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Edge | Red Dead Redemption Review

Silence, broken with a gunshot. It’s the way of things in westerns. Mexican stand-offs, duels at noon, the bandit pursued across the desert; movies teach us that everything ends with a bullet. Rockstar understands this, and certainly understands bullets. Lead in Red Dead Redemption hits hard. It’s a combination of noisy, mechanical guns and, in Euphoria, a physics engine that plays along. Bullets snap heads backwards and rip men from the saddle. GTAIV’s modern weapons spit bullets like angry hornets until a health circle depletes; here, lives end in uncompromising fashion. For the western aficionado, it is viciously accurate; for the fan of wanton sandbox carnage, it is comically frank.

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tatotiburon5096d ago (Edited 5096d ago )

i don't see this game getting any 8's or even 7's anytime soon

GOTY

Wrathman5096d ago

they are hard to please.

i think this might be the best game ever made according to the reviews

barom5096d ago (Edited 5096d ago )

Lets not get too carried away with the scores. GTA IV was a big letdown (at least for me).

Trey_4_life5096d ago

what are you on about GTA4 was a classic game, i played over 200 hours and still had fun with the dlc and free roam online.

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Pillville5096d ago

You can always count on Eurogamer to bring down the Metacritic score. They gave it 80.

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

RedDevils5096d ago

that EuroGamer for ya, they always try and do their best :)

APOFISBORICUA5096d ago

reviews only count for the PS3 version of multiplatform game, as the 360 review is nowhere to be seen and it oviously put the score of the PS3 version down compared to the 360 one...typical METACRITIC BS!!

PEACE AND GAMING!!

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Karlnag35096d ago

I wish people would stop declaring stuff GOTY... we all know there's a while left yet. We also know all the good games will be released towards the end of the year (eg last year UC2, which was GOTY 09).

deadreckoning6665096d ago (Edited 5096d ago )

"i don't see this game getting any 8's or even 7's anytime soon

GOTY"

Ur GOTY the year...not mine. Btw, have you even played it urself yet???

TheGamer5096d ago

GOTY in the same year as GOW3? I don't think so!!!!

Charlie_Shene5096d ago

GOW3 was an amazing game but i dont think it will be GOTY probaly just a runner up.

TripleAAARating5096d ago

My name is Triple A and I approve this Review

avengers19785095d ago

Red Dead came in and stole the thunder from every game coming out this month. Mod nation Racers, Mario Galaxy 2, and Alan Wake. RDR is on fire, and is reviewing better than all those exclusives.
GI Review: MNR 8.5; SMG2 9.25; and AW 8.5
RDR 9.75

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dkgshiz5096d ago

It better not be just hype this time.

raztad5096d ago (Edited 5096d ago )

I have the feeling this game is GTA4 all over again. I'm gonna wait for gamers feedback.

All I have seen is how the reviews praise "the living environment" and the engrossing story, thats nice and all but the same was said about GTA4.

Eurogamer gave it a 8 saying the combat mechanics was flawed and dated.

table5096d ago (Edited 5096d ago )

The difference this time though is that this game didn't have any hype. GTA4 reviews may have been influenced by the buzz long before the reviews came out but I think it's different in this case, RDR seemed to pop out from nowhere. GTA4 was still a great game though even if it was overrated.

BeaArthur5096d ago

I actually liked GTA4. It was my least favorite in the franchise but I still enjoyed it. I'm sure I will enjoy this one as well.

DMason5096d ago

I can assure you that its not overhyped raztad. Ive been playing it since friday, and yes it does have some of the core mechanics youd see in gta, it is nothing like gta when it comes to gameplay. It truly feels like a living, breathing world.

Example: i was walkiing into a town, and i heard gunshots in the distance. I turn around to see a group of bandits shooting their guns in the air, dragging a hogtied woman behind a horse. I shoot all of them except one, who starts galloping off into the desert. I pull out my rifle, steady my aim, and shoot. In the distance i see him flop over the side of horse and get dragged to death through the desert.

The way that event made me feel cannot be described. It is something only seen in a movie, and a scene that cannot be replicated twice in a video game.

I can assure that this game is more than hype. It is brutal. It is satisfying. It is the real deal.

Pika-pie5096d ago

RDR has only been hyped this past couple of months. GTAIV was hyped 2years before release.

Besides, GTAIV was, and still is an excellent game. It really annoys me when I hear reviewers talking about how much GTAIV was a disappointment, even though they gave it a 10 at release. *cough* IGN *cough*

Karlnag35096d ago

didn't quite catch the last bit :S you seemed to have a bit of a coughing fit... are you ok? ;)

raztad5096d ago (Edited 5096d ago )

Well, Liberty City was pretty much alive and very believable, the story was deep and mature yet it was not fun for me. GTA4 was too serious for its own good, perhaps I was waiting another over the top, sarcastic and dynamic game, with crazy explosions and mayhem everywhere, but I ended up playing darts and trying to rush through the main story just to finish the game. Glad you enjoyed it though.

RDR looks like following GTA4 mature film-like experience. Dunno if interested. I'll wait. On the other hand, it looks like if you enjoyed GTA4, RDR is a must buy. Go and get it.

NeoBasch5096d ago

I wouldn't say GTA IV was a mature film-like experience though. The story was still very GTA-ish. It didn't feel like The Departed or Goodfellas, or something like that. They could've done so much more if that's their angle. Alas, it's not. So I'd rather they just make it fun.

ManiacMansion5096d ago

Edge is one of the most serious magazines for me.

PrimordialSoupBase5096d ago (Edited 5096d ago )

Mostly excellent writers and well thought out criticism. Users here simply can't grasp the concept that a) a review scale includes the numbers 1 through 7 and b) that a review is questionable or wrong when there is noticeable lack of substantiation or evidence to back up a score - which is never the case for Edge.

Cry moar, children.

gillri5096d ago

i dont understand the GTA4 hate, it was a solid 9 game but not the 97 metascore it currently has, an excellent game but not the second coming alot of reviewer said it was

do you guys not like excellent games?

WMW5096d ago (Edited 5096d ago )

the problem with gta4 was that it was a step down in every way but graphics from gta sa.

less weapons
less vehicles
smaller map
less missions/side missions
no items like parachutes
not as much character customization
less interesting characters

considering GTA SA was on last gen consoles there is no excuse for GTA$ to have so little in comparison.

DaTruth5096d ago (Edited 5096d ago )

That is the best explanation of what was wrong with GTA4 I have ever heard. I personally enjoyed the game, but I played SA for a long time after finishing it and it was nothing story related.

There was lots of great stuff in GTA4, most were physics related, but it was lacking compared to SA. Give me a remake of SA on the GTA4 engine and I will be a happy camper!

And also, nobody seemed to figure out that if you told your friends that you would link them and then called them back later and turn tell them you won't come, they don't take it personal and you almost never have to link them. But some guys have some real good perks and it is worth it to play a little darts!

ManGastaS5096d ago

down play GTA4 becouse it is not Sony exclusive! thats all!

meganick5096d ago

@ManGastaS
GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas ended up on the original XBox, and I don't hear many people bashing those. A lot of people down play GTA 4 because many people genuinely believe it was a letdown, myself included.

bigrob1235096d ago

GTASA was on a refined engine by that point, same thing will happen with what ever spin off rock* make with GTA4, weather it be vice city or what ever city they do next it will have a lot more features than what gta4 did, as it was last gen GTA3<GTAVC<GTASA

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Omar915096d ago

i was never into gta, and when i actually wanted to try it out i bought gta4 and it was boring imo and horrible. i felt like a message boy running around doing errands for people. this game however seems to be different. although the gameplay mechanics maybe similiar, it has this sense of freshness in it which may make me enjoy this alot better then gta4. plus im not running around shooting prostitutes and getting my money back.

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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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kenpachi19d ago

You left out The Darkness games bring those back

fan_of_gaming18d 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-Long18d 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_gaming18d ago

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

purple10118d 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

Skuletor18d 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.

CrimsonWing6918d 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_gaming18d 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.

Inverno18d 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_gaming18d ago

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

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For just $6 you can play the Red Dead Redemption port on Xbox and PS5

Rockstar Games’ shiny new Red Dead Redemption port is now on GTA+, and you can play it while claiming some tasty GTA Online benefits.

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Profchaos32d ago

Rockstar still strying to make GTA plus work
Should be $6 for the rdr game on sale not 6 bucks for a months playtime

Exvalos32d ago (Edited 32d ago )

I hear ya, 49.99 or whatever the price on that game is, is a bit stiff seeing as it's just a port.

anast32d ago

Why would anyone rent this game?

jznrpg32d ago

One of my favorite games from PS3 generation. I have the remaster as there was a buy 2 get 1 free deal a while back but the price they are charging for the port is way too high although not surprising at all.

CobraKai31d ago

Still tryna milk a dried up cow

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Red Dead Redemption Title Update 1.04 Notes (PS4 / Switch)

Improvements have been made to the stability of the game

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OtterX48d ago

I still think this release was a big waste of time. I would have been a day 1 purchaser if they had redone the game w RDR2 graphics. I still own my PS3 copy, so don't see the point in picking this up if it's minimally improved.

CobraKai48d ago

I bought the game cheaper than the remaster on 360. There’s no reason in releasing the game at that price with so little improvements if any.

Profchaos48d ago

It's nice to have it as a handheld game I guess if you travel a lot but yes the ps5 release was a joke

kaos8948d ago

It plays at 60 fps on PS5 and a higher res if you value that.

OtterX48d ago (Edited 48d ago )

Yea, PS3 graphics at 60fps and 4k doesn't warrant the price. It was severely disappointing considering they already created so many of the assets north of the San Luis River (New Austin) in RDR2 and could have reused a lot of things, or reworked things bc they are the same area at different times in a fairly close history. It's friggin' Rockstar - you know they have the money and resources to have done it.

jznrpg32d ago

I like that I can play the game on current generation console but it would have been nice if they did more to make it look better.

Profchaos48d ago (Edited 48d ago )

They should have released the game in its current state not the state it launched in. Obvious we all wanted this to be a expansion to rdr 2 given that the original map was already remade in the game lots of people though this was just going to be added in later as paid DLC.

Now the game runs at 4k 60 fps on ps5 and can be brought on sale it's actually worth playing.

At launch the game was priced far to high and was a ps360 era game that couldn't run at 60 fps.

I'm in no way a frame rate snob I defended games like tears of the kingdom in the past for being 30 fps experiences but rdr was a joke at launch