Red Dead Redemption 2 Reviews
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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.
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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...
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With some compromises, and a 30 FPS cap, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an ace-in-the-hole!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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Think you've played every kind of open world game? Think again, as RDR2 redefines what that really means.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 is a landmark achievement for Rockstar, for open world games, and for video games as a whole.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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