Free aim is actually better in RDR2. At least in RDO after the changes made. Also, encounters are pretty well-designed for free aim to be plausible.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 has a 97 Metacritic and plays like absolute dog doo doo
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Free aim is actually better in RDR2. At least in RDO after the changes made. Also, encounters are pretty well-designed for free aim to be plausible.
Having given the game a try with the pc version, can confirm the game plays like fucking trash. Its completely ridiculous to me how rdr2 threads consist of "wow this game is gorgeous look at this screenshot". Same thing was going on in my discord server as well, people drooling and constantly commenting on how good the game looks. Doesnt matter to me how nice your game looks if it feels like shit to play. Shout out to rockstar for their fairly painless refund process though.
I liked the gameplay and loved the characters and story. Gameplay isn't input lag and slow animations only and I could get past that. Score is deserved and there are only few open world games I finished and even fewer I replayed. In fact there are only four and RDR2 is among them.
This is really good feedback - thank you! I'm somewhat interested to check out RDR2 because of the spectacle of the open world with current gen graphics. I'm actually picking up a PS4 on Sunday, so I haven't played ANY current gen games yet. However, it does sound like I may enjoy RDR1 more as an overall gaming experience, based on your post. Time is limited, and I'm going to have a huge backlog of PS4 games to play, so I only see myself playing one of the RDR games in the near term.
You're welcome, and yeah, if you want current-gen spectacle, then RDR2 is a great place to start, with a whole lot of other titles that really push the hardware! :) One note on RDR1 is that the best way to play it is via backward compat on Xbox One X. It runs at native 4K, and darn-near could pass as a current-gen title (sorry for the compression):
The caveat to this is that Undead Nightmare has this unfixed bug where NPCs/enemies can sometimes exhibit this issue where they become "headless" and kills no longer count, forcing you to reload your last save. This is particularly annoying if you're at the end of a longer combat scenario, but it's not game-breaking. Just very annoying. LOL This doesn't happen on PS3 AFAIK, but the PS3 version isn't as good as 360... but still absolutely worth playing either way.
Well, let me put it to you this way.
RDR1 is one of the best games Rockstar has ever made.
RDR2 sucks my nut. It's technically impressive, but it sucks my nut.
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If you can look past it being a game and more of a visual audio experience its definitely better.
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Bro I've spent my fair share of time saying the input lag is lame and the metacritic score a farce. Still my GOTY though. Playing through it for the third time on PC now too and still stuck at 30 because of my pov CPU ^_^
I've bought a 240hz monitor 6 months ago and started to play most games at that framerate. Last week I started RDR2 for the first time to see if I could get back into it after buying it last year and playing it for 3/4 hours.
It's shocking how much input lag this game has. I played it on my One X, but as I understand on PC it's just as bad. For me it'll likely mean I'll never play the game again, or if I do I'm almost sure I won't finish it as it really ruins the game for me.
I have the same problem with going back to AC:Origins btw, which I still neef to finish.
It's shocking how much input lag this game has. I played it on my One X, but as I understand on PC it's just as bad. For me it'll likely mean I'll never play the game again, or if I do I'm almost sure I won't finish it as it really ruins the game for me.
I have the same problem with going back to AC:Origins btw, which I still neef to finish.
RDR2, not even a close. Witcher combat was serviceable, particularly after some patches. It just got a ton of shit because it went up against Bloodborne and people lost their shit that something without From combat could win goty.
RDR2 easily.
I just can't process how you can pump so much money into a game and forget that maybe you should hire some more combat designers to bring the combat at least up to current gen level.
RDR 2's gunplay is downright great. Weapons are punchy, the recoil is well tuned and the enemy hit reactions are easily the best in the business, and there's plenty of gun porn with the awesome reload animations and sound effects.
Witcher 3's swordplay is pretty bad, and probably the weakest aspect of the game for me. However, alchemy is often overlooked in this game. The combat from a mechanical standpoint may not be that good, but preparing with appropiate oils, potions sells the whole witcher roleplay really well.
rdr 2 combat looks and sounds better but actual combat encounters felt like shooting galleries , especially in main missions . It also can be finnicky and clunky as fuck trying to shoot someone .
W3 on the other hand combat does not feel satisfying(main game) due to really weak feedback be it visual or audio cues/ But actual moment to moment combat is at least engaging to a degree.
RDR 2 character controls are slow and theres input lag, also due to animation priority and overal game pace . But it grounds charcter in the game world and theres phisicality to it . So if you can adjust to it , it works pretty well and it is actually nice to control Arthur/
W3 Geral on the other hand is way more responsive and snappy and can do 360 turn with easy , but rough animations and lack of actual weight and how his body interacts with terrain is really poor ,
W3 horse stuff is straight up mediocre . while RDR 2 horse controls and movement are the best in the industry so far
RDR2 plays great on PC just like GTA V before it
Rockstar should work hard to make sure their controller controls aren't unplayably fucked up moving forward cuz that shit is a joke
Rockstar should work hard to make sure their controller controls aren't unplayably fucked up moving forward cuz that shit is a joke
Why would they?
I agree that RDR2 plays like ass, but the critic scores and sales prove them right.
Play trough right now and getting about the same performance as you high 70, low 50 for fps, loving the game and like taking it slow and soaking it in,but I'm about 40 hours in and still on chapter 3 and feel like I havent done anything yet. Feel like rushing through the rest and still will have over 60 hrs , insane game
Red Dead plays great. A bit of a learning curvy and it can be a bit clunky but given all that you're able to do it's great
I was curious why this thread was brought back from the dead and that perhaps someone would be sharing his experience but no it was a low effort bait post.
The gameplay is just tiresome after ~20 hours so I finished the game... on YouTube. Still, the story is amazing and the characters are great. Just a shame Rockstar sticks to the same gameplay mission formula. Like, in games like Assassin's Creed or Horizon you can at least decide how you wanna fight dudes. Here there's not even a proper stealth system.
Of course, there is no other explanations, different opinions are impossible.
Yeah, tried yesterday this for the first time and it felt better. Weird.
Well it is kinda funny that a topic like this pops up and it's fine. My thoughts when I read that was which game really does have better combat.
because if you objectively look at it, there are valid complaints
the get a life insult was a bit rude or nasty towards him
RDR1 is worse in every way. You can safely skip it. RDR2 does everything better and it's a prequel anyway.
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Fuck off nerd.
Also id say Witcher 3 but they are close in my mind in badness feeling.
To bump a January 2019 thread just to ask that stupid weaboo hit&run question, it's deserved as a ban.
