Review: Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
Red Dead Redemption 2, the critically acclaimed open world epic from Rockstar Games and the highest rated game of the console generation, now enhanced for PC with new Story Mode content, visual upgrades and more.
Pros:
- Gorgeous jaw-dropping graphics.
- 113gb download size.
- Action-adventure gameplay.
- Prequel to Red Dead Redemption.
- Play how you want.
- Living breathing world.
- Opening and ongoing tutorials.
- Cinematic cam-set a route then it takes control and does it for you.
- Day/night cycle with weather effects like rain and snow.
- Camp-small camp where you can eat/sleep and craft.
- A companion app to keep track of progress and show the map etc.
- Base camp-hub where you get story missions, contribute money and goods to the camp, sleep, eat, craft, interact with everyone at camp.
- A strong emotional story with branching paths. Really you do not want me to spoil it here.
- Horse-can be called to you at any time, can break in and use new horses, pet them, use them as a pack mule, build trust with them to unlock better stats, personalize it.
- Hunting-you have hunter vision showing footprints and the like.
- Can lock onto anyone and interact/intimidate/hit.
- Map uncovers as you explore and new base camps open up as you progress the story.
- Same controls as Grand Theft Auto mostly.
- You are able to just people watch.
- So many side quests, jobs, Easter eggs.
- You can fish and hunt.
- Catalogue-used in shops to buy things and it’s presented as a book with oldy worldly images and writing.
- Buy/sell goods.
- Map-can put down markers, mission markers show aswel as areas of interest.
- Not everyone will experience the same game, yes the main story is cast iron but the path to the end is a varied one.
Cons:
- Clunky controls.
- Cinematic cam can mess up a lot and not work properly or trigger a wanted level.
- Gunplay is not good.
- Really long load times.
- No achievements/trophy system.
