Red Dead Redemption 2

 Xbox One
User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5168 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4,181 out of 5168
  2. Mixed: 305 out of 5168
  3. Negative: 682 out of 5168
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. brownieman182
    Jan 23, 2019
    8
    21st Century graphics. 20th Century gameplay.
    Visually stunning, yet frustrating in equal measure.
  2. irbegui
    Jan 22, 2019
    10
    The best game of the 2018, great story, great immersion, it's just a game beauty, and very well optimized on the Xbox fat .

    ESP:
    el mejor juego del 2018, gran historia, gran inmersión, simplemente es una belleza de juego, y muy bien optimizado en el xbox fat
  3. nandika
    Jan 22, 2019
    10
    Wow. It's the next generation's game on this generation's consoles. Absolutely mind-blowing. The meticulous graphics (One X rules in this department), the well defined world and the epic story make for a genre-redefining experience. Rockstar took a lot of risks, and it's not for little kids or people without any patience or time for this kind of western simulation, but it's the game of theWow. It's the next generation's game on this generation's consoles. Absolutely mind-blowing. The meticulous graphics (One X rules in this department), the well defined world and the epic story make for a genre-redefining experience. Rockstar took a lot of risks, and it's not for little kids or people without any patience or time for this kind of western simulation, but it's the game of the decade in its genre.… Expand
  4. AeonTr
    Jan 21, 2019
    10
    Oh my god !
    This game is amazing
    Perfect Story +
    Very Good Grapichs +
    Gameplay very very very very gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooddddddddd +
  5. Markinator2218
    Jan 20, 2019
    10
    One of the Best games i have ever played in my Generation, Amazing story of an outlaw named Arthur Morgan who is part of an game who is fighting to stay alive in the vast open world of Red Dead, Rockstar has put in a lot of effort into this game and i am proud of them, not a lot of games like this come out very often, its an once in a lifetime if you want to experience this games story inOne of the Best games i have ever played in my Generation, Amazing story of an outlaw named Arthur Morgan who is part of an game who is fighting to stay alive in the vast open world of Red Dead, Rockstar has put in a lot of effort into this game and i am proud of them, not a lot of games like this come out very often, its an once in a lifetime if you want to experience this games story in the best way you can, because the amount of detail in the game really make the game look amazing, having the ability to make like this takes effort and that's why its so good looking because they put their time and effort into this game and I'm happy for that, another key factor into why this game is so Outstanding is the games Score, the Score is what makes the story powerful and emotional, having listening to it really hits you inside and lets you think about the characters and the world around you in the game, the controls where hard at first to get used to, took me a little bit but with a little of experience you wont have to worry about accidentally running someone over on your horse, but besides that, its a sensational game with a vast, beautiful and Extremely Detailed Open world of the wild west, 10/10, if your into Open World and Westerns, Its Worth It.… Expand
  6. Phythos
    Jan 19, 2019
    10
    RDR2 is a gem. Although there are so many things to do on the side and a fully-developed multiplayer to dive into, I keep falling back to the main storyline because it's just so good. It is without a doubt the most fun I've had in a video game in years.
  7. dypsomaniart
    Jan 19, 2019
    5
    Not Fun. In fact, this game punishes you severely for behaving like a damn cowboy.
    I play games to get away from boring reality. This game has boring, time consuming chores, boring slow fishing, boring slow card games, real time theatre shows, slow laborious hunting, slow ass horse riding to get anywhere, slow animated cooking, slow animated cleaning, slow walking in camps. If I wanted to    Not Fun. In fact, this game punishes you severely for behaving like a damn cowboy.
    I play games to get away from boring reality. This game has boring, time consuming chores, boring slow fishing, boring slow card games, real time theatre shows, slow laborious hunting, slow ass horse riding to get anywhere, slow animated cooking, slow animated cleaning, slow walking in camps. If I wanted to do any of that boring sh1t I would be actually doing it in real life, not playing video games.

    I'm only half way through and I have gone from enjoyment at the beginning, to boredom, to actively being frustrated continually while playing the game.
    Two guys picked a fight with me in a city, they opened fire with no provocation, I shot them, witnesses run screaming and 10 cops spawn in front of you down every street as you try and get away. finally escape with a $383 bounty now on your head, which takes approx 1000hrs to earn back looting people for .40cents at a time. finally pay off bounty, accidentally knock over random npc in the street and it all begins again.

    Yeah the graphics are pretty, but the gameplay is the least fun and satisfaction i have had from a game in a long time.
    I'm giving up on it for now. maybe they will patch it and make it a bit more enjoyable.
    Things it needs:
    Fast travel from anywhere.
    No bounty, or way more loot so it is not so painful.
    Better power curve- there is no progression after about 20%, you have everything decent.
    Skippable cutscenes and animations. Faster animations.
    More realistic police presence, the law is way too quick to the scene, coordinated, numerous and powerful.
    No button press and hold delays, tap in rhythm to gallop everywhere etc, just more user friendly controls.
    better inventory, everything is just so clunky and slow.
    They seem to have made all the worst, most boring everyday stuff more realistic and slow, but made the law telepathic and able to appear in force anywhere on the map in moments. It takes you longer to wait for your horse to get to you and mount up, than a full posse of lawmen to track you down, even though you are ten a ten minute ride from any town, and start shooting, and when you shoot back, it costs you a fortune, and the cops are suddenly everywhere.
    It's a frustrating game. You are apparently supposed to play like a good citizen, but the main story has you shooting up town after town, i just dont get the angle they are trying for. Confusing, aimless and frustrating.    … Expand
  8. toastyboy
    Jan 13, 2019
    9
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is a game that has it's flaws, but has a great story none the less. If you liked the first game, you'll love the second game. It's great characters, story pacing, and endings is what this game amazing in my opinion. The only complaints I have about this game is that Chapter 5 was just god awful compared to the rest of the game, and it doesn't let you know what theRed Dead Redemption 2 is a game that has it's flaws, but has a great story none the less. If you liked the first game, you'll love the second game. It's great characters, story pacing, and endings is what this game amazing in my opinion. The only complaints I have about this game is that Chapter 5 was just god awful compared to the rest of the game, and it doesn't let you know what the last mission is so you can't get everything you wanted to do done.
    Overall, this game is a game that I will cherish forever. It's memorable characters, story, and stranger missions will always seem unique to me.
    9/10 get rid of Guarma and I'll replay 10 more times.    … Expand
  9. sprinkill
    Jan 13, 2019
    10
    EDITED: After I played the full game and spent about 120 hours on it, I upgraded my score from an 8/10 to a 10/10, which I reserve for only legendary games, such as The Witcher 3 ("TW3"). Since TW3's release, I'd yearned for a game that would captivate me as that game did. After experiencing the entire game - and also upgrading from a first gen XBOX One to an XBOX One X, which was aEDITED: After I played the full game and spent about 120 hours on it, I upgraded my score from an 8/10 to a 10/10, which I reserve for only legendary games, such as The Witcher 3 ("TW3"). Since TW3's release, I'd yearned for a game that would captivate me as that game did. After experiencing the entire game - and also upgrading from a first gen XBOX One to an XBOX One X, which was a substantial improvement - I awarded RDR2 with the coveted 10/10. The flaws detailed below are still valid, but they're insignificant compared to the game's strengths.

    It's a very good game, but it's not perfect, and is therefore not worthy of the coveted 10/10. I'll mostly focus on the parts of the game that either need improvement, or should have been excised from the final product altogether. This is because everyone already knows about the game's high points.

    THE HONOR SYSTEM: This is a total mess. It's the same thing as the karma system in the Fallout series. If you do something honorable, you get "good cowboy" points, and the opposite is true if you do somethign dishonorable. The game very much wants you to be a "good cowboy." There are a number of perks awarded to you if your "honor" is high, which mostly consist of discounts in stores, and additional clothing available for purchase at said stores. Given that money is not all that easy to come by in the game (at least for the first half), this is no small perk. The problem with the honor system, however, is that it's extremely finicky, and after not too long it conditions you to avoid confrontation with NPCs (both man and beat) altogether. For example, you see some men arguing at the side of the road, and it looks like it might erupt into gunfire. You intervene by shooting the primary aggresors just as they brandish their firearms. In so doing, you shoot one of their horses, which the game considers dishonorable. You have now lost an entire level of honor. Whereas you once received a 25% discount in stores, you now enjoy merely a 10% discount. What's more, to regain honor is no small feat - it's very, very easy to become dishonorable, but quite tedious and time consuming to attain a high honor level. So when the game forces you to do some mission that requires you to kill dozens of innocent NPCs during the course of an armed robbery, it's a bit of a punch to the gut when the inevitable honor fallout ensues.

    AGGRESIVE NPCs: This is somewhat related to my gripe with the "honor system." You go into a bar and some guy picks a fight with you because he's drunk, etc. You'd think that this would be a fun diversion, or maybe even increase your "melee" skillset, or something similiar. Not at all. If he throws the first punch and you beat him to death (or unconscious - it's not clear to me if these guys die or not following a beating), then while you may not have the law on your back, you absolutely will lose honor points. Why? You acted in self-defense, so what's the issue? Who knows. And if you plunder the corpse of valuables afterwards, forget about it...not only will you lose even more honor, but you'll be wanted for "looting." Bonus points if you inadvertenly punch one of the men people in the bar during your justified assault - you'll now be wanted for "unarmed assault," notwithstanding you lack of criminal intent. So you see how this game really only wants you to commit sanctioned acts of violence, i.e., those that are bundled with a mission? Seriously, Arthur Morgan is considerably more placid and peaceful than I am even in my day-to-day life. It's outright bizarre.

    LOOTING CORPSES: In addition to what I referenced in the "AGGRESIVE NPCs" paragraph, this also needs some work. Most of the missions involve shooting hoards of NPCs to death. We're talking at least three dozen. Every single one of these corpses can be looted, which yields not insignificant amounts of money, ammo, and other valuables that can be fenced. The problem is, however, your fellow gang members discourage you from looting - they constantly complain and tell you to hurry-up and move over to the next cut-scene trigger mark. You can ignore them, but man...they complain A LOT. It's just annoying, and it makes you feel like there will be some consequence if you don't heed their commands. I don't think there are any consequences - that's just how it makes you feel.

    There are a few things that are more minor, such as the fact that animals usually have poor quality pelts, even if you kill them properly. You can eyeball the animal from afar to see if they have a three-star quality - or "perfect" - pelt, but why didn't they just give all animals perfect pelts and leave it up to the player to degrade their quality by utilizing the wrong weapon during the hunt? Who knows. Anyway, it's a great game, but it has some really wonky systems, and it's not clear to me why the developers included these systems in teh final product    … Expand
  10. Jrtlaktalk
    Jan 13, 2019
    5
    It deserves a perfectly mediocre score. Why? Singleplayer 10/10, and is worth getting if you want to play the story. However, if you want to play multiplayer, avoid this title. The servers are full of grievers, and Rockstar has no intention to actually stop this harassment. I guess these are the guys... oh wait... let me rephrase that to SJW lingo... I guess there are the 'them' thatIt deserves a perfectly mediocre score. Why? Singleplayer 10/10, and is worth getting if you want to play the story. However, if you want to play multiplayer, avoid this title. The servers are full of grievers, and Rockstar has no intention to actually stop this harassment. I guess these are the guys... oh wait... let me rephrase that to SJW lingo... I guess there are the 'them' that throws down the big bucks for a competitive advantage.… Expand
  11. spaceghost1994
    Jan 11, 2019
    10
    RDR2 is the sequel we all hoped for and then some. It is a technical masterpiece in terms of story and world building. If you have not picked this up yet, all I have to say is WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!!??
  12. Zuganug
    Jan 11, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hope Rockstar really reads these users reviews and doesn't go by all of the biased early-review stories written by people who benefit from clicks. Possible spoilers here!!

    I was the biggest fan of RDR, had no real knowledge of that game before it came out, and don't even like to watch westerns. But the graphics, gameplay, characters and story all blew me away. Became my favorite game of all time, and I was early waiting years for a possible sequel.

    I pre-ordered the game like so many others, and like happens so often with other games, this was probably a mistake - not because the game is a total loss, but because it gives gaming publishers a pass for putting out a game that has serious gameplay issues.

    Anyway, my feelings echo many of the exact things others have posted; the visuals of the environment, weather, etc. - the immersiveness in the world of RDR2 is incredible. And *some* of the missions and characters are very engaging. The Lenny mission is possibly one of the best missions in a game, ever. Unfortunately, most of the other missions are much worse. They are too close to typical 'fedex' missions, and are very annoying at times due to the wasted time riding out to the mission, or riding back, or the mission requiring loading your horse which already has a valuable skin, etc. Just not thought out well. I also agree that the missions are 100% strictly scripted and it gets annoying real fast. Mission starts; I can't save, I don't know how long it will take, often I waste my buffs and hard earned ammo to kill people and then can't even loot the bodies.

    And possibly worst of all are the far-too-many Dutch "trust me I have a plan" (literally), doing stupid thing, "Arther you don't have faith", rinse and repeat.

    I still haven't finished, and though I'd love to do all of the missions and experience everything that was put into the game, all of the wasted time has just made it seem drawn out and now I'm just trying to get to the damn ending.

    Not a great effort overall in many ways and worse than it's predecessors.    … Expand
  13. 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
  14. Lodge1960
    Jan 6, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is fantastic. Slow to start, but it has now thoroughly drawn me in. The graphics are top notch, the characters are well rounded and relatable and the missions are engaging. I thought one of the earlier missions which involves getting blind drunk and arrested in a saloon absolutely hilarious. (I’ve been there! Although fortunately not the waking up in a cell bit.)… Expand
  15. LNW_YT
    Jan 6, 2019
    8
    Rocstar you made a great game with a bunch of little things with a stunning plot,but there is one drawback is RED DEAD ONLINE there and Donat, and terrible job shorter my score 8.5/10
  16. widmowy
    Jan 6, 2019
    6
    It's a too long and boring game with really bad mechanics and not too well created characters. The excellent things - graphics and details. This is my very first Rockstar game I've been playing in and the last one at the same time. I'm not convinced that they are good.
  17. 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
  18. SuperkenGaming
    Jan 4, 2019
    8
    Red Dead Redemption 2
    A little too slow
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is a prequel to 2010s red dead redemption where you play as Arthur Morgan, part of Dutches gang… If you’ve played the first red dead you know things go sour, so Red Dead Redemption 2 sets out to tell that story… Much like the first red dead, red dead redemption 2 sets out to immerse you with not only its environment and    Red Dead Redemption 2
    A little too slow
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is a prequel to 2010s red dead redemption where you play as Arthur Morgan, part of Dutches gang…
    If you’ve played the first red dead you know things go sour, so Red Dead Redemption 2 sets out to tell that story…
    Much like the first red dead, red dead redemption 2 sets out to immerse you with not only its environment and storytelling but its mechanincs as well.. much like a team ico game..
    everything seems tedious, but its on purpose… the game wants you to feel completely in control at all times.. and its one of the things I love most about the red dead series,, you have to manually tap a button to gallop and go faster for example, you have to take care of your horse to increase its stats, it sets out to place you into another world, another time period.. youre essentially living another life away from your own… Red Dead Redemption feels that real…
    This tedium is also this games downfall…
    I loved both red dead redemption and red dead 2… however Red Dead Redemption 2 is nowhere near as enjoyable for me as the first… though they feel like vastly different games…
    Red Dead 2 isnt about exciting events taking place, no cinnmeatic moments, you feel like a member of the gang, contributing, doing jobs and collecting cash to upgrade around camp…
    and everything about this game is mythotical and slow, theres no fast travel in the way modern games have spoiled us with… you have to ride from place to place, take in this games world, run into its inhabitants and predators, thankfully this game is gorgeous at times, but I feel all the hype around how good this game looks is a little out of proportion…
    infact I feel most of red dead redemption 2 is generally overrated…
    but back to being slow… this is red dead 2s greatest asset and greatest flaw…
    for the first 20 out of 60hrs of this games campaign, I loved the slow pace living life as a cowboy… but I felt the story and game just drug on forever.. exciting things rarely happening… never really having fun…
    red dead redemption just isn’t a fun game…
    and that’s okay.. it’s a different kind of experience… again.. back to the point of wanting you to feel like youre living another life, that’s what I felt.. I was immersed into this world…
    but by the games final chapter I was just so bored, so uninterested on how anything turned out other than arthurs story…
    I just wish the campaign was fast and fun like the first games campaign… while everything around it stayed a little slower..
    just everything began to feel pretadictable, too samey… don’t get me wrong there are great moments throughout your 60 hour journey… but so much of it feels like needless padding, and things ive already done a thousand times… making me ultimately feel like the game over stays its welcome with the story…
    everything this campaign set out to achieve couldve been done in under 20 hours easily…
    there was no reason to drag it out other than a selling point of a long campaign that youll probably get too bored to even see through to the end…
    if somehow youre still craving red dead redemption after that 60 hours there is an online mode currently in beta, but I just wasn’t interested in doing more of the same with a silent protagonist with my friends online…. Sure I don’t have friends, but that’s not the point…
    the campaign itself had a hard enough time keeping my interest..
    that said I actually Love Red Read Redemption 2…
    I was just over it before it was over…
    Youll get your moneys worth here… but youll probably end up searching for the ending on youtube.
    I give Red Dead Redemption 2
    an 8.5/10    … Expand
  19. 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.
  20. SopranoUA
    Jan 4, 2019
    10
    РДР 2 это взрослая игра, создана не для фана. Читая отзывы, я понимаю что негатив исходит от игроков в основном из-за отсутствия фановости в игре, ну или же от злых ПК-игроков. Да, безусловно в этой игре есть минусы, но нельзя забывать что мы сравниваем с другими играми, которые так же стоят 60 баксов.
    Начну сразу с минусов игры:
    1. В игре ужасно сделана система укрытий, очень неудобно    РДР 2 это взрослая игра, создана не для фана. Читая отзывы, я понимаю что негатив исходит от игроков в основном из-за отсутствия фановости в игре, ну или же от злых ПК-игроков. Да, безусловно в этой игре есть минусы, но нельзя забывать что мы сравниваем с другими играми, которые так же стоят 60 баксов.
    Начну сразу с минусов игры:
    1. В игре ужасно сделана система укрытий, очень неудобно прятаться, персонаж постоянно как-то не так станет, не в ту сторону повернуться, тебя постоянно со всех углов обстреливают, ибо твои части тела выглядывают из какого то ни было камня или дерева.
    2. Все очень затянуто, тут есть доля правды, Артур делает все ооооочень и ооооочень медленно, например: нельзя бегать по лагерю, перед заданиями долго спускается с лошади, медленно подходит, постоянно медленные анимации с едой, с взаимодействием лошади и так везде и повсюду. По началу это увлекательно и интересно, но когда ты это делаешь в сотый раз, уже хочется бросить геймпад и уснуть. Я так понял, что игру умышлено затягивают, нет, серьезно, такое ощущение, что делаться все для большего количества часов в ней.
    3. Я не понимаю как всем понравилась музыка в этой игре, нет, она не плоха, но она в основном скучна, есть интересные моменты, но их мало. В том же Ведьмаке было это реализовано ой как хорошо.
    4. Перемещение. Я не считаю отсутствия привычного нам ФТ такой уж проблемой, мне наоборот это нравилось, очень атмосферно. НО. Из-за отсутствия той же нормальной музыки, каких-то уникальных локаций (тут я имею в виду, что в 90-та процентов случаях локации одни и те же, Роудс-Валентайн-Сен Дени и тп, конечно бывают очень красивые места в горах, но их мало!!!) скачка очень утомляет. В Скайриме, я уверен, благодаря своему музыкальному сопровождению, мне путешествовалось куда интересней.
    5. В РДР 2 очень корявое управление, кучу всего, куда надо нажимать, все медленно, игра не всегда реагирует на тапы, иногда что бы дать денюжку нуждающемуся надо стать на определенное место и только тогда можно будет это сделать.
    6. На фоне Артура остальные меркнут, нет такого что ты переживаешь за всю свою банду, что беспокоиться о них, я лично прокачивал лагерь из-за переизбытка денег. Ну да, я расстроился из-за смерти Шона, хотя через 30 минут и забыл вовсе, на Хозию и Ленни было плевать. Эмоции вызывал только Датч. Ну такое, можно было персонажей лучше проработать, я даже не помню как всех звать.
    На этом все, во всем остальном игра просто чудесна. Действительно РДР 2, по сравнению с другими играми за те же 60 баксов, выше на десяток голов, не передать словами на сколько чудесны все эти часы в игре. Я не буду писать про +, она ИДЕАЛЬНА во всем остальном. Так что, к ознакомлению обязательно.    … Expand
  21. connrrs
    Jan 3, 2019
    9
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the greatest game's I have ever played. The graphics are superb, the world is immersive, but most of all, the characters and the story are what drives this game to be one of the greatest. The storytelling in this game is some of Rockstar's best work. The "morality" meter at the bottom of the screen caries Arthur into what kind of person the player chooses,Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the greatest game's I have ever played. The graphics are superb, the world is immersive, but most of all, the characters and the story are what drives this game to be one of the greatest. The storytelling in this game is some of Rockstar's best work. The "morality" meter at the bottom of the screen caries Arthur into what kind of person the player chooses, an evil one or a good one, and you will pay for it in the end. As of gameplay, Rockstar Games have successfully found the perfect balance of storytelling and action, as each mission is packed with an even amount of conversations, cutscenes and horse riding, gunfights. However, I rate this game a 9 instead of a 10 due to the over excessive amount of "realistic" aspects to this game, that generally just lower the quality of life aspects. For example, when picking up items/looting bodies, you must loot each individually, one by one. Another example is how if your horse is not in range, you cannot call it, and you are stuck having to walk or steal another horse. Nevertheless, this game is definitely in my top 5 games I've ever played, and for anyone who enjoys RPGs a must-play.… Expand
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. Squicker
    Jan 1, 2019
    5
    I'm a PC gamer but bought an XBox One X as a 4K bluray player, it came bundled with RDR2 so gave it a go after reading glowing reviews. But I cannot understand the praise, it's an OK game, nothing special.

    Pros: Well told story, albeit consisting of rather cliched western fodder Well fleshed out characters An incredibly well-detailed world, very strong in this area The animals in    I'm a PC gamer but bought an XBox One X as a 4K bluray player, it came bundled with RDR2 so gave it a go after reading glowing reviews. But I cannot understand the praise, it's an OK game, nothing special.

    Pros:
    Well told story, albeit consisting of rather cliched western fodder
    Well fleshed out characters
    An incredibly well-detailed world, very strong in this area
    The animals in the game are superbly realised and make the world feel truly alive
    Pretty good graphics for a console, doesn't seem too sluggish on XB1X in 4K HDR mode, but it's not as amazing as people are saying

    Cons:
    Game is not really open world, story is on rails as are the side-quests. If you go off piste you fail quests, you cannot apply any creative thinking to the problems. So rather a dull experience.
    Appalling control system; unintuitive, unresponsive, inconsistent use of controls, makes the game not worth playing for me. It's like playing something from 20 years ago on a PS2
    Silly and laborious systems for inventory, weapons selection and item use, you end up fiddling about so much with the menus that your objective has run off by the time you're ready to do what you need to.
    Endless cut scenes that take you out of the game and ruin the flow of play, you just think you are watching a bad 1970's cowboy film in Sunday afternoon
    Constant talking from all around you that prevents you just getting on with things. I really could not care less if some dumb broad thinks I ought to take a bath or not. It's just tedious small-talk that does not move the game on. Seriously, whoever wrote the script for this really needs to understand those two key story-telling maxims, 'less is more' and 'show not tell'
    Weak combat system that makes you avoid combat rather than actively embrace it
    The game is a horse-riding simulator. It's so dull; ride, ride, ride, then spend 2 minutes doing some boring activity, then ride, ride, ride back, as there's no decent fast travel system. So you just ride over the same boring dirt tracks over and over and over and over. Yeah we get it, you're a cowboy, you ride a horse. Wow. Big deal.
    Overly anal attention to detail about the most petty activities; picking weapons from a saddle bag, watching you skin the same animals hundreds of times over and over and over. You even have to make coffee to drink, seriously, this is the type of tedious activity I do at home before leaving for work, I don't want to spend my gaming time reliving the less exciting moments of my normal life. Playing this game is often like having a second job, but one that's actually less fun than my actual career.

    Main issue is the control system, it's so bad, I can't believe they released the game like this. I use an XB1 controller a lot on the PC as it's the best controller going IMO, so I am used to gamepads, but I have not seen a gamepad control system implemented this badly in decades.

    So a bit of a mixed bag, but if I'd paid for the game, I'd not be pleased. Can't see me moving to consoles for my gaming if this is the best that's on offer.    … Expand
  25. Teverion
    Dec 30, 2018
    5
    A great technical compartment, fantastic single story but... multiplayer way worse than first game.
  26. ExcuseMePrinces
    Dec 28, 2018
    0
    It's realistic but to a fault. The game is just beyond boring. You're literally going to spend half your playtime riding around on a horse. The world looks nice, but when you're forced to admire it for 50 hours in order to get through the game, that's unacceptable. Combine that with the ridiculous online microtransactions, and this is one of the worst games I've ever played. Avoid!
  27. Benhume
    Dec 28, 2018
    10
    Personally i find this the best game ever! Nintendo Seal Of Approval in my book! I love the pace, i love the horse riding, the hunting, the missions, the side quests, the audio, the voice acting, the unbelievable graphics and detail, the unreal (beautiful) environment the designers created. I absolutely love this game and have been playing almost every day since the day of the release.Personally i find this the best game ever! Nintendo Seal Of Approval in my book! I love the pace, i love the horse riding, the hunting, the missions, the side quests, the audio, the voice acting, the unbelievable graphics and detail, the unreal (beautiful) environment the designers created. I absolutely love this game and have been playing almost every day since the day of the release. Wish i had known more about it before buying the regular edition as i now would have wanted to get the ultimate extended über edition. I guess it's all about taste / style. I think the controls are great and fit with the pace and everything. It's gonna be a disappointing 2019 for sure as there won't be much to even come close to Red Dead Redemption 2! If it does that would mean some game-company's finally are starting to understand what we the players want.… Expand
  28. Epic_Gamer
    Dec 27, 2018
    10
    Honestly it is probably the best game I have ever played great plot, great characters, great gameplay in general. check it out if u have not
  29. GMbruh
    Dec 26, 2018
    10
    Very epic for gamers who have a brain in their head and aren't homosexual compact waste.
  30. Jazo312
    Dec 25, 2018
    9
    Story mode: This is just incredible after more than 70 hours of the main story and side quests I’m at 92% completion and the rest of my achievements are for online and I still play and run around on story looking for anything to do hoping that I’ll get on of the many random encounters, and you can also do bounty hunting as many times as you want or rob, for instance stealing stage coachesStory mode: This is just incredible after more than 70 hours of the main story and side quests I’m at 92% completion and the rest of my achievements are for online and I still play and run around on story looking for anything to do hoping that I’ll get on of the many random encounters, and you can also do bounty hunting as many times as you want or rob, for instance stealing stage coaches robbing the banks and so forth or you can just have some stupid fun and use cheat codes, either way it’s endless fun no matter what. Online: although a bit laggy and the occasional glitch occurs it’s always good fun to start a town shoot out or steal a stage coach with your friends, although there’s not as many random encounters in online it still has a little story in it as well, it could be better but then again at the time of this review it’s good for a beta. ascetics: beautiful, just beautiful I have no words except it looks Gorgeous. Controls: nothing much to say here well all know by now rockstars controls aren’t the best but you do get use to it over time. Overall this game have its flaws but either way IT IS a masterpiece maybe not all will like it, but I definitely think this is worth the $100 AUD and would recommend for anyone… Expand
  31. nateOstrike
    Dec 24, 2018
    5
    The best part of the game is the environment. It is very pretty and realistic. The problem is for me the game just gets a bit boring and the missions are too. The worst part, again for me, are the controls! Ahhh why so difficult!!
  32. iida7man
    Dec 23, 2018
    8
    I love this game. I have played the first game and i didn't know they can even make me love the game more than the original.

    This game is beautiful especially on my Xbox One X, 4k on this game is just amazing they really used all of the Xs power. The story is amazing i loved Arthur hes my favorite video game character of all time Some people hate that you can carry more than 2 big    I love this game. I have played the first game and i didn't know they can even make me love the game more than the original.

    This game is beautiful especially on my Xbox One X, 4k on this game is just amazing they really used all of the Xs power.
    The story is amazing i loved Arthur hes my favorite video game character of all time
    Some people hate that you can carry more than 2 big rifles and they are in your horses most of the game i actually like the realism and how if you hit a tree with your horse you get kicked off that actually shows the game wants to be realistic.
    i really like this game    … Expand
  33. SeveringOcean
    Dec 20, 2018
    7
    This game is a fantastic single player experience that I'm sure you can read about in other reviews but the game is unfortunately marred by an online mode that is nothing more than a cash grab that's left a bad taste in my mouth and led to this review. I'd recommend you rent this game.
  34. possubaus
    Dec 19, 2018
    7
    this game has to be the most overrated game this year if not ever made i think, its far from the best game ever made but its certainly not bad though.

    the story is probably the best thing in this game, great narrative, great characters and it has quite a few memorable moments but the problem i have with it is that its way too linear. sometimes i almost forgot that i was playing an open    this game has to be the most overrated game this year if not ever made i think, its far from the best game ever made but its certainly not bad though.

    the story is probably the best thing in this game, great narrative, great characters and it has quite a few memorable moments but the problem i have with it is that its way too linear. sometimes i almost forgot that i was playing an open world game. you have to do the missions in the exact way as the developers want you to do it and if you try to experiment you fail the mission. in one mission you have to sneak into a building but the only way to sneak in is to go the way that they want you to go. i tried going around the building to see if i could go inside through a window but of course i failed the mission as i didn't follow their rules.

    the graphics in this game are amazing and they did a really good job adding small details like horse balls shrinking in the cold. At the start of the game i was riding my horse and i saw a branch that was coming towards my face, i thought that i was just gonna clip through it like i do in a majority of games but the branch moved and swung for a bit and i was quite impressed by it. while the graphics might look really good they arent really interesting to look at as there isn't really anything special with the environment or artstyle that makes you interested to look at it unlike botw which has very nice geography and artstyle so its quite pleasing to look at.

    riding the horse is not fun at all. after a while it gets very repetitve and boring, all you do is smash A until you get to the location you need to go to but unlike botw the environment doesn't look interesting enough to make it enjoyable.

    the missions are fun enough but also quite repetative. a large amount of them are just "go there, **** up, kill everything". the ones that are different however are very linear and slow.

    while theres much more of the game and theres a few more issues i have with it i'll stop there as these are the biggest things with the game. its a good game i think but its way to repetitive, and it lacks freedom, even outside missions, overall i give it a 7/10    … Expand
  35. DoctorDre
    Dec 19, 2018
    10
    This game is a damn masterpiece. Sure, there are a few flaws, like the slow and clunky animations, but the story, gameplay, and horse mechanics are some of the best I’ve had ever experienced in a game ever. This game is seriously worth every penny of the $60 price.
  36. daldis
    Dec 18, 2018
    6
    Red Dead Redemption 2 serves as just what you would expect a sequel of the first game to be, but slightly worse.
    Some of the things that are fantastic about this game are the graphics, sound design, music and world detail.
    the things i think the original Red Dead Redemption did better are the cover system and the story, these may seem like minor things but honestly it isn't acceptable    Red Dead Redemption 2 serves as just what you would expect a sequel of the first game to be, but slightly worse.
    Some of the things that are fantastic about this game are the graphics, sound design, music and world detail.
    the things i think the original Red Dead Redemption did better are the cover system and the story, these may seem like minor things but honestly it isn't acceptable for those things to be worse after 8 years.
    some of the things that are just outright bad about red dead are the wanted system (it is inconsistent and often times makes absolutely no sense), the world sometimes seems to large and barren and the gunplay gets very boring very fast    … Expand
  37. vegetal
    Dec 16, 2018
    10
    RDR2 is the most detailed game in history, plus contains the best "open world" character in a video game. Incredible!
  38. Mcrifles
    Dec 16, 2018
    0
    HORRIBLE controls, slow fps when gun fights start and now all the weapons that used to be accurate are ALL junk. it takes several shots to kill players with headshots from a not too far distant. you have to be at a rocks throw distance to kill players with a one head shot. when you are rifles distance away it now takes several shots. the ai's are stupid as hell, when you try to defend yourHORRIBLE controls, slow fps when gun fights start and now all the weapons that used to be accurate are ALL junk. it takes several shots to kill players with headshots from a not too far distant. you have to be at a rocks throw distance to kill players with a one head shot. when you are rifles distance away it now takes several shots. the ai's are stupid as hell, when you try to defend your self in the towns you end up becoming a criminal and when you try to clear out the gang hideouts sometimes you become the criminal if an AI escapes and tells the sherrif. the horses movements are extremly clumsy and when you call them they never come to you, you have to run half the map to reach your horse. this game is fastly moving towards a GTA wannabe, next thing they will add is flying carriges and overly explosives weapons. which they already did by adding the explosive bow and arrow. what a stupid thing to add especially when playing in a pvp match or a free for all map where spaces are limited or tight someone uses an explosive arrow and its not even a fun fight. its just stupid. the people making these games are obviously just implimenting the same crap that was added to the GTA series. What a waste of money. for some nice things, the games graphics are nice to see when you arent in a gun fight and the animals in the game act very cool. the rest of the game sucks… Expand
  39. Daniel_Campbell
    Dec 15, 2018
    6
    At first I read the reviews and thought, "This must be a groundbreaking game that will change the way we look at video games in the future." But then I played the game. It's good, for sure. I firmly believe the game is enjoyable and worth the price of admission, but it's a far cry from the perfect experience many reviewers have lauded it as. The plethora of systems is staggering and funAt first I read the reviews and thought, "This must be a groundbreaking game that will change the way we look at video games in the future." But then I played the game. It's good, for sure. I firmly believe the game is enjoyable and worth the price of admission, but it's a far cry from the perfect experience many reviewers have lauded it as. The plethora of systems is staggering and fun for the most part, but when the way you interact with those systems is so convoluted, it takes a lot of the enjoyment out of the game.

    An example; the simple act of healing is so involved that you need an actual tutorial to teach you how to do it. You have to hold a button, press another button, move the control stick in a specific direction, push yet another button to select the item you want to use, then release the first button. Something that should be so simple and second nature has been funnelled through an overly complicated and esoteric control scheme. I wish I could say that's the only example of poor design, but it's one of many. The clunky movement system, the AI unreliability, animation issues, bugs aplenty, the list goes on.

    I sound like I hate the game, but I promise I don't. It's a good time and enjoyable. It's worth paying the $60 just for the expansive environment and enjoyable activities. It's just that I couldn't in good conscience give it a perfect score like many of the reviewers that drink the Rockstar Kool-aid.    … Expand
  40. hugoboss69x
    Dec 15, 2018
    8
    Es donde mejor lo puedes jugar, aparte de que en si es un juegazo, en la X se ve espectacular! bonito a mas no poder este juego, y encima la historia es brutal.
  41. Nexoose
    Dec 14, 2018
    10
    Extraordinary game, very good story, good gameplay and Rockstar are the best in creative direction
  42. LegoEggo19
    Dec 14, 2018
    10
    This game is absolutely excellent. I don't understand how so many people found things to dislike about it. As far as the graphics go, it's easily one of the best. Riding through a stream with a deer strapped to your horse looks about as lifelike as I can imagine. For the first time I've played a game, the world really feels alive. Things happen with or without your impact, and charactersThis game is absolutely excellent. I don't understand how so many people found things to dislike about it. As far as the graphics go, it's easily one of the best. Riding through a stream with a deer strapped to your horse looks about as lifelike as I can imagine. For the first time I've played a game, the world really feels alive. Things happen with or without your impact, and characters often have interesting things to say. Rockstar certainly captured the feel of the original Red Dead, while still being innovative and new. The pacing is slow, but the game is intended to be that way. This isn't GTA, you're expected not to treat it that way. If you do, expect a large number of bounty hunters after you at all times. I always enjoyed the music, but by far the most during gunfights. The tension is kept high, and combat exciting. As far as the story goes, I've been kept engaged and interested throughout. Even random unimportant side activities like playing poker with your gang feels real and interactive, with the other players commenting on the game as it goes on, or referring to previous ones. If I had to nitpick something, I would say that the health/stamina/deadeye system can be a bit overwhelmingly confusing at first, but it quickly begins to make sense.
    All in all, I absolutely love this game, and anyone who has enjoyed a Rockstar title up to this point will not be disappointed.    … Expand
  43. Mrman7
    Dec 13, 2018
    10
    Read Dead 2 is the great American Novel they told you about in English class. The nuanced story and well-developed characters tell a tale about America's violent and morally nebulous past and how that informs the power dynamics of today's society. There are plenty of open world games on the market, but every time Rockstar releases a new entry, they remind gamers how skilled they are atRead Dead 2 is the great American Novel they told you about in English class. The nuanced story and well-developed characters tell a tale about America's violent and morally nebulous past and how that informs the power dynamics of today's society. There are plenty of open world games on the market, but every time Rockstar releases a new entry, they remind gamers how skilled they are at creating detailed, immersive worlds that take us to places of quiet beauty and kinetic destruction. I challenge anyone to think of another artist or group of artists who deliver works of such consistent quality. The closest I can think of is Scorsese or Tarantino. There's a reason why they spend so much time on a single game whereas other AAA developers release a steady stream of schlock every year. There are glitches and annoyances here and there but overall this is the best open world title since GTA V and a worthy entry in the Rockstar canon.… Expand
  44. Scot72704
    Dec 13, 2018
    9
    This game is amazing probably the greatest story mode I have ever played. the online mode could get some fixes but it’s fun I can’t wait till they add more things to it, I only gave it a 9 cause the online mode like I said needs fixes
  45. ThatBenGuy
    Dec 11, 2018
    10
    This game is amazing and trumps Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Battlefield 5 any day of the week! It seems like GTA 4/EFLC all over again with great characters, great storylines, and just over-all greatness! It is just as good, if not better than the initial Read Dead Redemption! I am a major history fan and I LOVE the American Wild West atmosphere both here and in the original RDR! ThisThis game is amazing and trumps Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Battlefield 5 any day of the week! It seems like GTA 4/EFLC all over again with great characters, great storylines, and just over-all greatness! It is just as good, if not better than the initial Read Dead Redemption! I am a major history fan and I LOVE the American Wild West atmosphere both here and in the original RDR! This might as well be my favorite Rockstar game, if not my favorite video game period, behind GTA 4/EFLC!… Expand
  46. lukejones
    Dec 11, 2018
    6
    Read Dead Redemption 2 is one of the best games to come out thus year however it is not really a true open world game as it it very story driven and at times confusing
  47. Achtlos
    Dec 10, 2018
    9
    Ok so... yeah the 9/10 is because the voice acting, story, direction, art composition is second to none. And those people that worked on this game, deserve the accolades they are getting, should have been Game of the Year. Here's the negative: during story sections, the game changes it's "rules" mid game, you can then no longer snipe to a distance, or do things your way, it's ONLY the wayOk so... yeah the 9/10 is because the voice acting, story, direction, art composition is second to none. And those people that worked on this game, deserve the accolades they are getting, should have been Game of the Year. Here's the negative: during story sections, the game changes it's "rules" mid game, you can then no longer snipe to a distance, or do things your way, it's ONLY the way the game allows it, or you fail.. and there's not always a prompt on what it desperately wants you to do.. it breaks the flow and pulls you out of the moment.… Expand
  48. CygnusX1Bk2
    Dec 10, 2018
    10
    This is the highest achievement in art and games. While I gave it a rating of 10 it is not perfect but compared to other games Red Dead Redemption 2 stands head and shoulders above all else. I say this not only as a gamer but also as a game developer. There are some things that may seem rough around the edges but everything in this game is deliberate and indeed sets itself apart from allThis is the highest achievement in art and games. While I gave it a rating of 10 it is not perfect but compared to other games Red Dead Redemption 2 stands head and shoulders above all else. I say this not only as a gamer but also as a game developer. There are some things that may seem rough around the edges but everything in this game is deliberate and indeed sets itself apart from all other games ever released. Period. Does it cater to the lowest common denominator? Hardly. There are and will be detractors but those will be from those who are used to everything being laid out for them mindlessly in a wash of a saturated game market where fast and loose is rote. Red Dead 2 is a game to be savored with a map to be explored and missions to seek out without relying on map blips or text overlay directing which way to go. The story is immersive and easily the most cinematic of all games Rockstar has produced. All characters are deep and unique. The environments are lush and vistas unmatched by any other developer of open world games. While the main story takes anywhere from 50-60 to complete I easily surpassed those numbers to soak up every possible side mission and quest that I would stumble upon as well as using the companion app and strategy guide to seek out. The companion app itself is a great way to view the world map, shop for in-game items read the strategy guide or manual and/or track play progress while comparing with friend's progress as well. The online portion is still in Beta development but once ironed out will make Red Dead Online the future of online gaming as successor to GTA Online. There is so much to do, over 500 different animals to seek out and hunt and fish. Even portions of the map from Red Dead Redemption 1 are included as part of gameplay in both single and online play. This is a stunning achievement on many levels. The number and quality of systems designed for this game are well beyond and much more enjoyable than say things going on in the most recent Assassin's Creed games. The limitations on certain aspects make complete sense. However with such detailed systems in a console title there are controller input limitations causing some controller input schemes to be layered but once understood players can select items fairly quickly and get easier to use as one goes along. I am having such a great time playing both single and online in RDR2 that I will be playing this game for longer that I ever did GTA V/Online (played through single player at least 3 times on that one and was regularly playing Online until this was released). Once online is filled out with the types of content we expect I can only imagine playing this game for the foreseeable future indefinitely only to be interrupted by other releases along the way, only to return here. This is the only game that caused my to purchase a new 4K TV and Home Theater system to get the most out of this game. A decision I do not regret. All benchmarks for performance agree that the XBox One X is the system to play Red Dead 2 on and I cannot agree more. Get this game. It is a muts have for current generation consoles.… Expand
  49. Dragonfly44
    Dec 10, 2018
    8
    Spectacular story. Amazing graphics. Good sountrack, but the rest doesn’t realyl fall into place all that well. My experience with the game - although i haven’t really heard the same about it - has been mostly dissapointing. Too often it takes a ridiculous amount of time to load and once or twice the frame rate has dropped insidiously low for a more than a minute. I want to love this gameSpectacular story. Amazing graphics. Good sountrack, but the rest doesn’t realyl fall into place all that well. My experience with the game - although i haven’t really heard the same about it - has been mostly dissapointing. Too often it takes a ridiculous amount of time to load and once or twice the frame rate has dropped insidiously low for a more than a minute. I want to love this game but its really hard to do so. Rating - 83%… Expand
  50. Nic_Osterman
    Dec 10, 2018
    10
    Одна из лучших игр из жанра RPG.Rockstar постоянно прогрессирует и делает игры все лучше и лучше!10 из 10!waiting on ps!
  51. Armywild
    Dec 9, 2018
    8
    MEXICO, gamertag ALFONSPARTAN: +Mi calificacion es solo para el modo campaña, despues de jugar unas cuantas horas y pasar los dos primeros capitulos, puedl comentar que es asombroso. Las mecanicas de juego e interaccion con el entorno, son muy buenas, es normal existan algunas pequeñas fallas en la IA , pero vamos, es un juegazo muy bien ambientado del viejo oeste. Sin duda es un juego queMEXICO, gamertag ALFONSPARTAN: +Mi calificacion es solo para el modo campaña, despues de jugar unas cuantas horas y pasar los dos primeros capitulos, puedl comentar que es asombroso. Las mecanicas de juego e interaccion con el entorno, son muy buenas, es normal existan algunas pequeñas fallas en la IA , pero vamos, es un juegazo muy bien ambientado del viejo oeste. Sin duda es un juego que debe tenerse en la coleccion. Rockstar lo ha hecho de nuevo. Actualizare mi calificacion promedio al jugar al online, que al ver los demas comentarios, tambien esta para mejorar pero esta a la altura del juego.… Expand
  52. 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.
  53. 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
  54. Bmancowtan
    Dec 9, 2018
    10
    This game is arguably one of the best games of all time.

    If you like realism, this game is for you. There is nothing for me to hate about this game, it is dangerously immersive. The graphics are the best I have ever seen on the Xbox One X and they hold up to be way above average on the standard Xbox One. This game is like playing something from the future. It is based on    This game is arguably one of the best games of all time.

    If you like realism, this game is for you.

    There is nothing for me to hate about this game, it is dangerously immersive. The graphics are the best I have ever seen on the Xbox One X and they hold up to be way above average on the standard Xbox One. This game is like playing something from the future. It is based on hyper-realism, meaning that it will take you a while to ride to your destination if it is miles away, that's the point. The tiny details in the game all mount up to making the world around you feel alive. I'll list a few: Horses and NPCs don't respawn, there are no repeated character models. If one dies, it never comes back into the game. NPCs all have separate daily lives and friendship groups. (Youtube: Following NPCs around RDR2). Your horses balls shrink when its cold (yes there is a weather system with temperature that is location and time dependant). Bodies of animals and humans decompose over days. You need to eat, drink and wash. Your facial and head hair actually grows over time and you can keep it trimmed if you want to. If your hat gets shot off, there will be a bullet hole where it hit it for the rest of the game unless you buy a new one. You need to clean and maintain your guns to keep them shooting accurately. You have to feed and bond with your horse for it to fully trust and listen to you like in real life. New horses have to be broken in to be ridable like in real life. You carry guns realistically, not hiding them up inside your ass like in GTA. There is so much in this, it would be difficult to list them all. What i love even more, I have completed the game after about 120 hours and there is STILL loads of content that I didn't know about.

    Conversations feel real, the story and voice acting is fantastic, the characters leave you feeling like they are actually in your life. There are moments where you forget you are playing a game. Honestly, If this was based around first-person then this would be dangerously immersive and I love that.

    If you take gaming a bit too seriously like I do and want to get immersed inside a new world, then this is the best money you will ever spend.    … Expand
  55. 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
  56. xdragon13
    Dec 8, 2018
    7
    The graphics, story, and overall presentation is a great experience. The traveling back and forth can get a bit repetitive and boring. The most annoying thing are the controls. The controls feel over complicated, and clunky.
  57. Sanzat567
    Dec 8, 2018
    10
    Red dead redmption II 100% masterpice best game of i don't understend peoples ho told game boring
  58. SPARTAN_M90
    Dec 6, 2018
    10
    i love this game! its so immersive and the side stories are well told. Sometimes i just ride through the world to see what happens!
  59. MrHugonautilus
    Dec 6, 2018
    9
    Story 10/10
    Graphics 10/10
    Gameplay 8/10 The Story of Arthur Morgan is one of the best i experienced in video games. The Characters of the Game are so filled with depth and emotion (some funny, some angry, some dumb, some annoying, some depressed and on and on). I enjoyed my time spent in New Hannover. RDR2s open world is stuffed with life and cool sidequests (that aren't even    Story 10/10
    Graphics 10/10
    Gameplay 8/10

    The Story of Arthur Morgan is one of the best i experienced in video games. The Characters of the Game are so filled with depth and emotion (some funny, some angry, some dumb, some annoying, some depressed and on and on). I enjoyed my time spent in New Hannover.

    RDR2s open world is stuffed with life and cool sidequests (that aren't even titled sidequests). Everywhere you go you have the feeling of an reacting world. Animals, People and nature reacts to Arthur. It just looks so beautiful. I played it on my Xbox One x in 4K. Absolutely nice.

    RDR2 would be a total 10/10 if there werent so many bug in the Gameplay. Its slow. It takes its time. Its horse riding. And last but not least....its horse riding.    … Expand
  60. 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
  61. vunhopper
    Dec 5, 2018
    10
    Better than the original in every way and that's hard to believe, but true. So many things to do and an in depth story. John Marston has nothing on Arthur Morgan.
  62. webassaigame
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    This is most boooooring game in the world. 99% of game stupid horse ride... endless game.
  63. 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
  64. AngryShark92
    Dec 3, 2018
    7
    I have loved every single rockstar game since GTA 3, and this game is no exception to the rule. You can tell that there was a whole lot of effort put into this title and it is understandable as to why it took so long to release. The vistas are gorgeous, the story and acting is excellent, and the amount of things you are able to do in the game are literally endless.

    Unfortunately, there    I have loved every single rockstar game since GTA 3, and this game is no exception to the rule. You can tell that there was a whole lot of effort put into this title and it is understandable as to why it took so long to release. The vistas are gorgeous, the story and acting is excellent, and the amount of things you are able to do in the game are literally endless.

    Unfortunately, there are some glaringly obvious flaws with the game, the two major flaws for me are: the incredibly awful pacing for the storyline, there were some really fun missions alongside some really boring tedious missions, and it was hard for me to keep my attention on it and keep playing it sometimes, the other major flaw is the absolutely abysmal character movement and cover system that leave a lot to be desired.

    + Excellent story
    + Great voice acting
    + Great soundtrack
    + Lots of side activities
    + Gorgeous world
    + Some really fun missions
    + Extensive list of animals, customization options, clothing, etc.

    - Awful pacing in story
    - Incredibly boring missions and side quests here and there
    - Abysmal and clunky character movement and cover systems
    - Post game epilogue and explorable areas are less than interesting
    - Controller mapping functions are in desperate need of a keyboard
    - Online is heavily geared towards microtransactions and has a ruined economy

    Overall, it is a great game, and a good effort put forward by Rockstar, but it is not their best effort. Felt more like a really long movie and less like a fun video game at some points. Looking forward to GTA 6.

    EDIT as of 12/03/18:

    Red Dead 2's multiplayer is schemed towards micro-transactions and gold bars, which act as the premium currency in the game. The economy is totally screwed, everything in the multiplayer has outrageous pricing scales, or is geared toward encouraging the player to relieve themselves of grinding duties and purchasing gold bars due to paywalls on certain items. Literally everything in the world is monetized and I cannot help but feel like this is incredibly greedy and a very scummy move by Rockstar or Take Two.

    Due to this greed present in Red Dead 2 online, my score has dropped to a 7. The consumers do not deserve this, and I believe Rockstar should be better than this, but what do my words mean compared to the illustrious amounts of revenue rolling in from online MTX. I am severely disappointed in Rockstar, and I want to believe this is just Take Two pushing this, but as of right now, I have minimal desire to return to this game now.    … Expand
  65. Jakob0611
    Dec 3, 2018
    10
    Wow... just wow. An outstanding game which I'm probably going to spend a lot more time on. I haven't had this fun in a video game since The Witcher 3. This game's only downside is the clunky movement but I really don't care when everything else is so good.
  66. vudumindscience
    Dec 2, 2018
    10
    One of the best games I've played in awhile, Renewed my faith in gaming as a whole. It might be too slow for younger players who are probably used to much more fast-paced condensed gaming experiences but I am glad that there are still some AAA gaming franchises left who takes characterization, plot and pacing seriously. A must play.
  67. killdrphil
    Dec 2, 2018
    9
    Pros:

    1. Great story and characters. 2. Great dialogue. 3. Tons of content. Solid content too. Not much filler. 4. Great graphics. As good as Witcher 3 (if not better). Cons: 1. Bad input lag. 2. Overly complicated and convoluted control system. 3. Bad honor system. I've killed a lot of innocent folk but because I've also greeted a lot of folk I'm somehow this really    Pros:

    1. Great story and characters.
    2. Great dialogue.
    3. Tons of content. Solid content too. Not much filler.
    4. Great graphics. As good as Witcher 3 (if not better).

    Cons:

    1. Bad input lag.
    2. Overly complicated and convoluted control system.
    3. Bad honor system. I've killed a lot of innocent folk but because I've also greeted a lot of folk I'm somehow this really honorable cowboy.
    4. Everyone in the game rushes you to hurry up all the time and it's annoying.    … Expand
  68. peedeezee
    Dec 1, 2018
    0
    I feel like the game critic industry scammed me into buying this game. Everyone said it had its dull moments, but the 10/10 scores made it seem like other aspects of the game made up for this. No, they do not. THIS GAME IS BORING, CLUNKY, AND NOT FUN.

    Cons - Every single action requires a button press/hold. It's a worse version of QTEs - Every single action requires a button    I feel like the game critic industry scammed me into buying this game. Everyone said it had its dull moments, but the 10/10 scores made it seem like other aspects of the game made up for this. No, they do not. THIS GAME IS BORING, CLUNKY, AND NOT FUN.

    Cons
    - Every single action requires a button press/hold. It's a worse version of QTEs
    - Every single action requires a button press/hold. It's a worse version of QTEs. I say it again because of how repetitive it all is. There's nothing immersive or realistic about pressing buttons
    - The game is full of chores. Each of course involves a bunch of Slow-Time-Events (STEs)
    - What are these running controls
    - I can't enjoy scenery while riding my horse because my thumb is stuck on the A button rather than the camera.
    - Horse is slow, along with everything else
    - Combat is clunky, making all the slowness leading up to it not worth it

    Don't get scammed out of your time and money    … Expand
  69. maelyra
    Dec 1, 2018
    8
    the visuals on this was simply stunning. the writing and soundtracks were good too
  70. RoumenSp
    Nov 30, 2018
    7
    Mixed bag.

    Pros: beautiful, realistic world, high level of details, good story.

    Cons: chore simulator at 0.5x speed, lack of character progression.
  71. jdclement
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    Worst game I have ever played. The cinematics hold you hostage, the characters are god awful and annoying, and the "tutorial" is 2 hours long. They even force you to play a 1 hour "tutorial" for red dead online. If I could return this piece of **** I would. How has Rockstar not updated their game mechanics in 16 years? **** awful game. Good thing they paid all this critics for raveWorst game I have ever played. The cinematics hold you hostage, the characters are god awful and annoying, and the "tutorial" is 2 hours long. They even force you to play a 1 hour "tutorial" for red dead online. If I could return this piece of **** I would. How has Rockstar not updated their game mechanics in 16 years? **** awful game. Good thing they paid all this critics for rave reviews, it isn't the least bit misleading.… Expand
  72. 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.
  73. TenthTen
    Nov 30, 2018
    9
    near perfect. after i got red dead redemption 2 i have not been able to stop playing it. the story is great even though it throws characters at you way too fast for you to learn who they are. i'm not going to spoil anything but the ending is one you'll remember. the gameplay is so well done that it puts gta 5 to shame. the guns are all unique and have their own advantages and disadvantagesnear perfect. after i got red dead redemption 2 i have not been able to stop playing it. the story is great even though it throws characters at you way too fast for you to learn who they are. i'm not going to spoil anything but the ending is one you'll remember. the gameplay is so well done that it puts gta 5 to shame. the guns are all unique and have their own advantages and disadvantages and don't get me started on the gun customization. and fist fights are done really well too. all of that combined with great graphics and lots of things to do will keep you playing for months if not years.

    online however feels like a dulled down version of story mode that you can play with friends as of november 30th it's still in beta but it still feels lacking. a lot of missions are repetitive and boring (not to mention they don't pay well) and the only use of those missions is to get players to attack you. speaking of players attacking you brings me to the pvp of online. it is odd at best because in mission pvp sometimes after a player has already taken damage they might not from your next shot like one time i had a double barrel shotgun and hit a player directly in the chest and the damage stunned him so i shot again to get the kill and he took no damage but there was the blood effect. overall online could use work in the full release but right now it's kinda bad. my rating would be a 9/10 losing one point for the beta not quite working right    … Expand
  74. justintbradley
    Nov 29, 2018
    10
    The writing and tone of this game are superb. If you are looking for a story that makes you feel the way the characters in the story feel this is the game for you. For one example, I hated Saint-Denis, in a good way if that makes sense. Not because of the story elements that take place there but because it was dirty, crowded, noisy, etc.. I wanted to be back out in the uncivilizedThe writing and tone of this game are superb. If you are looking for a story that makes you feel the way the characters in the story feel this is the game for you. For one example, I hated Saint-Denis, in a good way if that makes sense. Not because of the story elements that take place there but because it was dirty, crowded, noisy, etc.. I wanted to be back out in the uncivilized countryside camping, hunting, robbing. This game made me feel like the main character would in those regards. Care for the other members of the gang, increasing frustration with Dutch, sense of futility that the next big score would have us mango farming in Tahiti. Just excellent tone and pacing.

    What it lacks in character progression (it is not a skill building or leveling power fantasy) it makes up for in character development. I believe some of the negative thoughts about this game miss the point that this is not a crescendo toward the climax but a story that kind of swirls around the central themes and the gang gets increasingly desperate and more fractured.

    The way the game resolves and moves into the Epilogue is extremely well done.    … Expand
  75. 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.
  76. EngineerGamer24
    Nov 29, 2018
    8
    Graphics are great, sticking to the Rockstar style and feel. Story line is good but feels like it is missing something that makes it standout. I am pleased with the purchase. I feel the critics are a little ridiculous in rating this game a 10. The full feature's (online) are not active yet. I wish there was more personalization as well. The main character lacks a purpose other than hisGraphics are great, sticking to the Rockstar style and feel. Story line is good but feels like it is missing something that makes it standout. I am pleased with the purchase. I feel the critics are a little ridiculous in rating this game a 10. The full feature's (online) are not active yet. I wish there was more personalization as well. The main character lacks a purpose other than his broken outlaw family.… Expand
  77. 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
  78. Lant
    Nov 28, 2018
    10
    Best game of 2018 - 97481417.
    Beautiful adventure, beautiful graphics, beautiful characters, beautiful details.
    Many find it boring, because they've never played "Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice" ahahah. Seriously talking, In this game, unlike many others, you'll have lots of random encounters that will make you feel in a living world. There aren't so many defects, the experience is based    Best game of 2018 - 97481417.
    Beautiful adventure, beautiful graphics, beautiful characters, beautiful details.
    Many find it boring, because they've never played "Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice" ahahah.
    Seriously talking, In this game, unlike many others, you'll have lots of random encounters that will make you feel in a living world.
    There aren't so many defects, the experience is based on the way the player plays his run.    … Expand
  79. rndlmrtn
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    Back in the day before the internet, a gaming company's reputation was everything. A game either worked out of the box or the company released shoddy code and they failed. Rockstar has returned to that philosophy in releasing a finished product out of the box. They created an engaging story that sucks you in and then the ease of play and the slick look and ambiance of the game hooks you.Back in the day before the internet, a gaming company's reputation was everything. A game either worked out of the box or the company released shoddy code and they failed. Rockstar has returned to that philosophy in releasing a finished product out of the box. They created an engaging story that sucks you in and then the ease of play and the slick look and ambiance of the game hooks you. Definitely a game of the year candidate.… Expand
  80. 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
  81. DoriaNox
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    Such an amazing gaming experience. At times you may forget you aren't actually Arthur Morgan.
  82. Flabergasmic
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the best games I have ever played. It is not perfect, as it has some pacing issues and questionable design decisions. But not a single one of those flaws take away from the experience of this game. This game consistently shows quality around every corner, and features a Rockstar story that stands above most. Rockstar Games has created something special thatRed Dead Redemption 2 is one of the best games I have ever played. It is not perfect, as it has some pacing issues and questionable design decisions. But not a single one of those flaws take away from the experience of this game. This game consistently shows quality around every corner, and features a Rockstar story that stands above most. Rockstar Games has created something special that must be experienced by anyone who wants an actual quality game in a sea of half baked, overpriced, micro-transaction filled yearly releases. Red Dead Redemption 2 is a nearly perfect game that earns a 9/10.… Expand
  83. Andrew117
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    The game is so good it made me write a review about it.
    I've never bothered writing a single review before.
    The visuals are incredible, diverse and immersive. Gunfights are exhilarating and satisfying as expected. You can even drive trains if that's your thing. The sandbox elements and the customization are out of this world. The story starts off slow but it rapidly builds momentum and    The game is so good it made me write a review about it.
    I've never bothered writing a single review before.
    The visuals are incredible, diverse and immersive. Gunfights are exhilarating and satisfying as expected. You can even drive trains if that's your thing. The sandbox elements and the customization are out of this world.
    The story starts off slow but it rapidly builds momentum and is an incredible experience to behold.
    If your a fan of Westerns, this game is a must buy.
    It certainly lived up to the hype, and is a true masterpiece like its predecessor.    … Expand
  84. Plumblmp
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    This game is just incredible, it's a huge game with awesome graphics. After almost 30hrs of playing I still see things I've never seen before..The gameplay is very story-driven but it's still really fun and pleasant to play. The overall impression is just amazing, a game that will be remembered. A must-have for all console gamers.
  85. FortChill
    Nov 26, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hi
    I like how the game completes the puzzle in the first game, by that, i mean how everything all connects, why everything went from point A, to point B(ya feel me). The game is very interactive in more ways then one, even if your riding on a horse all day, there is something that could happen, like getting robbed, giving money to blind men, or saving someone from a life threatening occurrence , and repaying later on, its good and very interactive( if you know what i mean)    … Expand
  86. aroyTheGamer
    Nov 26, 2018
    9
    Red Dead Redemption 2 -- REVIEW !!

    This has been undoubtedly the best gaming experience I have had in years, the best after the Witcher 3 Wild Hunt , in terms of Open World games. The amount of details, the realism and sheer amount of authenticity is mind boggling and makes you hard to differentiate between a video game and real life. This is the most realistic , "non-gamey" video    Red Dead Redemption 2 -- REVIEW !!

    This has been undoubtedly the best gaming experience I have had in years, the best after the Witcher 3 Wild Hunt , in terms of Open World games.

    The amount of details, the realism and sheer amount of authenticity is mind boggling and makes you hard to differentiate between a video game and real life. This is the most realistic , "non-gamey" video game I have ever played.

    Everything from the hunting , to the walking , to the horse riding , to character interactions feels so damn realistic.

    Coming to the story, I just loved the story. Arthur Morgan is now one of my favorite video game character of all time now. And the game does a great job of creating a very well rounded story for him. Best protagonist of any Rockstar Game according to me.

    The side missions and stranger quests are on par of Witcher 3 levels and extremely well done.

    The only negatives of this game are that the game is too easy and does not have any difficulty slider, and the economy is kind of broken, and not so memorable ambient music. But some places the songs and background scores are epic !

    When a game is still able to pull me back into it's world even after spending close to 80-100 hours in it, that is the best kind of game !

    The best game of the generation, beside The Witcher 3 and God of War !

    PROS :

    Open World
    Characters
    Animations
    Realism
    Mission variety
    Story
    Protagonist
    Side Missions
    AI
    Organic NPC Activities and interactions

    CONS :

    Too Easy
    Economy is kind of broken, nothing to buy even if you have the money !
    Music is not so memorable at times

    … Expand
  87. Magodoom
    Nov 26, 2018
    10
    Solo niños ratas poniendole 1 o 0 el mejor juego de rockstart en mucho tiempo
  88. DCherashev
    Nov 26, 2018
    10
    О да.... Сколько тут людей которое этой игре ставят 0
  89. Fringe124
    Nov 26, 2018
    10
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is the game of the year, no doubt.
    The graphics in the game are out of this world. Once you've played Red Dead Redemption 2, every other game will look like GTA III. The amount of detail put into everything (yes, literally everything) is superb.
    I wouldn't be surprised if this game was written by Shakespeare himself. The writing is truly astonishing. I never    Red Dead Redemption 2 is the game of the year, no doubt.
    The graphics in the game are out of this world. Once you've played Red Dead Redemption 2, every other game will look like GTA III. The amount of detail put into everything (yes, literally everything) is superb.
    I wouldn't be surprised if this game was written by Shakespeare himself. The writing is truly astonishing. I never thought i would be this emotionally attached to a fictional character.
    Red Dead Redemption 2 is not for everyone though. It requires patience. Lots of patience. For those who don't have that, well it will probably seem a bit tedious with all the horse riding. Red Dead Redemption 2 should only be played by those who can appreciate a realistic game. It is for those that aren't small minded. Most would find it boring and despise the realistic attributes of the game but the truth is the game is not made for them. It is made for those who can appreciate a great game.
    The music in this game is also superb. D'Angelo really mastered Arthurs theme.
    In conclusion, Red Dead Redemption 2 is the best game I have ever played in my entire life.
    Thank you Rockstar.    … Expand
  90. 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
  91. 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
  92. comicmaster
    Nov 25, 2018
    6
    Its a great game dont get me wrong but non user friendly controls make simple action something you have to practice and its "realism" is actually tedious and bogs down this great game into an ok game
  93. hornet2
    Nov 25, 2018
    10
    Good solid game but there are some stuff that needs to be answered. For example: The evil man.
    The controls needs some cranking but it is a nearly perfect wild west era game. IMO this game needs MORE GUNS and even MORE GUNS some answers to the questions and BAM. Rockstar created the perfect game.
  94. Sakaa
    Nov 25, 2018
    8
    One of the best games ever made. Its 10 times better than GTA V(i liked that game too) and 20 times better than Skyrim( I played the living **** out of it).
    But there are some small flaws like the games gets kinda boring in the middle but it has a great comeback.
    Good game cant wait for online.
  95. CarlSmei
    Nov 25, 2018
    10
    Это того стоило ведь в целом игра сделана отлично, мне совершенно наплевать то что у игры нет русской озвучки, субтитров мне достаточно, сюжет на высоте, русичи в очередной раз показали то что они неадекватные.
  96. Lotharz
    Nov 25, 2018
    10
    A stunning game. An amazing experience, so much so that for the first time I've felt the need to do a review. The story is involving and you'll find yourself loving and hating with a passion the characters in it. The amount of details and true research put by R* is just overwhelming. This is the way games should be made. A true work of Art.
  97. Firepistol95
    Nov 24, 2018
    9
    Quick fire review:
    The graphics are great with such realism and detail tht is optimized for such weak hardware in todays age. So im impressed with very lil pop in tht I noticed in my playtime. Only graphical issue I noticed was shadow detail distance as ur moving about the world but its not obvious to the point of annoyance.
    The audio is beautiful and very immersive. Music choice is    Quick fire review:
    The graphics are great with such realism and detail tht is optimized for such weak hardware in todays age. So im impressed with very lil pop in tht I noticed in my playtime. Only graphical issue I noticed was shadow detail distance as ur moving about the world but its not obvious to the point of annoyance.

    The audio is beautiful and very immersive. Music choice is good, gun sounds are nice and meaty, movement, etc, etc sounds are really good.

    Story is pretty good, it reminds me of old 70s and older Western films where it concentrated on slow build up of characters, setting and scenes. Now honestly I find tht quite boring if it were a film, mostly bc of me being born in this modern time of speed, in entertainment.

    Gameplay is pretty slow, methodical and gunplay feels about almost the same as the 1st Redemption. Most of the ppl tht dont like the gameplay are just too used to fast-paced arcadey gameplay nowadays and consider this more slowpaced gameplay to "intentionally avoid the QoL of todays gaming", when tht is simply not the case. (albeit a few weird command placements on the controller) Now im not saying tht invalidates ppls criticism but it does show tht its just not the game for them. (or shuld I say dont hav the patience of learning something this complex for controller input, which is understandable) The gameplay u can get used to and it can feel a bit stiff but its still nonetheless enjoyable if ppl dont mind or enjoy the more slow, detailed gameplay.

    Edit: Forgot to mention tht it certainly isnt the best game of the year or generation. (it was overhyped) But its still definitely a solid game, from my exp and only had a few small frustrations with it.
    Not much in terms of replay value also. (grant it I dont replay many Open World games anyways, no matter how good they are)    … Expand
  98. Rambagla
    Nov 24, 2018
    9
    This is one of the greatest games I have ever played. It is so fun and the fact that it's extremely open world is also amazing. The graphics are spectacular. Sometimes it can get annoying because you can't save in missions and some of those missions take so long. Sometimes the game is too 'hardcore' for me so I need a break but I truly believe its the best game ever created.
  99. 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
  100. NBT
    Nov 24, 2018
    8
    why not 10/10 ??? well its really allot of small gameplay thinks .. weapon unequipting when you get on your horse etc .. .lots of small thinks ... Dont get me wrong they need to fix those issuies and bugs the game has .. but beside that this game is a dam blast with a good story ...

    just be aware there are anoying thinks you need to work around and bugs but the game would be a 10/ 10    why not 10/10 ??? well its really allot of small gameplay thinks .. weapon unequipting when you get on your horse etc .. .lots of small thinks ... Dont get me wrong they need to fix those issuies and bugs the game has .. but beside that this game is a dam blast with a good story ...

    just be aware there are anoying thinks you need to work around and bugs but the game would be a 10/ 10 without those issues ... so just shut up and go buy it !    … Expand
Page:

Awards & Rankings

1
#1 Best Xbox One Game of 2018
1
#1 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2018
2
#2 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2018

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
97

Universal acclaim - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  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.
    Read full review
  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.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »