Gun was one of the first games I played on Xbox 360. This game is better in almost every way. (Sorry Gun.)BloodyThoughts said:
Review: Red Dead Redemption
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Well I guess I can't disagree with you until I have played Red Dead Redemption. But Gun, so far, is definitely my favorite western sandbox game.Russ Pitts said:
Would you say Red Dead is better or worse then Rockstar's other games involving bad guys, sandboxes, and running from the law after murdering everybody in sight, or am I just missing the point asking that?Russ Pitts said:
I don't know if you're missing the point, but it's an easy enough question for me to answer. To wit: I am enjoying Red Dead Redemption far more than I have enjoyed any other Rockstar game to date.Not G. Ivingname said:
I was very disappointed with the ending, it could have gone about 3 different ways that would have been better if you ask me.soapyshooter said:
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Wow... enjoyed more then all their games? Some serious praise from a company that invented the "shoot up the place while uncontrollably gigling" sandbox.Russ Pitts said:
Of course I would imagine the lack of your cousin asking you to go look at big american... bowling balls... every five seconds helps
It didn't feel like Grand Theft Equine until the first time I was forced to enter a race to progress. That kind of cheesed me off. But I got over it. I have such a man-crush on Marston.
Mexican... is not... A LANGUAGE!Jaqen Hghar said:
I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, and keep my gun holstered when I first meet them. If they kill me anyway, though, there's hell to pay. I've only attacked people without provocation a couple of times. Once, I was in a large posse that was doing nothing, so I got bored, left the posse, and killed four of its members before hightailing it out of there before they respawned. The other time I was just feeling bastardly.RoBi3.0 said:
I'm already on my second playthrough, which I IMMEDIATELY started after finishing almost all of the side quests from my first playthrough.
And this is not just because I'm an open-world fan. Note that I returned GTAIV, unfinished, to buy RDR, and it truly is a FAR SUPERIOR game. Hopefully Rockstar will make their next GTA with the improvements they've made in this game.
Good review over all, Russ, except that you implied that the story is rather superfluous. I mean, it can be, depending on how you play the game. But seriously - RDR has a GREAT story, probably the best one Rockstar has ever presented, and this is coming from a hardcore, obnoxious "I want better video game writing!" jerk. John Marston is the first Rockstar character I can think of (and one of the few in gaming in general), who actually emotes and reacts to his world like a HUMAN BEING. And on top of that, he's one of the rare genuine family men gaming has for so long seemed to avoid like the plague.
Of course, if someone plays RDR by shooting everything that moves just because they can, I guess John is just Old West Niko Bellic. Which is alright, I suppose. If anyone liked Niko Bellic. ....Did anyone actually like Niko Bellic?
Now, a question: so is RDR set in the past of the GTA world? Because it would be great if in RDR 2 we saw Las Venturas as a filthy cow town and the bridges under construction in Liberty City.
Of course, maybe I just want a steampunk GTA: 1911. And why not, because it would be cool.
And this is not just because I'm an open-world fan. Note that I returned GTAIV, unfinished, to buy RDR, and it truly is a FAR SUPERIOR game. Hopefully Rockstar will make their next GTA with the improvements they've made in this game.
Good review over all, Russ, except that you implied that the story is rather superfluous. I mean, it can be, depending on how you play the game. But seriously - RDR has a GREAT story, probably the best one Rockstar has ever presented, and this is coming from a hardcore, obnoxious "I want better video game writing!" jerk. John Marston is the first Rockstar character I can think of (and one of the few in gaming in general), who actually emotes and reacts to his world like a HUMAN BEING. And on top of that, he's one of the rare genuine family men gaming has for so long seemed to avoid like the plague.
Of course, if someone plays RDR by shooting everything that moves just because they can, I guess John is just Old West Niko Bellic. Which is alright, I suppose. If anyone liked Niko Bellic. ....Did anyone actually like Niko Bellic?
Now, a question: so is RDR set in the past of the GTA world? Because it would be great if in RDR 2 we saw Las Venturas as a filthy cow town and the bridges under construction in Liberty City.
Of course, maybe I just want a steampunk GTA: 1911. And why not, because it would be cool.
This review makes me want this game even more. Though I will have to wait for the PC version to come out, but I am getting inclined to just get a PS3 copy and go play it at my friend's. It tickles me that there are posses in this, but will there be a time when you get to be a part of one, as opposed to being chased by one? That's what I want. Everything else I'd want in a western game is already there.
You, sir, just win at being a cowboy. I'd like to shake your hand.Uncompetative said:....this game reminded me of...
Oblivion.
...only with guns and a far larger, multiplayer, environment.
Anyone who disputes this comparison on the basis that Red Dead Redemption doesn't have any magic in it hasn't seen the sunset.
I feel your pain there. Maybe if there was like a random number generator for the lawmen and such on their psychic quotient, that would throw a bit into the game...wondering if they might just feel you out or wander blindly by.Dr Bob said:
Well, I'm sold - I honestly wasn't that interested in the game; it just seemed like another sandbox game (made by the King of sandbox games), but with a Western theme.
While reading this article, I realised two profound truths - Western-themed things are awesome, and I love sandbox games. Why the hell don't I own this yet?
While reading this article, I realised two profound truths - Western-themed things are awesome, and I love sandbox games. Why the hell don't I own this yet?
Oh boy... my face is red now. I new that! Why did I type that! I meant to say Spanish of course.-Drifter- said: