Zero Punctuation: Red Dead Redemption
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Frankly, the glitches are so infrequent it's hardly worth bringing up. I think I've only had three instants where the game glitched on me, with two of them requiring restarting from my last save point which was just minutes before heading to the event that glitched.
Once again I think this was a nitpick rant, because he was pulling on the smallest things to make a video. He obviously liked the game. Except for the cougars, and rightfully so. Fuck those bastards. Personally, I think cougars and bears are the most annoying thing in the game. Their attacks can kill you in one or two hits, they are usually quiet, and the game always spawns things behind you so you don't see it appear.
But I think Rockstar did a great job of bringing a large world that felt alive. Having animals roaming around and the random events that you can come across while crossing the wastelands. It all adds to the immersion of an uncivilized and dangerous landscape. And I love that Rockstar didn't try to idealize the "wild west" as some great place of adventure. They toss in all the intolerance and ignorance that plagued that era of time.
If I had to nitpick myself, I wish the NPCs weren't always talking about the main character. I get that you get famous, but damn all I ever hear is "John Marston this" and "John Marston that". Ack, shut up and talk about something else or I'm going to toss dynamite at every one of you!
Once again I think this was a nitpick rant, because he was pulling on the smallest things to make a video. He obviously liked the game. Except for the cougars, and rightfully so. Fuck those bastards. Personally, I think cougars and bears are the most annoying thing in the game. Their attacks can kill you in one or two hits, they are usually quiet, and the game always spawns things behind you so you don't see it appear.
But I think Rockstar did a great job of bringing a large world that felt alive. Having animals roaming around and the random events that you can come across while crossing the wastelands. It all adds to the immersion of an uncivilized and dangerous landscape. And I love that Rockstar didn't try to idealize the "wild west" as some great place of adventure. They toss in all the intolerance and ignorance that plagued that era of time.
If I had to nitpick myself, I wish the NPCs weren't always talking about the main character. I get that you get famous, but damn all I ever hear is "John Marston this" and "John Marston that". Ack, shut up and talk about something else or I'm going to toss dynamite at every one of you!
Gameplay is pretty similar to the GTA games but the change of scenery was nice. Lord knows how many games we have set in a modern New York lookalike city.
As far as glitches, I haven't encountered really any, only time I can recall a glitch for me was in a mission when a bridge is suppose to explode, it plays the graphics but the bridge magically appears intact again. Also about those mountain lions, I was always cautious around where they roam so before I skinned or picked a flower I looked around for them.
As far as glitches, I haven't encountered really any, only time I can recall a glitch for me was in a mission when a bridge is suppose to explode, it plays the graphics but the bridge magically appears intact again. Also about those mountain lions, I was always cautious around where they roam so before I skinned or picked a flower I looked around for them.
You can fast-travel from anywhere to anywhere in the game, so the travel time's not really an issue... There are also tons of scripted events you can run into in the wilderness, too. There's tons'a people there, mostly cannibals. And the side quest aren't so much for their own sake as they are for your honor/fame's sake... And I never once had an issue with the controls. Maybe Yahtzee got the PS3 version or something? Apart from that it was a fairly spot on if not all that humorous review. Only seven days until the next one. ^^
If you watch enough of his videos you can start being able to tell when he thinks a game is awful and when he is just pointing out the flaws and not saying it's terrible. Nice to see other people who can understand when he's being negative for the sake of it or being negative because it is truly terrible.Haro said:
OT (kinda): Yahtzee and others may already know it, but RDR is a "sequel" to Red Dead Revolver. That game the main character's name was Red, his family was Dead, and he was on a quest for revenge with his Revolver... so that one makes sense. Though the only similarities are it's western and the bullet time. Quick draw duels was a big thing in Revolver.
Good review, although I must admit this was one of my favorite games, and when I played through it, on the 360, I got none of those bugs you mentioned. Anyways, IIRC, one of your biggest complaints, after the review, was that GTA IV couldn't "make a decision between wacky fun and gritty realism". Given how you tend to stick to the main story, you may or may not have encountered this, but
Sidequest spoilers inside:
Oh, and no mention of the ending? That was probably the most shocking part of the game.
Story spoilers inside:
Sidequest spoilers inside:
one of the side missions, as an example, has you collecting 3 of each of the first area's flowers for his wife's anniverary. After you do this, he invites you in, and talks to his wife. Who is a decaying corpse. For that matter, most of the results in both the main and side missions give a feeling of the world being messed up.
Oh, and no mention of the ending? That was probably the most shocking part of the game.
Story spoilers inside:
Not the fake ending, which gives you a high amount of achivement points (on the 360), but the one after you do your family's missions.
Yet again Yahtzee proves that his "reviews" aren't really reviews. They are funny videos where he rant about things he doesn't like about games. And when there aren't much to rant about, he has to nitpick it to death. It was a funny video, that it was. As usual.
But for all of you sheep who won't buy this game solely because your god Yahtzee said this and that about it... here is a few points you should know about:
1: I have clocked down about 50 hours of playtime. My girlfriend about 15. All that time we have seen one glitch combined, and it wasn't game breaking.
2: You can turn off auto-aim if you want. Which makes it a silly thing to rant about.
3: When you have your gun out you run by default. So his problem with holding a button to run is also kinda stupid, as that would mostly be a problem in combat.
4: Mr. Marston is a lot better than Niko, and I loved GTAIV. So that says something.
5: The physics rock. I don't think you can get closer to reality when it comes to physics. Seeing enemies being shot in the knee, making them stumble, catch themselves from falling by holding a table, trying to shoot but not quite hitting anything because they are in pain then falling over... it is awesome, mark my words.
He is right when he say it is beautifully written. Heck, the game is generally beautiful, albeit pretty gloomy. It is my GOTY, and probably the best game I have played for years.
But for all of you sheep who won't buy this game solely because your god Yahtzee said this and that about it... here is a few points you should know about:
1: I have clocked down about 50 hours of playtime. My girlfriend about 15. All that time we have seen one glitch combined, and it wasn't game breaking.
2: You can turn off auto-aim if you want. Which makes it a silly thing to rant about.
3: When you have your gun out you run by default. So his problem with holding a button to run is also kinda stupid, as that would mostly be a problem in combat.
4: Mr. Marston is a lot better than Niko, and I loved GTAIV. So that says something.
5: The physics rock. I don't think you can get closer to reality when it comes to physics. Seeing enemies being shot in the knee, making them stumble, catch themselves from falling by holding a table, trying to shoot but not quite hitting anything because they are in pain then falling over... it is awesome, mark my words.
He is right when he say it is beautifully written. Heck, the game is generally beautiful, albeit pretty gloomy. It is my GOTY, and probably the best game I have played for years.
Great review Yahtzee, though i have to disagree with you on the controls. I thought they were good(not the horse controls though) and i eventually got very good with them.
YAHTZEE I LOVE YOU, what you say is true, my mate brought his copy of the game to me hosue the other day and though it was good but there are many flaws like the ones you pointed out. Pandas!
Fairly sure its a Cougar, coz when I got insta-killed in multiplayer it said blah blah blah was killed by a Cougar
Really? You didn't think he'd say that one of Rockstar's games was pretty?SonicKoala said:
I love how you're taking that as a *OMG, I should take a look at this game*. There are many things in this world that are pretty to look at, but for videogames, that is the absolute last quality I need to have. You should read some other articles on this site, like the one "Experienced Points" that talks about graphics and how we don't need to progress any further in that department. I don't like to feel like a game is purposefully wasting my time - for me, riding through pretty landscape with little to nothing in the way of distraction is beyond boring. Not to say that I always need purpose in a game, but the only time where inbetween travel is fun is in Shadows of the Colossus; where I'm expected to find my way around without someone holding my hand, without a map, and, further, I will find a gargantuan boss to crawl all over and slay at the end of my journey.
Good man for mentioning the mountain lions, those bastards appear without warning at the worst possible times. I had one attack me while I was doing the challenge of knifing a goddamned grizzly bear. Fuck those guys. Good review as always though, can't say I experienced any of the glitches he talked about so lucky me I guess.
I've got a question. How the fuck do you get the god damn horse to maintain a gallop? I was trying to do that race against what's her name and if I didn't keep tapping the A button would slow down, but if I tapped it too many times the horse world buck me off. I'm surprised Yahtzee didn't pick on that.
I gather that he liked the game and that just gives me another reason to buy it and I will as soon as I forget some spoilers due to a certain someone on this site (he probably knows who he is, mr. red letters). In the meantime, I will go find that last shard on Infamous.
Funny review, though I can't really agree with a single element of it. Controls are rock solid in almost every aspect as well. The mini-games are an excellent addition. I mean poker in a saloon? How could they not include that? Sure you didn't really NEED money, but the game was far more enjoyable when you bought ammo rather than scavenge for it and having a satchel full of horse pills at all times didn't hurt either.