Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 is an open world western action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in fall 2017. It will be the third title in the Red Dead franchise, following 2010's Red Dead Redemption.
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Saved!I tried again, for the 3rd or 4th time and I just can't. It's just fucking boring. I cannot play this game. I will never play this game again, I know that now for sure.
I also tried Red Dead Redemption again just to test and it's still fucking awesome. It's not boring. It's basically the same thing done worse but it's somehow not boring.
It's got everything there, I'm sure many, many people will love this game and rate it highly and prefer it to the original. But it's just a funny one for me, the only word I can describe it with is boring. I get nothing else from it.-
Saved!Husky WingEditing … Echoing my thoughts on GTA V
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Saved!NodleyEditing … Oh I agree with you.
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Saved!KlemoibEditing … That's funny, but I somehow think I understand. I wonder what I'll think of if if I ever play it. There are so few cowboy games so it would be a shame If I didn't like it. The original RDR was great. Maybe I should try red dead revolver. It looks nice and clunky and old school.
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Saved!NodleyEditing … Clunky and old school is better than boring. But I want you to try it and tell me, I value your opinion veggie lady. Maybe only slightly because of your OoT love but your opinion still carries weight.
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Saved!NodleyEditing … What was that game that was RDR before RDR was a thing? That game was a genuine 9/10. 7/10 minimum if you didn't like that kind of thing
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Saved!NodleyEditing … GUN! It was called Gun. It's a bit clunky now but holy shit that game was incredible. It's not as good as RD but it's better than RDR2.
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Saved!KlemoibEditing … Gun? I think I remember seeing that at the store all the time and I would think to myself: "something with such a generic name has to be crap be default". It looks pretty nice though from what I can find.
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Saved!NodleyEditing … I bought it on Steam
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Saved!KlemoibEditing … I always saw it on the ps2 budget shelf. https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x9bjzadnn90/UfQuAO7NX0I/AAAAAAAAAqc/hWqJu03PveY/s1600/Gun+[1].jpg big fat yellow box art.
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Saved!Husky WingEditing … weird name for a gun without any firearms
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Saved!Guys, It's £19.99 on epic games right now.
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Saved!rockshard PhDEditing … My brother really likes this game on the PS4. But we have vastly different taste.
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Saved!DJ_JJSliderEditing … I kept hearing that the intro was boring and it got better later on. That happens to way too many games, so I skipped it. I was looking forward to it though...Maybe I'll try it in 10 years.
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Saved!DJ_JJSliderEditing … Y'know, come back in 10 years... https://youtu.be/oW8FLxZRE0k?feature=shared
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Saved!ExplojinEditing … As a guy that used to dress up as a cowboy as a kid. I enjoyed it. But after awhile yea, it is just boring. Spent all the time building the world and no time developing a fun gaming loop.
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Saved!KlemoibEditing … well at least the world is good then. Then I can always try to make my own fun and have a beard growing contest.
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Saved!Finally came back to this game after getting super bored, the Epilogue is ten times better than the main story. I like Arthur Morgan but he turns real whiny by the end for a mass murderer outlaw cowboy on his death bed.
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Saved!WoodrowShigeruEditing … I still have to address this game. At least I bought it. Though, it's still shrink-wrapped.
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Saved!ExplojinEditing … It's good, just tedious after awhile. Has all the shortcomings of most open world games these days.
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Saved!WoodrowShigeruEditing … Like, taking up too much of my goddamn time? I want to return to MGSV first; resume bulding up my Mother Base ... which takes forever. These games today have become so fucking diluted.
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Saved!Hey, does this game have any in-game purchases or loot boxes or some such horseshit?
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Saved!AramondeEditing … Single player no, i've never played online but its been slammed by lots of people for being nickel & dimeing people. (idk if Euro's understand that phrase)
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Saved!What this game does best it does better than nearly anything else. Unfortunately, what it does best is not in the interactive department, which makes it difficult to rate as a video game. If I were to rate this by its highest moments, it would easily get a 10, as the story and characters moved me in a way few games ever have, and it is an understatement to say the world is beautiful and detailed. They managed to write a character better than John in Arthur, although some of this may be due to the game's length and increased character interaction. The beginning and ending are amazing, including the epilogue, though I could see how some would think it's too long (some missions could have been cut). For me it was an opportunity to reflect on the characters' journeys in a lived way, and a wonderful homage to its predecessor (and way better than that game's epilogue).
Another thing this game does brilliantly is spacing! I've long wished open-world games would move away from Ubisoft mentality, to Shadow of the Colossus mentality. Space things out, that the player may reflect more instead of getting distracted by the next thing. Luke Stephens has a good commentary on this, with numbers for comparison... RDR 2 is essentially twice as spaced out as nearly every other open-world game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frfvQUNbJBc
But I agree with what others have said about the gameplay, and wholly support watching the video posted here from NakeyJakey. Options for completing missions are overly limited, and they want you to complete them their way. I remember one instance in which I tried to do something different, riding around on the horse with my shotgun in the woods and blasting people close up, but the game failed me for "abandoning" the others when they were still visible, and I was actually more effective than I was on foot because of the heavy tree cover. Most of the missions are just riding to your next shooting gallery, though it helps that the game is so beautiful. There were moments I thought perhaps this is better than going out into the wilderness in reality. I also did not enjoy fishing and hunting after the first few times, and you do the same thing over and over again in the legendary hunts, which would be fine if it was fun. Robbing stagecoaches, houses, and trains isn't that fun, either, nor is it necessary.
The side missions are filled with zany characters but for the most part aren't particularly compelling, with the exception of a few that link to Arthur's character in a meaningful way. I wish Rockstar (and everyone) would learn from CD Projekt Red in their side mission design. The economy is completely broken, as others have said, which I normally don't care much about, but in this game has a huge impact because the whole plot is centered around getting enough money, and gang devilry is only needed if you actually need money. So you end up with a game where you can spend all your time on the side being a white knight to everyone and have tons of cash with little to spend it on aside from cosmetic alterations, while the main story centers around getting enough money to move, reinforcing that two-faced feeling already present in the disparity between its open-world freedom and the set pieces of the main story. They also attempted to offer some choices in this game, but these were poorly implemented and potentially at odds with what you did in the open world and the trajectory of the story.
If I were someone who weighted the gameplay more heavily in my evaluations, this would get a lower score. But I consume most media for the story, and this is a great one, being one of the few in gaming to make me cry. I do wish it was leaner, though. A third of the game's main missions could be cut with little detriment to the story's heart. I would love another prequel to this game being made, with many of the same characters, but with a major gameplay overhaul!-
Saved!ExplojinEditing … Very well said, although I don't think I enjoyed the story as much as you. But then again I haven't completed it either.
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Saved!Ninersfan4926Editing … The first 5 hours and the last 20ish hours are the best. One character plot point in pariticular is especially effective, and one I haven't really seen done in a video game before, certainly not in this manner. I also think it combines beautifully with the spacing/pacing of the game, leading to a far more contemplative game than most. Does that justify the dozens of hours that aren't as compelling? For me it does, but I could see how for someone else it wouldn't. I also forgot to talk about the spacing! I've edited my post to include a link to a good commentary on it.
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Saved!I've started to develop a contempt for this game. I really should love it but I don't. It's taking up so much space on my hard drive so I can't really install anything else... I want to just uninstall it and play something else but I almost feel an obligation to finish it first because I know if I uninstall it now I most likely won't ever reinstall it. I keep booting it up but getting bored after playing a mission or two.
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Saved!SandvichEditing … It feels like the tide of public opinion is finally turning on Rockstar, and all I can say is that it's about fuckin' time.
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Saved!AramondeEditing … Its a good game but not "OMG GAME OF THE GENERATION!!!!!!" so many people make it out to be. Yesterday was the first time i've played in over a month. Im playing it because like you said i want to finish it because im not restalling for awhile if ever. Idk maybe i placed to much expectation on the game because i loved the first one so much.
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Saved!AramondeEditing … The best part of the game is fishing & hunting. Sometimes i pretend im playing a Cabella's hunting game XD
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Saved!ExplojinEditing … Yea agreed, RDR was #4 in my all time so that's a lot to live up to. But I really enjoyed Revolver as well. When I first started playing I literally spent like 4 hours straight just hunting in the mountains but at this point I'm just trying to get shit done so when I boot it up I head straight for a mission.
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Saved!AramondeEditing … Same here. Almost all missions are go to this location have a shootout and kill NPC and you're done. If you're with someone else there a long walk and talk on the way there. SpoilerThe island chapter was completely unnecessary and felt like padding
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Saved!Yo I've been binging through this guy's videos. He's got a lot of good well made content.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvJPKOLDSos-
Saved!Husky WingEditing … YouTube's been recommending me the same video--like, constantly, even after watching it, and I clicked it the first time it showed up--and heck yeah I mean this video was awesome
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Saved!ExplojinEditing … Yea, he's got a lot more obsucre videos too like the one talking about Scholastic book fairs and a couple game design things like menus and HUDs in games. And one about Pizza Hut demo discs. Quality shit, not the here's another game review format.
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Saved!Not sure how to verify this footage's validity but https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj8b8E6xBpM
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Saved!Husky WingEditing … I just realized the video isn't actually mute, and the mic's on. lack of mouse clicks mean it's just video playback
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Explojin wrote his opinion about Red Dead Redemption 2Saved!Sure... the world is beautiful, immersive, and the game itself is a technical marvel. The level of detail in the horse balls and mud are impressive. It s a joy to be in the world but where is the game? I feel that the combat and movement isn't all that fun. The missions are pretty much the same thing over and over. The economy is broken after you make a bit of money. The AI and wanted system aren't great. I think while there's a lot of great characters in this game they muddled the works with a lot of generic ones as well. I preferred the first games more limited cast. I just don't feel a whole lot of drive to continue on in the story and complete it. I probably will eventually but it's so long and so many horse rides of nothing to go shoot like 6 dudes that aren't really difficult to kill and then ride away while another 6 dudes that are easy to kill chase you on horseback. It's ok, but it's more like they created a wonderful larger more beautiful Red Dead world but forgot the game part.
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Saved!AramondeEditing … Exactly my view about the game too. The wanted system is one of the worst parts about it. You could be riding along and someone lures you into a trap and after you DEFEND YOURSELF by killing them someone else comes by and reports your ass. You end up owing somewhere around a hundred dollars just for trying to help someone.
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Saved!ExplojinEditing … Yea, and the way the bounty effects gameplay with random bounty hunters showing up is just dumb. One time I was in the trading menu with the Trapper and they rolled up cancelling out the trade and then the Trapper refused to let me buy or sell the legendary pelt I had on my horse. I then died because I was so confused of why all of sudden everything went to shit and lost my pelt. It doesn't even really feel skill based. I know if bounty hunters manage to roll up on me while I'm in the field or the forest and I don't realize in time to just gallop away I'm dead. The only time you have a chance to actually win a bounty hunter fight is if they happen to get you in a place with some sort of structure to cover inside which is rare.
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Saved!You know you're getting old when you look at the price and say: "whoah, that's steep!" and then you look at the install and you just say: "NO! not ever!"
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Saved!AramondeEditing … When i was younger i would have gone to midnight releases for this kinda game (I did for the first game) now i'm like "maybe sometime this week i'll pick it up". Since im finally off tomorrow i'll buy it.
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Saved!AramondeEditing … I'm glad i accidentally deleted all the apps off my PS4 a few weeks ago or i'd have to delete a lot of stuff. As soon as i beat it i'm gonna delete it.
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Saved!DJ_JJSliderEditing … ...One year, I got so hyped for Battlefield 3. And it did live up to my expectations, but man day one glitches are hilarious. I'd jump into a gunship and it immediately rammed into a wall and killed our group. At least that's what it looked like...
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Saved!DJ_JJSliderEditing … The best day one glitch that I missed out on was the prone soldier who shot sniper bullets out of his butt.
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