Red Dead Redemption 2 Official Gameplay Video

k0decraft · Aug 9, 2018

Fantastic trailer. Warrants the hype. The Video Game Awards should be interesting this year...so many stellar releases.

Getting my 'Longmire on' when this game comes out. I'm still currently playing my GOTY (God of War)... Spider-Man is around the corner and then this.

Whew.

Vaelic · Aug 9, 2018

beautiful game

Deleted member 12833 · Aug 9, 2018

DisasterMaster said:
Am i the only one whose sick of the "save a random person's life or don't" moral choice?

I mean I'd rather have them in there than nothing....

tiebreaker · Aug 9, 2018

I like the outlaw gang aspect. Color me interested.

strotee · Aug 9, 2018

In the screenshots with them playing poker, I wonder what "Community Cards" mean?

Nightengale · Aug 9, 2018

My favourite aspect of this trailer is what I like to cutely call the "Shenmue-fication" of game mechanics.

I've always been a fan of game mechanics that aren't necessarily 'ideal' from a player fun and experience perspective, but adds significantly to world building or making the world feel more immersive. Stuff such as having the mechanic of needing to carry hunted animals to put on your horse - to carry them back to be sold, instead of how many games do them today - which is just to have them easily lootable immediately after hunting.

It's one of the few things that I think games don't do enough of - the pursuit of streamlining and making player experience be as smooth as possible means the end goal of the activity is often prioritized over the experience of the activity. The more that RDR2 has aspects like that ( tldr; obtuse game mechanics that are seemingly less-than-ideal at first glance, but add to the believable aspects of the world ), the more excited I am for it.

Fairy Godmother · Aug 9, 2018

DisasterMaster said:
Am i the only one whose sick of the "save a random person's life or don't" moral choice?

I wonder what happens if you shoot only one hand?

Velikost · Aug 9, 2018

Rockstar really going to make me buy this shit on console huh

Speely · Aug 9, 2018

Looks SO damn pretty. Wow.

Imm0ralKnight · Aug 9, 2018

I hope there's alot of activities and mini-games. I love those!

Striker · Aug 9, 2018

Shmunter said:
So gunplay seemingly hasn't evolved at all. Super casual extreme lock on. Disappointed.

That and movement (aka mash button to sprint) was its biggest holdup for me on IV and V. Shame neither seems to be different. Other than that, I'm liking what I'm seeing. Curious about its online setup.

ckareset · Aug 9, 2018

Nightengale said:
My favourite aspect of this trailer is what I like to cutely call the "Shenmue-fication" of game mechanics.

I've always been a fan of game mechanics that aren't necessarily 'ideal' from a player fun and experience perspective, but adds significantly to world building or making the world feel more immersive. Stuff such as having the mechanic of needing to carry hunted animals to put on your horse - to carry them back to be sold, instead of how many games do them today - which is just to have them easily lootable immediately after hunting.

It's one of the few things that I think games don't do enough of - the pursuit of streamlining and making player experience be as smooth as possible means the end goal of the activity is often prioritized over the experience of the activity. The more that RDR2 has aspects like that ( tldr; obtuse game mechanics that are seemingly less-than-ideal at first glance, but add to the believable aspects of the world ), the more excited I am for it.

Yeah, but I cant help but feel when games do this stuff they are sacrificing fun for realism.

Killing a bunch of animals and having to carry them back sounds boring as hell

gnarlyxcharlie · Aug 9, 2018

I feel dumb for doubting Rockstar. Wow

SmarmySmurf · Aug 9, 2018

Shatty McKracken said:
Not exactly. But the amount of people saying this doesn't look all that impressive is eye rolling. Watch the breakdown video above.

Why does it bother you that some of us are completely blah about what we are seeing? You know what I find eye-roll worthy? All the dismissive lashing out by Rockstar stans ITT who can't accept other peoples opinions about a video game.

DeeDogg · Aug 9, 2018

Dick Justice said:
I'm using basic common sense, and taking into account Rockstar's most recent game, GTA V, where the AI has Terminator-levels of accuracy to compensate for most players using autoaim. Just about every game they put out has auto-aim as the default option, and it's blatantly obvious that the AI is tuned for it when you consider how much harder those games become when using free aim on a controller.

"Common sense" tells you that theyll repeat what they did on a 5 year old game even after the criticism towards it?

Net_Wrecker · Aug 9, 2018

Nightengale said:
My favourite aspect of this trailer is what I like to cutely call the "Shenmue-fication" of game mechanics.

I've always been a fan of game mechanics that aren't necessarily 'ideal' from a player fun and experience perspective, but adds significantly to world building or making the world feel more immersive. Stuff such as having the mechanic of needing to carry hunted animals to put on your horse - to carry them back to be sold, instead of how many games do them today - which is just to have them easily lootable immediately after hunting.

It's one of the few things that I think games don't do enough of - the pursuit of streamlining and making player experience be as smooth as possible means the end goal of the activity is often prioritized over the experience of the activity. The more that RDR2 has aspects like that ( tldr; obtuse game mechanics that are seemingly less-than-ideal at first glance, but add to the believable aspects of the world ), the more excited I am for it.

100% agreed. Empty mechanics without cause and effect, without consequence, without weight and animations just end up as aimless button presses. No attachment, no risk, no believability. You should have to be careful when shooting animals to gather skins, you should have to consider your surroundings when skinning the animal, you should have that tangible and visual reminder of your kill- laying on your horse decaying little by little. All of these things layered on top of the rest of the systems and interactions drive player created stories, and ground the game world. There is a place for rigor in games, something that a series like Far Cry has totally forgotten, ultimately becoming more and more hollow experiences with each entry post-Far Cry 2. This doesn't mean the game is no longer balanced for fun, but that every moment and action should be an important one.

ViewtifulJC · Aug 9, 2018

Net Wrecker dawg you already know this game gon control like trash and still sell 20 bajillion copies

and you gon be one of them....SUCKAAAAAAAA *booker t theme song hits*

Rizific · Aug 9, 2018

whats the deal with a pc version? any rumors or credible sources say itll come eventually? really dont want another repeat of gtav.

Net_Wrecker · Aug 9, 2018

ViewtifulJC said:
Net Wrecker dawg you already know this game gon control like trash and still sell 20 bajillion copies

and you gon be one of them....SUCKAAAAAAAA *booker t theme song hits*

Of course I am. How am I supposed to rage post about how trash the game controls if I don't buy it?

TwistedChemical · Aug 9, 2018

I really didn't like the first game but it seems like they're changing up the basic open world and adding a bit more Oregon trail within it.

Looks great but most likely not for me.

Deleted member 19924 · Aug 9, 2018

Looks like Euphoria is in but it looks like the neutered GTA 5 version . :(

Booker.DeWitt · Aug 9, 2018

So that video is from A PS4 pro? Damn it, can't wait for the X version

endlessflood · Aug 9, 2018

It looks nice and sharp, but not as ground-breaking as I was hoping: both RDR and GTA V felt like huge leaps forward when we first saw gameplay.

This looks like what I'd expect GTA V to look like with a Pro patch. Given that there's a lot less geometry detail on this map, and it's been built from the ground up for current gen, I was hoping for a little bit more. Maybe they've gone heavier in areas that this trailer doesn't show off though.

Ænima · Aug 9, 2018

The world looks gorgeous and with good diversity in locations. Better than i was expecting. Now im more curious to see what side activities are they gona implement for this one.

DC5remy · Aug 9, 2018

Salty Rice said:
Looks ok.

Didnt really blow me away.

Same here. The girl telling me what is better about the sequel didn't help. Like I was needing to be sold on it?

More_Badass · Aug 9, 2018

Shmunter said:
So gunplay seemingly hasn't evolved at all. Super casual extreme lock on. Disappointed.

The gunplay looks way more Max Payne 3 than RDR 1, down to the "holding your long gun in your off-hand while you fire with your handgun" mechanic. It definitely looks faster and smoother than RDR's shooting

MRYEAH · Aug 9, 2018

This was exactly what I hoped for I loved the GTA 5 explain trailers my only concern as usual
Yet another game I gotta deal with alligators or crocodiles
Noooo every open world game I enjoy these monsters keep showing up haha
Day one (only day one purchase this year)

Lolosgolos · Aug 9, 2018

Upgraded to One X for this GOTY.

chefbags · Aug 9, 2018

Hoping for another undead dlc of some sort. Really loved that part of the first game.

Davilmar · Aug 9, 2018

The graphic fidelity is certainly impressive, but I am not sure of the "next-gen" sentiments expressed here. I am less impressed of the current gameplay, but I am somewhat interested in the outlaw gang interactions. As much as I was a major fan of the Red Dead Redemption, I will likely get this somewhere later in the year. I want to know more about the narrative and characterizations more than anything else.

SaintBowWow · Aug 9, 2018

ckareset said:
Yeah, but I cant help but feel when games do this stuff they are sacrificing fun for realism.

Killing a bunch of animals and having to carry them back sounds boring as hell

Other open world games that allow you to hoard an infinite number of animal hides often allow you to sell them for a cheap price or require an abnormally large amount of them for crafting precisely because it's really easy to have an absurd amount of animal parts in your pockets. I'd assume if every animal you kill in RDR2 requires you to carry it to your horse and then take it back to camp that the reward per animal would be significantly higher than the norm.

RevenantAxe · Aug 9, 2018

TheZodiacAge said:
God of War,Horizon,Spiderman and so far The Last of US 2 look all better than what ever game we've seen so far on the X
So it should be more like "Hopefully they took their time to make the PS4 Pro Version as good as they can to rival these juggernauts" :)

This will be fun
Can't wait to see how the Online Modes will look like and how much they improved it over GTA Online.

How many first party Sony games are 4k or 60 fps? MS games are all native 4k and with 60 fps mode .Gears 4 in 4k looks way better than UC4 on my TV . Image quality is insane .

X hardware is way more stronger and there is no way Pro can match it unless dev not doing good job with port .

Turquoise · Aug 9, 2018

SaintBowWow said:
Other open world games that allow you to board an infinite number of animal hides often allow you to sell them for a cheap price or require an abnormally large amount of them for crafting precisely because it's really easy to have an absurd amount of animal parts in your pockets. I'd assume if every animal you kill in RDR2 requires you to carry it to your horse and then take it back to camp that the reward per animal would be significantly higher than the norm.

Seeing that you were playing poker with cents it seems the money is a lot more precious this time. I can definitely see there being a hefty reward for hunting once. It probably leaving your camp feed for a good while

immsun · Aug 9, 2018

GNEVERD said:
I've viewed the PS4 version on YouTube, and downloaded the 4K PS4 footage from Gamersryde. I'm no expert in the area, but the Xbox 1X version is popping right off the screen to me. Am I the only one to notice the difference? DF needs to drop a comparison video asap!

Yup but difference is pretty minute. Nothing much.

Lukemia SL · Aug 9, 2018

RevenantAxe said:
How many first party Sony games are 4k or 60 fps? MS games are all native 4k and with 60 fps mode .Gears 4 in 4k looks way better than UC4 on my TV . Image quality is insane .

X hardware is way more stronger and there is no way Pro can match it unless dev not doing good job with port .

Ughhhh

MegaSackman · Aug 9, 2018

What's the story in in this one? The first one had a pretty clear hook by chasing Bill to get your freedom. Have they revealed the objective here?

Vishmarx · Aug 9, 2018

Chopin the Third said:
This game is gorgeous, but it looks nothing like a next gen title. Some of y'all crazy. The visuals here are what we've been seeing all gen. There are already other open world games (released and unreleased) that look better. Anthem, Horizon Zero Dawn, Spider-Man, Forza Horizon 3 & 4, and Ghost of Tsushima, to name a few.

Animation, however, is pretty incredible. Doesn't look as insane and realistic as ND's TLoUP2 work, but I'd say what's shown in this trailer puts Rockstar at a close second.

Anthem spiderman and got arent even out for us to know just what their scope is. Fh3 does not look better than this not to mention thats a racing game with far less work to do in the world its emulating.

Horizon probably looks better in certain aspects but even then, talking like this is something very common is hilarious. Nothing else thats released has horizon like fidelity right now on consoles.

Realeza · Aug 10, 2018

Good lord, the atmosphere looks incredible

Septy · Aug 10, 2018

Very pretty. It's a shame it doesn't hold up to the initial reveal trailer. GTA V didn't either

Turquoise · Aug 10, 2018

MegaSackman said:
What's the story in in this one? The first one had a pretty clear hook by chasing Bill to get your freedom. Have they revealed the objective here?

You play a member of Dutch's gang and have to deal with him slowing changing "going crazy"

Maneil99 · Aug 10, 2018

Septy said:
Very pretty. It's a shame it doesn't hold up to the initial reveal trailer. GTA V didn't either

Proof? Aside from Train smoke I see major PoM and texture upgrades

Septy · Aug 10, 2018

Maneil99 said:
Proof? Aside from Train smoke I see major PoM and texture upgrades

Reduction in items on screen and changes from complex textures to more simple ones. On the pole for example.

MegaSackman · Aug 10, 2018

Turquoise said:
You play a member of Dutch's gang and have to deal with him slowing changing "going crazy"

Yeah then that's what we know so far, not too exciting but we'll probably get something thrilling storywise. The world and its components looks phenomenal.

Turquoise · Aug 10, 2018

Septy said:
Reduction in items on screen and changes from complex textures to more simple ones. On the pole for example.

They did say in interviews towns change like stuff being built and things being added so maybe those item could be there next time you come back?

Deleted member 224 · Aug 10, 2018

Septy said:
Reduction in items on screen and changes from complex textures to more simple ones. On the pole for example.

This is such a minuscule difference. They changed the texture on the wood pole and there's a few less barrels and bags.

dex3108 · Aug 10, 2018

LowParry said:
Sure is a pretty game. A shame I'm not into these sandbox types games. Maybe down the line I'll give this one a try.

Rockstar already said that this is not sandbox type of the game.

ze_ · Aug 10, 2018

If I were to say that I feel something about the actual presentation of the game looks... sterile compared to RDR, would anyone know what I mean? It's objectively pretty, but...

I think the actual gameplay details are great, but it was pretty much just a recap of the previews for those that didn't read 'em.

Deleted member 3925 · Aug 10, 2018

MegaSackman said:
What's the story in in this one? The first one had a pretty clear hook by chasing Bill to get your freedom. Have they revealed the objective here?

You play as Arthur Morgan, who's a member of the Van der Linde gang. After you screw up a robbery, you're chased across the country by lawmen and bounty hunters, while also dealing with internal divisions that threaten to tear the gang apart.

Not · Aug 10, 2018

This looks so cool. I'd be terrible at it though. I had a roommate to watch play it

Thorn · Aug 10, 2018

That shot at 5:25 with the steppes took my breath away.

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