Red Dead Redemption
Wide open world gameplay
Red Dead Redemption is an epic Western set in the late 20th century when the badlands of lawlessness and chaos started to give way to the growing reach of the government and the spread of industrial era. The history of the former outlaw, John Marston, Red Dead Redemption takes players on a great adventure across the U.S. border. Red Dead Redemption is an open world, in the third person action game adventure set in the very end of an era American West of the West. The action takes place in the early twentieth century and revolves around the choices that the protagonist, the former bandit John Marston, is compelled to do so because of its tainted past. The game features a system of moral attribute the honor and fame points generated
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J. J. Marino
June 14, 2010
Review by J. J. Marino for Red Dead Redemption
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Synopsis:
From the team that brought you Grand Theft Auto, you are now thrown head long into a wild west adventure. You control John Marston. This game is set in the desert in 1911 (same year as my favorite .45 was made). You are somewhere near the Mexico border. John was a criminal that ticked off many people in his past and now has to atone for what he did. People come out of the woodwork either as his friends or enemies.
My play experience:
On the PS3 the graphics are really sharp and crisp. The textures, the ambiance all bring the wild west to your home living room.
In recent years there have been games that have tried to capture the essence of the western genre. For example Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood which on the surface was a pretty good game, it however was not a very good story. In COJ the main characters are brothers that are ex-confederate soldiers. The story never really grabs hold and to be honest I never finished COJ. The story in Red Dead Redemption is done so well that it never feels pushed or contrived. Instead its done like an old western movie. Its gritty and a world that beckons you back time and time again.
For now let me discuss the cool features:
Horses: +
I think they put a horse into a motion capture room and had him run around. In Assassins Creed II the horse was a good way to get from town to town and the motion was pretty real. In Red Dead Redemption its super smooth an you feel like your out exploring the desert on a horse with no name… Kick your horse too much to get him to chase down that coach, you could be looking at a wild ride as he tries to buck you off. The longer you keep 1 horse the more stamina and other abilities it gets.
EDIT: I see they actually DID use a live horse to make the motion capture. It shows.
You can also ride stage coaches and trains. Or rob them, its up to you. See gameplay below.
Gunfighting: +
You are a real gunslinger in this game. To get prepped to get it I watched Young Guns [Blu-ray] and a couple of other westerns. This game matches the combat of say GTA and COD. Where you shoot someone matters, and it can affect your character in different ways too. Some of my opponents are gonna have a limp for a while at least.
Atmosphere: +
There are critters running all over as you ride through the desert landscape. It feels dusty, makes me want to wear a bandanna as I play. When you get low on cash you can kill and skin critters for a few coin. There are actually many ways that you can earn money in this game besides being a hard criminal.
World: +
So far its just massive. I can only compare it to the run from Commonlands to Qeynos in EQ. It seems to be fully explorable and I have found very few places I couldn’t go. It really is huge. I have seen that someone said it was the biggest world ever done in a Rockstar game. Which is impressive considering that those games can go on forever. The land is great in that it hardly ever repeats as you ride. Matter of fact I haven’t seen any textures or vistas that look the same. Maybe there are but they are so far apart that you wont notice it. An example of this is the train ride into the mountains in Uncharted 2.
Towns: +
Unlike GTA you wont have a huge city to run around. Out west these were small settlements and usually had only a couple of hundred people in them. Think about all the old wild west movies you have seen where there is maybe 10 shops and a few houses in the town directly. The way they did the towns is very endearing, because it makes it an immersion type of game experience.
Poker: +
I love the side games. I have lost my fair share of my real money playing poker and now I can do this in game too.
Gameplay options: +
You can be the good guy or be a down right criminal. The game system supports either mode and varying degrees in between. This allows RDR to be more than just a shooter, but more like an RPG. Be careful who you pull your gun on. If you do it in town you can start something that will ultimately lower your honor.
Controls: +/-
The controls are a bit different here and do take some time to figure out. But any game can be that way. If you go from say a driving game to a shooter you might hit the wrong buttons once and a while. After playing this for nearly 2 days solid now and not switching to other games in between, I have totally become comfortable with the controlling scheme.
Multiplayer: NA
I do not enjoy multiplayer shooters. I am really no good at it so I tend to not play it much or at all. That being said I jumped in a couple of games and it was ok. If your a hard core multiplayer person please check other reviews for this. I would not do it justice because I tend to be jaded with regard to multiplayer games.
Replayability:
I am almost done and I can see where I would have like to do something different in the way I played this. That being said, I think that I could go back through and try it again maybe being a bit evil this time. For that I think that this is a game you could play over and over, adjust the story line, and enjoy it each time you did.
Summary:
This game is really appealing if:
A. You enjoy GTA type of game play, open world and a morality system that challenges you.
B. Fan of westerns and cowboy movies. If you hate them and think they are silly then you probably wouldnt enjoy this.
If you are A+B then this game is a hands down favorite pick to have in your PS3 arsenal.
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Some Tips: (no spoilers)
I have almost 30 hours into this game and I am not done. I do goof around alot and like to go hunting and see what other mischief I can get into. Playing poker for 3 hours doesnt hurt either. That being said I want to drop some tips in to help those of you still waiting or are looking.
Horses:
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1. Dont get to attached to your horse. Think of them like a car, reason being there are tons of ways they can die. From random mountain lions, to getting shot by the enemy to you shooting them in the back of the head on accident when wolves are attacking (sorry skippy
2. When going in to attack a gang leave your horse way back and run up. When you have hog tied your bad guy you can whistle ^ arrow and he will run back over to you.
3. If you buy a horse the deed is in your bag, click it to call your horse back from the dead. (thanks S.L.V)
Gambling:
Like in real life its alot about luck so go in with the thought you’ll do 1 buy in and when that money is gone leave, go kill some stuff and come back later. Your hands may improve
Time:
1. Pausing the game with the start button will show what time it is. Saving the game gives you 6 hours of rest. If you like shopping be sure you go to bed no later than 3am. Then when you get back up the stores will all be open, and you can go out and have a blast.
Camp:
Camp whenever you have a long ride ahead of you. As long as you have bought a map you can go to that place from your campground. Once in your campground you can select where to go without having to burn up the 6 hours of sleep. Then after it loads you will be at your destination. Good stuff.
Thats it for now. If I figure out any more lil tidbits Ill share them here with you. Have fun, it really is a great game.
Thanks for reading my review.
Kendahl Johnson
June 14, 2010
Review by Kendahl Johnson for Red Dead Redemption
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I am not one to buy new releases. I always wait until they are $20 or so. I’ve never paid full price for a game, until RDR. I bought into the hype and decided I had to have this game. Do I regret it? Hell no! I haven’t put a ton of time into it but I have to say this game easily ranks in my top 10 and will probably climb to the number one spot.
There are moments in this game that will just make you laugh. They will amaze you. They will irritate you (like when I dismounted my horse to help a guy being chased by coyotes and my dumb horse wandered off a cliff and died). But they are all great! I am just in awe of the graphics. My wife came in while I was playing and thought I was watching a movie. She sat down and watched me play for 20 minuted while I hunted some animals and she was in awe and she couldn’t give a flip about video games.
There is so much to do in this game. I am speaking single player strictly…I haven’t played multiplayer yet. It’s fun to just ride around and do stuff. You really get the feel of being in the old west. And if you are tired of doing stuff in the game, you can play one of the minigames. I won $75 in a poker game this morning. It was great (the AI is average).
I love the random events. Stuff happens in this game. I was out one night and just hunted down a treasure map and a cougar came out of nowhere and killed my horse. I couldn’t get away and couldn’t get a beat on it and it killed me. Amazing.
You won’t regret buying this game. It’s been awhile since I’ve had a game that has captured my interest like this one has. I can’t wait to get home and play some more.
Jonathan M. Leack
June 14, 2010
Review by Jonathan M. Leack for Red Dead Redemption
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- Story: The characters and plot are both compelling. Even without gameplay in consideration, it’s rewarding alone just to get from cutscene to cutscene.
- Gameplay: Essentially, RDR is built on Grand Theft Auto IV’s engine. As you’d expect, gunplay isn’t perfect, but thankfully the engine has been polished a lot since Rockstar’s last game. The sheer amount of variety ranging from minigames to treasure hunting means you’ll be entertained for a long while.
- Graphics: RDR is a beautiful game to look at. The wild west setting is depicted perfectly and feels very authentic. Texture pop-in is annoying but unnoticeable when you’re sucked into the game.
- Audio: Outstanding voice acting from a variety of characters coupled with great sound effects. The soundtrack is very basic given the setting but it serves the game well.
- Replay Value: Rockstar has put together a massive game full of enjoyment and content. The multiplayer is fully-featured and incredibly fun to play with friends. The single-player is roughly 30 hours in length but there are tons of thing to find and unlock.
Rating:
Story: 9.5
Gameplay: 10.0
Graphics: 9.0
Controls: 9.0
Sound: 9.5
Replay Value: 10.0
Overall: 9.6
Last Thoughts:
Own it – This is one of the biggest releases in a long time and should be purchased by everyone regardless of tastes in games. The story is compelling and its inarguably the best game set in the Wild West ever.
Roberta L. Flanary
June 14, 2010
Review by Roberta L. Flanary for Red Dead Redemption
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First off, I’ve never done a review on anything before, but this being probably THE BEST GAME I’ve ever played, I thought I’d say a few things. I loved the story, most movie scripts aren’t written as well, the gameplay and graphics were equally impressive. I honestly enjoyed every second of this game, mostly because of the free-roam style. There is the option of taking a stage coach to avoid the long horse rides to the next missions, I took advantage of this once. In most games if there is a way of skipping the drive or ride to the destination, I almost always do so. With Red Dead Redemption, the ride is what I enjoyed most, although the missions were extremely enjoyable, the things you can accomplish on the way were just as fun, if not more fun. In the amazing world of RDR, you can hunt and skin a number of different wild animals including deer, rabbits, bobcats, grizzly bears, armadillos, a number of different types of birds and much more, all depending on the area you’re in. I often found myself forgetting about the next objective and just hunting down as many animals as I could find lol. There is even a store you can sell the skins, meat and the other things you cut off or out of the animals you’ve hunted.
The missions are very entertaining and original, I enjoyed every single one. In RDR it’s not all about shootin’ and killin’ the bad guys. Though it is that, among other things, throughout the game you’re asked to help#most of which you can choose not to# simple farmers and civilians, which is equally as fun as the killin’. These objectives vary from domesticating horses to capturing prisoners who’ve escaped their transporter, which you can choose to kill or hog-tie and return to the lawman. The actual objectives needed to progress in the game are unique in their own right, they depend on the character from whom they were given. About half of the time you’ll be asked to kill so-and-so, which usually isn’t alone. But the other half consists of aiding in escapes, blowing up convoys of enemy wagons and other important events. No matter what you find yourself involved in, I promise you will have fun with it.
And if you’re not interested in any missions, hunting or doing simple favors, you can go have a shot at the bar, play poker, black jack, horse shoes, five finger fillet or arm wrestle. I’m sure I’m missing a lot of things with this review, that said, the possibilities are endless. I give this game 10/10, if you’ve enjoyed the GTA’s, COD’s, MOH’s, basically any first or 3rd person shooter’s, or anything with a story, this game blows everything out of the water in my opinion. It’s definitely worth buying, but if you’re not wanting to spend $60 on a game, it’s more than worth a rent and any late fee’s you might accumulate when you lose yourself in this one. Hope this helps and I didn’t sound too dorky, take care guys.
P.S.mom’s account, not Roberta so it wasn’t some lady that gave this review, I’m 21 and a dude so…I hope that makes it more credible.
CzarLife215
June 14, 2010
Review by CzarLife215 for Red Dead Redemption
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Forget What The Haters Say Graphically The Game Is Gorgeous 10 Steps Above GTA IV Graphics Red Dead Redemption Is The Best Western Video Game Period 10/10
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