IGN: Red Dead Redemption Second Opinions

Red Dead Redemption, after numerous delays for extra polish, has finally made it to store shelves. IGN posted its review last week, but that's only one man's opinion. Today they present to you other thoughts, critiques, and general feelings from the IGN editorial staff about Rockstar's sandiest sandbox game yet.

[Bathyj]

I wish the hunting worked on a tier type system.

Say cougar liked deer meat. If you shot a deer and left it, it could attrach a cougar. Or if wolves ate rabbits and so on.

I would also like wind to come into it. The wind direction should always be obvious if you look at the brush. Animals should smell you if they are downwind from you. It could bring alot more strategy into hunting.

Also traps would be good and unrelated, it seems like a waste of opportunity that you cant make fire. It would be great if you could use fire like in Farcry 2 as a distraction or a weapon. I love making a fire at the front of a camp, then flanking round the back while everyone was freaking out.

[lsujester]

Are you sure you aren't just wanting a hunting simulator instead of this game? :)

[Trey_4_life]

here is my second opinion, Rockstar totally messed up on RDR on the PS3 which has really annoyed hundreds of thousands of ps3 users.

It's a decent GTA clone with a decent story but man oh man why did they make the weaker version on the superior more powerful, genre defining technical marvel that is the PS3?

[rockleex]

I love GTA (not IV) and both Red Deads.

But I can not help but feel that most of the extra tasks are not satisfying enough for the time and effort.

A game like Shadow of the Colossus or Demon's Souls however, are able to provide enough satisfaction to overcome the amount of time and effort you put in.

I just think that if Red Dead had used an upgraded version of the SOTC engine, the gameplay would be MUCH more satisfying.

[kneon]

I wish the hunting were more challenging and actually served a purpose. But then that can be said for most of the activities available in the game.

I've long since purchased the fastest horses and most of the best guns and still have a lot of money left for which I have no use. That makes hunting, gathering herbs and most non-story related events not worth the time and effort. I'm now ignoring the blue circles as it's always the same old stuff over and over.

[Cenobia]

I actually found one of the best horses (white w/ dark face) but then I got attacked by a boar on foot. I went into panic mode because he kept running me down and almost killing me. I jumped on the horse in an attempt to get a better angle on it, but that ended badly. He sacrificed himself to save me!

Finally killed the dam boar, but it was even more epic because it was the first time I had ever seen one. I see something standing by a bush and I just thought to myself "WTF is that?" and suddenly I'm in an episode of Lost. Stuff like that makes the wildlife fun.

[klado]

I told, this game is good for the while, after finishing with it, you just get the figure of being in the middle of the same after another...was a discussion about of trading this game for modnation...just buy modnation, you gotta get some more enjoying time with it, after you finish with or no.

[kneon]

I haven't taken on a boar yet, I'm not even half way through the game and I don't think I can get to that area yet. But now that I have the bolt action most animals go down in one or two shots. Small animals explode when shot with this gun :)

[Bathyj]

Man, cougars just come from no where, and they are quick. I've been in a shootout, collecting bountys, totally unrelated, and a cougar just came out mauled me.

Make me glad I have brown trousers.

And a brown horse.

[kingdavid]

You can still hunt for the challenges. Frankly I think the challenges are the best thing about the game. The treasure hunting ones are ridiculously good. Its so satisfying when you find one youve been looking for for ages (not using guides).

[cheameup]

I agree the game is awesome.There seems to be a bit of a haters bandwagon on it .

Yeah there's a few graphics glitches but I havent ssem one that ruins my enjoyment of the game one bit .

I agree with it being better than GTA4 . contorls are better and to me its more fun that its out of the city and in the outback

[Absolut_Turkey]

I too believe this game is fun. There are glitches, but they don't overshadow how much fun this game is. It does a good job making you feel like you're in the Wild West, plus there's plenty of stuff to do. And yes, this game is MUCH better than GTA4.

[kingdavid]

N4g for you. If it aint exclusive, people are gonna find reasons to hate on it.

I dont see ps3 fanboys hating on killzone for its clunky controls nor do i see xbox fanboys hating on alan wake for its lack of depth.

[PrimordialSoupBase]

Absolutely no sense of challenge or point to any of its rpg type elements. Like most Rockstar games, the in-game economy exists for no reason or applicable purpose.

Stalker handled this style of game wonderfully - with an exactness in its elements and how they apply to an overall difficulty. Of course, games are just going further and further in the direction of replicating the aesthetics of film, and this is yet another example of just how empty that is without a solid game design.

And where the hell is that lasso in multiplayer?

[BigPete7978]

The game is phenomenal. Hands down. It is my top game of 2010 so far. I can't stop playing it. The multiplayer game is a great experience, and the single player completely pulls you in.

[MrNaughtyBear]

appearing from out of nowhere and mauling unsuspecting cowboys and girls!

[Quagmire]

You and me both....giggidy....

[divideby0]

game is a ton of fun...but as with GTA the game is overrated... between the graphics, countless glitches (and dont use the games scale makes this acceptable)the game should not been rated over 95..
the game is not ground breaking, sure free roam is the new way the online portion of games should be
the game has replayablility and value written all over it, but the technical issues do not merit it having perfect scores..the game is not perfect, but a ton of fun

[Rip-Ridah]

Is the storyline of Red Dead Revolver at all related to Redemption? I mean is it a true sequel to that game storyline wise? I'm aware of the gameplay differences. Thx in advance.

[Serjikal_Strike]

my only gripe is ...its hard to see the enemies at night,,,i actually just shoot at the area where the white smoke from the gun comes out..lol

and no i dont need a bigger TV...im playing on 55"

[bjornbear]

well..thats how you had to do it dontcha think? =P i like the realism about stuff like that =3

that and riding + shooting enemies with no lock on (expert)

its damn tricky, but great fun! makes 4 enemies a challenge (which i miss)

[Serjikal_Strike]

especially while riding shotgun on a stagecoach....shoot the horses in the head and watch them take a nose dive and flip the rider off the saddle...fun as hell

[Bathyj]

Shooting people off horses is hella fun. They either turn into tumbleweeds, or they get dragged along when their feet get caught in the stirups. Classic.

I wish you could tie your lasso off so you could put a rope across the road at neck height.

[spunkee311]

An amazing game. I've only started playing but can' t wait to spend countless hours on it.
Multiplayer is robust with a seemingly end amount of modes. I only played the Team Deathmatch and Grab Bag playlist but it was fun as hell.
Excellent game. Rockstar, in my opinion, has some of the best game programmers in the industry to be able to pull of what they do. I have to give them their props.
Even the PS3 version only has a mandatory install of 500MB which thankfully is considerably smaller from the 5 gigs of GTA IV. SO I think they are learning the architecure of the PS3.
Excellent game. And every game has glitches. There is no getting around that. And people complaining about the graphics? Really? The game is phenonmenal. ANd was was GTA IV

[jag648]

i agree this game is good but the one bad thing is that it needs to be more addicting cuz i do play it but its like woo story ended now im Jack hunting is good. die poker and black Jack ok but now thats all there is to do i saw in the news paper on the game that edger ross the guy that kill Jack's father John marston live in a cabin at Lake Don Julio i went there but the cabin was empty i wanted to kill him and his wife emily.