Dr. Claus
Banned
Not sure if it was a glitch, but the one time I die I lost everything my horse was carrying (animal skin wise), and I had very low stats until I slept, ate, drank, and bathed.
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Red Dead Redemption II |OT| Who knew horse testicles had such a crunch?
Not sure if it was a glitch, but the one time I die I lost everything my horse was carrying (animal skin wise), and I had very low stats until I slept, ate, drank, and bathed.
Vawn
Banned
Rockstar is absolutely horrible at trophy lists.
Missable trophies in a 60+ hour open-world game? Needing to replay story missions to get perfect scores. And, of course, a ton of crap tied to RD Online.
This is the type of game that should be a blast to platinum, but I cant see myself being bothered when the trophies would ruin my experience.
I just want to hunt trophies that are directly tied to 100%ing the game and fully exploring the world without having to follow a guide in order to not miss trophies, or breaking the story by replaying story missions multiple times to hit all objectives I'm not even informed about until after the fact.
Missable trophies in a 60+ hour open-world game? Needing to replay story missions to get perfect scores. And, of course, a ton of crap tied to RD Online.
This is the type of game that should be a blast to platinum, but I cant see myself being bothered when the trophies would ruin my experience.
I just want to hunt trophies that are directly tied to 100%ing the game and fully exploring the world without having to follow a guide in order to not miss trophies, or breaking the story by replaying story missions multiple times to hit all objectives I'm not even informed about until after the fact.
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Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I almost gave my camp enough money for the trophy and then realized I wanted to keep the money for other items and I had enough for resupplies. I then realized that I could get way more money by going after WANTED out in the wild.
I really like the outfit the Ultimate Edition gave me. I was leaving a particular area and someone on the side of the road told me to "never come back". So I got off my horse and confronted him, threw him against his pal. We all got into a fist fight until I knocked them both out. I proceeded to get back on my horse and rode on over the hill. It was a wonderful experience.
ABrokenToy
Member
So I just got to the first camp, Horseshoe Whatever, Chapter 2, and I swear it had a mission that said
and then a submission "Do it in less than 6 minutes" and then it disappeared. WTF. Is this a glitch? The only thing I see now is find
Find Javier
Dutch a Pipe
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drotahorror
Member
Well, I stabbed a bunch of pigs to death, skinned them, piled them up and posed for a picture hah.
This game is hilarious though, I was heading towards a gorge for a bounty. I was smashin, and I couldn't stop in time as I got to the edge of the gorge and I ran my horse into a rock, I went flying and fell into the gorge and died.
Also (minor spoilers for the first mission after tutorial
When that guy notices you were from Blackwater, you chase him down and he is holding on to the edge of the cliff. I accidentally hit the help command and helped him and gained honor. Then I pulled out my knife and stabbed him in the chest and robbed him. I'm not sure if I lost honor and I gained his pen + the loot.
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I love the hyper-realism and all the little touches to get you immersed completely into the world. Except having to manually loot every body in the middle of a gunfight. I can live with this for how amazing this world is and how R* focused on a deep engrossing story and extreme character development.
888
Member
I did that once. I put my gun away and he approached me and I pulled LT and chose surrender.
HotPocket69
Banned
Ran into this guy as I was heading back to camp
At first I didn’t want to shoot off his cuffs but I said fuck it...
Turns out, as thanks he gave me some info on a homestead that’s ripe for the pickins
Was totally gonna bail on the dude too
At first I didn’t want to shoot off his cuffs but I said fuck it...
Turns out, as thanks he gave me some info on a homestead that’s ripe for the pickins
Was totally gonna bail on the dude too
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Look at the "user scores"
WHY NO PC YOU WANT DOUBLE MONEY ME MAD
Like I'm not even joking...
The same thing did happen for me as well in chapter 2 there is no mark anymore where I should go. No story mission etc. I am basically stuck
Vawn
Banned
I did a bounty and the sherrif said to pick up my money off the desk. I didn't see it, but tried hitting Triangle to see if it would give me my money. Nope. Instead, Arthur leaped behind the desk and strangled the sherriff. My game ended saying I failed the mission.
Stuff like that happens often as I'm still getting used to what all the buttons do in different contexts.
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The Bloody-Nine
Member
I had a look. There are quite a few PC gamers whining and giving it a 0 (get a life FFS) but there is a lot of valid criticism in there, too.
Noboru Wataya
Banned
This game is extremely impressive in its scale and scope, hats off to rockstar for the work they put in!
I’m a few hours into chapter 2 and, I dunno, the game seems a little boring to me, it put me to sleep once in chapter 1 :/ I do hope it picks up.
I’m a few hours into chapter 2 and, I dunno, the game seems a little boring to me, it put me to sleep once in chapter 1 :/ I do hope it picks up.
WaterAstro
Member
Ugh I wish touch pad was the map button.... so annoying!
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
If anyone hasn't bought this game yet, I would recommend buying it second hand. There will be plenty on the shelves.
The Bloody-Nine
Member
Haha, glad I'm not the only one who keeps hitting it to bring up the map.
Vawn
Banned
That's where I'm at right now. On one hand, I'm super impressed by the amount of detail and the realism. On the other hand, I'm feeling bored and not sure I'm actually having fun.
zwiggelbig
Member
Lol did not see those yet. But thats lame..rockstar releases pc version in a year or 2 so people buy it twice.
zwiggelbig
Member
Do people find some side quests as good as witcher 3? Whats the main difference u would say in terms of side quests
Vawn
Banned
I wish I could change tons of button inputs, including this one.
The Bloody-Nine
Member
I'm the same, to the point where I'm thinking of selling it. The world is gorgeous and engrossing, but actually playing the game feels like a bit of a chore.
Early in the game but no this is not Witcher Quality this is better GTA qualit. The writing in these are good but the quest design not really. But in the end it is not a deep RPG so I am totally fine with it.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
On XB1 holding the equivalent of the "start" button will go straight to the map screen. I imagine it works that way on the PS4 version as well. Not as ideal as pressing the touch screen.
HotPocket69
Banned
The pocket watch is clutch
Now I know camp stew will be ready by at least 2:20PM
Now I know camp stew will be ready by at least 2:20PM
Nymphae
Banned
Yeah this gets frustrating, so many other games use it for a map button.
JareBear: Remastered
Banned
It’s crazy how good this game is. The little details are everywhere
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Ah, I did not realize they were pigs... at first I thought hey were bodies sacks, lol.
And lol @ the momentum contributing to hilarious things.
Straight savage!
They need to take a page out of what Sony has been doing recently with their First Party games. God of War, Spidey, etc., were enjoyable and progressed nicely.
I think the Javier part was when he asks for a ride on the back of your carriage before you just arrive to the camp.
They make for hilarious moments though!
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
My favorite thing so far is the weapon customization
oh and killing O'driskels or w/e they called
oh and killing O'driskels or w/e they called
Geki-D
Banned
Man, go near a guy in town who starts shooting at me for pretty much nothing (one of those gang guys), so I run away and get out of his sight... But the guy just always knows where I am no matter how many houses and turns I put between us. So I bum rush the guy and beat him, suddenly the law are on ME and within seconds there are like 5 lawmen shooting the shit out of me.
Really? So NPCs can shoot at you for merely standing near them and the cops do nothing but defending yourself gets you in trouble? Even in GTA this wasn't the case. Also psychic enemies is pretty lame.
Really? So NPCs can shoot at you for merely standing near them and the cops do nothing but defending yourself gets you in trouble? Even in GTA this wasn't the case. Also psychic enemies is pretty lame.
Strife In a Teacup
Member
I'll admit I wasn't the biggest fan of the first one. But I LOVE this one. Definitely nice to play with just the compass on and roam around. Easily one of the better open world games like The Witcher 3.
Hell, I would like a more fantasy/middle ages game like this even. Yeah I guess Kingdom Come is sort of close in that regard, but RDR2 is great.
Hell, I would like a more fantasy/middle ages game like this even. Yeah I guess Kingdom Come is sort of close in that regard, but RDR2 is great.
WaterAstro
Member
Ah thanks, that works.
Fuz
Banned
Ok.
I know this will sound lazy. But we are on page 11, hard to follow the discussion now, I don't trust the critics reviews (especially for this game) and, in this case, I don't trust the user scores on metacritic (which I usually kida do).
Can someone tell me if the game is really as good as we expected it to be? Is it really the second coming of Jesus?
I know this will sound lazy. But we are on page 11, hard to follow the discussion now, I don't trust the critics reviews (especially for this game) and, in this case, I don't trust the user scores on metacritic (which I usually kida do).
Can someone tell me if the game is really as good as we expected it to be? Is it really the second coming of Jesus?
IndieDoroid
Neo Member
Same here, super excited to take care of my horse! I hope Rockstar manages to sort out their crunch issues though.
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HotPocket69
Banned
The Bloody-Nine
Member
LaughingStock
Member
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
JareBear: Remastered
Banned
Wonkytonk
Member
Graphics are amazing, story telling and characters are great. The world and little interactions between your buddies and random NPCs, also great. The “main” missions (yellow icons) are on the whole really good. The side stuff has been slightly disappointing.
Gameplay... hmmm, not sure. Movement feels heavy and sluggish. Popping in and out of cover feels meh. Gunplay is decent enough.
Having to constantly monitor your stamina, health and dead eye is a little unnecessary (IMO). Drinking tonics, eating a meal. Even having to take baths to lower your scent for hunting. Not a huge fan of the camp upgrades and donations either.
Couldn’t ever deny it’s a wonderful game, after playing about 8 hours. I’ve played better this year though— Spider-Man and God of War more “enjoyable” for me.
Gameplay... hmmm, not sure. Movement feels heavy and sluggish. Popping in and out of cover feels meh. Gunplay is decent enough.
Having to constantly monitor your stamina, health and dead eye is a little unnecessary (IMO). Drinking tonics, eating a meal. Even having to take baths to lower your scent for hunting. Not a huge fan of the camp upgrades and donations either.
Couldn’t ever deny it’s a wonderful game, after playing about 8 hours. I’ve played better this year though— Spider-Man and God of War more “enjoyable” for me.
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Catphish
Member
Kinda echoing what others have said, it depends on what you're looking for. Me, I'm still just learning the mechanics, and am in no hurry to rush through the story. I like petting and brushing my horse, greeting passers-by, helping folks who ask for it, hunting, and just generally wandering around the land near camp to see what I can get into.
There's a dissonance in playing like this because there's apparently some urgent shit story-wise that needs attending to, but what else is new? All open world games are pretty much like that.
The world they've created here is peerless. And if you're the type that would love to get lost in something like that, absorbing every detail and savoring that experience like a fine wine, I don't think you can go wrong with the purchase.
Silent blades
Member
Not a fan of the aiming system but it’s a damn sight better than oddysee. Why can’t they incorporate call of duty style aiming or hell even tomb raider was better. I get that it’s third person but hell even H1z1 aiming is better. Even after all that I like it.
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Ogbert
Member
Based on my seven or so hours I’ve played, the world they’ve created is the best ever. It looks amazing. Some people will truly adore it.
But, controls are muddy and annoying and I’m not convinced the game will be that much fun after 20 or so hours. The reviews are absurd, but they were always going to be.
Put it this way, I’m back playing Witcher Thornbreaker, so make of that what you will.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Yes it does (something like God of War), but you can adjust between 3 different camera zooms (and FPS camera as well). So you can have it up close like GoW, then a little further, and again further back.
Also, in gun fights, you can swap shoulders while aiming with the D-pad I believe, kind of like Uncharted.
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Straight Edge
Member
The controls are not intuitive at all. I have a constant disconnect between what I want to do and what Morgan does and I've been playing games since the 80s.
HotPocket69
Banned
People complaining about how slow the beginning is must be forgetting how slow the beginning of Redemption 1 was
Helping out Bonnie? Herding those fucking cattle and shooting rabbits in a garden? Fuck outta here
Helping out Bonnie? Herding those fucking cattle and shooting rabbits in a garden? Fuck outta here
Fuz
Banned
Is the character in the center of the screen with the further back camera? I'm seeing videos with the character apparently on the center, and other videos with the shitty offcentered camera. I hope I don't have to play it all in first person view.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I think when he stands still he is still a little offset, but when you are running and moving it smoothly centers you. When you are taking cover, again it offsets you a bit over the shoulder like most TPS cover systems.
I will have to focus on that when I get home to play it later.
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Fuz
Banned
This doesn't bother me.
Guess I'll have to try it before buy. Or wait for a mod to save me.
Thanks.
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