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GOBB

04-29-2018, 09:00 AM

dunno how I never played the first one, Old Western games aren't really my steeze

should I still check it?

If you like GTA games then you will like Red Dead Redemption. Same thing, just a Western story-line which is really good especially the end.

LAmbruh

05-02-2018, 12:15 AM

If you like GTA games then you will like Red Dead Redemption. Same thing, just a Western story-line which is really good especially the end.

so ride around on horses 90% of the game from objective to objective?

I guess i'm just a rare breed that doesn't enjoy GTA as everyone else

JohnnySic

05-02-2018, 01:01 PM

New trailer released today. :dancin

https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/2/17306590/red-dead-redemption-2-trailer-gameplay-xbox-ps4

JohnnySic

05-02-2018, 01:02 PM

177 days to go. :D

GOBB

05-02-2018, 02:43 PM

New trailer stinks. Only interested in actual gameplay.

so ride around on horses 90% of the game from objective to objective?

I guess i'm just a rare breed that doesn't enjoy GTA as everyone else

If you like to explore then yeah ride around on horses. I’m sure they will have a faster method to travel to the next mission like they did on RD1. Yeah open world sandboxes isn’t for everyone. I like to explore and unlock challenges

Thorpesaurous

05-03-2018, 12:57 PM

[QUOTE=GOBB]New trailer stinks. Only interested in actual gameplay.

If you like to explore then yeah ride around on horses. I

JohnnySic

05-03-2018, 05:49 PM

I would have liked to have seen more gameplay too. Still, I like that it seems that they put a lot of effort into the single-player game. I'm not into the online bs.

Thorpesaurous

05-04-2018, 09:47 AM

So apparently after the trailer release, they did dump a bunch of gameplay info through IGN, including a ton of stills. My only concern was that the lack of gameplay images make me wonder if October is really a date that's gonna hold. But this info is promising.

http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/games/red-dead-redemption/57434/red-dead-redemption-2-new-gameplay-details-emerge

JohnnySic

07-17-2018, 07:10 AM

100 days to go.

Thorpesaurous

07-27-2018, 09:55 AM

I pre-ordered.

JohnnySic

08-09-2018, 11:32 AM

Video with gameplay clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw_oH5oiUSE

LAmbruh

08-11-2018, 04:58 AM

damn that shit looks so SLICK and Ol' Western vidya's don't interest me at all :eek:

GTA took 3 years for used copies to even drop in price so what's the point in waiting on this one?

this shit will be $50-$60 until PS5 is released

might as well day-1 it

LAmbruh

08-11-2018, 05:06 AM

Man there are just too many decent looking PS4 titles coming out this Fall/Winter

Red Dead
Spiderman
Battlefield 5
Days Gone
Resident Evil 2 remake
Anthem?

step_back

08-14-2018, 08:13 AM

This is the 1st game I've preordered since GTA V on PS3. Rockstar and Naughty Dog are by far the best developers at the moment.

I hope the Online part of the game doesn't go the same way that GTA V did. Doing Heists was great fun providing you were doing it with friends, but the constant grind to buy ever more expensive vehicles etc became a chore. The Yacht (Not that I owned one thank god) was a massive middle finger to the players. :no:

JohnnySic

08-14-2018, 06:26 PM

LAmbruh

08-15-2018, 12:28 AM

I dont care about online. Just give me a great single player campaign with all the usual Rockstar fixings (great story, interesting characters, fun and inventive missions, lots of weapons, a varied map to explore, some "holy shit!" moments, a lot of collectibles, Easter eggs and myths) and I'll be one happy guy.
100%

IMO game of the year is God of War and it's a 25+hr linear campaign with no multiplayer whatsoever

OG franchises are turning into Fortnite Royal modes taking away SP story development

Heck, i don't even think the new COD Black Ops has a campaign anymore, it's only multiplayer now

Thorpesaurous

08-20-2018, 12:11 PM

Man there are just too many decent looking PS4 titles coming out this Fall/Winter

Red Dead
Spiderman
Battlefield 5
Days Gone
Resident Evil 2 remake
Anthem?

I've got pre-orders out for Red Dead, Spiderman, Resident Evil 2, and Tomb Raider.

And Guacamellee, to be downloaded tomorrow.

And I'll do Days Gone once it's available. And The Last of Us 2.

Something will fall. No way I'll be able to play all of them.

LAmbruh

08-26-2018, 09:23 AM

I've got pre-orders out for Red Dead, Spiderman, Resident Evil 2, and Tomb Raider.

And Guacamellee, to be downloaded tomorrow.

And I'll do Days Gone once it's available. And The Last of Us 2.

Something will fall. No way I'll be able to play all of them.

It's that 3-4 year glory period inbetween console gens when the market gets flooded with an abundance of new 5* AAA strictly dedicated to Sony/MS/PC best hardware only

Right now is always that golden period to dip your dick into gaming because classics from 1-3 years ago are dirt cheap and at the same time you get the benefit of studios pumping out fresh material for the next couple years

Nanners

08-27-2018, 03:49 PM

wake me up when this shit comes out for PC

Thorpesaurous

08-27-2018, 04:19 PM

You're right. The developers have really figured out the hardware and come up with a lot of the better ideas.

Guacamellee is a superb game by the way. It's a fairly complicated bit of platforming and combat sequencing, but it plays extremely naturally. It's got a great sense of humor. It uses it's upgrades and Metroidvania unlocking superbly, and just generally is an extremely well thought out game. It's got some of that old school difficulty without feeling burdensome.

JohnnySic

08-27-2018, 07:07 PM

2 months to go. I'm glad this is winding down so Rockstar can get cracking on GTA 6 already. :D

fsvr54

08-29-2018, 09:08 PM

GTA 5 was the worst 3D GTA ever made.

Everything from 3 to 4 was golden.

schyza

09-20-2018, 01:51 PM

Great vid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=15&v=UPC9ErMGlbA

:cheers:

Review with game play.

JohnnySic

09-20-2018, 08:28 PM

Damn this game looks so epic. Going to pre-order my copy in the next week or 2.

fsvr54

09-25-2018, 10:44 PM

I seriously think this is going to be the greatest game of all time (or close at the very least); calling it. Not that that's a stretch.

JohnnySic

09-26-2018, 10:39 AM

I'm trying to temper my enthusiasm. People were saying the same thing about GTA V before it came out; now many say it sucks (I love GTA V btw).

It does look great though.

JohnnySic

09-29-2018, 04:40 PM

Pre-ordered. :rockon:

step_back

09-30-2018, 06:18 AM

I'm trying to temper my enthusiasm. People were saying the same thing about GTA V before it came out; now many say it sucks (I love GTA V btw).

It does look great though.

GTA V was awesome. My only gripe with it was the Online mode. It got out of control after the Heists DLC and unless you spent your life on the game you got priced out of being able to buy anything. Even Shark Cards don't cover the costs to play the additional content and most lobbies are filled up with players trolling each other now.

I think Red Dead will be the highest rated game of the year. This is Rockstar's first and likely only game built for the PS4 and Xbone consoles. No way they screw it up.

JohnnySic

09-30-2018, 02:12 PM

GTA V was awesome. My only gripe with it was the Online mode. It got out of control after the Heists DLC and unless you spent your life on the game you got priced out of being able to buy anything. Even Shark Cards don't cover the costs to play the additional content and most lobbies are filled up with players trolling each other now.

I think Red Dead will be the highest rated game of the year. This is Rockstar's first and likely only game built for the PS4 and Xbone consoles. No way they screw it up.
I am so ready for a new Rockstar game.

I never play online stuff so I dunno. I wish GTA V had single player dlc's like 4 had. They could have done so much with it; so much of the map was underutilized in the game.

fsvr54

09-30-2018, 05:31 PM

Pre-ordered. :rockon:

:cheers:

I preordered this over a year ago (about May 2017), before it got delayed twice.

fsvr54

09-30-2018, 05:32 PM

GTA V was awesome. My only gripe with it was the Online mode. It got out of control after the Heists DLC and unless you spent your life on the game you got priced out of being able to buy anything. Even Shark Cards don't cover the costs to play the additional content and most lobbies are filled up with players trolling each other now.

I think Red Dead will be the highest rated game of the year. This is Rockstar's first and likely only game built for the PS4 and Xbone consoles. No way they screw it up.

:biggums:

Weakest single player campaign since GTA 2.

scuzzy

09-30-2018, 08:19 PM

100+GB game file :biggums:

fsvr54

10-21-2018, 09:32 PM

4 more days my guys.

Gamestop is releasing it at 9pm on Thurs in my area, I'll be playing Thursday night. This game is going to be huge.

JohnnySic

10-24-2018, 03:24 PM

2 more days. :banana:

JohnnySic

10-25-2018, 05:29 PM

On the eve of this game's release, I wonder: how much time will pass before nerds start popping up on the internet claiming to have beaten the game and bitching that it was too easy? I say, give it 36 hours. :lol So, by Saturday afternoon at the latest.

fsvr54

10-25-2018, 10:58 PM

Got it!

Installed the first disc and patch, installing disc 2.

Release was exciting, it's fun being hype with a bunch of like minded people.

JohnnySic

10-25-2018, 11:17 PM

^Same. Installing as I type.

JohnnySic

10-26-2018, 11:19 AM

The details in this game are beyond ridiculous. People who were upset that GTA V didn't have much of a forest area shouldn't be disappointed here.

JohnnySic

11-09-2018, 09:33 PM

I dont care about online. Just give me a great single player campaign with all the usual Rockstar fixings (great story, interesting characters, fun and inventive missions, lots of weapons, a varied map to explore, some "holy shit!" moments, a lot of collectibles, Easter eggs and myths) and I'll be one happy guy.
Following up on my post from August; Rockstar gave me everything I wanted, and then some. :applause: :bowdown:

Nanners

11-10-2018, 04:59 PM

this shit needs to come out for PC

Thorpesaurous

12-12-2018, 01:40 PM

So I've been playing a ton. My opinion of it continues to move up the more I play. I'm only just starting chapter 3, but the map is incredible. I find myself just wandering around and checking stuff out. I really go out of my way not to do main missions for fear I'll miss something along the way.

It's still got some warts. It shouldn't have taken as long as it did to get comfortable with all the controls. I still don't like all the button holding to interact. And I'm still a little bothered by the shear volume of maintenance required with some of the stuff. But as I slowly am able to let some of that stuff go, the world itself is just too remarkable of an achievement to not love the game.

JohnnySic

12-14-2018, 08:05 PM

^Take your time. I did, and I still missed some cool stuff because I didn't take enough time.

JohnnySic

02-18-2019, 07:32 PM

Bump!

Finally got 100%. 1 month to play through the story and another 3 months to finish all the stuff. It was a grind, but I'd rather have stuff to do than not have stuff to do.

Best game ever.

Thorpesaurous

04-24-2019, 12:41 PM

JohnnySic

04-24-2019, 03:19 PM

https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/22/18298277/red-dead-redemption-2-review-rdr2-story-design-criticism

So this is an exceptionally long article reviewing this game that, while I think is a bit hard on it in spots, does do a nice job of expressing a ton of my issues. There are some spoilers near the end ... if anyone ever gets there, but the beginning is a lot about the functionality and controls, and it really hits what I think.
The game isn’t perfect. My biggest pet peeve was bumping into someone in town while riding my horse and then having the cops coming at me, shooting to kill! There were other little annoyances, but the game does so many things right, I can forgive that stuff.

Thorpesaurous

04-24-2019, 03:42 PM

[QUOTE=JohnnySic]The game isn

JohnnySic

05-14-2019, 12:36 PM

Recently started my second playthrough and I'm taking it slooooooowww. There is A LOT I missed, especially in terms of conversations in camp and random events I ignored the first time through.

This game has so much content, I can only imagine what GTA VI will have.

eliteballer

05-30-2019, 07:04 PM

hm.

GOBB

06-04-2019, 05:51 PM

RD2 online was an epic fail

Thorpesaurous

06-12-2019, 08:01 AM

I finally completed Chapter 6.

JohnnySic

06-12-2019, 09:58 PM

RD2 online was an epic fail
Oh good. Maybe now they'll do the right thing and do some single-player dlc's instead.

JohnnySic

11-07-2019, 06:44 PM

I thought I'd bump this thread to celebrate the one year anniversary (approximately) of the greatest video game of all time. Because I insist.

fsvr54

11-07-2019, 11:04 PM

Its def in my top 10, but wouldn't call it my favorite. Masterpiece though, best game of 2018.

step_back

11-12-2019, 04:00 PM

I thought I'd bump this thread to celebrate the one year anniversary (approximately) of the greatest video game of all time. Because I insist.

It's up there for me. I get some of the gripes that Thorpe listed. Why does it feel like you're always running through treacle? The controls still aren't intuitive either. Even towards the end of the game I was occasionally pressing the wrong buttons and didn't always get into the cover spots I was aiming for. However this game was spectacular. I plan on playing it through for a 2nd time in the coming months.

Nanners

11-23-2019, 06:07 AM

I feel like theres an amazing game hiding under the surface of this thing. I desperately want to love it in its current state, but it just wont let me.

No doubt the graphics and sound are absolutely phenomenal... but the gameplay feels very tedious with all the bullshit micromanagement (I need to manage my characters nutrition? and my horse too? really?) and the keyboard+mouse controls are nearly unplayable (the gamepad isnt much better).

Thorpesaurous

12-30-2019, 12:35 PM

So after a year plus, I finally sat down over the weekend and finished this game. To be fair, I had completely stopped playing sometime late summer, so I hadn't played it in at least three months.

I knew I was extremely close to finishing it. I was in the epilogue and in the ranch. So there just couldn't have been much left. It was basically two sittings, maybe three hours total to finish it. Overall I was really pleased with the ending. Having not played it for an extended period of time, I have to say, the world had that incredible sense of awe reborn. I rode around, which I swore I wouldn't do, and did whatever miscellaneous missions I could find (a couple bounties really was it), then finished it up. When it ended, I went into my lists and found some stuff to finish. I was one horse short for example of finishing the horses, so I went and bought it. I looked up a few plants, because I was four short of finishing those, and then I looked up a few animals and felt that overwhelming too much here sense going on. I took it out and put in Resident Evil 2, which is one of the couple of games (Tomb Raider was the other) I let go while I put more time into this game than any game I've every played.

I still think flawed masterpiece is a really fair description.

JohnnySic

12-31-2019, 01:12 PM

These were the negatives I found with the game:

1.) The bounty system sucks. Just bump into someone in town and the law is after you, and they shoot to kill. Its silly. Especially annoying in St Denis where its very difficult to avoid doing this.

2.) Not enough enterable interiors. Every Rockstar game has this issue; I wish they would give us more. One again, especially an issue in St Denis where it would have been nice to be able to enter random houses and not just shops, taverns, etc.

3.) The desert part of the game (epilogue) feels somewhat underutilized. It would have been great to have a DLC that utilized this area more.

4.) Its sucks that gambling is so low stakes but I guess they did that to prevent people from doing the save game trick where you can amass huge amounts of money right from the start.

5.) Arthur moves slow as shit in camp. This never stopped being annoying.

These are just relatively minor quibbles though. The game does so many things right that I can forgive all of these.

PS

Nanners

04-30-2020, 06:26 AM

I decided to give this game another chance, one of the best gaming decisions I've ever made.

Despite the preposterously bad control scheme, this is still one of the top 5 games ever made.

Nanners

05-16-2020, 06:29 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW3Ov_ssQ5o

Nanners

05-20-2020, 09:31 AM

my name is john demption and yer alright boah

eliteballer

07-26-2020, 05:37 PM

:eek:

fsvr54

10-15-2020, 03:14 PM

Don't skip the Stranger sidequests

Axe

10-15-2020, 04:20 PM

My friend gave me red dead redemption today it's my first time playing any advice?
Never shave Morgan's hair at all until the end of the game.

Axe

10-17-2020, 07:24 AM

:cheers:

Brujesino

10-19-2020, 09:02 PM

has the mysyery of gavin been solved?

Thorpesaurous

10-21-2020, 08:19 AM

Here's a link to a subreddit filled with pictures taken from the Red Dead photo mode. Some incredible looking stuff in here.

https://www.reddit.com/r/reddeadphotography/

highwhey

10-21-2020, 10:17 AM

diamenz

10-21-2020, 06:16 PM

anyone download this on their pc and have trouble playing it? i just bought it yesterday and it doesn't load, game launches but gets stuck on a black loading screen. annoying as shit. already updated drivers and bios and all this other shit.

try uninstalling, restarting the pc and reinstalling. that's really all i can tell you off the top of my head. =/

JohnnySic

02-26-2021, 06:17 PM

I recently replayed RDR 1 & 2 and also played Red Dead Revolver for the first time. I'm so ready for RDR3. Unfortunately its probably about 10 years off...

scuzzy

02-26-2021, 07:18 PM

I recently replayed RDR 1 & 2 and also played Red Dead Revolver for the first time. I'm so ready for RDR3. Unfortunately its probably about 10 years off...
Should try expand your taste bro, lots of games out there as good or better than RD2. What else have you tried other than R* stuff and Hitman?

JohnnySic

02-26-2021, 09:38 PM

Should try expand your taste bro, lots of games out there as good or better than RD2. What else have you tried other than R* stuff and Hitman?

I havent been much of a gamer in recent years. I mostly stayed in my GTA/RDR comfort zone and then discovered Hitman. I did go on a binge and played a bunch of older PS2 and XBox 360 games that I never had - the original Hitmans, Mafia 1 and 2, Revolver, Gun, Silent Dogs and a few others. All were good. Alien Isolation was amazing. Honestly, I really dont even know what's good now. I'd like to play The Last of Us but unfortunately I have an Xbox.

scuzzy

02-26-2021, 11:01 PM

I havent been much of a gamer in recent years. I mostly stayed in my GTA/RDR comfort zone and then discovered Hitman. I did go on a binge and played a bunch of older PS2 and XBox 360 games that I never had - the original Hitmans, Mafia 1 and 2, Revolver, Gun, Silent Dogs and a few others. All were good. Alien Isolation was amazing. Honestly, I really dont even know what's good now. I'd like to play The Last of Us but unfortunately I have an Xbox.
I was the same way and didn't really game at all between 2005-2015, nothing on PS3 and mostly sports on PS2. multiplayer shooters on PC some.

Copped a PS4 in 2017 and just ran down the list of their top titles and exclusives. Now i'm hooked again and even copped a PS5 asap.

Your niche is 3rd person heavy narrative single players, that's practically Sony Exclusives to a tee. Would recommend snagging a PS5 when they actually become available and experience all the stuff for pennies. Think you get 20 of their best gems on PS+ subscription and most are getting next-gen upgrades so they won't feel outdated. GTAv next gen upgrade comes soon and I believe it's free, so will RDR2

JohnnySic

02-27-2021, 07:17 AM

I was the same way and didn't really game at all between 2005-2015, nothing on PS3 and mostly sports on PS2. multiplayer shooters on PC some.

Copped a PS4 in 2017 and just ran down the list of their top titles and exclusives. Now i'm hooked again and even copped a PS5 asap.

Your niche is 3rd person heavy narrative single players, that's practically Sony Exclusives to a tee. Would recommend snagging a PS5 when they actually become available and experience all the stuff for pennies. Think you get 20 of their best gems on PS+ subscription and most are getting next-gen upgrades so they won't feel outdated. GTAv next gen upgrade comes soon and I believe it's free, so will RDR2

Thanks. I'm in no hurry to get the next gen but will likely get Sony this time. Missing out on too much on the Xbox side.