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Red Dead Redemption II |OT| Who knew horse testicles had such a crunch?
flashfire926
Member
edit: never mind
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IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
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drotahorror
Member
Am I misunderstanding how the Core's work? I was thinking as long as you had a bit of core, you could regenerate whatever the Core was corresponding to. My health and stamina regenerates but my Deadeye doesn't even though my deadeye core is full. Do I have to drink snake oils to refill deadeye? I haven't been but now my deadeye doesn't go up and I have to now.
It's a bit annoying how unprofitable horse taming is. Spend some time taming horses and you get offered $2 for it. I get that it would be an easy source of money otherwise, but it would have been nice if they added a way to legitimise tamed horses by getting papers for them. It should just be a time consuming endeavour. Maybe even have a requirement that a horse gets much more valuable the more it's been tamed.
I really like the horse taming thing, but it sucks that it's not a viable source of money.
I really like the horse taming thing, but it sucks that it's not a viable source of money.
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INC
Member
INC
Member
Wanting controls that work isn't archaic, it should be a standard
Broken controls doesn't = breath of fresh air, it's poor design
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anthraticus
Banned
I keep hearing about all this realism. Does this game still has health regeneration ?
And is it actually playable without using quest compass/markers ?
And is it actually playable without using quest compass/markers ?
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I didn't even feel it was worth responding to that guy, considering the size of the strawman he was building. If you don't want broken controls you automatically want twitch FPS controls, WHAT? There's nothing wrong with tanky controls, as long as they are responsive and work properly.
The controls here are really not ideal. I felt a lot more in control of my character in GTA5 (and RDR1 for that matter). Here I often feel like the controls are working against me, especially in close quarters situations. And it's not just that the controls are clunky, it's that the control scheme is not well designed. Quite often my character accidentally ends up doing something I didn't want him to, because the controls are so weird and unintuitive. The way you switch guns on your horse is also really unnecessarily convoluted. You'd expect R2 to draw the last weapon you used (like in most games), but instead it usually just draws the revolver.
The menus too. "Release R1" to use consumables is just straight-up bad design. Especially because it seems to randomly just not work for some reason, forcing me to go into the menu to try it again. The horse grooming menu too. I often press the D-pad to feed my horse, only to have Arthur stand there like a moron until I press the D-pad a second time.
I really love the game, but the controls are a black mark on what I'm finding to be an amazing and well-polished game. I really hope they fix them up in a patch. No idea why some people here feel the need to disparage those who are having issues with the controls, though I guess it's hard to see into the mind of a zealot.
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Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Set to bitsteam disable atmos.
Select DTS
Disable standby
Reboot xbox one x
High end audio on the xbox one x is a fucking nightmare
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yet_another_alt
Member
I have no idea how dueling controls work. Somehow I killed 3 legendary gunslingers in a duel with no problem but I get wrecked by complete randoms in town. Aside from that I don't seem to have as much as a problem with the controls as most people here.
Tchu-Espresso
likes mayo on everthing and can't dance
Im fairly certain you are mistaken.
In any case, use first person if you want tighter controls.
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
Chapter 2 spoilers
The Lenny mission at the bar just might be the greatest thing in the history of gaming.
CloudStrife_ca
Member
I found a UFO tonight! it was so unexpected, I was on a collection mission for Herr Strauss, after I wrapped that up I walked into a cabin on a swamp that sort of looked like a summer camp for a cult long past their expiry dates. There were beds with skeletons in them and then a creepy green light peered through the holes in the broken down roof. I looked up and it was a UFO hovering above this badly broken down cabin filled with skeletons, I went into FPS view and got a good look, I fired a few shots and although my aim assist dot went red, it didn't seem like I could damage it with my duel wielding weapons. I ran outside of the cabin only to see the UFO fly off into the night sky, what a ride this game has been after a generous amount of play time this weekend, worth the wait and incredible, I'll definitely want to share more later.
joe_zazen
Member
A common trend... seems like buttons need to be remapped lol
That is not it. Arthur suffers from CTE dementia from repeated head injuries, level of realism is mindblowing.
BlackProdigy
Member
Once again you bring up old games with controls you liked that ROCKSTAR DEVELOPED proving my point. They developed the game this way and overall its a better experience (Metacritic seems to agree) except for a few dissenters here on GAF :/. Game hasn't even been out for a week yet the controls are working against you? Proves another point that gamers have become lazy. I remember the time when it took several playthroughs to get used to nuanced game mechanics and Rockstar definitely delivered on this.
Rest
All these years later I still chuckle at what a fucking moron that guy is.
The controls aren't bad by design, they're just wonky and unpolished. I crashed my horse into a rock because the controls just didn't respond, that never happened to me in RDR1.
A large portion of last gen had problems with controls that I didn't see many people complaining about, but most games for a long time had what I referred to as Drunk Man Controls. Just little inconsistencies in controls that bugged me but weren't insurmountable. This is like drunk man controls times two. It's not game ruining, but it's not acceptable for a AAA game.
Rest
All these years later I still chuckle at what a fucking moron that guy is.
Controls randomly not responding is not game design.
Silent Duck
Member
This game.. not sure if I like it. But can’t stop playing it... it calls to me...
Freeman76
Member
I find the controls fine, I dont have any problems at all aside from duels which i just cant figure out so far. This will be the only game I play for weeks on end, its just so immersive and they put so much stuff to do in it. I really enjoyed 100% the first one, and this looks like it might even take longer to acheive that which is great!
Halo0629
Member
This. Controls aren't great but definitely not that bad as people making it out to be. 20 hours in and honestly I love how slow paced the game is, it just makes me wanna explore the map gradually and just savor the experience.
HotPocket69
Banned
Not sure what I expected the outcome to be...
I can tell you I thought that American Standardbred was wild and didn’t belong to the guy seeing as how it didn’t have a saddle or anything. Figured I could rope it and bring it in for a quick buck.
Well...
I can tell you I thought that American Standardbred was wild and didn’t belong to the guy seeing as how it didn’t have a saddle or anything. Figured I could rope it and bring it in for a quick buck.
Well...
Silent blades
Member
Truth. There is really zero excuse for bad controls in an AAA game.
WaterAstro
Member
How does melee work? I just got shanked by this guy who pulled out this knife. I pulled out mine. Spammed R2 and he dodged all of it.
I lost 3 perfect carcasses and a hide.
I lost 3 perfect carcasses and a hide.
Wunray
Member
I can't seem to download my preorder bonuses, I have already been to the stable in valentine as well.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Did you download the unlocks to your system first? Try re-downloading them if so.
The Bloody-Nine
Member
Punch is circle. Square is block / evade. Triangle is grab. Break free is tap circle.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Rockstar man, the attention to detail cracks me up. At the initial camp in the snow... your horse's balls were shrunk up close to the body because of the cold, at the new camp where Spring is coming and it is warmer down the mountain, they are like low hanging fruit... yes... I checked. 
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Catphish
Member
I was playing last night, just looking for some deer to bag around the river next to the camp at Horseshoe Overlook. My experience with this was almost hilarious, if it wasn't pissing me off so badly.
I'm tracking a deer, well, actually several together, and I'm being all stealth-like with my bow. As soon as I get close enough where I feel comfortable to draw, some NPC on his horse comes riding down a nearby path, and sends the whole herd scurrying to the other side of the river.
I'm in no particular hurry, having committed this particular day to just hunting, so I waded across the river and picked up the trail on the other side. Again, just as I get close enough and ready my bow, a fucking wagon comes along and sends then scurrying off again.
Then again, by another lone rider, then again by a team of wild horses... Like, five fucking times I had my deer chased away by something or other just as I was ready to shoot it. I finally bagged the fucker, as night was settling in.
It was frustrating as hell, but I had to laugh at the absurdity of it.
I'm tracking a deer, well, actually several together, and I'm being all stealth-like with my bow. As soon as I get close enough where I feel comfortable to draw, some NPC on his horse comes riding down a nearby path, and sends the whole herd scurrying to the other side of the river.
I'm in no particular hurry, having committed this particular day to just hunting, so I waded across the river and picked up the trail on the other side. Again, just as I get close enough and ready my bow, a fucking wagon comes along and sends then scurrying off again.
Then again, by another lone rider, then again by a team of wild horses... Like, five fucking times I had my deer chased away by something or other just as I was ready to shoot it. I finally bagged the fucker, as night was settling in.
It was frustrating as hell, but I had to laugh at the absurdity of it.
welp I think I fucked up XD
I saw some kid trapped under the gunsmith store. He asked me to help him so I tried to do that. I tried to talk to the Gunsmith to trigger some event but nothing than I hit the fast trigger button on accident and killed the Gunsmith. So now there is no Gunsmith anymore I stole all the Ammunition the Store had and still could not help the poor kid.
Luckily no one noticed this murder yet so I am totally fine I think but still it sucks. Here is why this shit is not on paar with the Witcher games.
Luckily no one noticed this murder yet so I am totally fine I think but still it sucks. Here is why this shit is not on paar with the Witcher games.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Wunray
Member
Got it sorted out forgot I purchased from Amazon and there was a second email.
WaterAstro
Member
Hmm I guess it's the same when holding a knife, though next time, I'll just pull out my gun lol.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Enjoying your videos. They definitely help explain things that were held back for the Strat Guide sales.
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Kenneth Haight
Gold Member
Game is getting so good for me now. Robbed a homestead with Javier and made a ton of money, wasn’t even a full mission just some companion mission I believe.
On the way back I tracked a legendary wolf. Totally kicked my ass, will go back for him later. Some odriscoll boys attacked me on the way back to camp, smoked them all and stole their wagon, as I was bringing it to the fence some poor woman was in a cage stagecoach, had been picked up by the law for from what I could pick up on the conversation, killing her husband after he had been beating her for years. I decided to help out and killed the two lawmen, I actually felt bad about it which this game is amazing at making you feel. But I thought the woman didn’t deserve to go to jail for killing her dick husband.
This game is so good at just making it feel like a real world. I am picking up the controls now and hunting is just such a blast. I am loving my time with it now. Sure there are certain issues, but it is just so enthralling now that I just want to jump back in when not playing it.
On the way back I tracked a legendary wolf. Totally kicked my ass, will go back for him later. Some odriscoll boys attacked me on the way back to camp, smoked them all and stole their wagon, as I was bringing it to the fence some poor woman was in a cage stagecoach, had been picked up by the law for from what I could pick up on the conversation, killing her husband after he had been beating her for years. I decided to help out and killed the two lawmen, I actually felt bad about it which this game is amazing at making you feel. But I thought the woman didn’t deserve to go to jail for killing her dick husband.
This game is so good at just making it feel like a real world. I am picking up the controls now and hunting is just such a blast. I am loving my time with it now. Sure there are certain issues, but it is just so enthralling now that I just want to jump back in when not playing it.
yet_another_alt
Member
I saw this pop up in camp but I got distracted by other things and now it's gone. I wonder if it's timed or if there's a trigger.
AgentP
Thinks mods influence posters politics. Promoted to QAnon Editor.
The wanted level crap needs a patch. Several times on a mission attacking the enemy base I've picked up a random item and been witnesses a crime with the law that comes riding in. I'm alone looting body after body, but some random item triggers it with no one around? Once was in a cabin, the time they tell to check the fireplace. WTF is this shit, is the the wild west or the nanny state?
Another time I killed a bandit who was robbing a wagon and once again became wanted.
Then one time my horse bumped into a guy and once again became wanted.
My favorite was when a guy ran head on into me and we both fell off our horses. He immediately started shooting me and I had to kill him. Then I get negative fame, where is the option to talk my way out of it?
Edit: F@#$ you R*, the companion app isn't compatible with my new phone? Is this some Samsung/Apple only crap?
Another time I killed a bandit who was robbing a wagon and once again became wanted.
Then one time my horse bumped into a guy and once again became wanted.
My favorite was when a guy ran head on into me and we both fell off our horses. He immediately started shooting me and I had to kill him. Then I get negative fame, where is the option to talk my way out of it?
Edit: F@#$ you R*, the companion app isn't compatible with my new phone? Is this some Samsung/Apple only crap?
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Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
Me in the Hotel
Nymphae
Banned
This game is so strange sometimes. I'm at camp and trying to swap my saddle onto another horse I found in the wild and brought back with me. I cannot figure out how this is supposed to work, even though I remember the mission where I had to do this, I believe I had to hold up on the d-pad while focused on your main horse. Nothing works. I try taking a rabbit off the saddle first, and I drop it on the ground, at which point I'm teleported to another area of the camp where I guess things are dropped? It's frustrating to learn the game's systems at times, but overall I'm loving this a lot.
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v0mitg0d
Member
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Thanks!!
BTW,
The leather working tools I believe were $180 on mine. Maybe it is the perk depending on edition/preorder? I will double check when I get home.
HotPocket69
Banned
Make sure buy the chicken coop for the camp so you get DAT CAMP STEW UPGRADE