Red Dead Redemption

[MetalDooley]

So far Ive loved everything. yes that was until i found cougars! GAH i hate cougars sneaky horse killing bastards, over then thats its amazing ^.^

Sweet jesus I hate those bastards as well.Spent about an hour last night trying to beat the "kill 2 cougars with your knife" challenge.Them cougars be fast

I dont know wheather to buy it or not, i didnt like GTA 4 and RDR is made by the same people so is it anyithing like GTA 4?

Well it follows the same kinda template and structure as GTA.I wasn't the biggest fan of GTA 4 either but I'm thoroughly enjoying this game.If you're unsure though maybe try renting it or wait till it comes down in price

 

[kampori]

I dont know wheather to buy it or not, i didnt like GTA 4 and RDR is made by the same people so is it anyithing like GTA 4?

Like the poster above me said.. I also wasn't a huge fan of the GTA franchise, but Red Dead Redemption..... I love.......
Again, it plays in a similar way to GTA, ie, you're given your freedom to wreak havoc upon the citizens etc etc.. but its soo sooo SO much better. I mean everything, from actors/acting, soundtrack, graphics, gameplay, story.. its brilliant. Not saying it doesn't have flaws, it has many, but most of these are funny and add to my enjoyment. Especially like the bird-men, gunslinger dog etc.. Seen a fair few of them.

Its great. If you're not sure try renting it, but honestly.. I only ordered it cus I was drunk. And for ONCE, a drunken mistake/purchase turned out to be amazing. One of the best games I've played in a looooooong time! Get it, and I hope you enjoy it. If not.... well, I'll pay you back!

 

[Reep]

I love hunting in that game, just adore it. I've netted myself a tiny profit from hunting wolves in Mexico and Buffalo in West Elizabeth.

I'd be shocked if you pulled in a loss when you aren't spending money.

I've never sold anything, don't particularity plan to. I hoard in all games.

Edit: Also, has anyone else developed an emotional attachment to their horse? The one the comes whenever you hit the up button. I have. ^^ Me and him have been through a lot. He's brown with white splodges. No idea where I got him. I killed

Spoiler: a horse

the stallion you get at the start of the game

in my first ride of him. Yay for tall cliffs. I feel like I should name my horse.

I killed my first horse form a cliff, but then i got that stallion, i kept him until Mexico, where he unfortunately got mauled by cougars when i was trotting along aiming at a deer

 

[ArchBlade]

I've done like, 90 percent of what there is to do in that game. All challenges beaten, legend of the west outfit unlocked, plenty of stranger missions done. Love the game to bits.

I'm working my way through the challenges to unlock this outfit.. bane of my life! Those hunting missions are ridiculous.. Just need 2 more foxes..

No joke- on the search for my final 2 foxes I headed to the hill just east of Fort Mercer- an area where I usually see foxes a-plenty. None. I was there for 3 hours real time.. But, I did kill and skin over 60 cougars. No joke... and this is only after the challenge where I had to knife down 3 cougars. Took me AGES. Now I don't need Cougars- SIXTY!! Well.. still haven't got my foxes, but I made an absolute fortune selling off my cougars. Made up for it somewhat.

Any tips? I swear the game knows what you're looking for and hides them.

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, only just got this now.

Well, a lot of the animals(Especially foxes, beavers, etc.) can usually be found in the tall trees or the great plains. I fount foxes all over the place in tall trees... A lot of bears though, too. Careful regarding that.

Mind you, the hunting challenges do get much easier if you have the third part of the story unlocked. Like I said, in the tall trees and great plains there's all kinds of animals(including the fastest horse in the game, if I'm correct about that.)

 

[Instant K4rma]

Hunting, Poker, Arm Wrestling, and Liar's Dice. I love hunting to death. The bears and buffalo are my favorite "game". Shooting birds out of the sky is also great fun. As for the gambling? Great addition to the game. Liar's dice and Poker are just too much fun. And for reasons I'm not entirely sure of, Arm Wrestling is extremely fun to me. Great game.

 

[RMcD94]

I've done like, 90 percent of what there is to do in that game. All challenges beaten, legend of the west outfit unlocked, plenty of stranger missions done. Love the game to bits.

I'm working my way through the challenges to unlock this outfit.. bane of my life! Those hunting missions are ridiculous.. Just need 2 more foxes..

No joke- on the search for my final 2 foxes I headed to the hill just east of Fort Mercer- an area where I usually see foxes a-plenty. None. I was there for 3 hours real time.. But, I did kill and skin over 60 cougars. No joke... and this is only after the challenge where I had to knife down 3 cougars. Took me AGES. Now I don't need Cougars- SIXTY!! Well.. still haven't got my foxes, but I made an absolute fortune selling off my cougars. Made up for it somewhat.

Any tips? I swear the game knows what you're looking for and hides them.

I totally know what you mean. I'm on the Armadillo's/themotherstuffohyeahboars and it's fricking annoying. Also, it says "as well as the ones you have" that doesn't work for me. If I go do another mission it's suddenly zeroed, how annoying is that!

 

[TheFedExPope]

How do you win at duels? Because I fill up the bar like it asks me too, and the opponent just shoots me dead?

This actually is an annoying part of the game. Sometimes all you have to do is shoot the weapon out of their hands; other times you actually have to kill them by shooting them 45 times. And its not clear when one is allowed or not until you try to shoot their weapon and find out that it isn't good enough. And it shouldn't be the game deciding, it should be me. Maybe I don't wan tot shoot the guy dead? Maybe I want to shoot the weapon out of his hand and then put a bullet in him in real time? Maybe I only want to fire one shot at their head, instead of firing my entire magazine/cylinder into them. Its just messy.

 

[kampori]

I've done like, 90 percent of what there is to do in that game. All challenges beaten, legend of the west outfit unlocked, plenty of stranger missions done. Love the game to bits.

I'm working my way through the challenges to unlock this outfit.. bane of my life! Those hunting missions are ridiculous.. Just need 2 more foxes..

No joke- on the search for my final 2 foxes I headed to the hill just east of Fort Mercer- an area where I usually see foxes a-plenty. None. I was there for 3 hours real time.. But, I did kill and skin over 60 cougars. No joke... and this is only after the challenge where I had to knife down 3 cougars. Took me AGES. Now I don't need Cougars- SIXTY!! Well.. still haven't got my foxes, but I made an absolute fortune selling off my cougars. Made up for it somewhat.

Any tips? I swear the game knows what you're looking for and hides them.

I totally know what you mean. I'm on the Armadillo's/themotherstuffohyeahboars and it's fricking annoying. Also, it says "as well as the ones you have" that doesn't work for me. If I go do another mission it's suddenly zeroed, how annoying is that!

Really? Huh.. that sucks. Never happened to me.
For Armadillos, it sounds like a cheap answer, but just hunt the area north of Armadillo and south of the Hanging Rock. It took me like 5 hours, but I finally got them. The boars are REALLY easy.. just go to the place on your map with the boar picture. can't remember, not at home, but I think its north of MacFarlane's ranch, up on the steep hill. But be careful.. a lot of Cougars up there too!

Still haven't gotten my 2 foxes... ARGHHH. I'm back home tomorrow evening. I swear, I will stay up ALL night until 1 hour before my flight until I give up!