Red Dead Redemption 2 was amazing. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Right now, I don't have a PC. Long ago, when I did have one, the first AAA game I ever played was Red Dead Redemption 2. I have played other games, but I feel like RDR2 surpasses all of them and is legitimately one of the greatest games ever made. The amount of details dedicated to realism, the solid storyline, the amazing graphics, NPCs getting angry/creeped out when you follow them for too long, and the hilarious antagonistic insults. I can just go on and on about this game. This is undoubtedly Rockstar's best achievement yet, and I can't wait to see how they top it with GTA 6 releasing next year.

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[-] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

It's an all-timer as far as video game stories and production value, but the railroading that they did to players did irk a great deal of us, as chronicled in that Nakey Jakey video. They set up so many dynamic systems for the player to interact with and then basically dictated that you couldn't get creative with them during the story missions. Deviating even slightly from the intended path would be a mission failed.

[-] who@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

I haven't seen that video, but I suspect I would agree. RDR2 is something of a paradox.

They did an amazing job on environments and characters, and then turned around and hobbled the game with bizarre PC controls, a save game system and unskippable cut scenes woven from pure contempt for the player's time, and dog shit mission mechanics that punish the player for any attempt to exercise agency and really have no place in an open world game.

[-] forgotaboutlaye@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I think your enjoyment will depend on what you're expecting from your games.

Naughty Dog's games are some of my favourites, RDR2 is the closest I've gotten to that playing a movie experience in an open world game. I would guess that's hard to balance with more emergent gameplay in open-world story missions, so if that is more what you enjoy as a player, you'd probably feel very restricted.

Absolutely loved RDR2 though. My first or second favourite game of all time.

[-] Leax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Great video. While I respect the crazy amount of work that went into RDR2, I found the story dumb and the gameplay on rail very boring. I'm always surprised when people are raving about it.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Odd, I don't recall having any issues there.

[-] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

The video evidence in that essay will do more justice than any of my anecdotes, but even things that seemed like possible ways to handle a story mission were not what the developers intended and resulted in a mission failed, like trying to take the high ground in a valley, or trying to sneak in through a window instead of entering from the ground floor.

[-] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

LOVED RDR1. Wanted to like RDR2 but... it just kind of really sucks to play?

The "cinematic" movement makes me feel like I am piloting a giant- no, actually an Atlas would control a lot better. I don't know WHAT RDR2's problem is but it just feels horrible to actually move around.

And the controls in general similarly feel... way more complicated than they should be? Feels like I have five context specific modes at any given time. Like, I play some fairly complex games and have a long love of HOTASes. But RDR2 is the only game where I was ever regularly afraid that I would hit the wrong button and even managed to punch a Stranger in the face once while trying to talk to them. Like... for probably three or four months of my life I could start a frigging F-15 from memory but RDR2 just breaks my brain somehow.

Will probably try again some time. But bopping that one rando and potentially losing out on a cool quest after like 2 hours of tutorial was just... no.

[-] memo@feddit.it 1 points 1 month ago

I agree with this. RDR2 pushed so much on realism, it actually made me realize how I don't want to be as slow as a person in the real world in videogame. Realism in general really doesn't cut it for me in videogame form.

I'll take CP2077 over this game in any context.

[-] Ankkuli@lemdro.id 1 points 1 month ago

I have tried several times to get into it but the slow, boring start makes it impossible for me.

[-] IWW4@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 month ago

RDR2 is on my list and I need to stop fiddling around with all my other games and play this one.

All I ever hear is great things about this game.

[-] BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Genuine piece of advice, if you have the patience for it - walk everywhere, don’t use fast travel. Treat it like a hiking sim sometimes and it will reward you with vibes like no other game.

It does mean that sometimes you’ll have a session where nothing happens and you don’t progress any of the missions/story… but I always found it to be super worth it.

[-] brap@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Absolutely. Just stumbling on an empty shack but the contents telling a tale about who was there before is fascinating. Among many other reasons.

[-] IWW4@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 month ago

Ok will do

[-] 123@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

I found this video rather relevant. It made me enjoy some nice sunsets on the witcher 3 (started playing it recently):

https://youtu.be/uhCBhFovTVI

Maybe it will enhance your play through as well. I agree sometimes not much happens, but it feels more rewarding than trying to min/max the run for whatever reason.

[-] FrictionFiction@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

it’s the best game I ever played. I waited years to play it and I played it two years ago, on pc. Amazing. Outrageously good. when I finished playing it, I deleted it off my computer and I set up a block on Reddit before I left Reddit permanently, so that I don't see any mention of it. I just wanted to forget that I never played it and forget the story so that I could have that feeling of playing it for first time. I think in a year maybe two I’ll be ready to play it again. I can’t wait to forget more about it, so I can experience it again.

[-] thessnake03@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I was in the same boat as you until a few months ago when I started. Well worth it. The story is great, I'm not to the end yet (been savoring). Game play is very much like gta. Get to it!

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

It's also a very long campaign with several points that feel like they're coming up on the ending, only for a lot more game and story to come afterward.

[-] oyo@lemmy.zip -1 points 1 month ago

I can't get into it. I'm probably halfway through, but done in little spurts over the last 3+ years. The gameplay and story are pretty boring but ok. The console trash style controls and ui piss me off so much.

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