Red Dead 1 is peak Rockstar

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With the news that the Red Dead remaster was shelved by Rockstar, I finally bit the bullet and got the game set up on an emulator. It's the only way I'm ever going to get to experience it now as a PC gamer.

I've long wanted to play the game obviously and having finally gotten the opportunity, it's kind of crazy how good it is. It lived up to every expectation I had of it. The writing, characters, scenery, music, atmosphere, rock-solid gameplay and controls - everything is so good. I can't even imagine what it was like to play this game in 2010.

Also, as someone who has only played the first three or four chapters of Red Dead 2 without really getting deep into it, it's really made me see that game in a different light, and I'm now able to appreciate the improvements and the greatness of the series as whole a lot more. And the story of course. Its weird how the first game acts like the sequel had already come out. Looking forward to a proper Red Dead 2 playthrough now and seeing all the areas from the first game.

It's also insane to think Rockstar brought Red Dead out the same year as GTA IV's DLC was wrapping up, and just a year before LA Noire.

I always felt like I was really missing out by not getting to play this, and I totally was. I feel like my whole life as a gamer has been a lie. What a series Red Dead is, man.


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How i wish we get a remake with the sequel's graphics.I remember finishing RDR 2 in 2018 and immediatelly starting this on the 360 but then there was some heavy rumours that we would actually get the remake and i stopped.Kinda regret it now but i was so sure the remake was real since more than half the game's map is already completed!

I blame fucking GTA Online for everything modern Rockstar hasn't done.
 
I'm a big fan of westerns and I prefer the first one over the 2nd. RDR1 just felt like a true western with it's environments, characters, story, music. I absolutely hated the ridiculous ass story and tone in RDR2. I loved all the little details and completed almost everything in RDR2, but RDR1 just holds a special place in my heart. Rockstar really went downhill during when GTAV released.
 
if one wanted to theoretically play this, and one legitimately owns a copy of RDR for Xbox 360, how would one go about playing this on PC.
 
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Mutantchipmunk said:
I'm a big fan of westerns and I prefer the first one over the 2nd. RDR1 just felt like a true western with it's environments, characters, story, music. I absolutely hated the ridiculous ass story and tone in RDR2. I loved all the little details and completed almost everything in RDR2, but RDR1 just holds a special place in my heart. Rockstar really went downhill during when GTAV released.
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Yeah, the western vibe hits so good in this game. They nailed it.
 
mortal said:
I can't fathom why R* still haven't ported this to PC after all of these years.

RDR2 is on PC, but not RDR. What gives?
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Alot of the map/assets are in 2. It would be easy for them to port the rest of the files. I would really like to see it on PC. I know we can run it on emulators, but an update would be best.
 
Currently playing it on a PS3 and boy am I having a hard time liking it.

First it looks and run really bad, yes the sunsets and night time are nice looking but everything else is so bleak and empty. Im only 6-7 hours in so maybe it'll get better.

Second, Im not finding it particularly fun to play. Controlling the horse is a mess, shooting is just ok and melee combat is atrocious. I don't know, maybe it's showing its age and Im spoiled by modern games.

Finally, the story and the main character so far are doing nothing to me. Again, Im still early in the game so maybe I'll change my opinion on that.

I've seen so many people praising the game for so long that I can't help but feel disappointed by what I've experienced so far.
 
MrTroubleMaker said:
Alot of the map/assets are in 2. It would be easy for them to port the rest of the files. I would really like to see it on PC. I know we can run it on emulators, but an update would be best.
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Same. A remaster would be ideal imo, but even then, a native PC port would be great to have. At least that way the modding community can actually go on to "remaster" it themselves.
The first game was both critically & commercially successful and is still extremely popular. So I don't understand why they never bothered or aren't proactive about porting it.
 
I have to agree. I like a lot of Rockstar's output from GTAIV to GTAV, but Red Dead Redemption is easily the high watermark for me. Playing it on Xbox BC is great.
 
Certinty said:
Besides the gunplay I can't think of a single way the first game is better than the second.
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better protagonist and physics. Better ambient music. I prefer the artstyle and aesthetic of the old west desert scene than RDR2s locale. And RDR2s dialogue system isnt even some groundbreaking thing. RDR1 had the same thing
 
Tried it this year on Series S and found it incredibly boring. So much horse riding along uneventful paths & braindead easy combat.

If you vibe with the setting & story I can see it being amazing. But the gameplay is nothing to write home about. I think thats why I liked Vice City so much even tho its not that amazing of a game mechanically speaking, cuz of the aesthetics & atmosphere.
 
Facts. Game was beyond amazing. That ending had me feeling a certain way. Especially when you figure out there's no way to........
 
Midn1ght said:
Currently playing it on a PS3 and boy am I having a hard time liking it.

First it looks and run really bad, yes the sunsets and night time are nice looking but everything else is so bleak and empty. Im only 6-7 hours in so maybe it'll get better.

Second, Im not finding it particularly fun to play. Controlling the horse is a mess, shooting is just ok and melee combat is atrocious. I don't know, maybe it's showing its age and Im spoiled by modern games.

Finally, the story and the main character so far are doing nothing to me. Again, Im still early in the game so maybe I'll change my opinion on that.

I've seen so many people praising the game for so long that I can't help but feel disappointed by what I've experienced so far.
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Yep, sounds like a Rockstar game.
 
Bought it again recently on my Series X including the Undead Nightmare DLC. Need to play through it again as I haven't played it in a decade.
 
MrTroubleMaker said:
Alot of the map/assets are in 2. It would be easy for them to port the rest of the files. I would really like to see it on PC. I know we can run it on emulators, but an update would be best.
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After I got to that part of RDR2, I truly thought we would get the first one as dlc. It would look amazing, but unfortunately, that's not the Rockstar that I know anymore. 😢
 
Loved the game to death. Wanted to show how beautiful it is to my son, who was around 9, and tried not to have any violence on screen

Went to the riverside, next to Mexico and just let the sunset do its magic … until a wild cougar jumped me, felled me down the hill I was standing on right into the water. Dead. We both laughed so hard. Great memory.
 
One of best games I ever played. Loved to play every part of it, the guys behind totally knew what they were doing because the dialogues blends so well with the story telling that you almost feel like the story was based on a real event of old west.
 
I bought it recently, its been a good 10 years since I played it I think and I don't remember most of it. Will give it a go after I finish RDR2 again

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Personally never cared for RDR1. Felt like a weaker, blander, emptier GTA 4.

Meanwhile RDR2 was one of the greatest games of all time, IMO. Amazing from start to finish.
 
I replayed RDR a few months prior to RDR2 releasing. I mostly stuck to the story missions and those have aged poorly. I don't think RDR2 is great in that regard either, sadly. One thing that has always stuck out to me in RDR is that it had some great characters but was generally held back by the writing, which like GTA can often feel sophomoric. The best example I can give is one of the first Stranger missions you encounter has you picking flowers for the wife of an elderly gentleman. Once you complete the task, instead of what could have been a sweet moment, you are greeted with the old man and the long rotted corpse of his wife. While I have a ton of criticisms about RDR2, it showed a lot more restrain in that regard. I'll always remember Hamish fondly and I proudly rode Buell until I rolled the credits. Some of RDR2's main cast gets a little cartoonish but the ensemble works better in totality over the original where I only found Bonnie and Landon to be believable, likeable characters.
 
I loved exploring the world in 2, but 1 as a whole is far more memorable to me. That ride into Mexico is one of my all time favorite moments in gaming, and the ending is a masterpiece.
 
Red Dead 1 = Red Dead Revolver
Red Dead 2 = Red Dead Redemption (1)
Red Dead 3 = Red Dead Redemption 2

Also, the studio that makes Red Dead isn't the same as the one that makes GTA. Two totally different studios, although they will help each other. North makes GTA and San Diego does Red Dead.

I enjoyed Redemption 2 (RD3) but it was tedious and boring at times. Overall I prefer Redemption (1) (RD2) especially with that amazing expansion of Undead Nightmare.
 
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