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Eurogamer: Red Dead Redemption Review

The result is an exceptional Rockstar game, one that successfully re-clothes the Grand Theft Auto framework in an exciting, distinct and expertly realised scenario. But just how satisfying the formula remains after the exuberant destructiveness of Red Faction: Guerrilla, or the joyful, ad-hoc player stories born in the freedom of Just Cause 2's playpen, is increasingly under scrutiny. And even within Rockstar's own canon, there is little here for that smart young journalist to inform Liberty City about that it didn't already know. A magnificent eight, then.

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talltony5117d ago

Just when I thought it was getting universal praise eurogamer goes and gives it an 8. It would kill them to agree with other reviewers wouldn't it?

xYLeinen5117d ago

Well..

Think it didn't get a full score because of the GTA formula being repeated. Anyway, that is what he felt so.

knight6265117d ago

i will agree with the sandbox game but i wont consider GTA with horse at all...i find this game way different...for example the whole world reacts different then GTA world i and yes i know cause i been playing this for awhile now

farrelljade5117d ago

8/10 is brilliant in my eyes!!!

xYLeinen5117d ago

Now a days 8/10 isn't "that good apparently". This goes for all hyped games. If they don't get above 9 it's shit >_>

Jaybad545117d ago

Not really, its just its getting 9.4-9.8 everywhere else so its a bit of a shock

talltony5117d ago

The fact that eurogamer always reviews games lower than other review sites is the point. They are consistently rating games lower than the average metacritic score.

kingdavid5117d ago

Its interesting to think what type of games eurogamer actually do like more than your average 7 and 8 out of 10.

bjornbear5117d ago (Edited 5117d ago )

but not "excellent"

its not so much what 8/10 represents compared to other reviewers, but to other scores dealt by eurogamer

what is a 10/10 game for them? or a 9/10 game?

well, pokemon black/white and cave story were both 9/10, so in their eyes superior to RDR

I see an EDGE tendency where they will praise Nintendo and small indie games more than a big block buster on other consoles any day.

thats my impression anyway...just too much preference for one area of games

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BeaArthur5117d ago

If they just agreed with everyone else then they wouldn't be doing their job. Besides what do you care? Is Eurogamer's score going to effect your enjoyment of the game?

kvg885117d ago

Seriously, the game is obviously awesome - that's all that really matters.

KiRBY30005117d ago (Edited 5117d ago )

but the 8 score is only on the PS3 version on metacritic, whats up with that?

the italian reviewer of eurogamer gives the game a 9, which is added to PS3 and 360 on meta. but 8 only added to the PS3 metascore. interesting...

maawdawg5117d ago (Edited 5117d ago )

A review is one person's opinion on the game. Why should they try to agree with anyone else if it isn't their opinion? The day all game reviewers turn into sheep and start bleating out the same numbers will be the official death of game reviewing as far as I am concerned. A review is just a number from a stranger that you really know nothing about other than a website or magazine hired them.

I rely much more on video reviews and the sum of many written ones as a whole than one or two with outlying scores. If anything, the outlying scores often have articles that point out things that other reviews gloss over to "fit in" with everyone else's streams of 9s and 10s, which is what I felt happened with GTA4.

A review is just a personal opinion of someone with a bigger platform for it to be seen from. I wish people would stop focusing on the number at the end of them and concentrate more on the words in them. Reviews shouldn't change much, if anything, on your view of a game. If anything they can taint the experience before you even give it a fair chance.

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PS360PCROCKS5117d ago

Interesting. So he literally had no issues other than long horse rides in an open world game. Than the cover apparently feels "outdated." I'll respect his opinion, but sure seems nit picky

vTuro245117d ago

all those 9+ scores and Eurogamer has to ruin it with an 8 :S
But w/e still can't wait to play this game.

bjornbear5117d ago

this 8 seems to only apply to the PS3 score on metacritic, there's none for the 360 even though they are clearly identical games.

pathetic.

AliTheBrit195117d ago

Awesome

Pre-Ordered today

*copy & paste*

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Rockstar Might Be Preparing For Red Dead Redemption 1 Release On PC

Rockstar Games may be preparing to release its open world action adventure game, Red Dead Redemption 1, on PC.

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Goodguy017d ago

I just want 4k/1440p and 60fps support. And with little glitches too ofc.

Snookies126d ago (Edited 6d ago )

This is about the PC version of RDR 1. The PC version of RDR 2 doesn't have a frame rate cap. Though I do agree, it is mind boggling that Rockstar still hasn't released a patch for consoles.

XiNatsuDragnel7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

It'll be great if true

LucasRuinedChildhood6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

Hopefully 60fps on consoles for RDR2 is next then.

LucasRuinedChildhood6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

Honestly, a PS5 Pro isn't even needed for 60fps in this case. But if they wanted to use it show a game running maxed out at a high resolution at 60fps, I wouldn't complain. Just give us 60fps. lol

I think the Series X might have an issue running the One X version at a locked 60fps as that version was a full native 4K but they could just lower the resolution a bit.

purple1016d ago (Edited 6d ago )

I wish to play both stellar blade, and rdr2, on the pro, maxed out like an expensive pc,

would be good, especially for the price, even if thats £499/ £549

last I checked, a rtx 4070super was £580 for just the card!

DaReapa6d ago

There aren't many games I'd double dip for, but having originally gotten this for PS3, I would happily get this if true.

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15 PS3 Games That Would Absolutely Shine as PS5 Remakes

GB: "With this feature, we talk about 15 games on the PS3 that should be remade for the PlayStation 5."

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kenpachi40d ago

You left out The Darkness games bring those back

fan_of_gaming39d ago

The head of Nightdive Studios has posted that The Darkness is on their list of games they want to do, so hopefully something comes from that

Yi-Long39d ago

Little Big Planet 1 and 2 deserve a mention, IMO.

Good call on Motorstorm, a game released 2 gens ago but still looks and feels so good. Motorstorm 2 and Motorstorm RC were gems as well. They followed up the Motorstorm games with the brilliant Driveclub, which still manages to put modern racing games to shame. Imagine closing down a studio as talented as that ... (!) Incredible.

A little 'arcade-gem' back then was The Last Guy, a top down 'follow the leader' snake-like game where you had to find and lead survivors to safety during an alien invasion, on terrible looking 'Google-earth' maps. Graphics were poor, even back then, but would love that same gameplay with modern maps and graphics.

Street Fighter 4, once it finally had a full roster, was quite good, but it was always an ugly game, sadly. Imagine bringing that back while using the current SF6 engine.

fan_of_gaming39d ago

Good suggestions, I'd be in for
LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet 2
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift
Motorstorm: RC

purple10139d ago

God damn I love motorstorm so much

At the time I had a low-mid range sony 40” tv, The latency to the controller was waaaay too high, would to play a modern version

In saying that later I got a 3d lg tv and playing the 3d motorstorm in my bedroom with the environment crumbling around the track, was something special, specially compared to what others were playing at the time, will always remember that

Skuletor39d ago

Some good choices here and Resistance: Fall of Man is my most wanted PS3 remaster/remake. Not sure about their claim it was Sony's answer to Gears of War though.

CrimsonWing6939d ago

I’d rather have sequels than remakes. Look at Dead Space 1 Remake. Would’ve been cooler if we got a new entry and it failed with sales sealing the fate of a sequel rather than just replay the same game and it fail in sales and we never get a new entry.

Remakes are great for things like PS2 and earlier games to really get a crazy new graphical coat, but I think we should ease up on all these remakes and actually do sequels.

fan_of_gaming39d ago

Yeah for sure, sequels would be ideal. But in the current market environment where many big publishers are risk-averse, I'd rather get a remaster or remake that a developer can do on a budget that will be approved, rather than nothing for an IP.

Inverno39d ago

I rather they remaster and port over to PC and current gen all the games permanently stuck on PS360. Those games don't need remakes, they need to be given a chance to live again outside of their confined consoles and then give a few proper sequels. Like Sleeping Dogs, Motor Storm, LA Noir, should get another entry.

fan_of_gaming39d ago

Yeah I'd be fine with remasters of PS3 games too, they don't have to be remakes.

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