was literally looking for this gif when the thread got locked yesterday
mods how you gonna make me hold that in for 24 hours
lmao, amazing gif
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Review Thread
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lmao, amazing gif
Thanks! Didn't actually watch it, was just making a snarky comment since I saw he reviewed it well. Glad he brings it up though and doesn't hold different games to different standards.
I can see the simulation aspects of this game dragging it down for me a bit. I was never one for the Fallout type modes where you need proper sleep, food, water, etc.
Huh? What if some people do think Rockstar's games are better? Not sure why that's an invalid thing to feel. To me all those games you mentioned (save for Sleeping Dogs) pale in comparison to Rockstar's work, but I'm not allowed to think that because....reasons?
Either way, reviews are just a group of individual opinions from random people who happen to be employed by media companies. Nothing more. I don't get all the hysteria when something scores too high or too low.
I suspect we'll see seams; they always pop up, especially in massive, ambitious games like this.
But we are getting closer to a place where games have far less of them, though clearly that isn't always the goal on the part of the developer.
I was so glad to be done with RDR, and I wasn't interested in giving the zombie dlc a try. Watching gameplay didn't seem interesting at all to me. I'm a bit surprised (or maybe not) that the reviews so far have no 80s or low 90s. Looking forward to seeing if in retrospect the reviews, if they continue to be near perfect, are enlightening like GTA4's.
Let me tell you how this review and all the other reviews they've published work, my man. They get the game, they play the game, they write their review, they give it a score, and then they turn it in, and Slant puts it on their website.
If someone were to write a review for this game and give it a 10/10 Slant would not send it back and be all "Yeah, but could you make this more controversial and change the score for the clicks?"
Same goes for any game. The score they put out is what the writer wants to be put out.
the husband is most excited about this. We had it reserved for PS4 (pro) so he could eventually play multiplayer but I convinced him to go Xbox One (X) since we have it and the 4K tv. But after watching the DF videos and these reviews I"m excited about a game I had no interest in! But I'll just watch him play it lol. It'll be like a movie.
You could write great reviews. Very nice insights that I will check out in about five hours from now here in Germany. And then I'll get back to you and everyone else with my impressions :)
Yea, not to thread whine, but if a review thread starter goes AWOL early on, mods should just allow those who are willing to invest the time the opportunity to do the thread instead. Otherwise the purpose of the thread is defeated, and it's harder to get to and gauge actual reviews and impressions. I end up finding reviews through metacritic instead of ResetEra.
And his complaints are all absolutely legitimate. I've found his impressions substantially closer to my expectations and concerns than any other (apart from those that acknowledge the same things but give it a 10 anyway).
That review is a good example of why Jim's work is held in such high esteem, even when he goes a little overboard on some of his weekly video content.
All of that sounds good to me, my concerns are the story and reactivity of the world as well as the gunplay.
I can't take reviews of Rockstar games seriously, even their worst games score 96% on average, which is ludicrous when you think about it. Money and ad revenue has too much influence on these review scores. The only reviews you should trust are those on ad-free sites or videos.
Yes, the reviews for Read Dead Redemption 2, a game with 97 score on metacritic, are "all over the place".
If that was sarcasm, you got me.
Yea maybe it is indeed game of the generation but it looks a bit boring.
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RDR2 outscoring Botw is nice to see.
There's always next gen to try to be better than we were. Congrats rockstar on the success.
There's always next gen to try to be better than we were. Congrats rockstar on the success.
I actually regret calling them out as low balling hipsters earlier; that was unfair.
Their reviews are well written and clearly delineate the thought process behind the score even if I almost always disagree with them.
Also, if they consider BOTW a 60 then RDR2 getting a 70 is high praise indeed. :)
I like my simulation system to a degree, curious to see how much this game's systems test my patience vs scratching that sim itch. I loved the balance achieved in Kingdom Come: Deliverance, then again that had call your horse from anywhere in the world which RDR2 doesn't have, and afaik horse immortality. One thing I didn't like about BOTW that I know RDR2 has is needing to be a certain distance from the horse for them to "hear" you to be able to call them. I can see this getting tedious when wanting to hoof (heh) it on foot and get lost in the scenery and before you know it horsey is useless for calling to your side. Then again persistence seems a thing so as long as the horse stays in same place you left it I suppose it won't be too big a hassle.
RDR2 outscoring Botw is nice to see.
There's always next gen to try to be better than we were.
Imagine being this childish?
Same here.
Though that's happened before and somehow they've still made it in time.
Based on the content of some reviews I think this will be another GTAIV situation where there's a huge backlash shortly after it comes out. The game sounds like it's slow and realistic in the way that many people will hate.
I like GTAIV though so I'm excited
I like GTAIV though so I'm excited
so this is fine but someone bringing up the bee-oh-tea-double-you word is shitting up the thread?RDR2 outscoring Botw is nice to see.
There's always next gen to try to be better.
edit: lol, edit your post a few more times
I'd wait a few days on this one...RDR2 outscoring Botw is nice to see.
There's always next gen to try to be better than we were.
Yeah, this isnt a game for me. I hate all this micromanaging to be immersive shit.
Uhm... Look at the Xbox One meta: 98!
https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/red-dead-redemption-2
https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/red-dead-redemption-2
wait, so does this game not have fast travel at all or just when you're engaged in specific tasks (like hunting)?
Red Dead Redemption 1 was boring by design too, though. You start off with a long train ride, and then a horse ride, and then you immediately get shot. The first actual thing you get to do is shoot rabbits and take crops to market, before the raw excitement of herding cattle gets introduced. I can't imagine why anyone who played Red Dead Redemption 1 would assume the sequel was going to completely do away with the deliberate pacing.
Well, as I understand it, you have some freedom on how much of it you actually indulge in, save for some more basic functions.
Hopefully the flexibility allows people to avoid those things they find tedious.
Guess I am comatose then. I have zero interest in open world games. I haven't finished a single one of them yet, so why even bother with buying more of them?
At the end of the day, it's down to a matter of taste. They're clearly trying to imitate western films akin to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; For a Fistful of Dollars and others like Once Upon a Time in the West; Duck, You Sucker! from Sergio Leone.
All these classic western films that both Red Dead Redemption games (and indeed, Red Dead Revolver) are based on are slow by design just like the films they're inspired by. Coincidentally, both the games and films ooze atmosphere and tension, coupled with a slow but steady progression to a grand finale. I'm expecting a similar build-up and feel to RDR1, which I'm perfectly ok with.
And hey, disagreeing is fine. Me and the guy that wrote this review disagree on a lot of stuff and that includes games. I'm a pretty big fan of Rockstar games myself so I'm pretty sure I'm going to disagree with him again once I pick this game up tonight, but what I can tell you is that he's an honest dude and that review is 100% his actual thoughts and score on the game.
Still literally an anime picture, haha
You weren't wrong though
It's confirmed in reviews and in previews that this stuff isn't too intrusive but is all distinctly there.
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Won't be BOTW tier but I expect very good results nonetheless. :)
Spoiler I guess. It was in the reviews. So I didn't think it was spoilerly
oh ok. Thanks. I could see that being frustrating for some, but I welcome it.