But Jeff isn't reviewing the game. Alex is. Unless that changed.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Review Thread
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But Jeff isn't reviewing the game. Alex is. Unless that changed.
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Fixed. Had it directing to that page earlier, i don't know what happened.
Glad the game turned out great! It's not really my sort of genre, but I know people have been looking forward to this for years, so it makes me happy to see it delivered! Hope everyone has fun this weekend :-)
For me the two 97 MC games this gen, BotW and Odyssey, were both disappointing (and I say that as a huge Mario and Zelda fan). I'm hoping this will not be the third. In the end scores mean nothing. My open world burnout is way too strong to play this game now, but I hope I enjoy it when I get to it eventually.
Bioshock Infinite I agree on. I was so hyped for that game, and then it turned out to be quite different from how they were originally advertising it.
Absolutely disgusting, we need to tar and feather these 1%. Who do they think they are?
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It's funny because reviews only matter if there's non-subjective dissonance in the aggregate. A game can definitely be universally praised, but there's absolutely going to be the handful of reviewers who don't enjoy the particular type of game.
Also, that 1% is actually 3% ;)
GTAV PC at 60+ FPS gsync was a total gamechanger for the clunky feeling you're talking about. I realize not everyone has that setup but it's definitely a big difference for people who can't stand how it feels on consoles. Figure the same will happen here when it hits PC.
Agree with your views about GTA 5 and personal tastes here. While people are arguing about certain developers getting free passes, they fail to remember that this is Rockstar's first new game in 5 years. Even Naughty Dog has a 3 year tunaround now, as does Bethesda with FO4 and FO76 in less than 4 years.
My point is, the workmanship of Rockstar's games themselves automatically puts them into 90+ category and sometimes the reviewers gush incessantly because of it. Still doesn't take away that they build so many new mechanics for every game, fine-tune their engine for every iteration, put so many man-hours into fine details, and I can go on and on.
On a personal note, I enjoyed GTA V as much as Witcher 3 in terms of pure enjoyment. The story wasn't for me but Rockstar created a quality, living world and this will be no different.
GTA5 defaulted to lock on shooting controls. I'm assuming RDR2 is the same?
I recall trying to play GTA5 with the free aiming and it felt terrible.
Too many man-hours, unfortunately.
Disappointed about the clunky gameplay people are talking about, but it should be a great beautiful open world to experience.
I can't see how you could. I'm avoiding it for that reason. The hype (and pretty visuals) are getting to me slightly. But I know for a fact I'll just be left trotting along on my horse, fighting heavy controls in the middle of fucking nowhere with the worst buyer's remorse I've felt since perfect dark zero.
I'll get it if/when it gets cheap. Unlike GTAV, RDR dropped in price after a year or so since the theme obviously doesn't have the draw of GTA. So I'm holding out hope that this is similar, maybe do the same?
still waiting for all the pending reviews to finish. going by the scores so far, not sure if it's worth getting...
Did not expect so many people @ 9 PM at my local Gamestop. Lol, this game is gonna do big numbers.
Verge & Kotaku are very well written.
Verge if you have time only for one. It bristles with interesting gameplay details giving you an idea of what you may or may not like. (9.5/10 for the reviews).
Avoid IGN though, it's too basic and full of clichés.
(6.5/10).
yeah Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 still is higher... not sure if i should get this
You sound like 'that guy' that wants to down anything that has hYpe tied to it lol
Yeah, how are they overhyped anyways? The only people who're gonna hype them up are fans or people who are looking forward to them and, for them, the game looks fantastic. I personally don't care for RDR 2 but I don't understand the need to drag down stuff you don't like
You're in the DMV area right? I drove by my spot and there were loads of people too.
Probably because no one uses it. That was always my pre metacritic spot back in the day.
Yeah, I saw a decent amount of folk too. I was probably the only person picking up a PS4 Pro w/ RDR 2 with no intention of playing RDR 2 :P
I just wanna go back into Spider-Man
I've never cottoned to Metacritic for games. They're too broad, no reason to go with them over something that specializes in games.
Which is a shame given how much effort they're putting into the world and systems. I could imagine tons of great mission set ups that take advantage of the world itself, especially given the genre, so I hope there are at least some that give a sense of freedom and scale of available options.
At the very least, if they're going to have linear missions, I hope they're at least very good linear missions. Though the lack of combat improvements have me doubtful that they'll be terribly satisfying as action rollercoasters.
It's not gonna be fun, it's gonna be a slow immersive burn. Read the Kotaku review to get a feel for the game because this might not be for you.
Damn i love RDR and really want to buy RDR2, but i just started nino kuni 2 on the pc, and if i buy RDR2, i know i wont return to finish nino kuni. hmmm...what to do?
Jeff Gertsmann doesn't seem to like it based on their live stream, not surprising though, I don't think he's ever liked a game that prioritized animations over response.
Yeah, that's definitely a reason why I'm not too into Rockstar's games
It is also my stance. I love RDR and GTA, but the control is certainly one of the few things I don't like in those games.
Great reviews. I wonder what will be the consensus GOTY this year. Seems like Red Dead has a good shot, but from these reviews it also sounds like God of War might be the more fun game on a moment to moment basis.
I probably wont call it fun, same thing I can say with TLOU which I adore, but it will be quite an experience :)
Maybe a repeat of The Last of Us Vs GTA V?
Where the best reviewed game eventually loses the GOTY battle with the exclusive Sony title. It was not even that close.
We'll see. I think this will be a tighter race than what happened then.
Oh no. I most certainly participate in hype. Last game I was hyped for was Spider-Man and that delivered big. Maybe RDR2 will be good enough for me to get over how boring and overhyped the game looks. Maybe not. From first glance and impressions however, the game looks more of the same as RDR1 and the reviews I'm reading only support that. I don't need a slow immersive burn. If I wanted that, I would watch Clint Eastwood or The Revenant, not play it.
I've been trying to watch people play, but after a while it just seems so slow. I don't see this game taking off like GTA5 or more specifically GTAO. The busy work just seem too slow and not at all entertaining. And again Rockstar launched their game without the online portion and still nothing much from reviewers, other than saying it's coming later, just like GTAV reviews.