Red Dead Redemption 2 Reviews

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a triumph in world-building, character craft and downright skulduggery. Being bad has never felt so good as Rockstar toe the realism line while still keeping their sharp, trademark tongue in cheek. It's the keen attention to detail where Rockstar succeeds and this outlaw prequel comfortably outperforms their best works and in time, I believe, will be regarded as a once in a generation game.

Few worlds are as well-realised as the one Rockstar has created for Red Dead Redemption 2. Thanks to some wonderful scripting and stellar performances, the characters you randomly meet in the wild are captured as well as the ones you spend most of your days around camp. How do you follow Red Dead Redemption? You make Red Dead Redemption 2.

I am possibly one of, like, six people who had never played Red Dead Redemption prior to the re-release of the game on more modern platforms. As a result, these new ports did look interesting at first glance, at least to me. I even had a sizeable amount of cashback credit on my eShop account to bite the bullet without paying a stupendously idiotic price tag asked by Take-Two, deemed “totally fair” by its CEO. So if you are here looking for a nostalgia-filled love letter to the original re...

With some compromises, and a 30 FPS cap, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an ace-in-the-hole!

Red Dead Redemption 2 is Rockstar's greatest achievement to date – an epic Western masterpiece set in a phenomenally-detailed recreation of 1890's America. Top-notch acting across the board brings its beautifully-written cast of characters to life and the riveting central story is surrounded on all sides by an almost endless array of deep and satisfying side activities that serve to further ground you in the life and times of Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang. A must-have title for your Xbox One.

A gorgeous world with so much to explore awaits everyone. It's not without some faults, and those with older spec'd PCs may have trouble running this. If you've got the rig to handle it, it's a wonderful experience.

On October 26, 2018 Rockstar Games released, or unleashed might be more appropriate, a digital experience in the guise of a game, Red Dead Redemption 2. The gaming world was left in awe for Rockstar released a game not only vast in scope but intricate in detail. Here was an experience where you could drill down into the weeds and still find something to interact with. It was a mind-boggling achievement that has set so many bars in gaming.

The old west feels brand new again.

Yee (and I cannot stress this enough) haw.

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With a wonderful cast of characters and a narrative that will hook you to the end, it’s a story well worth seeing to its conclusion and beyond. There’s a meaty post game to contend with that expands the story even more and you’ll find yourself with something to always do.

An emotional, thrilling tale told like no other, Red Dead Redemption 2 tells the story of one man’s pursuit of loyalty. Arthur Morgan, a wrong-doing but right-minded cowboy, raised by Dutch Van Der Linde after his parents left the picture. For over twenty years he’s been following Dutch blindly, and now maybe he’ll find out who the guy really is.

May it be the likes of Shadow of the Colossus or Metal Gear Solid, if it’s quite there but not enough to push the boundaries, it’s still an awesome game.

I’ve given quite a few games 5-star ratings to games, for various reasons. This specific 5-star rating is different. If I had to equate Red Dead Redemption 2 to any other form of art, the first thing that comes to mind is Nas’ Illmatic or Madvillainy by Madvillain, two absolute classic albums in Hip-Hop.  Red Dead Redemption is a true video game classic, and being in elite company wasn’t something that was going to hinder this game’s vision. Effective storytelling with fleshed out characters who don’t trample over each other, amazing soundtrack, and unrivaled photo-realism makes a truly complete game.

As densely detailed as the game is, there’s a lot to actually do out there in the open world. Each member of your gang will have missions for you to undertake, engaging ones that give insight into who they are, and really allows you to get to know each member at your own pace. There are your usual side-missions that you can find scattered around, treasure maps to acquire, bounties that provide a lot more dialogue than you’d expect instead of just silent NPCs to hunt, gambling minigames, doable chores for the camp,trains you can rob as well as literally any NPC walking around, or you could even stumble upon a morbid murder scene that kickstarts the mystery of a serial killer. Besides all that, you can go off hunting a ridiculous variety of animals and sell the meat or pelts off to a tanner, or try your luck hunting legendary animals. And by the way, I’d like to stress how many different animals there are in this game. I think I’ve seen maybe a half dozen different deer types, there’s a huge variety of horses, and I think I’ve seen dozens of different fish. I’m constantly finding new animals in this game and it’s almost exhausting. I recently swam to an island where I found crabs and iguanas I could actually kill for parts. I figured an animal that small probably wouldn’t reward me with anything, but as this game goes to show, no detail is too small.

It’s simply incredible how much Rockstar has accounted for. But even beyond the jaw-dropping visuals, the diverse score, and the gameplay, the story is something special and memorable. Red Dead Redemption 2 is a must-play for its entertainment value, its boundary-pushing, and its place as a landmark moment in video games.

It is possibly the best open world that you can visit, held back by a main story that’s a bit too archaic. On the whole, it’s still highly enjoyable, so I would still highly recommend you dig into it. You’ll definitely get your money’s worth.

Rockstar hit all the right notes in this sequel, bringing us the most detailed western scene to ever grace a controller.

A big, bold Western epic that takes lessons learned from Rockstar's entire history and combines them with a newfound appreciation for pacing and subtlety.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is an incredible achievement in open-world game design. It's dense, massive, and beautiful. People who give this game the time and patience it needs will find Rockstar's most ambitious, best-written, and most well-realized game to date.

After nearly a decade, we finally have a follow up to Rockstar Games’ hit open-world wild west game in the form of Red Dead Redemption 2. It was by no means a smooth ride as the game went through a delay and a scandal involving the harsh working conditions the developer allegedly put its staff through. That said, none of this would really stop the game from selling several millions of copies, but you already knew that coming into this Red Dead Redemption 2 review.

From the outset, Red Dead Redemption 2 is not a game intended to be fun, but to be important. It is a game that bends our expectations about what a game should and could be. It exists right on that “cutting edge” that is so often referenced but so rarely seen, and I believe will be remembered for generations to come. In short, Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the most enthralling, engrossing, and enriching video game experiences I’ve had in my many years as a gamer, and even after 60 hou...

Think you've played every kind of open world game? Think again, as RDR2 redefines what that really means.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a landmark achievement for Rockstar, for open world games, and for video games as a whole.

This is all combined with an expanded leveling mechanic, which will see you constantly gain additional health, stamina, and deadeye points by just playing the game naturally. You can also bond with your horse by just riding it to increase its health and stamina, as well as unlocking special abilities along the way.

From the start, Calloway’s biographer plans a hagiography not of the intoxicated man at the bar in the middle of nowhere, but of a gunslinger who never existed and a place fondly reimagined. Along my journey, I make time to visit his gang members. I don’t find heroes; I just find folks hustling out a life in a country that has no interest in whether they live or die, unless it’s published in a page-turner. I can talk with them or antagonize them or shoot them. It doesn’t really matter. Calloway’s book will end up the same. And it will sell a million copies.

Red Dead Redemption 2 raises the bar for sandbox adventure games. It’s organic in a way almost unseen in any genre, creating an authentic open world that is as cohesive as it is compelling. This title will set the bar for action adventure games for years to come.

Surprising absolutely no one, Red Dead Redemption 2 is easily a game of the year contender, if not the winner. Rockstar Games knocks it out of the park once again, and we are eagerly awaiting Red Dead Online.

The years spent shaping Red Dead Redemption 2 into what it is has been worth it. Rockstar hasn’t just created a video game; it has created as close to a living, breathing digital world as can be. It’s not so much something that you play, it’s something that you visit and experience. Something you willingly get lost in. Red Dead Redemption 2 is the result of years of blood, sweat and tears. And it shows, making getting yourself absorbed in it feel all the more special. This is the new benchmark by which open world games will be measured, but none will be meeting its heady heights anytime soon.

With Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar Games has set the bar so high that other games of this nature seem infinitesimally lesser because of its existence.

Red Dead Redemption 2 stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Grand Theft Auto V as one of the greatest games of the modern age. It’s a gorgeous depiction of an ugly period that’s patient, polished, and a huge amount of fun to play, and it’s combined with Rockstar’s best storytelling to date. Even after finishing the lengthy story I can’t wait to go back and play more. This is a game of rare quality; a meticulously polished open world ode to the outlaw era. Looking for one of this generation’s very best single-player action experiences? Here’s your huckleberry.

It all begins with a cold open—quite literally—that feels heavily inspired by Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight. That’s something that reverberates throughout Red Dead Redemption 2. Cinematic themes and influences repeatedly come up, but it’s more than just a scene lifted here or a set piece laid out there. These things are ingrained directly into Red Dead Redemption 2’s DNA. Every moment, whether cinematic in nature or a random encounter in the open world, is crafted with that careful touch. Red Dead Redemption 2 raises the bar and sets it in a whole new place that games will be trying to reach for years to come.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is the culmination of everything Rockstar has learned since Grand Theft Auto 3 changed open-world games forever. It has been in development for eight years, and required the full attention of all of the people and studios that Rockstar has at its disposal.

Open-world games are becoming bigger every year. It’s not uncommon for them to have over 100 hours of content. Most are unable to make all that content feel important and engaging, though. This is not a problem in Red Dead Redemption 2. It wouldn’t surprise me if I ended up spending 200 hours on a single save, then loading it back up in a few months to do it all again. Whether I’m chasing the thrill of a daring train robbery, or the serenity of a solo camping trip, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an open-world game I will return to time and time again.

The hype being created for Red Dead Redemption 2 and the expectations of the passionate fan-base made a part of me believe that Rockstar Games could never deliver on all of their many promises. They did, and then some. From the feeling of a realistic living world they’ve created to the emotional bonds you build, Red Dead Redemption 2 is the video game experience of this generation.

Red Dead Redemption 2 has a lot to live up to, not least because it includes people and places from the previous – and much beloved – game. It’s a strange beast, this one: enormous, glorious-looking, and boasting some of the best voice acting ever committed to the medium.

Whenever Rockstar Games is about to release a new game, the games industry practically stops for the event. Retailers gleefully rub their hands anticipating the revenue, gamers literally can't wait to be able to dive into their virtual worlds and fellow colleagues in the game development community are eager to take a look at what the top-tier studio managed to accomplish this time around.

Rockstar Games' virtual interpretation of the Old West finally has a sequel after almost a decade so strap on your saddle and let's ride.

The world of Red Dead Redemption II is defined by violence, both in its passive and active forms. Bandits roam the highways, pilfering from the wealthy and poor alike. Predators mercilessly hunt and kill their prey in the unforgiving wilderness. Men of industry don’t blink twice stepping over the bodies of the sick and the dead to realize their economic ambitions. In this primordial stew of fear and savagery, the outlaw Van der Linde gang feels right at home.

A stunning, elegiac western that features some of Rockstar's best writing to date, Red Dead Redemption 2 is also the studio's finest open-world to date, handcrafted with real, tangible care and attention, defying the boundaries of what a video game can be. Arthur Morgan will also inhabit a special place in your heart, as a likeable, relatable rogue striving to find his way in the world. Good ol' Arthur.

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Red Dead Redemption has become all I expected it to be. The year 2010 with games like Final Fantasy XIII, God of War III, Bioshock 2, Heavy Rain and Red Dead Redemption is already one of the best years in gaming land. To start, Red Dead Redemption has a great atmosphere. Of course there are not many free-roaming Western games anyway so it's already a kind of unique game. However, Rockstar has thought of everything. The vast areas, villages, wildlife, sound, etc. After some days playing the game I was beginning to feel like the Wild West is my second home. It all looks beautiful. Up close I sometimes had to get used to the graphics and textures but especially the big picture is sublime. The large fields for miles, the mountains and the views when you stand on top of a cliff with your horse are awesome. Rockstar did a great job at mimicking the Wild West. After a while playing I knew that I would really enjoy the Red Dead world. Comparisons with GTA IV in terms of gameplay are unavoidable. The hud, controls, missions and combat are all relatively similar. But I think they are all a little better in Red Dead Redemption. The cover system, aiming, shooting and changing cover works very smoothly. The combat is very addictive anyway because of the simplicity and Dead Eye. When you activate Dead Eye the time slows down and you have plenty of time to focus on your enemies. If you press the shoot button your character will shoot everything that you've pointed in the Dead Eye, it looks great and gives great satisfaction. The missions are fun and a lot more varied than GTA IV I think. There are plenty of games to participate in in the villages, there are also a lot of side-missions to take. The value of the game is very high. When you ride your horse through the large area you can encounter lots of stuff, for example people being chased by wild animals, people in a carriage with haste and people who need your help. This help they need is very varied. From picking flowers for someone to saving someone hanging from a tree. You can also choose for the infamous road instead of the hero one by just killing anyone and doing bad things. At times you see how much detail Rockstar put into the game. For example, when you shoot an animal, birds fly over to the dead beast to get a chunk of meat. Other animals may run away scared because of a gunshot. Add to this the details in sound and some graphic details and the atmosphere is perfect as I said. Where Red Dead Redemption really sticks out is the story and how it is told. The game starts easy with missions to be described as tutorial missions. Later missions are bigger and more difficult. The missions steadily increase in those things. Also, be prepared for some (good) story twists. The perfect cast of characters also helps the interesting story. Marston, the cowboy that you play, is a very strong and credible character. Outside the single player there's the multiplayer mode. This consists of the standard modes like deathmatch and capture the bag. You can also create a posse (sort of clan) in the online free roam with friends and do missions with them. So you can play against others but also with others to storm bandits camps for example. Online is fun and addictive. It simply gives a good feeling when a clan of six men on horses or chariots ride toward a bandit camp. Probably also because it is not a kind of game released monthly. I could write a much longer review for Red Dead Redemption. There is so much in this game. I have not even mentioned the dozens of challenges that significantly extend the value, also not mentioned the lasso, taming horses and many other things. If you really search for small weaknesses in this game you can always find something. Occasionally there is some bug or you are just stuck behind a rock or something with your horse. But this does definitely not stand up against the fun that the game delivers.