I am definitely not one of those people who hates certain things simply because they are loved by the masses. I buy the new iPhone every year, I love Modern Warfare 2 and I'm a huge Yankees fan (suck it). In fact, I look forward to playing highly-anticipated, critically-acclaimed games like Uncharted 2 and Alan Wake.
After reading numerous reviews of Red Dead Redemption, I was pumped to get my hands on it. Even though I've played GTA for hours, I had my doubts about Rockstar's venture into the Old West. Every person who played it said how amazing it was, how in-depth the story was and how impressed they were with the gameplay. I don't even recall reading anyone giving this game lower than a 9/10.
When I moved to my apartment in Philadelphia, I was without internet for a few days which meant no marathon multiplayer sessions of MW2. It was the perfect time for me to go out and purchase RDR, planning on spending many hours playing the game in the days before the first day of my internship. After walking out of one of the most ghetto Wal-Marts on the planet (in Plymouth Meeting, trust me), I ran home and popped the game in my XBox.
The game started out decently with a nice little background story and some easy missions aimed at teaching me to ride a horse, shoot my gun, etc. After a few of these missions, I was ready for the real action to begin. Wait for it... wait for it.. wait for it... Nevermind, it never came.
This game was so boring, I actually had to question whether I was playing it correctly since everyone wrote how awesome it is. Completing missions? Check. Playing the mini games? Check. Following the story? Check. It's definitely the game that sucks, not me.
Riding a horse was cool at first and then it just became tedious. Raiding a house full of criminals with the Sheriff sounds exciting.. it's not. You basically stand in one spot, aim your rifle, shoot, auto switch targets, repeat. The game's controls feel like they were made for the 10-13 year old population. So simple, so boring.
If you ever want to feel like hanging yourself, find your way into the poker mini-game. I've watched entire Yankees-Red Sox games in the time it takes to complete one hand. It is absolutely, mind-numbingly terrible. The other mini-games aren't much better and just feel forced and out of place somehow, even if they actually were popular in the Old West.
Perhaps worst of all is the horrific voice-acting. I read a comment that RDR has created "one of the most memorable characters of all time." Really? A guy that sounds like Bill Paxton after a three-day bender crossed with the inflective capacity of Keanu Reeves? Give me a break. After a few hours of playing, I had to turn the volume down because I couldn't stand this guy's voice anymore. Yeah, we get it, you say "ma'am" a lot. Shut your face.
About 6 hours into the game, I gave up hope that it would turn into the game everyone said it was and sold it on eBay. I never tried the multi-player aspect of RDR so I might be missing out but I doubt it. It does, however, sound like Rockstar is doing a nice job releasing online content and working to update patches which is more than can be said for oh, I don't know, Infinity Ward.
Overall, this game was not worth my time. Maybe I bought into the hype too much and it resulted in an over-intesified feeling of disappointment or maybe this game really is that bad. For now, Im going back to MW2 until the next big thing is released. It has its problems but it's engaging and exciting which is more than can be said about RDR. Call me a fanboy if you want.. I will find you.
-Mark
Whispers of a potential remake or remaster of Rockstar's classic cowboy epic Red Dead Redemption have intensified.
PC gamers never got RDR1 ... of course gamers are ecstatic.
hell, bring other old titles to PC too, like Killzone 2,3 & shadowfall, infamous 2nd son, MGS4, Uncharted trilogy, TLOU 2, Halo 5, Fable 2, Bad Company 1, Bloodborne, Demon souls, Army of Two, etc ...
PlayStation games probably also no longer have a convenient way to play either with the game on a console Sony isn't willing to emulate it's a bit of a forgotten game like GTA IV
Only be exited if it's a Remake.
If not, then it's likely another crap remaster like the GTA3 remaster.
Supposedly the studio behind GTA remasters is no longer working with Rockstar, like they arent involved with them at all anymore so im curious whos working on this remake if its true.
Hell yes.. I recently went from gaming on Switch OLED to doing all my gaming on my laptop and I definitely wouldn't mind blasting through Killzone on it. Also want Gears 2 and 3 on it as well. All available on Steam would be a mighty blessing as well.
The earliest rumours due this remaster must go back like 10 years basically when the PS4 came out this however is the first time I've felt confident saying it's happening
Eh, I'll believe it when I see it. Also I don't see a remake happening, maybe a remaster, but no way a remake.
Yea, they've never even properly remade a GTA game yet, as much as I'd love to have a RDR remake. Hopefully we'll be proven wrong, but I'm not going to hold my breath.
I actually just started playing the original again for the first time since it originally released. Not sure when this remaster is supposed to be out, but maybe I should just wait.
The Red Dead Redemption remaster may also be coming to Nintendo Switch, judging from some recent findings on the newly updated website
People on Reddit have been saying that the logo they put up says rockstar presents on top of it. Let's hope rockstar does it and it not pushed off onto another untalented house
The switch is just under or about as powerful as the base Xbox One. Why don't you think it can run an Xbox 360 game well?
@Terry_B
I mean, I have. Most if not all older game ports have ran better along with better resolution/Updated graphics. There's a few bad ports here and there but the majority run great.
The Switch would probably run the game better than the 360. I have an original 360 and the game has noticeable frames drops all the time.
Seems more likely that some rockstars games are on the way to a switch 2 when it Launches in 6-12months time
I don't see why not Rockstar dropped LA Noire on the Switch and they dropped that GTA broken trilogy on the Switch as well.
The existence of an alleged Red Dead Redemption remaster grows as the game's achievements get a surprise update, but one element from Rockstar Games is unclear.
Maybe, but the main reason the GTA DE sucks is because it's all based on mobile ports of the games from 2013 and they've just been repurposing that for crap console ports ever since. RDR does not have a crappy mobile port so maybe it'll do better, but we'll see. If it's given to Grove Street Games I'm losing hope 😅
The developer seemed to transition GTA V to PS4 then to PS5 smoothly, will little updates here and there. Perhaps, Rockstar wants a read dead 2 current gen release to be a big step up from the original or they just don’t find a current gen update worthy of their time and effort. I would be happy if they just updated the game with 60fps, and SSD fast loading times.
While I would say your review score is quite harsh, I can see your point of how repetitive and eventless the game can seem. Tbh I was the same, it just got so boring that I couldnt bring myself to even play the game anymore, thus i traded it in.
the story and how it works for each and every gamer is of course individual, but then again, the story is long, and it takes alot of hours for it gets heated up, and just when you think its the final showdown its not, and it builds and builds then with the surprise twist at the end id say the story is a classic Rockstar Games story and the character are just the same, classic. but your opinion and thats your right to speak your mind. im just saying if you review a game give it some more time before trashing it though
I can understand the whole "play the whole game before you review it" train of thought but I also shouldn't have to put more than 10 hours into a game before I even start to like it a little bit. The story should be engaging enough to make me WANT to invest the time.
I would probably give the graphics a better score considering the scale of the game, but you're not far from off the Mark... Pun intended.
At first, I saw your score, and thought "Flame bait", but, it sounds like you genuinely tried to enjoy the game, and were legitimately disappointed.
I think your perspective is from more of an 'Action" gamer's perspective, however, as there are a lot of gamers that live for the slow, evolving game that takes a serious time investment to really appreciate.
RDR is definitely an RPG when it comes to pace and story, while the action is a bit half-baked, I think it's the best Western game ever created.