible, no updates in almost diz months, infinit loadings, bugs lots of bugs, no new contente até all, what a shame, i can't play the game for not more than 15min without need to restart because of bugs, its not playable and o not recommend for no one, if you don't want to rage, Just play history mode and forget the online
  90. Ovarense
    Nov 17, 2022
    1
    A game that definitely it was not made to think of consoles or the new generation that was already coming.
  91. Pandazmo
    Nov 2, 2018
    0
    RDR 1 was a good game BUT this is totally different. It looks nice nice - yes, BUT is awful to play. Main character is slowest man in earth and makes playing very hard. Gun fighting is awful too and slow moves does't help. I really wanted to love this game BUT why on earth did you spoiled it. Have you even test it? There are too many bugs and in some missions you have to kill yourselfRDR 1 was a good game BUT this is totally different. It looks nice nice - yes, BUT is awful to play. Main character is slowest man in earth and makes playing very hard. Gun fighting is awful too and slow moves does't help. I really wanted to love this game BUT why on earth did you spoiled it. Have you even test it? There are too many bugs and in some missions you have to kill yourself because of the bugs and start over. Bounty system sucks, controls are weird, story already told etc. I've already sold it because games are suppose to be fun and not irritating. Game experience was like looking bad movie and hope it will end soon. I'll definitely take my time to check Rock Star games properly before buying in future.… Expand
  92. SuperJamaican
    Oct 27, 2018
    0
    Game is over hyped to the max. Not rock star quality if you ask me. They got greedy and rushed the game out before the online was ready whivh means one and done. This is not the xbox way online is a priority, not just gun game, but need online gun game.
  93. Interpol_kun
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    The first RDR wasn't a good game, and it's successor has the same flaws and problems.

    First of all open world is bland and empty. Yes, it made as a decoration for your riding from mission to mission. And yes, the game has gorgeous views, but it just so shallow that the graphics can't make it better. Empty world, lack of exploring and feeling of the artificial world. Even GTA 5 feels    The first RDR wasn't a good game, and it's successor has the same flaws and problems.

    First of all open world is bland and empty. Yes, it made as a decoration for your riding from mission to mission. And yes, the game has gorgeous views, but it just so shallow that the graphics can't make it better. Empty world, lack of exploring and feeling of the artificial world. Even GTA 5 feels more alive.

    Second, the overall Rockstar's problem: you need only a few hours to experience almost everything in the game. It has no deep progression and after a few hours you will start thinking "Why am I doing the same things over and over?".

    Third, realism doesn't matter. It's just made for nothing. You can starve and stop caring about all of your bars, and it will slightly affect your gameplay.

    Fourth, the NPC behaviour is not as good as it was promoted. It's the same fake as it was with the "new revolutionary Skyrim system". Just a shame because it's not a big difference between the last GTA.

    I can honestly say that the game has a fake promotion campaign altogether with media overhype. Yes, Rockstar is a big studio, but it shouldn't be the primary reason to give the game such high ratings.    … Expand
  94. Danthrax07
    Apr 22, 2019
    0
    This game is the definition of "tedious". It's a huge let down from the first and not fun to play. The only reason people like it is because they are excited about the developer, Rockstar. Which is understandable since they are the makers of GTA. This game is so overhyped it's unreal. It's not worth your time. Boring.
  95. Grubleguri
    Oct 27, 2018
    0
    This is so pretty. Can say anything on graphics.

    On menus, layout, missions, linearity and moving of character its very bad. If you have played AC Odyssey, Just Cause, Fallout or Farcry you will notice a big difference in how smooth and easy the character moves in those games compared to this. Its clumsy/clunky and incredible slow. im sitting reading online while moving joystick up    This is so pretty. Can say anything on graphics.

    On menus, layout, missions, linearity and moving of character its very bad.

    If you have played AC Odyssey, Just Cause, Fallout or Farcry you will notice a big difference in how smooth and easy the character moves in those games compared to this. Its clumsy/clunky and incredible slow. im sitting reading online while moving joystick up waiting for character to get to its target. There is so much "overriding" by developer that it doesnt feel like Im playing a game but following a very detailed and scripted first day of school..... Press that button, go to excactly that spot, mount horse, get off horse, follow X, carry X.......

    It took 6 hours before I could do something close to freeroam/sandbox and even then, after 6 hours tutorial, the missions are full of following someone in slowest speed possible and cutscenes.

    No good overview over missions and no idea what you are doing in fistfights. The buttoncommands change so in a fight your sitting watching bottom left of screen to see what button they want you to push.

    Menusystem is from the 90s and its not thought through very well. You pause the game 50 times an hour to eat, drink fix weapon and its not very smooth.
    Cant say i ever have played a game that was this tedious and annoyingly slow....

    Played a few hours more and it only gets worse. If its not enough follow people in general, the missions are full of this following with controls from hell.
    The best part is that you normally have to press aimbutton several times before game reacts.
    Surprisingly bad game that spent millions on marketing and people think this is good because they see ads all over the place. Sheeps.    … Expand
  96. amsterdream
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Huge aim lag / input lag. Terrible auto-aim. Playing is so uncomfortable. Rockstar hello, this is 2018 year, none 1998. When you fix this?
  97. GAGMR
    Oct 28, 2018
    0
    This 'game' has done nothing but piss me off in it's design and gameplay elements. The graphics are literally too detailed where you can't make anything out, there are no markers so you can't find anything you need without looking at your map, the compass barely helps and the game itself isn't even a game. It's a fricking simulator. The honor/outlaw system is broke. A guy attacks you,This 'game' has done nothing but piss me off in it's design and gameplay elements. The graphics are literally too detailed where you can't make anything out, there are no markers so you can't find anything you need without looking at your map, the compass barely helps and the game itself isn't even a game. It's a fricking simulator. The honor/outlaw system is broke. A guy attacks you, you beat his ass and suddenly you're the bad guy. Riding your horse is annoying as hell. They either never stop moving when you wanna stop or they slow down when you wanna keep moving. The camp system is even more annoying. You gotta keep going back to your camp to get quests and to turn in supplies but you CAN'T FAST TRAVEL! FFS, I don't have time to spend 30 minutes running back and forth to do this stupid crap, just let me fast travel you crappy game! Your horse is never around when you need it, either. I spent 30 minutes trying to find my horse only to steal someone elses by accident, then I got a bounty and had to reload. Then later when I just finished a storyline quest that afterwards, even though there were NO WITNESSES I suddenly had a bounty. So, of course bounty hunters kept coming and my bounty kept getting higher & higher to the point where I had to just shut the damn game off to end this stupid charade where the asses just kept coming after me. It's annoying as hell when I am trying to do something but the game just keeps shoving **** in my face forcing me to do what it wants me to do instead of what I want to do.

    This game has only enraged me in it's bad design and gameplay. Stupid hype, stupid fake reviews, I should have never bought this trash. It's not fun, it's annoying and just serves to make me angry.    … Expand
  98. megabear
    Oct 27, 2018
    0
    The game is overhyped and I suspect the critics were influenced to make the game better than it seems. The controls are a major issue in this game as others have pointed out, and the game seems good at first, but quickly fades as you enter into the meat of the game. I have no idea why so many left perfect 10 score here, so I will balance it with a 0 of my own
  99. Multipleman
    Oct 27, 2018
    0
    After putting 16+ painful hours into this disappointing sequel I’ve come to the conclusion that it is not playable. The game is pretty to look at. No, it’s not the most beautiful game in the world. But it’s up there. The writing is ok if you can actually hear or read any of it. Unfortunately half the time you’ll be missing important story segments because rockstar loves to bombard you withAfter putting 16+ painful hours into this disappointing sequel I’ve come to the conclusion that it is not playable. The game is pretty to look at. No, it’s not the most beautiful game in the world. But it’s up there. The writing is ok if you can actually hear or read any of it. Unfortunately half the time you’ll be missing important story segments because rockstar loves to bombard you with pop ups and tasks while characters are blabbing their hearts out. How can you do 3 plus things simaltamiously is beyond me. The music is ok. Nothing to write home about. The map Is large. Too large for its own good as there’s too too much empty space with nothing to see or do. The biggest fault of this game is the controls. Whoever came up with the over complicated controls and cumbersome menus needs a solid punch in the neck. And to top it off the controls are very heavy and nonresponsive. Worst controls I have every experienced. The worst! Expect constant failed missions and missed goals and unintentional wanted levels! This is unexeptble especially coming off of recent great like Horizon ZERo dawn or God of War. After putting 16+ painful hours into this disappointing sequel I’ve come to the conclusion that it is not playable. The game is pretty to look at. No, it’s not the most beautiful game in the world. But it’s up there. The writing is ok if you can actually hear or read any of it. Unfortunately half the time you’ll be missing important story segments because rockstar loves to bombard you with pop ups and tasks while characters are blabbing their hearts out. How can you do 3 plus things simaltamiously is beyond me. The music is ok. Nothing to write home about. The map Is large. Too large for its own good as there’s too too much empty space with nothing to see or do. The biggest fault of this game is the controls. Whoever came up with the over complicated controls and cumbersome menus needs a solid punch in the neck. And to top it off the controls are very heavy and nonresponsive. Worst controls I have every experienced. The worst! Expect constant failed missions and missed goals and unintentional wanted levels! This is unexeptble especially coming off of recent great like Horizon ZERo dawn or God of War.… Expand
  100. Broyax
    Sep 21, 2021
    0
    Rocktarte démontre encore une fois qu’il ne sait pas faire un TPS correct, y compris dans la suite de son jeu de western à la mords-moi-le-noeud. Le maniement est en effet ici d’une lourdeur sans précédent, non seulement en raison des commandes mal pensées et mal disposées mais surtout à cause du personnage lui-même : on a toujours l’impression de diriger péniblement un semi-remorqueRocktarte démontre encore une fois qu’il ne sait pas faire un TPS correct, y compris dans la suite de son jeu de western à la mords-moi-le-noeud. Le maniement est en effet ici d’une lourdeur sans précédent, non seulement en raison des commandes mal pensées et mal disposées mais surtout à cause du personnage lui-même : on a toujours l’impression de diriger péniblement un semi-remorque sévèrement imbibé et chargé ras la gueule…

    Il faut constater l’inertie de ce gros con d’Arthur Morgan qui met trois plombes pour accomplir la moindre action… y compris fouiller un cadavre (en maintenant Y) ou bien une commode (en maintenant… X ?! -cf les commandes pensées en dépit du bon sens le plus élémentaire !). Il faut le voir marcher à 0,5 à l’heure et tenter de courir… à 2 à l’heure ou bien… recharger ou changer de flingue… putain !).

    Son canasson est un vrai tocard et e retrouve logé à la même enseigne : pour faire avancer ou tenter de faire cavaler cette bourrique, c’est une purge ! et ce n’est pas tout, car il faut aussi nourrir le gars, laver le bourrin, nettoyer les flingues… et puis quoi encore ? on hallucine… Dans ces conditions, dire que le jeu est ‘lent’ (!) tient d’un doux euphémisme : il se traîne le cul comme un escargot en PLS (position latérale de sécurité après une cuite).

    Car l’histoire,les dialogues à n’en plus finir, les cinématiques pour un oui ou pour un non, tout cela n’avance pas d’un poil de cul ou si peu… Monsieur Morgan et son équipe de bras cassés ont tous deux de tension alors que les missions extrêmement scriptées, dirigistes et psycho-rigides n’offrent aucune liberté d’action.

    Une attaque de train ? si tu colles pas au cul de l’un tes collègues, il se fait refroidir et t’es bon pour recommencer du point de passage. On hallucine. Et bien sûr, si le jeu n’est pas vilain graphiquement, on attend toujours une optimisation X|S… qui ne viendra jamais sauf pour repasser à la caisse, car chez Rocktarte, on est des rapaces confirmés. Et toujours pas de doublage français non plus… évidemment.

    Alors, soit-disant… un monde ouvert, ce machin ? cette blague ! le didacticiel, il dure 50h ou bien…? on se fout de notre gueule, chez Rocktarte ? Quant à la chasse par exemple, c’est le truc le plus mal fait qu’on ait jamais vu… sans compter les QTE qu’on peut certes convertir en maintien de touche mais tout de même… et d’ailleurs, on passe son temps à maintenir des touches dans cette merde, au fil des scripts pourris ici et là.

    Bref, on l’a compris, ce gros paquet de merde (qui s’étale sur… 123 Go !) et qui ne te laisse jamais sauvegarder est le jeu le plus lourdingue, le plus endormi et le plus casse-couilles que la terre ait jamais porté ! je lui pisse à la raie et lui chie dans le cou, point barre.    … Expand
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#1 Best Xbox One Game of 2018
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#2 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2018

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Universal acclaim - based on 33 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 33 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 33
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  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Dec 18, 2018
    100
    Unquestionably 2018's best game, and an all-time open-world masterpiece. [Christmas 2018, p.89]
  2. BaziCenter
    Nov 2, 2018
    100
    It doesn’t matter if you are gamer, a human being, or an alien from another planet; Red Dead Redemption 2 is a title that you just can’t miss. The bar set by RDR2 is so high that even Rockstar itself will probably have a hard time raising it. One of the best releases in the history of digital entertainment.
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  3. The Sydney Morning Herald
    Oct 29, 2018
    90
    While it has some notable but minor flaws, it's hard to argue that Red Dead Redemption 2 is not a masterpiece. The end result of the meticulous detail, wonderful writing and stunning looks is an open world that sets a new bar for believability, and a time and place I can't stop thinking about or wanting to be a part of.
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